Beauty and The Beast
Chapter 5
**Bell's P.O.V**
I didn't really sleep last night. Every time I'd close my eyes, the same photo popped up in my head. The blood, the bruises, her. By the time I had gotten past the photos it was three, so I only got 2 hours of sleep. When I awoke I saw bags forming. If this keeps up I was going to look like a zombie. I just wanted to sleep. I was slowly drifting with my nose in a book, so no one would disturb me, not that anyone would anyways. I had gotten so close when someone slammed themselves down in a chair in front of me, startling me out of my half slumber. I dropped my book in the processes. "Hi" Louis smiled, no realizing what he did.
"Hey" I couldn't get more then a whisper out.
"Can you read now?" I looked at my phone, we only had like 5 minutes.
"Louis we only have like 5 minutes. Maybe-"
"After school?" He cut me off. I might as well, my dad won't be home until god knows when.
"Fine" A smile grew on his face.
"Thanks"
"You have to walk to my house though, I only live-"
"I don't care, I'll meet you at the front doors" He needs to learn some manners. He got up and walked across the commens and met up with Niall and Zayn.
/ / / /
"Ready to go?" He asked, not even giving me a second after walking out the doors. The chilly fall breeze hit my face causing me to shiver. "Are you cold?"
"Yes, but I'll be fine" I had on a sweater, I just have to get used to it.
"Nonsense" He took his coat off and handed it to me. I shrugged my backpack off my shoulders and slipped it on. I warmed up instantly. The walk home was awkwardly silent.
"Um so this is it" I said, walking up my driveway. When I looked back to make sure he was following, he had a expression. I don't know how to describe it exactly. Surprised maybe. We walked in and it smelled of one of my favorite smells, sugar cookie. Although the smell reminded me of my mother. I let out a yawn as I walked up the stairs. I'm never tired. I always go to bed around ten, so I wake up with 8 hours of sleep. "Do you want to start on homework? Or just read?"
"Read" he replied simply. I nodded and pulled the book out. He climbed onto my bed and sat next to me. As I began to read, he moved closer so he could see the words written out on the page. His arm touched his sweatshirt that I was still wearing. I had leaned my head on his shoulder but continued to read. My eyes got heavier and I yawned again. As I finished off the chapter I felt my eyes shut.
**Louis' P.O.V**
She shivered as she left the building. The fall air was chilly. I'm glad she took my sweatshirt, she would have been cold the whole walk then. Although all I had on was a muscle shirt, I wasn't cold. The walk was so silent it was awkward. When we got to her house it hit me. She was crying. This is the house I saw the girl crying on the roof and the girl reading.
She started reading, because I don't do homework. If I knew she wanted to work on homework I would have brought it. She got to about 3/4 ways done with chapter one when she started to struggled to keep her eyes open. She thought I didn't realize but I did. Truth is, she looks like adorable when she's tired. After she read the last word she fell asleep. I didn't want to wake her, so I let her sleep. I tried to read ahead, but it was too hard. So I put it back down.
I didn't really sleep last night. Every time I'd close my eyes, the same photo popped up in my head. The blood, the bruises, her. By the time I had gotten past the photos it was three, so I only got 2 hours of sleep. When I awoke I saw bags forming. If this keeps up I was going to look like a zombie. I just wanted to sleep. I was slowly drifting with my nose in a book, so no one would disturb me, not that anyone would anyways. I had gotten so close when someone slammed themselves down in a chair in front of me, startling me out of my half slumber. I dropped my book in the processes. "Hi" Louis smiled, no realizing what he did.
"Hey" I couldn't get more then a whisper out.
"Can you read now?" I looked at my phone, we only had like 5 minutes.
"Louis we only have like 5 minutes. Maybe-"
"After school?" He cut me off. I might as well, my dad won't be home until god knows when.
"Fine" A smile grew on his face.
"Thanks"
"You have to walk to my house though, I only live-"
"I don't care, I'll meet you at the front doors" He needs to learn some manners. He got up and walked across the commens and met up with Niall and Zayn.
/ / / /
"Ready to go?" He asked, not even giving me a second after walking out the doors. The chilly fall breeze hit my face causing me to shiver. "Are you cold?"
"Yes, but I'll be fine" I had on a sweater, I just have to get used to it.
"Nonsense" He took his coat off and handed it to me. I shrugged my backpack off my shoulders and slipped it on. I warmed up instantly. The walk home was awkwardly silent.
"Um so this is it" I said, walking up my driveway. When I looked back to make sure he was following, he had a expression. I don't know how to describe it exactly. Surprised maybe. We walked in and it smelled of one of my favorite smells, sugar cookie. Although the smell reminded me of my mother. I let out a yawn as I walked up the stairs. I'm never tired. I always go to bed around ten, so I wake up with 8 hours of sleep. "Do you want to start on homework? Or just read?"
"Read" he replied simply. I nodded and pulled the book out. He climbed onto my bed and sat next to me. As I began to read, he moved closer so he could see the words written out on the page. His arm touched his sweatshirt that I was still wearing. I had leaned my head on his shoulder but continued to read. My eyes got heavier and I yawned again. As I finished off the chapter I felt my eyes shut.
**Louis' P.O.V**
She shivered as she left the building. The fall air was chilly. I'm glad she took my sweatshirt, she would have been cold the whole walk then. Although all I had on was a muscle shirt, I wasn't cold. The walk was so silent it was awkward. When we got to her house it hit me. She was crying. This is the house I saw the girl crying on the roof and the girl reading.
She started reading, because I don't do homework. If I knew she wanted to work on homework I would have brought it. She got to about 3/4 ways done with chapter one when she started to struggled to keep her eyes open. She thought I didn't realize but I did. Truth is, she looks like adorable when she's tired. After she read the last word she fell asleep. I didn't want to wake her, so I let her sleep. I tried to read ahead, but it was too hard. So I put it back down.
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