Kristy's POV

"That was so terrifing!" I breathe out as I stood up and away from the door and towards Harry.

"I told you I knew what I was doing." He smirked.

I wrapped my arms around Harry's neck and heard his breath hitch as he stood awkwardly in my embrace.

"W-what are you doing?" He asked as he tried to clear his throat.

"It's called a hug Harry. That's what friends do normally."

He finally wrapped his own arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him.

"I don't think I've ever been friends with such a hot girl before." He whispered making me scoff and pull away from him as I walked into the lounge and he followed behind me.

"That's because you always hurt them so they don't want to be your friend." I stated as I flopped onto the couch.

He stood in front of me for a minute shocked that I had just said that.

But as he puts it, the truth is ugly.

After a while he dropped down next to me as we sat there in silence.

"Then how come you want to be my friend?" He asked me quietly making me look over at him.

"Because I'm not stupid enough to let you hurt me."

He nodded slowly as he took in my words.

"Wana watch a movie?" I spoke up and he sighed and mumbled a quiet yes as I stood up to choose one.

"I'm picking!" His voice suddenly shouted making me jump just as I had picked one out. I sighed and placed it back as he walked over to examine the choices.

In the end he picked 'The ring' which actually belonged to my dad and I hated it with a passion.

"Please! Anything but that one!" I tried to plea with him but all he did was smirk and place the DVD into the player.

"Whats the matter? Scared?" He questioned as he walked closer to me.

I shook my head and cleared my throat to try and sound confident.

"No. I just don't like that movie."

He laughed and pulled me back down onto the same couch as him.

"Don't worry. I'll keep you safe." He whispered just as the movie started playing.

Harry's POV

"Ahhh!" Kristy screamed as she covered her eyes with both hands.

We were only half way through the movie and she was genuinely terrified.

I chuckled quietly and without thinking about what I was dong, I reached out to pull her onto my lap.

"I said I would keep you safe and I will." I whispered to her just audible over the movie and she hesitantly hid her face in my chest.

I know I shouldn't be getting close to her like this but in all honesty I have been chasing Kristy for years but she never gave me a second look until we started working together for the school news.

She is the only reason I never date any of the other girls, because they weren't Kristy.

And know I have to help her get that fucking new kid and sit on the side lines acting like I'm not interested.

All because I was to absorbed in my reputation.

"Harry this movie is horrible." Kristy mumbled into my chest as I sat there with clouded senses because of her perfume that was surrounding me and forcing me to do things that I probably shouldn't.

Like tucking her hair behind her ear.

And lifting her chin to look in her eyes.

"It's okay. I'm here" I said and she relaxed slightly.

Why the hell am I doing this to myself?

Just tell her you don't want her to be with Ashton.

Just say it Harry!

"Okay." She whispered while looking straight in my eyes.

Her beautiful hazel eyes were so warm and innocent.

I couldn't handle being this close to her without at least trying something so I started to lean closer to her and flicked my gaze to her lips for a second before back up to her eyes.

She wasn't stopping me.

Does that mean she wants me as much as I want her?

"Harry?" She breathed out just before our lips met, I paused where I was as I let my lips ghost over hers.

"Yes Kristy?"

"Do not break our deal." She mumbled out but still didn't move away from me.

Dammit Harry this is what happens when you don't tell people how you feel right from the beginning!

I placed her carefully back on the couch and she looked at me confused.

"I'm just going outside for a smoke. I'll be back" I mumbled and began to walk towards her front door when I stopped in my tracks because I heard her start talking.

"You know smoking can kill you right?"

What does she care?

I turned around to face her and tried my best to put on a fake smirk so she wouldn't suspect anything.

"Are you trying to tell me you care about me?" I asked and she blushed as she looked away from my intense gaze.

I wanted nothing more then to hear her tell me she cared about me but I knew she wouldn't say that.

"I'm just saying it's bad for you." She shrugged and stood up from the couch to walk in the opposite direction as me.

Not the answer I was hoping for.

I shook my thoughts away and stepped outside to be met with a cool afternoon breeze.

Fishing out my pack of cigarettes, I plucked one out and placed it between my lips as I cupped my hand around the other end to light it.

I closed my eyes as I let the fumes invade my lungs.

After a while I parted my lips slightly and blew out the grew clouds then brought the stick back to my lips.

In my mind it was a soothing process but I knew that smoking wasn't really a stress reliever, I just like to believe it is.

And right now this whole thing with Kristy is mind fucking me to the max.

Why couldn't I just be a soppy idiot and tell he before she met Ashton?

It would have made everything easier, or at least I like to believe it would have.

Kristy sees me as a player just like everyone else does so I doubt she would have believed me if I told her the truth.

Not the ugly truth like I tell everyone else at school but the honest to god truth on how I feel.

Heck no one would believe me.

But I know what I feel and I believe myself so know I just need to find a way to convince the one person that matters to me.

Suddenly my thoughts were cut off by a loud and expensive looking car pulling up across the street at the dick heads house.

Oops I mean Ashton's house.

My eyes widened in shock as Brittany, the biggest slut at our school, stepped out of the car and happily skipped her way to the front door.

"Ashton! It's Brittany!" She squealed in her overly flirtatious voice making me cringe.

After a few seconds the door swung open and Brittany instantly wrapped her arms around Ashton's neck.

"Ready to study?" I could just hear her ask making me scoff.

When Brittany says 'study' what she really means is 'make out with me and let me suck you off'.

But why the hell is Ashton hanging around Brittany and chasing Kristy at the same time?

His eyes suddenly connected with mine and his face instantly paled.

I smirked at him and waved sarcastically and he awkwardly coughed before waving back and practically pushing Brittany into his house.

Maybe Ashton isn't the kind of guy that Kristy thought he was.

But then again neither am I so maybe she's just a poor judge of character.

Notes

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