THE DEATH OF YOU

Harry's pov

We are on the plane back to the UK. Cassie has the window seat and she is staring out the whole way.
Her hand rests in mine and I let her be.
Sarah, Sam and Ed are a few seats ahead of us and Eleanor is sat on my other side asleep.
We had to work hard to get Cassie to agree to get on a plane home. At first she refused to hear about it. She wanted to stay until Justin gets released.
We finally reasoned with her, with the help of Justin's mum.
There is a little boy sat in front of us who keeps turning around to glance at us.
"Are you Harry Styles?" He finally asks in a whisper.
"I am.. what is your name?" I smile.
I feel Cassie next to me turn her attention to us.
"My name is Niall," he claims.
His brother taps him and he glances at him.
"Told you so!" He states.
"You know, one of our best friends is named Niall," Cassie shares.
"Really?" The kid's eyes are big and shiny.
"I know you!" The brother suddenly stares at Cassie. "You're the girl from the news!"
"No.. you are confusing me," she stutters.
"Don't lie! It is you! You're his girlfriend.. you got kidnapped!" He points.
"Frederick!" Niall hushes his brother.
"Mum was praying for you though," he turns back to Cassie.
"Where is she?" She questions, seeming glad they have moved on from the abduction.
"She's going to meet us when we land... we spent a week with our dad," Niall explains.
"Do I look like your friend?" He turns back to me.
"Kind of.. he is also blonde with blue eyes," I tell him.
"You know.. you look mighty pretty in the photo on the news," Frederick claims.
"She still does!" Niall scolds him.
"Yes.. but different," he argues.
"That's because the bad man took her," Niall whispers, scared to be heard.
"Well.. the bad man is long gone and will never be back!" I promise.
That statement seems to calm the little boy and he smiles widely.
"I'll tell all my friends I met you," he remarks.
"Let me take a photo of you both and then you'll have proof," Cassie offers. The kids are delighted and hand over their phones.
"Hey!" Niall swipes his eyes to Cassie once the photos were taken and his brother has settled down in his seat.
"Is your friend going to be alright?"
I check her eyes. There it is. The pain. It flashes, spreading to her cheeks and for a moment I fear she might start crying. But Cassie, being Cassie manages to swallow her agony and offer the child a smile.
"He will be... you're a very sweet boy you know that? You'll be a real heart breaker when you grow up," she ruffles his hair.
"I won't break hearts.. I saw what a broken heart did to my mum... I don't want anyone going through that," he explains seriously.
"Gosh.. to bad you're not my age," Eleanor claims from by my side, suddenly all awake.
"Your mum is so lucky to have you," Cassie beams at the kid.
He smiles and turns back to his brother.
"Yo Frederick who are you listening to?" I tap Niall's older brother.
"Ed Sheeran.. Mum promised she'll get tickets to a gig of his for my birthday," he claims proudly.
"Lucky lad you are," I nod. I flash Cassie a wicked smile before excusing myself and getting up. She matches it and turns to El.
I make my way to the back to get to Ed who decided to fly with us instead of his usual standard flights.
"How would you feel making a kid extremely happy?" I challenge him.
"Is that kid you?" He inquires. However, he gets up and hops over Sam, following me back to our seats. I notice the gasps of people recognizing Ed or me, but we both continue as if we don't.
"Which one of you both is Frederick?" Ed frowns down at the two boys.
They both screech like little girl's, making us all laugh. Ed takes the empty seat beside Niall and falls into conversation.
I get back into my seat and Cassie wraps her arms around me, kissing my cheek.
"That was wonderful.. how did you possibly know?"
"The green of the album flashes when he pressed the screen," I shrug.
"You're a good man Harry Styles," she snuggles up to me.
"That is because you make we want to be so good," I kiss the top of her head.
"El are you excited to see Louis after such a long time apart?" I question.
"What time apart? He doesn't stop calling the poor sod," she rolls her eyes. The smile on her face gives her away though.
It is much later when we finally land. Ed stayed with the boys the rest of the flight, and Cassie finally let herself relax and fall asleep.
We come through costumes and through the arrival gate to find mum, Gemma and Ben waiting. Louis is not far from them.
Mum is crying as she rushes over to us holding out arms for Cassie. She sets off both Cassie and Gemma who start crying, making Eleanor teary too.
I catch Louis' eye and roll my own. He winks before picking El up and trawling her around.
Mum let's go of Cassie and Gemma haves her turn with hugging and kissing my girl.
Frederick and Niall pull Ed to introduce him to their mum. Gemma let's go of Cassie and turns her attention to me.
"You look like shit darling," she ruffles my hair.
"Gemma!" Mum scolds her before hugging me.
My eyes are on mum and Gem but my attention is on Cassie. Cass spots Ben stood on the side, and she strides up to him.
He seems not sure what to do, but once she is close enough he opens his arms slightly to her, not sure if she'll hug him or not.
Cass takes two swift paces towards him and wraps her arms around his waist. Ben holds her close, cradling her in his arms. I see the breathe he was holding in come out and the way he clams just slightly. He seems he is about to cry too, which I promise myself that if he does I won't give him grief since I feel like crying myself. He catches my eye then and I nod. He nods back, but then Cass has all of his attention. She looks up at him and they whisper to each other.
"Yo Shorty!" Louis finally has enough.
Cass snaps her head at his direction and when her eyes find him a bright smile follows.
She lets go of Ben and runs to Louis. He picks her up like he has done to Eleanor.
"I've missed you Shorty! You don't do that to my dinky heart ever again you hear me?? I cannot have my girl running cross countries after you!" He kisses her cheek and then her forehead. Cassie laughs out loud and we all smile cherishing that sound. A sound we hadn't heard in a long time. A sound we weren't sure we will get to hear again.
"Do you have it?" I whisper.
Ben who is stood beside me now nods and hands me the little box. I slide it into my pocket and pat his back.
"She was glad to see you mate," I note in a low voice, only he could hear.
"And you kept your promise.. you got her home," he replies. I exhale.
"For a moment I wasn't sure I'll be able to keep that promise.. I was terrified," I admit.
"If someone would have been able to keep such a promise it would have been you," he claps on my shoulder. He then walks away, Gemma hurrying after him. He notices and stops, letting her catch up. There is something different there. And when she takes his hand I know it all has changed. We all shifted into place. Well.. almost.
"Guy?!" A screech is sounded and I spin in place to find out what is going on.
Sarah is running across the hall to out stretched arms. She falls into them and is wrapped up by them instantly.
"He never left you know," Louis stands beside me.
"Why?"
"He couldn't, or rather wouldn't.. not without her."
I watch them for a while, then I decide I had enough, I'm ready to go home.
Cassie catches my eye and understand. The group breaks up and we each head our separate way, promising to meet later at the shack.
Mum, Gemma and Ben are following us back to Cassie.
Sam drives both of us while Sarah catches a ride with Guy.
"I missed Watford," Cassie whispers as Sam parks outside the house.
"It sure missed you love," He replies.
"Hey Cassie?" I pull on her hand as Ben and my family emerge out of their car.
"How tired are you?" I look for an answer in her eyes.
"Not enough... where do you fancy going?" She smiles up at me.
I flash her a grin and hurry up to the house for our helmets.
My baby is still parked outside the house.
I put the helmet on Cassie's head gently and then help her hop on the seat. When I slide on in front of her, her arms snake around me. The feeling of her so close to me like we used to be calms my heart and fills it with warmth.
I drive us to our spot. Our lamp post.
It is dark and the light shines dimly.
"I'm missed this spot too," she glances up at me as she traces her finger over the engravings of our names.
"Cass.." I whisper. She turns to me.
"I'm brought so much pain in to your life," I claim.
"No! How can you say that? Harry! You brought happiness and hope! Without you I probably wouldn't be here. I would still be the shy little me who wouldn't speak to anyone but Liam and worked for that dinky coffee shop," she places a palm on my chest demanding my attention, demanding me to listen to her, to believe her words.
I cover her hand with mine, pressing it to my chest. I can feel my heart beat through her palm.
"You brought me happiness and stability... you mad me into the man I today.. you taught me compassion and kindness, you open up my heart to new things and washed the bitterness away.. I was lost without you and was lost when I couldn't remember.. I can't lose you again.. I won't!" I tell her. I shift and dig the box Ben gave back to me out of my pocket.
"Harry!" Cass gasps. Tears shine in her eyes.
"Cassie. I love you! I love you more than anything! I want to spend the rest of my life beside you, watching you, your eyes, your smile, your laugh being my music... please say you want those thing to... please say yes?" I open the box and show her the ring. A ring I picked out before my accident, which Ed kept for safe keeping when I couldn't remember, and gave back to me once I did. The ring I have Ben to hold on to when she was taken, and he gave back when we were back and out of harms way.
"I do! I will! Forever!" Cassie cries.
I pick her up and kiss her hard as I bury my face in her neck.
"I love you! I love you forever!" I promise.

3 months later:

Cassie's POV

I'm sat in the back of class.
I have decided to change my Major, but for now I still attend the classes which would give me points with a different major.
This is class I normally share with Liam and Harry but they are both missing. Liam texted me he is running late and Harry has a follow check up at the hospital, to make sure his scalp has healed all the way.
The professor has started her lector, and I type into my laptop things I find to be of impotence.
I feel someone sit beside me and turn smiling.
"Took you long enough," I whack Liam on the arm. However, the lad sitting beside me is not Liam.
"She is smiling ladies and gentleman! I might be forgiven after all!" Justin smirks at me. He has dark circles around his eyes and healing scars on his face, same as mine.
I am aware of my mouth being wide open with the shock of him sat beside me, but I cannot bring myself to close it.
"Look! We match! Twinsies!" He touches my cheek.
"You're- you're here!" I finally manage to say.
"Yes I am, not as handsome as before but I am getting there," he winks, shoving my shoulder playfully.
"You yelled at me.. you said you never wanted to see me again... you never answered my calls or my texts..." I shake my head, feeling the tears come, while the pain I learned to push away floods me once again. I storm out of the classroom, all my belongings in hand
"Cass! Wait!" Justin is rushing after me.
"Why?! Why should I? You hate me! You blame me! And I- I blamed myself for so long when I finally remembered that it was never my fault! You're the one who got me into that situation in the first place! If someone should be cross and hurt it should be me! And yet you still managed to break my heart with those accusations!" I'm full on crying and I hate him for bringing out this side of me. I was happy. I put that story behind me and moved on.
"I know. You're right. I'm sorry! Look Cassie.. please let me explain," he begs reaching for my arm.
I let him catch me, because deep down I want an explanation, we were close friends so why did we end up this way?
"You changed majors," he notes. I nod.
"Look.. I was a dick.. I was scared.. at first I was worried for you and my mum and Kristen... but then you were there.. and you told me they are safe.. that they were all safe, so I let myself slip away.. I was ready to let go. To stop fighting. I shouldn't deserve to live after what I have done anyway... but then you called me back.. you called me back.. said you needed me and that Kristen still needed me so I started fighting again..." his eyes search mine, and mine are leaking. I cannot stop crying.
"Once I woke.. I was scared that things will be different I will be accused and that you all will hate me! So I did what I thought was best and fought back. I blamed you, because it was easier.. and I hated myself for it.."
"What changed your mind?"
"Before Harry took you back here, he came to see me, he gave me an earful and he was right.. but then you were gone and I had to get my family to safety and now I'm here.. paying debt to you."
I watch him carefully. He speaks the truth and he is hurting.
"I was so worried.. I couldn't sleep or eat while they were looking for you and then once they got you I wouldn't leave the seat outside your door until I knew you have woken up! You became one of my best friends! I would never hate you! Not after you redeemed yourself and did your best to save my life!" I tell him. He nods.
"So can we be friends again?"
"Yes! Of course!" I jump to hug him.
"But promise to never shut me out like that again!"
"Only if you show me that ring! Does this mean Liam and I get to be bridesmaids?" He takes my hand in his to examine my ring.
"Only if I get to wear a pink dress!" Liam is suddenly stood with us.
"It would match your skin tone," I agree, "Did you know he is back?"
"I sure did my darling Cassie... I gave you two space to work it out... and now we can be one big happy family once more!" Liam hugs me.
"If you break her before the wedding Styles will kill you!" Justin warns Liam when he doesn't let me go.
"Styles will kill you no matter if it will be before the wedding of after."


THE END

Notes

I am glad and sad to inform you this is the end of this wonderful story of Cassie and Harry.

I think I am done with fanfiction, at least for now.
I am going over my old ones and fixing them since some are so very badly written!!!!!
Then I might continue some I have stopped in the middle..

I'm not sure I will be updating or fixing them on this site though.
I find wattpad easier, and It's kind of a hassle to keep updating in two places..
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