stars in your eyes

tribus

"Hey," Claire heard Harry say as he caught up to her as she was exiting school on Friday.

"Hey," she replied, smiling widely at him.

She hadn't really seen him around for a few days and she couldn't help the wide smile and embarrassing blush that took over her face at the sight of him. Her insides weren't doing any better either.

"You mind if I walk with you?" He asked, falling into step with her.

"Where's jasper?" She asked immediately. Jasper always gave Harry a ride home from school.

"He's going to Danielle's house," Harry told her.

"Oh. So what's going on with them? Are they like... dating?" Claire asked. Jasper never told her anything, so it was nice to have someone to get the details from.

"He likes her and I think she likes him. But I don't think they're to the relationship point... yet," he said, giving her a half smirk and a cock of his eyebrow.

Claire couldn't help but think his words held a double meaning. She smiled uncontrollably, looking off in the other direction so he couldn't see how embarrassing she was being.

"So, yeah. Who knows?" Harry said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Don't you have a car?" Claire asked, changing the subject quickly to help her gain her composure.

"I share it with my sister. jasper gives me a ride 'cause Gemma takes it to work in the morning," Harry explained.

"I see. So when Jasper can't give you a ride you have to walk?" She questioned.

"It's not that big of a deal. You walk home," he said with a shrug.

"Only because jasper' driving scares the shit out of me," she laughed.

"Point taken," Harry chuckled.

The conversation died out a moment later and they walked in silence for a few moments as Claire's heart beat wildly in her chest. She couldn't help but love the fact that she was with him.

"Do you wanna hang out, claire?" He asked, catching her completely off guard.

"Us?" She choked out.

"Yes, us," he said, letting out a small laugh.

"Uh, sure," she stammered, her face burning with blush.

"Cool," he said as they walked up her driveway together.

Harry was coming over to hang out with her and Jasper wouldn't be home – which meant that the two of them would be there all alone... together. That fact both elated and scared the shit out of her.

"Maybe we can watch Dr. Phil," Harry said, smirking wildly at her as she unlocked the front door.

"Okay. That joke has to stop,"Claire said, shoving him into the door jam.

"Ow. Geez. But it's funny, Claire," he laughed, following her inside.

"Maybe the first time," she scoffed, playfully glaring at him as she kicked off her shoes.

"And every other time," he laughed, taking off his shoes too.

"Dr. Phil is a super smart guy, okay,"Claire said as she made her way into the living room. That caused Harry to break out in a fit of laughter.

"Shut it, Styles," Claire grumbled, plopping down on the couch.

Seconds later Harry sat down next to her – right next to her, his laughter fading quickly. Claire immediately turned on the TV to get the fact that Harry was inches away from her out of her head. But of course it was a pointless act, because nothing would keep that from the forefront of her brain. She flipped the channels mindlessly, unable to concentrate on the fuzzy images as they flipped by.