It Started With A DM ~ A Harry Styles Fan Fiction

CHAPTER 3 : The Pre-conversation Pep Talk

The first thing that I could think of was that I was already asleep and this was just a dream. I mean this was too good to be real, wasn't it?

So, I pinched myself and refreshed the page. All I saw now was 

ME: Go on a date with me if I am wrong, but the Sun is not a star, r8?

harrystyles: I would, if the Sun doesn't rise in the West!

No, I was definitely awake. So, I did the only thing I could think of : I panicked.

After some time of being inside my head with nothing but my thoughts and myself, I picked up the phone from where it had landed when I had accidentally thrown it while I was busy panicking. I dialled the only two people that could give me some reasonable advice. Ash and Arthy.

Two quite energetic voices voices soon spoke up, one a sweet voice with a mixed accent, and another heavy British accent.

"Hello," they said in unison.

"Hey guys. Umm, I need some help actually."

"Ya, thought so. You never call us on weekday nights without a purpose," Ash sounded as if I was interrupting something very important. 

"Mhmm, just get it over with. I have to get back to my Tadpole dissection."

"Yuck, Artz, that's disgusting. Anyways, listen, someone dm-ed me. Rather, replied to my dm from a week back."

"Ok, so what can WE help you with?"

"Exactly. Unless its Harry Styles! So, who replied?" Arthy joked.

There was a distinct pause for about 20 seconds after that. You could hear the silence buzzing in your ears. After what seemed like forever, Ash broke the uncomfortable silence.

"You-you are not joking, right? I mean, its not April yet. Why are you trying to fool us?"

"I am not kidding Ashie, its true. He replied to my dm, saying, and I quote "I would, if the Sun doesn't rise in the West!" Can you believe it? I mean, how am I supposed to reply to this? Oh my God! What should I do? He thinks I am freak, a super-excited fan, trying to get into his pants. I mean, I would love that, but that's not the point. My social life is over. I am quitting Instagram. What if he lodges a complaint against me? Where am I gonna go? My chances of having my dream man is over, and even my dream job will never be mine if that happens. Should I do a plastic surgery? Yes, I'll do that, and change my identity. I-I will rename myself Tes-," I was rudely interrupted by the beep of my phone, indicating the two of them had hung up on me, since I was rambling. Why was I rambling? I never ramble, like EVER. Was I going mad? I had definitely hit my head somewhere. What should I- and I cut myself off, realising I was rambling even inside my head. 

Taking two deep breathes, I redialed. 

"You calm now?" Ashley's voice rang after a single ring.

"Uhh, y-ya I guess!"

"Alright, now listen. He responded, that means he is interested. So take this slow, carefully take to him. Don't make crappy jokes, don't flirt too much. Just let him know that although it was a dare, you really like him."

"Yup, he should know that you dm-ed because of a dare, but also that we gave you this dare because of your obsession with him, ok?" Arthy gave his input as well.

"Are you guys sure? I mean, like, absolutely sure? 100% sure?" I tried to assure myself.

"More than anything, at the moment," that was Ash, with a sigh. Strange!

"Ok, so since Ru's Guy-problem is solved, lets talk about ours. What say?" Arthy proposed.

"Ya, lets talk. What's up, Ash? You alone right now, or do you have someone over at yours'?"

"Umm, no, uhhh, n-nothing's new. You know, uhh, s-same sh-h*t, di-different d-day."

"You sure, Lee? I mean, that's sad then. I mean, Ru has some developments and so do I, but-"

"Wait, what do you mean 'so do I'? You landed yourself a boyfriend?"

It was evident that Ash's excitement was not just because of Arthy, but to change the subject as soon as possible. SO, I didn't force her. She would tell us eventually, I knew.

"Ya, I mean, I went on a date today. It went pretty well. The guy is really cool and handsome, and runs his own start-up company. We are meeting on Sunday for a movie and dinner."

"Wow, that's awesome. Tell us more after your second date, ok? Now I have to hang up, cuz I'm really tired, had a long day," I confessed with a yawn.

"Don't lie. Just be honest and tell that you need to reply to your lover boy," Ash taunted me, while Arthy supported her with a wolf-whistle.

"No I ain't lying. Gotta go, bye my loves."

With that, I hung up. 

I started thinking about how to respond to Harry's smart and humorous reply. Soon, with a small smile on my face, I was drifting off to sleep, when suddenly I sat up with realisation. 

HARRY STYLES HAD WITTILY SAID YES TO GO ON A DATE WITH ME... 

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A/N

Hi guys!!! So, I need some honest reviews on how it is goin... Do tell me about it...

Now, there r a few things I wanna talk about...
1stly, the story AFTER is not something that I like too! But, as I said earlier, the prompt I am following has it, so ya!
2ndly, I talked about my inspirations for Aarushi, Arthur and Ashley in the previous chapter! They really do give me some good advice and I love them!
There's a character, Vikram, who is Aarushi's big bro... He will be mentioned again soon, but lemme tell ya guys who inspired me with that... His character was partly inspired by a gr8 frnd of mine who is like my brother and another guy, who is a year elder to me and is like the brother I never had... Love u both! ❤️
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