Rosie || h.s.

4.3- Harry

7 days before

being at school made me feel like shit. for some reason, I was dreading the day as I woke up. I started in my own fucking bed and maybe that's why I was in such a mood.

the twins made it worst by bickering all throughout the morning, pinching and hitting in the backseat of the car. it leads to Fletcher turning around in his seat to tell them to shut up and yet they didn't. fletcher turned around sucking in his breath annoyingly from messing with his bruises. Karen went on and on about how both of us should stay away from "that max kid," and this only made me even more upset. even my father was downstairs sipping on his coffee going over his work before he left for the day. and that on its own wasn't annoying but he didn't look up as we came down before he started to go over all the things we had to do.

"the twins have band after school today, then dinner here, after that all you boys have to be showered. dinner is mandatory, we will be watching a movie after not mandatory but it would be appreciated,"

"I have plans," I stated buttering my toast across the counter from him.

"I have practice with the guys," Fletcher said rubbing at his chest with a twist in his face. the bruises on his face still purplish.

"and Karens making spaghetti," he finally looked up at us than a small smile on his face, "and you are both going to be there," standing he collected his things as Fletcher and I stood silently.

when he left fletcher rolled his eyes, "I've miss practice fucking twice this week, we have a show soon!" he whisper yelled to me and I rolled my eyes at him being dramatic.

"I don't fucking care about your problems, you don't have to take the twins to practice,"

and usually, when I turned down rosies street I was instantly in a better mood but today even that didn't fix it. even pulling into the driveway.

usually, I didn't get out of the car, Rosie just came down and sat in the front seat after fletcher moved to the back. today I stopped the car and as Rosie opened her door and turned to lock it I walked up.

she jumped hand over her heart gasping, "you scared me," she laughed.

I couldn't help but smile. she was dressed in her skirt and coat, hair pushed back from her face with a little white headband. without thinking I bent down cupping her cheeks in my hands pulling her face to mine.

she blinked up at me smiling pushing up on her toes so she pecks my lips lightly, "good morning,"

"I'm having a shit morning," I mutter and she chuckles.

"it only just started, we have more morning to get through," she pushes my hands from her face before wrapping her arms around my neck, "I'm sure it will get better,"

I felt myself melting into her, and I lowered myself so I could press my face into her neck.

she smelled so clean and I couldn't describe how much better I was feeling just having her here.

"I-" but I was cut off by the sound of my car horn.

holy shit I was about to say it, say I love you to Rosie. what the fuck was I thinking? what if she rejected it and I still drove her to school, had to sit with her for class?

Rosie laughed against me, "we're breaking fletchers morning rule,"

"I don't care," I started pulling away from her, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder turning to the car holding up my middle finger to fletcher who was leaning from the back seat to press on the horn.

Rosie grabbed at my hand shaking her head with a laugh.

we got in the car and I drove to drop the boys off and then parked in the lot of our school. fletcher and Rosie joking back and forth. I could see Niall walking up to my window side and I already didn't want to deal with people.

I rolled my window down and Niall leaned in, "hi Rosie," he smiled waving a bit to Rosie who smiled sweetly back, "hi,"

I squinted my eyes at him and he rolled his back, "just friendly conversation,"

and sure I didn't mind them being nice to her but I knew how we all spoke in groups. I was almost ashamed of my track record before Rosie and didn't want her to think of me in that way, I knew she heard rumors and I knew she made assumptions. but I didn't want any of my friends rubbing it in how changed I was and how they missed the old me.

"So what's the plan with max?" Niall asked cracking his knuckles and now I rolled my eyes.

"nothing, maybe if he sees I'm unbothered he'll drop this whole shit show," but I was far from unbothered, I think that's why I was so tense today. I had the perfect person to let out my aggression on because they were the root of the problem and yet I didn't want to show him I cared.

"but he-" Niall's eyes flickered to Rosie shutting his mouth.

"why be the bigger person now?" fletcher asked and I rolled my eyes.

"max is an ass, graduation is in nearly two weeks im not bothered,"

"I forgot about graduation," Rosie muttered squinting at the windshield in thought.

"you're graduating too?" Niall asked pointing to Rosie who looked at him confused.

"How old do you think I am?"

"well I don't know you're really small so I assumed..."

fletcher tried to stifle his laugh but Rosie turned in her seat reaching around to swat at him.

"she's our valedictorian," I state even if I don't know if it's true I could assume.

"it's not official," she says sinking into her seat, cheeks red.

"well, then she smart enough to tell you that you need to get your shit together and beat the shit out of max,"

"that was two s words in one sentence," Rosie states, and Niall smiled.

"thank you im proud of that one,"

"well I think it's wise not to beat up max and just let this pass," she says and I nod agreeing.

fletcher rolls his eyes opening his door, Niall waves goodbye and I roll the window up.

"you won't actually fight max will you?" Rosie asks when were alone in math that day.

"no not unless he decides to say some shit to my face,"

"not over me," she says looking up at me with her wide brown eyes. "I don't want you to fight over something that has to do with me, if you got hurt it would feel like my fault. I already bad because of Fletcher and-"

"Rosie, fletcher, or me getting into fights with max is all on our own and is never your fault,"

"but it still feels-"

"but it's not, I promise,"

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