It Started With A DM ~ A Harry Styles Fan Fiction

CHAPTER 5 : The Brother (Part 1)

The girls were a little too giggly that day. Their school was taking them for a movie. The cardio therefore ended quite early and I was free to go, until 4 o'clock that evening, when they would be back for the dance rehearsals.

Seeing that I would have the entire afternoon free, I decided to ring up someone who I hadn't seen in weeks. My big brother, Vikram.

Viks and I were pretty close, as you all know by now. We never kept secrets. So, when something as big as Harry Styles chatting with me happened, I couldn't wait to tell him.

The caller tune was that of an Indian song, something released quite recently, so I didn't really know the lyrics, but hummed the tune.

"Hey sissy," came the raspy voice of my brother.

"Hey big bro. What's up with ya these days? Its been so long since we had a good chat."

"Ya, I have been pretty stressed out these days. I don't even know what I'm gonna do with myself."

"Oh Vikky, that must be hard. Do you maybe wanna catch up over lunch? I recently discovered this really cool café near my dance studio."

"Sure thing sis. Text me the address and I'll be there in a few."

"Of course. It will hardly be a 10 minutes drive from yours, so see you in 15 minutes!" I replied a little too excitedly.

"O-oh, er, ya see you," and he hung up.

Strange, I thought, he was never awkward with me. Maybe its just the stress, I assured myself.

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About an hour of suspicion and three cups of hot chamomile later, I finally spotted the smoothly brushed mop of black hair enter the café with his charming, radiant smile decorating his features. He had his pair of black jeans and a blue shirt on, messily tugged out, and his pair of grey Rayban sunglasses resting peacefully on the bridge of his nose. Damn, my brother was handsome. No wonder Ashley has a crush on him.

As soon as his eyes landed on me, his lips stretched into a wide grin.

"Hey, panties," he teased me.

"Oh God, will you ever let that go? I was SEVEN, for crying out loud."

"Excuses, excuses..."

"Ya right. So. lets order first, and then we'll HAVE to talk. Its been ages since we did this," I pointed towards the two of us.

"Alright. Excuse me," he called for a waiter.

"Hello sir, ma'am. How can I help you today?" the waiter asked politely.

"My sister and I would like to order," he clarified because once it so happened that the waiters at one restaurant mistook us as a couple, and came and congratulated us for having each other. To say that it was embarrassing is an understatement.

"Certainly, sir. So, what should I get for you, ma'am?"

"Umm, I would like to try an American chop suey, please," I ordered my entree.

"And, I would love to try one of your special steaks, please. Which one would you prefer?" my brother asked. Aww, typical Vikram, always going for the waiter's choice.

"You could always try the porterhouse steak. Its pretty good, and comes with a bowl of herbed butter on the side."

"Fantastic. I will take that."

"Certainly, sir. Anything to drink?"

"I would take a fresh lime soda, salty, please. What about you, Aaru?"

"I will take the same, but sweet please."

"Of course, sir, ma'am. Your order will be served soon. Meanwhile I will drop off some complementary starters for you to treat yourselves. Enjoy."

Soon, my brother and I were relishing the taste of prawn wafers, chicken peri peri fries and crispy corn.

"So lets talk. And the first thing I wanna know is why it took you a bloody hour to drive from home to this café," I asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Oh, umm well, about that... I was actually not at my place. I was staying over at someone's last night and that is about an hour away from here."

"Oh, who were you staying over with?"

"Well, I don't think she would want you to know her name. Not yet at least."

"Wait, its a girl? And, I know her!!! OMG!!!"

"Yes, you know her, but no, I won't tell her name to you just yet."

I pouted, because honestly, I was DYING to know my brother's secret lover.

"Aww, don't pout, Rush, we have just been on a couple of dates and I stayed over last night. Once we get serious, I promise, I will tell you the very instant."

"Hmm, maybe I can live with that, but remember, you can't break your promise to me."

"I know, and I won't. Now, excuse me, I just need to pee."

"Ugh, Viks! Gross," I fake gagged.

With a chuckle, he left for the toilets. I started browsing through my Instagram, and started thinking of what to say to Harry next time we talk, when Vikram's phone went off, and the black screen lightened up with a pop-up notification.

Baby girl 🥰💋

Yuck! Yet, my curiosity got the better of me. Luckily, I knew his pass code.

62442, I dialed.

Bingo! The chat opened, and MY. JAW. JUST. DROPPED.

Baby girl 🥰💋 : Hey babe! Last night was... awesome, magical.
Even the date.
Thank you so much for the champagne.
Hope Aarushi didn't get too suspicious.
Cya tonight. Same place, same time? 😘😘
~Ash

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A/N

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