It Started With A DM ~ A Harry Styles Fan Fiction

CHAPTER 8 : The Countdown

One of the things that Covid did even after the lockdown's over is make parents even more sceptical than before. Despite assuring them that their kids will be totally safe and that we are taking all the required precautions, most of them won't send their kids for rehearsals, but they want their kids to be sent to the International Contest for Freestyle dancers.

Nonetheless, with the handful of children that attended class today, I choreographed a perfect dance composition, which if possible, the kids might be able to perform at the regionals. 

Lunch break. And finally, time to meet up with Ashley and Vikram as planned. They were desperate to meet up and talk about what had happened and also to treat me to Pizza to make it up to me, and who was I to decline some good Italian food. So, grabbing my jacket and purse, I took a cab to the nearest Pizza Hut. 

I was surprised that the usher knew who I was and took me straight to a table which was already occupied by Vikram and Ashley, and to my surprise, Arthur and a tall, cute guy I did not know. He was a little bit older than us and was sitting really close to Arthur, I noticed.

"Look who FINALLY decided to show up for our group lunch!" that was Arthur. 

"Well, unlike some people who would leave me to follow their dreams, I actually have to work, and that too with kids, so ya, you can tease me as much as you want Arthy, I don't mind."

"Well, someone's not in a good mood, it seems," Vikram muttered. How dare he!

"Ya, I mean I got betrayed by my own brother and my best friend, obviously my mood will be bad," I scoffed.

"Alrighty. I guess introductions are in order. Ru, this is Christopher. Chris, this is Aarushi."

"Hi, Christopher. Arthur and I have been best friends since forever."

"Hey, I know about your friendship. Umm, please call me Chris. And I'm his boyfriend."

"OMG! Artz, you didn't tell me-" "I was going to tell you today because, well, he asked me to be his boyfriend just this morning. So, I did NOT keep things secret from my best friends." "Unlike someone here," and we both glared at Ash.

"Ok, so now I'm gonna speak and I expect all of you to keep shut! Please, let me finish first," and she looked at each of us, waiting for us to nod at her. "Okk, so, as you all know by now, I have had a major crush on Vikky since forever, and it appears that he felt the same for me all along too. But when he came to me drunk a week back and confessed to me, I was beyond shocked. I let him sleep on my couch that night and we talked in the morning and decided to give US a try. We went on a couple of dates and that night when you called us, Ru, about Harry's reply, he asked me to be his girlfriend, and we are too much in love already to waste our time just going back and forth. But I was still scared, that I would mess up with him and that would ruin my friendship with you. So, I told him to keep this a secret for some time, till I was ready. Now, will you please forgive me-" "-US. Forgive us, will ya, Little sis?"

"Well, Ash, you really thought that if your relationship with my brother wouldn't work out, I would stop being friends with you? Is that how low you think of me, Ash?"

"I'm sorry, Rush. I wasn't thinking straight. I love you." "Ya, ya... Love you too!" 

"And, Artz? Do YOU forgive me?"

"Well, you are treating me to Pizza, aren't you? So, I might as well forgive you!"

And, we were back to our former selves, with two additions to the group, and honestly seeing Viks and Ash holding hands, and Chris and Arthy sneaking kisses now and then made me feel so single, that I couldn't help commenting on it.

"God, you guys are making me feel so single!"

"Well, how is lover boy? Did you guys have any more chats?" Ash asked me.

"Oh, I would like to know this."

"You have no right to comment, Viks. Anyways, ya, we did have a few more conversations and HE ASKED ME TO GO TO THE GRAMMYS WITH HIM AS HIS PLUS-ONE!" I shouted.

"OH MY GOD!!!" both of my besties screamed too, causing the people around us to give us a look.

"Are you sure he wasn't joking, or you were not fantasizing, were you?" "Oh shut it, Viks. Just because my celebrity crush asked me out, it doesn't mean it is a fantasy. I mean, it does feel like one, but he really did ask me out. He has this whole thing planned out. He is coming to New York on the 12th. We'll spend the whole day here, and then on the 13th, we'll fly to LA. On the 14th, we'll attend the Grammys and we'll be back in NYC on the 16th. Isn't it cool?"

"Wow! So, we have a lot of things to do. First, we gonna go shopping, and then we need to hit the parlour and finally, we need to fix your house, cause we need to make it worth looking at."

"Also, we need to make a plan on where you both are gonna be on your NYC leg of the date. So, Vikram, I assign you the tour manager. Don't fail us. Meanwhile, Lee and I are gonna fix our Beauty Queen for her date."

"Woah Woah Woah... Calm down, horses. I know we need to do all of that. And we have only 9 days. But where can I get a Grammy-standard dress for cheap?"

"Well, that's where I come in. In case you didn't know, I run my own startup company. It deals in designer dresses. We keep both big and small brands, and for you, I'll get the perfect dress for a low price. How does that sound?" Chris reassured me.

"Oh, Chris, you are great. Thank you so much," I sighed with relief. 

"No problem!" he gave me a soft smile. Arthur did good! 

"So, it's settled. We all know our duties, and I command you to start working asap," Artz bossed us all. 

"Ya, my command too," Ash reclaimed her role of the bossy one. What am I gonna do with these two!

So, with that, Viks paid for our meal and we left, with loads of stuff on our to-do list.

Now that my best friends were back, I didn't have anything to worry about. I was relieved.

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A/N

Heyy ppl... Here's the 2nd update for today. I am currently focusing on writing this fanfic only by avoiding my school work, so hopefully, I will get a couple more chapters out by Sunday. 

Now, tell me, what you guys thought about this chapter. 

The next chapter is gonna be about preparations and then we'll have the GRAND MEET of #Harrushi.

Cya guys...

Love Xx

A. ❤️