Arms Of A Stranger

The one

Harper's POV

After this hard day we ordered a pizza Margarita.
Niall wanted a pizza with vegetables and salami, but he gave up after our arguing over 5 minutes.

The pizza arrived real quick and we sat down on the couch.

"Do you want to watch a movie Harper?"

I thought you would never ask me, I smiled back at him and reached for the remote control.

"What about we watch Notting Hill?"

"I don't want to be that person, but I hate that kind of movies Harper, isn't it a bad movie?"

"What do you mean with bad movie?"

"I mean it's always about "LOVE" and the way some movies are so unrealistic and when you watched that kind of movie you get a little bit of hope and faith in love and you think about that maybe one day you could have something they have, but then it turns out it's bull shit and that "THE ONE" exist only in movies."

"Um...okay maybe we shouldn't watch it, what about you decide what we watch?"

"So Harper just one question, do you believe in "THE ONE" and "LOVE" like in movies?"

"I can't say I agree with you, like don't you feel like there is someone out there that waits for you to find her and be with her?"

"Harper I kinda gave up in love like I don't think I will ever find someone that wants me like I am, that will be there for me and won't leave me when life will be hard"

"Okay I believe in "THE ONE" I believe in true love and I believe that you and me will find that person that we can call our comfort."

"Do you want to watch friends?"

"Sure, I didn't know you watch friends too" I smiled at him.

"Are you kidding me? that's what I would call my comfort, It's more realistic and funny at the same time."

We decided to watch the first episode and after we watched it Niall went to the toilet and I stood up to go to his piano.

I sat down and put my hands on the piano keys when I noticed the dark blue notebook that I've seen on the other day when I cut myself.
It was open and I saw a few lyrics that were beautiful.

We fight, we get high holding on to love
We came down 'cause there was nothing holding us
Is it wrong that I still wonder where you are?
Is it wrong that I still don't know my heart?

I decided to not give it more attention because it seemed a bit private and intimate to me and I didn't want to be rude and disrespect his privacy.

I then started playing a song that I wrote when I was at my lowest, I've never had real lyrics to it, so I just played the melody, but I stopped when I noticed Niall standing behind me, he looked at me surprised with a hint of joy in his eyes.

"What was that Harper?, did you write that?"

"Just something that I wrote nothing special Niall", I looked at him and his eyes stared at me.

"Wait could you maybe play that again?"

"Um sure if you want to hear it again I'll give it a try".

I moved a bit so Niall could sit down next to me and then I started playing again.

I was surprised when Niall started singing to it and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

"Put a little love on me
And put a little love on me
When the lights come up and there's no shadows dancing
I look around as my heart is collapsing
'Cause you're the only one I need
To put a little love on me"

"Niall what was that?"

"Just a little something I wrote", he smiled at me and then laughed.

"I don't want to be rude and I know it was wrong that I read it, but was that the song that is in your Notebook?" I pointed at the notebook laying next to me.

"Honestly I don't know what that was because I thought I already finished the song, but the melody that you played fits so well with my melody for the song and I just started singing it."

"Can I hear your melody please?"

"May I intrigue your melody in my song?"

"Sure it was never something that I wanted to share in the first place, but if you like it you can use it"

I stared at him the whole time when he sang his song, in the middle of the song Niall started crying and it made me so sad that I had tears in my eyes too. It felt so intimate to hear this song and see Niall like this.

When Niall finished the song I hugged him tight and I felt so safe with him and I guess he felt that too because he let a few tears falling down on my shoulder.

"Are you okay again?" I ask him.

"Yeh I feel a bit better now, It's just so hard to write sad songs and don't start crying in the first second" he laughed while standing up and laying on the couch, I followed him and sat down.

"Do you want to be alone or should I stay?"

"I really don't want to be alone after this day so maybe you can stay for a bit longer if you want or you can go I won't be mad at ya"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yeh sure Harper"

"Will you release this song?"

"I don't know if I should or will."

"I think you should and you wanna know why? Because so many people can relate to it and you will help them to get over it or to cry their soul out with the song."

"You really think they want to hear a sad song after a sad song?"

"Sure they want, I want it too Niall because it is so important to have songs like that and you maybe don't want to hear it, but you helped me too with it and I think you will help yourself too."

"I mean I could put it on my album and I have already a few songs and ideas, but it's so long ago that I released music and I don't want to disappoint my fans."

"You won't, believe me and believe in yourself"

He looked at me with a big smile and I thought for a second he looked happy, but then I saw his fake smile again and it made me a bit sad to know that doesn't want to show me his real self even though he cried in front of me.

"Okay now I want to ask you something and you can't say no because then I would be upset"

"Niall I can't promise you a yes if I don't know what you're going to ask"

"Can I please come to your fashion show? please, Harper please"

"Oh come on you already know the answer is no"

"What if I promise you to release put a little love on me as a single?"

"Wait you called it put a little love on me? that's cute and sad"

"Would you please answer?", he laughed.

"What about the people that will be there? don't they all know you?"

"Come on it's a fashion show nobody will know I'm there because of you"

"So when will you release put a little love on me then?"

"Maybe December I'm not sure about that yet"

"Then it's set, you will release and you will be invited."

"Thanks Harper I thought you would never Invite me"

I stood up and walked to the door and looked at his sad puppy eyes.

"Niall I think I should go now I'm a bit tired, but if you need something just come over."

"Good night Harper", he said with little smile.

"Good night Niall", I said while I closed the door and walked to my door.