Papillon - HS

Chapter 19

Song: Butterflies - Kacey Musgraves
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"San Antonio, Texas!" Niall said, lifting his arms and spinning around. He sighed and smiled, "home of the Spurs!"

I scoffed beside him, giving him a side-eyed look and rolling my eyes. He widened his eyes in annoyance and turned to look at me.

"The fuck was that for?" he asked and I shrugged.

"Bet you don't even watch American football," I said, lifting my brows, waiting patiently to see if he falls for my trap.

Niall stuttered a bit until he finally spoke, "I don't have to watch it every weekend to know about the Spurs."

That's when I bursted out laughing and shook my head, "oh Ni. The Spurs are a basketball team, dumbass."

Niall rolled his eyes and pretended to brush off his mistake but since I was laughing to much, he grabbed my head in between his arm, folding his elbow so I couldn't get out. He began ruffling my hair with his knuckle as I shrieked and demanded to be left alone.

"Take it back!" he shouted and I shook my head.

"Never!"

He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth and continued ruffling my hair. I shrieked and shouted, my stomach hurting from laughing and my effort to break free.

"Ni, please!" I pleaded but was met with even more force on my head.

"What's going on here?" I heard Harry say, making my look at him. I then looked at Niall that had a "busted" look on his face. Harry simply lifted his brows and it was all it took for Niall to let me go. I turned to face him and took my tongue out at him. I then skipped over to where Harry was and wrapped my arms around his neck, getting on my tiptoes and planting a kiss on his cheek.

"My hero!" I exclaimed dramatically. Harry laughed and smiled, looking down at me. I heard Niall scoff behind me, making me unlatch one of my arms from Harry's neck and give him the finger. I heard him say he was leaving and returned my arm to clutch Harry again.

"What's going on between you two?" Harry asked and I shrugged, snuggling closer to him. My cheek was pressed to his chest and I could feel his vibration as a pleased hum left his lips at my closeness.

"Oh nothing," I said, "just friendly banter is all."

Harry chuckled and butterflies flapped in my stomach. He looked down at me and pressed a soft kiss to my forehead. "Okay then, let's go."

I smiled and let go of him, immediately feeling a bit cold at the absence of his body's heat. We walked together and entered the hotel. We were all tired from the trip and decided to rest. I was very excited for tomorrows party and couldn't believe Greg was organizing it just for me.

The next day, we all got breakfast and I noticed Greg was not there. I guess he went to see his family and would later get everything prepared for tonight. The guys and I decided to chill in the large hotel room. Someone had leaked where the guys were staying at and it wouldn't be safe to leave and parade around the city.

We all got ready for the party and met back at the room when were done. I was glad it was Ni's turn to get the room because I wanted to see his thoughts on my outfit. I straightened my dress with my hands and took a deep breath, making my way through the hallways to reach Ni's room. Greg had sent me a cowboy hat to my room with a little note: