Chapter 2: Chapter One
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My wish didn't come true. I woke up in time for dinner and let out a squeal when I almost bumped into Zayn guarding my bedroom door.
"Are you alright, Sir?"
"Once again, it's Harry. Just Harry." He followed me as I pushed past him and headed downstairs.
"Whatever you say, Sir." I groaned and wanted to pull my hair out. I wasn't sure how much of these formal titles I could take.
I walked into the kitchen with Zayn close behind. I guess it was his turn to be on duty and apparently I wasn't safe walking through my own home. When I walked in I found Louis laughing with my mom.
"Hi, Mom." I was oddly curious what they had been discussing.
"Hey, sweetie. Sit down. Dinner is almost ready." Louis moved to get up. "Louis, you sit back down. You need to eat too or you're going to be all skin and bones."
"Yes, ma'am."
Apparently my mother was able to ruffle the infallible Louis.
"How was your day, sweetie?" she asked.
"You know, the usual." It was bad enough going through the day once, I really don't want to rehash everything.
"Really?" she said, giving me her all knowing look.
"Okay, not the usual."
"And?"
"And you should feed Louis because he didn't eat lunch today," I blurted in hopes of turning his attention away from me.
"Louis, how dare you skip a meal! You better eat everything on your plate and you're not allowed up until you do." When she laid down the law, there was no arguing.
She dished up the food and we ate in silence. Louis was following instructions and my mom watched to make sure he ate every bite.
She noticed Zayn and subjected him to the same treatment. He tried to avoid it but she wouldn't let up until his plate was clean as well.
"Goodnight, Mom," I said as I attempted to escape back to my room and hide for the rest of the night.
"Honey, it's so early. Why don't you stay down here and watch a movie or something? Or you could invite Grimmy and Niall over."
"I'm tired. It's been a long day and I think I'm just going to study and then go to bed." Those were words I had never expected to say on a Friday night...
"Are you sure?" I nodded and walked up the stairs. Both Zayn and Louis followed. Zayn stopped at the doorway and Louis followed me inside. Zayn could obviously hear the conversation but this was evidently a conversation between Louis and I.
"Really? Do I lose all my privacy now?"
"We need to talk about your security, Prince." I groaned and fell back onto the bed. I was already in overload and now a hot guy was in my room and wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. Fuck.
"Do we have to?" I whined. I knew I sounded like a petulant child but I was past caring by now.
"Yes, Prince." He always wore such a serious expression. Before I could stop myself, I wondered how pretty his smile would be.
"Well I had to try." I set back up in an attempt to seem less juvenile.
"Rule number one: No going anywhere without security. I repeat anywhere.
Rule number two: No sneaking out.
Rule number three: No taking the same route twice in a row, nor forming a consistent pattern for your routes.
