A Broken Dream (A One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter Seventeen: Fantastic

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•Harry's POV

"That was fantastic babe! I told you!" I held her close. The crowd chanting sent vibrations through every molecule in our bodies.

"Harry, come on! We've got to get on stage! Now!" Louis shouted at me. I let go of Leah and left her standing on the side.

"Just stay right here, okay? There's a couch over there and you can always ask a roadie for something. Enjoy the show!" I shouted behind my shoulder as I ran on stage. I joined he boys at he front with my mic in hand.

"How about her? Lets give Leah another round of applause! I think she deserves it!" Liam started getting the crowd fired up. Leah blushed slightly and I gave her a thumbs up.

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"For the last song of the night, we'd like to get a certain lovely lady up here." The crowd went wild as I spoke. There were so many girls screaming and fighting to get at the barriers.

"Leah! Come here babe!" I stared over to her. She had shock written on her face and I couldn't help but chuckle. Leah hesitantly started making her way to us and I became impatient. I sighed and ran to grab her hand.

"Harry, what are you doing?" She laughed out. I smiled widely at her.

"I have a very special announcement! This is Leah, as you know. But what you don't know is: I adopted her!" The smile flew from her face and her breathing increased. I shot her a confused glance and she but her lip, looking like she was about to cry. What?

•Leah's POV

How could he tell everyone that?! He didn't even ask if it was okay! The boys were all very confused and I didn't know what to do. The crowd became relatively quiet. It scared me, honestly.

"Hey, you okay babe?" Harry asked, holding the mic towards the ground. I put on such an utterly fake smile and nodded. He seemed delighted with my answer, although Niall shot me a strange look.

"Okay, well as I was saying, this one is for Leah!" Harry said in his mic. He quickly moved the mic away and whispered in my ear "the boys want to kiss your forehead. Don't freak out, okay?" I simply nodded, still unsure. Then, the familiar beat started and my heart swelled.

"Your hand fits in mine like its made just for me." Zayn walked up and took my hand in his. "But bear this in mind this was meant to be. And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheek" he let go of my hand and cupped my face. "And it all makes sense to me." He leaned in and planted a small kiss to my temple and I froze. Liam soon took Zayn's spot.

"I know you've never loved the crinkles by your eyes when you smile." He laid his hand gently on my face and I jumped a bit. After finishing his verse, Liam copied Zayn's move and placed another kiss on my forehead. Then for their choral duet, I was put between them and their arms were around my shoulders. Inside, I was convulsing and crumbling into tiny pieces.

"You can't go to bed without a cup of tea." I hadn't even noticed that Louis had taken Liam's place and the spot where Zayn was turned empty. "Maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep. And all those conversations are the secrets that ill keep though it makes no sense to me." Louis pressed a quick kiss to my forehead and moved for Harry. He walked slowly until he was directly in front of me.

"I know you've never loved the sound of your voice on tape. You never want to know how much you weigh. You still have to squeeze into your jeans but," he rested his forehead on mine and my heart race increased, if that was even possible. "You're perfect to me." He pulled me close and let his lips stay on my forehead. He closed his eyes and just rested his chin on the top of my head. I was shaking and terrified but somehow, I felt a bit better having Harry right there. As soon as he came, he was gone. Niall came strutting up to me and grabbed my hand.

"I noticed those ya know." He whispered in my ear and glanced down at my wrist quickly before his eyes jutted up to mine. Shit. "Noticed what?" I tried to play dumb. Louis and Harry were still singing their part of the chorus. "You know what. It's okay, I'm the only one who knows. The secrets safe with me, but please stop." His eyes showed a true sadness as he started.

"You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you. You'll never treat yourself right darling, but I want you to. If I let you know I'm here for you, maybe you'll love yourself like I love you." Niall didn't kiss my forehead, which surprised me. He pecked my hand and then buried his nose into my neck. I took a sharp breath in and just waited for this to be over.

When Harry finished his chorus, the boys surrounded me singing the last chorus. I was nearly hyperventilating and all of their faces were frightened. Why couldn't I just be normal? Why couldn't I let them be nice to me and actually care? Maybe it's because... I know they'll get tired of me.

"Are you okay?" Harry held me by the shoulders and snatched me away from my thoughts. I realized that the band had stopped playing and Liam was saying goodbyes to the audience. I couldn't speak, so I simply shook my head. Against me fighting, Harry picked me up bridal style. To any other person, this looked normal. It looked as if we were messing around.

Only we knew how serious it was.

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What's going on with Leah :o

Will update tomorrow xx Promise!

I love you! Stay beautiful,

Brittany