The Player's Girl - Harry Styles Fanfic

Chapter 16- Can't live without them.

"Jay I need a ride to school." I leaned in between Jay's doorframe and watched him take his phone off the charger. He turned around and looked at me.

"Still having problems in paradise?" Jay smirked at me teasingly. I rolled my eyes and shook my head at him. He chuckled and grabbed his backpack and wallet. He made his way out of his plain bedroom and stopped right in front of me.

What paradise? There was no such thing as a paradise between Harry and I at the minute. It's just a giant rollercoaster ride filled with emotions. Emotions on my end, I'm not sure about his.

"After you." He signaled with his hands for me to go on. I smiled at him and turned around to walk to my room to get my stuff whilst he closed his bedroom door.

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At school, I found Louis, Zayn, Liam, Niall, and unfortunately Harry standing in a circle without their little 'groupies'. I was utterly surprised by that. I made my way over, Niall's jacket in hand ready to give it to him after he forgot it at my house.

"Ello there lads." I greeted cheerfully, "Here's your jacket Niall."

"Hey Anna." Liam greeted me with a simple smile and a little hug.

"Hey girl, hey." Niall said to me in a hilarious voice. I laughed at that. Niall grabbed his jacket back whilst Harry glared at the jacket as if he was trying to burn it. Point is; it was an intense glare. I wouldn't want to be that jacket.

"Hello child." Louis said to me. I hated when he called me a child, after all he was only 2 years older than the rest of the lads and I.

"Hey." Zayn and Harry simply said together. I smiled at Zayn and he smiled back. Harry noticed how I didn't smile at him and if I didn't know him better, I'd say he was frowning. Good.  

"I don't want to be here right now." I said, wrapping my arms around my jumper in an attempt to make myself warmer. Louis gave a strange look in the direction at Harry and Liam gave a strange look in the direction of Niall.

Harry looked back at Louis with a startled expression. Louis jerked his head my way. They are really obvious. At that, I rolled my eyes and started a casual conversation with Zayn.

"So what have you been up to?" Zayn stopped scanning the area and looked at me.

"Eh. I don't really do much." Zayn said, popping bubbles with his gum. He's so chill sometimes that it's a bit weird. From the corner of my eye, I saw Niall looking at Harry and so were Liam and Louis. Harry finally got what they were trying to say and took up his jacket.

I glanced over at him as he walked over to me. He smiled with his dimples which caused me to raise an eyebrow in response. A giant jacket was wrapped around my shoulders whilst Louis was smiling like a creep.

"Erm....Harry?" I made a confused face up at him and he gave me a kiss on the cheek. Okay, Harry has some serious bi-polar problem or he's just gone mad.

"Yes Anna?" I took his oversized jacket that I was actually quite enjoying the feeling of, off and swung it over his shoulders. "Thanks, but no thanks."

                For a moment, Harry looked like I just kicked his beloved puppy whilst the rest of the boys looked extremely surprised and taken aback. I shrugged it off and awkwardly looked at the floor, watching as I lifted myself onto my toes and back down.

                I'm actually kind of regretting not keeping his jacket. I was relishing in the moment whilst the jacket was still around me. I debated whether or not to steal his jacket off of him; yes, steal. My eyes trailed back up to the jacket that a very devastated looking Harry was wearing.

                His hands were in his pockets and his face was towards the ground. I could just feel the awkwardness.

"Anyways...what ya guys doing later, ya know since it's Friday and all that jazz." Liam spoke up, immediately breaking the extremely tension filled awkwardness lingering in the air.

"I don't know about you guys but I'm going home to eat. And chill with my cat." I said nonchalantly in response. It was true, except I do not have a cat.

Harry looked at me strangely but let it go after a deep chuckle. I shrugged off the laughs from the rest of the lads and tried to look nonchalant.

"I'm going home to meet Ali." Louis said cheekily.

"Who's Ali?" I looked around at the lads' faces. All of which held smirks.

"His girly-friend." Zayn answered in his silly voice. Zayn stood with his hands in his front, jean pockets and varsity jacket on. Every time I hang out with Zayn, I feel cool for the time being. It's a good feeling.

"More like flavor of the week." Harry laughed like a seal. I rolled my eyes, but cracked a smile in the end. "No, Harry I think you meant flavor of the night." Niall chimed in with laughter louder than Harry's. I don't even understand why this is so funny.

Boys; can't live with them, can't live without them.