Take my Pain

Four

Harry's POV

When I'm all set to go, I ruffle my fingers through my hair and get the watch that was my first day of school present from my desk. It reads 6:00.

As I go down the stairs, I can hear that the bickering over the unhealthy breakfast they are eating turned into a light conversation about something I can't hear.

I sling my bookbag over my shoulder and cough loud enough for them to hear me.

"I'm gonna go." I say and wave. "Thank you for the goods Mrs. Starlight."

"Oh please do try some Harry before you go." she persists to feed me the junk. My mom rolls her eyes.

"Later." I assure her and kiss my mom on the cheek. I turn to my dad and hug him, noticing that his eyes catch the watch on my wrist.

I am about to head out the door when Daisy says, "Oh golly me I almost forgot! Harry, I wanted to thank you for showing Rose around your school yesterday. She told me how helpful and caring you were being. What a sweet boy!"

"No problem, Mrs. Starlight." I grin.

"Oh stop with all the formalness." she says. "Just call me Daisy. I prefer that over all the Mrs nonsense." she says and I nod.

"Yes m'am." I mutter and wave once again.

"Have fun at school." They all say as I walk out and shut the door.

The weather is slightly hotter than slightly hotter than usual. I squint my eyes through the blazing sun to see Rose standing at the bus stop.

Just like yesterday, she has her bag slung across her shoulders and she is slightly balancing her toes and heel- back and forth.

I smile and slow my pace, becoming quieter as I silently come up behind her. After three seconds I lightly push her shoulders and shout "Good morning!", right in her ear.

She flinches and screams "Ah!" while turning around to look at me. I laugh hysterically as her face takes on the realization that it's just me.

"Harry! What was that for?" she says and her face is turning pink. I can't stop laughing at her reaction- even after the bus comes to stop right in front of us.

She jokingly stomps up the stairs, pretending that she is mad and I follow after her- still laughing.

When she sits down at our seat from yesterday, she turns so that her body takes up the whole seat. She is pouting and crossing her arms.

"Excuse me." I say trying not to laugh at her attempts to be mad.

"Excuse you." is her reply. She smirks when I raise my eyebrows at her.

Okay. Two can play at this game.

I turn my body so that she thinks I am going to sit on the seat right next to me, but instead plop my bum on her legs.

She giggles and smacks by back teasingly before attempting to move her feet. Buy I don't budge. Now I'm the one who's smirking.

"Harry, get your butt off of my feet." she says but I don't budge. Instead I laugh at her attempts to make me move.

"Oh, excuse me m'am. I didn't notice you were there. Am I bothering you?" I pretend to be oblivious to the soft punches on my back from her delicate hands- trying to get me off. The assault is so soft, it almost feels like a nice massage.

"Yes sir, you happen to be. Now could you sit properly?" she asks and tugs her feet one last time. I slightly lift my weight off of her and she snatches her legs away.

"Oh. No wonder why it felt like something was poking my butt." I say and she scoffs.

"Oh. Maybe it was because you were sitting on my feet!" We stare at each other until, finally we both laugh.

"I'm glad you're done putting up that mad demeanor. Are you still pissed at me?" I ask and poke her stomach teasingly.

She swats my hand away and literally turns her smile upside down.

"I am very pissed at you. Hm!" She turns her full body away from me, crosses her arms again, and pouts her lips.

"Come on Rose." I find it hilarious that she's acting like a two-year old. So I'll treat her like one.

"Rosieeeee." I say in the most high pitched voice I can. "Don't make me tickle you."

She turns and glares at me- I notice that she is trying not to laugh again. "You wouldn't dare" she says.

"Oh but I would." I bring my hands around her waist and tickle her.

She doesn't squeal or scream like I expected she would. She doesn't even flinch. Instead, she takes my face in her hands and pushes her mouth to my lips.

I leave my hands where they are on her waist and bring her closer. After about two seconds, I feel her lips being detached from mine- but it's not the feeling of her breaking the kiss. It feels like she is disintegrating from my grip on her hips.

When I open my eyes, the scenery is different. We are not on the bus kissing, we are standing at the bus stop, waiting for the bus.

Rose is standing in front of me- without knowing that I am right behind her, it seems.

She continues to balance herself from heel to toe, toe to heel. That's when I realize I was just daydreaming. It was all just my imagination, but it felt so real.

Since I don't want her to turn around and notice me standing their with my flabbergasted expression, I walk forward and say "Hey, Rose."

She turns to me and immediately smiles. "Hey, Harry." she replies.

"How early do you come here to wait for the bus?" I ask- trying to forget the thought that I should have tried to scare her in a flirtatious way. But I know it won't work the way I dreamed it would.

"Um... I'd say around 5:50." she answers.

"Oh.." I answer and scratch behind my ear. She smiles just as the bus comes.

We walk towards it as it squeaks to a stop. I motion for Rose to go in before me and say, "Ladies first."

She giggles and gives me a polite "Thank you." before going up the steps and I follow.

We sit in our seats from yesterday and I feel so awkward because of my weird daydream. Rose leans her head against the window and closes her eyes as the bus drives on.

"Sleepy?" I chuckle and her eyes burst open. "Kind of." She giggles along and closes her eyes again.

My eyes travel down from her eyes to her nose, further and further until it reaches her lips. Rosy pink-colored and it looks so soft.

I gulp and look away automatically, adjusting the bookbag on my lap and turning my head to look at my right.

I lean my head against the seat and close my eyes as well.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Sorry guys for not updating in forever and making this chapter so short. What happened is I became a high schooler and started getting so much work to do with no time whatsoever to update on the story. However! I got many ideas throughout the weeks- during random times like when I'm showering or just about to sleep- where I jotted down the notes for this story. So! I already know how the story is going to end and many cute scenes. Please be patient and make sure you vote for this story so that I have the encouragement to keep reading... Thanks guys <3