The Promise

Chapter 17

-Harry-

While I helped Melody gather her things in the room at the X-Factor building, I started feeling sad. These next couple of weeks are going to be the last I see of her for a long time. We signed the contract with Syco, and we'll be recording for our first album in two weeks. The X-Factor starts up again in about four months. She'll be alone while we're out recording. I almost feel bad.

"Harry? Harry are you okay?" I snap out of my thoughts, and see Melody next to me on her crutches.

"I'm fine, just...I don't want to leave you Melody. I don't want to leave you all alone while we go and be successful. I just feel bad about breaking my promise," I said, sitting down on the bed.

"Haz, I'm gonna be fine. I may not love you like I once did, but I still consider you my best friend. We'll stay in touch, and we'll never forget what we had back in Cheshire, and what we had here. I'm never going to forget what you did for me Harry." She sat next to me, and set her crutches on the floor. "I'll always love you in a way Harry. No matter how famous you get, and no matter how disconnected we become. You will always be my first love. You also have a promise to me. A promise that will never be forgotten." Her words ring with many truths. I still really love her, but if you love something, let it go. And if it loves you too, it'll come back. I feel confident that Melody and I will meet again after we separate. It's just a gut feeling, but I'll hold on to it.

"Melody Griffin, I don't think I'll ever get over you," I said. She just giggled, and kissed my cheek. But in truth, I don't think I will. Sure, I may have different girlfriends sometime in the future, but I'll never truly love them like I love Melody. Never.

**Months Later**

"Good job boys! That's the last song we need for the album!"

"Yes!" we all shouted. Louis jumped up and down and shrieked out unintelligible words. He's still the same Louis he was at the X-Factor. The only thing missing is a brunette girl with hazel eyes. We all really miss her, but she's home in Cheshire in our old flat. I can only wonder how she's feeling. Whenever I can, I text her, or call her. She seems to be alright. She's been hanging out with Izzy, the girl we met at the X-Factor auditions. She tells me she's doing fine, her leg is now fully healed, and her memories have been mostly restored. She remembers everything that happened in the X-Factor, her childhood, her school friends, her school time, and her parents' accident. The only thing missing, is what happened while we were living together.

I'm not saying we did anything bad, but we just had a lot of good times in that flat. Watching films, watching 'Kitchen Nightmares', playing videogames, just hanging out. I'm just gonna say it, I miss her. It pains me to think about her. The lads have tried to distract me, get my mind off of her, but it isn't working. All I can do is remember. Remember the times we had. Remember the short time she really loved me.

-Melody-

"Mel! Don't do that!" Izzy whined. I fell on the ground and laughed. She had just come out of the bathroom, and I jumped out and scared her. When I stopped laughing, it wasn't because it wasn't funny anymore, it was because I remembered Louis and I doing the same thing to Harry once. I stopped laughing because of the pain in my heart. I really miss him. Izzy moved in, and she took my old room, and I moved my things into Harry's old room. It still smells like him in there. I used his old sheets on my bed so I could just attempt to feel his presence. I have washed them, but they still smell like his cologne and soap. The X-Factor is in two weeks, and I'm not nervous at all. I'm already in, and all I need to do is make it through.

"Melody, wanna watch a film?" Izzy asked, crashing my train of thought.

"Uh, sure. Which one?" As she browsed through Harry and I's collection of films, I got my phone, and sent a text to Ally.

To Ally: Hey! Wanna come over and watch a film with Izzy and I?

I had introduced the two shortly after Izzy moved in. They really get along, and they're both really sweet to me.

From Ally: Sure! I'll be over in ten with ice cream (:

To Ally: Sweet (: see you in ten

"Hey Iz, Ally's coming over!"

"Sweet! Hey, is The Nightmare Before Christmas okay?" My gut wrenched at the mention of the Tim Burton film. Harry wanted to watch it one night, and I told him I'd never seen it. He made a huge deal of me watching it. He went and bought some bubble gum ice cream, and let me use his special blanket while we watched it.

"Yeah, that's fine," I whispered. I went into my-well, Harry's room, and opened the drawer. I pulled out the small photo, and just looked at it. Harry was holding me bridal style, and the rest of the lads were making funny faces at the camera. I laughed at the silly memory, and wiped away the tear on my cheek. Harry was kissing my cheek, and I was just holding on to him for dear life. This photo was taken when I still had my cast on my leg. It was taken the day Harry was leaving to London to record, and I was going back to Cheshire to wait for the X-Factor to start again. I put the photo back in drawer, and washed my face. When I went back out to the sitting room, Ally was sitting on the couch with a tub of bubble gum ice cream, and two others of chocolate and sherbet.

"I know it's your favorite," she said, handing me the tub of bubble gum ice cream. I went in the kitchen and grabbed three spoons. Spoons. Liam. I'll never forget them. Everything I see reminds of them in some way. Yesterday I saw a girl in a striped shirt, and thought of Louis. I also saw a boy in a plaid shirt, and thought Liam. I saw a girl with curly hair in a magazine, and thought Harry. Then again, when don't I think about Harry?

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I know I updated like an hour ago, but I felt like updating this one. I think this is my favorite of my fan fictions, and definitely the most fun to write. It may not have as many reads as The Sweetheart or The Bad Boy, but it's my personal favorite (: So, last night, I had a dream that I was dating Niall, and then he died O_O He frucking died!! Aghh! Whatever. Anyway, read my new Harry fan fiction, Can I Trust You?, I'll have a cover up eventually.

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