Ghostly Powers (One Direction)

Five

Harry's POV 

I smiled as I saw her sleeping figure on the couch, curled up into a ball with the blanket over her body as we watched Finding Nemo. What? Finding Nemo is a great movie! 

I stood up as it finished and picked her up gently and with her tiny body in my arms I carried her to her room. I need to stop feeling like this. It's just that every time I look at her I can't help but fall deeper and deeper. What is wrong with me? I barely know her and now I'm bringing her on tour! 

I placed Anna in her bed and pulled the covers over her body and kissed her forehead lightly before going back to my room. 

I fell on my bed and starred at the spinning ceiling fan. I slowly fell asleep and closed my eyes. 

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"Harry! Oh Harry! Harold!" I heard a voice yelling as they jumped on my bed. "HARRY EDWARD STYLES GET YOUR ASS OUT OF BED!" 

"What do you want?" I growled as I rolled over to see Anna's smiling face. 

"Can you make me pancakes?" 

"Can't you make them?" 

"I already told you I'm shit at cooking!" 

"I really hate you!" I moaned as I got out and walked out of the room. 

"Love you too!" she called after me. If only. 

I placed the plate in front of her. "How did you know my favourite was blueberry?"

Because I always listen because I want to know every detail about you, I said in my head. "Lucky guess?" I shrugged. 

"Harry?" 

"Yeah?" 

"Can I ask you a question?" 

"You just did!" I laughed but her face was serious so I stopped. 

"Why did you help me? Why did you insist on bringing me on tour?" 

I could give her a million reasons why I did it. I hate seeing her hurt. I hate the look of pain in her eyes, I hate seeing her sad and upset but mostly I love seeing her. She doesn't notice but every time she walks into the room I smiled. I smiled because seeing her makes my day a little bit better. 

"I know I haven't known you a long time Anna but I care about you, a lot, more than I should," I said looking into her beautiful eyes. 

"What do you mean more than you should?" 

"I-I" I stuttered. Shit. Fuck my stupid mouth spilling things without consulting my brain first! "I just mean that I always want to protect you, like a big brother!" Way to go Harry, make her think of you as a brother, that's smart! 

"Oh." she said looking down. "Thanks." 

"What's the matter Anna?" 

"What? Oh nothing. I just need to go get ready." she said putting her empty plate in the sink. 

What did I just do? 

Anna's POV

 Why did that hurt so much? I don't like Harry but why did it hurt so much when he said he only likes me as a sister? 

I mean I should be happy right? Harry said he will always protect me! 

Wrong. 

Now I'm confused! Fuck you emotions! -_- 

I put my plate in the sink and walked out of the kitchen. I closed the door and took a deep breath. Ok Anna calm down, don't freak out don't- "Hey Anna!" 

"Holy fuck Cass!" 

"Wow someone was in deep thought!" she winked. 

"Oh shut up!" 

"Were you thinking about a certain curly haired boy?" she smirked. I looked down as tears started to form in the corners of my eyes and nodded. "Oh hunny!" she said realizing I was being serious. 

"He told me that we were like siblings." I cried. "I don't understand Cass! Why does that hurt so much?" 

"Anna, all joking aside, I think you like him." 

"But I don't! Besides he doesn't like me! I'm a nobody! No one likes me!" 

"I like you!" 

"Cass no offense but it is pretty sad when your only friend is a ghost!" 

"Anna there are a lot of people who like you! The boys to start! If they didn't like you would they be bringing you on tour?" 

"They just pity me!" 

"Anna, love, I love you but you have no confidence! And I know that is from a lot of shit in your life but you have to realize that you are a beautiful and funny girl! Any guy would want to date you!" 

"Chad didn't." I said referring to the crush I have had since grade three. The one who always made fun of me." 

"Chad is a pompous asshole who only cares about getting laid! It is a good thing you missed that bus sweetheart!" Cass laughed. 

"Yeah." I said sadly. 

"Love you need to forget about him and get back up on the horse! This is a whole new beginning for you! This is a new start. Don't waste it!" she said before disappearing. 

Maybe I do like him more than a friend? Maybe I was only telling myself I didn't to avoid being hurt? 

"ANNABANANA!" Harry yelled.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT HAROLD?" 

"I HAVE ICE CREAM!" he screamed from the kitchen. I don't think I have ever ran so fast in my entire life. 

"Ice cream?" 

"Wow that was fast! Do you run track?" 

"Does running to the fridge count as track?" 

"No." 

"Then no. I don't run track!" I laughed. 

"I could hold a tub of ice cream at the finish line then you would beat everyone!" he laughed. Wow his laugh is really pretty. How have I never noticed that before? Or how he closes his eyes when he laughs and how they brighten up when he smiles? How did I not realize how when he starts to laugh too much he clutches his stomach or how when he hugs you he buries his head in your neck? 

Denial. That's why. I was trying to tell myself I didn't like him. Wow I am full of shit! I do like him! But he only likes me as a sister. He will never go out with me. I'm not pretty enough or funny enough or smart enough. I'm nothing compared to the girls he can get! He could get models and singers and actresses. Hell he could get any girl! Why would he choose me? 

Stop! Anna the only way to protect yourself is to not like him!

There we go problem solved! I will just stop liking him! 

"Anna are you ok? You kind of spaced out there for a minute." 

"What?" I asked shaking my head. I looked into his concerned eyes. Man his eyes are beautiful. Why can't mine be like that? His are a gorgeous shade of green! Mine is swamp green. Wait I'm spacing out. "Yeah, I'm fine, just a little tired." 

"Well why don't we go watch a movie?" 

Harry grabbed my hand as sparks shot up my arm and pulled me into the living room where he put my favorite movie in. The Avengers. He sat beside me and put his arm around me and pulled me close as I rested my head on his chest and closed my eyes. 

Maybe this not liking Harry thing is going to be more difficult than I thought...