Angels in Hell (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 15

April 21st, 2017

Alternate Universe

Harry taps on my shoulder lightly. I turn away from the wall I am painting in my office and turn toward him.

"Yes?"

I put down the paint roller and pick up the magazine Harry is handing me. He has a tiny smile and is pulsing with excitement.

"Open to the bookmarked page," he whispers.

Lately, Harry has been into pop culture and teen singers and stuff like that. I, however, still like the oldies on this world. Anyway, with his allowance, he buys magazines. At first I thought it was kind of girly, but I've gotten used to it. I flip to the bookmarked page and the first thing I see is a huge picture of Justin Bieber.

"You're a fan of him?" I ask.

Niall has always been a huge fan of Justin's and we were all friends with him on the other world, but Harry was never one to be a huge JB fan.

"Yeah. You haven't been in my room lately because you've been too busy working on the house. I have a bunch of posters of him on my walls."

"You have Justin Bieber posters on your walls?" I exclaimed surprised.

"GROSS! No!"

"Then who?"

He pointed at the magazine on the same page in the corner. What I see next... surprises me.

"Liam Payne?" I say aloud.

Harry smiles and nods.

"He's incredible. People are saying that he is the next big thing. He's very serious about his music. He barely smiles, too. But I guess it's the mysterious him that makes people like him so much."

Liam... mysterious? Um... strange.

"How old is he?" I ask looking at the picture.

"Seventeen."

Weird. Niall is older than him. Liam's still probably more mature than Niall, though.

"Could we?" Harry asks suddenly.

"Could we what?" I reply confused looking back at Harry.

Harry sighs.

"Did you not read the page? Liam is having a concert near town next weekend. There are only a few tickets left, though."

I look down at the article and smile.

"I'll see what I can do," I say.

Harry jumps with excitement and wears a grin from ear to ear.

"Okay! Thanks, Forever 21!" Harry says hugging me.

I laugh and hug back. Forever 21 is a nickname he came up for me because I look 21 still. Yeah. I'm not aging. I ended up telling Lou Teasdale about me being from another universe. At first, for about an hour we argued back and forth about whether it was true or not. Then, she was so freaked out that she didn't talk to me for a month. I guess it's okay now.

"I'll try and get them now," I say releasing from the hug and going toward the computer. "Tell me more about Liam."

I go to the website and Harry sits next to me.

"He started on The X Factor at age 14 and came back when he was 16-"

That's the same.

"-and made it to the semi-finals."

"Only semi-finals?"

"Yeah. He's probably not as good as the boy band you were in on The X Factor," Harry says smiling.

I smile. Yeah... but he was part of it. Was. (*Cue sad face*) Now, on this world he's a solo artist like he wanted when he started out.

"The tickets aren't that badly priced. I'll get two," I say when I get to Liam's official website.

"You're going, too?" He asks.

"Of course. You're only 10 years old. I'm not letting you go alone."

"Niall's going, too," Harry says. "He can go with me."

"Well, I want to go, too," I say.

"Oh... okay."

I buy the tickets online and Harry sings with excitement.

"I'm so excited!" Harry sings. "And I just can't hide it!"

Harry still likes old music, too, I guess.

April 27th, 2017

Alternate Universe

"There it is!" Niall exclaims pointing at the place Liam is performing.

We are on a ferry; a fun way to travel.

"We're going to miss it!" Harry whines jumping up and down.

"We're only five minutes late," I say anxious as well.

Only, I was anxious for a different reason. I really want to see Liam and hear his voice. I miss Daddy Direction. The ferry comes up to the huge arena and we excitedly thank the driver. Harry, Niall, and I along with many other (late) teenage girls and boys (mostly girls) run up to the arena and hand the person in the front our tickets. Right when we walk in, I hear a magical voice that I haven't heard in 4 years. I run ahead of Niall and Harry and over to our seats which are greatly enough in the fifth row. When I am finally standing in my row, I focus on the stage where Liam is standing in front of me... only five rows away up on a gigantic stage.

A song I've never heard before is ringing throughout the arena. It's a slow, heartfelt, song. He's pulling one of those sad faces that everyone loves. Voices all around me sing along to Liam and I suddenly miss him even more... even if he is right in front of me. I miss the way we used to be- friends. Brothers. Now, he's a teen heartthrob, I work at a pet store, and he doesn't even know I excist. I feel Harry's presense next to me and his excitement and smile radiate off of him. I look at him.

His pink hoodie glows in the dark. His smile is contagious and I catch it. Harry sings along and Niall does also. I put my arm around Harry and pull him closer. I look up at the stage. The music stops and Liam smiles small. The audience screams including Harry and I.

"Thank you, everyone!" Liam says into the microphone.

A huge smile spreads across my face. His voice...

"Thanks everyone for coming," he continues. "Is everyone having fun so far?"

The audience screams louder with even more excitement. Those screams are something I haven't heard in years, yet I am still so used to.

"The next song is another slow one that has never been heard before. In fact, this is my first time performing it!" Liam says sitting on a stool. "It's called Moments."

I gasp. Moments? The familiar music starts up and tears build up in my eyes.

"Shut the door..."

I sway along to the music like everyone else, but I am the only one softly singing along to the song.

"...and the tears stream down my face..."

A small tear falls from my eye. I miss that. One Direction. Harry hugs my side. I look down at him and smile. He smiles back, those dimples poking in his cheeks. So yeah, I miss One Direction and my family, but I'm happy on this world, too. Maybe just as happy. I have the cutest little boy who makes me proud and smile everyday. I guess that's all I've ever needed.

Harry. Maybe, it's one of those things where you think you want one thing, but you look a tad bit closer and you see a little clearer that all you've ever wanted, you didn't think you'd ever want. And maybe, just maybe, It's been here all along.