Everything About You (A Harry Styles Fan Fiction)

Chapter 26

"EMMY, WHERE ARE YOU?!!!" If Harry's over there...who am I with right now?!

"Get away from me!!" I shoved the unknown person away from me, but they pulled me back to them. "Shhh," they told me. I almost felt comforted in a way. Am I insane? Is there something wrong with me?! Welll, obviously there is if I feel comfortable with a stranger who could murder me any second!

I closed my eyes, hoping that I was only stuck in a nightmare, and when I opened them the lights were on. I glanced over to who was beside me and squealed when I saw Zayn standing there with a small smile and excitement in his hazel eyes. I threw my arms around him and we hugged for a second before I remembered that Harry was still gone. "Where's Harry?!"

"I don't know!!" Zayn's eyes were wide but he wasn't very good at acting so he started laughing. "Seriously though, Zayn." "He's fine. He's with a new friend of mine. A great lad. Your friend, Odessa, said you knew him. Liam?" I nodded, recognizing his name from Megan's party. "I can't believe you're here! I missed you!" We hugged again and he rested his chin in the crook of my neck.

"I missed you so much more though, Em." His voice was smooth and thoughtful, but I knew there was sadness behind it; sadness for the way he felt and the way I didn't feel. "How long are you staying in Cheshire?" I was hoping that he'd be here tomorrow too so I could talk to him as long as possible before we were separated again.

"I'll be leaving tomorrow afternoon," he answered softly. "You should come visit with me and Harry. You could hang at our place if you want. I'm sure he wouldn't mind." Actually, I wasn't so sure about that, but he could deal with it. "You two already live together?!" I giggled at his shock, because it wasn't like that, but then I was overwhelmed in dismay as I thought about why I was living at Harry's house.

"No, my mum and I are just staying at his house for now." Zayn seemed a little confused, but he let it go; I think he could sense that it was a touchy subject for me. That's what I loved about him...though I don't love him more than a friend. "You wanna find Harry now?" He asked awkwardly with a cough. "Ermm, sure."

I went into Odessa's living room and there he was along side Liam and Louis. "Babe, it was actually Des who thought of it!" I smiled as he seemed so amazed by that, and sat in his lap as he sat on Odessa's sofa. Harry's arms naturally wound around my waist and I looked up to see Zayn standing there not knowing what to do. "Hey, you? Wanna sit in my lap?" I heard Louis ask jokingly.

I noticed Zayn cough again like he had earlier and he muttered something before walking away to the kitchen. Harry and Louis chuckled and I hit Harry's arm. "Don't be mean to him! He's shy!" I took Harry's arms off me and went to where Zayn was with Harmony and Odessa. He didn't look like he felt he belonged in here either. "Who might you be?" Harmony moved closer to him and Odessa tried not to laugh at how strange it was to see Harmony trying to flirt.

"Um, Zayn," he almost whispered. Aww, I had really forgotten how shy he normally is. You just have to get to know him and then you'll realise that he's not as quiet as he seems. "I ran into him at Starbucks a few months ago, and we've been friends ever since," I declared, putting an arm around Zayn's shoulders, which was hard because he was so much more taller than me.

For a second, I thought I saw Harmony glare at me, like actually glare at me, but when I blinked, all I saw was her smiling at Zayn. Maybe I was just imagining things. "I'm glad we met," Zayn grinned at me and I smiled back. Harmony then grabbed my arm (the one that wasn't around Zayn) and pulled me away saying "I need Em to help me with my hair".

Once in Odessa's guest loo, Harmony harshly questioned me. "What are you doing?!" "What do you mean? I'm not doing anything." She looked so angry that I thought she was going to hit me or something. I don't even know what's happening because she was never like this. "You're flirting with Zayn and you have a perfectly nice boyfriend of your own already!"

"I am not flirting with Zayn! I only see him as one of my closest friends! Why, do you fancy him?" Her eyes watched me icily as she replied, "I do actually." My eyes widened and I didn't know what to say. I knew she probably thought he was cute, but I didn't know she was that interested in him. "What are you doing in there?" Des knocked on the door and Harmony opened it with a faked smile.

"We just wanted to talk," Harmony giggled a sound that I suprisingly found annoying and Des just shrugged like she was used to being puzzled by Harmony. "So where do you live?" I entered the kitchen where Zayn sat at the counter and Harmony joined him on his left side. "I live in Bradford now." Zayn shifted in his seat, almost leaning away as Harmony leaned closer to him.

"Hey, wanna sit outside and hand out candy with me?" Des asked me. "Sure," I waved to Zayn and he gave me a look that clearly stated "don't leave me" but I didn't want to make Harmony even madder at me by asking Zayn to come along too.

"May I help?" Harry appeared out of nowhere and smiled adorably at me. "Since when did he become so proper?" Des laughed at him and we went on to the front door. "A lot of younger kids came earlier, so now I'm guessing people our age or a bit younger are going to come up," Des figured.

"Hey, Harry! Wanna play some pool with me, Louis, a few other lads and Zayn?" Liam inquired Harry generously. Harry glanced at me with uncertainty and I kissed him on the cheek before telling him to go have fun with them. I'd almost forgotten how massive Odessa's house was. She had a lot of guests here, but I hadn't noticed them before. I guess I was too busy trying to not be murdered, and I only focused on my small group of friends.

We went outside and I saw that Odessa brought 2 blankets with her, one for me and one for herself since it was quite chilly out here. She handed me one that was a plain, navy color and I sat in one of the rocking chairs before wrapping it around me. She sat in the companion rocking chair next to a table that held a huge bowl of candy in between us.

"What was up with you and Mona? Something wrong?" Should I lie to Des or tell her the truth? I don't want this to come back to Harmony, but I don't see why Des shouldn't know. "She thought I was flirting with Zayn and got irritated because she fancies him. I wasn't flirting though. Doesn't she know how much Harry means to me?"

"She does; I think jealousy just got the best of her. Don't worry, Em. We all have our bitchy days." We both giggled and looked over to see someone coming up to the house. "Go up there and I'll wait here," I heard a familiar voice tell someone else. "Why can't you just come with me?" The first voice had been talking to a child, maybe around 10.

"Fine," the voice huffed and the 2 figures walked towards Des and I. "Trick-or-treat," the kid told us happily. "Happy Halloween," Des answered with a grin on her face as she held out the bowl to the kid. "Take as much as you want," I offered him and he thanked me politely. The kid hopped away gleefully and the next person came foward. "Hey-" he stopped when he realised who I was and awkwardly looked away.

"Erm, hi, Emery," Oliver greeted.

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So guys I have some news. I really want to finish up my story, Confusing Love. In order to do that though, I'll have to spend all my time on it. I won't be updating this story as soon as you might like.

I'm sorry about not being as descriptive with everything as I was in the beginning. I just haven't been as focused with this story. Good luck in the new school year...whenever you start or if you've already started :)

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