Cold. (A Harry Styles Fanfic)

Chapter Twenty-Two- Marked

  A couple days later  I was invited to a signing of theirs. I knew why I had to go; because Harry wanted to make our relationship public and protect me at the same time. Millions of girls practically shouted and crowded around the small table the boys were set at. Twenty body guards were present scanning the scene. I sat almost self consciously beside him. I wondered how everyone was going to think of me.

        I'm going to get so much hate...

        Harry glanced at me for a moment before removing a lock of hair from my face. "Are you alright, love?"

        I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. "Not really,"

        "Why?"

        "Because I'm pretty sure all your fans are premeditating my murder." I whisper fearfully looking around. 

        Harry chuckled grabbing my hand tightly. "Don't worry, they won't harm you,"

        "Yeah, our fans are awesome," Niall smiles beside him. "Crazy, but amazing,"

        "Plus we have a lot of body guards here," Zayn smirked beside me to my left. "So, I'm pretty sure you're safe."

        I suppress a shiver. "Do not mock the strength of these girls. The bodyguards have their job cut out for them today,"

        Liam let out a loud laugh. "Gracie, you are a delight! Seriously."

        I roll my eyes playfully and grumble. As the fans came forward with tears in their eyes and flushed faces I couldn't stop myself from smiling. They looked like their dreams were just coming true. I remember when my dreams came true. I smiled brighter to myself and felt Harry squeeze my knee comfortingly beside me. I flashed him a reassuring smile and said hello to the fans. After about an hour I didn't realize how tiring this all was. Today was scorching us in it's heat. It's September for crying out loud, why can't it just be colder?

        "I'm gonna go get some water," I say standing up slowly taking my hand out of Harry's which he had been holding the whole time.

        Zayn looked up smiling. "Hey, can you get us some too?"

        I smile back. "No prob,"

        "Be careful," Harry glances at me for a moment.

        That 'demon' thing was still after me i think. But so far i was safe, and he wouldn't be able to find me in a public place like this. I gave him a reassuring smile and left the table that the boys were sitting in. Off to the side there was a large round bin that cooled a bunch of drinks inside. I reached in for six waters until I heard a sound in the ally way just to the right of me. I tensed; if I've known anything I knew I sure as hell wasn't going in that ally way. No damn way.

        "Miss...miss." I heard a little girl's voice say as I turned around with the waters.

        A little girl? What the heck is she doing in an ally way. "Are you talking to me?" I stepped towards the ally way to see it was actually a little girl with long curly black hair and a white dress. She wasn't wearing any shoes, so the dirt smudged her feet making them dirty and a little cut up.

        I dropped to my knees touching them slightly; she continued to stare curiously at me for a moment. "Honey, where's your shoes?"

        She pouted her lip. "I lost them."

        I squinted at her; for some reason she wouldn't look directly at my face. "What's your name?"

        She wiped her face as if she was crying. "Audrey,"