elysian - hariana

0.2 - not in love

                  

Recap:

I tuck in my chair, making my way towards the exit, but before I could have even left, my body was bumped into a tiny figure. I bent down to help the body I had slammed into, to be met by familiar eyes being locked onto mine.

Ariana.

harry

I stared in horror as I watched Ariana laying on the ground in shock. Ariana said something, but I didn't stay around to listen. Agitated, I rushed out of the coffee shop and didn't look back. I jogged my way back to my house briskly, knocking on our front door, Gemma answering.

"Finally talked to Ariana?", Gemma asks, my lips curving down into a frown whilst shaking my head. "Shh, mum might hear. Besides, I bumped into her today, and I kind of ran off. I wasn't thinking, I just got so nervous.", I bit down onto my nails, picking up Mittens, my cat. "You're going to have to talk to her sometime if you like her so much.", Gemma replied, crossing her arms over her chest as I kissed Mittens on the head. "I'm working on it."

"Yeah, sure, okay.", Gemma said sarcastically. Gemma was obviously still sceptical about me building enough confidence to talk with Ariana. I frowned as she brushed past me. Mittens meowed up at me, making me grin once again. "You believe in me at least. Don't you, Mittens?"

I walk over to the kitchen, Mittens still in my arms, seeing mum reading a newspaper whilst sipping some tea. I strolled towards her, greeting her with a kiss on the cheek. "Good afternoon, mum.", I said quietly as she greets me with a peck back on my cheek.

I grab my phone when it makes a small ring, indicating that I just got a text. I look over at my phone to see who it was from, and to my surprise, it was from Rick.

Sorry, I had to cancel, I was pretty busy. Maybe come by tomorrow afternoon, meet me at the coffee shop, where you always go to.

I replied with a brisk 'okay' before I head up to my room, cuddling Mittens in my arms. I set my journal down on the table in my bedside, laying down with Mittens in my grip. "I was such a coward a while ago, Mittens. I wish I had the confidence to just talk to her. I bet it's going to be awkward tomorrow. What if she thinks I'm an ignorant asshole who doesn't want to help anyone. Oh no.", I frown as Mittens meows at me before she slowly walks off of me, hearing my door creak. I look up to see Gemma, leaning on my door frame. "You know, talking to your cat won't help your problem, right?", I sigh, looking over at where she was. "I'm working on it!", I yelled at Gemma before gently pushing her out of the doorway and closing my bedroom door.

The next day, I made my way to the coffee shop to meet Rick. I paced inside, looking everywhere to try and spot Ariana, but to my luck, she wasn't here. I sat down at my usual spot, waiting for Beatrice to come over and serve me. Just as my thoughts left her, she came speeding down my table. "I saw what happened yesterday between you and Ariana. Dick move just running out like that Harry, you don't know what Ariana's capable of. I think you should apologize.", Beatrice confronts me, my head immediately fall on table, mumbling an 'I know'. "So, the usuals?", I nod as she swiftly handles all the costumers with kindness.

My head immediately rises when a hand slams onto my table, revealing a pissed Ariana. Shit. "Do you have a thing where you knock people to the ground and then run off? Cause it sure seems like it.", she barks, making me look down in shame. "I'm s-sorry, I was just so pre-preoccupied and I wasn't.. I wasn't thinking.", I say, but she cuts me off. "Wasn't think? So an apology just didn't sleep into your preoccupied state? You know, sometimes people just need high fives, in the face, maybe with a chair.", I was really started to get nervous around this Ariana. She sighs before she looks down, staring at my trembling lips. "Okay, I forgive you. I'm sorry, just.. rough day and, yeah.", she frowns before walks away with a small wave. I couldn't let her go this time. "Wait!", I say, making her look back, making her finally come back to me. "My.. I.. I'm Harry.", I stuck out my hand for her to shake which she gladly does. "Ariana.", she says as if I don't already know. Her hand just seems so perfect on mine, for a brief second, I didn't want to let go, but I finally did.

"Well, it's very lovely meeting you, Harry. I have to go serve more costumers and prepare Lance's usual. He's gonna come in any minute. That annoying twat.", she laughs, making my smile grow vastly. She was so beautiful, a little ball of happiness. I bid my farewell before she exits, leaving me, a happy mess on my table.

"Harry!", my head twitches at a familiar voice, spotting Rick as I give him a small wave, him entering the shop. "Hey, I thought you'd come later, since.. you know, you're never an early bird.", I chuckle, grinning as he sits at the chair in front of me. "You'll never know what happened today.", my grin grows even wider at the thought of what had occurred just a few minutes ago. Before I could start my story, Beatrice comes to give me my coffee. I smile at her, taking the coffee from her hands. "Thank you, Bee.", she nods, laughing at my happy state as she gracefully paces away.

"I talked with Ariana, and she was just, she was amazing. You'll never believe how beautiful her eyes are. Hazel brown, with a certain glow of beauty. Wow.", I smile, my mouth not shutting as I ramble on and on about her. "Woah, Harold. It sounds like you're in love.", I bury my face in my hands as I look over at him, shrugging my shoulders. "I am not in love."

Shortly after finishing my coffee, we made our way to Rick's house for a small hangout, probably gonna play some video games. And that's when thing's got a lot more interesting.

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i'M BAAAACK!!!!

kinda short update :-( i'm sorry !!!

but tHEY FINALLY TALKED YAY

not sure if it was smart ending this chapter like that but i tRIED

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