Lurking Shadows [Harry Styles]

Chapter 3

-Chapter 3-

After I had cleaned myself up and bandaged myself, I walked back into class. School was out in just 3 minutes, so I picked up my bag and put it over my shoulder.

Once the bell rang, I walked out of class and remembered that I had towel duty for the swim team.

Yeah I know, it sounds dumb, but it's good community service. And it gets you free lunch.

As I walked down the hallway, I noticed Harry.

He was leaned up against the hallway wall, his head down, hands in his pockets. His curls hung down over his face from his neck being hung low.

"Hey Harry." I said, and smiled. It was nice to see that he was okay. I though he was really going to be sick.

His head popped up at my comment, and he immediately smiled his wide smile, revealing dimples and perfectly white teeth.

"Hi Hale. I'm sorry about earlier, I just get super faint when I see blood. And it makes me wanna vomit." He said, pushing himself off the wall and walking towards me.

It was a generally honest apology, and he sounded concerned.

"That's okay, I understand. I used to be like that, but I got over after my parents passed." I said, taking a step towards him, but wincing because of my leg.

Crap. He's probably gunna think I'm a weeny.

"That looks like it hurts. Here, let me help." He said kindly, taking the last step to get to me, and scooping me up bridal style like I weighed nothing.

I'm not super fat or anything, I'm just not the skinniest girl in the world. I'm like 130 pounds, but that's still pretty hard to pick up just like he did.

"Uh... Thanks, I uh.." Oh god damn. I was stuttering like I used to as well! I used to have a huge stuttering problem, but I did special lessons to get it fixed.

I haven't stuttered since then until now! Why was he making me stutter? Because he's totally gorgeous and-

"Earth to Hale, hello? Any body in there?" I blinked back into reality, and realized that he was staring right into my eyes, asking me a question.

"Huh? What? Sorry, I was spacing out." I said quietly, Smiling sheepishly. I probably looked like a retard to him.

"I asked you why you are here after school. And if you were doing anything Tonight?" He had continued on walking, keeping his eyes straight ahead as we neared the exit.

"I'm here after school because I have, Well now I had, towel duty for the swim team. I do it for the free lunches." I explained when he gave me a weird look.

"And I haven't got anything planned for tonight. Why do you ask?" I said, feeling blood rush to my cheeks. I looked away from him, hoping that he wouldn't see.

"Well there is this party I was invited to, and I kinda wanted you to go with me." He said, opening the door with me in his arms at the same time.

When we got outside he set me down, and I held onto his shoulders for support.

"Sure, I'll come. What time? I need to get ready..." I said gesturing to my leg, which had started to bleed again.

I decided to not say anything, so Harry wouldn't run off again. I just covered the spot with my hand lightly putting pressure in it.

"Oh, probably around 8?" He asked, and I noticed that the darkness in his eyes had returned.

"Are you okay?" He suddenly asked me, looking at my hand that was covering my leg.

"Umm.." I trailed off, the pain increasing slowly.

"Here.." He said softly. He took my wrist with his large hand, his touch so soft and gentle, that I barely felt it.

I just watched, curious as to what he was doing. As my hand was lifted up, I could see that the palm and fingertips of my hand was covered in blood.

He looked at it, and suddenly inhaled deeply, as if to try and calm himself. His eyes closed for a second as well.

"Harry, won't you-" suddenly I was pushed against the brick wall by the exit, his body pressed heavily against mine.

I whimpered a little when I hit the wall from the force, and now I looked at Harry with wide eyes, trying to figure out an expression or something to give me a clue to as what was happening.

But all I could see was darkness, dark green glossed over with a sheen as if he was in a distant place, where no one could reach him.

He had my wrists pinned to either side of my head, his eyes looked deeply into mine. They were almost evergreen color, dark and endless.

"What are you-" I started but he had leaned into my neck, and pushed the hair out of the way. I felt something wet on my skin, and realized that he was licking my neck.

He held the the other side of my neck softly in his hand, and it made me lean my neck over, giving him more coverage of the side he was licking.

I've never had a boyfriend or anything, so I didn't know if he was trying to turn me on or what, but it was kinda freaking me out.

My eyes widened and I gasped, frozen with fear and confusion. What was happening? Why's he doing this?

And as soon as it had happened, it stopped. He pushed away from the wall and walked quickly away, leaving me to slide down the wall and think about all this.

I watched him walk away, wondering.

What the hell just happened?