Midnight

Chapter 10:

For the rest of the day Belle seems distant. She doesn't really contribute in any of the conversations and always seems to be staring off on the distance. I am beginning to get a little concerned.

"One hour warning!" Perrie yells from upstairs. Belle and I are in the TV room watching Supernatural with Kelly.

"This show is gross. I'm going to get ready." Kelly gets up.

"Wussy." Belle says under her breath.

"I heard that!" Kelly says.

"You were meant to. Come on it's not that bad."

"Those people just ate each other! Literally!"

"Ah yes, true love." Belle smirks.

"I'm out." Kelly leaves.

"I thought you hated horror movies." I say to Belle. We are both sitting on the couch but she is on the opposite end, curled into a ball with a blanket over her.

"So you were eavesdropping on mine and Niall's entire conversation," She doesn't take her eyes off the dude in the trench coat who is currently eating a burger like there is no tomorrow. "And I can't stand horror movies." She adds.

"Isn't this basically a horror movie just stretched out into a TV show?"

"It's not as bad as horror movies. It's more gruesome then scary. Plus the guys are hot."

A ping of jealousy sparks inside me as I focus back on the screen. I glance between the three guys on the screen. They aren't that hot. I look back over at her and her eyes follow the short one around. I wish she would look at me that way. She had briefly last night when she first saw me shirtless but she had quickly changed it as soon as I looked up at her.

We sit in silence and watch the rest of the episode. Once it is over we have around 15 minutes till the party starts.

"We leave in 5!" Perrie yells down to us.

"Guess I should go get ready." Belle says and unwraps herself from the blanket.

"You really wait till the last five minutes?" I stand up and follow her.

"I only need five minutes." She climbs the stairs up to the third floor. Once in her room she pulls some stuff out of her dresser and walks into the bathroom. I sit in her bed and wait. Just like she said, five minutes later she comes out.

She is now in dark green skinny jeans that match the dark green sparrow on her deep red sweater with black combat boots. Her hair is out of the bun and is flowing down past her shoulders, around to the bottom of her ribcage.

The way those jeans hug her make me want take her right here and right now but I restrain myself.

"Trying to match me?" I pull down the collar of my shirt so my sparrow tattoos are visible.

"Unlucky coincidence," She shrugs. "Now come on let's go before Perrie has a fit." I let her drag me down the stairs where Perrie, Jackie and Kelly are waiting.

"It's about time." Perrie says and stands to her feet.

"Excuse you. I still have a minute to spare." Belle points out.

"I love those boots!" Kelly attention drops to Belles combat boots.

They were pretty badass boots. In fact she looked more badass then usual. It's hot. Although I wish she had stayed in what she was wearing earlier. Now other guys might look at her and I have been good about not losing it lately. Not that what she was wearing earlier wasn't attractive, it just hid her more.

"Thanks," Belle smiles. "Now let's go I wanna get this over with." She shoots me a glare before turning and walking down the stairs.

I ignore it. I need to get out.

Zayn comes over and drives Perrie and Jackie while Kelly drives herself and I drive Belle.

We pull up to the frat house and the place is packed. So maybe this wasn't the best idea I have ever had. I practically have to pull Belle out of the car.

"Come on. An hour will go by faster then you think." I say as we walk into the crowded house.

"Fine. But I'm getting a drink," She grumbles and pushes through the crowd. I follow her, I have been doing a lot of that lately. We reach the kitchen and she grabs a red cup and sniffs the liquid inside before sipping it. "Rum." She smiles and sips it again. This is strange I didn't have her pegged as the drinking type. "Can we at least go outside before I start to get people claustrophobic?"

"People claustrophobic?"

"Yes. I get really anxious and freak out when I am in a crowd of people for to long." She explains. No wonder she doesn't like party's.

"Ok let's go out back."

She hold onto the back of my shirt as I guide her out. It is cute how she is clutching to me like a small child. Once outside we find Perrie sitting on Zayn who is next to Louis who is next to Hannah and Jackie and on the end is Kelly all sitting in a circle on the grass.

"Harry!" Hannah staggers up to me and wraps her arms around my neck. I turn my face as she try's to kiss me and pry her off of me. I look next to me to find Belle has gone and sat next to Kelly. Ignoring Hannah's wondering eyes, I sit next to Belle and she shifts away from me.

God dammit Hannah. Again.

Izzy's POV:

We are here for less them 20 minutes and Harry already has a girl on him. Typical. I roll my eyes and sit next to Kelly.

"The nerve of some people." She whispers to me. I laugh and sip my drink, avoiding looking at Harry or Hannah. Seconds later Harry sits next to me on the ground. I shift towards Kelly a little. She puts her arm around my shoulder and pulls me close.

I hate that I am having such a strong response to this.

I zone out of the entire conversation that is going on as I lean onto Kelly.

"No you do it!" Perries voice snaps me out of my thoughts.

"Not gonna happen! I say we have Izzy do it." Hannah evilly grins at me.

"Hannah." Harry warns her.

"Do what?" I ask.

"See those guys over there?" Hannah points to a tall tan guy with short black hair and a equally as tall white guy with short blonde hair. "That's Jacob, the one with black hair, and Ian, the one with blonde hair. They are seniors and throw all the best party's. Not this one though, this is to low scale for them. They are very popular and picky. So go ask them if we can go to their party next weekend." Her eyes look challenging.

"That's it?" That's the worst challenge ever.

"Trust me. The rejection hurts more then expected." Kelly sighs.

"Who says I'm gonna get rejected?"

Hannah lets out a laugh and I glare at her.

"Trust me," I smile at Kelly. "They wouldn't dare reject me." I begin to get up when Harry reaches out and grabs my wrist.

"Don't. They are huge assholes and players." He says.

"Call them over here so we can hear the conversation." Hannah adds on.

"It's fine," I say down to Harry but he doesn't look convinced. "Jacob! Ian! Come here!" I call over to the boys. The circle of people I was sitting with look stuck between excited and terrified.

"Izzy!" Jacob opens his arms and pulls me into a hug.

"Hey where have you been hiding!" Ian says and also pulls me into a hug as soon as Jacob lets go. I turn glance behind me to find everyone staring at me with a shocked expression. Except Harry, he looks tense.

"I just moved from across campus," I smile and turn back to them. "So anyways I hear you are having a party next weekend."

"Sure are. It's gonna be crazy. You wanna come? You know you are always welcome you don't have to ask." Jacob smiles back.

"Well I would hope so! But I was hoping you could do me a favor and let my friends in too." I give him a pleading smile and gesture to the small circle of people sitting behind me.

"And why would we do that?" Ian's eyes scan the circle.

"Cause you owe me."

"Oh do we?" Ian's expression is playful.

"Ya. Let's see. What about the time I let you," I poke Jacobs chest. "Crash in my room cause you were to drunk to go home and your mother would kill you."

"That's for him not me." Ian points out.

"Alright," I think for a second. "You don't owe me but I could always blackmail you."

"With what?"

"I know that your mother recently sent you a box if condoms in the mail that she found in your room," everyone behind me lets out a laugh. "Also that-"

"Ok ok you and your friends can come to the party just please stop!" He puts his hand over my mouth.

"Not me. Just my friends." I clarify.

"Why won't you be coming?" Jacob asks.

"I don't like party's."

"Then why are you here." Ian give me an 'are you stupid' look.

Why am I here? Oh ya that's right.

"Cause of him," I motion to Harry who was sitting like a statue next to where I stand. Their eye brows shoot up and perverted smiles spread across their faces. "No. I am not sleeping with him." I sigh. Ian looks down at Harry.

"Losing your mojo man?"

"No." Harry snaps.

"Ya you're right, Izzy can just be stubborn sometimes," Ian looks back at me. "And you know I could always blackmail you too."

"Oh that's true. Remember that time you ran through the house naked thinking no one was home but Andrew and I were on the couch." Jacob laughs. My face gets beat red and it's my turn to cover his mouth with my hand. Harry stands up so he is next to me. I can tell he is pissed. He wraps a protective arm around my waist and pulls me so my hand falls from Jacobs mouth.

"Alright you win! You win!" I whine.

"Your friends can still come to the party. We would have let them anyways cause you asked, I just like messing with you." Ian grins. I lean forward and smack him on the arm.

"Oh and don't forget the time at our," Ian motions to him and Jacob, "Graduation when your grandmother-"

"Oh that will be all! thank you!" I push them away.

"You better visit sometime!" Jacob calls back to me.

"I promise!" I yell to him. A smile spreads across my face. I haven't seen those guys in so long.

"Damn Izzy. First Tim now them. Do you sleep with everyone?" Jackie says. Man I just wanna slap her. I turn and sit next to Kelly. Harry sits next to me and stays quiet. I can tell he is not happy with what just happened.

"Sleep with them?" I jab my thumb to where they now stand.

"Ya it was obvious." Hannah adds in. Maybe I will slap her first.

"I have never slept with them. And never will. I have known those two dumbasses sense I was 3 and they were 5," I think back to some of the good old days. "Ah man! I could have used their baby pictures against them!" I faceplam as all these great blackmail ideas come pouring into my mind.

"Damn. You have known them a long time." Kelly says.

"As long as I can remember." I have satisfaction about having an upper hand against Jackie and Hannah.

"So are we just not gonna talk about the whole 'running through the house naked' thing?" Zayn asks.

"I was like 7! I didn't know they were there!" I defend myself.

"Sure you didn't." Perrie winks at me. Harry has been silent this entire time and I am beginning to get worried.