Harry Styles's Lost Princess- Book 1 (A One Direction Fanfic)

Goodbye Isn't Always Forever- Chapter 21

Goodbye Isn't Always Forever- Chapter 21

Ariel's POV:

"Morning, Kit-Kat and Trixie!" I said cheerfully and flashed them a smile. They smiled and waved at me while they continued their conversation with the director. I went straight into my dressing room and slumped on the sofa. It's January 4 and it's my first day back in the studio. The past 2 days I've been doing interviews to promote my album that's set to be released on January the 14. I assume everyone else has been as busy as I've been, but considering the fact that I haven't talked to them, I wouldn't know. I haven't been avoiding them, but that's how busy I've been. I wake up at 7 A.M. and I'm off to the studio for the morning interview. Then from there I am quickly taken to a magazine headquarters to have pictures taken for an interview, and I end up leaving there at around 6 P.M. Rockers also find out my locations, so by the time I actually get to the car and back to my flat (which thankfully they have not found yet) it is 9 P.M. So I make a quick dinner, take a refreshing shower, and I'm off to bed. I miss my days off.

In my time off I sketch in my songbook. So by the time I arrive to my next location, I'm just sketching. I know I should be working on music, but I haven't found enough inspiration. The Harry and Taylor kiss didn't affect me. Sure I was a bit upset, but now I'm extremely happy. If Harry wants her, then he can have her. I'm done waiting for him. If Harry hasn't lost me yet, he's very close to doing so.

I let my hair fall over my shoulders as I released it from its messy ponytail. I was wearing dark navy jeans, lilac converse, and my purple Jack Wills hoodie. I had no makeup, but I didn't care. It was 8 in the morning I wasn't going to look pretty yet. It’s not like any of the girlies or the lads are going to pop up and-.

"ARIEL! EEP! GUESS WHAT?!" Scarlet squealed from somewhere in the room. As soon as I heard her I screamed and fell on the carpet floor with a thump. I heard a lot of laughing so I'm guessing there's more than one person here...

"A, what are you doing on the floor?" Liam said coming into my line of vision.

"I don't know. Why don't you ask Scarlet? I was more asleep than awake there on the sofa then all of a sudden I hear her squeal. Anyone would scream and fall off their chair," I said while scowling and sitting up. More giggling and I looked around the room. Everyone was here, including Harry. Great...

Scarlet squealed again while handing me one of those long orange envelopes. I gave her a questioning look, but she encouraged me to open it. I crossed my legs and got comfy while sitting criss-cross apple sauce. (A/N: hehe always wanted to use that term :3) I saw a letter inside along with a semi-thick piece of paper. I decided to read the letter aloud.

"'Dear Ms. Winters, I would like to inform you that you have passed. Congratulations on your completion of the course. Your pictures were the best out of the entire class. I have never seen anyone turn in such unique tastes of passion. I know you worked hard on it since you managed you get the Princess to help. I would like to congratulate you once again for your completion and graduation. Have a lovely New Years.

Sincerely,
Professor Binns.'"

My mouth hung open. I'm not surprised she passed because she's a great photographer, but I'm just shocked to hear that she was the best out of the entire class. I stood up slowly and put the letter inside the envelope. I looked at the other paper once I pulled it out and I smiled. It was her certificate. I placed the certificate back in the envelope and slowly stood up. I smiled broadly at Scarlet while I placed the envelope on the coffee table. I flung my arms around her and squealed.

"Congratulations Scarlet! I can't believe you graduated. No wait, I do. I can't believe that your professor was impressed by the pictures! I mean... Ugh! You know what I mean!"

Scarlet giggled and hugged me back equally hard. "I know what you mean Ariel."

I stopped hugging her and crossed my arms and gave her a fake death glare. "You better! By the way... What are you all doing here? I mean I missed you guys and all, but what are you doing here at this ungodly hour?"

Brat giggled and said, "Same old Mermaid. Still hates waking up early."

Harry roared in laughter and added, "Yeah! I'm actually surprised she hasn't bitten any of our heads off yet."

Everyone burst out into laughter including myself. It's true. I'm usually not a morning person.

"Anyways..." Eleanor said sobering up with everyone else.

"We're here because we missed seeing you!" Dani said beaming at me.

"Plus we also had a day off," Niall said shrugging. The lads just nodded with agreement.

"Ok... But you guys do know that I'm filming a music video, right?" I said nervously.

"You are?!" Lou said with a mischievous grin on his face.

"Well then I guess we're not leaving," Perrie said plopping down on the sofa that was now over taken by everyone. I walked over to a beanbag that I just noticed and landed on it with a soft thump. Harry stood up from one of the beanbags nearby and walked up to me.

"Hey Ary, can I talk to you?"

"You can," I said while not moving. Anyone can talk to me. He didn't ask if he may talk to me.

When he realized I wasn't moving, he rolled his eyes and said, "May I talk to you?"

"Egh maybe later. I'm waiting for Kit-Kat to come," I said while not looking at him at all. Sure his New Years kiss didn't faze me, but that doesn't mean we are now on speaking terms.

"Well in that case..." Harry picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.

"HARRY STYLES! YOU PUT ME DOWN THIS INSTANT!!!!!!!" I squealed while punching him on his back. He merely chuckled and walked out of the dressing room. "HARRY! PUT. ME. DOWN!"

Everyone turned to look at us, but I just heard them chuckle. Oh come on! Isn't anyone going to help me?! He walked into a storage room and locked the door. He finally put me down, and I crossed my arms across my chest and glared at him. "You could've asked nicely ya know."

"I did. But you were being stubborn," he said while shrugging. I sighed and let my arms fall to my sides.

"What do you want now, Styles?"

His shoulders slumped while a small frown came across his face. "Styles? Why are you calling me that, Ary?"

"Well let's see," I said letting my sass take over. "You broke my heart. Then you go and start dating Taylor less than a week later. Then you confuse the bloody hell out of me when you tell me you love me yet you act like a complete arse! Finally, you ditched us on Lou's birthday and Christmas! Why the hell would I not call you that?!"

"Ary..." Harry said softly while walking over to me.

"Don't!" I scream and take a couple of steps back. "Don't come near me! Every time you do, you hurt me. Stop!"

His eyes filled with tears and he stopped in his tracks. I felt bad, but I don't need him back in my life. I've finally managed to move on.

"Ary, please. It's not my fault-"

I scoffed, "Please! Whose fault was it then? Taylor's? Please, Harry. You could've easily denied her-"

"Ary it's not like that. I didn't have a choice! You think I wanted to date her?! I don't like her! I love you! I always have and always will. Why can't you understand that?" I cover my ears with my hands and kept walking back until my back hit the wall and slid down.

"Not now, please. This has to be a dream. This can't be true," I said while screwing my eyes shut and rocking back and forth. I'm not ready for this. I just experienced heartbreak with Joe. I'm not ready to experience it again. I felt Harry softly grab my hands and lowered them. He kept holding onto them and encouraged me to open my eyes. Big mistake. I was looking into his gorgeous emerald eyes.

Harry's POV:

I need to tell her. She needs to know everything. I can't lose her. "Ary, it wasn't my fault. You aren't even supposed to know, but I'll tell you. Ary, management pulled us apart. They forced me to break up with you. They forced me to feed you lies. They forced me to date Taylor. I never did anything willingly. That day that we had a meeting with management, they told me to break up with you in the most painful way. They wanted you to stay away from me. I didn't go down with a fight. The next day, I went to see management again..."

Flashback

I walked into the Sony building in New York. Management was currently inside informing them when we will be releasing our next music video. I stormed to the 8th level and didn't even knock on the conference room door. Luckily, the people from Sony weren't there yet.

"Harry," they said clearly surprised.

"I won't go through with this! She's heartbroken! You forced me to lie to her and breakup with her, but your reasoning still doesn't make sense! Why us?! Our fans love us!"

"Why shouldn’t we? Your careers are on the line. If she breaks up with you, your fans will destroy her. If you breakup with her, her fans will destroy your career including the rest of the boys’. You can't be together. We don't approve of you guys being together."

"So that's the real reason? Just because you won't approve of us?! Just because of our careers?! Well guess what? I don't care! I will get back together with her and tell her that I lied. I will tell her that I love her! I don't give two shits if you guys disapprove. It's our love life, not yours."

"You will not do that. You will date Taylor and that's final."

"You listen here," I said while trying to take a step closer, but someone grabbed my arm.

"Harry, calm down. Leave them alone," Louis said softly. When did he get here?!

"Lou, I will not calm down. They tore me away from the girl I'm in love with! Mark my words, I will get back together with her, and there's nothing you can do," I said while glaring at them.

"You won't do that."

"Or what? What's the worst you can do?!"

"We'll tell her management to move her contract to America. She will work here and will only be able to visit you, anyone of you guys, when she's in London. We will make sure you will never see her again." The color drained from my face. Never see her again? No... I can't do that... I'd go insane.

"No..." I said softly while Lou dragged me out.

"It's your choice, Mr. Styles. Keep Ariel near you as a friend, or never see her again."

End of Flashback

"So I chose to stay away from you. I wanted to keep you near me. I still can't stand the thought of not being near you. I'm sorry, Ary." I said while squeezing my eyes tightly shut. The memory still made my blood boil. I can't believe they want us to stay away from one another.

"Haz, please don't cry. I'm still here," I heard her say.

"I'm sorry, Ary. I never meant to hurt you. They eventually told me that I had to stay with Taylor until this month. I just need you to know that I still love you."

Ariel's POV:

His words echoed in my head. He still loves me... No... His words still brought butterflies to my heart. He slowly hugged me, and I felt my broken heart slowly mend itself. The old spark whenever we touched returned as well. No I can't love him again... Wait if he loves me, then why...

"Why did you kiss Taylor on New Year’s then?" He sighed and held my hands again.

"I didn't kiss her. I told her not to kiss me when it was New Years. When she pulled my arm, I thought she was going to hug me, but instead she kissed me. I pushed her away fast, but not fast enough for paps to snap a picture. I didn't kiss her back, and it meant nothing. I promise. She means nothing to me."

That brought a smile to my face. He doesn't like her one bit. He likes me. He loves me. That also brought a frown on my face. I can't tell him how I feel. Why? I still love Joe.

I stood up from the ground, and turned to leave the room. I wasn't fast enough because Harry grabbed hold of my waist. He turned me around, and grabbed my waist tightly so I wouldn't escape. "Aren't you going to say something, Ary?"

He had hopeful eyes and his grip on me didn't loosen. I whispered, "Let me go, Harry."

"No. You know what I meant, Ary." He looked like he was on the verge of breaking.

"Harry, let me go. Please." That stunned him. His grip loosened and I took that to my advantage. I quickly pulled away and unlocked the door. I didn't look back once. I walked away. This must be a ritual huh? Running away from my problems. I walked into my dressing room and everyone's eyes were on me. I went and sat on my makeup chair while Kit-Kat started to work on my hair. They eventually left to look for Harry since it's been 30 minutes. Kit-Kat quietly locked the door behind them, and that's when I lost it. I let my tears slowly fall.

"Ariel?!" Kit-Kat said sounding panicked. I ignore her, and continued to sob. "What's wrong?! What did he say?!"

I managed to stop my sobbing, and just let tears fall freely. "He told me he loves me," I said softly.

She smiled and said, "That's great! I don't see how that's bad though."

I gave her a sad smile and said, "I love him too."

Her smile stretched into a full grin. "What's the issue then?"

"I also love Joe," I said while wiping my eyes with a tissue. Kit-Kat didn't say anything. Instead she wrapped me in a hug. She calmed me down within a couple of minutes, and made me get happy again while telling me silly stories about what she and her fiancé did when they were still dating. By the time she finished my hair and makeup, tears were streaming down my face, but out of laughter. I went into the loo and changed into one of the outfits I would need.

"Ready?" Kit-Kat said with a sad smile. I grinned like a little kid and walked out of my dressing room. I greeted my costar and I prepared for day 1 of filming.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5 Days Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ariel's POV:

A lot has happened within the past couple of days. First off, I dyed my hair. It's sort of like a blonde color, but it has an orangish tint because of the temporary red dye I still had. My hair still looks great. I actually dyed it yesterday, so no one besides Kit-Kat has seen it. She's ecstatic to see everyone's reactions. Today I have another interview, and I'm excited. My album comes out in 5 more days. I also finished filming for my music video. It's due to come out the day before my album is released.

I haven't talked to anyone. It's not like they've made an effort to talk to me anyways. Well they have, but all they want to talk about is Harry, so I always hang up on them or I walk off. No one knows why I didn't respond to Harry. None of them know that I still love Joe. Well, Brat and Dani know, but they keep saying how I should move on. How is it moving on if I would be going back to Harry?! Talking about him... Haylor broke up 2 days ago... I don't know if to feel happy, or just be neutral. I'm happy we won't hear about her anymore, but that's it. I don't want to be with him at all.

For the TV interview, I'm a guest star for another star, or stars, interview. I don't know who it is, but I'm excited. Maybe I'll be doing an interview with Little Mix! Or better yet, Ed Sheeran! We both have got along quite well, and he's quite funny. I like him a lot, but only as an older brother. I wonder who it is. I know the lads have an interview today as well, and as the same time as me, so I wonder how they're doing.

Kit-Kat semi-curled my hair so that the usual waves looked like natural soft curls. The curls were more like on the tips, but it looked wonderful. I was wearing a red dress that had a black collar. The dress hugged my curves, but it flowed down exactly where it ends. It ends right under my bum, so I'm wearing black tights. Kit-Kat paired it with black high heels and I had my usual makeup and jewelry. The person that will be interviewing us is called Florexandra. It's an unusual name, but she's Native American and British. Strange combination, but she's pretty. She has olive skin, and light brown hair. Her eyes are gray, and she's 5 foot and 9 inches. She's tall, but slim and curvy. She's 36 years old, but gorgeous.

This interview with Florexandra is supposed to last an hour, but I don't appear until like 15 minutes in. They said they want it to be a surprise for the viewers, and the interviewees. I'm super curious to see who I'll be with. It's been 10 minutes since the interview started, so now I'm with the tech people that are placing a microphone on me. It's a microphone that goes on my clothes so that I way I won't have to hold it. Yay. I still had about 3 minutes to go on, and I went over my prank that I have in store for Zayn. It'll technically be 2 birthday gifts from me, but one of them he won't enjoy. Muahahahaha! His birthday is in 3 days so I still have time.

"Ariel you're on," one of the crew people whispered to me. I smiled and walked to the entrance of the stage.

I heard Florexandra say, "Now boys, we have a surprise for you!"

The crew manager pushed me a bit so I took that as my cue to walk onto stage. I smiled broadly. She said boys, so maybe it can even be My Gym Class Heroes or-. As I approached the middle of the stage, the audience erupted in screams, and I recognized them as fangirl screams. I wanted to join them once I realized who it was. It was the lads. I wanted to scream and run away. My eyes widened and theirs did too. Oh boy... This is going to be awkward... Worse than my mini outbursts...

I approached them, and they smiled too. I hugged them all while still keeping a forced smile on. I was happy to see them, but I've been purposefully avoiding them because of Harry. Speaking of Harry, I hugged him, but it was just a quick hug. I ended up having to sit in-between Louis and Niall. To Louis's left there was Liam then Zayn. On Niall's right there was Harry. Why did I have to be next to Lou? He's the one that's been nagging me about Harry the most. I'm sure he currently hates me for what I did to Harry, but he's too nice to tell me.

The interview went like this:

(A= Ariel, F= Florexandra, Z= Zayn, H= Harry, N= Niall, Li= Liam, Lo= Louis)

F: Welcome, Ariel! How are you?

A: Ello Florexandra! Um... I'm a bit shocked. Haha. That's all I have to say.

Lo: You make that seem like a bad thing.

A: No! It's not bad! It's just that I didn't expect to see you guys. *turning towards Lou and flashing him a bright smile*

Z: That makes sense. *shrugs shoulders*

F: Well that answers the surprise question now. *everyone laughs* How about this... Boys! How do you like the surprise?

Li: Uh... I think we're on the same page as Ariel. We didn't expect it to be her.

N: I thought it was going to be like Justin Bieber-.

Lo: Or even Kanye. *everyone laughing*

A: Nice to see I'm loved here... *pouting* I wish I was with Fall Out Boy instead then. Can we change guests? *turning towards Florexandra*

F: Hahaha. I'm sorry, Ariel. Why are you guys picking on one another?

H: It’s what we do. *shrugs shoulders*

Z: Exactly. But Ariel knows we love her.

A: Yeah sure seems like I'm loved here. *rolls eyes* You know, you guys have a funny way on showing your love.

Lo: Don't get mad! Come on guys! Group hug!

A: *eyes widen* No wait-! *gets squeezed by hug*

Everyone starts to laugh at our little bickering moment. Thank god Florexandra cut it short.

F: Now boys, don't kill her. We need her alive. *more laughter*

A: Finally! I can breathe!

F: So boys, your music video for Kiss You came out 2 days ago. How do you feel about that?

Li: Pretty confident. Right lads? *turning to Zayn then the rest of the lads*

H: Yeah. We've been putting it off for awhile now. It was originally set to come out in December-.

N: But we thought it'd be a great New Year's gift for our fans.

F: What did you think about it, Ariel?

A: To be honest? I haven't seen it. I just haven't had time with my hectic schedule and-.

F: And don't worry. We'll watch it now. *winks & lights go out screen right next to them turns on & Ariel watches it*

A: *by the end of the video* OMG!!!!!!!! *giggling madly*

Z: That's a good sign, right? *chuckling & turning to rest of lads*

Lo: In Ariel terms, yes. *everyone laughing & they all sobered up*

F: So I take it that you liked it?

A: Yes! This video is the randomest they've done, and I'm sure there was no meaning behind it. Right lads?

N: Nope! No meaning at all. *laughter*

F: How confident are you for your music video and album Ariel?

A: Well the music video will be on Give Your Heart a Break. *fans scream & lads plus Ariel chuckle* I decided to release it a day before my album, so that'd be on January 13. *winks to audience & fans scream again* So, if you've done the math, my album called Unbroken will be released the 14. I'm pretty confident for both and really excited. I hope my fans love them.

Li: Stop being so modest. Your fans will adore them. Come on, it's you we're talking about. *Ariel blushes & lads laugh*

N: Awe! We made her blush! *blushes harder & everyone laughs*

Z: Why you blushing, Ariel? Huh? *blushes even worse & glares at Zayn*

F: Moving on before poor Ariel here turns into a tomato... So guys, any other exciting news? *Ariel & lads look at one another before answering*

H: Not that we know of...

Lo: Well there is Zayn's birthday coming up...

A: And I also have a tour scheduled with my best friend, Cher Lloyd. Nothing major. *smirking while fans scream*

N: When was that scheduled?!

Z: Yeah! We thought you would've told us!

Lo: I thought we were your friends! *fake crying onto Liam's shoulder*

A: Louis, you're such a drama Queen. *Lou protests & everyone laughs* But it's still in the planning stages. We don't know what countries we will hit in what order, or which ones we will hit. We don't even know if it's just exclusively in the UK or global. We are still planning.

Li: Ah ok. That's why you didn't tell us.

A: Exactly. *everyone nods heads in understanding*

F: Do you know when it will be starting?

A: Um... Hopefully around April or May. We don't want it to clash with the lads' tour. *more head nods*

F: Interesting. So... Who's single from the bunch? *Niall, Harry, & Ariel raise hands*

Li: It's always you three. *laughing*

A: What can we say? We're the awesome ones. Right guys? *group hug with just Ariel, Niall, & Harry*

F: Harry and Ariel, how are you guys coping with your break ups? *Ariel fidgeting in seat*

H: It’s strange. I was used to always getting messages from Taylor and talking to her. Now it's... Weird, but peaceful.

A: Mines the opposite as Harry's. It's actually been hard for me. I loved getting his good morning texts and anticipating the day I'd next see him. There's a saying for all this. I'm sure he thought this before breaking up with me. The saying is, "If you love someone, then let them go. If they come back to you, then they're yours." *Harry fidgeting in seat*

F: Going with the saying, do you think you'll ever be returning to Joe?

A: *sighs deeply* To be honest, no. I love him, and I was extremely happy with him, but this break up hurt me too much. It's still hurting me. I love him, and it's sad to say that I realized this couple of days after he broke up with me. But, Rockers this is for you. *looks at audience & cameras* I don't want you guys to send hate to him. If it wasn't meant to be, then it wasn't. Don't hate him because he broke my heart. He had a reason, but I don't agree with it. Please don't hate him. *Niall & Louis gave her side hugs*

F: I'm so sorry to hear that... Now to lighten up the mood, can you possibly tell us what guest stars will appear in your album? I know in your first one it was the Jonas Brothers. *Ariel frowns a bit* For your second one...

A: I had no guest stars for the second album. It was a bit rushed, and I didn't want any for my second album. However, for the one that's released in a couple of days, there's a lot of guest stars. There's Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Dev, Iyaz, and Jason Derulo.

Li: That's a lot.

Z: That means... It's going to be great!

A: Are you saying they aren't usually great? *raises eyebrow & looks at Zayn*

H: What he's saying that they are usually amazing as it is, so with the new celebrity guests, it's going to be even better.

N: Yeah. Don't kill poor Zayn. Haha. He's barely going to be 20.

Lo: Yes! He's too young to die!

A: *mutters under breath* Drama queens...

Lo: You say something? *mischievous  smile*

A: Erm... Nope!

F: Haha this is why we brought you guys into the same interview. You make it so entertaining.

A, Lo, Li, N, H, Z: HEY! *everyone laughs*

F: Ariel, you ready for your live performance?

A: Yes! I'm excited!

F: Alright go backstage to get ready, and we will be right back for Rockin' Ariel's performance! Stay tuned! *winks at camera & lights go out*

I quickly stood up and tried to make my way backstage as quick as possible. I don't need another lecture from them right now. I found the band backstage and I quickly greeted them. "Hey guys! What song should we do?"

"How about we try doing Aftershock," one of my bass players suggested.

"No we don't have the instruments to make the sounds it needs."

"That's true. How about..." He trailed off trying to think which other one to play.

I snapped my fingers, and my band jumped. "How about we start with My Dilemma by Selena Gomez and then we do Lightweight?"

"In that case they should both be upbeat," Dustin, my drummer, said.

"No... Actually that's a good idea," my bass player said.

"But it wouldn't make sense," Dustin said.

"It would actually," my second guitar player said. "Look at it this way, the album is about how she's evolved over these past 2 years, so doing Lightweight would emphasize the fact that she's learned valuable lessons."

We looked at him in shock and he just shrugged. "I have my smart moments."

I giggled because he reminded me of Louis's comebacks. After I sobered up, the band nodded and went onto the dark side stage. I'm debating on taking Andromeda with me, or to just let them handle it...I’ll take her. They may need help. I grabbed Andromeda from my dressing room, and plugged her in into one of the speakers. The side stage was still dark, so no one has seen me walk onto it. The light on the main stage light up, so I prepared myself on the edge of the stage. The lads were in the same positions on the sofa, but they were craning their necks in order to get a better view of the side stage.

Florexandra said, "Now, introducing Rockin' Ariel!" Dustin started drumming, and the rest of the band and I started the instrumental part.

"Rockers! We will be starting with a cover, and then move on to my song. Hang tight!" I winked and prepared to sing.

My Dilemma

You make me so upset sometimes
I feel like I could lose my mind
The conversation goes nowhere
'Cause you're never gonna take me there
And I know what I know
And I know you're no good for me
Yeah, I know what I know
And I know it's not meant to be

Here's my dilemma
One half of me wants ya
And the other half wants to forget it
My-my-my dilemma
From the moment I met ya
I just can't get you out of my head
And I tell myself to run from you
But I find myself attracted to my dilemma
My dilemma
It's you, it's you

Your eyes have told a thousand lies
But I believe them when they look in mine
I heard the rumors but you won't come clean
I guess I'm hoping it's because of me

And I know what I know
And I know you're no good for me
Yeah, I know what I know
And I know it's not meant to be

Here's my dilemma
One half of me wants ya
And the other half wants to forget it
My-my-my dilemma
From the moment I met ya
I just can't get you out of my head
And I tell myself to run from you
But I find myself attracted to my dilemma
My dilemma
It's you, it's you

I could live without you
Your smile, your eyes
The way you make me feel inside
I could live without you
But I don't wanna
I don't wanna, oh
Oh, you make me so upset sometimes

Here's my dilemma
One half of me wants ya
And the other half wants to forget it
My-my-my dilemma
From the moment I met ya
I just can't get you out of my head
Get you out of my...
And I tell myself to run from you
But I find myself attracted to my dilemma
My dilemma
It's you, it's you
It's you, it's you
It's you, it's you
It's you, it's you
It's you, it's you
It's you, it's you
My-my-my dilemma

I jumped around on stage and tried to get the audience hyped up. It worked because they were all jumping around with me. The lads were all smiling, but Harry's looked a bit forced. I hope he got the message. The song was for both Joe and Harry. One half of me wants one of them and it wants me to forget the other, while the other does the same but with the other guy. I could easily live without them both, but it'll be hard.

Lightweight

The slightest words you said
Have all gone to my head
I hear angels sing
In your voice
When you pull me close
Feelings I've never known
They mean everything
And leave me no choice

Light on my heart
Light on my feet
Light in your eyes
I can't even speak
Do you even know
How you make me weak

I'm a lightweight
Better be careful what you say
With every word
I'm blown away
You're in control of my heart
I'm a lightweight
Easy to fall, easy to break
With every move my whole world shakes
Keep me from falling apart

Make a promise, please
You'll always be in reach
Just in case I need
You there when I call
This is all so new
Seems too good to be true
Could this really be
A safe place to fall

Light on my heart
Light on my feet
Light in your eyes
I can't even speak
Do you even know
How you make me weak

I'm a lightweight
Better be careful what you say
With every word
I'm blown away
You're in control of my heart
I'm a lightweight
Easy to fall, easy to break
With every move my whole world shakes
Keep me from falling apart

Keep me from falling down
Drowned in your love
It's almost all too much
Handle with care
Say you'll be there

Oh, I'm a lightweight
Better be careful what you say
With every word
I'm blown away
You're in control of my heart
I'm a lightweight
Easy to fall, easy to break
With every move my whole world shakes
Keep me from falling apart

Keep me from falling apart
Keep me from falling apart
Falling apart

I was swaying along to the song while playing Andromeda at the same time. I knew we got the audience pumped because we got a standing ovation from them. I do hope they don't think I'm lovestruck because I'm honestly not. I wrote this song when I realized that I liked Harry, and that was awhile ago. Well... I am lovestruck but I can't love either of those 2 people. Why? Because one of them wants me to be with Harry and I can't trust Harry! I don't care if my heart wants Harry. I can't trust him anymore. I can't trust the fact that he will break my heart again. I'm not strong enough for a third heartbreak from him.

I smiled and waved at the audience as the band walked backstage. "Goodnight Rockers and Directioners," I said while blowing them a kiss and winking.

I walked backstage and went straight into my dressing room. I get to relax for a bit until security tells me it's safe for me to leave, so I'll just relax and-. My Kiss You ringtone went off from my iPhone, and I looked all over the room for it. I found it on top on my guitar case. I quickly put Andromeda in the case and answered my phone. I didn't even look at the caller ID.

Before I could even say hello, the other person on the other line started to yell, "HOW DARE  YOU?! I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS?!"

I recognized that voice. I looked at the screen and sure enough I was right. I sighed deeply and put my phone to my ear again, "What in the name of Zeus are you talking about now, Taylor?"

(A= Ariel, T= Taylor)

T: *sarcastic laughing* You really don't know what I'm talking about?

A: No... Are you feeling alright Taylor?

T: How dare you ask me that?! Of course I am! I should be asking you that! You're a boyfriend stealing friend!

A: Wait what?! Taylor, what in fucks sake are you talking about?! You're really starting to piss me off!

T: I'll tell you then since you are so stupid and oblivious. Why do you always date my exes?! You should be happy I didn't flip out when I let you date Joe. Apparently you think I'll be fine with you dating Harry, but you're wrong. I will never let you date him.

A: *sassy voice* First off, I'm not stupid and oblivious. To be honest that's you because nothing, and I mean nothing, is going on between Harry and I. Second off, I don't need you approval, or anyone's to date someone who is single just like me. Third off, Tay-whore you shouldn't be worried anyways because he never did love you. How about you go off and find a new victim and leave us alone? Goodbye, bitch.

I hung up my phone and tried to calm myself down. It wasn't working. I put my phone on the coffee table, and grabbed a cushion from the sofa.

"Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed while throwing the cushion across the room. "Why now?! Can't I have some peace!"

I screamed again in the empty room. Suddenly the dressing room door burst open and the lads stood there breathless. That didn't calm me down. I continued to throw unfragile things across the room. They rushed up to me and tried to stop me, but I pushed them away. Harry grabbed my shoulders and said over my yells, "Ary! Ary! Look at me! Calm down!"

I looked into his eyes and stopped struggling. Instead I narrowed my eyes at him and grabbed Andromeda. I stuffed my phone in my bag and walked out of the room. I heard him call after me, but I continued walking away. I don't need to talk to him now. He will just make everything worse. Suddenly someone threw me over their shoulder and I screamed in terror. I heard chuckling while I saw everything upside down. I saw all the lads minus Louis in front of me. So that means...

"LOUIS WILLIAM TOMLINSON! PUT ME DOWN!" I tried smacking him with my guitar case, but Niall ran up and snatched it away along with my purse. "GUYS! PUT ME DOWN AND LEAVE ME ALONE!"

Good thing we were in a different part of the studio now because no one could hear me. They merely chuckled and threw me into their van. There were no more fans outside, so there were no screams. Lou sat on my left while Liam sat on my right. Niall and Zayn sat in front of us while Harry took the passenger seat. They were taking me who knows where, and I was pissed at them. Well not at them, but at Taylor. Who the hell does she think she is?! I am not dating Harry and I won't either. Why can't they accept it?! We drove for an hour until we were at a log cabin in the outskirts of London. I wrapped my leather jacket, which Liam handed me, around me. I made my way into the log cabin and kicked off my high heels. Louis handed me my black purse, and I pulled out my black converse from inside. I slipped them on, and walked out of the log cabin. I left my purse inside and just brought my phone with me. I walked through the woods until I found a clearing and sat on a rock. I made sure to wipe off the snow over the rock, and I wrapped my arms around my legs. It was freezing out here, but no way in hell will I go back into there until I've calmed down. It feels peaceful out here. No one can bother me here, and the birds chirping are helping calm me down. I was sitting down alone for at least 10 minutes when two squirrels ran past. They were chasing each other and they climbed up a pine tree. I giggled, and a bunny ran by as well. It went inside a hole, and I smiled at it. A deer came into the clearing, but it eyed me carefully. I didn't move, but just stared at it. I broke my gaze with the deer and just decided to even my breaths. I was still mad, but not as much anymore. I heard snow crunching under someone's feet behind me, and the deer ran off. I sighed deeply and kept my gaze forward. They sat next to me on the large rock and looked forward as well.

"What do you want?" I asked softly.

"I just wanted to see if you were ok," Harry said. Of course I should've known.

"I'm fine. Leave me alone. I just want to be alone."

"I'm not leaving. I'm staying here by your side until you understand that I will always be here for you. I won't leave you."

"Harry," I sighed deeply and turned my head to face him. "Please just go."

He turned to look at me, but he kept a blank stare. He sighed, and his eyes filled with warmness. "Ary, why are you pushing me away?"

"Harry, please go."

"No! I won't go until you tell me why you won't accept me! What did I do?!"

"You really want to know? I can't trust you anymore Harry! I can't trust you with my heart!" I stood up and stood in front of him. I wasn't mad at him or anything, but more like frustrated. I don't want to talk to him right now.

"Why? I thought if you knew the truth you'd-"

"I'd what Harry? Run back into your arms like a fool and pretend that everything is fine?! In case you haven't noticed, this is real life. Things don't work that way!"

"Why?! Why won't you love me?!" He stood up and stood inches away from me.

"I can't love you Harry! I don't trust you! Why can't you understand?!"

"I know there's something else. Please tell me," he said while rubbing my cheek with his thumb. I felt sparks, but I ignored them.

I cringed away and took some steps back. I looked behind him, and I could see the log cabin from here. I can see 4 shadows by the window, and I knew they were the lads. "You really want to know?"

Tears filled my eyes while Harry nodded. I sighed and said, "I don't love you anymore, Harry. I love Joe. He managed to make me feel happy and safe the month I was with him. I was so at peace that it felt surreal. I love Joe. I can't love you anymore, Harry. My heart belongs to him."

I chocked back a sob and ran inside the log cabin. The lads tried to stop me, but I ran into an empty bedroom on the second floor. I locked the door behind me and started to cry. I have to lie to him. He needs to move on. I can't have him break my heart again.

Harry's POV:

I stood shocked outside while Ariel ran back into the log cabin. I lost her. I lost the love of my life... I ran a hand through my curls and sighed deeply. I can't give up right now. I need to prove to her that she can trust me. I won't break her heart again, and that's a promise.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3 Days Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Louis's POV:

This is getting ridiculous. Ariel doesn't want to accept Harry, and Harry isn't helping his case by insisting Ariel. Ariel is still heartbroken from her last boyfriend. Honestly, I was shocked when I found out that Ariel loved Joe. I think we all were because we froze for a bit. Our fans didn't notice, which was good. I've been trying to make Harry happy, but it seems close to impossible. He needs her in order to be happy, but she doesn't want him. I know she lied to him when she told him she doesn't love him anymore. I can see it in her eyes whenever she looks at him. I see her love, but I also see hurt. She wants to be with him, but she doesn't want to be hurt again. I'll admit it, Harry has screwed up a lot, but he needs to show her that his intentions are true. I honestly don't blame her for her actions, but it frustrates me. Why? Because I see both of my best friends upset, and I know I can't do anything to help them! For some reason I feel as if their time is running out, but I don't know why. I think I'm just hallucinating. Yeah that's probably it. I sighed and put my head in my heads.

"Lou? You alright?" Niall asked while eating a bag of crisps.

"No. I'm frustrated. Why won't she accept him?!"

"Lou... We can't do anything to help them. Remember last time we tried? Ariel locked herself in one of the rooms at the log cabin and had Jarred and Tony come pick her up. She didn't even say bye to us, and she purposefully made sure her hair covered her face."

"I know we can't help then, Niall. That's what frustrates me. I want to see Harry happy and smiling, and also Ariel. I know them being together will make them both happy, but I also want to keep her safe. I know Harry would never hurt her, but she's so sensitive that any screw up can break her."

"Don't stress over it, Lou. We need to give her the space she wants. I know she's not upset with us, but she just doesn't want to hear us nag about Harry."

I looked up to the Irish man and raised an eyebrow. "How do you know that?"

Niall smiled sheepishly and took out his phone. "I've been texting her. I just wanted to know if she was alright. I don't like it when she ignores us."

"I guess we will find out how she's doing tonight. Come on. Let's get ready to leave to Zayn's in a bit." We stood up from the sofa, and Niall exited our flat with our crisps in hand. His love for food will never cease to amaze me.

Ariel's POV:

My heart was racing as I parked outside of Zayn's house. He just recently bought it with the money he's made. He said the flat was too small for his liking. I've been thinking lately, I know what you’re thinking, "Oh no! Ariel's thinking! No!" I swear that this thinking wasn't bad ok? So I was thinking, and I realized that I still love Harry. I know no shocker there. It's just that I don't want to tell him. I'm going to wait a while, a long while, until I tell him. I want to make sure that his intentions are true and he won't hurt me again. Or at least not purposefully.

But then again if I tell him now... "No! Ariel, be strong. If you tell him now then he will only do things that will fall in his favor instead of his normal actions. Remember what happened last time you did that," I looked at myself in my rear view mirror and gave myself a pep talk. Yes I just talked to myself. Is there a problem? I do remember what happened last time... Even though he did prove himself, there were days when he showed his true colors. Those times were when he didn't care about if anything went in his favor. Hence, that's why I won't tell him. I need everything to be natural.

I went to open the door, but then I froze. What if they don't want to see me? I mean Zayn won't be too happy to see me considering the fact that I pulled my prank earlier today... Maybe I should just leave. I mean... Ugh! I need to make up my mind. Go or stay? Fight or flight? Ah fuck it. I opened my car door and quickly locked it behind me. I hugged my white leather jacket tighter around me and quickly went to the boot of my car. I pulled out my gift for Zayn and slowly crossed the street to get to Zayn's house. My nude heels were pretty loud in the deserted street. I was wearing a peach colored poufy dress. It was a bit tight from the top, so it hugged my curves perfectly. Once it reached my waist, it pouffed out until it ended at my knees. I had wand curls, and my bangs were pulled back from my face and pinned down. I also had my usual makeup and jewelry. As I reached Zayn's door, I slowed down a bit. The clopping of my heels weren't audible anymore from the music coming from inside. I bit my lip, but quickly let go in fear that my red lipstick would smear. I checked my pockets to make sure I had my car keys and phone in there, and I clutched my nude bag with my left hand. On my right hand I was carrying Zayn's gift, and I knew he'd love it. It's a graffiti kit that comes with everything that allows you make art with the spray can paint. I was going to knock when the thought hit me. It's loud. No one is going to hear you. I sighed and opened the door. I was immediately hit by loud music and the warmth from inside. I took a deep breath and entered before I chickened out.

I scanned the livingroom, and I noticed that the party mostly consisted of Zayn's family and about 30 celebrity friends. The party was pretty big, but not huge. I spotted the guys at one side of the room, and my breath hitched. Harry was smiling and I still found his smile breathtaking. Even though it was fake, I still considered it beautiful. His eyes were filled with amusement, but at the same time they were filled with pain. I can't believe I'm responsible for making him feel all that pain. I feel immensely guilty for semi-lying to him. Just as I was about to turn and leave, I heard someone yell, "Mermaid!"

Next thing I know, I'm being hugged to death by Brat. I hugged her tightly back and remained that way for several seconds. I've missed her hugs. They always make me feel better. As she pulled away, I smiled at her, and for once it didn't feel forced. I saw the girlies were right behind her, and I embraced them all in a hug.

"I thought you weren't going to come," Perrie said while giving me a warm smile.

"I wasn't, but I realized that I need time to rest from my hectic week. Plus my album comes out in 2 days, so what better way than to celebrate." I winked at them at the end, and they giggled.

"We also heard what happened at the log cabin a couple of days ago..." El said while giving me a sympathetic stare.

"Don't, please. I don't need to feel even guiltier than I already know. I know you are all trying to help, but the best way you can all help is by not getting involved. Please." They all nodded their heads and gave me a huge hug.

"You look stunning by the way," Scarlet said while bumping my hip.

"Why thank you, Ms. Winters. You look posh yourself," I said in my most formal accent. We burst out laughing again.

"Roxie, your humor and sassiness will never get old," Dani said while wiping off tears of laugher.

"Exactly! I haven't known Louis for a while, but I can tell you this much... I'd be entertaining to see you and him have a sassing contest," Mary said while giggling.

"Come on! Let's go with the lads. They're going to love that your here. Oh! Wait until you see Zayn's hair. It's quite funny," Brat said while giggling and dragging me across the room. I felt as if the room was getting hotter and tighter as we approached the lads. I still don't want to talk to them. I feel so bad that I just left without saying goodbye. It's because I felt really upset and guilty that I had to confess to Harry why I can't accept him, and them trying to force us together wasn't helping. I don't feel betrayed by them, but it will be a bit awkward. I knew I had to leave as soon as I was alone because if I stayed any longer, the guilt would continue to consume me. I wanted to escape. I tried looking for an escape route, but there was none.

We reached the lads quite fast, and Niall's eyes widened. "Wow," he said as his mouth fell open.

The lads turned to see what he was gaping about, and their eyes widened. I noticed Harry was examining me very closely. He was checking me out... Great. I thought we've been through this already, Styles?!

"Hey, guys," I waved awkwardly at them. Louis was the first to react. He pulled me into a bone crushing hug. Soon after the rest of the guys joined in as well.

"Guys. Can't. Breathe. Stop," I choked out. They immediately let go, and I felt dizzy. Harry steadied me by grabbing my arm, and I gave him a grateful smile. He returned it, and even flashed me his dimples. His eyes slowly lit up, and I swear his smile wasn't forced anymore. I continued to stare at his green orbs, until I heard Zayn.

"So the culprit behind this, finally showed up," I snapped my attention from Harry and turned to Zayn. He sported a pout and was pointing at his hair. He had a blonde highlight where his hair was styled into a quiff. I mischievously smiled while I replayed the earlier events in my head.

Flashback

I looked at my watch. It read 11 A.M. Perfect. I noticed that Zayn came down his stairs while yawning loudly. He walked into the kitchen, and right as planned, he made himself some coffee. He poured in the contents and added sugar as soon as it was ready. As he sipped his coffee, his eyes slowly started to close shut. Within a couple of minutes, he was laying his head on his island's counter and he was snoring. Perfect. I snuck out from behind the sofa and quickly walked up to him.

"Zayn," I said aloud while poking him. No response. Just snores. Perfect. I smiled evilly and dumped the coffee in the sink. I cleaned out the tea kettle to make sure that the water mixed with the medication went down the drain and I left no traces. I turned around, and decided to drag Zayn upstairs to his restroom. 15 minutes later, he was strapped to a chair and I mixed in the dye ingredients in a bowl. Everything I had, I brought from my place, so it'd be easier to leave no trace. As soon as the dye was ready, I bleached his hair and dyed it blonde. It took me 45 minutes because I had to make sure that I only dyed the front part that I wanted.

The medication would last 2 hours, so that means I have an hour left. I left him tied to the chair as the dye settled it. I decided to leave my mark. I scribbled a note behind his mirror on his bedside table. It read:

Happy Birthday Zaynie! Hope you enjoy my gift!

Much love,
Ariel xo

I smirked at my note and I decided to kill time by cleaning out the utensils I used. 20 minutes later, and the dye settled into his hair. I washed out his hair in the sink, don't ask how. It was hard to do it. I dragged him back into his bed and even threw a blanket over him. That way he'd think that he dreamed that he woke up. That is until he grabs his mirror and sees the note behind. He'd get paranoid the check his reflection. Then, BOOM! I get perfect revenge and he gets traumatized. Muahahahaha. Perfect plan. I patted myself on my back and walked out of his house. I decided to take my original exit, so I walked out the front door and placed his extra house key under the mat. He isn't so smart for placing it there in the first place. I looked into my watch and realized I had 10 minutes to run before he woke up. I dashed into my car, and drove off.

End of Flashback

"What? I didn't do that," I said while flashing him an innocent smile.

"Yeah right. That would explain why I found a note with your signature behind my bedside mirror." The girls and I all burst out laughing because he just admitted to us that he keeps a mirror by his bed. "Yeah, laugh all you want, but I actually look fabulous."

I laughed again because he just reminded me of something Louis would say. "Oh darn. Guess my prank didn't work then," I said while acting disappointed. In reality, I did it on purpose. In order to be a great pranker, your pranks have to backfire on you once in a while so people will think that you aren't that great. This will lead to you to be sneakier, because now people won't see your pranks coming. I grinned evilly, and they all stared at me curiously.

"What are you thinking there, A?" Liam said with his eyebrow raised.

"Uh... Nothing. Just thinking how I still haven't given Zayn his birthday hug!" I quickly hugged Zayn and wished him a happy birthday. Everyone but Louis bought it. He gave me a questioning look, but I just waved him off. Zayn ended up loving his gift, and he said that he was just going to buy that kit that weekend. Whoops! I guess I just beat him. While we spent our time just catching up from the past couple of days, I kept feeling as if Harry was eyeing me. I didn't want to turn around because if he was staring at me, I didn't want to make eye contact with him. He will think he has a chance with me, but I want him to move on.

"Did you hear that, Ariel?" Niall said while shooting me a smile.

"Huh?" I said while snapping my attention to him.

"Told you she wasn't paying attention," Harry said with an amused grin.

"Oh put a sock in it, Harry. What did you say, Niall?"

"Actually, I was the one telling you that I finally got a job," Scarlet said with a wide grin.

"You did?! Where?!" I was happy for one of my best friends. She finally gets to start her dream career.

"Simon offered me a job to be their publicist," Scarlet said while signaling to the lads.

"Really?! Congratulations! But wait... Doesn't that mean that you leave on tour with the lads next month?"

Her smile dropped when she realized this. "I guess I do..."

"Awe. Don't be sad Scar. I promise to visit often and I will even drag along Ariel so we won't be alone," Mary said while consoling her.

"What did I do to deserve that punishment?!" I said with wide eyes. "I already spent 7 months with them last year. I don't want to go on another tour with them soon!"

"Awe. We love you too," Lou said sarcastically.

"Oh hush up!" I smacked his shoulder playfully. During the party I actually got to meet some of Zayn's old friends, and his family. They are all really sweet, and his sisters are amazing. They are extremely nice and friendly. They are also my fans, but they were more down to earth. I think it has to do with the fact that Zayn and I are best friends.

"Everyone can I have your attention?" We turned to look at the stage to see who was calling for us, and it was Olly. "I would like to say happy birthday to Zayn. Happy birthday, lad. You're no longer a teen!" People laughed, but I slightly frowned. I just realized I would actually be 19 later this year. I turned to Harry, but he was focused on Olly. Soon we won't be teens anymore. Now that I think about it, we are the last teens. Well if we don't include Liam and Niall, but they don't count since they will be 20 later this year.

"Anyways, that was my little speech," Olly said. I was lost in my thoughts for so long that I didn't even hear his speech. "Now, I'll let the DJ play Ariel's song that I dedicated to her. Enjoy."

He winked and walked off the stage. I buried my face in my hands, and groaned. Soon, Troublemaker was played, and my friends laughed. This just reminded me of his interview from 2 nights ago. He told the interviewer how this song, after writing it, reminded him of me because I'm a troublemaker. He even referred to our prank war. I found it funny at first, but now a lot of people are starting to sing the song whenever I pass by, so it's kind of annoying now. Nonetheless, I joined everyone in dancing when the song started to play. Every time the word "troublemaker" would be sung, the lads would point at me. Harry was singing along while staring at me in the eyes.

Troublemaker

You're a troublemaker
You're a troublemaker...
You ain't nothing but a troublemaker girl

You had me hooked again from the minute you sat down
The way you bite your lip
Got my head spinnin' around
After a drink or two
I was putty in your hands
I don't know if I have the strength to stand

Oh oh oh...
Trouble troublemaker. yeah
That's your middle name
Oh oh oh...
I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain
And I wanna know

Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
I say I'm done but then
you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker!

It's like you're always there in the corners of my mind

I see a silhouette every time I close my eyes
There must be poison in those finger tips of yours
Cause I keep comin' back again for more

Oh oh oh...
Trouble troublemaker, yeah
That's your middle name
Oh oh oh...
I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain
And I wanna know

Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker

Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker

Maybe I'm insane
Cause I keep doing the same damn thing
Thinking one day we gon' change
But you know just how to work that back
And make me forget my name
What the hell you do I won't remember
I'll be gone until November
And you'll show up again next summer, yeah!
Typical middle name is Prada
Fit you like a glove girl
I'm sick of the drama
You're a troublemaker
But damn girl it's like I love the trouble
And I can't even explain why

Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker

Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart
attack
Troublemaker

As the song was over, I heard someone call Harry. Suddenly, a blonde girl was hugging him. He chuckled and said, "Hi Cara. How you've been?"

He continued talking to her, and my blood began to boil. Who does she think she is?! "Hi, I'm Cara," she said while extending her hand towards me.

A forced a smile to hide my hurt, and said, "Ello, Cara. I'm Ariel. Nice to meet you."

"All models and myself love you so much! You're so pretty!"

I scoffed and said, "Me? Pretty? Please! You're more gorgeous than me."

She just laughed and shook her head. "No I'm serious! You're gorgeous! I always thought that magazines and Harry here just exaggerated on how you looked, but apparently I was wrong."

I didn't know if to feel happy, or pissed that Harry talked about me. I mean for one, it was sweet. It showed he still loved me. But on the other hand, it's like he's telling everyone that he loves me. Now if I never accept him, everyone will think I'm a bitch. Yay. "Thanks for the compliment I guess," I said shrugging. "So, are you and Harry-?"

"Oh no," she chuckled nervously. "We're just friends." I nodded and excused myself. I went to grab a soda, but I felt someone behind me.

As I opened my Pepsi, they said, "You know, for someone that doesn't love Harry, you're acting pretty jealous."

I didn't even bother turning around. "Lou, just don't bring it up please."

"Why not? Ariel, it's not bad if you still love him. He's willing to change for you again."

I turned around and faced Louis. "You don't get to, do you? None of you do. I want to accept Harry. I really do-."

"Then why won't you?!"

"As I was saying, I want to accept him, but I can't. Look I love Joe. I don't care if he doesn't love me. I can't just accept Harry into my life because Joe left me. I love both of them, but I don't want either of them right now. Plus, how do I know if he won't break my heart again? Lou, I can't risk everything I have left. I'm not strong enough for a third heartbreak from Harry." Louis looked down and nodded. I can tell he wanted to ask more, but he didn't press me.

"So, why were you smiling evilly earlier?" Lou said with a cheeky grin. I bumped my shoulder with him as we made our way back to the group. Cara was gone by now, and that made me happy.

"Well... I purposefully planned this prank so it would fail," I said while giving him a mischievous smile.

He looked confused and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Well, if I succeed every time I prank someone, then my pranks won't be a surprise anymore. However, if I purposefully plan pranks to fail, people will think I'm not that great and won't expect my pranks so often. Hence I'd be sneaky and an amazing pranker." Louis's eyes lit up, and he nodded. He seemed to understand why I did it now.

As we reached the group, I heard the DJ announce that Zayn had a couple of words for us. He said, "Hey everyone! Thanks for coming out tonight! I would really like to thank not only my family, but also my celebrity friends for taking time out of their days in order to be here. Thank you!"

We cheered, and the rest of the lads went up on stage. Liam grabbed the microphone from him and said, "And we would all like to wish you a happy birthday again. It's great to know another one of our siblings isn't a teen anymore."

We all awed while they gave each other a group hug. Lou took the microphone next and said, "Yeah! How does it feel to be old, Zayn?"

We all laughed, and Niall took the microphone. "Ah don't listen to Lou! Happy birthday, Zayn. We are happy you've been with us since the beginning."

Oh these jerks are going to make me cry tonight. Aren't they? Harry took the microphone from Niall and said, "We wouldn't be One Direction without you, mate. We love you."

That's it. As they gave each other another hug, I let a couple of tears slip out. The way they get along makes me so happy. I would've never guessed that 5 boys with different backgrounds would ever become this close as friends. I love these goof balls so much. "Oh and one more thing," Zayn said after reclaiming the microphone. "We wouldn't be anywhere without any of you guys! We would like to thank our families and friends for coming with us this far. But most of all, we'd like to thank our little sister Ariel for always believing in us and pushing us forward, if it wasn't for her, we wouldn't be as advanced as we are today."

Cue my blushing in 3, 2, 1... Blushing commenced. Everyone clapped and turned towards me. I smiled shyly and waved. The girls and guys merely chuckled. I rarely get shy when put on the spot, but this time it worked. The music started to play, and the DJ said it was karaoke time. People went up and started singing random songs. It was quite fun. Harry then went up onto the stage and said, "I'll be singing The Reason by Hoobastank. I dedicate this song for that someone special."

He winked in my direction, and I heard several squeals. I turned and noted it was Cara along a couple of other celebrity friends of theirs. I frowned slightly, but quickly regained my smile. He obviously meant me and not them.

The Reason

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I felt my phone vibrate, and I took it out from my pocket. I looked at a text message that I got from Taylor. What the hell does she want? I opened the text and saw that it had a link. I tapped on a link, and it led me to an article. The article was titled: Joe Jonas Spotted in Downtown New York with Ashley Greene. I nearly dropped my phone in shock. There were pictures of him walking around with her while holding hands. I felt a stab to the heart, but nothing more. I guess he managed to move on from me. I guess he never really loved me. Tears rimmed my eyes, and I quickly locked my phone. No one had noticed my state. I got another text from Taylor and it read:

Hope u have a great day! ;D

I clutched my phone tightly and locked it. I'm not going to give her the satisfaction of knowing that she hurt me. To be honest, it didn't hurt much to see Joe with Ashley Greene. I'm happy he moved on. I guess I just need to move on. I guess I'm too hurt to feel anything but numbness. I guess-. Harry's singing brought me back to reality. I decided to give Harry a chance. If Joe's moving on, why can't I?

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with every day
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

I was smiling broadly. He was looking into my eyes the entire time. I was remembering all of our old times. The times we teased each other to the times we flirted with one another. To be honest, I missed that. Just as he was walking off the stage and towards us, Cara ran towards him and engulfed him in a hug. "I loved it, Harry!"

She was hugging him tightly. I felt tears start to slip down my cheeks. "And this is why I don't fall in love," I said softly while silently walking away. Everyone was too busy congratulating Harry to notice me leaving. I clutched my jacket tighter around me and opened the door. Just as I stepped outside, I heard a voice say from behind me, "Leaving so soon, Ariel?"

I turned and noticed it was Ed. He noticed my tears and he quickly stepped forward. "Hey, hey. What's wrong?"

I shook my head and said, "Nothing. I just don't feel well."

"Ariel, no one cries for any reason."

"Yeah well, I'll just give you some advice. If you ever fall in love, run from it. The pain that comes from it isn't worth it. Do me a favor and tell them for me that I wasn't feeling well. Tell them I had a headache." I quickly stepped outside and closed the door behind me. I made my way to my car and made sure I didn’t slip on the melted snow. Tears still made their way quickly down my face. As soon as I got into my car, I started it and turned on the heater. As my car heated up, I started to bawl. "This is why I keep my feelings hidden," I whispered to myself as I dried my tears. Both people that I loved moved on from me. I'm such an idiot. As I drove off, I saw a shadow by Zayn's window inside. As my headlights hit the window, I realized it was Ed. He waved bye, and so did I.

Harry's POV:

"Cara, get off of me. That song wasn't for you it was for-." Just as I was going to say it was for Ariel, I realized she wasn't there anymore. "Hey guys, where's Ariel?"

Cher's eyes widened and she looked to her side. She realized that Ariel was no longer there. We looked around the party for her, but we didn't find her. I saw Ed by the front door, and he was talking to a Olly, Rita Ora, and Ellie Goulding. "Hey Ed, have you seen Ariel?"

Ed excused himself from the group and pulled me away. He seemed tense. "She left."

"Why?"

"She... She said she wasn't feeling well. She said she had a headache."

"I need to go after her," I said while trying to open the front door.

"Harry, she needs her space. Leave her alone."

"Ed, you don't understand! I-."

"Yes, yes. I know. You love her."

"How do you know?!"

"Harry I've known you long enough to know when you're in love. By the way you look at Ariel and care for her, it's obvious you love her. I've never seen you worry over someone so much as you worry over her. Just give her the space she needs. She'd be more upset if you left Zayn's party to go after her." He had a point, but I still wanted to go after her.

"Harry, she'll be fine," Ed said while giving me a reassuring smile. I hesitated when I turned around. What if she hurt herself while we were all here...? I know she won't, but I don't know how hurt she is. I don't even know what I did this time. I'm sure it's because of the hug that Cara gave me. I've told her countless of times that I only like her as a friend, but she always wants to be more than friends.

As I walked back to our friends, I decided on what to say. Should I just say what Ed told me? I mean it's not like he gave me much information anyways. Cher looked worried. She kept craning her head around to make sure that we didn't miss Ariel while searching for her. "Cher, you can stop doing that. She's not here," I said while pulling on my curls.

"What do you mean she's not here?! Where did she go?!" Cher looked more worried.

"Ed only told me that she wasn't feeling well. I'm guessing that's all she told him before she left because he looked a bit confused when he told me." Cher groaned and quickly rounded to me.

"This is your fault! If you wouldn't have sung that song, she'd be fine! If you wouldn't have invited Cara, then she'd still be here," she yelled at me while Liam and Niall held her back. The girls looked worried, but they were also glaring at me. It's not like I knew Cara would hug me! If I did, I wouldn't have invited her in the first place.

"I know it's my fault. That's why I feel terrible. I want to apologize-."

"No," Dani said firmly. We looked at her with wide eyes. She's the nicest one, and the most supporting of Ariel's and I's love. Why would she say that?! "You've done enough already, Harry."

"Just stay away from her," Scarlet sighed out and Mary nodded in agreement. I noticed that Liam and Niall had let go of Cher already, and Niall was comforting Mary.

"But-."

"Mate, they're right. Just leave her alone," Lou said while rubbing his face with his hands. I can't believe it. They all want me to stay away from her... I finally blew it with Ariel. They agree with her. She's done having a world of chances for me.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 Days Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ariel's POV:

I was currently at a signing. Rockers were excited to see me, and would always ask for pictures. I love them, so I'd never say no. None of them have given me hate, and I'm grateful for that. My Rockers loved the outfit I was sporting for the signing. I'm glad Kit-Kat found the outfit in my wardrobe too. I was sporting a plain white silk shirt that stopped right above my black leather jeans. I had an army green vest and my signature black hat from my first album. My semi-blonde hair was curled at the tips, and I had my usual make up and jewelry. I paired all this up with my army green converse. I brought several Sharpies with me because I know I will eventually run out of ink.

As I was signing my brand new album, I couldn't help but feel happy and successful for it. My Rockers have been waiting for awhile for a new album, and I'm very proud of my success with this one, I can already predict that my girls will love it. I couldn't help but think about all my friends. None of them have made an attempt to see if I'm alright. I'm actually glad they haven't. They spare me the need to tell them that I decided to give Harry another chance. I managed to write two songs the past 2 days. I'm finally out of my writers block. These songs will only be singles. I tend to make a lot of singles now that I think about it...

"Ariel, let's go," Jarred said while pulling me up. That's when I noticed that the signing was over. Thank Rowling it is! We've been here for 4 hours. I put on my sunglasses and grabbed my black bag from beside me. Tony, Jarred, and I made it to the car, and in less than 30 minutes we were back in my flat. Tony and Jarred made themselves comfy on my sofas while they watched some telly. I went to my bedroom and grabbed my laptop and Star. I booted it up, and made sure Star was tuned. I brought my songbook with me, and logged in to Twitter. I saw that Unbroken was trending worldwide, and I smiled. I opened up a tweet and said:

@rockary: how about I do a twitcam? ;)

Many of my fans instantly retweeted it. I took that as a yes, and I set up the twitcam. Before going live, I made sure that my webcam was working, and then a sent the link out. In less than 5 minutes I had over 10,000 fans tuning in, and counting. I gave them a huge smile and said, "Greetings my little Rockers! How do you guys like the album so far?"

I read the chat comments and I giggled. "I'll take that as a good sign! Now... I honestly don't know what to do... Oh look! I got a text!"

I unlocked my phone and saw it was from Liam:

Hey can we go over?

"Rockers, the lads and girlies are asking if they can come over... What should I say?" A lot of Rockers said to let them come over, but most of them said it was their turn to have me.

"How about I tell them to come over in 30 minutes? That way you guys have time for me?" Everyone agreed with that, and I giggled, "You guys are more protective over me than Louis is over his carrots. Hahaha."

Amelia's POV:

Just a little while longer, Princess. Soon we shall be together again. Joseph is already waiting for us back in Bristol. We will be a happy family again shortly.

Louis's POV:

"Hey. Hazza! Let's go! We're going to stay at Liam's until he tells us we can go up to Ariel's flat. I think she's doing a twitcam," I said while I knocked on Harry's door.

He quickly opened his door and bounded outside. "Let's go then!"

Hard to believe that he was just moping around since we told him just to give Ariel her space. We still stand by that, he should give her at least a month alone. That way she can fully recover. I chuckled and said, "Excited to see her?"

"Yes actually! I can't wait! I want to hug her and-."

"Hazza..."

"What? I never said I was going to kiss her. I just want to see her."

"Remember to give her the space she deserves." He just groaned and made his way to the flat door. I chuckled and locked the flat door behind me. We took my car to Liam's flat, but we picked up El and Mary on the way to Liam's we chatted with them, and we ended up getting there at the same time as Perrie. She had Scarlet, Zayn, and Niall in her car. Dani and Cher were already inside. Together we went up to Liam's flat and stayed there until Liam gave us the signal.

Ariel's POV:

"... And that's the story of how Zayn got his hair dyed! So yes, I'm quite evil." I winked at my camera, and one of my Rockers had a brilliant idea. "Alright, so one of you guys asked if we can play a game. You suggested that I should sing any 3 songs you all choose... I agree with the game, but I will randomly pick the songs. Not all 3 will be from the same users, so I'm sorry if I don't pick you. One, two, three... Comment!"

I spotted the 3 songs I wanted and smiled. "Time! I've got them! I chose When There Was Me and You from the first HSM movie. The second one is Ghost of You by Selena Gomez. The third one... She's So Gone from the Disney movie, Lemonade Mouth. I'll start with Lemonade Mouth, and then go to the HSM one, and finally I'll do the Selena Gomez one. You girls ready? Ahem. Ok here we go... But first I'll remove all my jewelry so you guys can hear all the guitar chords perfectly." I removed both of my charm bracelets, my best friend bracelet, the bracelet that Mum gave me to open my locket, and my locket that also had my best friend forever charm on it. I cleared my throat and started to strum Star.

She's So Gone

Insecure
In her skin
Like a puppet, a girl on a string

Broke away
Learned to fly
If you want her back, gotta let her shine

So it looks like the joke's on you
'Cause the girl that you thought you knew

She's so gone
That's so over now
She's so gone
You won't find her around
You can look but you won't see
The girl I used to be
'Cause she's
She's so gone

Here I am
This is me
And I'm stronger than you ever thought I'd be

Are you shocked?
Are you mad?
That you're missing out on who I really am

Now it looks like the joke's on you
'Cause the girl that you thought you knew

She's so gone
That's so over now
She's so gone
You won't find her around
You can look but you won't see
The girl I used to be
'Cause she's
She's so gone away
Like history
She's so gone
Baby, this is me, yeah

She's so gone
That's so over now
She's so gone
You won't find her around
You can look but you won't see
The girl I used to be
'Cause she's
She's so gone
She's so gone

You can look but you won't see
The girl I used to be
'Cause she's
She's so gone

So long
She's so gone, she's so gone... gone, gone, gone.

Amelia's POV:

I turned to the two men that will help me regain my daughter. "Now, don't forget. I get my daughter, and you two handle the bodyguards. Don't kill them. Just make sure they are knocked out. I want to see them all suffer when they realize that she was taken from right under their noses. Let's go."

The two men quietly entered the flat. They had the sedation guns ready and pointed. They snuck around the corner, and I heard two grunts. I walked around the corner, and the 2 bodyguards were laid on the floor with the sedation needles sticking out of their arms. I heard my daughter's lovely voice from the kitchen, and I slowly approached her.

Niall's POV:

"Come on, Liam! Can we please just go?! She won't care of we're early!" Lou and I were trying to convince Liam that we should just show up at Ariel's flat. I'm sure she won't mind. I mean it is us anyways. It's not like if it's her nanny or anyone trying to hurt her.

"No. I already told you. We still have 10 minutes to kill. Just wait up," Liam said while rolling his eyes. Ugh! Liam...

Ariel's POV:

I heard my flat door creak open, but I thought it was just the lads. I ignored the sound and continued onto the second song. "Ok. Now for the second song. This one is When There Was Me and You. If I cry... Don't worry about it."

I flashed them a quick smile and started strumming for the song. When I was about to start singing, I remembered when I saw the article with Joe and Ashley, and when Cara hugged Harry. Strangely, my heart twisted more when Cara hugged Harry...

When There Was Me and You

It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there

Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen?
'Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care

I thought you were my fairy tale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
That's coming true

But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled
You made me feel

Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song

Now I know you're not a fairy tale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true

'Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
'Cause I liked the view
When there was me and you

I can't believe
That I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind

'Cause I liked the view
I thought you felt it too
When there was me and you

Tears did fall down my cheeks, and my Rockers were trying to console me. I giggled and wiped away the tears. "Don't worry. I just had flashbacks. I'm fine. I might cry in the next song too, but don't worry. I promise I'm fine."

I shot them another quick smile and began to strum Star. "Oh! Before I forget, make sure you spread these songs on the web. I need someone to get the message." I winked and started to sing.

Ghost of You

Turn my back to the door
Feel so much better now
Don't even try anymore
Nothin' left to lose

There's the voice that's in the air
Sayin' don't look back no where
There's a voice that's always there

And I'll never be quite the same as I was before this,
part of you still remains,
though it's out of focus

Your just somewhere that I've been
And I won't go back again
Your just somewhere that I've been

I'm breathin' in, breathin' out
Ain't that what it’s all about?
Livin' life crazy loud
Like I have the right to
No more words in my mouth
Nothin' left to figure out
But I don't think I'll ever break through
The ghost of you

And I'll never be like I was the day I met you
Too naive? Yes, I was
Boy, that's why I let you in

Wear your memory like a stain
Can't erase or numb the pain
Here to stay with me forever

I'm breathin' in, breathin' out
Ain't that what it's all about?
Livin' life crazy loud
Like I have the right to
No more words in my mouth
Nothin' left to figure out
But I don't think I'll ever break through
The ghost of you

One of these days
I'll wake up from this bad dream I'm dreamin'
One of these days I pray that I'll be, over, over, over you
One of these days I'll realize that I'm so tired of
Feelin' confused
But for now there's a reason
That you're still here in my heart

I'm breathin' in, breathin' out
Ain't that what it's all about?
Livin' life crazy loud
Like I have the right to
No more words in my mouth
Nothin' left for me to doubt
But I don't think I'll ever break through
The ghost of you

Breathin' in, breathin' out
Breathin' in, breathin' out
Like I have the right to
No more words in my mouth
Nothin' left to figure out
But I don't think I'll ever break through
The ghost of you

I stopped strumming and looked at the camera. I ignored the comments on the screen. "Well Rockers, that's all. This last song really explains a lot that I'm going through. I love you all so so much. Now I should leave you so you can all continue your day."

I looked down at the comments. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion. What do they mean by "behind you"? I looked up at the camera. I was about to ask when I saw on the recording screen someone I thought I'd never see again. My breathing froze, and I started to shake. No... Not now. Please. It's just a dream. I saw her evil smile and I saw she was slowly approaching me. I knew this wasn't a dream. My eyes filled with tears and I quickly said, "Rockers, alert the lads. Now. I love you all, and goodbye. Just remember that goodbye isn't always forever. I'll see you all soon. I promise."

I shot them a scared smile and quickly ended the twitcam against their will. I stayed logged in to my Twitter page, and I just minimized the page. I quickly swung Star to my back and tried to run from her, but when I turned, she was right behind me. She grabbed my face tightly with her hand. "Did you really think you could escape me that easily? You should know that mothers always know what's best for their children. That's why you're coming with me."

Tears started rolling down my face. I'm scared. One of my biggest fears just came true. "What if I don't want to?" I whispered quietly while praying that the lads would be here soon.

"Then I'm afraid that I will have to use force."

"What do you mean?" As soon as I said that, I noticed her was going to chloroform me. My eyes widened, and I let out the loudest scream I could muster. I hope they heard me. My nanny quickly placed the cloth over my nose, and she pinned my arms back. I couldn't use my martial arts on her because she was the one that taught me. Whatever I tried to do, she can easily block. As I was blacking out, I looked at my laptop screen. I saw the picture of me with the girlies and the lads. That's the final picture I will ever see of them. I looked at all my jewelry, cell phone, and songbook that were on the counter. As I tried to reach for my phone with one of my freed hands, my nanny threw it all to the floor. My face smashed into the tile and I felt my nose break. Blood started oozing out, and the last thing I heard before I lost consciousness was the low laughter of my nanny.

Harry's POV:

I felt a weird sensation. It was as if Ariel was in trouble. I know that's ridiculous because she's safe and has her bodyguards. I could've sworn I heard her scream though. Maybe it's just my imagination... 20 minutes passed and Liam still wouldn't let us go. He told us to just wait and give her time to end the twitcam. I decided to go on Twitter to see if it was over yet. I ignored all my mentions and went straight to the link Ariel sent out. I pressed on it, but I was met with a black screen. I guess she's done. I exited, but something caught my eye in her mentions. They were all panicking. Something about her nanny kidnapping her again... My heart started to race and I checked my mentions. They all said the same thing:

@royalrocker: @Harry_Styles @NiallOfficial @Louis_Tomlinson @zaynmalik @Real_Liam_Payne HELP!!!!!!!!! @rockary has been kidnapped! It was live during the twitcam!

My heart dropped. With shaky hands I looked up her twitcam on YouTube, but I only found the last 10 minutes. I skimmed through the video until the end. She was saying bye to her Rockers, and in the background we could see her nanny. The girl who filmed it kept saying "OMG OMG OMG!" I looked at the time on the twitcam and realized that this happened 15 minutes ago. I jumped up from the sofa and ran out of Liam's flat. I heard everyone following me and yelling and asking what was going on. Ignored them and ran up the stairs instead of taking the lift. As we reached Ariel's floor, I felt someone pull my arm.

"Harry, what the hell is going on?! Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?" Liam said.

"Check Twitter. Now," I said before running up to her door. My heart dropped once we reached it.

"Harry! What-?" He stayed silent when he saw that the flat door was wide open. I turned to them with tears in my eyes, and they were all quiet. Cher looked like she was going to breakdown just like me. We walked slowly into the flat, and I immediately regretted it. Tony and Jarred were on the floor. I don't know if they were dead or alive. I didn't want to know.

"Oh my gosh..." El said softly while covering her mouth with a shaky hand. I heard Liam quickly call the police. I decided to check the kitchen since that's where the twitcam took place. Big mistake.

"G-guys!" I said loudly. Only the lads came. Good. We don't need the girls to see this. There was a puddle of blood on the floor. I strongly hoped that it wasn't a grave injury. All of Ariel's jewelry was thrown across the kitchen floor, and her songbook lay close to the blood puddle. Her phone was across the room just like her jewelry. I broke down then and there. She's gone. My princess is gone.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4 Hours Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Harry's POV:

I remained emotionless as the police looked around the flat for any clues. Simon was here too along with Ariel's parents. Her parents were a mess. Simon was trying to remain calm, but it wasn't working. Tears slipped out of his eyes quite often. The rest of us were like me. After the police were done interrogating us, we became emotionless. Cher was out of it the most. Tears quickly escaped her eyes, but she didn't move a muscle. Dani, El, and Perrie were crying into their boyfriends' chests while the lads tried to be strong for them. They laid their chins on top of their heads while soothingly rubbing their backs and tears escaped their eyes as well. Scarlet was like Cher as well. She was starring off into space while tears escaped her eyes. Mary was crying into her hands loudly and Niall had his arms around her. He was giving her a side hug while she wouldn't move. He was trying to calm her down, but he was failing because tears escaped his eyes as well.

I felt someone place something on my lap and I looked down. It was Ariel's songbook. I looked up to see who placed it, and it was Simon. He said, "I'm sure she'd love for you to keep it safe."

I nodded and flipped through the pages. The contents didn't help my tears. They just fell faster. I saw her beautiful handwriting, and it made me miss her more. As I was reaching the last pages, I came across two songs. One of them was called Got My Girls while the other one was Shut Up and Love Me. Both songs didn't help my mood. Especially when I saw the date she wrote them. Yesterday. She wrote them yesterday. I read through the lyrics for Shut Up and Love Me, and I felt my heart break. There was a side note at the end as well. It said:

Dedicated to my true love, Harry Styles

She wrote it about me... She did love me. But why didn't she tell me? I started crying loudly, and the lads looked at me. I shook my head while I continued to flip through the pages. The next pages, made me miss her more. They were 5 sketches. It looks as if she made them by pen, and they were of each of us. It was a sketch of Liam, another one of Niall, another one of Louis, another one of Zayn, and finally one of me. I flipped the page of my drawing and there was a note behind it.

I'm sorry I never told you that I loved you. I can't bear to think that you'd break my heart, so I never told you. I want you to know that I always loved you. I promised you that I would love you forever, and I will. If you are reading this, then I must have already given all you lads the sketches. Please don't try to win my heart. Move on. Please.

Much love,
Ariel xoxo

She planned to give these to us... But when? There was a note on the next page and it said that she would show these sketches to Lou and Scarlet for future photoshoots. It has to be future, because the lads and I don't look that mature yet. I miss her so much. I just hope wherever she's at, she will never lose hope. I love you, Princess Ariel Marie Seacaster.

Amelia's POV:

I finally have my daughter. Finally we are reunited. My helpers placed her in the basement along with her father. They were in a sort of cage so they wouldn't escape. They were both unconscious still, but I didn't care. I finally have them back. I love them too much to lose them again. I placed a journal on Ariel's side of the cage where we had her chained. I wrote on the first page that it's a journal for her to write her feelings in. I also placed Star inside with her. I had to steal Star as well because I know she can't live without it. I may be cruel for kidnapping her again, but at least she has a journal and her guitar.

I ran a hand through her hair and smiled. My princes... I finally have you back. I made sure to clean up her face since it had blood. Her nose is swollen. It's most likely broken. I frowned. I didn't want to hurt her, but she left me no choice. I left the basement and locked their door behind me. I walked up the steps of our summer home and sat down in the kitchen. The two goons were knocked out on the sofa. I hope they're strong enough to help me keep my daughter safe and away from everyone.. I will never lose her again. And if I ever come close... Let's just say that they will never be able to talk her again...

A/N: THE END!!!!!!!!!! This is book 1 & yes it's over. *cries* please don't kill me over the ending. Now it killed me to end it this way, but it fits. Someone of you hav asked me if there is gonna be a book 2. The answer is yes. It will by titled Retrieving My Princess. That's y I am barely releasing the boom title now since it would've made the ending if this book not surprising. Book 2 might be up at the end of this month, not too sure. I finished this chapter a week before I promised... YAY!!!!!!!! I was actually excited to write the ending. Lol. I really hav nothing to talk about now... I think that's it... Yup. Oh & I purposefully didn't mention many princess duties in this book. Book 1 focused on her Popstar/Rockstar life while book 2 focuses on her princess life. That's all I'm saying! Toodles!!!!!!!!!!! Love u all & see ya soon! ;D
Questions? Comments? Comment below! :D I will answer all questions.
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-Susy
P.S. Picture on side is the drawings Ariel made, & the song is... The Reason by Hoobastank.
P.P.S. The light went out in my room while writing is. XD scared me soooo bad. XD I would've screamed but I lost my voice. XD Hahahaha