Battle of the Bands, Battles of the Heart (SLOW UPDATES)

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Wow 2 updates in one day?? Haha, I'm on such a role with this story guys and I'm really excited for it to continue to develop I hope you all will like it as much as I already do!! Enjoy the double update!
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He continued to smirk at me as I glared up into that arrogant gaze of his that made my blood boil, and not in the good way. "Well, Well, Well," He crooned in that whiskey smooth deep voice that made me want to strangle him, "If it isn't Ariel Hart back from summer vacation and looking pale as ever, tell me love you couldn't find one spot in all of sunny California to at least try and bring some color to your complexion?" He asked in a mocking tone while he pinched one of my cheeks. I slapped his hand away and his eyes danced with barely suppressed mirth. I. was. going. to. kill. him.

"Hm what a shame, its barely 8 in the morning and my day is already ruined," I stated while glaring at him, "Seriously Styles piss off don't you have some underclassman girl to go seduce for the week?" I huffed while pushing out of his hold and attempting to walk away. "Ah Ariel must you always be so cross? Is someone a little jealous that Harry's not paying enough attention to them, hm?" Harry stated with a smirk as he grabbed my arm, preventing me from walking away, and pulled me closer.

"Oh please!" I exclaimed as I struggled to get out of his hold, "to quote the best movie ever in existence I wouldn't touch you with a thirty-nine and a half foot pole!" I finally broke free of his grip as Harry threw his head back and laughed.

"First off, you are such a bad liar," he said while still chuckling, "Secondly, please tell me you did not just quote the grinch who stole Christmas. It's August." "There wasn't anything to lie about, because it's the truth first off," I stated with a glare, "and secondly so what if I did quote it? I don't have to explain Myself to you," I said as I turned and walked away towards Eleanor and Danielle, the sound of Harry's laughter combined with the sound of his footsteps following me setting me on edge.

"Hey Ariel, how was your summer?" Louis asked me as I approached him and Eleanor, and Liam and Danielle. "It was pretty good Louis, except for the fact that you and Liam stole my best friends from me for practically the entire summer!" I said while crossing my arms and mock glaring at them. Louis just ruffled my hair and chuckled as I swatted his hands away, Eleanor rolled her eyes and said, "Please you're over exaggerating you big baby, we spent plenty of time with you this summer!" Before I could utter a reply I felt someone throw their arm around my shoulders and pull me into their side. "What's up fellas, ladies?" Harry said as he tipped his hand in a mock salute.

"Man your really being ballsy this year aren't you Styles, she looks like she's going to kill you," Niall said gleefully as he walked up to us while I struggled to get Harry's arm off of me. I finally broke free and threw a glare his way as he laughed at me, again. "You better sleep with one eye open tonight Styles!" I said, my voice full of barely suppressed anger. "Trying to finally get into my pants after all these years love, I thought you'd never ask," Harry said with a wink.

My mouth opened and closed for a few seconds, suddenly the next thing I knew Niall was holding me back before I could introduce my knee to Harry's "family jewels." Harry just stood their laughing, I could feel Niall shaking with laughter against my back, and I saw Liam and Louis and my so called best friends "trying" to suppress their laughter out of the corner of my eye. Off in the distance I heard a teacher yell, "HARRY AND ARIEL YOU GET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER THIS MINUTE," followed by the sound of pounding footsteps. Not caring about the sound of impending trouble I broke free from Niall's hold but before I could do anything like oh I don't know, strangle Harry, the teachers arrived and created a barrier between us. Eleanor quickly said goodbye to Louis and Danielle and dragged me off to our first period class, the sound of Harry's laughter fading but not fading fast enough.

"I don't know why you let him get to you like that," Eleanor said, "I mean come on it's senior year can't you guys like call a truce or something?" Before I could open my mouth to ask her if she had gone insane she cut in again, "Look," she said as we sat down in our first period for the day, "I know Harry isn't the most fantastic person alive but what's he ever done to you that you hate him so much? You don't have to be best friends with the guy, but it doesn't always have to be WWIII whenever you two are in a room together. Don't you get tired of fighting with him all the time?"

I shifted uncomfortably in my seat, avoiding eye contact with her. Before I could come up with a response I was literally saved by the bell as our teacher walked in. This year Eleanor and I had AP Calculus together first period. "Good Morning Class," The teacher said, "my name is Mr. Grant and I'm going to be your AP Calculus teacher this year. You have all self-selected into AP Calc, which means...." I started to zone out as Mr. Grant went on the whole classic AP spheel and I pondered Eleanor's words as memories I'd really like to forget started to resurface.

What no one knows, not even Eleanor and Danielle, is that Harry and I dated all last summer before Jr. Year. I thought we had had something special, and I though he had felt the same way, boy how wrong I was. We had decided to keep it a secret until school started, so we could just keep it between ourselves and enjoy our new relationship before we had to deal with school on top of it and the gossip as well.

Harry had been a new student at our high school our sophomore year. He was charming and flirty but I had thought there was more to him than that, I thought I had been able to see beneath all of that to the "real Harry," except there wasn't anything beneath, and that what you see is what you get with Harry. He formed One Direction that year, won battle of the bands and instant popularity. All the girls in school worshipped him, and yet he chose me, at least, I thought he had. Harry was so kind and genuine to me, I felt like I could tell him anything, and that he showed me a side of himself he didn't show anyone else. I fell for him hard that summer, until the day a week before school started I saw him making out with a freshman girl on the green on East Colorado Boulevard.

I didn't return any of his calls or texts for the rest of the summer. I dropped off all of his stuff in a box on his door step right before school started again and that was that. I nursed my broken heart on my own, and than threw my big girl pants on and acted like nothing had happened and so did he. I've been determined to knock the prince of Pasadena High off of his pedestal ever since, and we've been arch rivals since then as well.

I never told Eleanor and Danielle because they both started dating Liam and Louis shortly after, and although it took me a while to warm up to them, they both make my girls really happy and they seem like genuinely nice guys. I wouldn't want to ruin anything by bringing up my sob story about Harry that I'm pretty sure every girl at Pasadena High has by now. I've been through a lot in my 18 years on Earth, and if I've learned anything its that you don't take shit from anyone, and you can't just hurt me and expect to walk away unscathed. This year I'm going to go out with out a bang, and I'm taking Harry Styles down as I go if its the last thing I...

"Ah Mr. Styles I presume, How kind of you to join us." I heard Mr. Grant say, my heart stopping and my head immediately snapping to the door so fast I could have sworn I gave myself whiplash and behold there he was in all of his cocky glory, eyes locked right on mine as he replied to Mr. Grant, "My apologies Sir they were changing my schedule down In the office here I have a note."

     Harry handed the note to Mr. Grant as I turned to Eleanor in horror as she looked like she was trying not to laugh, "Please tell me this isn't happening right now, this cannot be happening," I whispered. Eleanor started to quietly laugh. "....seat right behind Ariel if you will Harry, thank you," drifted into my ears as I watched Harry saunter his way right over to where Eleanor and I were sitting. Does Mr. Grant even know what he just did?! I quietly groaned and banged my head on the table. Lord whatever I have done to incur your wrath I am so sorry I will do anything but please don't do this please please please...

     "Well isn't it your lucky day sweetheart, you get to start your morning with me all year now," Harry said. I was still facing the front of the class room but I could hear the smirk practically dripping from his voice. Eleanor placed her hand on my arm as I took several deep breaths in and out, in and out... This. was going to be a long year.