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

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     "Are you freaking kidding me?!" I exclaimed as I slammed my book bag down on the lunch table. Eleanor and Danielle looked at each other with mirror expressions of confusion and than at me. "Harry has been in every single one of my classes so far today," I exclaimed in exasperation, "Senior year is hard enough by itself and now I have to deal with him every morning for the next 180 days?! I swear I'm literally going to kill someone if one more thing goes wrong today."

"Ummm Ariel," Eleanor said, staring at something behind me with barely concealed glee dancing behind her eyes, "don't look now but well um, look now." I didn't have to turn around to know he was standing right behind me, or at least heading this way. It was like I had a built in Harry radar that went off like crazy whenever he was near, as much as I hated it. It was a blessing and a curse. "Do you think I still have time to make a run for it?" I asked, quickly grabbing my bag.

Just as a I was about to lift one foot off the ground two arms snaked around my waist and Harry said, "Not a chance in hell sweetheart, I'm having the best day of my life getting to see your lovely face in every class." Without turning around to face him I muttered, "shame the feeling ISN'T mutual." I then tried to stomp on his foot with my heel but he suddenly picked me up before I could and sat me down on his lap. I immediately tried to get up but Harry simply clamped his arms around my waist and rested his head on my shoulder so I was essentially caged in. Of course no one offered me any help, my two so called "best friends," as well as Liam, Louis and Niall who arrived shortly after just stared and failed to contain their laughter as I struggled to break free.

"What the hell are you doing styles? Let go of me!" I exclaimed as I continued to try and break free, "But Ariel you feel so nice, and you make such a good head rest," he all but purred into my ear. I tried and failed to suppress the shiver that ran through me. Damn him. I hated that he still had an effect on me, even after all this time. It's not fair. "Man, I can feel the sexual tension even from here," Niall joked as he looked at us with glee. "You guys should honestly just get together already, save us all another year of trouble," Liam said. "It's obvious you two have been gone for eachother since the day you met, even though you have a weird way of showing it," everyone laughed at that.

We both knew they were obviously joking, Harry and I played our roles well. To everyone on the outside we were complete and utter mortal enemies who couldn't even be in the same room together.... wait.... THAT'S IT!! I did an internal dance as the light bulb went off in my head, no way the principal knows Harry and I have most of our classes together. After almost destroying a class room last year (that is a story for another time) he banned Harry and I from ever being in the same room together let alone within 5ft of each other.

However, despite all this I felt Harry stiffen underneath me at their remarks. I took advantage as his arms went lax and shot up, breaking free of his hold. Everyone's eyes were suddenly on me as I tried to make my escape. Even though I now had a master plan formed in the back of my mind, over my dead body would I admit this out loud but what Liam and Niall had said shook me up a bit too. Was I really that obvious? And if so, did that mean that Harry saw it too? Geeze how pathetic was I? I needed to get out of here like yesterday. "I-I have to go," I stuttered, looking every where but at Harry. "Eleanor and Danielle I'll see you guys after school for band practice in the auditorium right?" I asked. "We'll be there!" said Danielle, "see you then babe," Eleanor said. I gave them a small smile and a nod and then turned and all but ran out of the cafeteria, trying not to feel like a coward while feeling Harry's eyes on me the whole way.
———————————————————————7/03/18 Hello everyone, yes I am still alive. Honestly I've had this chapter written for awhile but it was really short and you guys didn't deserve that. I finally was able to get it up to around 770 words so I hope you enjoyed! If you like this story or even this chapter please give it a vote if you want (like and subscribe jk haha) updates will probably be slow on this story and I apologize in advance. I promise I haven't abandoned it though, I still have so many ideas for Harry and Ariel there is so much of their story to come! 🙂