Past, Present, No Future. (Harry Styles)

55. Promise?

I do, Augustus. I do.

I read whilst sitting comfortably on the couch with Pepper at my feet next to me.

I exhaled shakily pulling down my sleeves and wiping my face with all the tears on my cheeks.

I got up bringing the book with me and going up the stairs with Pepper following me. With the bedroom door already open I walked inside crawling into the bed next to Harry who was lying at the head with his laptop on his thighs.

"What's wrong?" he asked closing the lid and adjusting himself to face me.

I held up the book, "You couldn't tell me he dies?!" I exclaimed making his face soften up.

He took the book from my hand with a half smile, "I'm guessing you liked it?"

"Loved it" I corrected looking up at him flipping through the pages, "You remind me of him" I said, "Augustus"

He took his eyes away from the book raising his eyebrow at me, "I am nothing like Augustus Waters"

I sat up, "You two are practically the same person" I laughed.

"Name one thing we have that makes you think that"

"You're both cocky" I smirked.

"Augustus Waters is far from cocky" he told me, "A smart ass, yes. But not cocky"

"Dont tell me you wouldn't put your number in someone's book" I giggled to our small argument.

"I would, but I'm not afraid of oblivion. I'm perfectly fine with being forgotten" he answered a little more nervously.

I pressed my lips together, "I think everyone is afraid of that, even the slightest" I said.

He shrugged, "It doesn't scare me"

"You don't want to be remembered for something after you're gone?" I asked.

"The only thing I'll be remembered for is being a trouble to the world" he sighed standing up telling me he was going to get ready for bed.

I bit my lip trying to stop myself from saying anything but "So you wouldn't care if I remembered you after being gone?"

He stopped at the door looking back at me, we both stayed silent until he spoke up.

"One thing Gus and I have in common is, we're both blind to other people's feelings" he said before going into the bathroom and shutting the door.

~ | _ | +

"So after you left, Sophia and I continued planning" Liam told me whilst we sat at the sofa with Pepper on my lap, "If we leave for the states in August, we can come back later that month or early September"

"Should I email Gran?" I asked petting behind Pepper's ears.

"Not just yet" he said holding up a finger, "We still have to gather our stuff and-"

I rolled my eyes with a laugh standing up, "I'm emailing Gran" I said giggling at Liam's need to have everything ready.

I grabbed the laptop I left by the small table by the television turning it on feeling Liam's presence over my shoulder.

"Let me do it" he said trying to get the the laptop.

"No" I swatted him away with a slight giggle.

"You get to talk to her all the time, give me a chance!" he chuckled as we fought for the computer.

"What are you two fighting about?" we heard someone say from the kitchen following by the sound of the fridge closing.

Harry walked down the few steps that led to the living room with a protein shake in his hand, he was wearing shorts and an old shirt with a headband in his hair to keep it out of his face.