Euphonious Memories {H.S}

7.

Flashback

I hope you can see, the shape that I'm in while he's touching your skin.

He was watching us. Why was Harry watching us? It's not like he just saw us. He had been following us.

"Is that?" Niall asked "Harry Styles?"

"Wait what?" I asked looking at Niall. When I looked back, Harry was gone. "How...you...what?"

"Oh yeah I know Harry. We have a lot of bad history." I stood there with my eyes wide. "When you told me your roommate's cousin, Harry was staying with you, I didn't realize it was Harry Styles."

"Uh...ye" I was cut off by Niall talking.

"Wait... is your roommate Raine Hyland?" He asked and I nodded. "We have bad history too, but we're all fine now."

"Well I'm glad that you all worked it out." I said with a smile. The last thing that I needed was everyone hating each other more than they already did.

He walked me to school and then we went out separate ways.

School dragged by longer than usual that day. When I finally got to my academic writing class I was relieved. That is until Harry came in and sat beside me.

"What are you doing?" I asked him knowing that he thought it was a sin to be seen with me.

"You and Niall?" He asked his lips were tightly closed and becoming more narrow.

"Yeah. So?" I said crossing my arms.

"You can't be near him. He's a self centered jerk who uses people to get his way." As he said this his eyes grew dark with anger.

"Then what does that make you?" I ask him with a serious face.

"Skyler, I am being completely serious right now, please just stay away from him. Trust me it will not end well."

" You can't tell me what to do. If you want to talk about self centered jerks let's talk about you." When I said this, he snatched up his books and stormed out of the classroom.

I didn't get it, Niall was the sweetest most genuine person I had ever met. Why was everyone hating on him.

When class was over, I picked up my things and walked out. On the way out I saw that Niall was waiting for me on the sidewalk.

"Hey!" I said and went to hug him.

"Hey. How was school?"

"Good. I guess." I sighed "Hey do you want to come hang out at my apartment?" I asked as the idea popped in my head. If Harry saw how sweet Niall was he would have to stop talking all if his bad talk about Niall.

"Sure. Why not?" He said grabbing my hand and lacing his fingers through mine.

We got to my apartment and opened the door. Harry was sitting on the couch playing his guitar. I had never heard him play before. I had no idea how good he could play.

We walked in the door, our fingers still laced through one another's. As soon as Harry saw Niall his face changed from serene to grim.

"What do you think you are doing here?" He said through his teeth as he stood up.

"Skyler invited me." Niall said politely.

"Thats right" I said noticing that Harry was glaring at our laced hands.

He didn't say anything else, he just sat back down on the couch.

"Nice guitar." Niall told him pointing to Harry's guitar that leaned against the white couch. Harry didn't answer just glared.

"Harry is going to school to be a songwriter." I said to fill in the pause of awkward silence.

"Ah, neat." Niall said. Harry was just sitting there glaring.

I pulled Niall's arm to my room and shut the door.

"Just ignore him he doesn't understand the definition of politeness." I told him.

But Niall wasn't listening, he was too busy looking at my book shelf in amazement.

"Are these all yours?" He asked me, his eyes bright.

"Yeah." I said smiling.

"Have you read all of those books?"

"Most of them I still have 4 or 5 to read. a lot of them I have read more than once though."

"Wow" he turned around and looked at me. He then grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him. He placed his hands on my waist and slowly traced them up to my face. He then kissed me slowly and I kissed him back.

His hands made their way to my waist again, but this time his hands grasped the bottom of shirt. I pulled away from the kiss.

"Uh Niall I..." I said and he stopped me.

"Yeah it's fine I understand." He said and we both sat down on my bed.

The rest of the night, we just talked and hung out. When Niall left, Raine came out of her room with headphones on. She took them off when she saw me.

"Raine can you please explain why you two see Niall as such a threat?" I asked

"Um I think you'll have to get Harry to explain that to you." She said walking to the kitchen.

"No thank you." I scoffed.

"You know harry isn't that bad once you get to know him." She said grabbing the ice cream out of the freezer.

"Maybe not to you, but he hates me."

"Hmm...true" She said and we laughed.