Save You Tonight (One Direction Fan Fiction)

Nineteen- Merry Christmas

‘What time is it?’ I yawn, my arms stretching out to the side of the bed, accidentally hitting Harry in the face. I’m too tired to even shoot him an apologetic look so I comfortingly pat him on the head and retreat under the covers.

‘8am.’ I hear Harry mumble into the covers. It suddenly occurs to me that it’s Christmas day. Sure, I’d forgotten about it, but it didn’t mean I hadn’t come unprepared- Ed gave me Christmas presents to give to the boys as a shared gift. I happily accepted as I was never sure what to get a guy for any holiday, really. A cheeky smile appears on my face and I notice Harry was trying to go back to sleep, but I had other plans. In fact they were mischievous plans that even I couldn’t believe I’d thought of.

‘What do you want to do today?’ I mumble, blindly fumbling around as I hop out of bed.

‘Well today is-‘ I cut him off, just as I had planned.

‘Actually, we should go shopping, because there’s no better time to!’ I smile, leaning against the banister.  Harry slowly sits up and rubs his eyes.

‘I don’t think-‘

‘Great! Well I need your help deciding on what I should wear.’ I grin, unsure of how convincing of an actress I was. I certainly wasn’t terrific, otherwise I would’ve considered an acting career too. I skip over to my suitcase and find Harry’s present wrapped up in the side. I quickly cover it with a ball of clothes and carry the ball over to the bed where Harry still sat.

‘Okay. So I can choose from this…’ I hold up a green singlet top that I usually wore under a knit jumper. ‘…or this…’ I hold up a varsity jacket that I’d stolen from Zayn and I see a smirk appears on Harry’s face, obviously recognising the jacket. ‘Err what’s this?’ I try not to sound too suspicious as the gift rolls from the pile. I pretend to read the label before raising an eyebrow.

‘It’s labelled Harry, must be yours.’ I chuck over the gift before pretending to decide on what to wear and throwing all my clothes back into the suitcase. Harry waits until I sit down on the bed again before he unwraps it.

From the Christmas themed wrap falls a blue-ish grey blazer I’d found in JW. I’d tried to convince Ed to buy it but he said it would look better on one of his friends, and obviously this was the friend he was referring to. A small black bowtie also fell from the bundle and finally an Aerosmith album. Harry looks at the gift, almost surprised.

‘Merry Christmas- from Edwardo and I.’ I smile. Harry’s face lights up as he reaches under the bed and takes out a small package, lumpy and not very well wrapped, but I didn’t say a word. I take the present with a smile and delicately unwrap it, steadily watching out of the corner of my eye because Harry was beadily looking at me, creeping me out.

I take the contents of the gift, surprised.

‘Uh, um… that’s from all of the boys and I, err, except for the green box. That was all me.’ He blushes as he sheepishly grins. I look down at the green box he mentioned, and I had to stop myself from panicking by confirming the little box was much bigger than a ring box. If it was the size of one, I would’ve had a panic attack. The boy only just asked me out for heaven’s sakes, proposing would be a bit much. I take a small box from the pile of gifts and read the side.

‘Daisy by Marc Jacobs.’ My heart stopped. How did they know I wanted this perfume? I’d always been keen on buying it but the stores I lived near had never stocked it. A smile crept onto my face unwillingly. Next I pick up a small photo frame with another small photo, matching the one in the frame. It was of Ed, all of the boys and I at the movies. I didn’t recall taking the photo but there was the familiar building in the background. The small one I assumed was meant for my wallet. The smile on my face turned into a grin.