DREAM KINGS (Shawn Mendes x Harry Styles)

C h a p t e r [73]

"Why haven't you eaten anything yet?" I asked.

"I'm waiting for you."

"Oh."

I rushed and sat beside him on the floor. We watched the movie and at the same time, we eat dinner.

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" Harry Potter yells.

Shawn suddenly fanboys, "That's my favorite spell!"

I giggled, "Mine's Wingardium Leviosa."

"Not bad." He jokes, "Also, Lumos."

"What is Lumos spell does again?"

"The wand illuminates." He says as he looks at me with a cute precious smile.

"Oh, yeah. I forgot." I said smiling back at him, "And OH! Obliviate is also my favorite!"

"Ah, that Memory Charm spell?"

"Yep. Also known as Forgetfulness Charm."

We continue to eat until we're both done. I pile up the plates and bowls and carry them to the kitchen. As I was about to get the other plates in the living room, Shawn already has them. Carrying stacks on both palms of his hands.

"Let me help you." I said as I try to get the other dinnerwares from his hands but he insisted.

"I got it May." He says as he delivers them to the kitchen.

The movie's not paused, so I head inside the living room and picked the remote up and paused it. I went to the kitchen to do the washing, when to my surprise, seeing him from his back with his arms moving and plates clashing.

"Shawn?"

"Yeah?"

I moved and went to check him at the sink, he was washing the dirty used plates.

"I'll do those." I said, "Go and watch—"

"No. I'm already doing it."

He has changed a lot. Way back, he couldn't even lift himself a glass of milk without telling me to do it for him, he doesn't want getting disturbed either; but now, he's clearly a different man. Being responsible and sweet and caring, though he can still be a jerk sometimes. It's not only him though, I think I've changed too.. I usually get upset whenever he talks to me or do house chores or cook or anything that will please him, but now, I guess I'm so used to it that I'm looking for it.

"May..?"

"Yes?"

"Can you turn off the TV? I'm not gonna watch anymore." He says, then yawns.

"Sure, Shawn." I went to the living room and turned off the TV. It feels so surreal. Everything.

I turn the lights off and head back to the kitchen. He leans back on the sink while drying his hands with a kitchen towel. Walking towards him makes me so nervous, I put my hand inside my pocket and held the box really tight.

He smiles at me, "All done."

"Yeah, you did great." I smiled back.

He puts both of his hands inside his pockets. As I reach to where he's standing, I stood firmly on my feet and looked deeply into his beautiful hazel eyes. I swallow as I listen to my heart, beating up so loud. Now's the right time.

I pulled out a box and to my surprise, he did too. Our expression's in sync. We both laughed and felt shy.

"Hey, uh.." I said, "I bought this yesterday, back at the Memory Binge shop." I shrug, "It just reminded me of your love for music. You told that music helped you have fun and forget all the bad things you're experiencing and been experienced. So, the first time I saw it, I already thought of you, of course. It reminded me of you." I shyly said as I hand it to him and he carefully accept.