step brother ≫ styles

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HARRY'S POV

I quietly walked upstairs into my room using all my self-control not to punch the wall. I practically just guaranteed Madison's loss of privacy at school.

Hell, Julia will probably call up one of those tween magazine places and tell them. 

She'll do whatever it takes to make sure Madison loses everything. But the only thing I can't figure out is why.

Obviously, she's jealous of Mads over something, but there's an awful lot of hate coming from that girl for it just to be over jealousy.

I stripped out of my 'date' attire and put sweatpants and a t-shirt on.

Plugging in my phone to the outlet on my desk I grabbed my laptop and sat on my bed.

I opened up safari signing into Twitter. It'd been a while since I went on and I decided I should follow some fans or reply to some messages.

I love our fans, and I really wish we got to meet them all and talk to them, but all the work we have to do for tours, writing songs, recording songs, interviews, and more leave us with very little free time.

And that free time is almost always used to sleep.

@Harry_Styles: Some people will stop at nothing to ruin the lives of others.

As soon as I sent out the tweet I was greeted with countless replies.

Some were of fans asking for follows, some were asking if I was okay, some were agreeing, some were asking me how I was enjoying my time at home, and of course, there were the hate ones.

I've taught myself just to ignore them, they're just random people in the world who have nothing better to do than tell some guy who they don't know to kill himself.

When we were first starting to become famous it bothered me a lot more, as the whole Isabelle's death is all your fault thing was fresher.

I hated myself back then.

I replied to some DMs before glancing at the clock. Seeing as it was past midnight I decided to call it a night. 

Hopefully, Madison would come back tomorrow morning and we'd get to do something together.

*******

I woke up around 10 the next morning.

I stopped outside Madison's room to see if she'd come home already, but of course, she hadn't. She'd probably end up spending the day with him.

Quite honestly I hated how our relationship worked. We'd never get to be a real couple... Especially not after mum marries Chris.

That would practically ruin my career, not to mention destroy Madison's life.

I keep feeling she's going to realize how ridiculous this all is and just have Luke. She doesn't need me anyway.

"Harry!" My mum's voice rang throughout the house.

I followed the sound of her voice to her room where I was greeted with a box.

"Here's your suit. Chris's parents are throwing us a party tonight in honor of the upcoming wedding. Tell Madison, will you? We're leaving in an hour or so."

I let out a small groan, "Mum, do we have to? I'm not in the mood."

She frowned, "Of course you have to. Here, invite one of the boys if you want, but you're going."

Invite one of the boys? I guess that makes it a little better. I pulled out my phone to call Madison saying she needed to come home, like now.

"Mads," I said when she finally picked up the phone.

"Actually it's Luke," I heard some shuffling in the background and the sound of Madison giggling.

"Oh, Luke.." My voice faltered, "I um, could I speak to Madison? It's important sorry."

There was some more shuffling and then I heard Madison's voice over the phone. "Everything okay, Harry?"

"Yeah, Mads, listen. Apparently, we've gotta go to some party your grandparents are hosting? So you need to come home. We're leaving in an hour." 

She hung up frantically screaming at Luke she needed to go with a quick 'bye Harry' to me.

After ending that call I decided I'd invite Niall, so I quickly shot him a text.

Niall - Fancy going to a party tonight?

Harry - Sounds good to me... When and where?

Niall - I'll pick you up in an hour or so. Wear a tux.

Harry - A tux? okay...

Niall - Yes. Thanks!

20 minutes later Madison burst through the door downstairs and raced past me to go and get dressed.  I didn't think she'd care so much about needing time to get ready, I mean she really didn't come off as that type of girl.

None the less I could hear her tearing her way around upstairs. 

I took one last look in the bathroom mirror before heading outside to the car. 

Jackson was already seated in the very back of the car while mum and Chris sat upfront. I slid into one of the seats in the middle giving a wave to Jackson.

"Is Madison almost ready?" Chris turned around to look at me. I guess he wasn't on top of things if he hadn't realized she'd slept over at Luke's house. Luke who he hated with all he's got.

The same Luke he had said he didn't want Madison to date.

After about another 10 minutes Madison finally burst out the door without even her shoes on.

"Sorry Dad," She gasped once she'd sat down in the car, "I didn't know the party thing was today."

He just nodded and turned the car on.

I took this opportunity to look at Madison's dress, which was just a basic black, but I couldn't help but find myself staring at her beauty.

Wow, that really sounded cheesy.

I guess Madison must've felt my eyes because she finally looked over at me with a big smile. I reached across the seat between us to squeeze her hand.

Every time she smiled at me or even looked at me I could just feel everything brighten up. 

I was so in love, I couldn't imagine anything else right now. 

All I cared about was that this girl was with me right now and cared about me. That she felt everything I did.