One Direction FanFic- Protector of Mankind

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

HARRY’S POV

December 1

Two days after our Thanksgiving, we had to go back on tour, I was sad to leave home, everyone was, we all felt safe in familiar surroundings. It was probably best for us to leave though, we hadn’t seen or heard from Caroline yet but I knew it was only a matter of time before she came back.

Tomorrow is Lexi’s birthday, and the boys and I unfortunately had a concert, but it was going to be different than the other concerts we’ve had. Everything would be the same except for the ending. I was excited, but Lexi and Kayla didn’t seem too happy and I didn’t know why.

LEXI’S POV

(I know I said in the previous chapter that I said it was the one year anniversary, but that’s a mistake, sorry)

Today is the one year anniversary of my parents death, I hadn’t given the full details to the boys, so they had no idea, all they know is that my parents died in a car crash, they know it was from around this time, but that’s it.

The boys were excited for something, and I had a feeling they were planning something for my birthday.

We were all lounging around in the hotel, which suited me just fine, I didn’t feel like doing much anyway.

 Harry was laying on his side and had his head on my lap and I was mindlessly playing with his curls, and running my hands through his hair.

He turned over so that he was laying on his back “I love it when you do that, the way you run your fingers through my hair, it feels nice” he said, smiling warmly.

I leaned down and kissed his forehead, then he wrapped his hand around my neck and guided my lips to meet his.

I pulled back and sighed “It was something my dad used to do when I was sick, it always made me feel better” I told him, looking ahead.

He sat up and looked at me.

“Lex, what’s the matter? You’re not glowing, something is bothering you”

“I’m fine” I lied.

“I was taught to never believe a girl when she says she’s fine. If she says that, something is always wrong”

I laughed a little but didn’t answer him.

“Sweetheart, please tell me what’s wrong, I hate seeing you like this. Tell me what’s bothering you”

I scooted closer to him and rested my head against his chest so I could listen to his heart. That was something that always made me feel better, feeling his warmth, hearing his heart beating. Knowing that as long as he was okay, I’d be okay too.

He pulled me onto his lap and rocked me slowly.

“My parents died a year ago, today” I finally answered.

He pulled me in tighter “Jesus Lexi, nothing can ever go right for you can it? Tomorrow is your birthday and you’re forced to remember your parents death when you should be celebrating your life”

I let a tear fall and just nodded my head. He was right, I’ll always remember these two days as the days my parents died, not as the day I was born.

“It’s only been a year Haz, just one year, but it feels like a lifetime. Is that wrong? Is it wrong for me to feel like that? I miss them, I do, I miss them so much, but it feels like I’ve already gotten used to the fact that they’re gone. Like maybe I’ve forgotten them”

“No, it’s not wrong, it just means that you’ve accepted that they’re gone. You haven’t forgotten about them, you just know that they’re in a better place now, and you can move on with your life, you don’t have to worry about them. It’s not wrong to feel like that” he said comfortingly.

Then Kayla crawled onto my lap, she was crying too. I held her close, and Harry wrapped us up in a blanket.

Then the all the boys tumbled out of the kitchen laughing hysterically, but then they took one look at Kayla and I and stopped immediately

“What’s the matter?” Louis asked, taking a seat next to Harry.

“Hey Lex, we’re here for you and Kayla, whatever it is” Liam said, walking over to us and taking a seat.

Kayla scooted over to Liam and he held her as she cried in his arms.

“I miss mommy and daddy” Kayla sobbed.

“Their parents died a year ago today” Harry explained as Liam’s hold on Kayla visibly tightened.

 Zayn walked over too and put in a movie for all of us to watch before taking a seat next to Louis. Finally Niall came over with two huge bowls of ice cream, he gave them to Kayla and I, and I took mine gratefully. He took a seat next to Liam and Kayla.

“Thanks you guys, this is perfect, a movie, ice cream and my favorite people in the world. This is just what I needed” I told them appreciatively.

“We love you both, and we just want you to be happy” Niall said.

“Yeah, you’re our family and when you’re sad, we’re sad too” Zayn agreed.

“I love you guys” I replied. “You’re all worth taking a thousand bullets for”

“And you two are worth taking a million bullets for” Liam said.

We stayed like that all night, comforted by each other’s close presence.

Kayla moved half way through the movie, onto Niall’s lap. I fell asleep with my head on Liam’s shoulder and Harry fell asleep on mine, with our hands intertwined together.

They almost made me forget about why I was sad, it was amazing how they could cheer me right up like that, no one has ever been able to do that before, not even Kayla or my parents. There was just something about them, they were amazing in every single way imaginable and I’m so proud to call them my family, my very extraordinary family.