Butterflies [Styles]: Book 1

12. Plans and Panic (Part 3/3)

After the school day had ended, Maven and Harry made their way over to Harry's car, hand in hand.

        "So you're telling me that you and your partners named your egg Eggbert?" Harry chuckled as the two entered his car.

"It was all Kennedy's idea so we just went with it. Plus, we were all kinda cracking egg puns the eggtire time."

        Harry looked at Maven with disbelief before they both busted into laughter. As Harry began to drive them towards the park, Maven turned on the radio to one of her favorite artist.

My problem, I never was a model
        I never was a scholar, but you were always popular
        You were singing all the songs I don't know
        Now you're in the front row, cause my song is
        Popular

Harry playfully groaned when he heard the song begin to play. The man even began to sing along with Maven off key and on purpose. Maven playfully shoved Harry before singing off-key with him as well.

The two were so busy enjoying one another's company, that they didn't even realize that they were already at the park.

        Harry turned off the car ignition before turning over to look at Maven. He couldn't help but take in, well just her. He noticed how her eyes crinkled when she was singing her heart out and when she was laughing at Harry earlier on their way here.

He noticed the way she would smile and listen intently on whatever he or the rest of their friends were talking about, regardless of the subject.

Harry would also take notice on her smile and how when she would laugh, sometimes there would be tears in her eyes from laughing so hard or when she would wave one of her hands for when she laughing to the point she can breathe, just not properly.

"Hazel? You're zoning out on me," Maven said, bringing Harry back to reality.

        He frantically blinked before turning his attention to Maven, who was trying to hold in her laugh at his antics.

Shaking his head, Harry got out of the car and made his way over to the passenger side of the vehicle.

"Being a gentleman now are we?" Maven smiled as she got out of the car.

        She gave him a kiss on the cheek before looking around trying to find their squad. The girl found her best friend sitting near some kind of tree house.

Maven grabbed Harry's wrist, dragging him towards where Brittany was sitting.

I'll be anything you want me to be, Harry thought.

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        "I'm so glad you guys came! We have a surprise for the two of you-all you need to do is climb up the tree house ladder," Brittany explained, pointing towards the ladder leading to the entrance of said tree house.

"Are you guys sure this isn't a prank or anything?" Harry asked.

        "Cross my heart and swear on Thor's life, I promise that this is not a prank," Brittany stated, doing the hand motions as well.

Harry and Maven looked at one another before taking Brittany's word. They climb up the steps (Harry letting Maven go first, being the gentleman he is) of the ladder before entering the top of the tree house.

It was very dark and very dusty, making the two friends very suspicious about what was going on.

        It wasn't until then when a sudden light was placed on one of the wooden walls. The light displaced pictures and videos of...them. Harry and Maven. Maven and Harry.

"What's all this?" Harry asked.

       Harry Styles and Maven Lexington, a sudden voice said, friends since September of 2013. Lovers since Day 1.

Suddenly, there was a video of Harry at his dorm. Just sitting there while he was being interviewed by Zayn.

        "So Harry, the boys and I have been talking and we've noticed that you have your eye on a certain someone in the school. Care to tell us who it is?" Zayn asked.

Then another video appeared on another wall in the tree house, this time, with Maven sitting in her bedroom with Brittany interviewing her.

        "So Maven, I know you've had your eyes on a certain guy in this school that I may know of. He's tall and lanky in a way, has curly hair that reminds me of cotton candy, and he's the so called 'badass' of the entire school," Brittany said.

"She's about your height, but a little bit shorter, has wavy hair, and wears glasses. She also happens to be the 'newbie of the school," Zayn said.

        As if they were in the same room, the two interviewers said simultaneously ", Do you have a crush on said person?"

"Yes, I do," Maven and Harry said.

        "Tell me more about this person," Zayn and Brittany asked.

Videotaped Harry and Maven described one another with very love struck and happy expressions on their faces.

In real life, Harry and Maven looked at one another on astonishment, trying to take in what they were hearing.

        "You like me?" Maven asked Harry.

Harry took a deep breath before turning his body towards Maven so he could face her.

        "Maven Lexington, I've been crazy about you since that prank I pulled on you and your freshman class. At first I thought it was just a phase that I was going through. But the more chances I gained to get to know you better, the crazier I've become about you. But I need to tell you something," Harry explained.

Maven looked at him with all of her focus on what Harry had to say.

        "I really really really really really really like you. The question is, do you like me as much as I like you?"
       
Maven thought for a moment, before she lunged herself as Harry, giving him a quick peck on the lips before whispering "I've always have."