Stars That Bind Us [h.s]

06

Harry Styles

Niall, Liam, and I stare at the four-year-old child on the sofa as she looks right back at us. 

"Do you have any idea what we do with her now?" Liam questions. 

"Not me." Niall shrugs. 

"You….want a beer?" I question. 

"SHE'S FOUR!" Niall and Liam holler at me making her flinch.

"Jeez calm down what am I supposed to do with her!?" I turn to them. 

"I don't know it was your idea to kidnap her!" Liam exclaims. 

"When I heard sister I thought she would be a teenager and kind of easy to handle as in locking her in a room or something and getting information out. But I can't do that to a kid. She's gonna cry and mess us up." I say frustrated. 

"Well, man now you gotta handle her." Niall looks at her.

"I wan Angie." She mumbles quietly. 

"Believe me, so do I, darling." Niall chuckles as Liam and I shoot our eyes at him and he stops.

"What? She's hot." He shrugs.

"Okay do you wanna eat something?" I question. 

She shakes her head denying. 

"Do you wanna watch me play?" Liam questions.

A smile spreads on her lips as she nods. 

"Liam, you play a game where you kill people." Niall hushes. 

"So what. It's still a game." He shrugs. 

"Do you want ice cream?" Niall kneels in front of her to get to her level. 
"I won't share mine if you say no right now." He smirks.

After a while, she nods. 

"Harry get us some ice cream." Niall gets up plopping himself next to her. 

"What? I didn't mention that." I shake my head. 

"Now you're gonna say no to a child?" He pouts pointing at that little girl. 

"Oh c'mon." I throw my head back and leave the apartment to get ice creams from someone I am supposed to hold captive. 

Things I have to do just to get revenge. 

I get the ice cream and walk back to my apartment to find the kid running around as Niall tries to find her with a blindfold on. 

I didn't know I was going to deal with two kids. 

"Niall!" I bark the kid flinches turning to me and Niall removes his blindfold. 

"What!" He sounds irritated. 

"You're not here to play with her. Go do your work." I scold walking in and placing the ice creams on the table. 

"C'mon Harry she needs someone to play with." He shakes his head before getting a cup and hands it to her. 

She smiles wide before sitting down on the floor and starts having the ice cream. Niall sits down next to her and has his own.

"What's your name?" I ask her. 

She blinks a few times before speaking. "Red."

"Red?" I ask confused. 

"It's probably her nickname. Her school bag says Scarlett." Niall says take a spoonful of ice cream. 

"Okay whatever. It's gonna be a headache to keep her." I shake my head pressing my temples.

"Ice cream?" She questions holding up her cup.