Notice Me

Chapter 33

Aria-

My cheeks flush after our song ends, Harry's intent gaze has me feeling like the most beautiful woman in the entire world. He realizes that I'm staring back at him and looks away with a boyish shyness that makes me weak in the knees.

"Thanks for entertaining them while I had myself a wee!" Niall chirps before giving me a quick hug, "Aria Mendes everyone!"

The crowd cheers as I exit stage right, Shawn remains on the stage as he and Niall go into a duet version of Mercy. Harry's eyes follow me as I make my way back to our private little box and Layla gives me a knowing look before turning her attention back to the men onstage.

"You were... Just, wow." Harry mumbles before wrapping his arm around me, I turn towards the stage and he rests his chin on my shoulder as we watch our friend and my brother perform. Harry's phone buzzes in his pocket relentlessly and he sighs before excusing himself after the fourth time it rings.

Niall's now onstage by himself and has Layla absolutely mesmerized as I feel a hard body behind me, smiling to myself I lean back into his touch. "You were so good baby," a voice that's most definitely NOT Harry's says. I whip around to see Levi's pale blue eyes and smiling face, "hello Aria."

"Levi," I shout in a whisper not believing that he's here. "What are you doing here?"

"I knew you'd be here, was hoping alone but we can't always get what we want now can we babygirl." He replies smirking before grabbing my arm, "I think we should leave."

"I'm not going anywhere with you Levi, it's over! You just need to stop! Stop showing up at the bakery, I don't want you in my life anymore."

"You say that now, once that English fuck finds a new, thinner model you'll come back so just do us both a favor and save yourself the heartbreak." He sneers as his grasp grows painfully tight.

"Levi, let me go. You're hurting me," I plead before glancing back at his sister who remains completely fixated on Niall.

"I'm not letting you leave me Aria, not for that fucking tool or any-"

"Get your hands off of her," a voice growls. Before I know it Levi is being ripped away before thrown up against the wall, bodyguards swarm him and carry him away as he shouts my name. "You alright?"

I look up into his kind eyes and break down crying, "It's ok Ari. Just let it out," my brother comforts me as he wraps his arms around me. "Where did Harry go?" He asks after I calm down a bit. 

"He got a phone-" I'm interrupted by high pitched screams, our attention is drawn to the stage where I see Harry walk on holding an acoustic guitar. My lips part in shock as the stage clears leaving just him, Niall and their guitars.

They both begin to strum an unfamiliar tune at first but once Niall begins to sing I instantly recognize it as one of One Direction's last singles.

"Down to earth, keep 'em falling when I know it hurts. Going faster than a million miles an hour. Trying to catch my breath some way, somehow. Down to earth. It's like I'm frozen, but the world still turns. Stuck in motion, but the wheels keep spinning 'round. Moving in reverse with no way out and now I'm one step closer to being two steps far from you. And everybody wants you, everybody wants you." Niall's voice sings out, the melody a bit slower but feels so much more emotional.

"How many nights does it take to count the stars? That's the time it would take to fix my heart. Oh, baby, I was there for you. All I ever wanted was the truth, yeah, yeah. How many nights have you wished someone would stay? Lay awake only hoping they're okay. I never counted all of mine, If I tried, I know it would feel like infinity. Infinity, infinity, yeah...... Infinity." Harry's vivid green eyes never leave mine as he sings and I forget about Levi, I forget about my aching wrist and the bruises that are already forming.

All I see is him, all I hear is his heavenly voice singing what sounds like a promise. A promise that makes me feel like this..... This could be infinity.