Chapter Sixteen:
Harry POV:
The weekend was a blast and I didn't want it to ever be Monday but all good things came to an end and it was already Sunday afternoon. Yea it had only been like a day since we had made our relationship official but I really wanted to just stay home and enjoy us being together. In all honesty I never thought that Zayn would be the type of boyfriend that was really close and snuggly but to my surprise he kind of was. The night before we had had dinner with my parents and we told them that we were a thing. Zayn seemed to be surprised when my mum was so happy that she jumped up from her seat and gave him a big kiss on the cheek but I wasn't in the slightest. I knew my mum was wanting me to be in a good relationship and she really liked him so I figured it would be a good thing on her part. My step dad was really happy for us too, though he didn't freak out like my mum did. Thank god cause that would just be weird. Anyway, after dinner we all sat in the living room and watched a scary movie together. I really kind of hated them because things just popped out and there were noises that freaked me out so for most of the movie I was trying to hide behind Zayn. He didn't really seem to mind though; every time it happened he would just smirk and put his arm over my shoulder to reassure me that it would be alright. When the movie was finished Zayn and I decided that it was time for us to go to bed because for some reason we were just exhausted. Surprisingly I had gotten him to sleep in my bed with me and when I went to sleep we weren't snuggling because we were only dating for a few hours and that wasn't necessarily something that couples did on the first day I guess. But when I woke up that morning I was happy to feel strong arms wrapped around my waist and the soft breathing of Zayn by my ear. I smiled thinking of how I could really get used to waking up to this every morning.
I didn't want to wake him up so I just laid there and watched him sleep until he woke. It didn't feel so weird at the time but now that I think about it the whole thing was a little on the creepy side. He didn't seem to care that my face was the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes though so I think maybe it's just a cute thing that couples do. Anyway, we had been enjoying the rest of our Sunday and it made me especially happy when he had asked me after dinner if I wanted to go for a little walk to the coffee shop that was in town. Of course I said yes so here we are now drinking our beverages of choice (mine was a vanilla latte while Zayn's was just black coffee because he's such a bamf) on my bench in the park. Despite the snow that was gently falling from the sky it really was a lovely night. It wasn't very cold out and there was no wind to be found.
I was watching a snowflake fall onto my cup when Zayn cleared his throat. I looked over to him and he had a smirk on his face, "What?"
He chuckled, "You must've been in pretty deep thought to not hear me saying your name a million times."
"Oh sorry. I guess I just didn't hear you."
He chuckled, "What were you thinking about?"
I shrugged, "Nothing really."
"Aww...come on Haz. You can tell me." I didn't say anything for a few moments so he continued, "You were thinking about me naked weren't you?"
My head shot up to look at him and a blush spread across my face. Even though it wasn't true that I was thinking about his body a picture of him appeared in my mind. "I was not thinking about that!"
"Then tell me!" He lightly smacked me on the arm with a small smirk on his face.
"I was just thinking about how great this weekend has been."
We sat in silence for a little while then he said in a calm voice, "It has been pretty great, huh?"
I glanced over at him and he had his eyes closed with a small smile on his face as his head was tilted back. I smiled at how peaceful he looked at that moment and nodded, "Yea. It really has." There was more silence until I asked, "What about tomorrow?"
He turned towards me, "What about it?"
I looked down and fiddled with my fingers, "Well uh, at school. How are we gonna be? Like are we going to act as if we're not together or what? I know you sorta have a reputation and all that..."
He grabbed my hand and squeezed tight, "My reputation isn't going to change just because we're together Harry. And I'm definitely not going to act as if we're not a thing. Everyone should know that you belong to me and not anyone else."
"Are you sure?"
He lifted my chin up so I was looking into his eyes, "I'm positive. And if anyone has anything to say about it then they better watch their fucking back because you better believe I'm not gonna let anyone say shit about us and get away with it. You're mine now."
I leaned in to kiss him and it was short but sweet and I honestly couldn't imagine kissing anyone else. He was absolutely perfect to me and I wanted to keep him in my life for as long as I could. I just didn't want to mess any of this up and I was happy to know that he didn't want to either.
Zayn's POV:
I glared at all of the people passing by as Harry and I walked down the hallways of our school. They had never even noticed Harry before and now all of them were looking at him like he was a fucking walking plague. Everyone was pressed up against the walls as if they were afraid to touch either of us because if they did they might burst into flames and be sent to eternal damnation. Every single person in the god damn hell hole was just a bloody idiot. They're all the same. Every one of them. They knew nothing about Harry and even though they thought they knew everything going on in my life they knew nothing about me either. I looked down at Harry and I swear that he was about to just fall over and die from the embarrassment of being stared at so much. I could tell that he wasn't used to so much attention like I was. I had been stared at and feared of for years but he was just the invisible boy to everyone else. I couldn't figure out how none of these idiots would be able to just ignore such a beautiful boy. If you asked me I thought he was too damn adorable to treat like a ghost.
I squeezed his arm lightly and he looked up at me, "You alright?"
He slowly nodded, "Yea. Just not used to all of this attention I guess. It's kinda frightening. I don't know how you do it."
I shrugged, "You just get used to it after a while."
"I guess."
"Hey, I'm gonna go out for a drag real quick. Wanna join me?"
He shook his head, "No, I have to go find my friends. But we'll see each other at lunch right?"
I smirked, "Of course babe." I leaned down to give him a quick kiss then made my way to the doors of the school.
I really didn't want to go to school but I knew that I had to get some good grades so I could get into uni and support my sister and me. I wanted her to come live with me so bad and having shitty grades wasn't going to help the whole thing. I leaned up against the wall and lit a cigarette before taking a long drag and blowing the smoke out into the cold air. After a few minutes I heard the warning bell ring and I groaned before putting my cigarette out and placing it behind my ear. I walked back into the building and slowly made my way to my first class. And of course I was successfully 5 minutes late like always. Right when I sat down I grew bored and pulled out my sketch book and started finishing a sketch of Harry I had started last night. My dad had been extremely drunk, as usual, and even though I wanted to lie in a nice warm bed I decided against it and slept under the bridge. I was not about to let his drunk arse ruin my wonderful mood. And honestly sleeping under the bridge wasn't too bad that night because instead of tossing and turning on the cold ground like I normally did I had good dreams of Harry and that got me through the night. And that was also what would get me through the rest of this stupid day at school.
"So the park it is then?"
I nodded while we got into Harry's nice car. "Of course to the park. Where else would we go?"
He laughed, "That's a good point. I guess we could always go to my house if you wanted to."
"I can't smoke at your house."
He rolled his eyes, "Is that all you think about Malik?"
I shrugged, "No. I think about you quite a lot actually."
I looked over at him and he had a deep red blush spread across his face. I chuckled and he of course changed the subject so we wouldn't have to focus on him being embarrassed or whatever. "So uh I talked to the guys today."
"About what?"
"Us."
I raised my eyebrow, "Oh, so you told them huh?"
He nodded, "Yea. It's not like I had to though. Every single person in the school knew about it by second period. It's not like we were trying to hide it or anything."
"True. So what did they say?"
"Well Liam was really happy for us and he says he hopes we're happy together. Niall was just neutral about the whole deal because well the only thing he really cares about is getting fed."
I let out a chuckle, "And what about Louis?" Harry made a face and I knew he wasn't happy with how his friend was taking it. "That bad, huh?"
He shook his head, "I just don't get why he has to be such an arse when it comes to things like this. It's not like I'm dating a prostitute."
I laughed, "He's just being protective over you. I can tell that he really cares about you. And he probably would rather have you dating a prostitute than me. He may be decent when I'm around but I can tell that he really sorta hates my guts."
"Well he's just gonna have to get used to you being around more because if he thinks I'm gonna stop being with you because he's worried then he can just forget it."
I shook my head, "Whatever you say Haz."
We pulled up into the parking lot of the park and we both got out. We joined hands and walked over to my favorite tree before I pulled out the cigarette from behind my ear and lit it up.
I chuckled, "Hey. Remember the time you-"
"Oh don't even fucking go there Malik." He gave me a glare and I smirked.
"Ooo big bad Harry Styles is gonna hurt me huh?"
He put his hands on his hips, "I just might. What are you gonna do about it?"
I raised my eyebrow, "Oh I think we both know the answer to that. I don't think you want to start a fight with me Styles. You'll get hu-" I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket and I dug it out seeing that the name on my screen. Josh. "Hold on Haz. I gotta take this."
He nodded and I slid my finger across the screen to answer the call before putting up to my ear and moving a few feet away from Harry.
"Hey Josh. What's up?"
"We've got a problem mate."
I groaned, "Who is it now?"
"I don't know the guy. He's just over here causing some fucking issues about you owing him something or some shit like that. Says that you have his money."
I rolled my eyes knowing that it was probably some stupid kid that I had never even spoken to in my life. Chances were that if Josh didn't know them then neither did I. This kid probably just wanted to see if he could scare me or something fucking stupid like that. "Alright Josh. Where are you?"
"I'm on the far end of the park by the pond."
"Ok. I'll be there soon."
"K. Bye."
I sighed and put my phone back into my pocket and walked back over to Harry.
"What was that about?"
"Just some stuff I have to take care of really quick."
He sighed and gave me a pouty face, "You're leaving already?"
I nodded, "Yea but only for a few minutes I should be back really soon ok?"
"Alright but please be careful."
I kissed his cheek, "I will. I promise. t
Just stay here. Don't follow me."
He slowly nodded and I gave him another kiss on the cheek before making my way over to where Josh was waiting. I was hoping I wouldn't have to start a fight and make Harry wait but business was business and right now it was my first priority.