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Dreams vs. Reality

Chapter Seven


Amber’s POV

My eyes slowly flutter open at the sound of something vibrating next to me. I quickly shut my eyes after seeing the bright sunlight, wanting it to turn off. I scrunched my face and draped the covers over my head, thinking it will stop any moment now. The vibration did not stop, however. In annoyance, I shoot from my place and looked over to my phone, seeing missed calls from Chasity. She also left a bunch of texts.

From: Chase:
Hey, I’m here.

From: Chase:
Am, open up.

From: Chase:
I will knock on the door, waking poor Harry up from his slumber if you don’t open up. Wasn’t a very good idea to leave the curtains open, honey. I'm surprised that there are no paps around.

I looked at the clock on my nightstand that read 8:10 am. I then remembered what occurred last night, and that Harry Styles is asleep on my couch. So it wasn't a dream then... I jump out of bed and run to the bathroom, taking a very quick shower, brushing my teeth, and changing out of my pajamas to more comfy clothes to cook breakfast in. I sent a text to Chasity saying that I was on my way down in the rush of my morning.

I quietly walked down the staircase, keeping an eye on the couch that held a sleeping Harry. His curls were everywhere, and the blanket that I draped him in was down by his waist, exposing his chest inked with a couple of tattoos. I then noticed shirt was on the floor next to him as he snored lightly. A sigh of relief escaped, thankful that Chasity didn’t wake him up. He looked so peaceful and relaxed sleeping.

I walked over to the front door, seeing Chasity peering in through the window that she mentioned in her text. I unlocked the door, letting Chasity inside. She huffed as she dropped her bag to the floor beside the door, as if saying ‘About time.’ I gave her an ‘I’m sorry’ expression, and she smirked in return. We quietly walked past Harry, me keeping an eye on Harry as he stirred before sleeping again. Chasity began to talk once we entered the kitchen.

“So, any particular reason why Mr. Styles is on your couch... Asleep... Naked?” She asks while going through the fridge, getting out some of the ingredients, cocking an eyebrow. I shake my head, knowing what she was thinking and didn't like it.

“He isn’t naked, he has his pants on." I hope. "He just took off his shirt. If you haven’t realized, it is summer.” I tell her while getting out the pans, plates, cups, and utensils. I felt the heat come up to my face, embarrassed at her thoughts.

“True. But not for long.” She said, sadly.

“Please don’t remind me. I don’t want summer to be over and have to go back to school. Besides, its only the beginning of July, not September.” I sigh, cracking eggs onto the frying pan.

“It will be our senior year. In other words, last year of high school.” She said happily. I shrugged.

“Yeah, also true.” I shrugged.

We ended up making scrambled eggs, toasted bagels, with and without cream cheese, 7 glasses of orange juice, hash browns, sausages, bacon, waffles, pancakes, and a large bowl of fruit. As I finished putting the rest of the cut up fruits into the large bowl, the sound of knocking from the front door rang in my eardrums. Knowing that Harry is still asleep, I quickly ran over to the door, checking on Harry to make sure that his band mates did not awake him before opening the door.

They all had smiles on their faces, as a greeting. Liam was about to speak but I held my finger up to my lips, using my other hand to point at Harry, still asleep. They all nodded and entered quietly. Each boy greeted me with a hello and hug. Louis, of course, was at the end. After he released me from his tight grip, he gestured to a bag, which contained all of Harry’s clothes, toothbrush, hair products, and hair brushes. I took it from him and placed it next to Harry’s discarded shirt.

"Look at him sleeping. Adorable, isn't it Amber?" Louis whispers. I nodded in agreement as I walked up to him, towering over Harry. Louis extended us arm out to his head, his hand close to his hair. My eyes widened and before I thought what I was doing I reached over and slapped his hand away. I retracted my hand and brought it up to cover my mouth in shock.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to." I whisper. He smiles and shakes his head.

"It's alright, don't worry. Zayn does it to me in his sleep." He nudges me to lighten the mood.

I was about to show them the way, but Niall already knew where he was going, following the scent of breakfast. We all followed Niall instead and once we entered the dining room, all the boys had shocked faces. Niall had a large grin on his, but he wasn’t looking at the food. More like a person. Poor Chasity has her back turned to even realize that he is staring. I cleared my throat, which did make her turn around.

“Mornin'… Chasity. Right?” Niall said, walking over to her. She nodded.

“Morning… Niall. Right?” She said in return, which only made Niall chuckle.

“Good morning Chasity.” The rest of the boys greeted her. She waved at all of them.

“Good morning everyone. Hope we made enough for you guys!” She said, walking over to the table full of food.

“I think its good enough for Niall, don’t you think mate?” Liam asked him, patting him on the back, grinning. He nodded with pride. “Thank you again for doing this ladies. You didn’t have to do this.”

“Anything for our guests.” Chasity piped in. “Also Amber here would love to do this for her idols. Right Ambos?” I blushed and sent daggers her way. She blew air kisses at me.

“Awe, that’s so sweet, we’re her idols guys!” Louis said happily. I laughed as he walked over to me, spinning me around. Everyone else began to laugh.

“Louis, put the poor girl down.” Liam playfully scolded Louis. Louis pouted at him, but gently set me down anyways.

The sound of padded feet came from the door of the kitchen. I turned around and my jaw almost dropped. Harry stood there with his eyes still sleepy, with pants on, and just looks different than any other time I see him. Whether it was from the past couple days, to pictures of him on my screens, it's weird to see him like this. No, I don't stalk. His curls were slightly tamed but he couldn’t look anymore perfect. Amber!! Stop staring!

“Good morning Amber. It smells good in here." He greets me in a raspy morning voice, sending chills down my spine. He walks over and hugs me tightly. Unsure of what to do, I place my hands on his back, rubbing light circles. I can hear the stifled chuckles from the people behind me. Haha, laugh on...

"Had a good rest?" I ask softly. He nods into my shoulder, soon releasing me. He rubs the sleep out of his eyes, blinking a couple times to see everyone else behind me. His eyes widen. "Another lady and gents? Why are you all here?” He greeted them all, going over to sit.

“Like we were going to let you hog all of this amazing personality just for yourself.” Zayn said, wrapping his arms around me and setting his head on my shoulder. I laughed at his actions as Harry only shrugged.

“I tried. Looks like I can’t keep anything from you guys anymore. Can I not get any space from you guys?” Harry joked as he pulled Zayn away from me and replaced the spot with himself.

“You know you love us Harry. Where you go, we go. Simple as that.” Louis said.

“You can’t always go where I go. I do need privacy.”

“Just like how we find you on some random girl’s couch, asleep. When there is all of this glorious food at the table.” Niall says, taking a seat, and piling up his plate. We all knew that if we didn’t get something, he was going to eat it all. We all raced to the table, grabbing a plate, and digging in.


The boys began to talk about some of their experiences on tour, and the show last night. I couldn’t help but look across from me where Harry sat, chipping in his two cents into the conversation every once in a while. The way his dimples popped out when he began to laugh set off butterflies in my stomach. I watched as he ate, which brought a smile to my face. We all know how he eats, its very unique.

He must have sensed I was staring, as his lips formed a smirk, without gazing at me. I turned my attention back to my plate and took a strawberry, taking it into my mouth. I saw from the corner of my eye that Harry was staring intently, Chasity was holding back a laugh, but returned to eating what was on her plate... What's wrong with me eating a strawberry?

“So Amber, your birthday is coming up soon. Got anything in mind?” Chasity spoke up after a couple of seconds of silence. I looked at her wide eyed, silently asking her why she would bring that up to them.

“Bambi, you didn’t tell us your birthday was coming up!” Louis exclaimed. Everyone looked at me, agreeing with Louis.

“Nobody asked.” I shrugged, stuffing my mouth with more food.

“Well, when is it?” Zayn who was next to me asked, elbowing me to continue.

“August 08th.” I said after swallowing my food.

“That's only less than a month away! What do you want to do?” Niall chirped, finished with his plate of food, and getting up for seconds.

“I don’t know, usually I’m just home, watching TV, stuffing my face with junk food and a cupcake, like any other day.” I shrug.

"That sounds awesome." Niall says with a serious face. Liam shoved him slightly.

“You don’t celebrate your birthday?” Liam asks. I shake my head. "Why not?"

"I don't know, just never had the time or money to do so. It was easier to do it that way I guess."

Then, at all the worst times, it had to be now where my vision goes black. I close my eyes, and let my head rest on the chair. I heard Harry call out to me, following with the rest of the guys... Then everyone become afraid of what is going on, but thankfully Chasity calmed them down. My hearing slowly fades away.

When I re-open my eyes, I am alone in the kitchen, except for the mother. I see the little girl from all of my other visions skipping inside with a smile. The mother had her back to the girl, cutting some fruit with a large belly. The little girl skipped to her mother, tugging on her night dress off guard, causing the mother to throw the knife in the air, almost hitting her hand as it falls onto the counter. The mother turns to the girl with fury.

“What?!” She yells.

“Mommy, mommy, it’s my birthday.” The little girl exclaimed. The mother sighed.

“I know.” She said, returning her attention to the fruits. The father runs into the kitchen, examining the room, he looked over to me, but didn’t see me, if that makes sense.

“What happened?” He asks the mother.

“She thought that it was okay to just sneak in here and scare me while I was cutting fruit for your breakfast, dear.”

“Why would you do that?” The father exclaims, walking over to the girl, as she backs away into my direction in the dining room, her back hitting one of the legs of the table. The father sighs and retreats. The little girl sighs in relief.

“Are we gonna have a party?” The little girl asks.

“Why bother.” She huffed in annoyance.

“Why not?” She whined. The mother looked at her with a harsh face. The little girl took a couple more steps back.

“Maybe when you’re older.” She said.

“How old?” She asks.

“18.” She responds dully.

“But I’m only 5.” The little girl pouted.

“18.” She says again, more coldly.

“Alright mommy.” The little girl walks out of the kitchen, back into her room.

My eyes shot open, and the first thing I saw was Chasity’s face. Her face relaxed as I looked around. I was now in bed, in my room. Niall was sitting on my desk, Louis was on the chair to the desk, Liam was sitting on the floor next to my closet, Zayn was at the door frame and Harry was sitting on the bed, with his back on the head board, looking up next to me. When she sighed in relief, everyone’s heads snapped at me, and I began to panic with the sudden attention. Chasity sensed it too.

“Guys, can you give us a minute?” She pleads, looking at all of the guys. They hesitated for a moment before leaving the room, leaving Harry in the room still. Chasity looked over to him. “Harry?”

“I’m staying.” he states.

“Harry, please go for a quick moment, I will call you back when we are done, okay?” Chasity bargained with him. He looked down to me and I nodded my head. He sighed quietly before getting up and leaving, closing the door quietly, no doubt directly behind it still.

“Out of all the times Chase, it had to be now. They must really think I’m a freak.” I quietly spoke, burying my face in my hands.

“No, its okay. Actually, they know.” My eyes widened.

“What?!” I asked, gasping. She wouldn't tell them... Of all people...

“They only know that you black out, they don’t know what you black out about or why. I told them that its up to you to tell them.” She gestured for me to calm down. I nodded. “Do you want to tell them?” I shook my head.

“Not yet, at least.” I said. She nodded in agreement.

"Harry was stressed out when you, you know. Blacked out. I really sense it..." She muttered. I only rolled my eyes. "What did you see?" She asks, changing the subject.

"The girl doesn't celebrate her birthday, either. She kept asking her mom for a party and she kept denying one for her... At least I'm not the only one." I muttered. She nodded.

"He really does like you, Amber. Why can't you see that?" Great, back to the previous subject.

"Why would he like me? I just passed out in front of them at the table, they are going to ask about what happened... Harry will think I am a freak. I mean, his past relationships, come on... They are prettier and are actually famous. I am pretty sure that they don't pass out randomly."

"You don't know that." She joked, but I just looked at her.

"Seriously Chase... He wouldn't like me. He's probably giving me pity." I said sadly. She stayed silent for a moment.

“Want to let them back in now?” I nodded my head. She got up before handing me my iPod, and walked over to the door to let the boys back in. She whispered something to them that I could not catch, so I shrugged it off. They all rolled in, back to their previous spots, but I didn't make eye contact, so instead I began to play Little Things into my iPod.

“What are you listening to?” Zayn asked. Harry, who was sat closer to me, took the other ear bud and placed it in his ear. He lightly smiled.

“She’s listening to Little Things, guys.” He cooed. The guys smiled even wider.

“If only I had my guitar... Do you have a guitar here?” Niall asked, getting up from his spot. I nodded.

“Why?” I asked.

“Why listen to the recorded version, when we can sing it live?” He suggests, making my heart race.

“You don’t have to…” I trailed off.

“Come on, pleeeeeease?” They all pleaded, with puppy eyes. I smiled widely and got up from the bed, letting Harry hold my iPod, listening to himself and walk into my closet, grabbing the hidden guitar in the back and handing it to Niall.

"You play?" He asks me. I shrugged.

"Not much. I'm still learning. I'm actually going to take a guitar class through my school." I answer him. He smiles and signals counts off four beats, as he began to play the introduction.

Zayn started.

Your hand fits in mine
Like it's made just for me
But bear this in mind
It was meant to be
And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks
And it all makes sense to me

Liam started to sing the next verse.

I know you've never loved
The crinkles by your eyes
When you smile
You've never loved
Your stomach or your thighs,
The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine
But I'll love them endlessly.

Harry decided to poke at the spoken body parts, making me laugh before Zayn took over.

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if I do
It's you
Oh, it's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all these little things


Louis kept making funny faces during the small break before starting his lines.

You can't go to bed without a cup of tea
And maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep
And all those conversations are the secrets that I keep
Though it makes no sense to me

Harry wrapped his arms around my shoulders, tugging me into his chest, causing me to smile.

I know you've never loved
The sound of your voice on tape
He tapped my lips
You never want
To know how much you weigh
You still have to squeeze into your jeans
But you're perfect to me

He squeezed me tighter. Niall joined Harry as they sang the next verse.

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if it's true
It's you,
It's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all these little things

Then Niall took over, singing the bridge, looking down at his guitar.

You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you
And you'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.
If I let you know I'm here for you
Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you, oh.

Niall winks at me before Harry sang to me.

And I've just let these little things slip out of my mouth
'Cause it's you, He taps my head.
Oh, it's you, He taps my head again.
It's you they add up to And again.
And I'm in love with you
And all these little things

Then the rest of them joined Harry, to sing the perfect harmony, making a tear escape my eye. I wiped the tear away quickly, only getting caught by Harry, giving me weird glances. I shook my head and he smiled anyway.

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if it's true
It's you,
It's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all your little things


A few more tears escaped, this time Harry wiped the freshest tears away.

"Do you prefer live version than your downloaded version now?" Niall jokes. I look at him and nod with a large smile.

"Thank you, guys."

Notes

Listened along to the music to write this chapter :) My favorite.

I would like to apologize for not updating when I said I would, I had some technical problems with my laptop but its better now. I was going to update earlier, but I had to go to my brother's soccer game and I got home a while ago. :/ Hope you guys aren't mad at me :( Please comment/vote/subscribe if you haven't yet! BTW, Hello to my new subscribers/voters!!!! :D

Feedback is always welcome! Love you all so much!!

Comments

@samie_horan

There ya go! I hope you enjoy, sorry about the wait, the notes at the end of the chapter explains why :P xx

update please xxx

@samie_horan

I've had those times too, I feel you x

yeah i couldnt stop reading this story so my mum like told me to get off my comp about 50 times (not exaggerating) then she like stormed into my room and was like if you dont get off in the next 5 secs your grounded so i was like k and she was like 5 4 3 and then i shut my comp so... okay thanks xx

@samie_horan

Why's that? For reading? And the next chapter for The Spy Within is up. Sorry for the delay, got a bit side tracked :P