McFLY is property of Universal; Danny, Dougie, Tom and Harry don't belon to me -sadly- but to their moms lol. I'm writing this without funding aims.

MEL'S POINT OF VIEW

I remember that night as if it were yesterday – after all, it was that sunrise of my 17th birthday that had changed my life as I knew it.

"Mel, why don't you go to bed? You've been staring at that screen for hours, it's not going to change, you know? What you haven't learned so far you won't learn in the four hours you've got until you have to wake up. Go get some rest, don't be stupid," Gi, my roommate and best friend said. I knew she was right, but I also knew I was not ready to set for that exam.

With heaviness and pouting I got up from the couch that was against a window on our living room, took my laptop and my notes and made my way to my room. I said goodbye to Gi, who wished me a 'Happy Birthday' for the millionth time since I'd turned 17 three hours ago. I closed the door of my room behind me, placed everything on my desk and went into the bathroom to have a warm shower.

I was now fast asleep, when freaking the hell out of me, my cell phone rang loudly on my beside table. I stretched out with my hand and flipped it open, letting my arm take its original position next to my head. I didn't speak since I was too tired to, so I just wondered who was the bloody idiot that rang people at 4 a.m.

"Mel!" Loud music and people talking was heard on the other end. How naïve of me, not to realize that there was one person I knew that would go out the night before a midterm and still get excellent results. He happened to be my best friend – we'd known each other since we were kids and had been to Elementary School together.

"Mmm" I answered groaning and wanting to yell at him for having woken me.

"Do you think you could maybe – well – pick me up?" I heard Harry's voice yelling into the speaker of his mobile phone.

"Pick you up? What the fuck? Har, are you drunk?" I sat up on my bed, lit the lamp that was on my bedside table and with my hand I rubbed my eyes a little bit so that they would stay open.

"Who said I was drunk? No, I'm just here with the guys at the pub I always go to – how's it called Dougie?"

So he was with Dougie, I knew it. Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against Harry's mates, but I had the feeling that they weren't good influences upon him.

"Where are you exactly?" I asked annoyed, and took down with a pencil the address he gave me.

"Wait outside; I'll be there in 10,"

I put a red hoodie over my pyjamas - was too tired to change into something better, my jeans on and washed my face. I went into our living room, picked my car keys and placed my cell phone in my back pocket.

"Where are you going?" Gi asked yawning as she came out of her room.

"Harry called love, he asked me to pick him up... he sounded drunk, so I don't think he knows he called me, or if he did, it was unconsciously… anyway, the point is be right back, go to bed,"

I knew her so well, that the look she gave me which was accompanied by eyes rolling, was more than enough for me to get everything she was trying to say. I knew she didn't like him, but she'd always fancied one of his friends, so she ended up hanging around us either way.

"Come on Gi, we'll talk about this later, go to bed, will you?" I said putting now my hand on the door knob.

"Fine, but one day you'll realize how sick the relationship you two have and I'll say 'I told you so,'" she grumped, and closed her door behind her.

I shook my head and giggled a little bit... what was up with her lately?

I drove for about twenty minutes and almost got lost, but I finally recognized the place Harry had mentioned. Soon enough I caught sight of Harry and Dougie laughing extremely loud by the entrance to the pub. I got down of the car and went over to where they were, a bit annoyed by this point.

As Dougie saw me, he threw his arms around my shoulders and almost feel asleep there. "Douglas, get off me."

"Chill out, mate. I was just saying hi," he said taken aback.

Harry merely stood there, laughing.

Seeing as it was almost five in the morning and I had to give an important exam in no time, AND considering that it was after all my birthday, all I wanted to do was to punch him right in the middle of the face.

"I would chill out if you said hi at ten, eleven or twelve. Not at five in the morning. We have a test tomorrow, and you may not care about it, but I do. Now, you ladies wanna talk for much longer or can we go?"

Both of them lowered their heads and got into the car. Without saying a single word, we got to campus alright. We parked the car and Dougie made his way to his room, which he shared with Tom. As for Harry, we were both in the same building, me with Gi and him with Danny.

We slowly walked there; I was helping Harry keep his balance.

I walked him to his door, knowing he wouldn't find it as he was – very, very drunk. "Thanks Mel, you truly are amazing," he managed to say, more calmed now, as he looked for his keys.

"Don't worry Har… I'll come to do one last revision before the midterm, ok?"

"Sure,"

I was walking down to my room when I heard somebody yelling my name.

"Meli?" Harry's voice it was, shyly calling out for me.

"What hon?" I asked not looking back.

"I don't have my keys and Danny's not answering."

Without turning round, I said "Come on, you can stay with me tonight,"

Fine, just what I needed. I couldn't get that fucking midterm off my mind… I would suck so badly at it! It was just a couple of hours left before I had to wake up.

"Thank you for all this, babe," he said as he dragged of his shirt and threw himself next to me, in my king size bed. "You sure you don't mind me being here? I can stay in the living room, you need to rest…"

"Shut it, it's ok! Really, you'll be uncomfortable there… besides, it'll only be a couple of hours." I put my hand against the pillow, tired as I was.

I looked to my side, and there he was, with his beautiful blue eyes, looking back at me, calmly.

"You still feeling dizzy?"

"Not anymore, thank you. Mel, I'm sorry for having called you…" he said, looking at the roof.

"Glad you're better… we should get to bed hon, don't you think? It's kind of late already…" I whispered, right after I'd turned off the lamp by my beside table.

"We should." He agreed.

I turned round, so I was facing the wall, and closed my eyes, sighing. Suddenly, a pair of arms I recognized at once was taking hold of me, tightly. I immediately turned around to find that Harry was now inches from my face.

"Harry, what on Earth are you doing?" I asked puzzled being taken aback.

He shushed me, and spoke still in whispers "I do love you since you're my best friend, but sometimes, you just have to learn and live a little more and ask a little less."

"Harry, stop, you're drunk and blabbering." I kept trying to get away from him but I couldn't bring myself to do that.

He still kept hold of me, and was now a bit closer. He raised his eyebrows at me, as if giving me the chance to go if I wanted to. I gulped, sighed and closed my eyes the moment I felt him coming closer to me.

"Mel," he said when his lips where almost brushing mine.

"Yes?" I looked into his amazing blue eyes which were glowing.

"Happy birthday,"

I smiled and blushed, but fortunately since the lights were off he couldn't notice that. He kissed me softly in the lips, and without thinking, I kissed him back.