Hey there guys. So here is the first chapter to my new fic. Met this boy is still gonna be my main one but I thought that this could be my thing on the side. I actually really like Taylor Swift, even though her music isn't normally my thing. And when I heard Teardrops on my guitar on the radio the other day I thought that that could be a good idea for a fic and I could involve McFLY in it. So here it is. Chapter one. Hope you like it!! Love Charl :D xxxxxx

Chapter One –

"Harry put me down!" I squealed as my older cousin picked me up in his strong arms and threw me over his shoulder.

He shook his head, laughing.

I started to panic. "Seriously Harry I'm wearing a skirt and I'd rather Danny and Dougie didn't see my underwear"

Dougie instantly started staring at me. He is such a perv.

Still, I love him. He's like a brother to me as is Danny. And although Harry is my cousin there is a sort of sibling love between us.

He set me back on my feet and ruffled my chin length red hair.

I ducked out of his reach. "Honestly I'm twenty two. I'm not a toddler!" I said pocking me tongue out at him.

He did the same back to me while crossing his eyes at the same time.

"Very attractive Harry. You'll certainly pull looking like that!" came a cheerful voice from behind us.

My stomach dropped to my toes and my heart skipped a beat as I recognised the voice.

Turning I saw Tom walk casually towards us.

Tom looks at me,

I fake a smile so he won't see,

that I want and I need,

everything that we should be.

"Hey Delilah. Have you had your hair cut? Looks nice." Tom smiled at me. It's so like him to notice things like my hair. Most guys wouldn't have noticed you'd had your hair cut until you were completely bald. And that's the very bright ones!

I blushed scarlet as Tom's happy, chocolate brown eyes penetrated mine.

As I started into them I couldn't help but think back to the first time that I met him. All of those years ago.

Six years earlier………

"Delilah sweetie. Could you help me put this banner up please?"

"Yeah sure Auntie Emma"

It was my cousin Harry's seventeenth birthday party. The first birthday that he had had since joining his band McFLY.

I was sixteen.

I helped my Auntie Emma, Harry's Mum, put a large banner up across the west side of the room inscribed with the words 'Happy Seventeenth Birthday Harry!'

I was excited.

This was going to be the first time that I got to meet Harry's band mates.

I was sure that they were gonna be as great as he was.

Me and Harry were very close, I'd missed him since hed joined his band and moved to London from Essex where we lived. As I didn't have any brothers or sisters him and my other two cousins, Harry's brother and sister, Thomas and Katherine had had to make up for it.

I smiled as I remembered back to when I was about five and Harry was seven. I'd made him play with me in my wendy house all day, having a pretend tea party. Disturbingly enough Harry seemed to enjoy it more than me. But he had made me swear a solid oath not to tell anyone about it ever.

My Mum ran into the room. "Shhhh every one. He's here!"

We all stayed quiet as mice.

As we were silent we could hear voices approaching us.

As Harry and three other boys walked into Harry's Mums packed living room we all shouted "SURPRISE!"

Harry didn't actually seem too surprised but then knowing him he had probably already found out about the party.

I couldn't get to Harry through the enormous crowd of people congregating around him wanting to give him birthday congratulations. I knew that there was no hope of getting to him.

I sniggered as Great-Aunt Ethel planted a large kiss on his cheek but backed away just in case she went for me next.

Like try and kiss me or tell me how much ive grown since I last saw her last week or tell me how skinny me ankles are or something.

I also spotted my uncle Trevor across the room looking like he was about to come over and talk to me.

I retreated into a corner. I wasn't in the mood for my uncle's famous ginger jokes.

I got a drink of coke and sat on the bottom of the stairs. On my own.

I hadn't been allowed to invite any of my friends as the party had to be strictly family only. Of course that rule didn't apply to the birthday boy.

I didn't mind my friends being banished too much.

Harry had always been my best friend.

"Delilah" I looked up. It was Harry. "Delilah, meet the rest of my band mates. This is Danny, Dougie and Tom. Guys this is my cousin Delilah."

The first boy that he gestured at was dark haired and had bright intense blue eyes. He also had freckles. A few on his face and hundreds dotted all over his arms. He had a cheeky mischievous look about him but I got the feeling that he was a nice boy who you could easily have a laugh with. He was very attractive and I could see several girls in the room eyeing him up and down.

The second boy was smaller, slighter with light hair and ear piercing. He seemed a lot quieter than the first boy, Danny, but there was a sort of glint I his eye which gave me the impression that maybe he might not be as shy as people thought. Like the first boy he was very attractive and seemed to have his fair share of girls staring at him.

My eyes flickered to the third boy.

And my gaze held.

And held.

The boy, I think Harry said his name was Tom, smiled at me, showing one dimple in his left cheek. His hair was a light blonde and gelled into careful spikes. He had intense chocolate brown coloured eyes and intelligent, happy, fun-loving aura about him. Like the others he was attractive only more so. I'd never seen any boy like him.

And that's when I totally fell for Tom Fletcher.

I looked up at the present Tom, comparing him to the seventeen year old of my memories.

There were a few noticeable changes to his appearance.

He was taller and I couldn't help hut notice, honestly officer, that his body was a lot more toned and muscular.

His hair was longer and no longer spiked and was a more natural blonde colour now.

He had changed on the inside too.

He was more mature, less naive. But I think that he was still a kid underneath.

And for all of the changed he was still the same Tom.

The same warm loving, kind, generous, fun-loving Tom.

Still a hyperactive as a child on jelly beans.

The same Tom that I loved with all of my heart and knew that I always would no matter what.

As he held my gaze for a couple of seconds longer. I smiled at him. Attempting to hide what I really felt for him.

He turned his gaze away from me and addressed all of us.

"Hey guys guess what!" he said.

"What?" asked Danny lazily

"Guess who I got another date with?" he grinned.

Danny sat up, interested.

"Who?" him and Dougie asked at the same time.

Harry glanced at me seeing that I was frozen. I have never told him how deep my feelings go for Tom but I think that he guessed something. He knew me so well.

I was holding my breath. I could feel my face going red.

"Cassie" Tom said proudly.

My breath came out in a wild gasp. I couldn't hear anything but the frantic throbbing of my heart, beating twice as fast as usual.

I had to blink fiercely to stop my tears.

I had to swallow hard to get rid of the lump in my throat which was stopping me from breathing.

"Excuse me" I managed to choke.

Getting up and making my way into the house. I locked my self into the bathroom so that I wouldn't have to see him.

The perfect world that I had created for me and Tom had been ripped and shattered until there was nothing left. Just me.

Just me.