Tricky Love
Just over a year had gone since that night. The night that I try to forget about. The night that broke many hearts. The night my best friend was murdered.
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"You should get going now, Dougie. Mum will be home soon." My little sister, Jazzie said to me as I helped her with her Art homework.
I nodded. "Yeah, I can't wait for the day that we will finally be able to talk in person again." I got up, beginning to leave the room.
"She's okay with it, you know. You and Harry." She said, making me turn around.
My phone suddenly buzzed in my jacket pocket, as I automatically reached for it.
When will you be home, Doug? I'm starving! – Harry. Xxx
I giggled, showing the text to Jazzie. "I'll see you soon then, sis. I have to get home to cook something for my gorgeous boyfriend who is waiting for me."
She rolled her eyes. "Have fun."
"I will." I chortled, leaving the house and driving off in my car.
X-X
As I'm currently in my final year at school with only a little while left until I finally get to leave, Harry's parents thought it would be a great idea for both of us to start our own lives as "adults" in our own house. I thought they were joking at first. Now I know what it feels like to have rich parents! They bought us our own little cottage and also got me my own car straight after I got my driving license. Who would expect all this? Especially as we're still in school, it's crazy!
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"Finally, babe! I thought your sister was going to keep you there all evening!" Harry said impatiently, waiting at the front door for me as I walked in.
"Sorry, Harry." I said, pecking him quickly on the lips as I made my way into the kitchen. "What do you fancy?"
"Aside from you...perhaps your lovely homemade spaghetti bolognese?"
I chuckled, hitting him playfully on the arm. "Spaghetti bolognese it is then!"
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"You'll never guess who I spotted in town today." Harry said, winding spaghetti round his fork.
"Who?"
"James Bourne." He said.
"I didn't even know they were back." I muttered.
He shrugged. "Maybe he came back on his own. I didn't see Izzy."
"Yeah maybe." I said, putting my fork down. "So where did you see him?"
"Just coming out of the hairdresssers." Harry laughed. "Looked like he was heading to the police station."
"Oh really?" I raised my eyebrows. "I wonder why, I thought the police were completely giving up on...that thing."
"I have no idea." He shrugged, getting up to put his plate in the sink. "Anyway, I've got to finish off some essay thing for tomorrow." He said, making his way to his study.
"Alright fine, I'll just load the dishwasher then!" I yelled after him. "Like always."
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Danny's POV
"Hey Dan. I'm going shopping tomorrow, do you want to come? Or do you have to go to school?" Vicky asked me, chucking fruit into the blender.
I shrugged. "I can skip, I guess."
"You will do no such thing." My mum frowned, walking into the kitchen. "This is your final year of school, and it is very important!"
I rolled my eyes, ignoring her. "Vicky, can I borrow your car?"
"Sure. Where are you going at this time of night?"
"Just to Harry and Dougie's." I smiled, taking the keys from her.
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Dougie's POV
"So Dan, how've you been? Haven't seen you much lately." I said, pouring us coffees.
"Great. School's obviously just as boring. I've only got a few classes tomorrow, which is good. You managed to get all your grades up, Doug?"
I nodded. "It took me a while, especially as Mr Wickens seems to really hate me, but it's all fine."
Danny grinned. "All good then." He said, suddenly standing up, walking over to the fireplace. "This is a nice photo." He said, picking up a small framed photo of two blonde kids. It was dated 2004, showing a photo of me and Tom on one of our many picnics in my back garden.
I smiled, getting up to have a look at it too. "Yeah, he looks cute there."
"Dan, when did you get here?" Harry asked, appearing in the doorway.
"Just now." Danny smiled, giving Harry a quick hug.
Harry made himself his own coffee before sitting down next to me, dropping an arm loosely around my waist.
"Yeah, I actually came to let you know that I saw James at the police station today. Did you know he's back?"
"Yeah, I saw him earlier today."Harry muttered. "What was he doing at the police station?"
Danny shrugged. "I have no idea, I think the police are still talking about...that night."
I sighed. "We don't have to talk about this Dan, really. Come on, let's put a film on or something."
Danny shook his head. "It's fine, Doug. I didn't really see much of him, he did manage to give me a dirty look as he was leaving though."
"That bastard." Harry spat. "I wouldn't be surprised if he actually was the one to kill-"
"Harry." I warned.
Danny moved uncomfortably in his seat.
"What were you doing there, Dan?" I asked.
"The police called me. They've had to go through a lot of Tom's belongings, just to see if there was anything they could find. Maybe some secret notes or something. They've also gone through his phone and computer. They found absolutely nothing. Not a single trace of evidence." Danny sighed. "So they gave all his belongings to me, Debbie wanted to me to have them."
"Is that it then? Are the police just going to give up?"
Danny shrugged. "Looks like it, doesn't it?"
I shook my head. "I'm still not giving up, Dan. Don't worry, we will find out who killed him."
Danny smiled faintly, a tear dropping from his eye. "Could we perhaps watch a movie? You know, to take my mind off things."
I grinned. "Of course, you choose!"
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Several hours later, we all lay tiredly on the sofa, not being able to move.
"Is it okay if I crash here tonight?" Danny yawned, stretching his arms.
"Yeah, sure." I muttered tiredly. "I'm going to bed." I said, standing up.
"Yeah, me too. Goodnight Dan." Harry said following me out of the room.
"Please remember I am just in the next room if you decide to have a bit too much fun in there. What I'm trying to say, is please do it quietly if necessary."
"God, you sound just like my mother." Harry chuckled, making me giggle.
A/N: Hi guys, I'm finally back to writing :D I hope you all enjoy this sequel, and those of you who asked for a prequel, I promise I will write it when I get round to it. Hopefully I'll be doing regular updates with this one :)
Those of you who are reading "A Mysterious Encounter", I know I haven't updated in months, but I think I might delete the story and start it again another time. There's a lot of editing I need to do to it, so I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.
Also, well done to both the winners of the story contest on the forum. It was a lot more successful that I thought it would be, so I really hope this continues! :)