After years of studying and practicing, Jade finally gets signed by Syco, one of the most important labels on earth. From that moment her life changed forever.
What changes her life even more is a curly-haired boy who belongs to the most famous boy...
"I swear, Tokyo is my favorite city in the whole world," Harry took my hand as we made our way out of the hotel we were staying in. We were in Japan because Harry loved it very much and he had a bit of a break in between tour dates. My tour had finished in mid-December and, against all advice of my team, I had decided to take a year-long break from the music scene because of the connected exhaustion that had got me in the hospital. I had, indeed, fainted right before my Mexico show, worrying everybody, especially Harry, who even debated dropping his own tour to join me. Luckily, I had convinced him to stay where he was because doctors let me go the following day and reassured us by saying that I was just too stressed and my body was too tired. After that, I was actually able to finish my tour and go back to England to spend my first Christmas with Harry. My family had, in fact, spent Christmas Eve in Holmes Chapel, hosted by the lovely Anne, while, on Christmas Day, Harry's family came over to ours for our traditional celebrations. Since Rob had passed away and they had gone through a lot, that time wasn't very easy for them, especially because it was the first holidays without him. However, since his mother was a cat person, Harry and I had thought that it would be nice to give Anne a little friend to keep her company: a sweet white kitten that she adored from the moment we gave it to her. If I thought he had done really well last year, Harry had actually gone all out with his gifts for me this time: he had a whole house built for us in Kensington, west London. It was private, huge, romantic, modern... and included everything you could want in your place. This year, we decided to spend New Year's Eve in New York with my - our - friends and had the time of our lives. From that moment on, we had pretty much co-existed, meaning that we truly did most things together. I was even following him around on tour and, even if people were calling me a 'groupie' or something like that, I was loving it: I got to spend time with my lover, see him do what he loved every night and traveled the world, all at once. Our bond was growing stronger and stronger each day but, somehow, every day we discovered something new about each other. To be honest, I knew I was the luckiest woman alive because he was the best man I had ever met. I loved every side and every little detail about him, about our relationship. He simply was the love of my life.
"I didn't expect to like this city so much, you know..." I said, "for some reason, I never found it as fascinating as other big cities," I giggled, "but it's actually very pretty,"
"I told you so," he rolled his eyes, "do you remember what happened when we were in Japan three years ago?"
"Of course I do," I nodded, "you were an arse to me, as per usual,"
"To be fair, I only wanted to protect you that time," he shook his head, "by the way, why did you put up with me in that period? I mean, I'm glad you did but I was the most immature boy you could have found,"
"Don't discredit yourself this much," I gently hit him on his arm, "you were immature in certain circumstances, I was immature in other circumstances, so what? our immaturity has shaped us into who we are," I said, "and, to be honest, I think you were that immature in your love life because you had to grow up too quickly workwise... so you needed to also have a childish side to keep you sane... does it even make sense?"
"I love it when you ramble," he giggled as he squeezed my hand, "but I guess it does make sense... I had never thought of it that way... even if I wasn't that sane, was I?" he said, "oh, there it is, let's go," he pointed at a cute little cafe, "Gemma said they're already waiting for us inside," he said, referring to his sister, Michael, Anne, my mother, my father and James. Harry had, indeed, invited them on this little cozy vacation because he believed that Tokyo was too special and everybody should experience it at least once in their life, especially in the cherry blossom season. I didn't know what was up with him but he had been behaving weirdly ever since the planning of this trip began.
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"I'm kind of scared to try the food," I laughed as he held the door open for me, "what's the dish Clare told us about called again?"
"Natto?" he said with the funniest accent, "I've already had it once or twice, last year, while on tour... it's really nice,"
"Ohayou Gozaimasu," a guy greeted us,
"I believe our family is waiting for us somewhere?" Harry said,
"Oh yes, follow me," the boy said with a cute accent that made me smile,
"Arigatou," Harry replied before following the boy,
"Finally," James rolled his eyes, "I'm starving and I really wanna go sightseeing,"
"I'm sorry, it's my fault," I sat down, "I couldn't find my shoe," I admitted, making everyone at the table laugh. Seeing our families getting along made me very happy, especially because I knew that Harry and I were going to spend our lives together. The waiter returned and handed us the menus. We obviously picked what Clare had suggested and, much to my surprise, I enjoyed everything I ate.
"Alright, I have a surprise for you, Jade," Harry said, drawing the attention of our relatives on us, "as you really love flowers, I've rented the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden for the morning... so we better hurry," he explained but words didn't seem to come out of my mouth. I only looked at him so he just giggled at me, "did my pronunciation impress you that much? I'm gonna have to thank Clare for that,"
"I really don't know what to say, Harry," I squeezed his arm since we were in a public space, "I-I just can't believe it,"
"The only thing is... unfortunately, you guys can't come," he turned to everybody else, "because I planned this a very long time ago, when I didn't know you'd be coming with us... they're really strict here and I had to give them names,"
"Don't worry about it, Harry," my mother sweetly smiled at him, "this holiday is more than enough," she said, since it had been Harry's Christmas gift to them,
"Talk for yourself, mother," my brother said, "I wanted to be the one spending some alone time with you, Haz" he joked,
"I know, I know," Harry said, "I wasn't supposed to say it but, since you're so upset, I've organized a little jaunt for the two of us... alone," he winked, making everybody laugh,
"Alright... this is getting a little weird," I giggled,
"Go have fun, you two," Anne said, "don't worry about us, we'll see you later," she smiled, so we paid and left the cafe. We decided to walk to the gardens since it was pretty close to where we were. From what I had heard, it was one of the best places to get a glimpse of the incredible cherry blossom that happened every year in Japan so I was very excited about our little tour. As we entered, a lovely guide explained that the garden was separated into three huge areas each with their own distinct style: the French garden, with its flowers and its strolling lanes, the English garden, with its vast lawn filled with cherry trees, and the traditional Japanese garden, with its bridges and its lanterns. We randomly walked around for about an hour and took in all the beauty that surrounded us before reaching the Japanese area. Everything looked perfect, so wonderful that I almost felt like all the pink flowers were fake and I was on a set of a movie.
"I can't get over this view... those flowers are so beautiful and that's is just too pretty to be real," I squealed as I pointed at a little romantic bridge surrounded by many cherry trees, "I seriously can't believe this is real,"
"It truly is something else... let's head over there, yeah?" he smiled as he took my hand but, for some reason, his face looked weird, almost nervous. Right before we reached the destination, Harry suddenly stopped behind me. I turned around to face him and he only smiled at me, while placing a sweet kiss on the hand he was holding,
"Alright, so... I haven't prepared a speech or anything and... shit," he adorably cursed, "Jade, my love, we've been through a hell of a lot... and I am incredibly happy that you're still here, after everything... Every day I wake up and feel like I'm the luckiest man on earth because, for some reason, you love me and you are willing to put up with me, even when I fuck up... and we both know it happens a lot," we giggled, "you make me a better person, you teach me something new on a daily basis and I feel utterly grateful to be able to call you the love of my life," he stared at me in the eyes, "I think fell in love with you the night we met... you were like a magnet and, as I stared at you, talked to you, or danced with you, I just knew it was you, that you were my person and... I guess I wasn't wrong because, now, I can't even imagine my life without you by my side. I love waking up next to you and being able to hold you in my arms. I love seeing you wear my t-shirts because, as you say, they're more comfortable than any clothes you own. I love seeing you smile. I love it when you get excited over the smallest details, like a flower or a cute handmade necklace. I love it when you discover a new song and you instantly get obsessed with it. I love that you know how little control you have over olives or chocolate but you keep on buying them and eating them all. I love your genuineness, your kindness, your pure heart. I love your blue eyes staring into mine because they make me believe everything is possible, even when I feel hopeless. I love your voice. I love your body. I love your patience. I love your stubbornness. I love you... and I love me more, because of you," he rambled and, as he got down on his knee, I felt the tears I was trying to hold back stream down my face, "now, I know we're both really young and people may consider me silly, or naive, for doing this so early... but you made me believe in love when I couldn't believe in anything at all, especially in the possibility that someone could love me the way you do... you made me realize that loving and caring for someone is the best feeling that you could ever experience... and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, I want to build a family with you, I want to be by your side each step of the way, I want to face any difficulty with you, I want to share every good moment with you, I want to create new memories and cherish the old ones, I want to see you success for many years. You're the woman I love more than anything I've ever loved in my life and... I don't think I can promise you a lot... but I can assure you that I will try my best take care of you with all my strengths, through anything... I will always support you... and I will love you forever and more because I know that our bond is stronger than anything," he put his hand in the back pocket of his trousers and quickly put out a little leather burgundy box. Even if my eyes were filled with tears by now, I noticed his hands were trembling and squeezed the one I was holding, "my love, would you do me the honor to spend the rest of your life with me and will you marry me?"
"Yes," I nodded, "yes!" I repeated as he stood up, "a million times, yes," I finally kissed him. I heard someone cheering from behind, I turned around, saw our families approaching us and knew I was the luckiest woman alive.
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