The Badboy's Hometown Princess

(Stella's POV)

"Stella!"

"Coming." I shouted from my room after hearing Anna called my name. I quickly combed my messy deep brown hair that fell to my waist and left it loose.

Anna is my best friend and her house is located not many miles away from mine. She is 5'3, same height as mine. With her auburn hair, fair skin tone and with black spectacles she always looks cute. Her father died few years back in an accident and she lives with her mother. She had no siblings so I became the one for her. We went to same school, same high school and now we are going to same college.

"Okay, I think I'm looking good." I told myself looking at my reflection in the mirror. I was dressed in a casual Jeans and crop top. I wore my shoes and strolled to the living room.

"Let's go." I said.

While we were stepping out, I heard my mom shouting from behind.

"Stella wait! Have your breakfast and go."

"It's getting late." I said and quickly took a glass filled with fruit juice from her hand then drank it.

"Bye mom." I kissed her cheek and strolled out.

I held Anna's hand and dragged her out along with me. We started walking to our college. The college is not so far so we decided to walk just to save transport expenses.

"It's our first day in the college. I'm excited. So, so excited." Anna said jumping like a kid.

Princess land... don't go for any fantasy stories. Princess land is the name of my hometown. Cute name, ha! It is a very comfortable town to live with adaptable environment, surrounded by woods and greenery. I love my hometown a lot. I was born here. I went to my pre-schooling, schooling, high school and now college. Though it is a town, it looks like a city but with not much traffic and less population. It has everything from a normal school to rich, reputed private colleges. Even the guys from cities join in the colleges that present in my hometown.

After few minutes, we reached college. It's one of the rich private colleges. Don't mistake us as rich kids. We are from typical middle class families. We got seat based on our score in the entrance exam. We entered in and looked at the college in 'awe'. We saw a lot of rich cars and rich guys with their girlfriends.

"Roman is here. Damn! He looks hot." She whispered into my ear showing me Roman. Her hazel eyes sparkled looking at him.

Anna has crush on Roman since her school days. Roman's parents were known by most of the people in the town, even my parents had amiable relationship with them but I didn't have a great relationship with Roman though we went to same school and high school. I might have talked to him once or twice. As Roman is a rich guy, he joined in the college so easily. To join in the college for him, Anna took the entrance exam.

Roman never noticed Anna though she was going head over heels for him. Even Anna too never proposed or dared to talk to him.

"Started." I banged my head with my palm.

We then went to our classroom taking help from a lot of students. We sat on the chairs and looked around. Most of the guys were dressed in rich branded clothes and looked so hot. We knew most of the people there as most of them were from my high school.

While Anna and I were talking, Victoria AKA Vickie, along with her two minion friends entered in. They were dressed in a bit tight, revealing dresses with a ton of makeup on their faces. They are really bad bitches. They use boys like they use their face powder. I never liked them. And Of course, they too never liked us. Vickie despises me as a boy on whom she had crush in her school days, proposed me. From then, she started treating me as an enemy.

They started talking to boys and gazing at us in a weird way. I rolled my eyes looking at them.

"I think they have no clothes to wear." Anna whispered into my ear and we both started giggling.

Soon our classes started and we listened to them. After three boring classes, we got our break. We went to college canteen and ordered our food.

While we were talking, Anna's mother entered in out of nowhere. We both shocked looking at her.

"Hey mom! What are you doing here?" Anna asked, shocked.

I smiled and greeted to her mom. She greeted me back.

"I came to meet Clara."

Mrs. Scarlett Bradley; Anna's mother is a professor in another college. She is a strict woman who follows all the morals. She always wants everything and everyone to be perfect. She even shows her strict ness on her daughter. Thank god! We didn't get admission in the college where she works.

"Clara? Who?" Anna asked.

"One of the professors here. I met her at professors union, one day. She called me for help regarding a subject. And yeah! She wishes to meet you."

"Mom! Please. I don't want to meet anyone." Anna pleaded but her mom didn't listen. She asked me to go along with her but I rejected and it's for my best. I don't want to get noticed.

They both left and I sat on the chair scrolling my mobile. The food was prepared and I went to the counter to collect it. I took the tray in my hands and started walking to my table. I saw a guy sat on my chair. His back was facing me. His dark brown hair was ruffled because of the wind blowing through the windows. I noticed many girls looking and talking about him.

I went there and stood in front of him with my raised eyebrow. He was so busy with his mobile and he didn't see me.

"Excuse me!" I said and kept looking at him.

He raised his head to see me. He looked dazzling with his emerald eyes, kissable lips and chiseled jawline. Anyone could feel his perfect muscular body beneath his black t-shirt that was making him look hot.

He gave a smirk looking at me and said "Tell me beautiful." In his husky voice.

"This is my table." I said placing my tray on the table.

"You can take the table. No problem." He replied giving his smirk which made him look so arrogant.

I scoffed listening to him "I sat here first. I went to collect my order. Can't you see my wallet on the table?" I asked pointing my wallet which I put on the table.

"Don't act like a kid. You can sit somewhere else or can sit along with me."

"Everywhere else was filled." I shouted.

"Come on! I don't mind if you sit along with me and share your food." Saying that, he started touching the fries.

I hit his fingers and moved my tray aside. He laughed looking at me. Ignoring him, I looked around to see any empty chairs but I didn't find one.

"Why? Are you afraid that you'll fell for my charms if you sit with me?" He smirked.

I could understand he asked it deliberately to make me sit with him so I didn't reply and I didn't want to argue too. But to my bad luck, I didn't find any empty chairs so I ended up sitting on the chair in front of him.

"O.M.G. you eat these many items?" he asked looking at the food in front of me.

My brown eyes met his emerald eyes as soon as he asked it. There's no surprise if he ask that as the tray consists of food that could be easily eaten by two people. I ordered for Anna and I but she left.

"Is there any problem for you if I eat much?" I rolled my eyes and started eating.

He crossed his arms and kept looking at me with his smirk.

"What?" I shouted and stopped eating.

He tilted his head sideways and said "You look beautiful."

My cheeks flushed hearing him but I controlled it. Though I got many compliments from a lot of boys, I never cared but this time it's different.

I bent my head down pretending I was gazing at the food. But the fact was, I didn't want him to see me blushed. I ignored him and kept eating.

"What's your name?" he asked.

I didn't reply to him and focused on my food.

"You don't have friends? Oh yeah! Who's going to do friendship with you if you don't even share your food?" He rolled his eyes.

Anger rushed through me hearing him. I looked at him angrily but he didn't care about that.

"I have a friend. She is more than a friend to me. She went along with her mom. And I do have friends. A lot of friends." I shouted but not in a loud voice as I was never the fan of any kind of attention.

Though I was shouting, his smirk didn't fade out. He was looking at me not bothering what the hell I was screaming.

I continued yelling "And why am I telling these things? I don't want to prove that I have friends."

Saying that, I stood from my chair, took my wallet and left the place. Truth to be told; I left the place not in anger but I ate enough and I couldn't eat anymore.

I kept walking to my classroom while talking to Anna on cell phone.

"I'll come to the class directly." Anna said and cut the call.

I reached my classroom and saw few people already there. After few minutes, Anna entered in and I kept telling her what happened after she left.

While we were talking, Roman along with that arrogant guy entered in. All the girls who always stares at Roman started staring at that arrogant. Now I could see him perfectly and his perfect height. He was in the branded clothes. He wore a black leather jacket on his black t-shirt. He is so tall. Many inches taller than me. Might be 6'2.

"He is the one." I told Anna but she was busy looking at Roman.

Suddenly that arrogant guy's gaze fell on me. He smirked and kept looking at me. I too kept looking at him angrily. He then sat beside Roman and continued smirking at me.

All the girls started strolling to him and kept talking. He too started talking and laughing with them.

"A player." I muttered and rolled my eyes.

Through girls, we came to know that he is Roman's cousin and his name is Harry Wilson.

The classes stared again but this time I couldn't concentrate on my classes as I was feeling his gaze on mine. I tried to ignore him but I couldn't.

After college, Anna and I walked to our houses. She reached her home and I kept walking to mine. I pushed in the gate. I stood in front of the door and I felt surprised, no scratch that, literally scared seeing the arrogant guy sat on the sofa at my home.

"What the-Harry!"

I gulped in fear and strolled in without shifting my gaze away from him. I entered in the house and as soon as he saw me, he too felt surprised but he gave a small smirk.

"You..." I pointed my finger at him and when I was about to ask him what the hell he was doing there, I was interrupted by my mother.

"Stella!" She came to me saying "Look who's here."

I noticed somebody came out of my mom's room. I saw a woman of nearly my mother's age and an old woman. I didn't understand who they were.

When I was looking at them, I heard footsteps from behind. My dad along with a man entered in. Who are these people? I thought and kept looking at everyone.

"Stella! You've grown up." The woman said coming towards me. She cupped my face and kept looking at me. She then mumbled "You are beautiful."

I forced a smile looking at her. I stared at my mom with confused face. She then started saying "She is Charlotte. And this is Granny is Abigail."

"Who is granny? Look at me! I don't look like a old woman." The old woman shouted.

Everyone started laughing except me as I have no idea what was going there.

"And he is Zachary." My dad said pointing at the man.

Charlotte and Zachary? Who are they? I felt I heard the names before. And mainly who the hell allowed this arrogant guy in?

Harry kept smirking at me without bothering he was still at my home. I shifted my gaze away from him and said "I'm sorry I don't remember you."

"It's completely fine, honey. You saw us when you were nearly three years I think." The woman said.

I gave a small smile looking at her. She looked so friendly.

"Okay! Let me do formal introductions." My mom said and pointed her hand to the woman "She is Charlotte. My classmate and my best friend." My mom then pointed her hand at the man and continued saying "He is Zachary. Your dad's best friend. This granny is Zach's mother and that handsome boy is their son."

I looked at Harry who was already staring at me. My mom continued saying "Me, your dad, Zach and Charlotte studied in same college in this town. This is our hometown. Zach and Charlotte loved eachother, married, left the place and settled in a city. Then your dad and I married. We often talk on calls, do video calls... I told you too once but you didn't care about that."

Wow super! So this arrogant boy is my mom friend's son. But why did they come to this town? To irritate me? I muttered myself.

"Not to be rude but why did you come here?" I asked looking at Harry's mother.

They all became silent and I felt misery all around. Did I ask a stupid question? I gulped looking at them.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to ask rudely but..."

"No, honey. Not because of your question." Charlotte paused and looked at the granny. She then continued touching the granny's shoulder "It's her last days. Heart problem. She wish to spend her last days in her hometown which she loves the most. Even doctors suggested the same. They told us to make her happy that may increase the chance of survival so she came to live here along with her favourite person. My son."

Listening to her, I felt sorry for her. I walked to the granny and cupped her face.

"Nothing happens to you. I will take care of you." I said smiling.

She smiled back looking at me. Then everyone sat on couches and started talking. Harry was giving me weird looks and I kept giving him deadly glares. We kept looking at eachother without even blinking like we were doing a battle with our eyes. He then broke the eye contact and smiled. He looked at my mom asking "Can I have some water?"

My mom nodded to him then looked at me.

No mom! Don't ask me to get water to him. I mumbled and looked at my mom.

"Stella! Can you just get a glass of water?" My mom asked.

Perfect! So now I have to get water to that arrogant guy.

I stood from there and when I was about to turn to kitchen, he stood from the couch and said "It's fine. I'll come with you. You don't need to get for me."

I crossed my arms over my chest and looked at him with my narrowed eyebrows.

He then walked to me and smirked. I let out a sigh and we both walked to kitchen.

"I think I can come to your house whenever I wish." He said smirking at me.

I pointed my hand at the water purifier and said "You can drink there."

"I'm not thirsty, Stella. I wanted privacy. With you."

I looked at him and asked "You knew me before?"

"Did you know me before?" he asked.

"Of course no."

"Then how can you think I knew about you? I too didn't know."

I rolled my eyes and said leaning my back to the table "Whatever! Look Harry! Just because your parents and mine are friends, doesn't mean we can be friends or something like that. Okay?"

He stepped towards me not breaking his look on me. He put his hand on the table and leaned in. His emerald eyes met my brown eyes and I could feel my legs trembling. He took the apple from basket which was on the table behind me and stood straight.

"I love apples." He smirked at me. He then walked out not replying to my question.

"Go to hell." I muttered and went to my bedroom.

I kept hearing their talks, laughs from my room. I heard Harry laughing and cracking jokes with my mom. Ignoring them, I lay on my bed and started playing game on my cell phone. After few minutes, I heard knock on the door. I heard my mom shouting me to come out for dinner.

I went out and saw them still in the living room. We all sat for dinner. He sat infront of me and kept looking at me with his crossed arms. They all were talking and laughing. Everyone was cool and I like them except that arrogant guy.

After dinner, Harry, his mom and my mom kept talking whereas my dad was talking to the granny leaving me and Harry's dad alone.

"So what's your plan after studies?" Uncle Zach asked.

He sounded like his son. A bit arrogant voice but he doesn't look like the one.

"Get a job and settle." I replied smiling.

"I heard you studies well. Don't distract by anything. Concentrate on your studies." He said looking at me.

I nodded listening to him. He then continued saying "I want Harry too to study well but he never listen to me. He always enjoys and doesn't care about anything. For once in my life, I want to see him like a responsible person."

I could feel sadness in his eyes. I held his hand and said "It's quite common to be like that these days. When the time passes, he will change."

I said that though I have no hope or any interest in that arrogant guy. I said that because I wanted to see my dad's friend smiling.

We then switched to another topic. We talked for few minutes and they all started to leave.

"Bye Stella!" Harry said smiling at me.

I simply nodded my head. Then they all left. I told my parents that I already knew Harry. I told them what happened in my college. They laughed after listening to me.

"He is a funny boy. I like him." My mom said looking at my dad.

Then I ran to my bedroom and took out my cell phone to call Anna. I told her everything and she too felt surprised. After few minutes of talk I cut the call.

The next day as usual we reached college. We both went to my locker to take the books.

"So it means your parents and Roman's parents are close too." Anna said excitedly.

"Everyone knew they have good relationship. I don't know how much close." I replied taking my book.

We turned back and started walking to the classroom. My eyes widened when I saw Harry coming with Vickie. They both looked close and they were laughing.

Vickie looked at me so she started hugging him. That's what she does always. Whenever she is with a boy and if she sees me, she does things like that. To make me jealous, probably. But she doesn't knew I never feel jealous about those things.

"Bitch." I muttered.

They both walked towards us and Harry smirked looking at me.

"Hello Stella!" He greeted.

"You knew her?" Vickie asked looking at Harry.

"Of course! She is my family friend."

Vickie rolled her eyes and kissed his cheek. Anna and I looked at eachother in disgust.

"Bye Hero! I've to go to my dance practicing." She said and left after giving me a weird look.

"Hero? I thought your name is Harry." I said crossing my arms.

"She considers me as her hero and I don't mind if you consider the same." He said pulling his lips to a side.

I let out a sigh frustratingly and said "Harry! Your dad wants you to be a responsible guy. You shouldn't roam and spend your time with girls like her. She is a whore. She is with you because of your money. You know that?"

"Am I seeing jealousy here?" He asked looking into my eyes.

I scoffed listening to him. Then I left the place realizing it's a waste of time to talk to a guy like him.

Anna and I entered in the classroom and involved in our talks. Harry entered in and sat on the chair beside me. As soon as he sat beside me, everyone's gaze fell on me and they all kept looking at me like I had done a crime.

"Stella! He sat beside you." Anna, who sat to my right, said excitedly.

"I know Anna. I can see it." I whispered.

Ignoring him I continued looking at my notes. After a minute, the professor entered in and started teaching.

Harry was looking at me smirking. I tried to not look at him but I ended up staring him. I got irritated with his behaviour and I asked angrily "Why did you sit beside me?" in a low voice.

"Why wouldn't I sit beside you?" He questioned.

"You can't reply to me with a question." I said while acting like I was focusing on the class.

"I thought you were hurt because I was with Vickie. So I sat beside you to calm you down."

Listening to him anger rushed through me. I slammed the table with my fist not making much sound and yelled in a low voice "Why the hell would I feel hurt? You can roam with Vickie or anyone, I don't care. I just thought to tell you about her."

"Stella! Cool." He smirked.

We both kept talking to eachother that's when the Professor shouted "You both!" He shouted pointed at us.

We then looked at him who was staring at us angrily.

"You Mr...?" The Professor pointed his marker to Harry.

"Harry. Harry Wilson." Harry replied.

Then the Professor looked at me and I said "Stella Jones."

"Yeah! Mr. Wilson and Ms. Jones! Am I disturbing you?" He shouted.

"No professor carry on." Harry replied.

I looked at him with widened eyes. The professor grew angry and shouted "Mr. Wilson! Out of the classroom. Now."

Without saying anything, Harry stood from the chair and started leaving the classroom. But before he left the classroom, he turned to me and shouted "Stella! Come out. You said the class was boring."

"What!" I muttered and looked at the professor who was staring at me angrily. Harry smirked and walked out.

The professor gritted his teeth and shouted "Ms. Jones! Out."

I let out a sigh irritatingly and stomped my foot. I walked out taking my books. I saw Harry scrolling his cell phone outside. I walked to him shouting "What the hell Harry? The professor threw me out."

"The class was boring. I know you are feeling irritated too in the class. Enjoy now." He smirked and walked away.

I huffed hearing him and sat on the bench cursing him. I started playing games on my cell phone. The class came to an end and I strolled in for the next class. Harry didn't come which made me feel relaxed. He might be chilling at canteen or some other place.

After many hours of boring classes, Anna and I strolled out of the classroom and started walking to our houses. While we were walking, we were hindered by Vickie.

"Didn't understand how the rich and sexy dude turn out to be your family friend."

I heard Vickie's voice from behind. Anna and I turned back to see her along with her two minions.

"I too didn't understand when he started talking to you." I said looking at her.

"What's the surprise? After all I'm the college beauty. Any guy could drool over me and chase after me." Vickie said with a proud smirk.

"Everyone here knows who chase whom. Yesterday Roman, now Harry, who will be tomorrow?" I said with disgust tone.

She stepped forward and stood infront of me. It felt like she was crowding me as she was many inches taller than me. She crossed her arms and said "Who looks sexy than Harry."

She then looked at Harry who was walking towards his car. He didn't get in the car. He leaned his back to the bonnet and looked like he was waiting for someone.

"He is waiting for me." Vickie said looking at him. "Bye. Bye." She waved her hand while walking towards him.

Roman reached there and they both left leaving Vickie. She felt embarrassed as Anna and I started laughing.

"He is waiting for me." I imitated her tone and walk. I stopped laughing and mocked "Yeah! He was waiting for you."

Vickie gritted her teeth looking at me. Ignoring her, Anna and I continued our walk then reached our houses.

(Harry's POV)

By the time Roman and I reached my building, granny was already waiting for me. It's not that late. Okay! I won't lie, it's just five hours late. It's nearly night 9.

After college Roman and I kept roaming the town. It's really a great place. Greenery and pleasant environment, surrounded by woods, which would be so cool to go for camps, you know... with girls to enjoy.

"I called you many times. Why didn't you lift my calls?" My cute devil... my old gramophone... I mean my granny started shouting.

I didn't lift her calls deliberately because I knew when I lift her calls she would shout and convince me to go home early.

Don't scold me for neglecting and ignoring her calls. Yeah I know she is a patient and needs to be looked after her Every time. Come on! My parents are still staying here and I also appointed a nurse to stay with her whenever we won't be with her.

My mom and dad will leave for city in two days as they have so many works. We have many businesses which were always taken care by my dad and my mom helps him in all the works.

I pinched her cheeks saying "I'm sorry. My cell phone was in silent mode." I lied.

Did I mention I won't lie, before? If yes, then scratch that. Who wouldn't lie especially if their granny was waiting to start another world war for being late to home?

She looked at Roman and greeted him. Then we went in and she started asking about Roman's parents. We are distant relatives. Like to be precise, Roman's dad was my granny's sister's son.

My mom and dad came out from their room. My parents too kept shouting at me but I ignored them. After few minutes of chat, we had our dinner. Roman and I already had but I didn't want to disappoint my granny so we ate little along with her.

Then she took her tablet and strolled to her room. Dad and mom too went to their room. Roman and I climbed the stairs and reached the swimming pool beside my room. We both started drinking while enjoying our feet with the cool water in the pool.

"How's the town, bro?" Roman asked.

"Yeah! Your town is cool with beautiful town girls everywhere." I replied smiling.

"You were born here, Harry. It's your hometown too." Roman said.

"Whatever! Tell me about Vickie." I asked while drinking.

"Vickie? What to tell about her?"

"Is she a slut? I heard many things about her. Also I could see her interest in me."

"Yeah bro! She is a gold digger. Before you, she irritated me. She'll be with a guy who looks good and rich."

I hummed as a response listening to him. I kept drinking and all of a sudden Stella's face flashed my head.

"What about Stella?"

"Stella Jones! Damn a lot to tell about her, man." He looked at me and continued saying "She is different from all other girls. I've been seeing her since I was a kid. Do you believe if I say she never had a boyfriend?"

"What? No boyfriend? I won't believe it." I said in a surprise tone.

"Harry! I'm telling the truth, man. She never had a boyfriend. She had friends but never ever crossed her limit."

"Might be no one showed interest in her." I said laughing.

"Doesn't she look beautiful?" He asked in a shocked tone looking at me.

I recalled her face and automatically my lips curved up with smile.

"Yes she is beautiful." I said smiling.

"A lot of guys were dying to talk to her, man. Most of them were feeling like it's enough if she just look at them. She is the princess, Harry. Princess of this town."

I chuckled hearing him and said "Princess? You are bragging about her."

"Oh come on Harry! I know her. I too even tried to talk to her but she never showed any kind of interest in me. How weird it is... I mean a guy like me tried to talk to her."

"Do you have crush on her?" I asked after listening to him.

"I had. In my school days. Just for two to three months. I tried for her but she didn't show any interest so I backed off."

"Interesting." I said while sipping my drink.

"Yeah! I would like to see her boyfriend, Harry. Not only me, a lot of guys were waiting, I hope."

I had many girlfriends but I never had a girl like Stella in my life. A sudden thought of being her boyfriend flashed my mind. I smiled at the thought.

Roman and I kept talking about many things. We then spent the time watching Netflix and then dozed off.