For the Better

New experiences...

A/N people from Europe are fudging amazayn! (see what i did there) I had a game this morning and OMYGOSH we won but i am so tired!!!! Well, i hope you like the chapter!

-Challen

"Goodbye mom.” I said while giving my mom one last hug at the airport.

            “Goodbye sweetheart, I love you. Please, be responsible and don’t do anything too stupid.” She said while helping me with my bags.

            “I love you too. And I’ll be fine, Lauren and Alexa will be there as well. And we already went over the fact that there are five legal guardians if we do end up getting into too much trouble.” I laughed, and she laughed with me. I waved goodbye and got on the plane.

            After putting my stuff up, I joined my friends in first class and held onto the arm rests when we took off. Niall rubbed my arm and asked if I was ok, but I reassured him and told him that I hated take offs. The rest of the plane ride was boring, well sort of. I just read The Hero’s of Olympus and listened to my iPod. I finished the book and shoved it into the purse that Lauren got me. I felt really tired for some reason, but I guess it was just from everything that had happened. I decided to take a nap and leaned my head against Niall’s shoulder. I fell asleep shortly afterwards, the lyrics to Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift echoing in my mind. I woke up when the plane touched down on the runway, and immediately started freaking out.

            “Calm down.” Niall laughed while grabbing my hand, “The plane just touched down in London. We should be getting out soon.” I nodded and squeezed his hand, letting him know that I was nervous. I truly was, because the farthest I have ever been from home was Destin. And now I was in London, touring with the biggest boy band at the moment. Lauren, Alexa, and I linked arms and skipped down to the baggage claim, where we were immediately swarmed by Paparazzi.

            “Elise, is it true you are dating Niall?”

            “Lauren, are you and Liam having an affair?”

            “How is it having a boyfriend who loves carrots more than you, Alexa?”

            Suddenly, big men in black uniforms started pushing the paps away, and I felt a huge wave of relief come over me. We just stood there, staring at the paps who seemed like they were multiplying. It scared me to realize that this would be my life now, constantly being hunted by cameras and moving from place to place. I was pulled out of my train of thought by the sound of two people trying to talk to me.

            “Elise, are you alright?” Niall asked, holding my hand.

            “Niall, she is shaking like a leaf. Let’s just grab her bags and go.” Zayn suggested and started pulling on my arm. I nodded and pulled my suitcases off of the conveyor belt, and sprinted past the Paparazzi and into the car. The car drove out of the airport, and I realized that Niall, Zayn, and I were the only ones in the car.

            “Wait!” I yelled while freaking out, “where are the others?”

            “Calm down, they left in another car about twenty minutes ago.” Niall said in a soothing voice, and instantly I felt better. I looked up at him, and found that his sapphire eyes held nothing but guilt.

            “What’s wrong?” I asked.

            “I am so sorry for leaving you alone and exposed to the paps like that. I promise it won’t happen again. I didn’t know that there would be so many of them, seeing as Simon only told us…” he rambled, and I felt really bad for letting him take the blame. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it.