The Color Green (A One Direction fan Fiction) (On Hold)

Chapter 1 ~Karter~

Don't need makeup, to cover up. Being the way that you are is enou-ou-ough!

I woke up to the sound of One Direction coming out of my small, out-dated radio sitting on the black night stand next to my bed. I groaned inwardly and imagined myself throwing a painfully heavy object at Niall Horan. That back-stabbing, no good, ex-best-fri--

My thoughts of hatred where cut off by the ring tone my best friend, Jordyn, set for herself on my phone. Her, of course, being the strange person that she is, set it too Slow Motion by Ke$ha. Jordan is absolutely insane- and obsessed with Ke$ha.  That never made for a good combination.

"Hello?" I groggily said and sat up, rubbing my sleep filled eyes in the process.

"Karter Lynn Summers! Girl, you better get your little a-" She cut off before finishing her curse word, "butt out of bed and get over to my house NOW! I have some news that I think you need to hear." Jordyn's loud, peppy voice startled me out of my groggy state and had me at full attention.

"Okay, really Jor? Its like, what, 4 in the morning? Why in the world would you call me right now?!" Jordyn knows how much I love, need, and treasure my sleep, and knew dang well not to interrupt it.

"Uh, Karter, it's noon. Now get your lazy butt over here or else I will be forced to come down there and get you myself. And trust me girl, you do NOT want that."

Its true. If Jordyn is forced to do something she doesn't want to, all Hell breaks loose. One time I refused to get up at 8 in the morning to go save stranded slugs in the dessert (or whatever weird activity she wanted to do), and she literally came over to my house, tied me up, and took me to her house.  No joke. But instead of saving slugs, we just hung around her house and watched movies.  Productive, right.

I sighed. "Fine Jor. I'll be there in an hour. Just let me get ready."

"Hurry and make yourself pretty, then get over here!" And then she hung up. Wow. Not even a goodbye or anything. But she's my best friend. Has been since 9th grade, when she moved to Ireland, where we are now, from the United States. My former best friend had just left right before she came, so it was kinda perfect.

I reluctantly detangled myself from my warm, thick comforter and threw my legs over the side of my bed, hoping to the floor and slipping my bare feet into the warmth of my fuzzy, white, flip-flop slippers.

After taking a quick shower and detangling my ragged bed-head, I slipped on some skinny jeans and a soft cotton shirt, pulled on my pea-coat, put my feet in some Uggs, and grabbed a granola bar to eat for breakfast on the way to Jordyn's house.

"Bye Mom! I'm going to Jordyn's for a little bit, be back later!" I called down the hall to my mom, who was in the kitchen cooking away.

"Bye Honey, have fun. Oh sweetie before I forget," Mom started walking towards me, her heels click-clacking on the hard wood floor as she stepped. She picked up a clean rag on her way, quickly dried her hands and then dropped the rag right before getting to me, "will you pick up some lettuce on your way home from Jordyn's house? We're having surprise guests for dinner tonight."

"Surprise guests?" I questioned her. Who in the world could be "surprise guests"? I know everyone who could be a guest of ours.

"Yes..." She had a sly smile on her face and I could tell that she was up to something. I'm just going to let this one go, because if I keep Jor waiting any longer, she will literally kill me.

I sigh. "Fine. I'll pick up the lettuce. Ice burg, as always. See you later. Love you." I have to lean down to give my mother a quick kiss on the cheek, because I am nearly a foot taller than her. I get my height from my dad, you see, who is 6' 4". My mom, however, is 5', and I tower above her at 5' 10". 

I grab my keys from their usual hanging spot on the hook next to the front door, and bolt out the door towards my Red '09 Ferrari. Sweet ride, I know. My dad got it for me for my 17th this past June.

I munch on the chocolate chip granola bar and listen to the radio during the drive to Jordyn's house. I'm jamming out to "We are Young" by Fun, when "One Thing" by One Direction comes on. Now, don't get me wrong, I probably would like One Direction if it weren't for my "friend" Niall. 

After about 15 minutes of driving and jamming, I made it to Jordyn's two-story, brick house. Jordyn's dad and my dad are both cardiologist's at the same hospital, so our family's have get-togethers often.

Before I could even knock on her door, Jordyn has opened it and pulled me inside- quite violently, I might add. We run upstairs to her room, and pass her Dad in the hallway. I send a quick "Hello," his way and then rush into Jordyn's zebra-walled room and plop down on a furry, zebra print chair. I kick off my ugg's and curl my sock covered toes up under me, getting comfy in my best friends room. Jordyn kicks it back on her bed and looks at me like she's waiting for me to say something.

"Okay Jor, spill. Whats the news?" That's the main reason I'm here, so why not start with it, right?

"Well, word on the street is, Niall Horan is back in town for the Holidays, and that he brought part of One Direction with him!" She clapped.  I know the only reason why she's excited is because my old bestie seems to have re-appeared, because she doesn't really know the first thing about One Direction.

 My face must have been one of horror because her face scrunched up and she added, "Why aren't you more excited? I though you and Niall were, like, best friends?" She looked so confused. Her eyes were squinted  and her head was propped to the side, like a dog having trouble understanding you. I never told Jordan what actually happened between Niall and me. I just told her that we were best friends, and then lost contact when he became famous.

I sigh. "Were. That's the key word here, Jor. Were. As in, not anymore," I admit, feeling sad. "When he first became famous, we would talk all the time. Text, call, e-mail, face-time, write letters, etc. But then he just stopped writing back. He didn't return any of my calls, nor did he return any of my texts. I figured he was just busy, you know? That he would get back to me when he had the chance. But he didn't. But that's not even what got me mad. I was watching this interview he did, like I always used to, and the Interviewer asked if there were any girls he left behind in Ireland. He said no, not even any really close friends that were girls. I know it probably doesn't seem like that big of a deal to you Jor, but it really hurt me. We were BEST friends Jordyn, and he didn't even acknowledge me."

There it is. That's the truth. My best friend completely forgot about me, or maybe he remembered me and just didn't care.

"Oh. I'm sorry Karter," She apologized, running over to hug me like she always does. "Well, then, no more talk of he-who-shall-not-be-named! And no, I do not mean Voldemort." I snorted at her reference to Harry Potter.

After that we just hung out for a few hours, listened to music, danced around her room, drank pop, and ate candy until I had to leave. I drove to the store and quickly bought two bunches of lettuce, then ran home for dinner. When I got there, there was another car in the driveway besides my mom's and my dad's. Must be the surprise dinner guests. Yay. I hopped out of the car and walked towards the door, leaning against it for a minute, hoping to hear the voices of the mystery guests. I heard none, of course, sense this is a sturdy, solid wood door. I opened the door to find none other than Mr. Niall Horan himself sitting at my table, laughing it up with my little brother. Three worlds came to my mind as I saw this- Awh. Hell. No.

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Note- So what do you guys think? I know, i know, another new story??? I know I havn't continued the others in quite a while, but I REALLY wanted to start this one. I really loved writing it! So I Hope you guys like it(: (Oh and BTW..... I LOVE ONE DIRECTION SO MUCH! (Especially Niall)!!) :) So comment and Vote and Fan and All that :) XOXO