I Can Only Go in One Direction

Getting along like angels... Well, mostly

"But are you absolutely sure we can trust her?" Harry asked Liam. Ellie was in her new room, putting her stuff away... Or so they thought.

Liam shrugged. "She's Zayn's sister. Besides, Zayn and Niall trust her completely."

Harry didn't look completely reassured. "But when she glared at me, I thought I saw the look of something savage and wild."

Ellie peered around the corner as she heard Liam and Harry talking. Their conversation drifted back to her as she strained her ears to listen. Savage! Ellie gulped. So that was what Harry thought of her. Tears started to form in her eyes.

"My ears still hurt after that skull-splitting whistle." Liam admitted.

"And did you see-" Ellie turned away as Harry responded, not wanting to hear the rest. She trudged back to her room, her heart heavy. Her hand rested on the doorknob. Suddenly the door next to hers opened and Niall scurried out into the hall, holding a movie in his hands.

"Hey Ellie, we're going to watch-" he cut himself off. "What's wrong?" He asked, noticing right away that she wasn't happy.

Ellie swallowed, a lump forming in her throat. Not trusting herself to speak, she motioned towards the living room.

"What happened? Are you okay?" Niall asked her, setting down the movie on a small table.

"They-" she started to say, then she broke down. Tears flowed freely onto her cheeks.

"Hey, don't cry." Niall whispered, reaching out and wiping some of the tears off. Then he opened her door and led her gently inside. There, Ellie collapsed on her new bed. She started sobbing, and Niall sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her. "Do you want to tell me what happened?" He carefully asked as she cried into his chest.

Ellie sniffled. "T-they h-hate m-me." She whispered, leaning against him.

"Why?" Niall was horrified.

"They think I'm some s-savage b-beast." She trembled.

"Who said that?" Niall started to get angry.

"Harry and Liam." Ellie whimpered and started to cry harder. He lifted his hand and stroked her hair.

"You're not a savage beast. You're an angel." Niall soothed, holding her close. "You're not mean at all."

Ellie pulled away from him slightly to look into his eyes. "Please don't tell Zayn."

Niall tucked some hair behind her ear. "I won't."

She settled back against him. "Thanks."

"You're welcome." He said, and they laid back on the bed. Niall pulled her close, breathing in her scent. Ellie grew still after a few minutes, her breathing slowing a bit. Niall dozed off too, relishing her closeness. He didn't realize it, but he was falling for her...
---------- About twenty minutes later ----------
"What's going on here?" A slightly annoyed Zayn peered down at them. Niall blearily opened his eyes.

Ellie stirred groggily. "What?" She asked, still sleepy.

"I asked 'what's going on here?'" Zayn repeated.

"Ellie was missing her dog and friends back in America so I comforted her, and we fell asleep." Niall explained, quickly conjuring up a lie. Ellie sleepily nodded agreement, still in Niall's arms.

"Hmm..." Zayn eyed them. "Well, we're going to watch a movie. Niall, did you pick one yet?"

Niall nodded, more alert now. "Yeah, I picked ROTG."

"What's ROTG?" Ellie asked.

Zayn and Niall shared a glance. "You'll see." They both said in unison.