"Niall, got any fives?" Lou asked.
"Go fish." Niall chuckled. Louis huffed and drew a card from the deck.
"My turn?" Harry asked. Everyone nodded. "Mari, do you have any threes?" He asked me.
I frowned and handed him two cards with threes on them. "You've got to be cheating." I stated.
"Absolutely not! I'm just awesome at this game and everything I do." He grinned at me.
"Okay, Harry wins. I'm going to bed." Zayn quit the game, putting his cards down on the table.
"Me too." Liam agreed, mimicking his actions.
"Well, aren't you a group of sore losers?" Harry teased. "Don't worry. Maybe I won't play next time and give you a fair chance."
"Nobody likes you, Harry." Louis muttered, hating when he loses. I chuckled at their grumpiness. At least we didn't bet on it.
"Goodnight, people of Louis and Stupid's flat! I'm going to my own home! Do not be overwhelmed by Harry's idiocy." Niall told us before leaving.
"Yeah, what he said. G'night Louis and Mari." Zayn said and followed Niall out, ignoring Harry.
"Yeah, same here. Try not to let Harry contaminate you with his loserness, Mari." Liam warned as he left.
"I don't like you people." Harry whined.
"We don't like you either." Lou teased back. He stuck his tongue out at him.
"But you love me, right Marianne?" Harry asked hopefully.
"Whatever lets you sleep at night." I chuckled. He faked being offended at my remark.
"I thought we had something!" He said.
"No! You did not have anything!" Louis answered for me. "And you will never have anything! Now go to your room, Harold!"
Harry rolled his eyes and, surprisingly, obeyed Louis as he padded to his room.
"Are you tired, Mari?" He asked.
"A little." I responded, accidentally letting out a yawn. "I think I'm gonna go to bed." I told him and walked to my new bedroom. Louis followed me in.
"Goodnight, Mari. Harry's to the left of you and I'm just down the hall if you need us, okay?" He said, sitting on the edge of my bed.
"Alright, Louis. I'll be fine. You don't have to worry about me." I assured him. He nodded and hugged me, planting a kiss on my forehead also.
"If you need anything, don't hesitate." He repeated himself for the millionth time. I chuckled at how stressed he is.
"I know, Lou. You've told me a couple times now." I reminded him.
"I'm sorry. I just don't want you to be uncomfortable or anything around here." He rambled. He kissed my forehead once again and said his last goodnight.
"Night, Lou." I replied back. He opened his mouth to say something, but changed his mind. I have a feeling he would say something along the lines of 'come get me if you need anything'. He walked out, turning my light off as he did so.
What will life be like now that I'm living with Louis? Can he possibly hinder my SAD? It's gotten so serious, I'm beginning to doubt it. Could he really change me that much? Why do Mum and Mark want me to change? Am I not good enough? Do they want me to be outgoing like Louis? I'm just insecure and full of thoughts which I don't like to express. I only express my feelings in my art. I'm too awkward to really talk about them.
I drifted off into sleep, unsure of why I'm really here.
***
"Good morning!" Louis's voice screaming woke me up. I hesitantly sat up. "Wow, that was easier than I expected. Now get up, Marianne! Harry's cooking breakfast!"
The thought of food got me out of bed. Louis bounced out and closed the door behind him. I pulled on a pair of pink plaid pajama pants and a plain white v-neck. I slid on socks because of the cold hardwood floor and tied my hair into a messy bun. Don't I look lovely? I'm not trying to impress anybody, though. I applied Chapstick to my dry lips just before leaving out of my room. I could sense the smell of bacon lingering in the air. Of course, Louis probably demanded for him to make bacon. That child and his bacon...
"Good morning!" Niall grinned with a mouth full of food as I stepped into the kitchen. I gave him a small smile in return. I sat between him and Liam at the table.
"Niall ate all the food, so Harry has to make more." Liam explained the absence of breakfast. I chuckled.
"I saved you a piece." Niall said through a mouthful of toast, as he held out one piece of bacon to me. I shook my head, letting him keep it. He grinned and shoved it into his mouth.
"If you haven't realized, Niall likes food." Zayn said sarcastically. I giggled. So far I've seen him devour gummy bears, half a pizza, and breakfast.
"Where's Louis?" I got the nerve to ask. I almost always mentally debate before speaking in front of strangers. Well, they aren't strangers, but I don't know them that good yet.
"He's on the phone with Eleanor." Liam answered. I cocked my head to the side in confusion. "His girlfriend."
"He has a girlfriend?" I echoed. Wow, thanks for telling me this, Lou. I really appreciate it.
"You didn't know?" Zayn inquired. I shook my head. "He's crazy about her."
"And you're not crazy about Perrie?" Liam tested.
"Well, what about Danielle? Aren't you in love with her?" Zayn questioned Liam. His eyes softened and he smiled while nodding. So I guess Zayn is dating someone named Perrie and Liam's girlfriend is Danielle. And they're all in love.
"Hello, party people!" Louis bursted into the room and sat next to Niall who still wasn't finished with his food.
"Louis, how have you not told your little sister about Eleanor?" Liam asked him.
"I never told you?!" Louis asked in disbelief. "El's amazing. She's gorgeous and funny and smart and pretty and everything I ever wanted." He grinned. Aw, this is adorable. "What about your boyfriend? Where does he live? I gotta beat this punk up." He cracked his knuckles.
I rolled my eyes. "I have a boyfriend?" I asked him.
"You better not. I'll have to scare the daylights out of him." He promised. "Speaking of Eleanor, her and the other girlfriends are gonna take you shopping today."
"Perrie and Dani too?" Zayn asked. Louis nodded. "You've been here for a day and you're already stealing my girlfriend." He pretended to cry.
"I'm sorry?" I laughed.
A knock at the door interrupted Zayn's fake sobbing. Louis immediately bounded towards the door and ripped it open.
"You aren't Eleanor!" He whined.
"Nice to see you too, Louis." A gorgeous girl with perfect tanned skin and amazing curly brown hair replied sarcastically. She came inside and went straight to Liam. I suspect this is Danielle?
"Dani, this is Marianne. Mari, this is my girlfriend Danielle." Liam introduced us after kissing her on the cheek. I smiled at the girl, insecure about talking in the presence of someone so pretty.
"You're Louis's little sister?" She asked me. I nodded. "Oh." She said and started chatting away with Liam. Well, that went worse than expected.
"Marianne, come here!" Louis yelled excitedly. I stood up and went to the door where two other gorgeous girls were. One was a wavy haired brunette with fair skin and a model's figure.
The other was somewhat familiar. She had very pretty eyes and purple hair that she pulled off extremely well. I can't name where I've seen this girl before, but I do recognize her.
"Mari, this is the beautiful Eleanor. El, this is the beautiful Marianne." Louis grinned as he introduced us.
"Oh my gosh! You look just like Louis!" She exclaimed. "But you're a whole lot prettier."
"Everyone's told me that." I chuckled. This girl was easy to talk to. I like her.
"Perrie, doesn't she look just like Louis?" Eleanor asked the other girl. Perrie... That sounds familiar... Perrie Edwards! She was on X-Factor too! I can't remember the name of her band though. I think they won.
"Lou, you never told us you had an identical twin sister!" She agreed.
"We aren't twins! She's like a million years younger than me!" Louis declared.
"Three years." I rolled my eyes.
"You're seventeen? You could be like nineteen. I like you already. Louis, you should have let me meet her earlier!" Eleanor tutted.
"Perrie!" An ecstatic Zayn yelled, interrupting our conversation. He ran to Perrie, almost tripping over various things, and engulfed her in a hug.
"Zayn, I saw you two days ago." She reminded him once be released her.
"But I missed you." He pouted.
"I missed you too." She smiled, pecking him on the lips. Oh my gosh! They're adorable!
"Hey! Little eyes!" Louis not-so-subtly gestured to me. I rolled my eyes once again. Oh, Louis.