*Katie's POV*
University starts in a week.
It has been exactly two months since I arrived in London on June thirtieth. It has also been exactly three weeks and six days since I found out that Reece was coming to my University in London.
In other words, it has been about a month since my life had become partially ruined; courtesy of the unappreciated, unwanted, douche bag of an ex.
Also known as Reece.
"You ready for uni?" Zayn questioned as he sat across from me on the opposite couch. We were currently sitting in the living room; I had my legs over the arm rest as my back laid against the cushions, while Zayn's lanky limbs were sprawled about. It wouldn't be wrong to say the we were couch-hoggers.
"No," I grumbled. We all knew what me going to University would mean. And to be honest, I was dreading every second that ticked closer to my meeting with Reece. He hadn't stopped texting and calling me over the past month; even though Niall, with the help of the rest of the boys, threatened him against it. But what else could we do? Reece is stubborn; if anyone knows that, it's me. I had given in and texted him back, but only to tell him that 'I don't want you back in my life. Stop texting me.", which then resulted in a mass number of texts from him, gushing about how he never stopped loving me and how I would learn to love him back in no time.
All this did was make Niall laugh.
"Awe, c'mon, Katie!" Zayn cooed. "It won't be that bad. Uni is supposed to be fun! It's a chance to make new friends and figure out who you are as a person! Not to spend your entire time paranoid that you'll run into your ex!"
"Easier said than done," I rebutted. "What would you do? If you were in my situation?" I challenged, wanting to hear what he had to say.
"Huh. Well..." he paused to think about his answer before continuing, "I would try to think positive and forget about the past. But for the most part, I would probably react the same way that you are."
"See!" I exclaimed, throwing my hands up in the air above me. "There is no way around this! I can't get out of this hell-hole!" I groaned, letting my hands fall on top of my face.
"Positive thoughts, Katie," I heard Louis say as he entered the living room. "And where do you expect me to sit?" Lou questioned in his trademark sassy tone.
"What do you mean?" I asked, dryly, motioning towards the empty third couch. "There's an empty couch right there."
"Yeah, but that's not my couch. You're on my couch. In my spot," he emphasised, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked at me pointedly.
"Well, I'm not moving," I retorted, raising an eyebrow at him as if to challenge him. He seemed to have accepted the challenge, because the next thing he did was stride up to where I was laying, pick up my limp body and throw me onto the other couch. The funny thing was, I didn't even react.
"Whatever," I grumbled, crossing my arms over my chest as Louis sat in the place that I was sitting in not even two seconds ago. It wouldn't be wrong to say that I was in a bad mood today.
"Someone needs to cheer you up," Zayn commented as he looked over at me in all of my misery. "What do you feel like doing? Something that will make you happy; just name it."
"Nothing will ever make me happy again," I mumbled stubbornly.
"Oh, c'mon! Don't be so dramatic!" Zayn chided.
"Yeah. The only person that gets to be a sass queen in this household is me," Lou smiled, trying to earn a laugh from me.
I stayed silent.
"When are the other boys coming back?" I asked, rubbing my temples to relieve some on the tension there. Niall, Harry and Liam had been at the gym for about an hour now; which was strange, because the only people that ever go to the gym were Liam and I, and we usually stayed for two hours or so.
"Who knows? They never go to the gym in the first place," Zayn answered, but then again, not really answering my question. I groaned.
"Alright, get your lazy bums up," Lou stated, getting up from the couch and making his way to the stairs. "I'm going to get my laptop, and we're gonna do a twit cam!"
"No Louis!" I groaned. I didn't want to have to go change into suitable cloths and make my hair look presentable. Today was supposed to be a no-make-up chill day.
"Nope! You're gonna do it whether you like it or not!" Louis yelled from upstairs.
"It's gonna be fun!" Zayn exclaimed as he sat up from his lying state.
"Ugh. Now I have to go get ready," I grumbled, sitting up to go up to Niall's room and get changed.
"Oh, no you don't!" Zayn exclaimed, jumping off the couch and wrapping his strong arms around my torso, trapping my arms and restricting my movements. My insides fluttered awake as I took in our current position; his embrace around my body. "Louis, hurry up! She's trying to get away!" he yelled, hoping Louis would hear him from upstairs.
"Coming!" Lou responded from the stairs. "Guys, come here, we're gonna do it in here."
"Alright," Zayn agreed for both him and myself. I rolled my eyes.
"Guys, is this really necessary?" I asked with exasperation; but nonetheless, enjoying my current situation. "I just need to go make myself more... not looking like this," I motioned to myself as Zayn walked me into the empty space under the staircase with his arms still around me.
"What are you talking about? You look fine," Lou said nonchalantly as he set up his laptop on the floor.
"Yeah, you look beautiful just the way you are," Zayn cooed teasingly as he tickled my sides. I laughed uncontrollably, but my mind was still stuck on the thought of him thinking I was beautiful. Even if he only meant it teasingly, I was still flattered.
"Besides, you won't be needing any make-up for what we'll be playing," Lou said, smiling as he set up the twit cam. "Zayn, go tweet that we're doing a twit cam," he added. Zayn pulled out his phone and typed away.
"What do you mean? We're playing a game?" I asked hesitantly.
"Yup. It's gonna be hilarious," Louis laughed.
"What's the game?" I questioned.
"Innuendo Bingo," he grinned.
"Yes!" Zayn barked with laughter as he high-fived Louis. "This will definitely cheer you up, Katie. Trust me."
"What is Innuendo Bingo?" I asked with dread. Judging by the reaction of Zayn, it wasn't something like a simple game of Monopoly.
"We'll explain it during the twit cam," Louis said.
"I'll go get some towels," Zayn said, finally letting me go as he ran up the stairs, taking two at a time.
"Towels?!" I exclaimed. Well, one thing was for sure.
We would be getting wet.
"Katie, be a doll and get some water bottles for us please?" Lou said with a knowing smile. I nodded, going into the kitchen and grabbing some bottles from the pantry.
"It's starting!" Louis yelled for both Zayn and I. I made my way back to where he and Zayn were sitting, setting up towels all around them. Louis patted the spot on the floor between him and Zayn, communicating for me to take my seat there.
"Do I have to sit in the middle?" I asked uncomfortably as I fiddled with my fingers. I didn't want to be stuck in the spotlight and have a lot of attention on me.
"Yes, you're the girl," Lou answered, as if that alone explained everything. I shook my head, letting out a chuckle as I took a seat. "Alright, it's starting."
"Hello!" Zayn and Louis yelled at the same time as the camera started rolling and the comments of the viewers started to roll in. I just waved as I put a small smile on my face.
What if they didn't want me to be here? What if I was annoying, and they hated me?
"So, it's been a while since we did a twit cam, but we got bored and decided to pass the time." Lou explained to the fans. I couldn't help but glance over the the comments that kept coming in.
'OMG! KATIE'S THERE TOO! HII KATIEEE!'
'OMGGGG THEY ARE ACTUALLY THERE!'
'THEY ARE SO HOT. I CAN'T EVEN.'
Their comments made me laugh. One Direction truly had the craziest fans out there.
"Suzy-underscore-troller says, 'oh my God, Katie is with them. Completely freaking out because she's just so cute!'" Zayn read out in a voice that resembled of a fifteen year old girl. I blushed at her complement, looking down at my hands. "Awe! Look Suzy! You made her blush!" Zayn exclaimed, pinching my cheeks as he shook my head from side to side. I pushed his hands away, letting out an embarrassed giggle.
"Zayn, stop it!" I scolded, moving further away from him and closer to Louis.
"Anyway, so we thought it would be fun to play a game of Innuendo Bingo!" Louis yelled, flailing his arms in the air to express his excitement. All of the fans went crazy commenting words of encouragement. "Send in links to the funniest Innuendo phrases and we'll use them!" As the fans started sending links, many of the others where asking where the other boys were.
"The other boys aren't home right now," I said answering their questions. "They're at the gym, attempting to get fit," I joked. Both Lou and Zayn barked out a fit of laughter at that.
"Okay, I think we got enough links," Lou said as he opened some links in new tabs, letting them load. "Now the rules. Most of you already know, but little Katie here," he said, pinching my cheek just as Zayn had done, "has never even heard of the game. Zayn, why don't you explain? You've played it on Radio One before."
"Okay, so basically, we're all gonna fill our mouths with water and sit facing each other. Then we'll play a clip of someone saying something that can be taken as a something dirty. The person who can hold their water in the longest wins that round," Zayn explained.
What?!
"Wait, what happens if you can't keep the water in?" I asked.
"Then you spit it all over us," Lou exclaimed as he laughed at my expression. "Just feel free to unleash the Katie Wrath." I shoved him in the shoulder, causing him to fall onto the floor.
"Alright, this sounds like fun. Let's play!" I said excitedly. I had no doubt that this little twit cam would make headlines. It would probably be trending on Twitter soon, if not already. And don't even get me started on all of the gifs that would be made and put on Tumblr.
We all got into our positions so that we were facing each other, but also still in view of the camera.
"Okay, are we ready?" I asked the boys and the rest of the fans that were tuned in. They nodded their heads. "Lou, play the first clip."
"Kay, fill your mouths with water," Zayn added. We all took a huge gulp of water, filling our cheeks to make us look like chipmunks. Louis clicked one of the links and the clip started to play.
"I can't believe I made it to the finals! Of course I'm nervous to be singing at the white house," The clips started, "but, hopefully, Mrs.Obama will let me in the back door."
And the water was unleashed.
It was something like you see in the movies, where suddenly a character will spit out whatever they were drinking all over the place, except this time, we all spit out our water all over each other.
"Ew! That's so gross!" I laughed, wiping the backwash-ed water from my face with a hand towel. Even though it was gross, the hilariousness of the situation outdid it.
"That was so hilarious!" Zayn yelled, pointing a finger at me as he clutched at his stomach. "Lou, did you see her face?!" Lou just laughed even harder in response. I couldn't help but giggle along with them.
"Okay! I get it! Do the next one," I said in response.
"Alrighty, here's the next one. Water please," Louis said, taking a gulp of water. Zayn and I did the same as the new clip started to play.
"So, when we were at the hotel, my card just wouldn't go. I mean, I was jamming it in and moving it around. I even tried taking it slow, but the thing just wouldn't budge." This time, when the clip played, I tried to hold the water in. I wanted to win this game.
"Mmm-umm," Zayn tried to communicate as he shook his head. I think he was saying that he wasn't going to spit out his water. I could feel the laughter building in my chest as I tried to keep it suppressed. I looked over at Lou, only to find that his face had turned red from laughter. Suddenly, I was, once again, drenched in water.
"I couldn't!" Lou shouted, his laughter echoing off of the walls. Zayn was next to spew his water everywhere. I tapped his shoulder, still holding the water in the pockets of my cheeks. As he turned his head to face me, I spat out all of my water in his face, collapsing on the floor in a fit of laughter.
"Oh my gosh!" I howled, kicking my legs as I tried to control the eruption of giggles. "Did you see his face Louis?!" Lou gave me a high-five, clutching at his stomach once again.
"You didn't just do that," Zayn said in a menacing tone, a creepy smile making its way onto his face as he made his way closer to me.
Oh no.
"Zayn, stop!" I yelled as I squirmed away from his wiggling fingers. No punishment was worse the being tickled.
"Not until you say that I'm the best person in the world and you're sorry for spitting water in my face!" he yelled in response. I tried to grab a hold on his hands to pry the off, but it was no use. "Say it!"
"I'm can't breathe!" I laughed breathlessly, gasping for air. "Louis, help!"
"C'mon mate, give her some air." Lou chuckled, setting up the next link. Zayn's fingers stilled, giving me a chance to breathe. He leaned in closer to my face with a smirk on his lips.
"Zayn," I whispered. "We're still on twit cam." He stilled, looking over at the laptop before letting out a sigh.
"Yeah," he whispered back before pulling away.
Well, that was weird.
"We're home!" a shout came from the entrance. We all turned to see Niall, followed by Harry and Liam walking through the door.
"The other boys are here!" I exclaimed into the laptop. The fans started commenting like crazy, using caps lock left and right.
OMGOMGOMGGGG NIALL I LOVE YOU!
HARRY OMG LET ME TOUCH YOUR CURLZ.
LIAMMMMMMMMM!
nIaLl I lOvE yOu!
BRING THEM ON CAMERA!
I WANT TO SEE THEM!
"Why are you guys soaked?" Niall asked, looking at all of the towels, and our wet hair and clothes.
"Um, we played Innuendo Bingo..." I laughed, looking over at Zayn and Louis, who were also smiling.
"Without us?!" Harry exclaimed. "I wanted to play!"
"Too late," I smirked, picking up all of the towels and standing up. "I'm going to put these in the wash. And then I'm going to take a shower so I can get all of your spit off of me." I directed the last part at Zayn and Louis, earning a laugh from them before I exited.
"So? Was it fun?" Niall said from behind as he followed me. I laughed before answering, remembering Zayn's face when I spit water all over it.
"Yeah! Oh my gosh, it was hilarious! I've never played it before!" I exclaimed, making my way into the laundry room. "What about you? Did you have fun at the gym?"
"No," he stated with a flat face, causing me to giggle.
"Why not?" I asked, placing the towels into the wash and turning it on.
"Because it was so hard and the weights were so heavy and I got all sweaty and it sucked," he complained like a five year old.
"But Niall, that's what happens when you go to the gym and workout," I tried to reason. He groaned in response.
"I just want to eat some food and cuddle," he whined, wrapping his arms around my waist and resting his chin on my shoulder.
"Well, you can go cuddle with one of the guys, but I have to go out and buy my textbooks for University," I explained. "I'm probably going to be out for a while."
"I'll come with you," Niall said without hesitation. "Go take your shower and then I'll drive you."
"You don't have to come with me if you're too tired, Niall," I said.
"I'm not tired any more. Besides, you can't drive in the UK yet. Which reminds me, we should probably get you a license," he said with a teasing smile as he tried to change the subject.
"Okay, fine! Just let me go shower and then we can go," I said, smiling as I made my way out.
This boy was sure something different.
*Niall's POV*
"What about this one?" I asked, holding out a textbook that must have weighed fifty pounds.
"What does it say?" Katie asked from the isle across from me as she continued to look through all of the science textbooks. I looked down at the heavy textbook, reading out the title.
"Genetic Structure and Selection in Subdivided populations," I read out loud.
This stuff is so unnecessarily confusing, I thought as I held onto the book. But I have no doubt that Katie will be great at all of this stuff.
"No, not that one," she replied, dismissing it with a wave of her hand. I put it back in its place without question. We've been here for about an hour, trying to gather up all of the necessary supplies that she would need for Uni. I felt a smile make its way onto my face as I kept looking. Seeing her so excited to be shopping for supplied like this really made me happy. She was walking through each and every isle, making sure she didn't miss a thing.
"Niall! I found it!" Katie exclaimed excitedly, a wide smile blooming on her beautiful face. I made my way over to her, standing behind her and resting my chin on her shoulder before taking the book from her hands.
"Genetics: from Genes to Genomes, huh?" I asked with a smile as I read the title.
"Yep," she said, popping the 'p' with her soft pink lips.
"You seem really excited about all this," I commented with a smirk.
"I guess I am. I mean, I'm really nervous, but might as well have a good time, right?" she said sweetly with a shrug of her shoulders. "You're only a teenager for so long."
"You are absolutely right," I agreed, "we need to enjoy it while it lasts."
"What do you think would have happened if you hadn't gone on the XFactor?" Katie suddenly asked, fiddling with her fingers.
"What you you mean?" I asked, amused by her curiousness.
Gosh, she's so cute, I gushed. How is it that this girl is my best friend? She could do so much better than me.
"Do you think that maybe you would be buying your own supplies, too? Like, we would both be going to Uni? Together?" she asked, her eyes wide with wonder.
"Maybe," I shrugged, picturing what would happen if I wasn't famous. I could obviously see myself in this exact situation; out buying textbooks with Katie. Except in my mind, we wouldn't just be best friends, we'd be more. I'd actually get to hold her hand and kiss her whenever I want just because she's mine. There would be so many things that could happen, if management and all didn't dictate our actions twenty-four seven.
But, I guess for now, this is the most I can do.
"I think we would be very happy; we'd be all giddy with excitement, like you are now," I suggested, leaning over her shoulder and kiss her on the cheek.
"I think so, too," she smiled, turning around to hug me. Her skinny arms wrapped around my torso as she tucked her head under my chin. "It would have been so much fun. We could have even been room mates! And had our own little dorm that would be our home. I can just picture it," she giggled. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder, taking the books that she had in the basket for her so that we could go to pay. Only to be stopped by something unexpected. Although, for some reason when he spoke out, I didn't even flinch.
"Katie?" he said, shocked.
I just shook my head, pushing Katie's body behind mine as she stood there in shock.
"Reece?!"
Hay hay haaaaayyyy
Hello everybody! Sorry this update took forever, I just had writers block :( Which explains why this chapter is not the best. So again, I apologize. Also, credit and thank you to @daretodream111 for the awesome banners on the side ->>>>
Next, if you guys don't know what Innuendo Bingo is, I highly recommend searching it on youtube. It's this game that a radio show called Radio 1 in England plays, and Zayn has actually played it! Which, by the way, is hilarious, so I posted it on the side ->>>>>>>>
Finally, WHAT DID YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THE ENDING? REECE IS BACK AND IN LONDON. What do you think Niall should do? Should he stay calm and just leave with Katie, or should he stay and fight back? COMMENT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPEN! Thank you guys so much for all of the support and patience, I really appreciate it! Stay safe!
~ Skylar xx