Meeting One Direction

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Previously:

After six minutes of trying to find it, I walk to the living room and see that Louis is holding it. "Looking for this?" He hands me the bag and pulls me into a bear hug. "I know this is going to be tough but I, we, are so proud of you. You've got my number if you need anything." He kisses me on the forehead and walks away, turning around to give me a thumbs up.

"Open this door Indie!" Jewels hollers from outside.

The ride to the doughnut shop is a quiet one. She orders me my usual plus an extra. She gets two coffees and pulls out and heads towards the school. I thank her and let what's going on wash over me.

What am I going to do? While thinking, Jewels has this concentrated look on her face. "What?" she snaps her head towards my voice and gives me a tiny reassuring smile. "I'm just worried about you today," she blurts out. She drives into her parking spot and turns the car off.

She angles her body towards me and opens her mouth to say something but then closes it. I munch on a chocolate doughnut and wait for her to gather her thoughts. "If you need anything today, let me know. I'll do whatever, okay?" As little tear trickles down her face. I put my doughnut down and try to hug her, not really succeeding in her tiny car.

She giggles but hugs me back, just as hard as I am hugging her. "Ready?" she asks. No, but as ready as I think I'll ever be. "Let's go."

Niall:

With Indieana's lips still on my mind from last night, I barely hear what the conversation around me is saying. "...Where's the first concert going to be?" I tune back in and hear Harry ask. "Paul hasn't told us yet, he just said we're leaving in three days." Liam answers.

"What? We're leaving?" I almost yell before I lower my voice. "We can't just leave her, she's come so far and I think that-" I burst out. We can't leave just yet, things just started turning around. "Niall we have to. We have the concerts to make up." Zayn looks down as he says this.

I look at the other boys and see that they're thinking the same thing I am: we don't want to leave. I leave the room, vexed, and walk outside. "I know you like her but this is our commitment." Louis says as he follows and sits besides me. "I know, I just didn't think that in two weeks, a random girl would change my view on things. I like her so much. That's crazy to say since I've only known her two weeks and a couple days."

"We can tell her if you'd like," he says. "I don't know." I want to be the one to tell her but I don't know what to say.

Indieana:

Coming to school was a terrible decision. As soon as I open the car door, people are already looking at me and whispering. I try to ignore all the stares as Jewels and I head toward the front door. Once it's opened, I regret it. People stop what they're doing and look at me, mouths gaping open but trying to be discreet.

My tolerance level is shot down by this point so I can't stop what leaves my mouth. "What are you looking at? Do you need to say something because it sure looks like you do." they quickly look away and whisper to their friends as they turn back toward their locker.

"It's okay, Indie. It'll blow over soon." Jewels soothes from behind me. I turn around and see her cringe. "No it's not okay, they're looking at me like they know what happened to me." she tries to keeps her face blank and that's when I know. They know what happened to me. I step back and look around. They're still watching me.

I can either choose to walk back outside or go to class. What am I going to do? Before I walk out the door, Nate sees me and practically runs to me. He drops his backpack on the floor and envelops me in a bear hug. His grip is tight and I'm reminded of Dan. My breathing becomes a little faster but he doesn't seem to notice.

"Nate, please let me go," I gasp. Immediately he lets me go and steps back. "Indie I'm just, you don't know-you're here- I'm so exc-" before he can say how excited he is to see me, I cover his mouth with my hand. "Look, while you have some explaining to do, I'm excited to see you too. I don't want people to think they can get to me just because they know what happened to me so do t say anything. Got it?" he nods his head and widens his eyes. "I'm going to move my hand now," I slowly drop my hand and he stands back up straight, showing how tall he is.

"Indie," he breathes my name and a smile stretches across his beautiful face. I turn around to see that Jewels is gone and that people are no longer staring at me. "Let's get to class," I mutter.

so....what'd you think? she's going back to the real world now!!! catch up on Just One Touch, my other fanfic! comment or vote please (-: