1/6 of One Direction

      "Come on Harry, we have to go! We don't want to keep management waiting..." Louis said to me as he fumbled for his keys in his coat pocket. This morning we had gotten a call from Niall telling us that we had to be in Modest! Management's office by 12 because they had something serious to tell us. I wasn't exactly looking forward to going because the meetings with management never went great, and when they say "serious" they actually mean bad. I don't recall them ever telling us good news--well, good to us. Good news for them was something like when Eleanor was hired. They were so excited that people wouldn't think Louis and I were gay anymore, even though the two of us didn't mind the rumors. We were just best friends, and even though at first Eleanor was just a fake girlfriend, she and Louis developed feelings for each other over time and were now happily together. Louis still lived with me though, which was fun.

      "I'm coming, I'm coming." I slipped on my white converse, grabbed my coat and followed Louis out the door. I pulled it shut and went to the passenger seat in Louis' car as he wouldn't let me drive it. I think it was because he didn't think I was responsible enough to handle his vehicle but that made no sense: I was the best driver in the band and everyone knew it. I was seventeen and I could drive better than my twenty year old roommate.

      We drove for about half an hour before pulling into the parking lot of the building. I saw Niall's car and Zayn's car already parked, meaning Liam had either gotten a ride with one of them or taken the bus. Louis and I raced towards the glass doors that when opened revealed the awful smell of Modest! Management's building. We walked into the elevator and hit the button that would lead us to the right floor.

      "What do you think they're going to tell us?" I asked Louis. I was very nervous thinking about what was to come. I didn't know what to think when Niall said 'serious'. Was that a good thing? Maybe they'd gotten a great new writer to help with our album that we were in the process of creating. Serious could also mean something really bad though. What if they were kicking one of us out of the band? They couldn't do that though...our fans need all 5/5 of One Direction. They love us! If someone left, I'm sure our ratings would go in the toilet. They need Harry Niall Louis Zayn and Liam.

      "I don't know, Harry. I'm just as nervous as you are." I could tell he meant that. When Louis gets nervous little beads of sweat begin to form at his hairline. I didn't even have to look hard to see them developing. Also there are hits of worry in his tone when he speaks. Normally Louis would make a joke to calm me down, but this time, he needed to calm himself down. The elevator in the building was one of the slowest I'd ever been in. It takes twenty seconds just to get to the next floor, and we had to get to floor 15. We were already at floor 8, and that gave us just enough time to get to the room on time.

      I thought really hard for a minute about Louis and Eleanor. Everyone hated Eleanor but I didn't understand why. She was a lovely girl, not to mention gorgeous, and she was perfect for Louis. I will admit that at times, I've gotten jealous at the amount of time he spends with her. Whenever he spends the night with her I have to stay alone at our flat, which scares me. I'll often Skype with my mom or my sister, or have one of the other boys sleep over. Then it suddenly hit me why Louis was so nervous.

      "Louis..you don't think management will split you and Eleanor up, do you?" I quietly asked, staring at my best friend. He didn't respond for a minute, tears making their way up to his eyes.

      "I sure hope not, Harry." Louis' voice was hard to hear. I could tell there was a lump in his throat as he stared at the elevator doors, hoping for the best, but sadly expecting the worst. I hated to see him like this.

      When the elevator doors opened, we fast walked out of the enclosed area and made our way to our meeting. When we looked through the glass doors we saw the large conference table in the center. Sitting in the chairs around it were Niall, Zayn, Liam, Simon, management, and a girl who looked about to be my age. Confused, we walked in.

      "Ah, boys. You made it." Simon said, without even looking at us. Niall, Liam, and Zayn turned around and gave us a nervous smile. Obviously they were confused about the girl sitting with us as well. Louis and I sat down in our usual spots and glanced at Simon.

      "Modest! and I have been discussing and we've come to a decision." He paused and looked over at the band's worried faces. He chuckled. "Relax, boys, you didn't come here today to receive bad news. I actually hope you'll find this to be quite exciting." He looked over at the girl and then back at us.

      "Boys, this is Victoria. The newest member of One Direction."