1/6 of One Direction

Like The Black Eyed Peas

        Everyone was speechless. The room was dead silent. You could hear a pin drop. Louis had a look of relief on his face.  I guess I had it totally wrong; instead of taking away a member they added another one. A girl? In the Boy Band One Direction? I didn't think it would work. I looked over at the boys who had the same, wide eyed expression on their faces. We were all thinking the same thing.

      "Simon, you can't just-" Liam started.

      "Yes, I can Liam. I can do whatever I want. Modest can do whatever they want. It's all in your contract." Simon said, quite sternly. That was unexpected, as Simon is one of the nicest people I know. He's not mean like everyone thinks he is. He's actually a very intelligent, caring guy.

      I looked over at Victoria, who had an embarrassed look on her face. She had shining blue-grey eyes, a color I'd never seen before. Her hair was long, straight, and brown, with hints of strawberry blonde that were obviously natural highlights. I felt bad, she could tell that we didn't exactly want her in the band. She seemed very nice though.

      "I thought this was a boy band." Zayn argued.

      "It was a boy band. Now its a band, a group, whatever you want to call it." Simon answered. He gave us a toothy grin and waited for a more lively reaction from us. Victoria put her head down. She could tell this was a bad idea too. I leaned over to Louis.

      "What are you thinking?" I whispered so no one else would hear us. My plan didn't really work though because I was the only one talking in the awkward silence. Louis looked at me right in the eyes, then at the other boys.

      "Excuse us for a second." Louis said, getting up. He motioned for the rest of us to follow him into a different room where we could discuss this privately. There was a smaller, closet like area that we shuffled into. Zayn closed the door once all of us were inside.

      "So...Victoria.." I started.

      "We can't have them put her in the band! That will ruin our image. Think of how many fans we'd loose!" Niall stated. He was right, though. Most fans liked us for our music and our faces.

      "They'd probably get jealous too." Liam said.

      "I know lads, I know. What can we do about it though? Like Simon said, it's in our contract." Louis stared blankly at us. No one was 'excited' about this like Simon said we should be.

      "Yeah, and there are bands that have a girl in them. Like The Black Eyed Peas." I reminded them. I loved The Black Eyed Peas, and the girl in it didn't ruin them at all. "We'll get through this, it's fine. Now let's just go back in there, and be nice to Victoria. We're being rude to her." The boys nodded at me and we walked back into the office.

      "Welcome to the band Victoria." I shook her hand, staring into her piercing eyes that were now blue..that's odd. They looked greyer before. Either way they were still gorgeous. I let go of her hand and let the other boys make her feel comfortable with us. This was going to be a weird series of events.

(Victoria's POV)

      When I was called into Modest's office I didn't know what to expect. I had made contact with Simon about getting signed, and I had figured this had something to do with it. So when they said I was going to be One Direction's newest member, I was just as surprised as they were. I had watched X Factor, I knew who they were. I just wasn't expecting this.

      After the boys welcomed me into their group with slightly open eyes, I felt a little bit better. I knew they were uncomfortable with me joining their group. They were a boy band.  I felt bad about just intruding their band, but I wasn't about to argue with Simon. This was my chance at making it big and I wasn't about to let that get away.

      "So, Victoria, you're going to be sharing a flat with Louis and Harry so can get to know them better." Simon spoke up. 

      "Why? I already have a house." I reminded him. I had no problem sharing a house with a girl..but two guys was a different story.

      "You need to bond with them. In order for the public to accept you they have to know that the boys accept you." I looked over at Harry and Louis. They both gave me a weak smile, then whispered something to each other. "We'll have moving trucks bring your stuff to you later. Your parents will do the packing. For now, the boys will stay with you. Boys?" Simon looked at One Direction and they nodded unwillingly. I could already tell this was going to be a long day.

      I got up and walked towards them. They broke out of the conversations they were involved in and stood up.

      "Shall we?" Liam asked, raising his eyebrows in a suggestive way. I nodded and followed them out the door. I noted that they walked in pairs. Leading the group was the Liam and Zayn duoe, following them were Harry and Louis, and Niall-wait where was Niall? Suddenly I felt a bump at my side.

      "Oh, sorry!" I said to the person who walked into me. I looked over to see Niall smirking at me.

      "My fault. You're my walking buddy from now on though." Niall replied, starting to walk with me. 

      "Who do you usually walk with?"

      "Nobody. I'm the odd one out. I think it's because I'm Irish." That made me burst out laughing. It wasn't that funny, but I wanted to get on his good side. He chuckled at my laughter and continued to follow the other boys.

      "So what's it like being Niall Horan?" I asked, looking into his blue eyes. He smiled.

      "Ah, you know, girls, money, lots of tweets. The usual," that made me laugh too. "You're going to find out soon enough though. It won't be long until people find out you're the new sixth member of the most popular band in the world." I took that last bit in. I couldn't believe I was now in the most popular band in the world.

      "I could tell you guys didn't really want me in One Direction the moment Simon said I was going to be." I sighed. He looked at me.

      "Don't be crazy. We're really excited to get to know you. You seem like a cool girl." He smiled. Maybe being in this band wouldn't be so bad after all. All 6 of us slid into the limo that was waiting outside for us.

      "We're all going back to Louis and Harry's house I think." Niall told me. Great, I'd get to see my future home. The car ride wasn't that long, though it was a little awkward. I continuted to talk with Niall while the others talked about what I guessed was me. I couldn't blame them though.

      When we arrived, Louis unlocked the door and everyone filed into the flat. It was bigger than I expected. Nicer too, seeing that boys lived here.

      "Welcome to your future home, Victoria!" Harry said warmly. I looked around a little bit. "Feel free to just explore the house. Don't mind any clothes on the floor though. They're probably Louis', he's very messy." 

      "Hey!" I heard Louis yell, which made me jump. I walked into the flat and just explored a little bit. I was actually getting a little excited to be living here. I walked into a room that was completely clean and had a bed that looked brandnew, and never used.

      "That will be where you sleep, hope that's okay." Harry said behind me. I quickly turned around and saw him standing a couple feet back.

      "Yeah that's fine." I smiled. I ran into the room and flopped on the bed. I could live with this. I closed my eyes, and before I knew it, I was out cold.

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