100 Reasons Why (Ashton Irwin)

New Year's Secret

New Year's Secret

Annabelle POV

"Hello Hood's!" Ashton yells as we walk into the Hood household. It's New Years, and just as planned, we were with Calum and his family. Calum is here already to help his mother with something, but the rest if us showed up at eight.

"Hello Irwin!" I hear Calum yell in response. He walks into the living room with a grin on his face. "Welcome." The guys take off their coats and shoes and put them in their respectful places. Since they've been here a million more times than me, I follow their lead. They plop down on the couch, while the four of us girls are holding back because we've just arrived.

A woman walks in with a man behind her. "Hi, boys. Girls, it's so great to meet you! Calum, introduce me."

"Mom, this is Annabelle, she goes my Belle. Then there's Meghan, Amelia, and, uh, Jenna. Girls, is this my mother and my father." Calum says and his mother smiles.

"It's lovely to finally meet you. Calum has told me a lot about you." Mr. Hood says. Mrs. Hood starts to walk towards us to give us all friends.

"I'm so happy you're here. My son has friends!" She says while she's hugging me and I crack up. No one else heard her and they look at me like I've lost my mind.

"Wow Calum, were you friendless as a kid?" I joke, still laughing.

"What? No, wait- mom! Did you say I had friends like I don't?"

"Of course I did. I'm your mother, it's my job." She says. "Oh wait, let me get Mali." His mother starts up the stairs, but Calum stops her.

"I got it." He says and clears his throat. "MALI MY FRIENDS ARE HERE!"

"Calum, stop yelling like that!" Mrs. Hood says. "If you need me, I'll be in the kitchen making fudge. I heard one of you girls love fudge." Jenna's hand shoots up.

"It's my favorite! I love it!"

"You won't be disappointed." Mrs. Hood promises and walks off.

"You know you can sit down, right?" Ashton reminds us and we all manage to find a seat. I'm next to Ashton and Michael. A few seconds later, a girl comes running down the stairs. She sees us and screams.

"Oh I'm so happy you're here! I have been craving for girls my age to hang out with since the beginning of break!" The girl says excitedly. She sits down in the open spot next to Amelia.

"Mali, these are my friends. Amelia, Jenna, Belle, and Meghan." Calum's hand guides itself around to each of us as he says our name.

"Belle?" She looks at me. "Like a door bell?"

"Yeah, but with an e at the end." I explain.

"Oh. Why did your parents name you Belle?"

"They didn't. My name is Annabelle. That's just a nickname."

"I like it."

"Thank you!"

"Does anyone call you Annabelle?"

"Well, Ashton does regularly. He's usually the only one."

Mali looks at Ashton, "Why are you the only one that calls her Annabelle?"

"Because my name for her. Everyone else has to call her Belle, or any other nickname."

"Yeah, but why Annabelle?"

"Annabelle is such a unique name, and she's such a unique girl. Belle is like bland."

"Oh, I get it. I come up with weird names for my patents because mom and dad are too bland."