hatred - niallhoran

~ Chapter 2 ~

"Gabriella!"

"Hello Harry." I answered into the phone.

"Are you okay love?"

"Yeah I'm fine, how are you?" I asked politely. Harry was the artist manager for Modest! and he decided to call me. I don't know if I should be scared or excited...

"I'm great, I actually called to see if you can come down to the management because there are some important issues we would like to discuss with you."

"Okay I'll be down there in half an hour."

"Look forward to seeing you Gabriella."

"See you Harry."

"What do you think it's about?" Emily asked from beside me.

"Haven't got the slightest clue Em, might be about my next tour." she just shrugged.

I walked into my bedroom and picked out some black jeans, silk checkered shirt, boots and a large black bag. I picked up my sunglasses and my phone, walking out the front door and into my car. I heard a few snaps from cameras and a few fans looking wide eyed at me, I smiled back quickly and placed myself into my car breathing out in relief.

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"Hello Sam."

"Hi Ella." she smiled at me.

"Is Harry ready for me?"

"Hold on let me check babe." she quickly called his room, "Yes, you may go in." she smiled at me. I sauntered off into the elevator and clicked on floor 27. I preoccupied myself by fixing my clothes in the mirror. I heard the familiar 'ding!' and the doors opened up. I walked out towards the end of the hall where I was faced with a large door with 'Harry McGee' engraved on a gold plate. I knocked and waited patiently.

"Come in!"

I walked into the room where there was a large table in the centre with Harry on one side and the members of One Direction in the other? I raised my eyebrows and sat down next to Harry.

"What's going on?" I whispered still staring at the 5 lads in front of me.

"I'm going to explain Gabriella." I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

He cleared his throat, standing up and walking back and forth in front of us, "As we all know Miss Allen over here hasn't been in a relationship for the preliminary year. Media are approaching a conclusion that you cannot hold a relationship Gabriella."

I rolled my eyes, "Sorry I haven't had the time, with touring and all. I don't currently want a relationship Harry."

"I don't think you understand, the media are putting you in a bad light. You're being considered a promiscuous woman." He leaned against the table on his hands.

"I don't really care Harry, people who are close to me know what I really am and who I really am. I've honestly stopped bothering with the comments."

"But you don't need to put up with the comments forever. Why not just solve the problem with you 'dating' a member of One Direction, who has the same complication as you?"

"Excuse me?" I muttered astounded.

"You heard me Gabriella. Just for a year, otherwise your career may be at risk. Young girls all over the planet look up to you, if their parents or guardians ever find out that you're considered what you are, your career will be at stake."

"I'm sorry? You think anyone in their right mind believes what the tabloids say? It's all for attention and money. So you propose that I start 'dating' someone for a year? Who I don't even know?" I asked ludicrously, "This is insane."

"I'm sorry sweetheart you have no choice. You'll have to move in with him and if you're questioned about when you started dating you'll have to say you've known him for a long period of time and you both felt comfortable with this establishment."

"Can you at least tell me who it is?" I asked, getting slightly aggravated.

"Niall."

"Does he have a say in this? Or does his band mates?" I narrowed my eyes.

"If Mr Horan or his bandmates wish to have a say in this, they can speak now." He stared at me dead in the eyes.

"For a year?" Liam asked.

"For a year." Harry declared.

"What about tour?" Harry S asked. (This is confusing me)

"Miss Allen can accompany you if she'd wish to." He held the bridge of his nose, "I don't think that none of you understand what a great opportunity this is! You'll both gain publicity and the fans will certainly be pleased since you both have been linked together in the past as an 'Otp'."

The boys all looked at each other, "Can we all talk this through just to confirm it?" Liam questioned.

"Of course, I'll be back in ten minutes with the papers." He walked out the room and shut the door behind him.

"This is crazy. We're both going to be using each other. For a whole year." I exclaimed.

"Gabriella calm down. We'll just talk it over." Harry muttered. I inhaled and exhaled a long breath.

"Niall what do you think about this?"

"It's just started to sink in. I think we have to otherwise both of us will have a bad reputation."

"Fine." I threw my hands in the air in defeat.

Harry walked back into the room with a stack of papers, which I assumed were our contracts.

"Made up your minds?" he asked, probably already knowing the answer.

"We'll do it." Niall muttered.

After a couple of minutes of signing about 5 pages, Harry spoke up, "Gabriella you're going to have to move in with Niall, we'll provide everything from the moving to helping you clean out your house."

"Wait what's going to happen to my house?" I asked.

"It's still going to stay where it is, still going to be yours and once you return in a year it'll be in pristine condition."

"Fine I can live with that." I sighed.

"You'll be moving in two days."

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The day has gone by extremely slowly, moving boxes was never a favourable hobby of mine. I stood in front of Niall's house whilst looking over everything. I had to live here for a year. I had to spend a year with a man who I hadn't even had a proper conversation with. Oh boy.

"This is your room." Niall opened a door leading into a very modern room. I looked around and nodded approvingly. I turned around to see he was gone, rolling my eyes and groaning I made my way into the room where my bed was being placed by a few workers.

"Don't mind him, he's not used to this." Harry sighed.

I scoffed, "And you think I am?"

"He hasn't settled down into a proper relationship since the start of the band, cut him some slack." Harry advised.

"Cut him some slack? Excuse you, but were you forced to live with a man whom you don't know? Just out of nowhere, and keep up a relationship for a year?" I questioned.

"You have a point." he mumbled looking down.

I sighed, "I'm sorry for shouting Harry, this is stressing me out. I shouldn't have took it out on you." I mumbled. He held his arms out and I walked into them, embracing him.

"Now you need to compete in an initiation. It's a special ceremony that welcomes all the 1D girl-"

"Shut up."