It's Complicated - One Direction

Chapter 10

Ariela's POV

I didn't have a clue that the boys were going to audition for the X Factor, let alone the rest of them could sing. This all took me completely by surprise.

We walked in to the audition hall to see Liam, Zayn and Niall standing in a corner looking nervous as ever. Liam glanced over at us, did a double take, then ran towards me engulfing me in a hug. Louis and Harry went off to get their numbers.

"I'm so sorry Ariela, I didn't mean to hurt you. I am really sorry, so, so sorry." I didn't have time to react so it took a few seconds for me to realize that I was having the life slowly squeezed out of me.

"It's okay Liam, now can you let go before you actually do hurt me? I sorta can't breathe." I told him breathlessly. He let go instantly but didn't fully pull away. He still had his arms wrapped firmly around my waist and mind was the last thing I did. I shot my gaze towards the rest of the boys and noticed Harry looking at the ground. He would normally be the one teasing us. The rest of them were smirking at us, some wiggling their eyebrows.

Before I could register my brain in what was happening, Liam decided to lean down and kiss me. But I still wasn't feeling any sparks even it being the second time we kissed. It was more of a fading firework in my mind. I pulled away and hugged him. I guess he was surprised this time because he didn't hug me back. I let go of him and walked over to Harry.

"Hey Haz, when are you guys going to audition?" I asked him.

"Uh, mine is in," he pulled his phone out of his pocket, his face looked worried, "it's in 10 minutes."

"You better get to the stage then mate." Louis gestured towards the stage.

"Can I come watch?" I asked Harry, his face seemed to brighten as I said this.

"Yeah Els, I'd like that." He said using the nick name Gemma gave me.

"Hey, you can't call me that," I poked a finger to his chest, "only Gemmy can." I said with a curt nod.

"Why do you call Gemma Gemmy anyway?"

"Why do you call Daniela DD?"

"Touché." He said lifting an eyebrow.

"Anyone wanna explain these nick names?" Niall asked us.

"Just some names they gave each other's sisters'." Louis explained to him.

"I didn't know you too have been friends for so long." Liam questioned Hazza.

"Yeah, I was her first friend when she moved here in 2nd year." Harry told him smiling bright.

"Oh, I see. Then what happened to you guys? When we met you didn't seem too keen on hanging out with her?" Liam challenged him stepping a bit closer, oh god, this is the last thing I need. Another fight between these boys might end up with me getting a black eye or a broken nose. Great.

"We kind of stopped hanging out in 7th year because we made new friends." I said intervening in their conversation. Thank god I did because for some reason Liam was steaming mad. "Hey Haz, you should probably get to the stage now." I said pushing him towards the stage.

Once we got over there he seemed totally fine. I didn't know what was getting in to him and Liam. They were acting really odd for some reason. I intended on asking him about it later but right now, he was next to audition. The person before him came off and Harry was about to step out before I pulled him back and gave him a good hug. He graciously returned it and made his way out on to the stage. I heard him say his name, where he was from and what he was going to sing. What came next was the beautiful sound of his voice singing 'Isn't She Lovely' by Stevie Wonder.