Trust, Love, and Lost Relations

Stranger With Big Arms

Felicity's P.O.V.
When I woke up the next morning, everyone was still sleeping, including Chris as he stayed over last night. The house was really quiet, almost eerily quiet. There was no sound or movement that I could hear.

I went downstairs before I thought too much into it and got paranoid. I went to the kitchen and started the kettle for tea. I went and got a cup and put the teabag and sugar in it and waited.

While I waited for my kettle to boil, I went into the living room and set up the wii fit. I put the balance board on the floor and started it up. Just before I got the chance to start my body test, the kettle went off. I went and poured my tea and added the milk.

I went back to the living room and set down my tea. After that, I started doing my yoga on the Wii fit. Just after I finished my tree pose (which I'm very bad at, by the way because my foot keeps slipping) I heard footsteps come down the stairs. I turned and seen Liam. "Hey," he said in greeting.
"Hi," I said back.
"What are you doing?" He asked curiously.
"Yoga."
"Yoga?"
"Yes, yoga."
"Isn't that supposed to, like, hurt or something?"
"It does sometimes."
"Then why do it?"

"Because I'm determined," I said, determined. "And my doctor told me I should," I added as an after thought. Which was true. My doctor told me doing yoga might help relieve stress and stuff.

"Oh," he said. "Can I do it too?"
"Yoga?" I laughed lightly.

"No, not yoga. But I imagine there are other exercises as well," he said, trying to keep his dignity.

"Yeah, there are," I told him, "you can join me if you like. Do you want to do your own or do you want to just kind of follow me?"

"What will making my own do?" He asked, interested.

"Well, you'll get a guest character,
because all our spots are full, but you can kind of make your own account." I explained vaguely.
"Kind of?"
"Yes," I confirmed, "kind of."
"How can I kind of have an account?"

"Well, I don't think it'll let you keep your data everyday like it does for the rest of us, but you'll still be able to learn how to do the stuff step by step."

"Ok," he agreed, "sure. I'll make my own for now."

"Ok, so just let me exit out of mine..." I trailed off, mumbling to myself. You're fine if you talk to yourself and answer yourself, but worry when you start interrupting your own conversations.

I stepped off the Wii balance board, and handed Liam the remote. "Ok," I started to explain. "So, just go over and click on the 'add Mii' button and it should tell you how you need to use a guest Mii and let you choose which one you use." He did as he was told. "Now it will ask you if you want it to tell you a little bit about posture, say no." That posture thing was annoying as hell. He looked at me asking why. "Because it's annoying as hell," I told him, laughing. "Ok, so then you should probably take the body test, just so you can set a goal and stuff and it'll also tell you your BMI." He did that as well. "Now it'll tell you what to do."

I sat down in my rocking chair, and drank my tea, watching Liam do his workout. He's probably relieved to be able to do a workout anyways, considering, otherwise he'd have to go to the gym and most likely get mobbed. Working out is like his morning ritual. Don't tell him I said that...I promise that's not creepy, he tweets about it sometimes.

After Liam finished his body test, the game told him that he was healthy weight, obviously, and he asked me what he should do next. I told him to go to training and explained how to go through the list of Yoga (which he totally skipped altogether) Strength Exercises, Aerobics, and Balance Games. Then I just sat there quietly and let him do his thing.

About half an hour later, Chris walked downstairs. He seen Liam and looked at me with a look that said 'who the hell is that?" I gestured for him to meet me in the kitchen and that's where he went. After letting Liam know I'd be right back, I followed Chris.

I walked into the kitchen and quietly closed the door. As soon as Chris seen me he freaked out. "Why the hell is some stranger with big arms playing Wii fit in your living room?!" He yelled quietly.
"He's not a stranger, he's in Zayn's band," I explained.
"Oh, and is that supposed to help me?" He asked angrily.

"Well, no," I admitted, "but if you would stop yelling and let me explain-" he cut me off.

"Let you explain?" He asked, still pretty mad.
"Yes," I said blankly.
"Explain what?"
"Explain why they're all here," I said. My eyes widened. Dammit! I slipped up...
"Explain why they're all here?!"
"Yes," I said, "they're all here."
"Why are they all here?!"
"I would tell you why they're all here if you would give me the chance to." I said, smartly.
"Well.." He said, realizing I was trying to explain this to him.
"Are you done now?"
"Yes."

"Thank you," I said, exasperated. "Now let me explain." He looked at me intently, waiting for answers. "I asked all the boys to come here-"

"Wait," he interrupted, "how did you get them all here?"
"Zayn left his phone lying around," I said, answering his question.

"Now, as I was saying, I asked the boys to come here because Zayn was feeling homesick." I looked at him to see if he was planning to interrupt again, but he stayed quiet, so I continued. "I thought that maybe the boys could come visit for a week or two, and that maybe he'd feel better afterwards."

Chris interrupted again. "Why didn't you just ask his family to come then?"

"Because," I started. "The boys were taking a break and weren't doing anything, so I figured they'd be willing to come. His family have jobs and they need to work. They also live in England, so that's pretty far away to stay for a couple weeks. The boys are used to it."

"Now, can I continue?" I asked him, kind of annoyed now.
"Yes," he said childishly.

I sighed in exasperation and went on, " So, I went and took his phone, his password is the year Clarissa and I left, isn't that sweet? Anyways, so I took his phone and called all the boys. They all said they were willing to come, so now they're all here." I finished my story and he looked at me blankly.

"That's so cliché," he laughed.
"Yeah, I guess it kind of is," I laughed too.

Just then Clarissa walked into the kitchen and gave us a look.
"Yes?" I asked her, innocently.

"We have a living room full of guests, but you're in here, so I have to hostess," she whined.

"Oh, shush. I'm coming, hang on a second."
"Thank the lord," I heard her mumble as she walked out. Chris must have heard her too, because we both laughed.

We walked into the living room and seen Liam teaching Harry how to use the Wii fit as well. Oh no... Harry's balance and coordination is terrible.

"Ok, introductions?" I said loudly, getting everyone's attention. "Everyone, this is Chris." There was a chorus of 'hello's and 'morning's. "And Chris, this is Louis, Liam, Niall, and Harry," I said, pointing to everyone in turn. Chris said 'hi' and went to sit down with Clarissa on the couch.

I sat on the floor in front of Niall, as he took my rocking chair, and watched Harry try to balance as he was trying to work out. I felt eyes burning into the back of my head and turned to see Niall staring at me.

He noticed he had been caught and he blushed bright red. There was this hidden emotion in his eyes that I couldn't pinpoint, but I figured it was none of my business, and just smiled at him. We looked at each other for a little while longer, and then I quickly looked away and turned back around to watch Harry's workout again. We were all laughing at him and having lots of fun. It seems like these boys fit in here just as well as Zayn did.