I Would (Liam Payne/ 1D FanFic)

Chapter 8

I just got into his car, and I'm already regretting what I did at lunch.

"Hey babe, so are you sure you wanna go to your dance thing, and not, you know, hang out?" He puts his arm around my shoulder, and scoots over so that he's sitting right next to me.

"You know I can't ditch."

"But maybe, just this once..." He begins to twirl my hair around with one of his fingers.

"I'm sorry, but I jost can't. Okay?" My tone is agitated, and Xenen senses it.

"Well fine then. Just trying to have some time with my girlfriend." He's defensive, but I still feel a pang at the last part of what he said.

Should I just have time with my boyfriend instead? No! That's absurd. You obviously need a long dance session with how irresponisble you've been acting.

"I'm sorry babe, I just can't. Not today."

He started the truck, and pulled out of the parking lot. After swerving around all of the teens and other cars, we are finally out and on the road.

"And exactly why not today?" He's challenging me.

"Because the tour is coming up babe!" I don't even think about it before I say it.

Crap! Have I even told him about the tour yet?

Obviously I haven't, because his foot pounds on the brake, and I lurch forward in my seat. "What did you say? What the fuck are you talking about tour!"

I wince at his voice level. I already don't like it when he yells at me. "I was going to tell you babe. But can we pull over somewhere other than the middle of the road?"

He ignores me, and just starts going again, as if nothing happened. After a few minutes, he starts again.

"When you say tour, do you mean tour like when you travel the country or something?"

I rush into my explanation. I don't want to worry his sudden calmness. "Actually it would be a world tour. But you don't have to worry, it's only an audition, and so I probably won't even make it."

He relaxes greatly at this, knowing that I probably won't go."Okay babe. It's just you know, what's a boyfriend without his girlfriend?"

Technically, you wouldn't be without a girlfriend. So that would make you still a boyfriend.

"I know babe. I'm sorry I should've told you sooner."

"It's okay." Then he reaches out and takes my hand in his.

"But babe..." I'm hesitant to say the next part. But I know I should just get it over with now, before it ravels into something bigger than what it really is.

"Yes?"

"I will be going, uh, out of town soon. For the audition."

"Out of town? Like where?"

"Ummm, like New York City out of town."

He tenses, then relaxes again. "Okay. When are you going?"

His reaction surprises me. But I know that I'm still treading on thin ice. "I'm not exactly sure, I'm still waiting for that information. But I promise that I won't be gone for that long."

"Whatever you say babe." He looks over at me, and gives me a lopsided grin. I can't help but smile back.

In no time at all we are at Hartney's Dance Academy.

"Thank you so much babe." Unbuckling my seat belt, I then let it snap back behind me so that I'm able to lean over and give Xenen a quick kiss.

"No prob. I'll text you tonight after practice. And can we plan on me picking you up tomorrow morning also? Taking the bus sucks."

"Of course, I would love that." I smile at him once again, then open the passenger side door and hop out, my dance bag and backpack in tow.

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We're on our last try for the dance, and I have sweat pouring down from me. Seriously, I feel like a cloud with my sweat as rain.

"Okay everybody, and that's a wrap." Miss Rose calls out to aall of us at the end of the music.

I smile brightly, I may be drenched in sweat, but I was right, a good dance session is just what I need.

"And Della, can I have a moment with you please?"

Quickly, I skip over to Miss Rose.

"Yes Miss Rose?"

"I heard the news." She smiles brightly at me, and I know that she's just as proud of me as I am with myself. "And I don't know why, but they sent the information for your second round of auditions here instead of to your house."

I'm puzzled for a minute, then decide to just go along with it. "That's weird. But oh well. Have you looked at any of it yet?"

A look of guilt passes her face, but then she tries to conceal it. Inside I smile, I knew that Miss Rose wouldn't be able to resist looking inside. But I'm honestly not upset. "Yes."

"What did it say?"

She looks relieved that I'm not upset. "Well, your second round of auditions are next week, and you can take one person with you. They have your airplane tickets, and a schedule. But I'll have to let you look over all of that yourself. My next class starts in about fifteen minutes."

"Yeah, of course. And thank you so much!" I smile gratefully at her, then run over to my bags. I pick them up off the ground, and head outside.

When I walk out the front doors of the dance academy, a breeze brushes past me. The coldness of the air relieves me, and I just stand there for a minute, taking it all in. After I feel a little more cooled down, I look for my mum's car, but don't see it. I head over to one of the benches and sit down.

Taking my phone out, I see that it's a few minutes past five. I also see that I have one unread text.

Curiously, I open press the buton for messages. But see that it's only from my mum. My heart returns to its original speed.

'Hey honey! Sorry but im running late. I will see you soon! xoxo'

I don't even bother to reply, I'll see her soon enough.

It's not long before I see my mum's car in front of me. I jump up to my feet, then head over to the car. As we drive home, I open the manilla folder that all of the information for my next auditions came in. I shuffle through the papers, then read the welcome letter. After that I move on to the other numerous papers. Soon we are home, and I pile them back in the folder.

"So, is that what I think it is?" Surprised, I look over at my mum. And then I see the excitement on her face, and nod excitedly.

"It is!" I squeal.

For a moment, we both sit in the car and fangirl. Before we realize that we actually have to go inside and carry on with life. But that moment with my mum, I will cherish forever.

I remember what I had said earlier to Xenen, and realize that it's not true. Not true at all. Because I could go on the tour. In fact, I'm going to do whatever is in my power to make sure that I go on that tour.

A/N: hey everyone! i updated as much as i could this weekend since i dont know if i will be able to again until next weekend. and im sorry to do this, but im not going to publish the next chapter until i have 5 comments :/ i want to know what you guys think!! so tell me what you think and vote!!! :) xxx, Lehcze PS i know, you all want one direction soon!! but just be patient xD