The Tour. [One Direction/Little Mix Fanfic]

Chapter 1: Impressions.

*Jade's P.O.V.*

It's been 3 days since Little Mix HQ received a phone call from Modest Management. We'd just gotten back from our tour at around the same time as the boy band known as One Direction, and now they wanted us to go on tour with them. Starting tonight.

It's not like I'm completely against the idea, but I barely know the boys. Sure, we've met up a good few times at after-parties and I've been friends with Liam since X Factor as we originally auditioned in the same year, but to be completely honest, I have no idea what the rest of the bunch will be like. They could be self-serving jerks for all I know.

That's why me and the girls decided earlier today that we'd snoop around a lil' bit on the internet; see what sort of headlines were going around about each of the boys so we can get some sort of idea on how to approach them when we start the tour with them tonight.

As all the girls crowd around me, I open my MacBook and instantly type 'news.google.com' in the URL bar.

"Who do you want to search first?" I ask the threesome that surround me, curiosity sparking up in each pair of their eyes.

Without even answering my question, Leigh-Anne pretty much steals my laptop from me and types in their band name to see what names pop up first.

"And first to snag all the headlines is Harry Styles!" She announces dramatically, clicking on the latest headline. 

The first words that pop into my head?...

God, he's gorgeous.

His curls look so delicate and his green orbs are hallucinating... Oh and I could go on forever just describing how irresistibly cute those dimples of his are... 

Snapping me out of my daydream, I spot Perrie's nose scrunch up in disgust as she waves her hand in front of my face.

"Stop drooling over him and read the headline, cutie mix." She spits, tapping her finger harshly on the screen.

I read the headline, and suddenly those innocent, sweet eyes that I saw literally seconds ago look full of lust and flirtation on a second glance.

'Blonde hooker spotted leaving Harry Styles' house in the early hours? Uh-oh, Styles!'

For some reason though, this whole feeling of his predatory attitude is strangely attractive to me. I'm pretty sure that the other girls feel differently though, as I study their facial expressions.

Leigh-Anne looks careless, as she reads the screen with an expressionless face, so I'm guessing she has no interest in him or his intentions right now. Jesy looks slightly disgusted by the topic and doesn't seem to be reading into the full article, but she's not really one to judge people through the tabloids; she gets to know people before deciding what they're like.

And then there's Perrie. She's reading through the entire article, her nose scrunching up even more as she does so, and her eyebrows creasing to the point where I'm afraid she'll get permanent wrinkles on her forehead. She's obviously - and needless to say - not impressed with Harry Styles. I suppose she's already made up her mind on him, and what she says next confirms my suspicions completely.

"He's a jerk," She mumbles, closing the tab on the article before turning to eye me suspiciously. "Stay away from him, Jade. I don't want you getting hurt."

Before I can even muster out my response to Perrie's demanding 'advice', Jesy speaks up with a disapproving look aimed at Perrie.

"You haven't even met him yet, Perrie," She sighs, brushing her hair to one side. "Now is no time to make judgements and the tabloid is certainly not a reliable reason as to why you would make them in the first place."

Perrie rolls her eyes as she scrolls down the Google News tab to see whose article we'll be reading next, before stopping and pointing at one in particular.

'Louis Tomlinson and girlfriend, Eleanor Calder, spotted together at Topshop Fashion Show. Ooh-la-la!'

So, Louis is obviously off-limits. My best guess is that his girlfriend will be joining us on tour too, which I'm sure will be nice since that way us girls won't be outnumbered by the boys.

Leigh-Anne reaches over and clicks on the image attached to the article to reveal a super-hot couple. The boy - who I'm guessing is Louis - looks especially handsome and fashionable in his tuxedo, while the girl - a.k.a. Eleanor - is looking extremely beautiful in her grey jumpsuit. They look perfect together.

"They both look stunning," Leigh-Anne comments, re-opening the Google News tab and scrolling down to find our next article. "Now, let's have a look..."

While Leigh-Anne scans for more articles, Jesy nudges my arm slightly.

"What can you tell us about Liam, then?" She smiles, looking genuinely interested in hearing about one of the members from an 'inside source'. 

Perrie claps her hands together in realisation before beaming a giant, toothy smile straight at my face.

"Well... Liam's a great friend," I say, thinking back to all the times he's listened to me drone on about my life over Skype. "He listens to everything. He's always caring and just the sweetest person in general. You can count on him for pretty much anything when you're stuck in a sticky situation and he'll help you pull through."

Looking awe-struck at my description, Jesy sits there, smiling and taking in every inch of detail as Perrie raises her hands in the air.

"Woah, woah, woah, cutie mix!" Perrie smiles, grabbing my arm gently. "Why on Earth was you so interested in curly-pants earlier when you can speak so cutely about a lad like that?"

I laugh slightly at her enthusiasm and shake her hand off my arm before turning my expression to some sort of gentle seriousness.

"I don't think of Liam as anything but a friend who's always been there for me, Pezzah." I calmly state, pinching her cheeks as I use my nickname for her.

Leigh-Anne coughs awkwardly, causing us to all turn our gazes to her, and for me to drop my hands from Perrie's cheeks.

"Jerrie..." Leigh-Anne mumbles, making us all erupt into little spasms of giggles.

As we search through all the rest of the headlines and find nothing but funny and cute headlines aimed towards the rest of the boys, I can't help but think back to that certain curly-haired boy and the way his reported 'playfulness' instantly intrigued me...

{A/N: I hope y'all enjoyed reading the first chapter! I know it isn't awfully long, but the next chapter will hopefully be a bit longer and things will start to get moving when the two bands finally meet. In the meantime, what do you think so far? Comments would be greatly appreciated. Oh, and if you happen to want a little more of the story before the next chapter arrives, then here's the trailer on the sidebar to keep you going!}