Pranksters

Chapter 3

//Songs for this Chapter

Two is Better Than One - Taylor Swift and Boys Like Girls

Boys of Summer - Don Henley

Live While We're Young - One Direction

The rest of the weekend flew by, filled with more campus exploration and a trip down to the beach both Saturday and Sunday. Harry insisted on this back-to-back trip since he had never even been in the Pacific Ocean, let alone lived near a beach. He and Niall got on like a house on fire - and may have accidentally almost set one when they were lighting a candle after Niall farted again. They met up with Louis and Liam at the beach and wasted the day away. Niall remembered just in time to call his mom before her flight took off back to North Carolina, which then prompted all of the others to call their parents and assure them that they had survived their first few days at college. Then, at the insistence of Liam, they went to bed a respectable hour Sunday night, as they all had a freshman symposium course Monday morning at 9 a.m.

Monday morning arrived bright and early. As he had expected, Liam was up, showered and had his backpack packed before Louis had even moved a muscle to get ready. He sighed heavily, and gently tapped Louis on the shoulder, as he was spread out on his stomach, hair seemingly going a million different directions. When Louis didn't budge, Liam tried a harsh whisper,"Louis, you've gotta wake up. It's already 8:30. I want to try to get a decent seat and we told Niall and Harry we'd meet them to keep a look out for Zayn!"

"Beantown, I am literally a foot away from you. Please don't yell," grumbled Louis as he shifted out of his comforter. "Ok, I'm up. Let me brush my teeth and we can get a move on. Jesus, you're worse than my mom!"

Liam shrugged that comment off, knowing it was supposed to be an insult, but instead taking a bit of pride in it. He had made a deal with himself over the weekend, after spending more time around Louis, that he wouldn't let Louis' seemingly abrasive attitude get to him. He would be the good friend, responsible roommate and Louis would just have to deal with it. He figured that after a while, Louis would soften up, break down, or at least become his friend. Stranger things had happened, he was sure of it.

Down the hall, the alarm in Harry and Niall's room was blaring. All of a sudden, Harry's head shot up off the pillow, curly hair covering his eyes. "SHIT! Niall we gotta get moving! I think I hit the snooze."

"Uugghhgh why is it so early!? Also, why was waking up for 7:45 a start in high school so much easier? What the hell?!" a sleepy voiced Niall replied from below. Both boys jumped out of bed, colliding with each other trying to find clothes and gather their things. They were both still waking up and the resulting scene was straight out of goofy comedy. Also, Niall discovered that Harry slept in the nude. Hmm, he was sure this knowledge would come in handy at some point.

Finally, all four boys met up in front of the dorm. Louis had sent a text to Zayn to make sure he was on his way, only to receive a quick reply that Zayn was already on campus, in the auditorium for class and saving them all seats. Shit, he was good. They booked it across campus and walked into University Hall, where their class took place. It was already swarming with their fellow freshman, so they ducked their heads and stormed right through. Surprisingly, they found Zayn with ease. Liam was also very happy with where he'd snagged them seats - middle of the auditorium, middle of the row. Perfect, he'd be able to see well and hear well.