Like Before (Niall Horan)

Chapter One: Guests

I woke up with a start as my older sister splashed water on me. She always did these kinds of things to me. "Really?" I hollered after her. I looked over at my alarm clock on my bedside table. It was 5:30 in the morning. "Really?" I yelled once again. My face and pillow were soaked. I heard laughter coming from my sisters room. And she's supposed to be the older one, I muttered in my head. 

I eventually sat up, rubbing my eyes in the process. This wasn't the first time this week that she's done this to me. The worst part, it was the fourth, and it was Thursday. She thinks its funny and one of these days, I'm going to get her back for it. I see my younger sister run to my door. "Alix, you're awake?"  I look at her and smile. Her bright blue eyes, the same as mine and our eldest sisters. The only thing that shows I'm related to them. Her straight brown hair in contrast to my blonde curls. I looked like my mother, whilst my sisters took from my Dad.

"Sarah." I say and Tia giggles, seeing my wet pillow. She walks in my room and pats the pillow.

"Again?" She giggles again and I smile at her. 

"Tia, you need to get ready for school." We hear Sarah call up from downstairs, all ready, at 5:30 in the morning. I swear she was from a different planet sometimes. Tia scrunched her nose up looking at me. 

"She's bossy." Tia announced as she skipped out of my room and down the hall where her door shut loudly. I laughed knowing exactly what she meant. Sarah had only just moved back in about 2 months ago. She has taken over the role of our parent since both Tia and I are underage. Even though I was turning 18 in just a month, had a part time job, babysat for extra money, and got high marks in school, I apparently wasn't up to care for Tia on my own. Although, except for Sarah paying bills and buying food, I actually cared for Tia. I watched her when Sarah was at work, I put her to bed, I helped her with homework. That hadn't changed since before Sarah left.

There are quite the age gaps between the three of us. Sarah is 26, an adult. She has a fiancé, Andrew, who also lives with us. They gave up their life in California to come take care of my sister and I in Nevada. We were just outside of Vegas which wasn't too bad if you were of age. I was 17, and Tia was just barely 6. I threw her a birthday party before Sarah got here, when it was just the two of us. And thats pretty much my family in a nutshell.

I grabbed my clothes for school and jumped into the shower really quick. I put on a pair of black skinny jeans and a violet t-shirt for school. On the way out of my room, I grabbed my bag, my pillow, and my wet pajamas. I threw the wet items into the dryer, knowing I'd get them after school today. Sarah had made breakfast, waffles. I grabbed toast. I wasn't too fond of Sarah and we had our issues. 

"Why don't you eat actual food for once? I get up early to make you food that you never eat." Sarah said putting her hands on her hips and glaring at me.

"Here's a thought, stop cooking it." I said biting my toast. She sighed at me.

"Alix, I just don't understand you sometimes. You're such a teenager." She rolled her eyes at me. And I was the teenager. I grumbled in my head. She was always treating me like a kid.

"You don't need to understand me. I'll be 18 in a month and then you can leave again." I said.

"Why do you do this? I'm just trying to help!" She raised her voice. This was not the first time this has happened.

"I don't need your help. We were doing just fine without anyone." I kept my face hard. Tia walked in the room and I looked at her. My face softening as I spoke to her. "Go ahead and eat some breakfast. We have to get going soon." I said looking at the clock. It was quarter to seven. We had to leave at 7:10 so I could drop her off before I went to school. Tia sat at the breakfast nook and I made her a plate of waffles and handed her a fork. Sarah was still watching me, Andrew now behind her. My phone buzzed in my pocket and I took it out. A text from Stephani.

Stephani and I have been best friends since Kindergarten. I rolled my eyes as I read her fangirl moment. 

omg! 1D! Vegas! We'll talk about this at schoooooool

I didn't even bother to text her back. I knew she was going to try to convince me to go. Its not that I hated them, I just wasn't as big of a fan as she was. Tia liked them and listened to their music, so between that and Steph, I knew their music. 

As soon as Tia finished her breakfast she put her coat on and grabbed her bag. I grabbed my sweatshirt and my bag and we walked out to my car without saying a word. Tia sat in the backseat, being only 6 and too small for her age, she wasn't able to sit in the front. I got into the driver seat and pulled out of my driveway.

When I got to school, the first thing I did was go to my locker. A blonde haired girl with familiar bright blue tips was waiting at my locker. Her brown eyes widened more than normal. "Did you get my text?" Steph asked.

"I did." I replied opening my locker. 

"You have to go with me!" She exclaimed excitedly. 

"I don't know Steph. What about Tia?" 

"Sarah can handle her for a night. Besides, its one night. Think of how happy you'll make your best friend in the whole world. And you can get an autograph for Tia at the meet and greet. Really, everyone wins." I rolled my eyes at her.

"I'll think about it."

"Think fast. Its Saturday." She told me.

"And how did you get tickets?" I asked.

"I've known for a while. But I knew you wouldn't say no since I don't have anyone to go with if you don't go with me." She told me as I shut my locker. That was my best friend.

"Fine. I'll talk to Sarah about it and I'll go." We walked to our English class and found a boy with black hair falling in his grey/blue eyes already in his seat. Any girl would find him attractive, that is until you started talking to him. Or maybe thats just me. I thought and smiled to myself. This was Jaesin anyway. He joined Steph and I when he moved here during eighth grade and the three of us have been inseparable since. 

"Did you guys hear about the hotel that burnt down?" He asked.

"What hotel?" I replied, trying to think of one that was worn down enough.

"I don't know what its called. Some expensive hotel. I guess there was some gas leak in the kitchen."

"How many people died?" Steph asked, eyes wide.

"A lot." Jaesin said as the bell rang. Our teacher, Mr. Anderson, walked in and put his briefcase on his desk. 

At lunch, I got a call from Sarah. "What?" I answered, annoyed. Why is she bothering me at school.

"We have company at the house. Try to keep Tia calm and don't tell anyone about it. Its a favor for one of my friends back in California." Sarah told me.

"Fine. Is that all?" I asked.

"Yes. Please Alix, be nice." Sarah sighed and we hung up.

"Whats that about?" Steph asked me. 

"I don't even know. Sarah, being Sarah I guess." I answered her. 

The day went by and before I knew it, I was picking up Tia. I didn't have work today. I worked at a convenience store just down the block from my house. Tia mostly came and hung out with me since the manager knew our situation, being a friend of the family. "So Sarah says you have to be calm around our guests."

"Guests?" Tia asked.

"I don't know. Thats all she told me." We got out of the car and walked up to my door. I walked in and the first thing I saw was a curly haired boy on a blond haired boy's back, Tia had wide eyes, and I was in trouble.

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At the side is what I would imagine Tia (again with bluer eyes though). It's Mackenzie Foy (Renesmee from Twilight). So tell me what you think and if I should actually go with this story. I'm not sure about it, it's my first story on here so input would be great. (:

I'm going to update this on Thursdays, unless I get votes and then I'll update earlier. If there is one vote, it takes away one day, which means I upload on Wednesday, 2 votes, I'll upload Tuesday, and so on. So it all depends on you guys (: