(BACK TO) ARIA'S POINT OF VIEW:
I wake up. I look around and find a clock. It's about 8 in the morning. I look around. Where's Meg, Mya, and Laura? Yesterday was okay. It had been two days since I talked to One Direction and that time I just left within a minute or two. They mentioned Louis and I wasn't ready to talk about it anymore that day. Yesterday I sung a song to try to make myself feel better. But I think it made Laura, Meg, and Mya more happy than it did me. Singing usually makes me really happy, and it did make me happy- just not as much. I find a note on Laura's couch. I read it: Hey, Ari. Meg, Mya, and I went to the store. We didn't want to wake you. Sleep well. Feel better. Eat food. :) xoxo Laura Bell, your amazingly talented and beautifully weird cousin. I giggle. I go to the kitchen and eat breakfast. Then I go get dressed. I get on a striped shirt, colored jeans, sneakers, and Louis's suspenders. I brush my hair into a braid and everything. Then I put on a beanie.
I hear my phone buzz so I check it. Can you meet us at the market? From: LauraAwsomenessBell She put the name in- not me. But I have to admit, she is a pretty awesome cousin. I grab my ipod and earphones. I walk out and start listening to music as I walk. I walk and walk. I listen to Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Ariana Grande, Britt Nicole, Nikki Flores, even One Direction. I sing along to some of the parts as I walk. I walk and walk. I'm on a One Direction song when I hear something weird. The lyrics to a totally different One Direction song starts sounding. I turn off my ipod. "Someone needs to turn down the music in their car." I mutter. I keep walking.
I keep hearing the music. It sounds closer and louder. "That's..." My voice falters. That's not car music. It just can't be. I stop and close my eyes. Maybe I'm hearing things? I start sticking my foot out to walk but I stop. "I'm not hearing things. That's.. but it can't be." I say. I think for a second. I take a deep breath and force myself to turn around. A little ways away a big float with 5 boys singing on it is moving towards me with a truck pulling it. I start walking towards it. They start singing Over Again. What are they doing here? One Direction's supposed to be at a concert. On tour. So what are they doing here? Louis jumps off the float and walks towards me. Laura, Mya, and Meg sit on the float, smiling. They stare at the boys and the boys are staring at me. They sing the song and then Louis stares at me. I can tell he's nervous even though he's smiling. He drops the microphone. "I don't know if the song applies to the situation, but still. But can we start over again, Aria?" Louis asks me.
I look up at the girls who are now staring at me, nodding their heads. I look at Liam who's smiling. Then I look at the rest of the boys who seem to be waiting for an answer. I look back at Louis. "Do you think you can just come right back and everything will be okay? That all the problems will just go away? That if you come here and sing a song it'll all be fine?" I ask. "No, Aria. I just want to say sorry. If you hate me, I'll go away. I just want to be friends again." He says. "Can I at least know who she was?" I ask, looking away. He nods. "I was trying to get over you, so I went on a date with this nice girl. Turned out, she wasn't really that nice. The paparazzi caught us saying good-bye. That's over. Even if I went on a million dates, nobody compares to you." He says. I look back at him. "Were you sad?" I ask. "Of course. I missed you. And I love you, Aria. I hated saying good-bye." He says. I close my eyes for a second.
"So, it's my turn, now. What happened with you?" He asks. "I missed you. And I kept getting sad. And I love you, too." I look down. "I see you still have my suspenders." He says. I blush as I look up. A hopeful feeling builds up inside me. "I never let go." I say. He starts smiling. "And I never want to." I say. We both hug. I look up at him and he smiles. "So, is that a yes?" He asks. "Yes." I say. A little girl comes up from the yard we're standing in front of and sprays us with a water hose, lightly. Like a sprinkle of rain. "Momma, always taught me about love. And rain." She smiles and one of her teeth are missing. The little girl leaves the hose on and walks back in with it spraying on us. Neither of us care. Louis and I kiss and suddenly, I'm the happiest girl in the world. I close my eyes. My hair's wet and my clothes, but I would give anything to have this moment.
After a few seconds, Louis takes my hand and we both walk to the float. He helps me up. In a few minutes, we're all riding on the float. "Happy ending." Laura says. I hug her. "Aw, you're all wet." She complains. "You know you love me." I say. She laughs. I lean on Louis. We're both wet, but we don't care. "It was Louis's idea to do this." Harry says. I look at Louis. "I couldn't take it anymore. I had to fix things." He says. "Well, I'm glad you came." I say. I look at the boys and smile. "So, it's official? You're a couple again?" Zayn asks excitedly. Louis and I, both nod. I crawl over and hug the boys. As I hug Liam, Zayn pokes me. "I win." He says. I giggle and then turn back to Liam. "I'm so happy you're here, bro." I say. He hugs me again. I sit next to Louis again and he takes my hand.
We drive around town all day. We talk and laugh. People notice and stare. We don't even care that it's getting late. "So.. what happens next? You'll just be off to tour, again." Mya says. I look at the boys and frown. Then Louis speaks up. "I was thinking about that when I was sleeping. You guys, can come with us." Louis says. I look at the girls. Before me and Mya can say anything, Laura screams, "YES!" I look at her and smile. But then I look at Meg. "No, we can't leave Meg." I say. "We thought about that, she can come too." Liam says. I look at her and give her a look that means, What do you say? She smiles and nods. "Then it's settled, Laura, Mya, Meg, and Aria are coming with us on tour. And you can even perform." Harry says. We talk and laugh more.
Niall talks about how hungry he is. Louis pulls out a bag of carrots and we eat. Niall soon pulls out some food out of his pocket and eats. It gets late and the guy takes the float to my house. "Can we stay here for the night? We'll be off tomorrow." Zayn says. I nod. It's weird, leaving this house and going on tour with One Direction almost seems like a dream. But dreams do come true. We get inside and the guy driving the truck leaves with the float. Laura and I pack and we pack stuff for Mya and Meg. Louis smiles at me as he helps me pack. When we're done packing we all lay down in the living room. I sleep with my hand in Louis's. We all say good-night. I close my eyes. "I love you, Aria." Louis says. I smile. "I love you too, Louis." I say. Then I go to sleep, dreaming about how going on tour will be like and then I start dreaming about Louis and me.
