Calum Hood's cousin

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I think our plan is working.

Ashton and I go sit down on the couch. Calum looks at Ashton in a weird way. Calum then nods at Ashton and they both get up and walk into the other room.

"What are they doing?" I ask Mikey.

"Calum is talking to him about the news. Since Ashton is the oldest, he gets to find out first. Plus, Calum needs to know that Ashton is good for you. So they might be a while" Mikey answers. I slowly nod.

"Why doesn't he just tell you all together?" I ask.

"I don't know. He says that he wants you to know last. I guess it's really exciting for all of us and then you have a decision to make about the whole thing" Mikey replied.

"Oh. Okay" I say.

"Hey Elle?" He asks. I can feel Luke's stare.

"Yup?"

"Can you help me dye my hair later on today?"

"Yeah no problem Mikey. What do you want it to be?"

"I want white on the outsides and a black stripe in the middle"

"So....reverse skunk?"

"Pretty much"

"Okay yeah sure no problem" I agree.

Calum and Ashton come out of the room and Ashton looks all giddy. He sits down next to me and places me on his lap. He cuddles me from behind.

"Good news?" I ask.

"The best" he says. I can feel his smile.

I turn around and place a soft kiss on his lips just to piss off Luke. It works. He balls his fists. Calum takes him in the other room. I wish he would just tell us all together. Luke screams and runs out of the room. He has the biggest smile on his face. He sits down trying to contain himself. Calum then takes Michael and he also has the same reaction as the other two. My turn. Calum smiles at me and takes me into the room.

"Okay. So the boys and I were asked to go on tour with one direction again. We said yes." He says. I scream and jump up and down.

"That's amazing Calum!" I say.

".....for 6 months..." He finishes. Oh....

"Oh..." I say.

"But, you have a decision to make. You can either come with us, or stay. I talked to your mom and she said it would be okay if you went with us" he says. I freeze. On tour. With a bunch of boys. Six months. Umm.....

"Calum I-" I start off.

"You don't need to decide now. We have a week until we leave. So you have some time to think about things" he says. I nod. Go, and be stuck with boys and be away from my mom traveling the world, or stay and probably loose both Luke and Ashton because of all the pretty girls they would see on tour. I tell Calum I'm going to go home and think. I just need some time. That's all I need. Time.

I walk home, thinking. Go inside, thinking. Go to my room, still thinking. That's all I'm doing. I know what I'm leaning towards. I'm leaning towards staying. But, then also I want to go. It's just all so confusing. I decide to call my uncle Dave. We have gotten really close lately and he should know what to do. I call him.

"Hello?" He answers on the third ring.

"Hey uncle Dave. What's up?" I ask.

"Oh hi Elle. Nothing much. Just in the hospital" he says.

"WHAT?!" I say. He laughs.

"Don't worry dear. I'm just getting some X-Rays done. I think that fractured something in my arm while working in the garden this morning. We just called Calum and he's on his way. Don't worry. Now, what do you want to talk about?"