Chapter 1: Everything Has Changed

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Isabells POV:

"Here's your room Iz." Liam lead me into a small bedroom with an open window facing the city. He placed my suitcases next to my bed.

"Thanks Liam. It's great."  I put my backpack down next to him, and began to put my clothes away.

"Iz, can I ask you something?" He took a breath like it was hard to get out. "It's not that Dani and I don't want you here, but why are you? Did something happen?"

"No, everything is just fine. I just thought it would be good to see you again. It's been years, you know. Plus I've always wanted to see London."

"Okay," Liam said, faking a smile. I was pretty sure he wasn't convinced, but he just let it go.

He left me alone to unpack. The fist thing I set up was my ipod dock. "Oath" by Cher Llyod and Becky G played first but I skipped it. "How We Do" by Rita Ora came on. I sang quietly while I unpacked my belongings. "Party and bullshit. Party and bullshit," I was scooting back in a shuffle but I never realized someone was watching me.

Now the band is famous , not to mention Liam is my cousin. So I knew exactly who was standing at my door. Niall was holding in a laugh and smiled when I finally noticed.  Instead of saying anything I pulled him into the room and began dancing more. Soon he loosened up and danced with me. We were both jumping and singing at the top of our lungs when Liam showed up again.

Neither of us knew how long he had been standing there. He caught our attention when the song switched to "Small Bump" by Ed Sheeran.  "Watch out for that one," Liam warned. "He'll step on your feet for sure."

"Come on man, I'm not that bad." Niall chuckled but blushed a little. "I'm Niall by the way." He reached out his hand and I shook it as if we hadn't just been dancing.

"I'm Isabell."

"Well Isabell, the boys and I are going out tonight." Liam protested that he knew nothing about it, but Niall just ignored him. "I stoped by to see if you and Dani wanted to come. Perrie and Eleanor will be there."

He raised his eyebrows at me as if that would tempt me to come. I let him sit for a few seconds before answering. "Sure, when are we going?"

"We need to leave in about fifteen minutes." Niall playfully punched Liam's arm and teased him. " "She probably won't wanna go out guys." Yeah right." He scoffed, before pulling Liam out of the room.

Rushing to get ready I changed into a pair of skinny jeans and a red oversized hoodie. After running a brush through my hair and applying a little mascara to my eyes I met them downstairs. I had left my uggs by the door, and I figured they would work.

"Alright," Liam took charge again. He had always liked to be the one in charge, even when we were kids. "Dani will meet us there after work. You ready?"

I nodded and he put his arm around my shoulder to lead me out the door. We all took Niall's car, and his speakers had Justin Bieber playing on full blast. No matter how many times I asked, they wouldn't tell me where we were going.

Niall's POV:

Liam had been talking about Isabell all week. I knew I had to go over and see her whether or not she was gonna come out. What I wasn't expecting was how beautiful she is. Her hair is long and wavy, and the same color as Liams.  Her skin is pale and she was really short. Even in sweatpants and no make-up  she definetly beat the girls in our videos. When whe was singing she looked in her element. Like that was what she was meant to do. Even now that she's given up on guessing our destination and is silent I can't stop thinking about her. Liam yelled at me when I almost didn't break fast enough for the car ahead of me. The boys and I tried to pick something fun, I hope she'll like it. We need to give this girl a proper welcome to London.

Isabell's POV:

When we finally got there I couldn't believe it. They had brought me to a roller skating rink. Harry was waiting outside the rink for us. He looked just as good in real life. His dimples really stood out when he smiled at us. "You must be Isabell!" He shouted from across the parking lot.

"You must be Harry!" I yelled back. By that time the paparazzi  man that had been hiding in a car came out.

"Run." Niall whispered, giving me a little shove. We ran through the door Harry held open and had a quick laugh.

Soon we were skating. This place was amazing. The lights were neon, great music was playing, and a small arcade in the back corner. When Dani arrived she and Liam ate at the bar inbetween the arcade and the skating rink. Louis and Eleanor joined them. Zayn and Perrie had introduced themselves earlier but I could already tell Perrie would be a friend. She whispered something to Zayn before he mentioned to the other boys that they should join him in the arcade.

Perrie and I ordered some chicken strips and French fries and people watched at the bar. "So your from America yeah?"

"Yep, good old South Dakota." I said. "I really don't miss it."

"What's it like there?"

"Most of South Dakota is farmland. There aren't very many cities."

"Sounds kind of boring."

"It is, but the bigger cities, in other states, are great."

"You know, Niall's watching you." Perrie nodded behind me towards their direction. I know I shouldn't have done it, but I turned around anyways. Sure enough he was. Our eyes met and he quickly look away. His face was turning a light shade of pink. Zayn patted him on the back, probably teasing him a little. Similar to him, I could feel the heat rushing up to my face. All Perrie could do was laugh.

We chatted for awhile before the boys got back. Then we all went skating. I really had a great time with them. By the time we finished I could barely keep my eyes open. Infact I did fall asleep on the way home. Liam woke me up once we got to his flat.

"Hey Isabell," Niall said when we were half way to the door. "I'll see you around right?"

"Yeah," I laughted a little. "Goodnight Niall."

"Goodnight."

Once inside I said goodnight to Liam and Dani and slipped back into my p.j.s. While laying in bed I begain thinking. I thought mostly about Niall. I think he kind of likes me. Niall is fun. He seemed sweet, and let's face it, the boy is hot! He could be really good for me.

The problem is that I wouldn't be good for him. I couldn't do that to him. Not another Drew. That could never happen again. Especially to someone like Niall. I will never let that happen. The only thing I knew as I fell asleep is that everything has changed. Somehow I was going to have to fix this. For now though, for now I will let myself sleep in the safety of my bed.

Liam's POV:

"Well I havn't known her for very long, but she seemed pretty happy to me." Dani whispered just incase she was still awake. She cuddled a little closer to me and let out a yawn. It was almost midnight and we haven't been home even an hour yet.

"I know," I told her. "She just has had a lot of problems. I'm a little worried about her okay. Just watch out for her please."

"I will Liam, but let's go to bed. You have an interview tomarrow." She was right. Simon asked us to do an interview. That way we could explain the new girl before the paparazzi does. I allowed Dani to pull me to bed. Laying with her her took my mind off of everything and soon I was asleep.

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Sorry it took so long. Long story short, I couldn't get onto the computer all weekend. Anyways, I'm always willing to hear ideas and comments, and if I use one I will give you some credit for it. So comment away please! -Lexie

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