You Chose Me (LH)

Chapter 1: Who Are You?

Chapter 1: Who Are You?

The boy sat down at the chair in front of me and said something.

I removed my earbud. "What was that?"

He laughed. "I just wanted to say hi. You look a little lonely. Did you want to come sit with us?" He gestured to his table.

I frowned. "I don't even know you."

He looked taken aback. "You- you don't?"

All his friends burst into a fit of laughter.

"I don't," I replied. "Should I?"

The boy still looked a little stunned.

His friends moved over.

"Poor Lukey here is used to having everyone know who he is." One of his friends giggled.

Usually when guys giggle I don't find it attractive, but he makes it look really cute.

"That's not true! I just thought that after years of going to school with me you'd know who I am is all..." He frowned.

"Then all of you introduce yourselves and leave me alone. I have a drawing to finish." I crossed my arms.

The guy on the right with red hair spoke up first. "I'm Michael. Michael Clifford. And Luke likes to daydream about you!"

I blushed a bit as Luke elbowed a giggling Michael. What's with these boys and giggling?

"Ignore him. I'm Luke Hemmings. Some people call me The Hemmo, Hemmatron 3000, Lucas-"

I laughed, something I haven't done in a while. "Did you just say 'Hemmatron 3000'?"

"Yeah no one calls him that. I'm Ashton" Ashton shook my hand with a warm smile as Luke pouted.

"Hi, I'm Calum! Luke thinks you're really pretty! He talks to me about you all the time!"

Luke elbowed Calum as he laughed with his friends. "Guys stop! You're making me sound creepy!"

Michael put a hand on his heart and looked off dreamily in the distance.

"Oh, I just wish Mina would notice me! She doesn't even know I exist!" Luke rolled his eyes as everyone laughed some more.

I cracked a half smile before plugging my headphones back in. "Thanks for the introduction, but I want to be left alone."

Ashton pouted. "But you just met us."

"Can we stay here? I like this table better. I promise we won't bother you too much." Luke pleaded.

"Besides," shrugged Calum, "I'm sure you want some company. It's gotta be lonely being here by yourself."

They all gave me puppy dog eyes.

I sighed. "Fine. Just please not too loud. I like it quiet for concentration."

They all cheered then stopped when I glared at them.

Luke smiled and hugged me. "Thanks Minerva! You won't regret it!"

I already was.

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One word to describe these boys: dorks.

Apparently hijacking my lunch wasn't enough for these guys.

Any time we had classes together they would sit by me, and I had to put up with them while trying to concentrate.

Luke wasn't all bad, though. He kept shooting me apologetic looks any time his friends would do something particularly idiotic.

And he was always trying to engage me in conversations.

One day they were talking about a Halloween party Michael was having and what costumes they'd wear.

"I really want us to be ninja turtles!" Michael sounded very passionate.

"I want to be Splinter!" Ashton chimed in.

Everyone else sighed.

"Ash we told you that you can't be Splinter!" Michael can get pretty loud when he's passionate about something. It's kinda hot though.

"Don't leave Splinter out!" Ashton protested as I shook my head.

"Anyway, are you coming Minerva?" Luke asked me.

I shrugged as I worked on my drawing. "I don't know. I don't think anyone wants me at their parties..."

"Nonsense! Everyone likes you!" Ashton protested.

That's kinda true. Ever since these boys befriended me, I've got noticed by a bit more people. I mean, it's hard not to notice a girl surrounded by 4 extremely loud teenage boys.

I shrugged. "I wouldn't say that."

"Why? You're a nice person?" Calum said it more like a question.

I laughed. "Admit it! you think I'm a bitch."

He smirked. "I wouldn't say that... But you can be pretty mean."

"How would you feel if out of nowhere four idiots just infiltrated your life?"

"Hey! We made it better! Admit you like us!" Michael defended.

"And are you coming to the party?" Ash asked.

They all gave me puppy dog faces. "I just can't say no to you guys."

They all cheered and hugged me, drawing a few glances.

"What are you gonna go as?" Luke asked me.

I looked down at my drawing of the Roman goddess Minerva. "I have an idea."

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A/n- for those of you wondering, when I write this I imagine the boys like how they looked in 2014.

Also I MET MICHAEL CLIFFORD AT MY HOUSTON SHOW.

He told me my nervousness was cute.

I can die happy now...

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Expect really quick updates bc while I was bored all week at work I wrote like 4 chapters