We ran into rehearsal seconds before it started. We started learning the routines for the upcoming tour. Lauren and I were exhausted, so we were excited for our break time. While we were having our break, Cindy came up and confronted us,
"Aww you guys actually showed up" she said sarcastically with a pout. Lauren and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes.
"Also, you have any intentions of dating the guys, then forget about it, they're all mine." she said seriously.
The rest of the day went by slowly, more dancing and death glares from Cindy. When rehearsals finally ended, Lauren and I went back to our apartment and got into comfy sweatpants. I took my contacts out and put my glasses on. When I got out of the bathroom I already found Lauren eating ice cream and watching The Little Mermaid. I grabbed a spoon from the kitchen and sat down next to Lauren and started eating from the tub of ice cream.
After The Little Mermaid ended I heard a knock at the door. I quickly got up and answered the door, not caring if I looked like crap because it was probably just Chloe. To my surprise it was the four boys. They were wearing sweatpants and band tees. They still looked cute though, unlike me.
"Oh hey guys," I smiled, slightly insecure of my appearance. Once again, I found Michael's eyes staring straight into mine. He didn't look away this time.
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(Michael's POV)
We knocked on the door of Eleanor and Lauren's apartment. Eleanor answered the door in sweatpants and glasses. God she was beautiful.
"Oh hey guys," she smiled at us. She looked at herself, insecure of her appearance. I didn't want her to feel bad, so I looked her in the eyes again. This time I held her gaze, giving her a smile to hopefully make her feel comfortable. She looked down with a small smile then turned to look in her apartment.
"El who's at the door?" I heard Lauren yell from inside.
"Oh, it's the guys," she yelled back. Cute.
She motioned for us to come in and we all entered the room.
"Hi" Lauren said looking up at us. She is quite short.
"Sorry, I'm not looking too great right now." Lauren laughed uncomfortably.
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(Luke's POV)
What? She looks fucking perfect.
Eleanor spoke before I could,
"Girl you look great right now." I couldn't have agreed more. The four of us sat down on their couch and Lauren and Eleanor squeezed into a chair next to it. Eleanor raised her eyebrows,
"So what's up?"
"Well since we are going on tour together, we thought we should hang out and get to know each other better and stuff," Ashton said.
"Alright, so what do you guys wanna do?" Lauren asked awkwardly.
"I actually don't know..." Ashton responded. We all sat for a minute trying to think of things to do.
"We should play hide n' seek!" Calum yelled in excitement. I laughed,
"Doofus how are we gonna get to know them then?"
"We could have partners!" Eleanor smiled and laughed.
"Yes! Are we gonna hide in this apartment or around the building?" Michael asked.
Lauren answered, "We could go around the whole building or just on a certain floor of it, because if we did one room it would go pretty fast."
"Probably just one floor then, I think the whole building would be too much." Calum settled.
"Alright! So who's our partners for the first round?" Eleanor asked. Ashton slid next to Eleanor the second she finished her sentence.
"I'll be Eleanor's partner," he declared.
Michael ended up standing next to Lauren. Ughh.
"Team Cake!" Calum laughed and gave me a high five. It was decided that Ashton and Eleanor would count, and the rest of us would hide on the first floor of the building. Michael, Lauren, Calum and I left the room and began searching for out hiding places. Calum and I decided to lay under a large bench in the lobby.
"Soo, where ya from?" Calum asked jokingly.
"Australia," I laughed.
"Oh my god no way me too!" and our conversation went on like this, acting as if we didn't already know everything about each other.
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(Lauren's POV)
Michael and I walked around for a couple minutes trying to find a place to hide, and we eventually found a fake bush to sit behind in the lobby. I felt very comfortable around Michael. We both found out that we have a lot of things in common, like our love for sleeping and food. I peeked around the corner to see if anyone was coming, we had been there for a while. I took a look around the lobby and caught something moving under the bench across the room. It was Luke and Calum hiding under there. I laughed and whispered to Michael,
"Look," and pointed in their direction. Michael laughed too but quickly pulled me back.
"They're coming," he whispered. I knew it too, because they were talking pretty loud.
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(a/n)
I couldn't resist the Cake moment. #sorrynotsorry And Cindy is a bitch oops. I have a lot planned so get ready.
I hope you like this chapter! :)
xx
Eva
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