Against All Odds

Ch. 19

I have a feeling that this will not end well.....

"Help! Help!" I screamed from atop Louis' shoulder. He carried me through the kitchen where Liam, James, and Rachel were sitting eating some breakfast.

"Rachel!" I screeched when I saw her. "Help me! I'm desperate! Please!"

She just laughed at me and went on talking to James about some date, I think.

"Why does everybody keep laughing at me? I don't like it!" I cried, giving up and slumping against Louis back. My head bumped him on every step he took.

"Doesn't that give you a headache?" He asked. I refused to reply.

We finally reached the living room again, and Harry and Carlos were still there laughing. Louis set me down on the couch and then straddled my knees.

"Help! Carlos! Harry! Please! He's going to kill me! Help!" I shouted at the boys sitting across the room. The just laughed harder, like the three in the kitchen.

"Are you ready for a visit from the....TICKLE MONSTER!" Louis shouted, tickling my stomach. I screeched with laughter and tried to squirm out from under him. He pinned me down even harder and tickled me more. I screamed and laughed and yelled, pleading for help.

"Do you want to know what to do to get me off?" Louis asked after about a minute of tickling, slowing down.

"Yes!!" I pleaded.

"Say the magic word." He stated smoothly.

"Please!" I cried

"WRONG!" He said, speeding up his tickling again. I screamed again, squirming some more.

"Well, what IS the magic word?!" I yelled.

"Guess!"

"Carrots?!"

"Nope!"

"Pigeons!?"

"Not even close!"

"Harold! Help me!" As I screamed this, Louis stopped tickling me.

"Wow. You guessed it." He stated, seeming surprised. He got off of me and sat on the floor next to the couch.

"Harold, help me? That was the magic words?" I questioned.

"Yup," he replied. I face-palmed and, by then, everyone was in the living room laughing at me.

I could feel my face burning. I hated having all the attention on myself, unless I was on a stage performing. I buried my face into a pillow and prayed they would all stop laughing. It took, like, five minutes but they did stop.

I felt my legs being lifted up, the end of the couch I was laying on dip down, and then my feet set down in a lap. I glanced over and saw it was Kendall at the end. I scooted toward him and curled into a ball and cuddled into his side.

He stroked my hair. I think he must've sensed that I was a little embarrassed at what happened, so he didn't talk like the rest of them were doing, he just comforted me without saying anything. I closed my eyes and wished everyone would just go away.

I must've fallen asleep against Kendall because when I woke up it was dark, I was laying down on the couch, and the room was empty. I got up and walked to the kitchen, assuming that everyone would be there talking or something.

Nobody was in the kitchen, so I checked the dining room, the game room, the theater, and Logan's bedroom [A/N I wish I had this house!] but no one was to be found.