Double Act (A One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter Twenty Eight: Not Again

Double Act - Chapter 28

~~ Lara's P.O.V ~~

I don't know why I decided to tell my sister about why I was so angry at Louis. Maybe it was because I couldn't bottle it up any more. Maybe even because I felt like I could trust her now. Maybe because she wouldn't shut up about it after we left vocal rehearsals.

Any of those reasons would have been reasonable excuses to tell her, and I probably would have done, if she hadn't found out on her own first.

I walked out from the bathroom back in our room to find her sitting cross legged on the floor. I was about to ask her what she was doing when I spotted my mobile phone in her hand, her eyes scanning the screen greedily.

"Liv!" I snapped, lunging forward and tearing the phone from her grasp. "You can't just--"

"Is that why you're so angry at Louis?" she asked. "That text he sent?"

I scowled, folding my arms over my chest. "That's none of your business!"

"It is my business, since I'm the one having to put up with Lovesick-Lara," she smirked. "But I do understand why you're angry. That was a stupid thing of him to say, and I know it must have hurt you," she smiled, her eyes showing true understanding.

I narrowed my eyes. "Really?"

She nodded, then shrugged. "Well, you may have overreacted a bit,"

I gasped. "No I did not!"

"You did a bit," she said truthfully as she stood from the floor. "Look, I'm not saying you should forget about what he did," she sighed. "Just think about giving him another chance. He's Louis Tomlinson, for gods sake, talk about once in a lifetime!" she grinned, lightening the mood a little.

"Liv, I can't do that," I shook my head firmly, but began to doubt myself a little on the inside.

She bit her lip as she made her way to the door. "I'm going to hang out with James and Cal," she told me, turning back once her hand had reached the door. I nodded, and sat down on my bed.

"Just think about it, Lara," she added. I lifted my head to glare at her only to find her already out of the door. I sighed.

If only she knew how much I had been thinking about it already. I had to say I was beginning to realise that I had overreacted a little bit. I was regretting it to say the least, but I couldn't let that get in the way of the performance tonight. I knew that if I felt that I had hurt him and I caught his gaze, my singing and my performance would be out the window.

I couldn't let that happen.

~~ Louis' P.O.V ~~

How could this happen?

I stared up at stage in devastation as yet again Double Act stood in the final two, but this time, going up against another of my acts; Triple Threat.

I shook my head. I was going to have to vote for one of them. I could follow my heart, and go for Double Act. Even though Lara had some grudge held against me, she still held a place inside of me somewhere. Probably my kidney or something.

"So Ella is casting the vote to send Triple Threat home..."

But on the other hand I could go for Triple Threat. The three girls were lovely, and their harmonies were as tight as they were. They were brilliant, and the other three judges seemed to think so too. I sighed.

"... Miss Katy Perry is choosing to send Double Act home..."

They were both absolutely brilliant performers and singers, but who would appeal more to sell CD's and shows and tours? Who had the edge?