Red Lipstick [editing]

Chapter 1

Niall POV

It was my first day of school, it was a private school but it didn’t require uniforms I liked that. It required a large tuition of 60,000 pounds a year, which i could easily afford, and at least a 3.5 gpa, which i had a 3.8. I just moved from Ireland to North London, England.

I was anxious.

 I fumbled around my bag looking for my schedule. I found it and turned around when I slammed into a tall, muscular guy with curly hair surrounded by 2 of his friends.

“Watch where you’re going kid!” Shouted the one with the curls

I ignored him and walked away headed for my chemistry class.

i walked into the class from and was instantly greeted with 25 pairs of eyes staring at me and a teacher with a cheerful voice.

“Oh hi! You must be Niall my new student, go an have a seat next to Leighton, Leighton raise your hand and be nice” Said Mrs. Cumberland

I went and sat next to the beautiful girl with sun kissed skin deep blue eyes and Light brown hair with blonde ends, she wore a white dress making her lips coated red lipstick stand out. She turned to me and said “Hi I’m Leighton” She stuck out her hand for me to shake with a big smile on her face She was beautiful.

I could hear a girl a few seats away whisper “There she goes sinking her teeth into another guy, wait til Harry finds out”

What was she talking about? It didn’t matter she seemed nice, she let me use her textbook to take notes while she sat there drawing in her notebook.  Class was over and we walked to the door, I handed her, her book and she handed me a note with a red kiss on it.

“Hope to see you there new kid” She said as she disappeared down the hall

She was mysterious, I opened it and it was an address. ‘I wonder where this is to’ I asked myself.

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I walked up to the door and I heard the music playing loudly, I got a little nervous. I won’t know anyone here. I shook my nerves and walked in the door. As soon as I walked in someone threw me a beer “Blondie think fast” I caught it, popped the tab and started to drink it.

 I wandered around the party looking for her familiar face. As I got to the kitchen I saw her sitting on the counter talking to the tall guy with the curly hair. She looked completely different; she wore black skinny jeans, black combat boots and a white tank top. She even seemed different.

She looked passed him at me and smiled her red lipstick once again making her lips stand out, he snapped his head around and looked me up and down his curls bouncing around catching up to his face. He then turned around to talk to her, she pulled him in an gave him a kiss, I guess he was her boyfriend.

His two friends appeared out of nowhere. One of them turned and said “so this is the little guy you’ve invited to our party huh sis” he signaled at me to come over.

I walked up to him and he crossed his arms in front of his chest and said “You’ve already met my sister Leighton, I’m her twin brother Louis, and this is Zayn and Harry” he said pointing to the guys.

I stuck my hand out to shake but none of them obliged.

She stuck her head out from behind Harry and said “He seems alright, no?” She planted a kiss on his neck, he turned around and started kissing her shoving her against the cabinets.

“No” said Zayn as he looked at me in disgust

“It’s fine guys I’ll just go” I turned and walked away, what a bunch of assholes who are they? Why do they think they’re so entitled?

I walked through the living room towards the front door when someone behind me said “Pay them no attention; they’re a bunch of pricks, Leighton and the lot!”  

I turned and someone started to walk to me ‘Hey I’m Liam”

I shook his hand and said “I’m Niall, who are they?”

“They’re part of a street gang, those three are the leaders and Leighton is the leader of the girls” he said as he poured himself more beer

I couldn’t believe it Leighton seems so nice. I didn’t really believe him. Maybe it was a rumor that got out of hand.

 Well that’s what I thought until I head Leighton yell “Get him Zayn!” from the kitchen. Liam and I ran and saw Zayn massively beating the shit out of some guy.  Leighton was sitting on the counter with her arms still around harry kissing him on his neck still but neither one ever breaking focus of Zayn. She looked as though she enjoyed seeing this; then she looked up and made eye contact with me. She winked at me and I looked away.

“Alright Zayn, that’s enough” Louis said tapping Zayns shoulder “You’ve learned your lesson right Patrick? You’ll never flatten the tires on my truck again?”

“y-yes Louis, I mean, I won’t do it again” he hopped up and ran out the kitchen door.

“I told you Niall” Liam said as he walked toward the front door “Come on lets go to the pub up the road”

“When did all of this start?” I asked still in shock by what I saw

“Leighton and her brother moved here from Doncaster half way through grade 9 and instantly became friends with Harry and Zayn; they were already part of the crew. It all started in grade 6 or 7 it was small stuff at first teasing people stealing small stuff then Harry and Zayn came back in grade 9 tough shit. The guys have a reputation of beating people senseless and taking whatever they wanted. Leighton has a rep for being a ruthless bitch, she ripped a girls earring straight out of her ear” he paused to look at me.

I tried to close my mouth but I couldn’t believe it. How couldn’t someone seem so nice in class but be completely different.

“Should I continue?” He asked as we took a seat at the bar

I nodded in compliance

“Harry and Leighton started dating at the beginning of last school year.” He looked down saddened by what he had just said “She used to be my girlfriend. We dated in grade 9 and grade 10, but when I left to America for holiday two weeks later she called and broke up with me. When I got back she was Harry’s girl, like I never happened. They don’t call themselves anything; you just know who they are.”

“You said Leighton was the leader of the girls, who else is in it I didn’t see anyone at the party.”

“There’s Louis’ girlfriend Amelia, Zayns girlfriend Sophia and his sister Jesminda. They’re about as bad as the guys; they were probably out doing something Leighton told them to.” He said taking a sip of his beer

“This is insane Liam!”

“Yeah it is”

We sat around talking for a while then he got up and said” Well I have to go see you in Chem tomorrow sit by me instead of queen ruthless.”

As he soon as he walked out the door Harry walked in alone and sat right next to me putting his huge hand on my shoulder.