Imagine {On Hold}

«Chapter 2 - Cousin?!»

«Mary's POV»

I took my report card from my teacher and she said, "Have a great summer, Mary. Don't forget to read those books."

"I won't." I turned around to leave.

Everyone had been giving me strange looks. Well, they had all year so why stop the last day of school? They wouldn't. I pulled my white hoodie over my head so no one would notice me. I fumbled with my phone in my pocket. It was a simple phone with a slide out keyboard.

I walked to my locker. We had to give our locks to the assistant principal before we could leave. I typed in the number: 32-2-16 Bingo. The lock snapped open. I opened my locker and grabbed some of my notebooks that I had drawn in. I shoved them into my bag and zipped it up.

I made my way to the office. I'm going to miss my brothers even if they are a pain in the ass most of the time. I dropped my lock into the box with the others and left to go outside. Zack was talking to some senior girls on his car. He had graduated last year. He waved and me, but the girls didn't notice. I slid into the front seat as he slid off the hood of the janky car and waves bye to the girls. He hopped in the car and started the engine.

"Louis and his friends are leaving the airport. They're headed to our house now. They should get there after Sean, dad, and mom leave." He said quietly.

"He sounds familiar." I opened my phone to check the time. 7:59.

I leaned back against the seat and sighed. I didn't want my family to leave me alone for 2 while months. After we stepped out of the car Sean ran to me and grabbed my legs crying.

"Don't make me go, Mary!! I don't wanna go! I wanna stay with you!" I picked Sean up against my hip.

Mom and dad walked out of our apartment looking tired as ever. I whispered into Sean's ear. "If you go with daddy, I promise I'll teach you how to draw a monkey when you get back."

"Okay!" He said and ran away towards Z.

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It was about an hour after mom, dad and Sean left. I was laying on the couch with one leg over the top of the couch and the other over Z's lap. Zack turned towards me after the TV turned to a commercial. He smiled at me and I stuck my tongue out.

"Be careful of I'll cut it off!" He joked. We laughed for a few moments until someone knocked on the door. "Go to your room, Em. I'll call for you when you can come back."

I sprinted down the hall to my room. I turned the knob and ran inside. I hopped onto my bed and pulled my sketchbook out. I started drawing an infinity symbol. I probably decorated it too much, but I finally stopped after an hour when Zack called for me. He said earlier I had to look presentable. I rolled my eyes and looked into the mirror on the back of my door.

Black V neck, black skinny jeans, hair pinned back. I had taken off my shoes, but I didn't care. It was our house. The carpet felt nice on my bare feet. I opened the door and Sophie rubbed herself against my legs. I picked her up and held her over my shoulder. She purred as I made my way down the hall.

I turned the corner to see 6 men standing in our living room, one of them Zack. One had curly hair and a blazer on with a white shirt underneath and some jeans. The one with a striped shirt had on red skinny jeans. He looked almost exactly like Zack but without the fancy clothes. One had tattoos and a red varsity jacket. He looked like the definition of a "bad boy". That left 2 other boys. One had very short hair and a plaid button up short. The last one had blonde hair and a red shirt with beige pants.

They all looked familiar. Zack said, "Mary, this is Louis. Our cousin." He gestured to the boy in stripes.

"I'm Louis," said the boy in stripes.

The one with tattoos said, "I'm Zayn."

"I'm Liam," whispered the one in plaid.

"I'm Harry," said the curly haired one.

The one with blonde hair spoke last. While the others had a British accent, he sounded more Irish as he said, "I'm Niall."

"And we're One Direction!" They chorused.

Harry said, "Can I hold the pu- I mean, cat?"

I held Sophie out and said, "Sure. She doesn't have any claws."

"Aww. That's so sad." Sophie rubbed against his chest as he sat on our old couch. Why we're these guys dressed up anyways?

"You all sound familiar. The name One Direction does too. So, who are you?" I said as I leaned against the wall. "Wait a minute! You're that boy band! Aren't you?"

They all nodded. Zack was trying not to laugh. "Come on, Em! It took you that long to figure it out?" He said, laughing. The others were too.

I stood there and crossed my arms. The black cat in Harry's lap ran down the hall. Sophie doesn't like a lot of noise. I said sarcastically, "Haha, so very funny. Z, get your ass out of here. You've been in enough trouble already."

"Zed? That's my nickname." The one with tattoos said. Zayn, right?

"I said Z. Not Zed." I rolled my eyes.

Zack grabbed his keys and said, "Louis, remember what I told you. There's a grocery list on the fridge along with emergency numbers. Please be responsible for once Louis. All of you. Including you, you trouble maker." Z pointed at me.

"Since when would an angel like me ever get in trouble?" I said sweetly.

"Watch your back boys!" We all waves to Zack until his car disappeared. We made our way back into the house. A house full of boys. I smirked to myself. Let's see how upset I can make them. Starting.....now.