Imagine {On Hold}

«Chapter 8 - You Never Changed»

«Mary's POV»

"Louis, do you know the real reason mom and Zack left? I know it's not for their jobs." We just stepped back into the mall looking for the other boys. Lou had finally pressured me into talking with an accent, but I stopped when we walked into the mall. After we left England when I was 8, Jack brainwashed us into believing that that wasn't the proper way to talk, so I never talked with an accent since.

He pulled his hat over his head and said, "That's what they told me. You want something to eat?"

"No thanks. I don't like you guys wasting money on me." I nudged him in the arm.

He laughed and put an arm around my shoulders. Louis said, "I wouldn't call it wasting if it is making you happy. We have an endless supply of it. You know why?" I shook my head and Louis dragged me down an aisle. We hid behind a rack of tops and he pointed to another rack full of One Direction things.

"What? I don't see- Ohh." I giggled. "Your face is on everything."

"That is why we never run out of money."

I put my arm around my stomach when is rumbled indicating I was hungry. "Can we go eat now?" He nodded and we made our way to the food court. I sat at a table and let Louis get food for us. People were glancing at me sitting by myself. When Louis came back we ate some chicken. I thought about before we left England.

«FLASHBACK»

"Ready or not, here I come!" Zack yelled.

Louis and I were hiding in a cabinet in my aunt kitchen. I giggled when Louis tickled me. I whisper-yelled, "Louis, stop! Zack's going to find us!" I was 7 at the time, Zack was 8 and Louis was 11. Louis' 2 sisters were still babies so it was just us 3. (The twins, Daisy and Phoebe, have not been born yet at this time.)

"I don't care!" After he stopped tickling me he couldn't stop laughing.

I put my hand over his mouth and he licked me. "Eww!" I opened the cabinet and crawled out. "Louis licked me mummy!!" I ran into the living room, Louis following me.

Aunty scolded at Louis and I laughed. Zachary asked, "Are you okay, Mary? You aren't hurt are you?"

I shook my head. Louis gave me a surprise bear hug and said, "I'm sorry, Mary. Do you forgive me?"

"Of course I do, Lou! Teehee, that rhymes." We laughed and Louis picked me up on his back. I screamed, "To the castle!!"

«FLASHBACK END»

"Mary, did you hear me?" I looked up from my chicken and shook my head. "Liam and Niall are going to meet up with Paul tonight and-"

"Who's Paul?" I asked before shoving another piece of chicken into my mouth.

Louis did the same and said, "Our bodyguard and tour manager."

I swallowed, almost choking, "Tour?! Damn, I have missed a lot. When I heard people talking about One Direction, I never once realized it was you." I finishes the last piece of chicken and took a sip of my drink.

"That's alright, love."

"So how are your sisters?" I asked.

Louis smiled and said, "Every time I visit mum and them, all they want to do is talk to the lads. All four of them probably miss you."

"Four?!" I almost screamed.

He just laughed. "Right, Daisy and Phoebe are twins. They were born a couple years after you left. The others probably don't even remember you. They were still babies then."

"Atleast you do." I smiled and Louis put his hand on mine.

He opened his mouth to say something, but before I knew it about 6 or 7 girls ran up to us asking questions like, "Are you Louis Tomlinson?" "Are you Louis' girlfriend?" "Why are you here and not in London?" "Are the other boys here?" "Where's Niall?" "Louis can you sign this?"

Pictures were being taken of us and Louis could tell I was nervous. I was about to say he was my cousin, but he said, "This is Mary, my cousin."

"Mary, is that Harry's necklace?" A girl asked me.

"Umm, yeah." I answered, my voice shaking. Louis has been found and I'm his cousin, I thought. I'm in a ratty and ugly outfit while Louis is famous and all pampered. What will people think of him and me? Will they think Louis is too good to be around someone like me? Will he get kicked out of the band?

Louis smiled at them and answered their questions I didn't hear because I was too busy thinking of the worst that could happen. "Mary is my cousin from England. She moved here with her parents and lived here most of her life." He pulled out a sharpie from his pocket and started to write his name on someone's phone. "Do me a favor, girls. Go find Harry. I bet he's missing the sight of Mary."

"Louis!" I punched him in the shoulder and the girls giggled. After they ran off I gave him a stare full of daggers. "What the hell?!" I whisper-yelled.

"What? I know you like him, Mary. Now, if you want to go home I think it's best if we leave before someone finds the rest of us." I swear, I'm going to hurt Louis later for that.