Change My Mind (Alternate Universe)

Chapter Two ♥

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"Oh my arse is so stiff!" Zayn yelled, walking awkwardly out of the bus that he's been occupying for the past two hours.

"Oh jeez, mine too," Liam agreed, rubbing his bum lightly. They walked out together, casually chatting as they claimed their bags.

"Hello there new comers!" a man in a bright orange councelor shirt greeted the young men, shaking their hands and checking their names off of his clip board, "There are tables in front of the main building. Go find out what cabin you're in, then go and get cozy!" Zayn was shocked at how jolly he was being; what's so good about being crowded with a whole bunch of kids for hours till everyone gets situated? He shrugged it off, lugging his bags behind him as he walked to one of the desks with Liam.

"Hello, what are your names?" the councelor asked in a monotone voice. Wow, one guy is super cheery, and then another guy is bored as hell. What an interesting bunch. They both got their cabins, which -to the boys' dissappointments- weren't the same.

"See you later Liam," Zayn said, smiling and patting Liam's sholder.

"You too. Nice meeting you." Liam smiled one last time before walking off to his cabin. As he walked, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful it was out here. They weren't in a forest per se, but there was plently of wildlife around, along with several buildings; a theater for acting, a music building for instruments, an art domicile for sculpting, drawing and painting. He finally found his cabin half hidden behind a few trees. The cabins were cozy; four bunk beds, six toilets and showers, a row of sinks against the wall, and a few windows scattered on the walls.

"Hi!" he heard someone say with a wierd accent Was it...irish? He turned around to face a boy around his own age, with obviously blonde died hair because the brown roots were showing. The boy had bright blue eyes and a smile from ear to ear on his face.

"Hi," Liam returned the greeting, reaching over to shake the lad's hand.

"I'm Niall! I'm the first one here, as you can see," he said gesturing around the empty cabin, "but now you're here! What's your name?" Liam couldn't help but feel at ease around Niall; he just had a friendly and calming aura.

"I'm Liam."

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"I'm Harry," the chesire boy greeted, shaking hands with the red-haired senior camper that was in charge of their cabin.

"I'm Ed! Nice to meet you guys!" He looked around at his new cabin mates; the curly-haired boy Harry, the blue-eyed and super active one, Louis, the calm and sweet Jade, and the energetic Leigh-Anne. Sweet bunch.

"So the main councelor, Olly, should probably be announcing the 'Welcome To Camp' assembly soon, so we should settle in before he does so." The younger people nod, walking around and emptying their contents into their designated drawers.

"Where are you from?" Harry asked one of the oldest of the campers. Louis turned around and faced the younger boy, smiling at him before answering.

"I'm from Doncaster. And you? Where are you from little man?" Harry rolled his eyes, but answered anyways.

"From Holmes Chapel!" They quickly made effortless conversation, helping eachother unpack as they talked. Ed shushed everyone as a man's voice came on the intercom.

"Greetings campers! Everyone, please follow the senior camper of your cabin into the theater for the 'Welcome to Camp' assembly! Which will start in ten minutes! Please hurry! But be carefull!" The voice was quickly gone, leaving an excited buzz in the air. Harry shared a glance with Ed, who laughed and put down the shirts he was putting away.

"Okay little duckies! Let's go shall we?" They all shared happy stares as the four young people followed their mentor to, they guessed, the theater. Harry quickly recognized a familiar pair of brown eyes.

"Cher! Cher!" he yelled, smiling happily when she ran from her group to meet up with her new friend.

"Hey there Curly!" she smiled, hugging Harry. Louis stared at them, noticing how Harry blushed when Cher ruffled his curls. Harry caught his amuzed stare and blushed a deeper red.

"Oh, Cher, this is Louis, one of my cabin mates," Harry gestured to the tall boy. He smiled at the young girl, shaking her outstreatched hand before quickly starting a conversation with the second oldest of the cabin, Leigh-Anne.

"Hey there," he said nervously. She looked up at his blue eyes and smiled. He had beautiful eyes.

"Hi Louis. Nice to meet you." She was never good with new people. It was always awkward, so she never made an effort to make new friends. But now, she doesn't have a choice.

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"Well, that was fun," Justin said as him as his cabin-mate, Karina, walked out of the theater. He was pleased to know that, he was not only the only foreigner at the camp, but that he was sharing a cabin with the other foreigner.

"Sort of," she muttered, kicking a rock on the floor, "I really wanna know if his cabin is haunted like he said though..." Justin rolled his eyes at his new friend's oblivious state.

"I can't believe you fell for that! It was obvious he was just saying that because he wants us to stay away from his living quarters." Karina rolled her eyes, but blushed. Justin was probably right.

"Hey guys!" their senior camper, Josh, called, signaling them back with his hands. "We gotta stay together till dinner, remember?"

"Of course, of course," Justin mumbled, pulling Karina by the arm. He noticed Karina spaced out a lot, so it wasn't a surpirise that she wasn't paying any attention to him, but instead to a butterfly sitting on a bush near by. He would need to keep tabs on his new friend.

"Yo! Where's Cher?" Zayn asked, looking around for the missing girl. Josh hit his face with the palm of his hand, just noticing the absence of one of his campers.

"She left before we walked into the theater Josh. You didn't notice?" Karina asked, suddently paying attention again.

"What?! You noticed she left? C'mon guys, tell me when she leaves!" he begged, rubbing off to find her, screaming "stay here!" ove his sholder.

"How is he even a senior camper? He gets so lost," Zayn muttered, shaking his head.