Masquerade (A Bradley Simpson Fanfiction)

Chapter 6

We decided to walk to my house instead of taking the bus. The walk was very long and very quiet. As every car zoomed by we all watched it drive away, trying to pick up a conversation.
The guys walked in one straight line across the road and so did us girls, including Lisa.
Eventually James decided to break the science.
"So, where's your house then?" James asked as he looked back at me. Then we all decided to walk as a group instead of two separate lines.
"It's a flat and it's just down the next road to the right." I answered him.
"You know we could have just taken Brad's car instead of walking." Connor admitted.
"If Brad had a car then why was he taking the bus?" Abby asked, as everyone turned to Brad.
"Well the day Aria joined school my car was broken down so I had to take the bus while it was being repaired." He confirmed. We made one last turn and we were finally at my flat. We walked inside feeling the warm heat against our cold crisp faces.
Dora was just leaving as I caught her.
"Hey Dora, where you off too?" I asked hugging her.
"My daughters house. She just had her baby, darling. And who are these charming young people?" She asked looking at the group of confused faces behind me.
"These are my friends from school. There staying over tonight." I said smiling at all of them.
"Well be good! I'll be back around 9. If any emergency, you know where the spare key is. Take care of yourself dear and don't do anything stupid." She frowned at me.
"You know me Dora, you can trust me. Now go have fun with your granddaughter!" I hugged her one last time, before letting her go.
I grabbed my key from my scruffy school bag and opened the door to my neat apartment.
"So is she your grandma or something.." Brad asked.
"No, she is just a really good friend. She caught me in a bad place and has been there for me since." I said yawning and flopping on my sofa.
There was already a blanket there from where I left it the day before.
"Come on guys make yourself at home." As they all took of their backpacks and let loose.
"Brad can I talk to you for a second." I asked, I pulled him over to the kitchen and waited for him to confess as I hammered him with Lisa related questions.

"So, do you not like Lisa or something? You guys seem a little unease around her." I asked rubbing his arm pretending to be concerned. I can't wait for all this to be over, I'm sick of pretending!
"Well we've had a bad history with her that's all." He smiled looking down at his shoes as his curly brown hair flopped lifelessly on his forehead. He stroked his hair back up and looked in my eyes.
" Can't you let that go? For me." I asked innocently, I felt like I wasn't pretending anymore. I really do want him to let this all go.
"Okay I will." He said taking a deep breath
"Look, if there's something your not telling me. I will find out so you might as well just tell me." I confronted him.
I waited for him to respond. Was he going to lie or tell the truth. I need to know what type of guy he is.
Will he lie to save me the trouble and worry. Or will he tell me the truth and be the good guy for once.
"There's nothing I'm not telling you aria." He lied. He lied straight to my face with no emotion at all.
His eyes that I used to see happiness in suddenly felt cold, dark and unsafe. I saw him as monster.
I needed to tell him. I turned back to look at the girls and I nodded to them, signalling that I was going to tell him that I knew about Lisa. They all nodded back, accepting the fact that it was time.
Brad looked at me confused, waiting for me to speak. I started shaking because I was so nervous and my heart raced repetitively.
"Look Brad." I calmly said looking into his eyes. He looked like a lost puppy with his eyes that you can just fall into to.
"I know what you and the guys did to Lisa. We followed you. I know we shouldn't have but we were curious. And so we invited her here. Not to get back at you, just because she is a really nice person and I want you guys to get along."
He fell silent as a tear streamed down my face.
"I would really like to get along with her. It's been so long since the incident happened and I think we can all be friends." He said smiling,
"And aria, I'm really really sorry that you had to see that!"
"Thank you and it's okay I just want to help Lisa!" I smiled and walked back into the living room where everyone was laughing and joking.
"So what were you two talking about in there?" Tristan laughed
"Probably having sex" James cracked up. How funny... Not!
"It's my house James I can kick you out any time I like." I said lying down next to Connor on my L shaped sofa.
"Hey nobody said you could sit here!" Connor said pushing me slightly.
"My house." I said smugly
"She's gonna use that against us all night" laughed Chloe.
"Oh and anyway me and brad were actually talking about Lisa." Everyone fell silent.
"Okay cut the crap now guys everyone in the room knows what has happened to Lisa, can you guys just sort your differences instead of using violence."
Abby practically screamed. We looked over at Lisa who was sitting on a chair, looking surprisingly smug.
The guys all got up and did their speech about how they shouldn't have used violence and how they wanted to settle their differences blah blah blah.
Lisa sat there with a grin on her face.
She sat up and laughed in the guys faces.
Our faces on the other hand, were shock horror.
"I've been waiting for that for years. The apology. And that's all you've got. And I did sleep with that guy that night. Because James wasn't good enough for me. He had the smallest.." She laughed as I interrupted her.
" Well Lisa I think you should go." I said standing.

"Me?! Bitch I'm your friend you can't kick me out! They bullied me. I'm all innocent and fragile and they bullied me aria!!" She screamed.
"I don't care." I said with a bitch face.
"Go!"
And so she left. Swaying her hips and blowing a kiss to James.

"The cheek of her!" I said shocked.
"I don't blame you guys to be honest. But don't ever do it again! No matter how much of a bitch she is!" Florence demanded. They all agreed.

We all laid down thinking out what just happened.
"Where are we sleeping tonight?" Brad asked.
"Here." I replied "well me in my bed, you guys in here."
The guys all groaned but the girls were okay with it.

I noticed that Florence had s little crush on Connor. She wasn't exactly hiding it.
"Hey guys we never got to play truth or dare. How about we play it now?" I suggested, everyone soon agreed
Tristan decided to go first.

"So Brad, truth or dare?" He glared at Brad.
"Okay truth!" He sat up we all booed.
"Okay, no problem. Out of all the girls in this room who's virginity would you like to take?" Tristan asked. Oh okay this game was starting to perk up. I was intrigued about what he was going to say.
All us girls leaned in waiting for an answer.
"Okay aria! I know her the best and I met her first!" He answered looking at Tristan with death eyes.
This game continued all night. Abby had to hide in a bin until someone walked by and she popped up to scare them. I had to let the guys do my make up and walk outside with it. Florence had to kiss Connor which was a bonus for her. Chloe had to walk outside bare foot and ask for change, we actually got £5 by her doing that.
We eventually all fell asleep watching a movie. I felt Brad cuddle up to me, and I didn't mind it to be honest.

Waking up next to Brad.
I wouldn't mind that😉