Nerd In A New World (ONE DIRECTION AU)

Chapter 3

For the past few weeks Louis and I have been sneaking around school just to at least have one kiss. We also use the excuse of we want to get our music project done. So during one of our free periods, we go to one of the music rooms that no one is ever in and Louis does help me with guitar and every time I would do something right he would give me a kiss. Louis usually comes over right after school. We do our homework, but after if my parents aren't home yet then we do what we want to do. But Louis has been having some matches for the soccer, or football as the British call it, team for the school so he can't come over. I went to the home games and cheered quietly for him. I did finally understand why the number seventeen was engraved into the bracelet. His jersey number is seventeen. He told me that it's been his jersey number since he was little. Now it all makes sense. Niall's birthday past about a week ago or so and so me, Harry, Louis, and Niall all went down to Brighton beach for the weekend to celebrate. It was fun. Louis and I have gotten closer and learned more about each other. I also finally met all of his siblings and parents as we went over his house to work on our music project. We decided not to work there anymore because it gets too loud with everyone there. Louis wants to take me somewhere special this weekend, which is tomorrow, and surprise me with something. The only thing I'm worried about is I feel like Niall and Liam are questioning why we disappear. Louis has just been telling Liam that he is being tutored in math and that we are also working on our project. Niall hasn't asked anything yet which I'm grateful about. Right now I'm at my locker at the end of the school day and waiting for Niall as I now have to drive him home after he blew out his transmission the other day doing God knows what? Then walking towards me was Liam, Andy, and David. They were staring at me. Great. Liam was already freaking out on Louis earlier today. Liam and the others stopped right in front of me.
I grinned, "How can I help you Liam?"
"Shut it. What are you doing to Louis? Are you drugging him because I'll report you if you are." Liam said.
"What? No! The only time I see Louis is in class then after school every once in awhile, when he isn't tired from football, we'll work on our music project together and that's it."
"That project is sure taking long."
"Yeah because I suck at guitar and I took the class in the first place to learn. Now that it's a project Louis has to really help me out so yeah it's going to take a little while." Louis and I have been using almost the same story every time we get asked. I'm always hoping that nothing changes.
"Louis wasn't lying but I still think you're doing something to him." Liam seemed pissed.
"I'm not but you are." I mumbled quietly.
"What was that?" Liam questioned.
"Nothing." I started to walk away. Liam then grabbed me and pushed me against the lockers hard. He then slapped me hard.
"Bitch, tell me what you said!" He demanded. I stayed silent and he hit me again.
"Liam, what the fuck are you doing! You promised we would never hit a girl!" Louis came over and yelled at him. Liam stared at Louis still holding me against the locker. He slammed me against the locker making my head hit hard on them and I dropped to the ground. Liam went over to Louis. Liam looked at Andy and David and gestured his head towards Louis. The two of them grabbed Louis.
"Louis, what are you doing with her and tell me the truth!" Liam shouted.
"We're just doing our project. Jesus Liam, just let me go. I'm not lying." Louis told him. Liam punched Louis in the gut.
"Tell me the truth! You've got one more try Louis!" Liam yelled at him.
"I'm not lying to my best friend. We are just doing our project Liam." He told him.
Liam started to punch Louis several times. I'm done with this prick! I got up and dropped my bag. I went over and punched Liam in the face. He stopped hitting Louis.
"Why are you so protective Skye?" Liam looked at me.
"I just don't like bullies." I told him.
He tried to punch me simply but I caught his punch then gave him a right hook in the face. I kicked him in the balls and he fell down from the pain. I twisted Liam's arm backwards. The pain of it made him lean over.
"I can easily snap your arm right here." I got ready to do it.
"You'll get suspended." Liam chuckled.
"I know, that's why I'm not."
I flipped Liam on to his back and leaned over him. I punched him several times in the face. I stopped before he got too out of it. I stood up and looked at Andy and David.
"I'll do the same to you guys if you don't let him go." I told them. They let go of Louis and helped Liam up. Louis was about to fall. I went over and made sure he didn't fall. I started to walked down the hallway practically dragging Louis as he is in too much pain to do anything. I saw Niall walking this way.
"Niall, a little help!" I called out. He ran over and grabbed the other side of Louis.
"What happened?" Niall questioned.
"Fucking no good, prick of a friend of mine beat me." Louis mumbled out in pain.
"Louis are your keys in your bag?" I asked.
"Yeah." I said. I went into his bag and pulled out his keys.
"Is it ok if Niall drives your car home? My mom is home today and you need some kind of medical attention." I told him.
"Yeah sure." He mumbled as we reached my car. Niall and I helped Louis in the passenger seat, "Ah!" Louis shouted as he shifted a certain way.
"Sorry." Niall said. I gave Niall Louis' keys.
"Drive it carefully. He'll kill you if you mess up anything." I told Niall.
"I know." Niall nodded. We shut the passenger door lightly. Niall went off to Louis' car and I got into mine. I started my car and drove off.
"Your face is red from him hitting you." Louis looked at me.
"It's ok. Don't worry about me." I told him.
"I wanted to say this when I was going to take you away this weekend but I'm going to be in too much pain to do that."
"What did you want to say?" I asked him.
"I love you." He gave me a small smile. We stopped at a light. I looked at him. I couldn't help but smile.
"I love you too." I gave him a gentle kiss. He smiled. I looked back at the road and I was able to drive again.
Once I got to my house I parked my car and took the keys out. I got out of the car and Niall just parked Louis' car in his driveway. Niall came rushing over. He helped me lift Louis out of the car and bring him over to the door. I opened the door.
"Mom!" I shouted, "Mom!" I shouted again in need. She came rushing downstairs.
"What! What is it?!" She then saw Louis, "Louis, oh my god. Um, lay him down on the couch. What happened and where was he hit?" My mom asked as she went into the kitchen.
"In the face a few times but mainly in the gut." I told her. Niall and I gently set Louis on the couch. I got Niall to lift his upper body up just a little bit so Louis can rest his head on my lap. My mom brought over two ice packs and some pain killers with a bottle of water. My mom gave Louis the pain killers and the water bottle. Louis put them in his mouth and swallowed them down with the water. My mom set the bigger ice pack on his stomach gently and she gave me the smaller one so I can gently hold it against his face.
"I want to bring him to the hospital but I'll check him in a little bit. If I think he's ok then he can rest here. If I know he has a broken rib then we have to go to the hospital. I'll give it an hour so the pain killers would kick in. But what happened?" My mom asked.
"Well, the school bully, his name is Liam, and he is actually Louis' best friend."
"Former best friend." Louis mumbled.
"Liam was getting annoyed that Louis and I had been spending time with each other because of our project, but Liam also doesn't know is that we are friends though. So he got suspicious and came over to me. He thought I was lying. He pinned me hard against the lockers then slapped me a few times. Now that didn't bother me as much as the time he hit me hard against the lockers and I banged my head." Once I said that my mom came around and felt the back of my head and made sure it wasn't bleeding. It's just in pain, "Louis came over telling him to stop. Then Liam had Louis be held by two of his friends. Liam asked him a question and then punched him in the gut. After the second question and Louis' answer, Liam just kept beating on him. So I did what I had to do."
"You didn't." My mom looked at me.
"I took kickboxing for a reason. I didn't seriously hurt him but just enough so I was able to make his friends let go of Louis so I can take him back here."
"How badly did you beat Liam?" My mom asked.
"Black eye probably. Bloody nose. I had him in locked to brake his arm but I didn't. I know my limit. I had to do what I did or Louis would've been hurt a lot more and he would be in the hospital for awhile."
"Ok, well, I'll be right back. I have to finish something." My mom went upstairs.
After almost an hour of silence sitting here Niall has been on his toes almost. I moved Louis' fringe out of his eyes.
"Can you please tell me what's going on?" Niall asked in the lounge chair across from us.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Between you two. I know something is up and Skye, I'm pretty much your closest friend here. At least tell me." Niall has a point. He does have the right to know.
"Skye and I are together." Louis told Niall before I even opened my mouth.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Niall wondered.
"We wanted secrecy at first. We didn't want people knowing. Plus my mom. We kept it secret from my mom and the public. I didn't want this to ruin Louis' reputation at the school, which is now probably ruined, and not letting my mom find out because she doesn't want me dating."
"Skye, I found out about a week ago. I wasn't snooping but I saw you and Louis kiss right outside the door. I'm ok with it. Louis is a good man and he knows what is right for him. I've seen him take care of his siblings. Also, hearing that he stood up for you today made me smile. I know you both got hurt but Louis was proving that he really cares about you. When I first found out I wanted to say something. I decided to wait a week. Over that week I saw Louis take care of his siblings and he was being a gentleman to you. I accepted that it's ok for you to date. I just want you two to be smart." My mom said. I looked down at Louis and we both smiled.
"But my guess is that now you want to examine him?" I asked.
"Yeah. Louis, do you think you can make it over to the guest bedroom right down the hall?" My mom asked. Niall stood up.
"Yeah." I grabbed the ice packs and put them on the coffee table. I helped lift Louis' upper body. Once we got Louis sitting, Niall and I helped him up. He was in pain but he is walking a bit so that's better. We walked Louis into the guest room and helped him onto the bed and lay him down. My mom brought in her small 'special' medical kit.
"Alright, thank you. Now can you leave so I can get a small examination?" My mom asked.
"Yeah." I said and Niall nodded.
We walked back out to the living room and sat down on the couch. My head is pounding from Liam slamming it against the locker. I rubbed the back of my head. Niall grabbed the two old ice packs and walked into the kitchen. When he came back he was holding an ice pack, a bottle of water, and pain killers. I smiled. I took the pain killers with the water and laid down with the ice pack under my head.
"Thanks Niall." I said.
"What are friends for?" He smiled.
"Hey I did that when I saw Liam." I pointed at Niall.
"Did what?" He questioned.
"I smiled straight at him. I think that pissed him off a little more but I don't care. It was worth it." I smiled.
"Yeah it was. But what about beating him up? Was that really worth it?" Niall asked.
"From what I heard about what happened to you last year and what Louis has told me some of the things Liam has done, and also what Liam has done to us; Niall you bet your ass it was worth it." I chuckled and so did he.
"Neither of you will get suspended you know that right? It was after school ended and no teachers were around."
"I don't care. Still totally worth it." I smiled. Ten minutes rolled by of just complete silence and I almost fell asleep before I heard my mom walk out. I sat up slowly.
"He's alright. Just a few bruises. Definitely a black eye. Plus a bruised rib. Not as bad as I though it was. I still have to call his parents and let them know. He's not asleep now but he should sleep soon." My mom told us. Niall and I stood up and walked into the guest bedroom. I saw that Louis' shirt was cut off and I realized he was shirtless. He had the blankets up to his chest. But I saw something. I moved the blankets down a bit. My mom wrapped his torso.
"Hey, don't worry about it. You two, come here." Louis said.
"What's up mate?" Niall wondered as we went closer towards him on both sides of the bed.
"You guys are true friends. I'm sure once I get to know Harry a bit better, he'll be a great friend too. Thanks for helping me." Louis smiled.
"No problem." Niall smiled.
"Niall, do you mind if I talk to Skye alone?" Louis asked.
"Yeah sure." Niall walked out and my mom came in with Louis' backpack.
"I got this out of your car." I mom set his bag on the floor.
"Thank you." Louis said. My mom walked out. I leaned over and gave Louis a soft but tender kiss.
"What did you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Do you want to know where I was going to take you this weekend?"
"Sure."
"Can you grab my bag?" He asked. I went over and got his bag, "I was kind of upset when we didn't get the time to do it the first time went went to London." Louis gave me two tickets. They're for the London Eye.
"You didn't have to buy these. Aren't they pretty pricey?" I questioned and looked at him.
"Love is priceless." Louis smiled and I gave him a kiss, "Oh and..." Louis pulled out a small box and gave it to me. I opened it and it was a silver necklace. There was a small heart and engraved in it was the initials 'LT' and I smiled at that, "Just incase people don't know that you are taken." He told me.
"Thank you." I gave him another kiss.
"Don't put it on just yet. I want to put it on. But considering the pain I'm in, is it ok if we wait until after I take a snooze?" He asked and I chuckled.
"Of course. I just want you to get better. Get some rest." I gave him one last kiss.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too." I smiled and walked out. I closed the door behind him. I walked back out into the living room.
"He's going to go and get some sleep. Do you need me to drive you home?" I asked Niall.
"No, I'm going to drive him home because you need to get some sleep because you hit your head pretty hard." My mom held her keys.
"Alright, well thank you Niall." I gave him a hug.
"Louis is my friend too." He smiled.
"I'll talk to you soon." I said.
"Bye." Niall walked out of the door as my mom followed from behind. I went into the kitchen and got a glass of orange juice. I drank it and I was going to go up to my room but instead I went to Louis. He looked at me as I walked in.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"My mom told me I should get some rest too." I told him and shut the door.
"Come here." He smiled and shuffled a little to one side of the bed. I laid down next to him. He put his arm around me. He leaned over to kiss me. I held his hand that was on my chest and we both drifted off the sleep.