Harry Styles's Lost Princess- Book 1 (A One Direction Fanfic)

Heartbreaks and Lies- Chapter 16

Heartbreaks and Lies- Chapter 16

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 Month Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Louis's POV:

A month has gone by since Ariel and I started the prank war with the rest of the lads. Nothing has really changed. Hazza and Ariel are closer now. They aren't officially a couple, but they are together. We haven't told management or our fans anything because we want the tour to end first. Why? Well mostly because we have no idea how either of them will react. I mean the Rockers said that they would approve anyone she dates, but we aren't quite sure. The Directioners on the other hand are a bit possessive of us.

I mean don't get me wrong, we adore our fans. We wouldn't be where we are because of them, but they also need to understand that we need a love life. I'm not blaming them that we don't really have a love life, but they do have part of the blame as to why Liam and Dani broke up the other day. We protect our girls as much as we can, but Ariel is right. There's only so much we can do to prevent hate. I mean we can keep telling our fans and the paparazzi to leave them alone, but it's a completely other story if they'll understand.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard Ariel yell. "Haha suckers! You missed me!"

She came sprinting into our dressing room and slammed the door shut.

"What happened?" I asked her.

"They tried to get me wet with water balloons. But I made them chase me to where we set up a last minute prank and they fell for it."

"What last minute prank?"

"Oh that's right I never told you! Well I made some stink bombs, and I made sure to tell the crew to avoid that area unless they wanted to smell, so I ran to there but avoided the triggers and hid behind a speaker. Each of them activated one, and so they now smell."

I laughed at her genius idea. She scares me at how she can think up so many things in a little time, but that means that we are ahead by 2 again. A couple of weeks back the lads did get us back. It wasn't a bad prank, but it did make us cautious. They replaced the sugar at one of our tour meetings with salt. Everyone knew but Ariel and me. Let's just say we found out after we put 4 spoonful of sugar (A/N: a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! ;D) into our tea. Our revenge... Was quite sweet...

Flashback

"Did it work Lou?"

"I think so... Do you have the sharpies ready?"

"Of course! What type of Queen of pranking will I be if I don't have them ready?"

"Touché. Ok let's hurry up. The drugs only last an hour."

"Aye aye captain!" she exclaimed while raising her hand in a salute.

"Come on cheeky," I chuckled out.

We drew random things on the lads' arms and face. Ariel did a variety of girlie drawings and nerdy signs, while I did really random drawings in poor quality. She even did a fast sketch of both of us on each of their foreheads to signal that we pranked them. We were done 15 minutes before they started to wake up. We took them to the roof and placed them in between a circle that we made with firecrackers.

Paul helped us only take them to the roof and we had to drag them to our prank location. The good part about these firecrackers is that we don't need to light them up because they are activated by a switch. We made sure the cameras were still in a perfect angle and hidden so when they woke up they wouldn't see them.

10 minutes after the drugs wore off, they started to stir awake. Ariel and I quickly hid behind a pillar and stifled our laughs. I activated the firecrackers, seeing that I was the oldest, and we watched the show behind. As soon as they went off, all 4 lads shot up and started yelling.

"BLOODY HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Haz yelled.

"I JUST PISSED MY TROUSERS!!!!!!!!!!!" Niall exclaimed.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!?! MY HAIR!!!!! I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BURNED!!!!!!!!!" Zayn shrieked.

"TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!!!!!! WHAT THE FUDGECAKES IS GOING ON?!?!" Liam screamed while trying to remain in the middle of the circle.

Ariel and I lost it. We started to laugh so hard that we tumbled from behind the pillar. She was seriously rolling around in laughter while I tried to remain upright, but still laughing at them. When the lads saw us, they narrowed their eyes.

"ARIEL!!!!!! LOUIS!!!!!! WE WILL GET YOU BACK!!!!!!!!!!" They yelled in unison.

Ariel yelled loud enough to be heard over the firecrackers that were still going off, "You can't get us back because you can't catch us!"

We sprinted and retrieved one of the cameras. We left the other one hidden so it could film when they escaped. We sprint down the stairs of the roof and ran into Harry's and Liam's bedroom. We placed that camera inside a flower plant by the biggest mirror in their room and sprinted to check on the third camera in Niall's and Zayn's bedroom.

Ariel ran back to Harry's room while I stayed in Niall's. We would retrieve these cameras as soon as they came to their rooms. Soon enough I heard steps in the hallway.

"Where'd they go?!" Niall said.

"I don't know! I just want to make sure my hair is intact!" That had to be Zayn

"How about we just go to our bedrooms? They're bound to come out of their hiding spots eventually," Liam was heard.

I heard 2 pairs of feet heading towards the hotel room I was in.

"I'm going to go use the mirror to see how much damage Ariel and Louis did," Zayn said. I saw him head towards the mirror, but he was looking at the floor. They still haven't noticed their arms or faces. I saw Zayn look in the mirror and his eyes widened.

"AH!!!!!!!" he yelled once he saw the damage.

"What's wrong Zayn?!" Niall said whilst running in from the kitchen. Typical.

"Niall, have you checked your face?" Zayn said while inspecting every drawing on his face. Then he noticed his arms and he cursed.

Niall started to laugh and said, "Zayn, why do you look like a toddler drew on you?"

"You won't be laughing for long! Look at yourself in the mirror!"

Niall looked in the mirror and he yelled as well. "Louis and Ariel are so dead. They're lucky that our next concert is 2 days from now."

"What makes you think it was them?"

"Zayn, they just gave us a rude awakening with firecrackers. Plus Ariel drew a picture of her and Louis on our foreheads with their tongues sticking out."

"Wait, what?! Let me see!" He shoved past Niall to get to the mirror again, and he cursed. I quietly got out of my hiding spot and grabbed the camera and stopped recording. I laughed evilly and sprinted past them. I heard them yell but I ignored them.

I yelled back, "Good luck getting it off! It's sharpie!"

I sprinted into our hotel room and found Ariel lying on her bed laughing her head off with 2 cameras in her hands.

End of Flashback

I didn't realize I was chuckling until Ariel gave me a questioning look.

"I remembered the time we got the lads back with the rude awakening," I said while laughing.

"Oh that! Psh that was only a level 3 prank. They haven't seen a level 5 yet, and you guys probably won't," she said while smirking. Did I mention that she scares me?

Ariel's POV:

Ah yes that prank was brilliant! Perfect! The reactions were priceless as well. The tape serves as great blackmail. I mean Louis and I still posted the video, and the fans loved it, but Harry's and Liam's reactions to looking in the mirror was hilarious.

Flashback

I was hidden behind the couch in front of the mirror. I wasn't about to miss this front row seat.

Liam and Haz came in their hotel room. Haz was fuming and so was Liam. They looked so cute mad! Shoot... I hope I didn't say that aloud.

Haz sat in front of the television and glared at it. "Ugh I think I have ash on my face. I see spots through the telly."

"The mirror is right there Harry. Go check." Liam was texting. As soon as he told Harry to check the mirror, he finally seemed to notice his arms. "Uh... Harry, you should-"

"SEACASTER!!!!!!!!!!! TOMLINSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Never mind..."

"Liam! Check what these two did!"

"I did. I can clearly see my arms."

"What?!" Harry checked his arms. "Shit!"

"Wait... If you didn't notice your arms, what did you notice?"

"Check the mirror yourself!" Liam walked cautiously towards the mirror. When he saw his reflection his eyes widened.

"Crabcakes! Louis!!!!!!! Ariel!!!!!!!"

"Liam, let's face it. We are never going to prank them as big as they prank us. They are 2 masterminds."

"That's it! Harry it's not even washable! What did they even use?!"

"Liam, are you even listening to me?"

"Harry I'm a little preoccupied on the fact that this isn't washable!"

I couldn't resist any longer I sprint out from behind the couch and grabbed the camera and stopped recording. They glared at me and started to advance towards me.

"Oh dear Styles and Payne. That isn't washable. It's sharpie. Have fun removing it! See ya!" I did a back flip and exited their room. I did a loud evil laugh in the hallway and heard them roar, but I headed towards the roof to retrieve the last camera. I'm guessing Niall and Zayn were arguing over our prank because Lou still wasn't back when I got back from the roof. I jumped on my bed and started giggling.

This prank was absolutely perfect. Muahahahaha!!!!!

End of Flashback

I giggled evilly. We haven't gone hard on the lads ever since then. Except for tomorrow night... We have another plan scheduled.

Right now Lou and I are just killing time before we head off to an interview. Haz and I are a couple, but we are keeping it hidden. The interviewers, as well as the fans, are interested in who is the guy I fancy. If only they knew... I actually kind of like it this way. I don't receive as much hate because I'm not an official One Direction girlfriend, so that means I'm not a target. But now because of that, I'm getting pinned as Liam's new girlfriend. Obviously I'm not since I just said I'm Harry's, but it seems that way because Li and I spend a lot of time together. Today we will be telling everyone we aren't dating. The girlies back home know the truth, luckily, or else I would've been burnt toast.

"Ariel, Louis, let's go," Paul said while sticking his head inside the lads' dressing room. Louis gave me a piggy back while we followed Paul out to the van. "Guys do you know why the rest of the boys stink? Just curious."

I gave him an innocent smile and said, "Nope. I didn't even know that they smelled, well besides their usual smell... Why would you ask us?"

"Well for one, they told me to ask you guys while they were fuming, and 2, you guys are doing the whole prank war."

"Um..."

"I knew it. What do you guys plan to do to get rid of their stench?"

"Well they were trying to prank me, so I took them through an area where I planted them. Plus it's not too hard. Just make them spray on more cologne and don't let them sit near the interviewer."

"Ariel, it's not as simple as that."

"Oh come on Paul! Don't get mad at us. Like I said, they were going to prank me, so I just attacked first before they attacked us."

Paul sighed. He gave me a stern look and said, "Just avoid stink bombs next time. I really don't feel like having to smell them again."

We were outside by this point, and I busted out laughing. Quite hard may I add. I leaned back while laughing, and Louis lost his footing. I shrieked and we fell back. I smashed my head on the concrete and everything got fuzzy and dark.

"Ariel!" They yelled. I felt someone pick me up, and they stank.

"Ugh you smell. Let Lou or Paul carry me."

"And whose fault is that?"

"Haz... My head hurts..." I groaned and tried to lift up my head, but it hurt like hell.

"Ariel don't move. There's a doctor waiting at the station. Let's go," Paul said. Haz carried me inside the van, and I felt it move. I stretched for my bag, but couldn't find it.

"Haz, inside my bag there's this spray. Spray it on yourself, Li, Ni, and Zy."

"Why should we trust it? It has no label on it!"

"Because you guys smell and my headache is getting worse with the stench. Do you really think I'd risk giving you guys something else that would make you smell more?"

"Hm... I don't know."

"Haz, spray on the bloody spray."

"Ok ok." I then heard the spray go off. The stench on Haz was only faint now. I heard him pass it to the rest. I didn't pay attention to what they were saying. All I heard were mumbles. I decided to just concentrate on not bashing my head from the pain. It hurts so much.

I raised my hands to my head and started to squeeze it. It was making the pain feel numb. I groaned, and I felt Haz remove my hands from my head.

"Ary we're almost there. Just please don't fall asleep on us."

"Uh huh." I groaned, but started to play with Haz's hands. I had my eyes closed this entire time. It felt soothing. I opened my eyes, and everything looked blurry. I closed them, and reopened them. Everything seemed to come a bit more into focus. I repeated this action until I was seeing normally. I noticed that Haz and I were in the backseat. The lads were staring at me worriedly. I gave them a weak smile because my head was still killing me.

"Quit staring at me as though I'm going to drop dead. My head is just killing me, but I'm fine. Lou, don't feel guilty. It was my fault for leaning back in the first place."

They gave me smiles, and turned around. I looked up, and I noticed I was looking into Haz's beautiful emerald eyes. He started to play with my hair, and gave me a genuine smile. I stretched my hand toward his face, and I cupped his cheek. I love this idiot. I will never stop loving him, and I will always make sure he never forgets it.

We arrived shortly after to the studio, and I tried to sit up, but everything started to spin. Instead Haz carried me in bridal style and placed me on the sofa in their dressing room.

The doctor quickly came in and examined my head. She placed her hands on my head and started to feel around the skull. I whimpered in pain. She seemed satisfied with what she felt, and she took out some painkillers.

"Ariel, these painkillers should get rid of your headache. From the way that I felt your skull, everything is intact and it's not cracked or fractured at all. Just to make sure, head down to the hospital today, even now if you can, to have x-rays done."

"Thanks doctor," I mumbled out. I popped open the container and dropped a pill in my mouth. I grabbed the water bottle that Niall handed me and downed the pill. I remained on the sofa for a good half hour until the lads' management popped into the dressing room. They saw me laid down on the sofa, and approached me.

"Ariel, you’re exempted from today's interview. Instead Tony and Jarred will drive you down to the hospital to get your x-rays taken," they said with a businesslike tone. I nodded and they turned towards the guys, "Boys, you're on in 20. Don't be late."

"But what about my-" Haz said, but I interrupted not wanting our secret to get out.

"I'll be fine. I'll leave now so I can catch your interview at least on my phone. You guys go ahead. Tony, Jarred, let's go please," I told my bodyguards while remaining sitting. Now I was just too lazy to stand. I stood up, and everything started to spin. Someone grabbed me, but I pushed them away. I caught my balance, and turned. I turned and saw a hurt looking Li.

"It's fine Li. I can stand. I promise I'll be fine lads. It's just a tiny hit on the head." (A/N: like my bro says... A "tiny" bump on the head. :P love ya bro! <3)

I walked as fast as I could to the waiting car outside, which was pretty slow. In less than 20 minutes I was in the hospital waiting for a nurse to wheel me away to get my X-rays taken. I was watching the lads' interview and so far everything seemed to be going great. The interviewer had just introduced the lads and he just asked them a couple of question. 10 minutes the later the nurse still wouldn't come, and I just continued to watch.

(Li= Liam, Lo= Louis, N= Niall, H= Harry, Z= Zayn, I= Interviewer)

I: So lads, once again it's sad to hear Ariel couldn't join us today. But there's a question that has had both fandoms and the press crazy. Is it true that Liam is dating Ariel? I mean both of you spend a lot of time together and you seem very close.

Li: Ariel and I are not dating. I mean just recently I separated from Danielle, so it'd be way too soon. Plus, I was Ariel's first friend from all the lads, well if you exclude Harry here. Ariel and I are just best friends.

H: Yeah I've know Ariel the longest. 13 years to be exact, and we all spend a lot of time with her. I don't see how we are pinned as her boyfriend as well.

I: Well it's because we haven't really seen her bond as much with you guys as with Liam-.

Lo: Well yeah because there isn't a camera behind the scene with us so you guys wouldn't know. She's like our little sister so of course we'd all spend a lot of time with her and bond with her quite often.

Z: Yeah I have to agree with Louis. She's our younger sister pretty much, so if anyone of us were to date her, it'd be pretty weird. I'm not saying it won't happen, but what we're trying to say is that she's family. That's why we bond so much with her.

N: That and she's also similar to us. We've seen all the strange ship names that the fans have placed on each of us. For the most part, it's her and Harry or her and Liam. I'm not ruling any of them out, but I'm just saying that it’s weird. I'm also not saying that one of us is dating her because none of us are.

H: Exactly. We love her. One of us might even love her more than a sister, but we won't spill because I mean we don't want to damage our friendship with her. She's very special for us. So answering your question again, Liam and Ariel are not dating.

Li: And I don't plan on dating her. It's not that she's not my type, because we have a lot in common, but it’s just that we have that brother/sister bond we don't want to break. Sorry guys, but Liry doesn't exist.

Lo: The ship names always throw me off. Especially because your ship name is similar to mine. Lory.

Z: Anyways... Moving on before we get off topic.

N: Wait since when are you the responsible one? I thought that was Liam?

Z: Niall, I can have my moments just like Louis can have his bright moments.

Lo: Hey!

*Harry and Liam laughing*

I: Boys! Boys! Coming back... Let's move on with the next topic...

I was trying not to move my head while laughing because it hurt so much. I can't believe I couldn't be there in person. These lads are just so bloody hilarious. Man that's why I love these goofballs. They were seated in one 3 person couch. How they managed to fit is beyond me. They were seated in the following order: Harry, Zayn, Liam, Niall, and Louis.

"Ariel Seacaster?" said a petite nurse with pretty dirty blond hair. She wasn't beautiful, but she was pretty. She wasn't perfect, but that's what made her more pretty. She was real.

"Yeah that's me," I said while waving from the rolling chair in the room while locking and placing my phone in my bag.

"Dr. Heyward is ready to take your X-rays."

"Alrighty."

She came over and rolled me away. I hope everything is fine. My head didn't hurt as much anymore, but I still felt it sting a little.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~40 Minutes Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Liam's POV:

Niall, Zayn, Harry, and I were finalizing our plans for our next prank on Ariel and Louis. This prank needs to be perfect payback for the firecracker incident. None of us have got over that incident because to be quite frank, it scared us. To be honest, that prank was great. We know we will never be able to catch up to them, but hey we can definitely try.

Louis was currently in their hotel room while the rest of us were in Harry's and mine. Ariel hasn't returned from the hospital and I'm getting a little worried. I mean she only went to get X-rays done right?

As if on cue we heard 2 voices come from behind the door. I instantly recognized them as Tony's and Jarred's. I saw relief flash through all of our faces, and I opened the door. We noticed Tony carrying a sleeping Ariel into their hotel room. Louis quickly stood up from his bed and grabbed her from Tony and placed her on her bed. Louis exited with the bodyguards, and we went out into the hall to see what happened.

"So what happened in the hospital?" Louis asked them.

"I think you guys should ask her when she wakes up. But from what they gave her, she might not wake up until tomorrow," Tony, the nicer bodyguard, answered.

"Please! We just want to know if my- I mean Ariel, is alright," Harry tried bargaining with them.

"She's fine. Dr. Heyward said that she was very lucky that her skull isn't cracked or anything. He gave her something that would help her sleep this whole week.  She might be complaining of a headache, but aside from that she's healthy and fine," Jarred answered.

"Well at least she's fine. Now I can eat food worry free," Niall said while rushing to his hotel room to get food.

"I better go check he doesn't eat everything in the fridge," Zayn muttered while dashing off in search of Niall. Harry and I both stared at each other and we nodded. We said a quick thanks to the bodyguards and headed off to our hotel room. We heard Louis head back inside to his. I guess we are going to relax until the concert and prank.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~2 Hours Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ariel's POV:

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I was in a dark room and there was only a tiny window the very top near the roof. The window was a foot by a foot in area and the room was roughly 8 feet by 8 feet. There was a door at the far right corner and from the inside it had no handle.

I had a feeling I shouldn't even be here. I started to feel very scared and paranoid. I tried running towards the door, but it kept getting farther and farther every time I ran. By the time I reached the door I was out of breath.

"HARRY!!!!! LIAM!!!!! LOUIS!!!!! ZAYN!!!!! NIALL!!!!! LOGAN!!!!! ANYONE! HELP!" I pounded my fists on the door while crying out in pure fear. No one came. I slid down the door and started to cry hysterically.

I heard footsteps approach the door, and I backed away a bit. Maybe it's the lads! The door opened and I heard a low evil chuckle. My heart rate sped up and I rushed to the other side of the room.

The person remained in the shadows so I couldn't make out who they were. "My dear Princess, no one can hear you. It's useless to scream. No one is out here but me and you. Eventually I will find you. Eventually you will be here with me. Soon we will be together again. No one, not even those idiotic boys you call friends, those sluts you call girlies, nor your pathetic and worthless parents, will be able to find you. You won't even have a chance to say goodbye to all those you love and you will never see them again. Even if it means that I have to kill you. If I can't have you then no one can."

Who can that be?!

The person stepped out from the shadows and I screamed. It was my nanny.

"NO! PLEASE! NO! NO! GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I felt someone shaking me. Their voice was faint. They were yelling out for me to wake up. But I can't wake up. I'm terrified. I'm paralyzed with fear.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled once more before I finally managed to wake up.
***

I woke up in cold sweat and with tears streaming down my face. I was shaking and my throat felt raw from yelling.

I realized that all 5 lads were standing around me with worried faces. I clutched my face with my hands and started to rock back and forth. No she can't find me. No. No. I can't lose everyone I love. I barely met, and reunited, with all these people. I can't lose them so soon.

I looked at them all from the spaces in between my fingers. "No," I croaked out, "No. No. No! No!!!!!!"

"Ariel, love, what's wrong?!" Haz said while trying to approach me. I cower away from him, and he looked hurt. I keep thinking it’s my nanny that's going to grab me and drag me away.

My eyes widened and suddenly I saw my nanny standing over me instead of the lads. I screamed and tried to run away, but she held me back.

"No! Let go of me! No!!!!!!!! Please!!!!! Please!!!!!" I sobbed the ending. I pushed myself from them and my back slammed into the wall. I sunk down to my bum and buried my face in my lap. I looked up and noticed she was approaching me again. I'm out numbered. There's 5 of her and 1 of me. I stood up and sprint out my hotel room. I heard her sickly sweet voice calling out my name but continued to sprint while yelling out, "Leave me alone!!!!!!! Get away from me!!!!!"

When I thought that I lost her, I slowed down in the hallway and started to just walk. Suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me towards their chest. I started to scream and I heard her sickly sweet voice again, but a stronger and deeper voice said, "Ariel, love, calm down! Ariel, its Harry and the lads. Calm down!"

I looked up with my tear clouded eyes and noticed a mop of curls and emerald green eyes. His face came into focus, but I still saw the blurry outline of my nanny. I buried my face into his chest and grabbed fistfuls of his white V-neck.

I cried and stuttered, "Sh-she's p-pla-planning t-t-to ki-kid-kidnap m-me! Sh-she's planning on k-k-killing me."

"Shhhh love. Calm down. No one will harm you. We'll be here to protect you. I promise," Haz said in my ear. I tried calming down, but I couldn't. I'm scared that she'll harm them. I'm scared for their safety. Haz started to quietly sing the acoustic version of One Thing in my ear.

My crying stopped and also my sobbing. My fear, however, stayed. I just started hiccupping and I pulled away from him. I gave him a grateful smile and ran to Li. I hugged him and also buried my face in his chest. I love Li. He's always been there for me, not in the same way that Haz has been, but he's still been there for me. No, I don't love him in that way. I love him in that brother/sister way. He's the older brother I've always wanted. All the lads are, and I'm very grateful they consider me their little sister. I pulled away from Li, and continued to hug the rest of the lads. Even though they all assured me that they will keep me safe, I knew it wasn't true. They won't always be there and I know she will eventually take me. Just in case I will make sure to tell these lads everyday that I love them for everything that they've done for me. I will never forget them. I will also call my girlies and tell them the same. I know they will think I'm insane, but I just want to be cautious.

As we neared my hotel room, Li got a call. He took out his phone and said, "Hold up lads. It's Simon." He answered, "Hi Simon... No we're walking back to Ariel's and Louis's hotel room... She had a bad dream... Yeah she's fine now... Tomorrow? What time?... Alright I'll make sure to tell the rest Simon. Is Ariel allowed to come?... Ok. I understand. Bye Simon."

He hung up the phone and he turned to us. "Lads, Simon said we have a meeting with management tomorrow. Ariel you can't come though. Simon wants you to rest up."

I groaned. I was about to complain until a pain shot through my head. "You know what? I agree with Simon for once. That knock on the head is really making my head hurt. I won't complain. Plus I can rest from you cray cray people."

I smirked and walked off while towing Haz. Reason being is because we've been holding hands since we started walking back. We had our fingers intertwined and to be honest, playing with his hands is making my pain numb. As soon as we reached my hotel room I let go of his hand I ran to my bag where I had my medication. Seeing as we leave to the stadium in an hour, this should still have an effect while on stage. However, I won't be able to jump as much and dance as much tonight. Oh well.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Next Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Harry's POV:

We were all seated at a table on one side while management was on the other side. I honestly wonder what this is about. We haven't done anything. I mean they even approved the prank war because they said we can let out our stress through that. All I care about is returning to Ariel and keeping her in my arms. I finally have her and I want to enjoy every second of it.

According to Lou, she woke up along with him this morning before she slept some more. She said she was feeling a lot better. Her head still ached, but now it was just tiny pains. I'm guessing the little movement she did last night during the concert helped. I'm glad she's feeling better.

"Morning lads. How are you all today?"

"Just tired, but fine," Zayn said while stifling a yawn.

"Mate you're always tired. I just wish we had more time for breakfast," Niall complained.

"And you’re always hungry. What else is new?" Zayn retorted with an eye roll.

"We just have one thing on the agenda today. This involves Harry," they said.

"What? Me? What did I do this time?" I said now wide awake.

They chuckled and said, "Nothing yet. Harry, there are rumors flying around within the crew that you and Ms. Seacaster are dating. Is this true?"

I stared wide eyed at them, but still answered. "Yes we are. I still don't see how this is bad."

"We don't know why you guys are keeping it a secret, but it makes everything easier now."

"Wait... What? What do you mean?"

"Harry we need you to break up with Ariel."

"What?! Why?! I love her! You can't make me break up with her!"

"Yes we can Harry. It's in your contract plus, you are going to be dating Taylor Swift now."

"I will not break up with Ary just to date some country singer!"

"Harry you will do as we say. Taylor will boost the publicity that you lads are starting to lack. You haven't been seen dating anyone for awhile, and it's making you lose publicity and ratings."

"But that will happen with Ariel as well! Sure she's not as big as Taylor but she's touring with us and we already get shipped together from both fandoms. We won't get negative attention from the media as if I date Taylor, then I will. Why? Because she's had more boyfriends than she can handle."

(A/N: I don't mean to offend any Swifties out there FYI. It just goes with plot.)

"That may or may not be true. It's too late to change anything though. Taylor's agents and management have already been contacted and they agreed. She will fly in next week. Within this week you have you need to break up and push Ariel away from you. Get rid of her and don't talk to her. Push her away until she gets the message."

"You're telling me to push away the girl I love the most? What makes you so sure I'll go through with this?! I don't want to break up with Ariel and date Taylor!"

"I'm sorry Harry. Everything has been decided. Meeting is over. Make sure to pick up Taylor from the airport next Wednesday at noon. Good bye."

I stormed out of the meeting room. I didn't mind our management until now. I don't care about publicity! All I care about is keeping the girl that I love the most. I stopped in my tracks and punched the wall.

"Hazza!" I turned and saw that the voice belonged to Lou. All the lads were with him.

"What am I going to do?! I don't want to break up with her. She's the love of my life. If I break up with her I'm sure she won't give me another chance. I'm screwed. So bloody screwed!"

"Mate, honestly I have absolutely no idea how Ariel will respond to this. I've known her for a while, and I still can't figure her out that deep. This meeting came at the worst time possible. What's worse is that she can't even know the real reason as to why you're breaking up," Liam said trying to calm me down.

"Fuck. I'm definitely screwed. I'm going to need to break up with her today so I can push her away. I hate my life right now." I looked at the lads, and they all sported somber faces. I am definitely screwed.

Ariel's POV:

I was awake by 11 A.M. Something told me that today was going to be a wonderful day. I got out of bed and went to take a shower. As I got dressed I started to hum along to the lads' songs while they played aloud on my iPhone. Right now it was on Live While We're Young. I kept bouncing to the song while I slightly curled my hair. 15 minutes later my hair was done so I went off to my makeup. While I did my usual, I remembered all those sweet moments in which Haz called me beautiful, incredible, can't get me out of his head, funny, irresistible, and everything he's ever wanted.

I finished doing my usual makeup shortly after, and slipped on my black gladiator sandals. The outfit was casual, but also date worthy. It consisted of a tight one shoulder glittery purple top with black leather pants and my black leather jacket. I had my usual jewelry, and also my beautiful Harry Potter charm bracelet that Haz gave me. I grabbed my bag, and headed out the door. When I pressed the button for the elevator, I squealed in terror because I didn't expect to see the lads. I thought they left 2 hours ago...?

"Hey lads! How was the meeting?" I asked with a genuine smile. I saw that they gave each other nervous glances. What's going on?

I tried to grab Haz's hand, but he quickly grabbed his phone in his hand and pretended to be using it. I'm not stupid Haz. I know you're not using it.

"Um... It was boring, and stressing. Nothing new," Haz said while still looking at his phone. I looked at the rest of the lads to see if I can get a further explanation, but they avoided my gaze.

"I'm going to go call Perrie," Zayn muttered before quickly walking away.

"Um... I'm going to go get some food," Niall also muttered before following Zayn.

"I'm going to go call Dani. It's been awhile since I last did that," Louis said a little too fast before he went into our hotel room. I raised my eyebrows towards Haz and Li.

"Yikes! I just remembered I promised the fans I would do a following spree today and that I would talk to them," Liam said before escaping to his hotel room.

"Ariel, let's go out to town today and grab some lunch," Haz said before offering me a small smile. I nodded and joined him in the elevator. I tried grabbing his hand in the elevator again, but he shoved his hands in his pockets.

A frown spread across my face and I turned to face the elevator doors. I heard Harry sigh deeply, and soon enough we were in the lobby. I offered fake smiles at the fans outside and I waved. Harry did the same, but I noticed that he was having a little trouble smiling at them. My bodyguards led us out to the waiting car and made the fans move a bit.

On the way to lunch I noticed that Harry seemed to be in deep thought. I thought about the week we had off starting today. I started planning all the movie nights the lads and I could have, and all the time alone Harry and I can have without worrying that someone will discover us.

The lads’ song Little Things came up on the radio, and I felt myself immediately blush. It's strange because most girls when they listen to it, they cry, but it makes me blush and smile like a ninny. Why? Well because they did nail everything that I don't like about me, they mentioned me in their song, but also because they accept me just the way I am. Even now when I feel even a little bit insecure, they all make me smile and brush those thoughts away.

Niall's solo popped up, and I felt myself tear up just a bit.

You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you
And you'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.
If I let you know I'm here for you
Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you, oh.

I looked down at my scars and a tear drop fell. This is the only part that makes me cry. We shortly arrived to a small cozy cafe, and I whipped away any visible tears. I pulled up the biggest smile I could muster and exited the car right behind Harry. There were no fans and paparazzi outside which is a miracle. We made our way inside and the waitress led us to a small private corner in the cafe. By the looks of it, no one here knew who we were. I'm very grateful for that right now.

I ordered tea with croissant sandwich. Harry ordered the same thing, and we gave each other small smiles. We made small talk, and I slowly felt Harry's smiles become less and less forced. Just as his smiles became genuine, the tension in the air returned. This was all through our lunch. When we finally finished, I mustered up the courage to ask him what's wrong.

"Harry, what's wrong? Why are you so tense?"

He took a deep breath and looked into my eyes. "Ariel, we need to talk."

I tensed. Those words are never good. I also barely noticed that all through lunch and the moment we met in the elevator he kept calling me Ariel instead of Ary or love. "Well go ahead. I'm all ears."

I tried to lighten the mood, but failed. Instead of having him chuckle, a sad frown spread across his face. "Ariel, we need to break up. You really are beautiful, incredible, I can't get you out of my head, funny, irresistible, and everything I've ever wanted. It's just that I think we need a break."

I felt my eyes well up in tears and my heart shattered. "What? You think we need a break, or you know?"

I started off wobbling my sentence, and ended with a deadly quiet voice. "We need a break."

"Why? I thought we were perfectly fine?"

"I-it's because I d-do-don't lo-love you anymore," Harry said while stuttering through his words.

"You're lying."

"Ariel, I'm not."

"Alright fine. Tell me what you don't love from me, and I will change I promise. I just want our relationship to continue."

He gave me a cold chuckle and shook his head. "Ariel, you don't understand do you? It's everything about you. You're stupid, useless, can't do anything right, difficult, hard to please, forever changing my life, boring, moody, can't take you any place, and suck at telling jokes because you always give it away."

My heart broke. This isn't the Harry that I fell in love with. This Harry is cold and heartless. My Harry would never tell me this. He always told me the opposite. When did everything go wrong?

Tears started to stream faster and faster down my face. Harry however said nothing to stop them. He remained emotionless. I quickly stood up and said, "Congratulations Harry, you're single again. I just want you to know that I will always love you. I don't care that you don't love me anymore, because I do. I truly love you and you were the one for me. I guess we both thought wrong."

I did what I'm best known for, and ran from the cafe. I ran past Tony and Jarred telling me to stop, and ran past people minding their own business. I ran for a good 6 blocks straight, and turned left. I continued to run down the sidewalk until I was facing a guitar shop. Tears were still streaming down my face, and luckily I brought my bag with me before I fled out. I took out a tissue and whipped my eyes. I'm glad I'm an expert at forcing smiles because when I walked in, the workers didn't even question me.

I gazed over all the guitars, and I noticed someone that looked vaguely familiar. He had blond hair, a red polo, khaki chinos, and white high tops. He was looking at the guitars and when he turned his head a bit, I realized it was Niall. I bowed my head and walked to the opposite end of the store. He couldn't see me like this or else he would know something is wrong. I looked up to see what guitars I was looking at, and I realized I was at the electric guitar section. I spotted a beautiful electric guitar with a galaxy design on it. I picked it up and examined it.

"You can try it out if you like," a voice said behind me. I turned startled and came face to face with a sandy haired worker. He had beautiful brown eyes and was fair skinned. He led me to the nearby speaker and plugged the guitar in.

"You know how to play it right?" he asked. Cockiness evident in his voice.

I scoffed and said, "Of course, it's exactly like playing a guitar. It just gives off a different melody."

"Alright miss know it all. Let's see what you have," he said. This caused me to grab the attention of the entire shop. Even Niall, he was holding a regular guitar, and his eyes widened when he realized it was me.

I smirked and said, "Alright. I'll even sing along to it. I'll do Complicated by Avril Lavigne."

I winked and started to play the guitar.

Complicated

Uh huh
Life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh
That's the way it is
'Cause life's like this
Uh huh, uh huh
That's the way it is

Chill out, what you yellin' for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if, you could only let it be
You will see

I like, you the way you are
When we're drivin' in your car
And you're, talkin' to me one on one
But you become

Somebody else
'Round everyone else
Your watchin' your back
Like you can't relax
You tryin' to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me

Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no no

You come over unannounced
Dressed up, like you're somethin' else
Where you are ain't where it's at you see
You're makin' me

Laugh out, when you strike a pose
Take off, all your preppy clothes
You know, you're not foolin' anyone
When you become

Somebody else
'Round everyone else
Your watchin' your back
Like you can't relax
You tryin' to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me

Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no no
No no no
No no
No no no
No no
No no no
No no

Ooh, chill out, what you yellin' for?
Lay back, it's all been done before
And if you could only let it be
You will see

Somebody else
'Round everyone else
Your watchin' your back
Like you can't relax
You tryin' to be cool
You look like a fool to me
Tell me

Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this, you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no

Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated?
Yea yea
I see the way you're actin' like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated
Life's like this you
You fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get, and you turn it into
Honestly, you promised me
I'm never gonna find you fake it
No no no

The workers and shoppers clapped. They looked impressed. The worker rung me up. I ended up buying that guitar with a white case, and the speaker. Sure I spent close to $3,000, but I don't care. I have another instrument that will enhance my edginess.

From the corner of my eye I noticed Niall go outside, and he came back in with 2 people behind him. I noticed during my little performance that he called someone, and he must've called them. The worker handed me the speaker and guitar case with Andromeda inside. Yes I decided to name my guitar Andromeda because it seemed to fit her.

One of the guys grabbed my speaker. I protested and tried to grab it back. "Let's go Princess. We've been searching for you for awhile. If it wasn't for Niall here, I don't think we would've found you. Come on, even Mr. Horan here will be returning with us to the hotel."

I glared at my bodyguards and Niall. I stormed off to the waiting car outside. I climbed in, and managed to grab my speaker back from Tony before they placed it in the back. Niall climbed in right after me, and he tried to give me an apologetic stare. I scowled and looked out the window.

I'm pissed off at Harry. I'm heartbroken for what he did. I'm also still madly, deeply, truly in love with him as well. Overall I'm a mess with my emotions right now. As soon as the car came to a halt at the back entrance of the hotel, I jumped out and stormed off inside with my new purchases. Niall followed closely behind me. He pressed the button for the elevator. I wasn't pissed off at him or my bodyguards anymore because they were just looking over me. I gave Niall a grateful smile when he helped me with my speaker.

As the elevator doors closed behind him, Niall decided to speak. "So how was your day?"

I cracked at that. I placed Andromeda on the floor and lunged and Niall. I started to sob in his chest. I told him everything, and he stiffened. He didn't say anything. He just hugged me. That's all I needed to be honest. I just needed to know that someone was still there for me.

I reached my hotel room and I told Niall to just place the speaker by my suitcase. As soon as I went by my suitcase, I noticed something terrible. Star's case was opened and she was smashed on my floor.

"NO!!!!!!" I dropped on my knees and grabbed the pieces that were still intact. The rest of the lads rushed in, including Harry. Quite ironic because I thought he didn't love me or care about me anymore. "Star... Who did this?!"

I roared at them. They all flinched back. I knew it wasn't Louis because he seriously looked lost. However the rest of the lads had guilty faces.

I narrowed my eyes and dropped my voice to deadly silence. "You guys have a sick way of thinking this was a good prank. The only thing you managed to do is destroy my last connection to the childhood I had. You don't know how many tears and how much harm Star helped me hold in. Now I have nothing."

Li then decided to take a step forward and placed a hand on my shoulder that I shoved off. "Ariel, we thought that the prank would be funny. We didn't really harm her-."

"Oh you didn't? Then what did you guys destroy Star's twin or something?! She as custom made Liam! There can't possibly be a twin!"

"A, Star is under your bed. That's just a different guitar. We thought your reaction would be funny. Plus it was revenge from the firecracker incident."

"Revenge? Liam if you didn't notice we didn't harm any of your prized possessions in that prank, or even pretended to have. I want you all to leave my hotel room right now. Just leave me alone," I hissed while turning around and cleaning up the mess.

I can't believe they even thought about harming a guitar. That's just inhumane. A couple minutes later I heard the door close softly behind them. As soon as it closed, I slumped on the side of my bed. The mess was already picked up. I pulled my legs to my chest and placed my face in my lap. I wasn't going to cry. I'm not about to prove to Harry that he broke me.

Someone placed their arm over my shoulders, but I didn't bother moving. "Partner, don't be sad. Come on, we'll get them back later today anyways. We decided to watch a scary movie tonight."

"You're right Lou. It's no use mopping around over a poor broken guitar and that I lost my boyfriend. I won't give them any satisfaction. Tell them that they still earn a point for their prank, but next time if they mess with Star or Andromeda, they won't be able to have children." His eyes widened, but he still called Zayn and told them. I heard them panicking over the phone and I smirked. I stood up and removed my leather jacket. I placed it in my suitcase and went to the restroom. I cringed at my reflection. My eyes didn't hold a sparkle anymore, but instead held a fire. I'm planning my revenge for Harry, and trust me it won't be pretty.

My hair was all over the place as well. I grabbed my brush and brushed through it. I did a Katniss braid and exited the bathroom again. I decided to go to our kitchen and prepare my famous lasagna. I made enough for all of us and placed it in the oven.

"Hey Louis," I called while washing the little dishes that I've used so far.

"Yeah Ariel?" He said while stepping in into the kitchen.

"Tell the lads to come over for dinner. It should be ready in about an hour."

"Alright I'll tell them." I heard him exit the hotel room and go across to Harry's and Liam's. I sighed and decided to take a small nap while it was ready.

Harry's POV:

I was laying down on my bed while the lads were in the small living room discussing our failed prank. Even though we still received a point, we failed at it. I wasn't really into the prank when they pulled it off today. I was busy sulking on my bed when Louis came and knocked on our door.

I can't believe I lied to Ariel. It's not like I had any other choice. It's better if I broke up with her today before my "dating" Taylor is released next week. I insulted her so much. I told her lies when I didn't mean any of it. I was just trying to push her away. She isn't everything I told her that she is. She's my world. I'd do anything to get her back, which is why I'm doing this for management. The sooner this gets over and done with is the sooner I get to be back with Ariel. I will have to beg for her forgiveness and explaining everything to her, but I don’t care. I just want her back.

"Hazza! Are you paying attention to me?"

I sighed and decided to be honest. "No. I'm sorry Lou. I'm too busy kicking myself for hurting Ariel."

"Harry, she's taking it quiet well. I mean she's acting strong. She said she doesn't want you to see her sad. I'm sure she’ll be fine. I think she knows something is wrong, or she isn't giving up on you that easily. She's determined to keep you Harry. She won't give up that easily."

"I guess you're right Lou... Why are you here by the way?"

"You're invited for dinner over at our hotel room in an hour. Ariel's treat."

"Alright Lou I'll see you there. Movie night at your hotel room too right?"

"Yup! But we might change it from horror to a thriller. Not sure."

"It's fine Lou. We'll see you there in a bit."

"Bye Hazza. Just don't kick yourself too hard. It's not your fault mate." I felt my bed rise a bit, and I knew Louis had left. The rest of this tour is going to be a long one.

Ariel's POV:

So I lied to myself. Instead of napping I decided to test out Andromeda. I really loved my new electric guitar. I'll use her more on stage for songs that she helps in. I will still continue using Star when I'm writing new tunes, and for slow songs like Ordinary Girl.

So far I've tested her out with Don't Forget, Get Back, and Here We Go Again. Let me just say, it really helped to make them edgier. I also had my songbook out because I thought of a great song in which Andromeda would be perfect to use in. I will be playing the song during our next concert. I'm quite sure by then I will have written 2 other songs. Sadly they will only be singles because they don't fit the title of my 3rd album.

I seriously wonder if Harry has even been honest with me this entire time. I know he was lying when he said he wasn't in love with me because he was stuttering. He only stutters when he lies. When he called me all those horrible things before I ran off, I felt my heart break. Why? Because he was dead serious. I don't know if he managed to hide the fact that he was lying, or if he really mean what he called me.

I groaned and set my guitar next to me. I hate over thinking. It always gets me in a foul mood.

"Ariel what's wrong?" Liam said while joining me on the ground. I'm guessing he came early because I couldn't even hear Louis. He was probably making sure everything for our prank later is perfect.

"How did you get in?"

"Tony and Jarred. Now come on, what's wrong? I know you only groan when you're having problems."

I quickly closed my songbook and hid it from view. I know Liam noticed because he eyed my curiously. "I'm just over thinking everything. I don't know if Harry told you, but we broke up..."

"Yeah he told us. I know that isn't the only thing bothering you, what else?"

"Li, am I really stupid and useless? Is it true that I can't do anything right, difficult, hard to please? Am I really forever changing your life, boring, and moody? You can't take me any place, and I suck at telling jokes because I always give it away?"

"A, where did you get this all from?"

I looked down at my hands and said, "Nowhere..."

He placed 2 fingers under my chin and forced me to look up. "A... Where did you hear this?"

My eyes clouded with tears when I recalled this memory. "H-Harry. He told me during our lunch date."

"Ariel, I'll tell you all this now. None of those things are true. You are far from stupid. I mean you're the most intelligent girl I've ever met. Useless? Not even close. We love you Ariel, plus you have a lot of talent and determination. If that doesn't make you useless, then I don't know what does. If you really can't do anything right, then that means you honestly have no talent and can't cook. We both know those are lies because you have about 6 million fans worldwide and plus we all enjoy your food. You aren't difficult nor hard to please. You accept things with ease that it always amazes me. Maybe that's why you are so successful. Yes you are forever changing our lives, but in a great and positive way. You're not boring. We all enjoy your random moments and the fact that you aren't so girlie that you don't enjoy pranking, paint ball, and laser tag. As for moody, you're a girl! It's understandable, and even then you aren't really moody.  You are usually always bright and happy."

"Nice save there Li," I said while giggling a bit.

"Yeah I know. Now continuing, we can take you to any place! It's just that you don't agree because you say that we spend too much on you. As for you sucking at telling jokes, it's not a bad thing. Honestly I find it adorable how you try to tell a joke, but end up giggling before telling us the actual joke. You are the greatest friend we've ever had. Honestly I never thought I'd get as close to a girl without them being my girlfriend. You're the little sister I love and adore. Sure you aren't really my sister, but you're part of our family now. No matter what happens, that will never change the fact that you are my sister. If you ever need someone to talk to, come to either one of us. I promise you we won't judge you at all."

I shed tears, but they were happy tears. My face broke into a huge grin and I hugged Liam. "Thanks Li. I've been waiting for someone to tell me that all day."

"No problem! Now let's go check on that food or else Niall is going to be sad that it got burned." He pulled me up, and I quickly grabbed Andromeda and my songbook from the floor. I placed them on my bed and placed the speaker next to my bed as well because I don't want anyone to trip over the stretched cord.

"By the way... When did you get that new guitar?"

I giggled and walked into the kitchen. "Why? You like it?"

"I don't know much about them, but I do know that design is amazing."

"Haha thanks. I shocked the worker today when he found out I knew how to play the guitar and had an amazing voice. Apparently he didn't recognize me. I bought it today at a guitar shop where Niall also happened to be in."

"Really? The leprechaun didn't tell us anything!"

I giggled and pulled out the lasagna. Sure enough it was perfect and ready. I pulled out the garlic bread from the pantry and placed it in the oven. That should be ready in a couple of minutes. Li helped me set up the table before the rest of the lads got here. As soon as the garlic bread was ready, the rest of the lads walked in as if on cue. Louis gave me thumbs up that no one but me noticed. That meant that everything for the prank was ready. Perfect. Get ready to see another real prank guys.

Dinner went by smoothly as usual. I ignored Harry and actually had a great time without talking to him. Sure I said I wanted to show him I still love him, but I'm still hurt. I finished cleaning up and I noticed that the lads were bickering over which movie to watch. I sighed and walked over to my suitcase and grabbed the movie I was looking for.

"Lads, sit down. We're watching the movie I chose. I don't care if you agree of not. The popcorn is already made, and the tea is there in the tea kettle on the metal pan on the coffee table. Now put all those movies away," I glared at them and they slowly placed the movies back.

"Now sit down."

"Yes mummy," Zayn muttered.

"Did you say something Zy?"

"N-no," he stuttered out. I heard Harry chuckle and a smile spread across my face while I was putting the DVD in. I had changed into more comfortable clothes before I returned to the living room. I was now wearing Victoria's Secret hot pink sweatpants with a white fitted t-shirt. My hair was still in my Katniss braid, but I wasn't wearing any makeup or shoes anymore.

I pressed play on the DVD player, and turned off the lights. I sat down on the floor while I pulled my legs to my chest and placed my chin on top of my knees.

"What movie are we watching anyways?" Louis said clearly interested.

"The Hunger Games," I said while flashing them a huge smile.

"Yes!" I heard Niall, Liam, and Louis say. Zayn and Harry just groaned, but didn't complain.

When it came to the part that Prim is chosen as a tribute, I yelled along with Katniss, "I volunteer! I volunteer as a tribute."

I turned towards the lads and they were smirking. "What? Jealous I know the lines?" I stuck my tongue out at them and returned my attention towards the TV.

"Actually it just fascinates us that you still remember and it's been a while since we last saw it," Niall shrugged from the couch.

"Photographic memory, remember? Plus I'm a fangirl too."

"True." We returned our attention towards the TV again. When District 12 said goodbye to Katniss and Peeta, I raised my hand along with them. The lads just snickered, and I gave them the bird. (A/N: in other words she flipped them off)

I was like that during the entire movie. I would recite lines and do actions at the same time with the characters. Around the scene where Katniss applies medication on Peeta's cut, I stood up.

"I'll be back. I'll go make more popcorn. Don't worry about me missing anything. It won't matter." I quickly grabbed all 3 bowls and placed a pack of popcorn in the microwave. I then made sure no one was coming and did my hair in 2 pig tails. Let the prank commence.

I found the fake blood hidden behind the coffee machine and I splashed some on my clothes. I splashed some on the floor and grabbed a knife. I smeared it with the "blood." The popcorn had already beeped so I carefully placed it in one of the bowls so the lads wouldn't see it was all a decoy. I heard the TV was close to the mutation scene and I smirked. I grabbed a glass cup and smashed it loud on the floor. I quickly lay down over the "blood," and yell, "AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Louis's POV:

We all jumped a foot in the air when Ariel screamed. I must've looked genuinely scared because the rest of the lads looked scared. We paused the movie and went to go check on her. I saw her on the floor in the kitchen in a pool of "blood." I smirked and luckily they didn't notice. This was my cue to press the button on the remote in my pocket. Let the games begin. Muahahahaha!

Liam's POV:

When I saw Ariel on the floor covered in blood, I panicked. Who could've done this to her?!

"Ariel! Are you ok?!" I asked panic rising in my throat.

"L-Liam? Is that you?" She opened her eyes a bit, and I saw the color drain from her face.

"Yes it's me A! What's wrong?! Who did this to you?!"

"L-lads, r-r-run. Save yourselves," she coughed and blood came out. "Th-they're c-c-coming..." She closed her eyes and remained motionless. I touched her hand and it was cold.

"Lads... She's dead..." I tried not to cry, but I failed. I let go of her hand and it drop limply on the ground.

"W-what?! No! No! She can't be dead Liam! I love her! I don't want her die thinking that I don't love her," Harry tried coming near her, but the lights suddenly shut off. The entire hotel room was engulfed in darkness. The lads and I huddled close to a corner of the kitchen. I heard heavy footsteps and something being dragged across the floor. I took out my phone to call Simon, but realized it wasn't in my pocket. Great...

Ariel's POV:

As soon as I heard Haz, Ni, Zy, and Li sprint to a corner in the kitchen, I felt Lou drag me across the floor all the way until we reached the edge of the kitchen tile. We didn't want to stain the carpet with the fake blood. We quickly exited our hotel room and closed the door behind us. Tony and Jarred were given orders earlier to have the night off and we warned everyone on our floor when the lights would be going out and that screaming would be heard. We told them not to panic because it’s just Lou and I pranking the lads.

We sprint to Kit-Kat's and Lou's hotel room. They helped me zip up my poufy Dorothy costume and quickly applied makeup to make me look dead. They handed me a headless doll and I went out into the hallway. They were going to finish off Louis before the lads came back out. I was now wearing little kid stockings and black ballet flats. I positioned myself in the hallway and began to sing my doll a lullaby.

Niall's POV:

"Lads, where's Louis?!" I whispered. I was scared that the killer would hear me.

As if on cue we heard Louis yell out in terror. "LOUIS!!!!!!!!!!"

We all yelled out and headed out into the hallway where we heard him. We stopped dead in our tracks outside in the hallway. The hotel door slammed shut behind us. What we saw before us scared us shitless.

The hallway was filled with smoke and a couple of meters in front of us was a girl. She was kneeling on the ground while singing her doll a lullaby.

"Rock a by Molly on a tree top. Where the wind blows, a cradle will rock. Soon mummy will buy you a brand new head. Soon screams will be heard blood will shed. Chaos will rain down upon us, and every living soul will fall down dead."

"Oh my fucking god," Zayn muttered. His eyes were wide with terror. Liam and Harry were frozen in their spots, and so was I. I barely noticed that her doll was indeed headless.

The little girl turned her head slowly towards us, and we screamed out in terror. We turned to run down the opposite direction, but there was a figure in that direction with an ax in his hands. His face was slashed and it looked like it was fresh blood coming down his face. He gave us a loop sided grin, and his teeth were stained with blood. He was wearing something similar to a scarecrow costume and that too was stained with blood.

We turned to see if we could rush past the freaky girl, but she was standing now. She was holding her doll with her left hand by the doll's arm. Her face looked dead and her dress and stockings were also stained with blood. She gave us a creepy grin and said, "Oh look Molly, we have visitors. Let's show them how we play..."

She pulled from behind her back a butchers knife. She was holding it with her right hand and still had a tight grip on her doll. I hugged the lads and we all huddled together and had our final group hug. Too bad that they got Louis and Ariel already.

Louis's POV:

The lads look scared. Liam and Harry were frozen in fear, and Niall and Zayn were shaking while tears streamed down their faces. I couldn't take it. It was so hilarious to see their reactions, but I was feeling a tad guilty. I did what any sane person would do in a serious situation, I laughed. This triggered Ariel as well, and soon we were sitting on the ground laughing our heads off. I must've accidentally hit the button to switch the lights on on our floor because they turned on.

"Ahahahaha!!!!!!!!! Ariel, please tell me we have this on tape!"

"We do Louis. Hahahaha. Oh my Rowling! What is air?! Hahahaha."

Ariel and I laughed so hard that tears streamed down our faces. "Ariel?! Louis?! We thought you were dead!"

Liam must've finally unfrozen along with the rest of the lads because they were glaring at us. If looks could kill, then we would definitely be dead. Ariel and I sobered up and gave them cheeky smiles.

"Yup! It's us! Now lads that's what I call a prank. That's a level 4 prank in my book," Ariel said while still sporting a cheeky grin.

"A prank?! You scared us shitless! How is that funny?!" Harry roared.

"Well because I didn't damage any of your prized possessions or hurt you guys physically. Plus your so called prank on us failed miserably because you caught me at a bad time."

"But this still doesn't really explain everything! How did you manage to pull this off without alerting anyone else?" Liam questioned genuinely curious.

"Well we gave everyone a heads up. Everyone from Simon to management to the hotel owner. Lou and Katherine helped with our makeup," I said while taking off the makeup mask that the stylists placed on my face.

"That explains why the bodyguards are missing..." Niall muttered.

"Oh no, they aren't missing. They're with Lou and Kit-Kat in their hotel room," she said matter of factly.

"But... Your hand was cold when I touched it..." Liam said a bit confused.

"Oh that. Psh that's an easy answer. The fake blood is cold, so when I splashed it over myself and my clothes, it made my hands cold," she said while smiling again.

"That makes sense. But why did you have to prank us this way? Why not something less harsh?" Zayn asked.

"Lads, you ask a lot of questions. Plus it's a prank war. We never said there were limits on the pranks. Ariel only established rules, but she never said how far things can get," I said while rolling my eyes.

"And before you ask, we watched The Hunger Games because I have a photographic memory. Hence if we would've watched a scary movie, then I would've been scarred for life with all the creepy demons and whatnot," she said while smiling. "Now come on. Let's go clean up and finish up the movie. I promise there's no more pranks for the rest of the night."

"Why do we need to clean up? It wasn't our prank," Niall complained.

"Fine," I sighed. "Go do whatever you need to do and come back in half an hour to our hotel room. Ariel and I will clean up."

They rushed off to their hotel rooms, but I noticed they were still a tad paranoid. This was a great prank.

Ariel's POV:

Man this prank was wicked! This was a lot more enjoyable than the firecracker one. This is definitely going in my prank book.

I looked over at Louis, and we started chuckling again. "Come on Carrot King. Let's go change out of these costumes and start cleaning up."

He chuckled at my nickname for him, but stood up. He offered me his hand, and I took it. I grabbed Molly and the fake butcher’s knife from the ground and made my way towards Lou and Kit-Kat's hotel room.

"So how was the prank, guys?" Lou asked while smirking. Lux was asleep in her crib and Kit-Kat was sitting next to her on the couch while Tony and Jarred were seated in the couch across from them.

"Yeah how was it? We heard the screams all the way in here. I'm sure one of the lads probably pissed their trousers," Kit-Kat said while giggling.

"It was amazing. Louis and I cracked by the end because their scared faces where so hilarious. Right, Louis?" I asked him while facing him.

"Definitely. I hope we can do another prank like this soon Ariel. That was fun," Louis said with a mischievous grin.

"Nah. They will be expecting another scare like this. If they try to get us back, we'll just settle with some ink bombs," I said again while eyeing him. He nodded his head and we turned back towards our stylists. Their eyes were wide when we said our next plan.

"You guys better not be wearing any stage clothes or outfits while you prank them with those bombs. Besides the fact that it will be hard to remove, we will skin you alive" Lou said while eyeing us menacingly. Tony and Jarred just chuckled. My bodyguards can be a pain in the arse, but they are also quite lenient from time to time. Like today, they managed to disappear while we pranked the rest of the lads.

"Don't worry Lou. I don't think we will be pranking anymore anyways. I think they had enough from us," I said while giggling. Kit-Kat helped me out of the costume in the restroom and I slipped into the shower for a quick wash. I needed to remove any stray makeup and blood that may have remained. I then slipped on my Batgirl pajamas and walked out of the restroom only to have Louis rush in right behind me. Everyone was still sitting in the living room while they laughed and chatted away.

I waved bye at them and took my old clothes and costume to our hotel room. I'll have them dry cleaned tomorrow. I grabbed all the hidden cameras in our hotel room and hallway and placed them in our spy suitcase. I'll edit the video tomorrow as well. I grabbed the smoke machine and placed it by Louis's suitcase. I'll have him return it tomorrow with the lads. Tomorrow will be an extremely busy day. Oh well!