Enchanted || 5sauce

Chapter Sixteen

serIOUSLY OVER 5K READS WHAT THE FRICKITY FRACK IS THIS ARE YOU ALL TRYING TO KILL ME BC ISTG WHEN I SAW THAT NUMBER I CHOKED ON MY NOODLES 

THE DEDICATION GOES TO fivesaucewhoop BECAUSE I FANGIRLED LIKE HELL WHEN SHE FANNED ME OKAY SHE'S PERFECT, GO READ HER LUKE FIC IT'S CALLED "Somewhere in Neverland" OK GO GO GO 

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Tia's P.O.V 

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I ran. I couldn't tell you where I was aiming to go, only away. I wanted to leave here, right now. But I couldn't. So I was just running.

I stopped when the path I was following split into two separate directions. I looked at my options, frowning slightly. I could go left, or right. I could pick Ashton, or Luke. Or neither. I could just stop here, and not move again. I'd never have to pick then. I sat down right there, in the middle of the two paths, and stopped thinking.

Eventually, I decided to start moving again. Hours had passed, and I didn't care. At all. I wasn't going back tonight. I'd book a hotel, any hotel, and stay there. I wasn't planning on going back for a while, actually. I couldn't face them. They were beating each other to pulps.

I stood up, dusting off my jeans, and started walking down the way I came. Why could nothing ever go my way? Was I cursed or something? Or was I just surrounded by the wrong people? No, that couldn't be it. If that was it, someone would've tried to be my friend back home, and I wouldn't even be here right now, I'd be at home. I miss my home.

It was me. I am the common denominator. I mess everything up. Why should people at home talk to me, when I wouldn't talk to them? That's it, that's my problem. I don't put myself out there enough. And that's going to change. I'm going to change. Starting now.

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I continued to walk, just going where my feet lead me, thinking of nothing other than that one word; "change."

I stopped in front of a small-ish building and studied it. "The King's Head pub," I read the sign above the door, grinning a little. Seemed promising, plus, you'd never see old Tia there. So that's where new Tia will always be.

I stepped in, lifting my head and trying to seem confident and my gaze wandered around the other people in the small pub. There wasn't a lot of people, other than one group of boys all huddled into a tiny booth. I resisted the urge to laugh, as the sight of around ten boys stuffed into a booth for only four people was strangely comical.

I walked straight up to the bar, and ordered a coke. Non-diet, ooh, you're such a rebel, Tia. I rolled my eyes at myself, I'm such a twat sometimes. I then looked around the pub again, catching one of the guys' eye.

He winked at me, his eyes then running down my body, and returning to mine. I studied his appearance, nibbling on my bottom lip. He wasn't bad, but he was no Luke.

He stood, manoeuvring his way around his friends, and made his way towards me. I felt my smile turn into a smirk as he came closer to me, ending up with me looking smug as hell by time he'd reached me.

"Hey, babe," he winked at me, and I giggled slightly, flipping my hair off my shoulder.

"Hey."

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Time passed, and I found myself sat in the booth with the group of guys, and I'd learnt their names. They were all fairly attractive, and were here on holiday, as they were from Britain.

The one I was talking to at the bar, Liam, had introduced me to all of his friends, although I couldn't remember a single one of their names, other than his. I just smiled politely at them, and accepted any drinks they felt the need to offer. It was my first time where alcohol was concerned without adult supervision, and I was slowly beginning to hope it wasn't the last.

"Hey, Tee, we're gonna head over to a club, wanna come with?" The nickname slid easily out of Liam's broad smile, causing an identical one to spread across my features as I nodded.

We all slid out of the booth, Liam coming next to me and throwing an arm over my shoulder, smirking down at me. I cocked an eyebrow at him, and he merely winked, pressing a kiss to the top of my head.

 I let him lead me away, pulling me down identical streets with thousands of twists and turns. It kind of reminded me of life; everything looks the same, but the end result is always something completely different. You never knew what was around the next corner. 

Woah, Tia, that's real deep, man. You should definitely make that a Tumblr post. 

Liam tugged on a strand of my hair, pulling me out of my thoughts to focus on his lazy grin. He winked at me, quickly ducking down so his lips were brushing my ear.

"Sweetheart, you're underage," his breath tickled my tear as I nodded slightly. "Don't worry, keep your head down, the bouncer wont notice, I'm only eighteen and I've managed to sneak in countless times."

I nodded again, smiling sweetly at him and feeling a blush start to progress as he beamed back. I lowered my head as he'd instructed, feeling nervous as we reached the clubs entrance. I quickly lifted my head, taking a sneaky peak at the club, then lowering it again and interlocking my fingers with Liam's. I don''t know what it was about him, but he made me feel safe, secure, and not like a fish out of water.

The club, on the other hand, amplified that feeling. I was seventeen, I shouldn't even be living alone, never mind sneaking into clubs that looked like they belonged on the Hollywood strip, for gods sake.

And yet, here I was.

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I'm sorry this took two weeks to write, technical difficulties, yAy

um, so, what do you guys think of Liam? He's an important character, so I hope you like him.

I LOVE YOU ALL OKAY DFHGJGKJL.

UhKayBye.

xoxo.