Jace

{13}

I squeezed my eyes even tighter to try and block out the light streaming through my thin eyelids. Would somebody please turn off the lamp? It was probably very late by how tired I was. Somebody squirmed on the other side of the couch I was on and nearly knocked me off. I caught myself with my hands, my entire torso falling off and using my hands to prop myself up from the floor. With my fall, my eyes had burst open and found that it was not a lamp that was left on, but the sun streaming in through the tall window on the other side of the suite. And it was not in fact very late, but seven thirty in the morning. I pulled the rest of myself onto the floor and silently glared at the sleeping Louis who had thrown me off the couch.

I looked around me. Everyone was passed out in Jace's living room. The menu of Brave was playing, waiting for somebody to turn it off or replay it. Madison was stretched out in the most awkward position possible on the chair with a purple tie blanket bunched up around her. Katherine was on the floor in front of the tv with her feet under the coffee table and clutching a bottle of Gatorade like a teddy bear. Zayn was on the other couch with a plate of Pigs in a Blanket on his stomach and popcorn falling from his mouth. Louis had just rolled over on the couch he kicked me off of and was wrapped tightly in Jace's blue blanket. Niall was on the floor by Zayn's couch with a turtle pillow pet I recognized at Jace's shoved under his head and a half eaten bowl of popcorn spilling into a mess of Gobstoppers by his feet. The living room was covered in popcorn and food and pillows and blankets and people. This would take forever for housekeeping to clean.

There was a crash from the kitchen. "Fuck..."

I shook my head and tip toed around everybody, making sure not to step on them. "You know," I whispered, entering the kitchen to see Jacelyn picking up an array of plastic cups off the ground and putting them back into a cabinet. "You're awful at being quiet."

She smiled at me an brushed her hair behind her ear as she bent down for the last cup. "They still asleep?"

"Yep. It's like a goddamn popcorn bomb went off in there."

She huffed and rolled her eyes with a small annoyed smile. "Yeah Harry-"

"Didn't do anything!" The curly headed boy appeared in the kitchen doorway in a plaid shirt, a backwards SnapBack, and sipping a grape juice box.

"Don't you smirk at me you little shit," she said. "First you throw all of the popcorn everywhere, then you wake me up at six, and now you're drinking my juice boxes?! Does the mutiny ever end?!"

He was doubled over laughing now at her red face and angered expression. I was trying hard not to laugh out loud myself. She look hilarious when she was upset.

A half asleep Katherine stumbled into the kitchen. "W-whaas going on?" She slurred, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"We gotta leave for the venue soon," I said, chuckling at her tiredness. Jace left the kitchen and went into the living room.

"Up and at em!" She yelled and clapped her hands. "Lets go!"

Madison frowned without opening her eyes. Zayn rolled over. Louis threw a pillow at her. Niall was the only one who actually sat up and opened his eyes.

"Why are you so perky? What time is it?"

"It's 8:27," I answered.

"It's to early to be that loud Jace."

"I've already had two cups of coffee and a RedBull," she giggled. "There's Rockstar's in the fridge."

He was up within a matter of seconds and took a step toward the fridge, but his feet got tangled in a blanket and he went down for the count.

"Oi!" Zayn yelled when he was dragged off of the couch by Niall trying to grab something to steady his balance. Louis was startled awake at his shout and in his haste, managed to wack an open bottle of Gatorade off of the coffee table. It landed on Madison, who woke up screaming and the front of her white tank top and her hair drenched in the fruity sports drink.

"What the hell!" She quickly wrapped the blanket around her now see though shirt. Jace threw her head back in laughter.

"I've never seen a funnier domino effect in my life!"

*

Showered, dressed, packed, and pushing through a crowd to the bus at eleven in the morning. What a way to start the day. Since we would just be returning to the hotel that night, we had decided to take only one bus to the venue. The dancers brought their costumes and makeup along. We were all exhausted from the late night party and Jacelyn's caffeine had worn off. The girl was now passed out in Harry's bunk.

"So is she going to sleep all day?" Madison spat, glaring at her as if she was Satan himself.

"It's been ten minutes Madison," Harry said, sighing. "Leave her alone."

"Well I'm just saying maybe you want to lie down and you can't do that if she's-"

"But I dont," he said more harshly. "I'm sitting here." Their voices began to rise.

"But if you did!"

"Okaay!" Katherine stood suddenly and I mentally applauded her. "Who wants a snack?"

"Sour Patch Kids?" The small groggy voice came from the door between the couches and the bunks holding a half eaten pack of the candy. Jace was awake. I wondered if she had heard the conversation. By the guilty way she looked at Madison, she had.

"Y-yeah. I love Sour Patch Kids," Niall motioned for her to come over to him and enclosed her in his arms. My jaw tightened and Louis nudged my shoulder. Madison's fists were clenched so tightly at her sides that her knuckles turned white and her eyes snapped back and forth between Niall and Jace and I.

"Oh I see!" She yelled. All of us were surprised at how suddenly she turned vicious. Katherine looked extremely uncomfortable as she stood and lightly pulled Maddi's shoulder, whispering things about how it 'wasn't worth it' and to 'just leave'.

"No!" She ignored the tall girl. "No you know what! I don't know why I even cared about you!" She pointed an accusing finger at me. Jacelyn stood up and tried to calm Maddi down.

"Lets all just relax-"

Madison turned and their faces were just inches apart. My breath hitched remembering the time she threw the knife at Jace. "Don't you tell me to relax you homewrecker." Her voice was low and eery. Jace closed her eyes and leaned back just a hint.

After a pause and a deep breath, she spoke. "Don't you talk to me if your breath smells like your tongue farted."

All within a matter of seconds, Madison swung her arm around and backhanded Jacelyn across her left cheek, throwing her onto the couch on top of Zayn.

"Son of a bitch Madison!!" He shouted, instantly sitting up and pulled Jace into the safety of his body.

She fumed with anger, her beautiful features distorted and red. "I want her out of the bus!! Permanently! Once this tour is over I never want to see her again!"

"What's gotten into you?" Katherine yelled above her raised voice.

"He's mine!" She screamed so high pitched that it made even Zayn's high notes seem deep as a blues singer. "Liam is mine! She can't have him!!"

All eyes turned to me. My mouth hung open slightly and she breathed heavily, coming down from her anger fit.

"He's mine..."

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