Life, Love and Gangs. {Book 1} *In Editing*

Just Friends?

Louis' POV*

I watch Cinder walk into the conference room, I couldn't believe it. The headmaster thought of all people she would be able to help Lottie? I'll try everything, anything to help Lottie.

"Louis, Lottie, this is-"

"Cinder." I cut him off.

"We've already met, a few times." I say nodding my head at her and giving a weak smile. I watch as she sits across from us, I felt Lottie grab my hand when Cinder sat. We sit in silence till Ted decides to speak.

"Okay, Cinder. There has been some problems with Lottie, I personally don't know the full story but I'll leave you lot to explain. I honestly don't want to be in anything too personal, they told me that it has something to do with bulling." I watch her eyes look up from the table at the word 'Bulling'.

"So I thought you would be the best person for them to talk to." He says before leaving the room.

"Okay, what's the problem?" Cinder says quietly looking at Lottie. I look to Lottie and smile sadly at her before she speaks.

"I-I have b-bulling problems.. I-I can't focus at s-school.." She stutters, I felt her grip tighten when she stops.

"Who's been bulling you? Do you know their names?" She asks, trying not to upset her.

"Um.. No.. Well.. I k-know that they bully another kid.. I don't know his name but." She says looking at her lap.

"What does he look like?" She asks, Lottie looks at me before answering Cinder.

"He has.. Browny ginger hair, green eyes, spider bite piercing.." She trails off, I watch as she look at Cinder before finishing her sentence. "Actually.. He looks a lot like you.. Well in features." I watch Cinders eyes widen at Lottie's words.

"I think I know who you are talking about.. Um.. I can sort it all out, is there anything else that you need?" Cinder asks before standing up, I look at Lottie and give her hand a comforting squeeze.

"I think it is." I say, we stand and leave with Cinder.

"Everything okay now?" Ted asks walking from his office across from the conference room.

"Yep, thanks for that Sir." I say shaking his hand and leaving with Lottie and Cinder.

"Hey Lou, I think I have someone that Lottie would be friends with?" She says giving Lottie a smile, I look at her in shock, does she really know someone who she can be friends with?

"Who?" Lottie asks, I see her eyes light up at Cinders words.

"Come on, I'll show you." She says taking Lottie's hand and taking her out of the main office. Did she really have someone in mind?

Cinder's POV*

I start walking back to the table where the boys where sitting, I see the table. I look as the boys are all laughing and enjoying themselves, I see Pyro having fun too.

"Hey boys!" I say as we get closer to the table.

"Hey!" All of them yell as they rush over and hug Lottie and Louis, I watch as Pyro looks over at Lottie, he couldn't take his eyes off her. I watch his face light up as he spring off the table.

"W-Who's that?" He asks standing next to me.

"That's your new friend, Lottie." I say rubbing his head, I walk over to Lottie and pull her out of the boys group hug.

"Lottie, this is Pyro. The boy you described to me, he's my brother and now your new friend. You both have a lot in common." I say, I watch Pyro shake hands with Lottie. They seemed to get along straight away.

We all sat back down at the table talking to each other, I kept looking over to the side to see them sitting together talking on the grass. I look back up to catch Niall looking at me, I smile at him as he starts smirking. I felt his and slip onto my knee under the table, I felt my face go red causing him to smirk again.

"Hey Cinder," Louis starts.

"Thanks for helping Lottie, I owe you one." He says wrapping his arm around my shoulder and giving me a hug, I smile at his for a moment before opening my mouth to speak.

"It's okay, you can but me lunch." I say, everyone laughs for a moment and we go back to talking.

The bell had finally gone for last unit, I walk to my locker and grab my books. I felt someone's hands snake around my body, I couldn't move. I felt bitting on my neck, startling me.

"Hey love." I hear a thick Irish accent say from behind me, I turn around to see Niall smirking. I look around to see everyone is in class, we are all alone.

"Hey, what's new?" I ask as he slowly pushes me back into the lockers.

"Not much, just wanted to see you and pick you up before we go to class." His hands slid down to my ass before he started nibbling at my neck, I wrap my arms around the back of his neck. I felt him squeeze my ass causing me to flinch, our bodies pressed against each other. He pulled away from my neck and looked me in the eye, our foreheads and noses touching.

"Cinder."

"Yes?" I say.

"I-I think.. I think that.. Um.." He stutters.

"What?" I giggle as he tries to say something.

" I think I-"

"Um.. Am I interrupting something?" My brother Pyro says cutting off Niall, I look at Pyro in shock. I let go of Niall and slightly push him away. I felt my face get hotter, that was embarrassing. I hear a giggle come out of Pyro's mouth, I look at Niall to see his face as red as mine.

"Um.. No, nothing at all." I say, I grab my books and close my locker.

"Lets go." I say taking Pyro's hand and Niall walked along side.

"You two make a cute couple." Pyro says, I look at Niall over the top of Pyro's head.

"No, we're just friends." Niall says, I felt my heart break inside.

"Yeah.. Just friends." I say backing up Niall, I couldn't help but want to cry. I really like Niall, that's just killed me a little inside.

So, we're just friends... That's all we are..

Niall's POV*

What was I thinking? Just friends? For fuck sake Niall?!

As we walk to class I notice that Pyro was still with us, I stand outside our English class confused.

"Aren't you supposed to be in class?" I ask Pyro, he looks at me and smiles.

"This is my class. I got transferred because my intelligence level is very high for my age, they changed my classes into Cinna's so I can actually learn." He says, explaining every possible question I wanted to ask.

We walk in to see the boys in the back of the room, we all walk over and sit with the rest of them, they all asked the same questions in previously asked Pyro.

Why didn't I spit out what I wanted to say to Cinder.. Am I really that stupid? Am I really that scared..? Why couldn't I say it? All the questions fly threw my head, I couldn't focus, not at all....

What's happened to me?