"So Ms. Alex, what should we get? Pizza, McDonalds, or Taco Bell?" Harry asked formally.
"How come Alex gets to decide?" Niall whined.
"Because Alex is the only girl and has been sitting in the sun for about 15 minutes while you people went on a metal death machine." I said. Ross laughed and twirls me around.
"Sorry babe. She has a point there, Niall."
"Pizza. I want pizza." I stated.
"At least you want what I want," Niall laughed.
"Thankfully. You guys go ahead, I need to call Jess." I said. Jess, or Jessica which is her real name, is my best friend who's not a guy. Her parents had dragged her off to Oregon for the first part of summer and she was due back later today.
"Yeah sure I need to call some people too. We'll get a table first, ok?" Harry said. I nodded and waved them off.
"Alex? Omg is it really you I need someone to save me from this hellhole. I'm so bored!" Jess said as soon as she picked up the phone.
"Hey there Jess. So I'm guessing you're having a ton of fun in Oregon." I said jokingly.
"Not at all. I'm so happy I'm on my way to the airport." Jess sighed. "So how's California? Anyone faint because of my absence yet?"
I laughed. "Everyone. I'm the only concious one in all of Cali."
"That's what I thought."
"So when do you-" I started to say, but am cut off by a tall brunette with a British accent.
"Excuse me, but do you know where Bob's Pizza Palace is?" He asked. He had a bit of stubble and was wearing a plain black t-shirt and jeans with Timberland boots and a checkered cloth hanging from his belt.
"Just down the road." I said, pointing him in the right direction. "You still there Jess?"
"Yeah. Who was that? He sounded hot."
"He was. But that's not important. When do you-" I was cut off again by another brunette with a British accent.
"Sorry to bother you love, but can you point me in the direction of Bob's Pizza Palace?" Jeez what's with everyone and the pizza palace today? His hair was long and shaggy, and he was wearing jean jacket over a dark t-shirt. He was about my height, maybe a centimer or two taller.
"That way," I pointed.
"Thanks!" He walked away.
"Sorry Jess! You there?"
"Yeah I'm here. Another British hottie?"
"Yeah. It's like they're drawn to me," I joked.
"Well you already have Harry and Niall," She said.
"Hey! Niall's Irish, not British. But that's beside the point. When do you-?" I was cut off yet again, by yet another tall British boy, except this one had black hair.
"Excuse me-" He started to say.
"What? Do you need directions to the damn pizza palace too?" I asked angrily. "Omg I'm sorry, its just that you're the third one to ask in the past 5 minutes."
"As a matter of fact, I do." He laughed. "I'm Zayn, by the way." He had a bit of stubble too, and his black hair was styled in a quiff. He had on a black t-shirt and a leather jacket thrown over it.
"Nice to meet you Zayn. I'm Alex," I said. "The pizza palace is just down the road." I pointed it out.
"Ok, thanks. It was nice meeting you!" Zayn walked away.
"Another one?" Jess asked as soon as I brought the phone to my ear.
"Yeah. Ok before another attractive British boy interrupts me, when do you land?" I asked urgently.
"Around 7. I'll come straight over, ok?"
"Can I come over instead? You know I don't like spending time at home," I said, flinching slightly.
"Yeah, sure. Listen babe, I've got to go. See you soon!" Jess hung up.
I put my phone back in my pocket and headed towards Bob's Pizza Palace where Harry, Niall, Ross, and the British hot guy gang were. I pushed the door open only to find the entire hot guy gang sitting in a booth with Ross, Niall, and Harry laughing and talking.
"Uh... Hey guys. Why are they here?" I asked as I slid in to the booth next to Ross.
"Alex, meet Liam, Louis and Zayn. They're old friends from England that just moved here. They're going to be going to school with us, except Louis. He's taking a gap year, right?" Harry said. The brunette with the jean jacket nodded. "Zayn and Liam are in Niall's grade."
"Alex and I have met," Zayn chuckled.
"I think I asked her for directions," the brunette in the black t-shirt and Timberlands spoke up.
"Me too," Louis laughed.
"Oh" Harry said.
"Wait... Old friends from England? I'm an 'old friend from England'. How do I not know them?" I asked.
"I love how your accent gets all British when you're mad," Ross laughed and tweaked me on the nose. I frowned.
"I met them right after you left." Harry said quietly. "About the same time I met Niall."
Oh that's right... I keep forgetting that Niall and Harry knew each other before they both moved 'across the pond'. Neither of them would tell me how and where they met, but they did and I'm guessing that they met Zayn, Liam, and Louis at about the same time. They all had a bunch of tattoos, but Liam had the least while Zayn looked like he had full sleeves. I could see a clear ZAP on his arm, like out of an old comic book.
"Oh..." I muttered.
"So... How about we order some pizza?" Niall broke the awkward silence. He called over the waiter who looked at us expectantly.
"Um... I'll have a Hawaiian." Louis said.
"Same, we can split one," Zayn grinned. They fist bumped across the table. Guys are pretty immature.
"Plain cheese," Ross said.
"Make that one to split," Harry said.
"I'll take a pepperoni!" Niall and I both said at the exact same time, then dissolved in to giggles.
"I'll share one with the two of them," Liam smiled.
"And drinks?" The waiter asked.
"Coke." Louis said.
"Sprite." Ross said.
"Coke for me too, please." Liam said.
"Just water please," Niall said.
"Apple juice, if you have some," Harry asked. The waiter nodded and Harry grinned like a little kid.
"Water," Zayn said.
"Can I have a root beer?" I asked. The waiter wrote it down and walked away.
"So, Keith's having a party tonight at his house. Wanna go?" Niall asked us.
"Will there be drinks?" Ross asked. I stiffened. I knew how Ross got when he was drunk, and it wasn't pretty.
"Of course. His parents are out of town and his older brother is legal." Niall said.
"We'll be there," Ross smiled, sliding his arm around my shoulders. I tried to smile back, but it looked completely fake.
I made this one a bit longer because the first one was so short. Please vote and share, it would help me sooo much! Thanks if you're actually reading it :D
