She's Not Afraid

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: HOUSE ARRANGEMENTS

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: HOUSE ARRANGEMENTS

Okay, here's a short recap of last night's events: I flirted with a guy named Drew at a party but then the ONE DIRECTION guys had to ruin it for me, Louis randomly licked my lips, Zayn and Harry fought, Zayn abducted me from the bathroom and then we fought outside the house about this and that which garnered A LOT of attention and that's about it.

And now I have to deal with the consequences the very next day...

Apparently, someone videotaped my fight with Zayn and it's all over the internet before I even knew it!

Headlines like: 'CHER AND ZAYN FAKE DATING!' with a lot of hateful comments that readily goes with it.

Now I'm officially ruined for the media has very keen eyes...

*PHONE RINGS*

"What's with all the newfound rumors going on around the net, Cher?" It was Marshall.

"Uh, yeah. All true... Zayn and I are just faking it big time." I confessed right away.

I mean, what's the point of keeping things from my manager when he's supposed to help me out?

"Not that rumor. The one which says that you hate One Direction which multiplied your haters."

"Oh. That one... I still have to get to that part." I scanned the net for some news results about me and 1D.

"Anyway, thanks to that article, Simon Cowell and I have decided on something big just to get rid of those nasty rumors about you." He said.

"And what would that be, might I ask?" I wasn't really paying him my fullest attention.

"You're moving in with One Direction as soon as possible."

"Yeah, sure. That's great."

Wait... WHAT?! WTF.

"I mean, NO WAY IN HELL!" I got carried away and screamed at him through the phone.

"Well, too bad. It's already decided! I already sent some guys over to help you with your stuff... you better improve your relationship with One Direction in one month if you don't want to overstay. Good luck!" Then he hanged up.

Whoa, all hell just broke loose...

*AT ONE DIRECTION'S APARTMENT*

"Hi, Cher!" Niall greeted with enthusiasm.

"So it's true afterall..." Harry looked rather pleased at my sudden appearance on their doorstep.

"I don't approve of this." Liam says then walks away like he always does whenever I'm around and Zayn follows him since we're still not talking ever since that night at the party.

Such a drama queen.

"Oh the things I want to do to you... whoops, did I just say that out loud?" Louis chuckled nervously which disturbed the hell out of me.

I felt like a lamb that just got thrown into a hungry pack of perverted wolves or something.

"Um, anyone care to show me my room?" As much as I hated the idea of putting up with them, I didn't really have a choice now did I?

It's all Zayn's fault... causing a scene like that in public. Ugh.

"Right this way, miss." Niall acted like a bellboy.

"Oh, that reminds me, Drew called to ask where you've gone to and I simply told him that you got sent away to Africa." Harry added.

"..." Well, at least it's better than the actual truth.

And just like that, my short fling with a cute guy officially ended...

*HARRY'S POV*

I can't believe my plan actually worked!

Of course, I knew it would but I wasn't expecting it to have such a fast outcome.

Okay, so here's what I did: I stalled Zayn for as long as I could at home, manipulated some chick at the party to videotape his fight with Cher which I already predicted beforehand, and finally spread the rumors online about their 'fake dating' and how much Cher hates us just so I could suggest a solution to Simon regarding the house arrangements that could benefit us all... or mostly me for that matter.

Now I don't have to actually spy on her from next door since she's living right under our roof!

I just have to be careful with my other mates though... especially Louis, Zayn, Niall, and Louis.

Yep, I see Louis as a double threat so I mentioned him twice.

So far, Louis is my main concern for I never know what goes on inside his head just like in mine.

Zayn is a threat too because I feel like there's something that he's hiding from us regarding his feelings for Cher.

Niall is not that much of a threat but he's still a guy afterall and his cuteness can be a fatal weapon that he can use in winning Cher's heart.

And as for Liam... I won't even bother to include him on my 'threats' list.

He's too cold and never pays Cher any attention anyway.