Strong (A One Direction fan-fic)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Kara and Zayn POV- Harry

I don’t know what’s going on between Louis and Madison. I mean, Louis has a girlfriend and everything and I know that Madison said that she’s just friends with all the boys here, but I am kind of... I don’t know... jealous? I shouldn’t be thinking this.

I was sitting in a huge pile of blankets on the retractable sofa bed with Louis at five in the morning. He was snoring softly. I heard a creak in the kitchen, close to the living room. I stiffened and slowly lowered my head back to my pillow. If that was Liam, he’d kill me for staying up late. He always wants us to get our sleep, because on tours, we get very little. Once, I only slept for 5 minutes, then it was a new day and I had to stand on stage, sing seventeen songs for the crowd, then do the same the next day. That could get very tiring. It was only Niall, though, up for his midnight snack. I sat back up, peering over the top of the sofa.

“Psst!” I whispered. Niall tensed and looked around the room, a packet of cheese in his hands. “Niall Horan!” He turned around and smiled.

“Oh, it’s you. What is it?” he answered, walking towards me.

“Um... I know it hasn’t been awhile, but do you think I should ask Madison out?” I mumbled, looking down at the floor.

“Sure,” Niall said, opening the package of cheese. “If you really like her, yeah, I guess,” he shrugged, munching now on a second pack of cheese.

“And... one other question.”

“Yeah?” Munch munch.

“How do you EAT so fast?” I aksed.

“Dunno,” Niall answered, biting into a third cheese slice. I heard movement from the kitchen, and Kara came in. She opened the fridge and came out with a strawberry yogurt. Niall tiptoed over and sat down next to the sofa, peeking out next to the sofa’s leg. I peeked over the top of the sofa and Louis did, too. I guess he was awake after all.

“Hi, Louis, you’re awake?” I whispered, poking his side.

“Yep, as soon as I heard ‘Madison’ and ‘ask out’, I woke right up,” he grinned, raising an eyebrow. I playfully punched his shoulder.

“Uh-huh, right.”

Just then, there was a cell phone ring. We all looked around, trying to find the source of the ringing. Kara sighed and picked up the pink phone off the kitchen counter.

“Yes?” Kara asked, accepting the call and bringing the phone to her ear.

There was complete silence as the person on the other end talked.

Kara smiled. “What did Lilly Ana do now?”

The grin suddenly vanished.

“What?” Kara asked. Then, “Ok, I’ll be there tomorrow.”

Kara put the phone into her pocket just as Zayn came in, stretching.

“Oh, I’m sorry if I woke you up... I was just going to the bathroom,” he said, smiling with his tongue between his teeth. When Kara continued to stand there, motionless, his smile diminished. “What’s wrong, Kara?” he asked, serious.

Kara crumpled into him, tears streaming down her cheeks. Zayn, unsure of what to do, encircled Kara in a hug, bringing her to his chest. “Shh, shh,” Zayn said, rubbing her back.

A couple of minutes later, Zayn was sitting criss-cross on the floor with Kara, still latched onto him, in his lap. “So, what’s the problem?” Zayn asked.

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