Survivor (A One Direction fanfiction)

Going Down

*Claire's P.O.V.*

"What is it Louis?" I raised an eyebrow. He nervously picked at a hole in his jeans, chewing at his lip.

"Well, Claire, I-I've been meaning t-to tell you this for a while and um well I uh.. but I haven't r-really uh had the um. Well I just.." he stuttered, avoiding my eyes.

"Lou," I leaned closer to him and grabbed his face with both hands, making him look at me, "spit it out."

His shoulders relaxed as he looked into my eyes, a smile playing at his lips. He removed my hands from his face then held them tightly.

"Claire love, your eyes are so beautiful. Looking at them just makes me melt. Your hair, it's perfect, even when you wake up in the mornings on the bus and its all frizzed out and pulled back. Your nose is so cute, its small and round and I want to place cute little kisses on it. Your body, its perfection, everything about it is. And your lips, they look so soft and pink and I want to kiss you all the time." He took a deep breath, looking at my lips then quickly looking back into my eyes.

"You're laugh is loud and light and adorable. You're personality is amazing and your love for everything just makes me want to cry.  When you found Boo on the side of the road, when you made the bus pull over for her," he was referring to Boo Boo, the puppy I'd saved and also the puppy I'd let him name, "I thought I was going to cry. Niall did cry though, because Boo ate some of his food... nevermind that. You're hilarious, and you have a crazy, wild side that is just.. wow. You can get into so much trouble sometimes, it's crazy. But you still are so innocent it drives me up a wall! Sometimes you just make me wanna.." he trailed off, turning a deep shade of red, exactly like I was. What?

What was he going to say?

He recovered promptly, clearing his throat.

"You've helped us all so much, Julia Claire Knight, and I really really really like you." he rubbed circles on the backs of my hands. My cheeks felt hot, and I was grinning like an idiot.

"Lou, that's so so soooo sweet. That made my heart melt. But I really don't want to cause any drama or anything while we're on tour.." I trailed off, chewing at my lip again. That definitely wasn't the only reason. But it was one of the few. He smiled softly.

"As soon as we get the chance, love, I just want one date. One. Then we'll see where it goes from there." he sounded as if he were whispering now. I nodded. Louis would be fun, and to be honest, maybe I did feel something for him. I'd shoved most feelings of any kind of admiration or anything of the sort away when I'd been invited to go on their World Tour with them. I'd always been a Directioner, and when I'd became famous all of my dreams were coming true. I was living one of the many One Direction related dreams everyday. I'd learned not to fangirl about them in front of them, but on the inside, I was screaming for the first month or so with them. Now, it wasn't like that. They were just normal people to me sorta kinda now.

"Louis, you can see any girls you want while we're on tour, sugar. I don't mind. You don't need to be all gentlemanly and whatnot, I know how it goes." I mumbled, half smiling. Yes, I said sugar. I'm from good old West Virginia, in America. I grew up in a tiny backwoods town. What do you expect?

"Same for you, love." he grinned. He kissed my hand, then got up.

"Come with me to get some food? The boys are probably wondering what we're doing.." he nodded towards the bus. I looked up towards it, Liam and Zayn peeking out the open door. They tried to hide, but Zayn's hair stuck out past the door frame. I laughed and shook my head.

"Sounds good." I got up and followed him onto the bus.

*le next day*

"EAT THAT BLONDIE!" Louis yelled in Niall's face. Man, they really got into rock paper scissors. I turned my attention back to the book I was reading, and shoved my feet further under Liam's butt because they were cold. Liam was watching his phone intently. Zayn sat on the love seat across from us, playing Flappy Bird. He kept swearing under his breath, causing Liam to look up at him with confusion. Harry was nowhere to be seen. Niall and Lou were setting in the floor, now having a wrestling session.