Just a Little Less Than Hello

Being Together with Louis

I felt five pair of eyes staring at me. I grabbed the bottle and went in the other part of the kitchen. I hopped up on the counter and laid down. I sat up long enough to drink half the bottle of vodka. It still didn't make the pain go away. I heard a pair of footsteps coming closer towards me. I didn't care at this point. I just kept drinking. The bottle was taken away from me. I shurgged and went to get another bottle but there was a person in my way. I looked up. 

"Give me my feel good stuff." I said

"No, I won't let you drink anymore until you talk to me." Louis said

"Not here. Come with me."

I grabbed his hand and led him to a secret entrance that led to my favorite place in the world. My grandmother's garden.

"You allergic to flowers?" I asked

"No." He said

"Good. Follow me."

I went to walk but tripped. He caught me. We locked eyes and he stood me up against the wall. I just wanted to kiss him but I smelled like liquor so that was out of the question. He just smiled at me.

"Thanks." I said

"Don't mention it. And while we're not mentioning things. I happen to think you're really cute."

"Yeah well, so are you. But, maybe while I am sorting all of this out we can get to know each other."

"I'd like that."

I giggled, then grabbed his hand and led him the rest of the way out. When the end of the passage opened, I heard him gasp. I walked over to a bench and sat down. He sat beside me.

"How did you find this?" He asked

"The shortcut I found when I was like 5 when my mom and i came for christmas one year."

I smiled at the memory of me walking in with a bunch of flowers from Grandma's garden. 

"What?" He said waking me from my daze

"I just remembered that when I walked in with a fistful of Grandma's flowers she was so mad because she had just planted them and then I tried to put them back. I planted them upside down."

He chuckled a little bit. My face had saddened.

"Little did I know my mother was going to die after child birth."

He scooted closer.

"Start from the beginning. I want to hear everything you've got to say about yourself." He said

"Well, My full name is Arabella Kyla Hall. I'm almost 20 years old. My mom died three days away from my fifteenth birthday after giving birth to Aria. My dad walked out when I was 6, so my mom remarried. When my stepdad found out she was pregnant My grandmother took us in until I was 18 and then she sent Aria and I to live in the US. We always came back to visit on holidays and school vacations everything. I can outdrink a full grown man sometimes.I was actually a loner until Vanessa, Rachel, and Jessica came along. Elizabeth was kind of always there I just never knew what a true friend was. i had been betrayed by so many people claiming to be my friends but really they just wanted to know something embarrasing about me and I gave it to them. I mean after that all happened I rebelled. I was dressing like I was in a punk band, drank, smoked more than cigarettes, got suspened, the whole nine yards. As soon as I found out my mom was pregnant. I straightened up. I quit smoking, started acting like a good girl in school, I still dressed like the punk rock band singer and drank every now and then. I guess I look to drinking as a way to get rid of my problems."

He sat there.

"Let me know when to shut up." I said, joking

"I'm just so intriqued by you for some reason." He said 

I just looked up and wiped the tears away. 

"WEll, now that you know my sob story. Tell me about you." 

"First off it wasn't a sob story. I enjoyed hearing it. Well, my name is Louis William Tomlinson. My parents are divorced. I have four sisters. I love carrots, the color red, Grease the Movie, Harry and I share a flat in Doncaster, I love stripes. I don't believe there is anything  sexy about me."

"Oh see that's where you are wrong dear one. Those eyes of yours are incredibly sexy."

My buzz had worn off by now so I was in complete mind and soul, I hoped he didn't know that.

"i think that must be the liquor talking." He laughed

"Actually I don't even have a buzz." I said back

He looked at me. Those eyes. Those crystal blue eyes. They left me breathless. He leaned in and was about to kiss me when his phone went off.

"Damn it." He said

I was disappointed as well. He asnwered it.

"What is it, Harry?" He said

I heard Harry.

"Where are you?" He asked

"I am somewhere private talking to Arabella."

I laughed when I heard Harry gasp.

"GUYS! SHE'S WITH BOOBEAR!" I heard Harry yell

I just looked at him. He gave me an 'I will explain when I get off the phone' look.

"Either way the uh.. coroner is here and he needs her to sign on the paperwork."

"We'll be there in a few."

He hung up the phone.

"So boobear huh?" I asked trying not to laugh

"It's a group thing."

"Okay. If you say so."

"I do say so."

I got up and straightened and dusted off my dress.

"Now before we go, I forgot to mention I always finish when I go to do something."

he pulled me close like he wanted to hug me, but instead I felt his lips softly on mine. 

"Man, this boy is an amazzing kisser." I thought

He pulled away from me and grabbed my hand, pulling me behind him. 

"I know this might sound weird and everything but I feel like after everything you have told me, I've known you my whole life. I better ask this before we get closer to the group. Would you either go out with me on a date or be my girlfriend?" Louis said

"Yes. To both. But I do believe we have some stuff to do." I said

He kissed me again and we walked back towards the house. He grabbed my hand. 

"No matter what happens, I'm always going to be here for you." He said

"Thank you. I really appriciate that. It really means alot to me. I actually believe in something now." I told him

He gave my hand a light squeeze and we walked back into the kitchen and into the living room.