Twist of Fate

Milestone Concert

Harry
We lay low the next day, resting before the concert. I tell June her being part of the signing was my idea, and she hugs me and thanks me. We spend the day watching old Cary Grant movies. The lads did, anyway. June spent the whole day sitting on the porch with a huge drawing pad. She looks at her phone and then the pad. I go out to talk to her, but she's so lost, I'm afraid I'll scare her. I look over her shoulder, and see her picture. She's really good. My god. (Picture above) I stare at it, and then go inside. We all sit around, and Niall and Liam cuddle, and it's adorable. Louis goes out and sits with June for a while. They talk while she draws. It's actually a pretty good day. Let's hope the concert goes well, too. We have an announcement to make, and I hope it takes well. But for now, we sit and wait for Lou and Lux.

Juniper
"Hey, I have a question." Louis say, sitting down next to Me. I look up for the first time almost all day.
"What's up, babe?" I ask.
"Well, when your sister and friend came, Tina and Jordie? Tina said something that made you look like crying. What happened?" He asks. I gulp. He takes my hand gently.
"Well, I asked about Mom. Tina said she wants absolutely nothing to do with me. She says Mom called me a slut for running off with 5 guys. But Tina texted, and Mom has agreed to watch the concert on TV tonight. Her friends are coming over to watch. I think she's trying to find a way to shame me for telling her she has no say in my life. She tried to stop me from entering to meet you. I told her it wasn't her choice. I was 18. I was moving out. She hasn't spoken to me since. Now that she won't even mention me, it's killing me. I don't know what to do..." I chokes at the end, and starts crying. He pulls me onto his lap, and we sit there, and he strokes me hair. When I calms down, he takes me by the shoulders gently.
"Juniper Elle Roque. If your mother won't speak to you, she doesn't deserve to be in your thoughts. Those who want to be in your life won't just leave. They'll stay. The lads and I, for example, will stay." He says, smiling at something.
"He's right." Zayn says. He and the boys are in the doorway, and they come over and hug me.
"So much hugging in the last 24 hours. My gosh, we're all a mess, huh?" Harry says, and we all laugh.
"Tag, anyone?" Zayn asks. We all agree. Louis runs inside for something, and I give the boys a 10 second start. Then, I run. I never mentioned I ran track in middle school, and I intend to keep it that way. I take off after them, and Louis is out a minute later. I grab Liam first. He turns around and I'm gone. He runs for Harry, and Harry shrieks like a girl. After an hour or so, we collapse. They do, anyway. I help them inside one by one. Then, Lou walks in, hands me Lux, and gets them upstairs. I play dolls with the little girl, and we make our way to my room. Again, she passes out, and she clings to me. This time, Harry takes her, and they walk out. I sneak behind him, and see Lux waking up.
"Hey, sweetie. How're you?" He coos. She says something. She holds a doll in his face, and he laughs. Then, Louis walks over. They all must be in there. Him and the stripes. I don't get it, but he looks good. She launches at him. He laughs and he and Harry talk.
"Would you ever want kids?" He asks.
"Yeah. I'd love kids! What about you?" Harry replied.
"If I was with the right girl. I love kids so much. I don't want one now, that'd be insane, but in a few years, yeah." He answered. Harry grinned.
"By the right girl, d'you mean-"
"Yeah. Her. No one else. She's amazing. I really do love her." Louis says. I realize he means me. I smile, and head back to my room. About 30 seconds later, Lou walks in.
"Red is the theme tonight, okay?" She asks. I nod, and she finds me a red t shirt, black skinny jeans, my white heels. I slip them on, and she streaks my hair red with chalk, and puts it in a carefully done messy bun. Then, red lip gloss, and careful stage makeup. Then I realize.
"Lou, are they bringing me onstage tonight?" I ask. She nods.
"You're going to be part of an announcement they're making. And if you want, they want you to sing LWWY with them. I told them you'd probably say no, though." She explains.
"You were right." I laugh. Then I head downstairs. Louis smiled and offered his arm.
"Ready?" He asked.
"Yep! Let's go!" I said.
"Excited for the premiere tomorrow?" Harry asked. What?
"Oh my gosh! Your movie premiere is tomorrow! I can't believe I forgot!!!!" I squealed, as we walked to the limo. For the first time, we weren't bombarded by screaming girls. But that meant the concert would be crazier than I thought.
When we arrived, we made our way through a small crowd. Everyone was already in line. The boys went through sound check, and got hooked up to their mics. I was going to watch from backstage. Niall was limping, and I realized he'd been limping all day.
"Knees giving me trouble from the surgery. Still recovering a little." He grimaced. Liam helped him to sit until they were called to stage.
"HELLO LONDON!" They yell. They thank everyone for coming out, and then I hear screams as they start WMYB. At concerts, I'm finding out fans throw things onstage. One girl threw a full water bottle at Niall. Closed. It hit his bad knee, and in the middle of his solo, he crumpled and dropped the mic. You could see he was trying not to cry. When the song was over, the boys helped him off and took a 10 minute break. Niall was hopping on one leg, and I set a sleeping Lux down in her playpen with her puppy and a blanket, and help Niall. He winces just moving his leg. Liam gives him a look.
"You want it?" He asks. Niall looks sad when he nods. Liam is back in a moment with a crutch. Then they have to get back onstage. I watch from the wings for a while before continuing on their portraits and descriptions. They take a break after about 90 minutes, and I whisper to Louis,
"You know this is my first concert, right?"
"No?"
"Yeah. And it's awesome! After I go home, I'll be at every Florida concert, and everything in between." I say. His face drops when I mention leaving, but he says:
"Let's not think about it now. Let's enjoy tonight. Big announcement!" He says.
"And what is that, exactly?" I ask.
"Couples! Who's with who! We do it in about 10 minutes or so. Right before our first song after intermission." He explains.
"Okay! Go do what you need to do, and I'll be here when you get back." I say, kissing him on the cheek, and shoving him towards the back.
About 10 minutes, I'm in the wings, and they run back onstage.
"Hello again!" Liam yells.
"We have an announcement or two to make." Niall says, and I catch a small smile.
"You guys have been asking about couples right?" Louis asks. They cheer.
"Well..." Zayn says.
"We're giving you an update!" Harry exclaims. They crowd goes absolutely insane. "I will go, then Zayn, then Louis, then Niall, then Liam." Harry says. "I, for one, am SINGLE!" He says. All the girls cheer.
"They seem a little too happy about your loneliness." Zayn says, hugging Harry. "I, too, happen to be a single Pringle. For now." He says, and all the boys laugh. The girls also cheer. Louis' turn. Here we go.
"I do have a girlfriend. Did any of you watch our TwitterCam yesterday?" He asks. A small cheer in response. "Okay. Well then, my girlfriend is here tonight! We've brought her backstage!" He exclaims, making his way over. "Say hello to my girlfriend, Juniper Roque!" He yells, leading me onstage. I wave. The audience is screaming.
"Hey guys!" I say, smiling as Louis kisses me. Niall is next, and he looks like throwing up. I see Liam flash him a smile, and he looks calmer.
"So, as many of you know, I am bisexual, correct?" They cheer. "Well, as of now, there is a man in my life." A huge cheer.
"WHO?!?!?!" The audience screams. Niall ignores them.
"My turn. I have an announcement. I'm... um.. I'm gay." He says. The audience screams out words of love. He smiles. "And I have a boyfriend. He's here. Hey, Niall, get your adorable arse over here!" He says happily. Niall obliges by kissing him. The audience goes berserk.
"That's all, folks! We'll be back in 10 minutes!" Harry cheers. He and Zayn jog off, and Louis carries me off, and Niall and Liam stroll off hand in hand. Once we're all backstage, a loud cheer erupts from the boys and I.
"We did it!" Liam cheers, and Niall kisses him and Louis kisses me.
"Hey lads, why doesn't June join us for birthday stage and then sing LWWY with us?" Zayn asks. I giggle.
"Sure" the boys agree. They all look at me. I nod. Louis has his arm around my waist, and right here, right now, this is the best night I've had in a while.