Twist of Fate

Family

Zayn
We spend the next few days watching movies and messing around. Today, though, we have a family party. Our mums and dads, and Harry's stepdad are coming. Tina and Asher, June's sister and step brother, are in London for something, so they'll be here too. You can tell June is nervous about all this. She's meeting her boyfriends parents, and he's meeting her siblings, which are acting as parents.
"Lou is sweating his head off preparing." Hart comments. "Louis William Tomlinson! It's fine!" He shouts.
"Leave it Hazza. Keeps his mind of the what ifs. That, and time with June at night." I chuckle. Louis sends me a horrified look.
"Oh we can all hear it. Get over yourself!" Liam laughs.
"Oh shîte. They can hear us?" June whispers.
"Yup and we can hear that too, Juneberry." Niall laughs silently.
"Oh my lord, is that the time?! I'm going to shower and get ready! Holy Lord above I'm starting late!" June exclaims, bolting upstairs.
"Now that's she's gone Tommo, I have to ask: when are you giving her the dâmn ring?!" I ask.
"Tonight. I hope she takes it. I mean, that's kinda hard to work with countries apart." He says.
"Don't stress, Lou. It'll be fine. If she doesn't say yes, she's not meant to be, hmm?" Niall asks. Louis gives him a hug and we all wrap around.
"Okay. I might as well get ready too. They'll be here in an hour." He says.
"WHAT?!?!!" We all shout, running upstairs too.

Juniper
Thank God I had some nicer outfits. I'm not going insane, thank you, but I'm not wearing jeans and a t shirt. I straightened my hair and put in a white headband. Then I put on my semi casual dress from forever 21. It's the black skater with white lace collar. I put on my black converse, and do minimal makeup. As you can tell, I prefer to keep a natural face. So I put on some clear mascara, and light pink lip gloss. I put on dads tags, and I'm ready. I head to Louis' room, and he's sitting on his bed, shallow breathing, and shaking. I grab his inhaler from its secret spot, and that helps his breathing. Then I rub his back and tell him a story about a truth or dare game gone wrong in 7th grade that turned into spin the bottle. He's fine by the end of it, laughing with me. Then he explains he's really nervous. He's not met a sibling or parent of a girl in years. I kiss him and pick out a signature Louis outfit. Striped shirt, jeans, and beanie. And his 1D TOMs. I give him a kiss once he's dressed, and when I turn my back, I hear a gasp. I smile. He sees my wrists.
"You're not wearing any makeup on them." He whispers. The scars are a lot darker and noticeable without any makeup on them.
"I don't want to cover up who I was. I'm proud to be 3 years clean." She said.
"And I'm proud of you. Just be careful. It's a hard subject. You know." He said. I nod.
"Oh my god. Your hair!" Harry gasps, walking in.
"Knock much?" Lou pretends to be mad.
"Sorry. Maura and Bobby are here. So are Yaser and Trisha. Your mum and dad called, they're not far behind." He says.
"What about my hair?" I ask, changing the subject before I flip out.
"It's so long. I never realized how long it was straight." He commented. Yeah. My hair straightened goes to my waist. And with it being so light brown, it's very noticeable how long it is.
"No one does until they look." I chuckle. Then, I realize the door rang.
"Lou, it's your parents!" Niall yells. Oh crâp. I feel my breath come unsteady.
"Hey, Hazza, get me a glass of water. Now." I say. He sees my eyes, and runs down, telling Lou's parents that he'll be down soon. He comes back up, and I'm pretty sure I'm in full panic attack mode. My breath is steady, I've already used my inhaler. I'm just shaking like mad and my heart is probably at 100 or so. Lou holds me until I'm okay. I look at the clock, and it's been 10 minutes. I take a drink of water, and a deep breath.
"Sorry. Spur of the moment. Let's go." I say. Harry takes the water, and sees my wrists.
"Going for the full you. Nice. Just be careful." He advises. I nod, and we head downstairs. I see Tina and Asher are here. So we're doing this all at once. Woo hoo.
"Hi mum. Hey dad." Louis says, kissing each parent on the cheek.
"Hey Asher. Hey Tina. I totally didn't see you a week ago, T." I joke. I hug them both.
"Why were you late?" Asks Tina.
"Double A." I whisper. That means Anxiety Attack. I pull back and show my hands. They're shaking more than normal. And my scars are more noticeable. That's because of no makeup, though. Asher hasn't ever seen them, and his eyes widen.
"I'll explain later." I say. He nods. Then, Louis leads over his parents.
"Mum, Dad, this is Juniper Roque, my lovely girlfriend." He says.
"Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson." I smile.
"Please, call us Troy and Johanna." Mrs- I mean Johanna says.
"Okay. Well, Lou, this is Tina, my sister, whom you've met. And this is Asher, my step brother." I say.
"Hey, Asher. Hi, Tina." He says.
"So, Juniper. I remember Louis saying you were the lucky contest winner?" Troy asks.
"I am, Mr. Toml- I mean Troy." I say with a smile.
"And from what I've heard, it didn't take long for you to steal my little Lou Bears heart, hmm?" She asks. All the boys crack up.
"Muu-uumm" he whines.
"What's this, a new nickname to use?" I ask.
'Please no' he mouths. I smile.
"No, it really took about 5 minutes." Louis answered.
"Aww, that's so sweet! Juniper, you've really found a good one." Zayn's Mom adds.
"Yes, I agree. He's all mine. And please, call me June." I say, hugging Lou close. Asher and Louis get into a talk, and Tina joins, and suddenly, Niall and Liam's parents are here wanting to meet me.
"Hi, Mr and Mrs. Horan and Payne." I say.
"Nonsense. I'm Maura. This is Bobby." Niall's Mom says.
"And I'm Karen. This is Geoff." Says Liam's Mom.
"Hello. I'm June." I say. I shake hands with the men and hug the women.
"I saw your scars. I'm sorry for whatever happened." Maura whispered.
"I'm sorry about whatever happened to give you those scars." Karen says. I smile at both. Then, I meet Anne and Desmond, Harry's mom and step dad. You can tell Harry is a complete Mommas boy. Not to be rude, but honestly... I also meet Yaser and Trisha, Zayn's parents. "Now that everyone knows everyone, how about we head out back to eat? We set up everything, just enjoy." Liam says. They escort their parents to the table, and I bring Asher and Tina. When everyone is settled, Louis sits next to me and puts a hand on my knee, helping my nerves. The hotdogs and burgers are passed around, and the chips. All the men have alcohol of sorts, including Niall. The women drink soda, and the rest have water. We make small talk over dinner.
"What're your parents names?" Trisha asks.
"My moms name is Quinn, and my dads name was Sergeant William Roque. My step dads name is Sam Whitney." I say.
"Was?" Bobby asks, looking at me, seeming to understand. I nod. I show the tags around my neck. They all apologize after me telling the story.
"No, it's fine. That's a story the boys found out when they first met me, you should know it too." I say.
"What's been the best part of being here so far? Activity wise?" Geoff asks.
"Well, the premier was amazing, but my favorite tourist thing has been the trolley tour." I say, giving Lou a side smile.

Liam
When the tables are clear and put away, Louis and Harry get antsy. Typical. We're all on the porch.
"Wanna play tag?" Harry asks. We all look at our parents.
"Go." Anne says.
"Wanna play, guys?" June asks.
"I'm not running in heels, J!" Tina says.
"Not with asthma. Sorry Junie." Asher says. We decide June is it first, because she won't ever be it unless she starts.
"5.......4.......3.......2.......1.... I'm coming, you'd better run!" She laughs, and is off like a rocket. She's catching up to Zayn, and he shrieks.  She tags him, and she's off in the other direction. She slows down for a moment, and watches. As I run, I hear a shout as Zayn tags Niall. Oh man. I see Niall dash towards me. My god, even with a bad knee, he can run. I take off, and he eventually gets Harry. Harry can maybe catch June. And if he can't, Lou can. But either way, you have to try like crazy to get close enough. When Harry gets Louis, he's off on June. She shrieks, and runs towards everyone else, and we scatter. He gets her after a good 5 minutes, and one by one, we all collapse. It's been about 45 minutes of chasing one another. We're all a mess, laughing and couples are kissing. We see our parents and siblings are beaming. We all drag ourselves together, and June, who was inside for a moment, comes back with her camera and sketchpad. She shows us a picture she took of the adults and the whole yard, us sprawled out together. She said she'd photoshop herself in there too. She sits with us, and we lay together and watch the sunset. Niall crawls over and sets his head on my lap. I kiss his head and look over to my lovesick best mate. Louis is playing with with June's hair while she draws. He sees me.
'Give. Her. The. Ring.' I mouth forcefully. He nods. He moves to face June.
"Juniper Elle Roque. You are the best thing that's ever happened to me. I love you to Pluto and back. To be able to be with you this last week has been unreal. Will you take this ring as a promise you will be mine?" He asks. All the lads have tears in their eyes, and the adults too.
"Yes... yes..." she says, letting her tears spill, kissing him. Harry whistles, and June, mid kiss, opens her eye, and slaps him upside the head. We all laugh. We all head inside, and say goodbye to our parents. But June pulls aside Asher and Tina.

Juniper
"Alright. I want answers. Why the heck do you have scars?" Asher says.
"When my-our- dad died, I got anxiety. With being completely paranoid, anxiety throws in self doubt, feeling like you don't deserve to live, and makes you feel ugly. I believed it all. I mean, if I was thinking it, everyone had to, right? I didn't want to die. I just wanted to feel better. Cutting was my way. I'm 3 years clean, don't flip. I've learned my lesson, but I felt like giving you the story." I explained. Asher and Tina hugged me. Asher took my wrist and ran a finger over them, kissed them, and they left. I promised to text soon.

Liam
Niall gives his parents the longest hugs, because it'll be a while before he's seeing them again. He's absolutely precious. Then, once everyone has gone, Harry and Zayn retire to their rooms, and leave the couples to it. We snuggle on the couch, and Louis falls asleep on June. She smiles, before following. Niall falls asleep on me. I take him up to his room, and then wake up Louis. He takes June to her room and climbs in bed with her. I go to Niall's room, and my small boyfriend curls into me and I, too, let sleep overtake me.