Growing Up and Moving On: A One Direction Story

Chapter 27: Adventure time

I flutter my eyes open in a cold sweat with a terrible feeling on my heart.

"What happened? You were moaning and I think you hissed but I'm not judging you were sleeping." I lift my head to realize that he put my head in his lap and was stroking my hair.

"It's not real I don't want to talk about it." I stand up to hug him and hold him close. I have only known since Wednesday but I feel like I have known him for weeks. I feel so close to him. Niall wants to destroy all of that. I can't let him. Besides, it's impossible... Right?

"I'm hungry!" Niall grumbles from behind me. How long has he been there? Was he watching me sleep. I used to have a crush on Niall and thought he was cute. But now....

"Sorry Niall they don't have any Nandos on the west coast. In and out it is." We have to go through the drive through to avoid having fans see us but still the girl at the drive through hands us our food and screams,"You're one direction!!"

Louis is used to this and simply says,"Yes we are now may we have our chips....? We are already in Roseville by 2pm. We seem to be making good timing. Finally, I turn on the TV and search through their collection of movies. Without choosing what I like, Liam pops in Finding Nemo and we sit on the couch and enjoy. I love guys that love Disney movies its absolutely adorable.

"This is my squishy." I make sure to poke Liam's stomach to find it rock hard. Not squishy at all. That's a downer... Or is it? After we hit Sacramento, I pass out on the bed that they have in the back. Zayn and Annie have been sleeping the entire ride in the bunk beds. Rachel and Jake are playing cards and Harry and Louis are keeping each other company. I figure I can easily slip away to get some Z's. Wrong.

"You left! I feel so unloved!" I seriously just layed down on the bed in the little room at the back of the bus. "I still love you very much Liam! I didn't forget about you I'm just tired. Nightmares don't allow you to get much sleep." He stands there with a frown then mischievously turns it into a smile and jumps into the bed. It's just a twin size bed so it's a squeeze for two people. He kisses my neck and I giggle. He then runs his hand up my shirt to feel the gap left by scar in my upper chest. It's one of the things I always try to cover. During soccer last season, I never changed in front of the other girls' in the locker room. He runs his hand up and down the scar to make sure it actually is a deformity. I frown immediately. He gives me a quizzical look and waits for my response. I sigh. "Umm I'll tell you later okay? I'm really exhausted..." I place my head on his chest and hope that the nightmares won't come back.

Someone is at the door. I swear someone is at the door. I open my dreary eyes and take my head off Liam's chest. He is fast asleep and wakes up to my movement. I kiss him on the cheek and we both get up to see where the ruckus is from. We open the door to find Harry,Louis, and Annie holding pink silly string cans. Before I can tell them to not do it, they begin spraying and I duck for cover behind Liam. Their cans run out and Liam is covered in the string from head to toe.

"Louis! This was your idea! Your going to get it!" He swings for Louis jokingly and I hold him back with ease.

Arnold the bus driver speaks on the intercom of the bus. The bus has an intercom? That's nice but it's very useful seeing as how rowdy they can get, especially when they have guests. "Boys, we picked out a very nice hotel for you in San Francisco. We will be there in twenty minutes. We have security ready for your plans tonight. Enjoy. Your welcome."

"Wooo! San Fran! My town!" Annie shouts to Arnold. I watch the city come into view from outside my window on the couch. We are currently on the Bay Bridge. We go through the pass lane cause we are cool like that. No toll fee for us. Why am I amused by this? Maybe cause I have gone to San Francisco every other month for the past year and a half. Every since my dad died it's been my happy place. Annie and I have gone half the time and my mom and I have gone the other times. Either way, Rachel had gone with us every time. She has the city memorized. She wants to go to USF for college just because of the location. She sits in the passenger seat up front on Jake's lap giving directions to Arnold and pointing out great sites to Jake.

"I love this town. It's original and functions different than any other." Niall sits next to me on the couch as Liam talks to Harry. I nod and try to ignore him. "Have you been here many times?" "Yeah every other month for the past year and a half." Please leave me alone Niall I really don't want to be talking to you. Somehow telepathy works and he jumps off the couch to wake up sleeping Zayn. It's about time that Niall gives up on me. I'm a lost cause to him and he should just figure that out already.

Downtown San Francisco. I snap a picture and upload it to Facebook and Instagram. I look at my Facebook feed and see Camille, a girl on my soccer team, is in a relationship with Matt. Finally! Then I return to my page to see that I am still single. I'm not single anymore thanks to Liam so I quickly send him a relationship request and his phone buzzes and he accepts it just like that. Fantastic.

Arnold has a difficult time finding our hotel and we have to keep making right turns on all of these one way streets. Rachel has given up on him obviously. The GPS doesn't work cause it's such a big city.

3 new notifications.

"Soph, I know you're really into one direction but this is going a little bit on the creepy side --Maddie"

"Lol Sophie, you don't have a real boyfriend so you act like you have a bf. What a loser! -- Gabbi"

"You know if you wanted a bf I have always been right here. One direction? Eww I thought better of you.--Jason"

They don't believe me. I take that picture that we took in Reno and post it and tag their names in the comments. "Proof for Maddie, Gabbi, and Jason."

"Wow. Just getting worse. I know you do all the photoshopping for yearbook. You can probably make that photo perfect in a couple of minutes. Get some friends. Get a life--Gabbi" She has teased me ever since freshman year. I absolutely loathe her. She is a regular slag that pays guys $10 to have sex with her. No proof is going to be good enough.

We finally reach the hotel and it's one of the most expensive ones in the whole city on Market Street. It's the Fitzcarleton on Market Street!. The bellboys run to grab our bags and I grab my purse to stand in the immense lobby complete with chandeliers and modern decor. I really hope Louis doesn't request the presidential suite again, I'm not used to this luxury and I feel so out of place.

"I'll always make you my queen no matter what!"Liam whispers from behind me. Harry jumps onto Louis' back and they run into the glass elevator and wave at us all the way to the top floor as they rise in the elevator. All the floors overlook the lobby and I can only think of one perfect thing to do here. Paper Airplanes.