Torn: A One Direction Fan Fiction

Chapter 12: Riding the Tour Bus That is Life

Niall's Pov:

It seems like we've been waiting here forever.

"Did you tell them to come down by 6:00?" Paul asks Liam for the tenth time.

"Yes I did, I don't know what could be keeping them!" Liam sounds genuinely confused. I can't help but let my mind wander. He would never get involved with Alexis, right?

Zayn knows I like Alexis, I've confided my secret in him alone. Zayn is the most caring and un-judgemental people I know. Plus- he gives good advice. And when it comes to girls, especially girls like Alexis, I'm hopeless.

Finally, the elevator opens and we see Zayn and Alexis scramble from the lift and make their way towards us.

"There they are!" Louis points to them.

"It's about time!" Paul spits once they're close enough to hear.

"So sorry!" Alexis pipes up.

"We lost track of time, my fault entirely," Zayn adds.

Before Paul can even speak Alexis buts in, "No it wasn't his fault, we were both talking and completely disregarded the time, so so sorry," She breathes.

Paul huffs, "We'll talk in the bus, come on quickly everyone," he hustles us along and I can't help but glance back at Alexis and Zayn.

They're whispering to each other and gigging over something. I clench my fists in pure jealousy. Zayn isn't that type of guy, but I can't help myself.

"Easy Nialler," Liam whispers in my ear. I sigh and relax my hands.

We all load into the bus, I happily note that Alexis sits in the seat next to me.

"Okay," Paul starts. Everyone turns to him expectantly. "If we start the show even a second late, it's all on you two, understood?"

I see Alexis and Zayn nod in the corner of my eye. "I want all of you to be ready in the lobby when I say so, if it so happens that you're not..." His voice trails off. "There will be consequences."

Everyone nods silently. I can practically feel the tension in the air. I see Alexis squirm in her seat next to me.

"Um," I hear Zayn clear his throat, "I would just like to say massive apologies to everyone that we kept waiting," Zayn nods to all of us.

"Same goes for me," Alexis nods sympathetically.

"Just don't let it happen again," Paul warns.

"We wont," Zayn says. Since when is he speaking for Alexis?

"Now I just have to ask," Paul starts again, with a smile playing on his lips, "What kept you two for so long?"

Thank you Paul. He just asked the one question I was dying to ask, but was too nervous that I would look jealous to do so.

Alexis blushes, "We were just talking," she mumbles.

"And straightening her hair," Zayn motions to Alexis' hair, which falls like a curtain down to the small of her back.

"Must have been a pretty interesting conversation," Paul winks.

Alexis lets out a weird breathy laugh. I see her lock eyes with Liam, and she must have done some sort of eye movement, because he immediately blurts, "So who's ready for the concert tonight?"

I have to laugh at his sad attempt at changing topics. It sounds completely unnatural coming from Liam, but Alexis jumps on gratefully.

"I know I am," she grins a bit to widely. Paul rolls his eyes and turns to talk to the other security guards.