Finding My Way {A One Direction Fan Fiction}

Ch. 23

A/N - Hey guys!! Sorry it's been so long... late nights on Tumblr and whatnot... yeah, but don't worry I still love you guys! Also, I did some editing on the last chapter, so that's yay!! xx

OH! The song on the side is amazing and sad and emotional so go take a gander using your ears. Yes, I did say gander. Deal with it.

Rose's P.O.V.

I immediately jumped into Liam's arms, inhaling his almost woodsy scent.

"I've missed you so much," I said, choking back sobs, my face buried in his neck.

"I missed you too Rose," he whispered in my ear, sending chills down my spine. I pulled my face out of his neck and kissed him. Our lips had barely touched when I felt myself being pulled off of Liam.

"I want a hug too!" Louis shouted, squeezing so tight I could hardly breathe.

"Lou. Two things. One, I'm having difficulty breathing. Two, you idiot! You couldn't have interrupted Niall or Zayn?!" I yelled, pointing at the two couples who were passionately making out.

"You should take it as a compliment! I wanted to hug you first!" he defended.

"Uh huh. Sure. Dumbo," I said, mussing up his hair.

"Oi! That took me forever to do!" he complained, running to the bathroom to fix his hair.

"And they say Zayn is the vain one..." I muttered before getting pulled into a giant hug from Harry.

"Rose!" he exclaimed.

"Curly!" I yelled back, squeezing him as tight as I could. I had missed him almost as much as I had missed Liam; he was one of my best friends now.

"Hey! Guys! Seriously, stop now!" I exclaimed, pulling Sierra off of Niall and Haley off of Zayn. They smiled sheepishly at me. "Whatever. Just give me hugs!"

Once we finished our hellos, we decided to go grab pizza at a little restaurant down the road. We had to take Paul with us in case we got mobbed, but that was fine with me because Paul is a really nice guy. The pizza parlour was adorable; it had a white, green, and red awning. We ordered a crazy amount of pizzas; those boys can eat! 

"So. What's the plan for this month long trip shebang thing?" I asked inbetween bites of pizza.

"Well, we get to take two weeks off here, in New York, and then the last two weeks we travel the east coast and finish up our tour. And then... Well, we go back home. As in Britain," said Liam, his cheery mood fading.

I forced a smile. "Well then, we better make the most of our time!" No one was really hungry after that conversation, not even Niall, so we decided to head in for the night. All the couples had their own rooms, and because Eleanor couldn't make it, Louis and Harry were sharing.

Liam and I decided to just watch a movie. He chose Woman in Black, which I didn't mind because I'd already seen it. It wasn't even that bad, compared to some of the ones Haley had forced me to watch in the past. I was snuggled into Liam's side with a blanket over us, my head on his chest. I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off..

The next morning I woke up in the exact same position. Can you say neck pain? I rolled my head around trying to work out the stiffness and hopped in the shower. I went for a casual look since I figured we'd be just out and about. (outfit>>>> http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=52653026 ) I walked out to find that Liam was already up.

"Morning babe," he said, his voice husky from just waking up. "Zayn texted me, we're grabbing breakfast downstairs in 20 minutes.

"Morning to you too, and you might wanna shower quick then," I replied.

"Don't worry. I don't take forever in the shower like you," he chuckled, and made his was to the bathroom.

"Meanie," I grumbled.

"I heard that!" Liam shouted from the bathroom.

"Shut up and get clean!" I yelled back. I could hear him laughing. Soon he was done and we made our way to the lobby of the hotel. We went through the buffet; he grabbed pretty much everything he saw, and I grabbed only a muffin and an orange. I noticed him looking at my meal skeptically, but he didn't say anything. We grabbed a table big enough for all of us and waited for them to come down. 

"Geez. They take forever," I commented as Liam was wolfing down his second waffle. He looked up and pointed at the elevator. I turned around and saw all of them get out together. Huh, maybe we just get ready fast. They all grabbed their food and sat down beside us.

"What's up with the coordinated outfits?" I asked, gesturing to Sierra's and Haley's red and white shirts and jean shorts with red TOMs.

"Rose! It's the Fourth of July you idiot!" Sierra yelled.

"Oh right. Like that's something I look forward to," I muttered, giving her a pointed look.

"Why wouldn't you like the the Fourth of July? I thought all Americans loved this holiday?" asked Zayn, looking confused. Haley smirked at me.

"See, the Fourth of July never really ends well with me. Ever since I started spending them with Sierra when I was eight, it's been a bad experience," I said frowning.

"It's just bad luck and coincidence!" Sierra protested.

"Really? Okay, I'll tell them. We're eight. We're riding scooters and mine hits a rock and I crash into a tree. I had to get stitches. Age nine: We're playing with the lighters our parents gave us and Sierra accidentally lit my dress on fire. Age ten: We're riding bikes and I fell off, breaking my arm. Age eleven: I got food poisoning from something I had for dinner. Age twelve: I got a horrible fever the night before and it lasted for three days. Age thirteen: It started raining. In July. Age fourteen: we went to the lake and some bitch pushed me in. Age fifteen: We went to the beach and Sierra ditched me for some guy she had just met so I spent it alone. Shall I go on?" I snapped.

"Hehe... No, please don't go on... But your bound to have a good one soon!" Sierra said, trying to defend herself.

I rolled my eyes. "I won't if I'm with you."

"Well too bad, cause I got us tickets for a boat ride on the water to watch fireworks," said Sierra forcefully.

"You guys can go without me. There's no way in hell I'm going on a BOAT," I said looking at her like she was crazy.

"No. What's the worst that could happen?" Sierra asked rhetorically.

"Huh. I don't know. MAYBE FALL OUT?! OR THE BOAT SINKS?!" I screamed.

"Ugh fine. Don't go then," said Sierra rolling her eyes.

"And I'll stay with Rose," said Liam, smiling at me.

"Good! It's settled then!" I said happily, clinging onto the hope that this Fourth might actually go right.

A/N - Okay. I'm sorry. I'm horrible. BUT I FINALLY UPDATED! This was a filler, but we gots some gooood drama comin up. :) So don't be mad! I loooooove you guys!!! xx