The Assistant // Louis Tomlinson

4 - Living With One Direction

Live While We're Young

"Is everybody ready?!" Caroline shouts from the door of the bus.

We are officially leaving on tour today, and to say it is a difficulty to get the boys ready to go would be a vast understatement. Just when you thought the buses had been loaded and ready to go, one of the boys would grab a bag of some sort and run off with it, leaving the contents of the bag strewn across the parking lot behind them. I don't know what the exact purpose of this particular recurring event is, but the boys seem to enjoy it enough to put us an hour and a half behind schedule already.

Finally, between Paul and Preston, they are able to restrain the boys enough to have them secured inside the bus. It's finally time to leave!

"Ready!" the boys shout in sync. At least now that they are all contained inside the metal box that is now officially our home for the next year, they seem to be excited to be leaving. Boys...

Caroline nods, rolling her eyes, as she closes the door and walks off to board her own bus. The doors close behind her, and as soon as they are completely shut, all five boys sat around the living area turn to me with evil smirks on their faces. Uh-oh.

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"Boys!" I cry through laughter. "Stop! Please!"

The boys are all crowded over me as I scream for them to stop tickling the crap out of me. I'm literally concerned I will stop breathing, by this point.

"Never!" Niall yells as he continues the attack along with the rest of the guys.

"I'm gonna piss my pants soon!" I laugh.

"Sounds like that's your problem, love!" Louis screams back.

I roll my eyes through the tears that are now falling due to all the laughter. Okay, enough was enough. As much fun as I will never admit I am having messing around with them, it's time to put them back in their place. In one motion, I fling my limbs out like a starfish, hitting a few of the boys in the process, retract back to tuck my arms by my side, roll off the couch onto the floor, curl into a ball and roll past their legs. Once I am free from their blockade, I stand up, chancing a glance at their faces, which are now a mix of stunned and amused, and run to my bunk with a huge smile on my face as I hear them finally come to and realize what I had done coming down for their revenge.

I quickly hurdle onto my bed, and shut the curtain, pulling the blanket above my head. I know--that won't actually stop them--but we are stuck on a bus and there are limited hiding spots safe from the wrath of One Direction.

It takes all but three seconds before I am bombarded with heads in my small compartment--all screaming at me variations of 'you cheated' and 'no fair!'

"You left me no choice!" I try arguing with a straight and stern expression, but their own faces are too amusing to not crack a smile.

"You know this isn't over, right?" Harry asks seriously but humorously.

"I know all too well."

"Smart! You're learning!"

"You guys are definitely a learning experience."

They all chuckle knowingly. As much as I know these guys are going to piss me off in the coming months, I know I will also have a great time with them.

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"Hey girl I'm waiting on ya, I'm waiting on ya. Come on and let me sneak you out. And have a celebration, a celebration. The music up, the windows down."

I'm sitting on the couch, lounging back and watching the guys rehearse for their first show tonight. I'll admit, I'm very excited to start! Caroline said she would handle the first show alone just so I can get a feel for how it all works, so I get to just lay back and watch the magic happen today!

Although I have never really listened to much of their music, except their really popular stuff that is pretty much impossible to avoid, I am impressed as much as surprised by how much I'm actually enjoying their music.

"Yeah, we'll be doing what we do. Just pretending that we're cool and we know it too (know it too). Yeah, we'll keep doing what we do. Just pretending that we're cool, so tonight."

It's nice and relaxing just being able to sit back and listen to their, admittedly, soothing voices. However, once the chorus comes up, I notice all the boys exchange similar looks, before they all stand up abruptly before excitedly shouting the lyrics.

"Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy 'till we see the sun. I know we only met but let's pretend it's love. And never, never, never stop for anyone. Tonight let's get some and live while we're young. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (and live while we're young). Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Tonight let's get some,"

When I think the insane 'dancing' is over, Harry comes right in front of me, looking me in the eyes and taking my hand to stand up as he sings me the next lines.

"And live while we're young!"

I laugh and stand up to dance around with all of the guys. They pass me around as they each sing their parts, making me laugh every time one of them tries to say the words dramatically seriously, starting with Zayn...

"Hey girl it's now or never, it's now or never. Don't overthink, just let it go. And if we get together, yeah get together. Don't let the pictures leave your phone (oh oh)."

When they pass me to Niall, however, his face is brighter than a child's on Christmas morning.

"Yeah, we'll be doing what we do. Just pretending that we're cool, so tonight,"

I get excited when the chorus comes on and decide to just give in and let loose, so I join them in jumping around like mental patients as we shake the entire bus.

"Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy 'till we see the sun. I know we only met but let's pretend it's love. And never, never, never stop for anyone. Tonight let's get some and live while we're young. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (wanna live while we're young). Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh. Tonight let's get some"

When the rest of the song is finally over, Zayn comes over to me while looking me in the eyes and sings...

"And live while we're young."

These guys may really be good for me after all.