Better Than Before (A One Direction Fanfic)

Chapter 8 Lamar, Louise, Neil, and Harley

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-K<3

Chapter 8

***Claudia's POV***

The van pulled up to the boys' gigantic flat. I've lived in America long enough to question the meaning of calling something that isn't the slightest bit flat a flat. But whatever. I got out, and the driver handed me my suitcase. Liam, Louis, Niall, Harry, and Zayn filed out, standing in a line in that order. I started my rehearsed greeting, "Ah, Lamar, Louise, Neil, and Harley! What a pleasure to meet you!" Corny, yeah, but the looks of pure shock I got proved that they hadn't taken it as a joke. I laughed at their stares. "Just kidding! Liam, Louis, Niall, and Harry, hey, I'm Claud."

"Oh thank God!" Louis was the first to speak, "I thought you were serious! Louise? Really? How about Lewis, even! But not Louise!"

I laughed. He was funny, as well as adorable. But he wasn't the one that caught my eye.

***Harry's POV***

The van pulled up and we all walked out, standing in the order Zayn had told us to earlier. Man, he was so worked up over nothing. It's just his sister, for crying out loud!

Suddenly, the most beautiful girl I've ever seen hopped out of the van. Crap, Zayn's sister is HOT!

And apparently funny. She'll get on well with Louis. But not too well because she's MINE! And besides, he has Eleanor.

Haha Louise. He's never gonna live that one down!

***Niall's POV***

Zayn's sister is drop-dead gorgeous. Honestly, she could be a model, easy.

"This is what a female Zayn looks like, lads," I said under my breath.

She spun around, "I heard that!"

"It's not true," Zayn said.

They both crossed their arms and made Zayn's, and apparently Claudia's, signature pouty face, The similarity was undeniable. We all started laughing. Claudette smiled and picked up a bright yellow suitcase from the sidewalk and patiently waited for us to stop laughing. When we finally did, I asked, "Need me to get any of your other luggage, love?" She blushed, and replied, "No, this is all I have," and looked down at the ground. Zayn looked up in alarm. He exchanged a look with Louis, which likely meant that a shopping trip was in the near future. "Here, let me take that for ya babe," Harry said, winking. Hey, that's my thing! I wanna be the happy host! Oh well. Girls are his specialty, anyway. He picked up her suitcase effortlessly. Was it really that light? Did she mean that's all she brought, or that's all she had in total. It had to be the first one. Her brother's a super-star, for crying out loud.

***Zayn's POV***

Woah, my sister turned beautiful over the past to years. Don't get me wrong, she had always been pretty, just now there was something...womanly, really, about her. All the boys couldn't help but stare.

It unsettled me to learn that Claud had only brought a small suitcase with her. I thought Mum had made it pretty clear that Claud was moving in, not just staying for a couple of days.

I suddenly realized we were all standing there akwardly. Oh, no! I knew what was coming next.

"CARROTS!!!!!"  Louis screamed, making all of us jump, even us boys who had heard him do that a thousand times, but especially poor Claud, who wasn't expecting that.

***Claudia's POV***

Louis just scared me out of my mind. He's in trouble now!

"Louis Tomlinson!" I hollered, "Nice knowing you, 'cause you are so DEAD!"