TORN (One Direction fanfiction)

Chapter 4: Dream

I was a little girl

Alone in my little world

Who dreamed of a little home for me.

I played pretend between the trees,

And fed my houseguests bark and leaves,

And laughed in my pretty bed of green.

I had a dream

That I could fly

From the highest swing.

I had a dream.

Long walks in the dark

Through woods grown behind the park,

I asked God who I'm supposed to be.

The stars smiled down on me,

God answered in silent reverie.

I said a prayer and fell asleep.

I had a dream

That I could fly

From the highest tree.

I had a dream.

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Oh fart, I thought in my head, what was dad doing bringing another kid into the house, especially one my age, who was a BOY?! Was he responsible? Was he nice? Would he be an ok role model for Ehli? Was he... cute?

"His name is Linkin Jones," my dad said.

"What the --," Ehli tried to say, but I cut him off, saying,

"Language!"

Usually, I didn't appriciate people cussing, unless there was a good reason. Personally, I never liked cussing, which is why all my friends make fun of me for saying "Holy fajitas", "Fart", and "Crap". Don't judge!

Ehli reconsidered his statement, making my dad laugh in the short pause in between.

"What the DARN? What kind of name is Linkin?" Ehli said, emphasizing the word darn, and making me groan and roll my eyes.

"It's a perfectly fine name," I retorted back to him, already being super nice and sticking up for someone I didn't even know yet. Stupid good girl me.

"I agree," said Dad, jumping in, "I quite like the name, actually."

"Ugh," Ehli groaned, "You guys are always teaming up against me!"

We all laughed and finished our dinner, not really focusing on our new houseguest. Until I thought of something important that no one had thought to ask or mention.

"Wait dad," I said, just as we were helping him put all the dishes in the sink for him to wash, "When is Linkin coming?"

"Friday," Dad replied, and with that, Ehli and I left to our rooms, leaving Dad to wash dishes, just as we always did.

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Music in, world out. I lay on my bed with earphones in, playing my favorite song of all time, A Team by Ed Sheeran. Laying out on my stomach, I had a book in my slender hands, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which was ripped and tattered from reading so many times.

Suddenly, I felt a large thump onto my bed. Scared, I let out a little meep and fell straight off my bed, landing in a tangled heap of arms, legs, and blanket. My book landed on my face and my iphone ripped of the headphones and landed under my bum, headphones wrapping around my head.

Groaning, I just layed there, listening to Ehli's laugh bounce through my room. Then, I felt a huge weight jump on top of me, and I just about stopped breathing.

"OOF," I yelped as I felt my stomach being crushed, "ET UF EELI OO ATTIE!"

Rolling off onto the floor next to me and moving all the stuff off my face, he said, "What was that?"

Pushing the blanket off me and then throwing it onto the bed, I turned to face him and said," I saiiiidddd, GET OFF EHLI YOU FATTIE!"

He pushed my shoulder, and we both laughed, my loud laugh mixing in with his deep one.

We laid there until the sky turned dark, just thinking about our own things, sometimes talking a bit about our day. Since my window curtain was open, the stars shone down on our faces. Almost falling asleep already, I felt a sharp poke to my shoulder.

"Emi," Ehli said, his voice soft, "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure Ehli-phant," I said, rolling from my back to face him again.

"Do you think Dad misses Mom?" he whispered, still facing up, not looking at me.

I had been thinking about her too. I let a small smile waver on my face, pulling him over on his side so he could see me,"Yeah, Ehli, I think he misses Mom just as much as we do, but she is in such a better place now, looking down on us and keeping us safe."

A soft tear floated down my face, but it was a happy tear, knowing that she was safe as well, safe and happy for us. Ehli gave me a small smile as well, giving me a little shoulder poke.

"Can I stay here with you tonight?"

I loved this side of Ehli. He may act like a big shot jock in public, but at home he would always be my little brother.

"Sure," I said, pulling two pillows and my blanket down from the bed, and we both snuggled into it.

"Night."

"Night, Emi."

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BEEEEEEEP BEEEP BEEEEEP. The first week of school had gone by so fast, and it was already Friday. The day Mr. Linkin Jones arrived.

For some reason, I knew today would be special. After showering and putting on makeup for the first time in my whole high school career, I raced to my closet, wanted to make a good impression on him. After a lot of thinking, I pulled out one of my favorite tops, a white collared top, and black jean shorts. For some reason, it was a bit chilly outside, so I also grabbed my classic black blazer. Needing some color, I slipped on some turquiose blue oxfords and some coordinating blue jewelry. My nails were adorable and already matching, and I smiled, ready to go.

" Come on, Ehli," I yelled, knocking on his door as I walked down the hallway to the stairs, "We have to eat quick, since we're running a bit late!"

What I didn't expect was that Linkin would already be in our house, standing at the bottom of the stairs. Not really paying attention, I raced down the stairs as I always did. My foot slipped on the carpet, and I tumbled the rest of the way down, landing at the bottom in a heap.

Out of the corner of my vision, I saw a gorgeous face lean down, and he met my eyes with his stunning creamy brown ones and laughed, saying, "Need some help?"

My eyes passed over his flawless face, dark brown hair, and smiling mouth, noticing the silver glint of braces. His arm outstretched with a splatter of freckles, he reached out to me, and I blushed, reaching up and pulling myself until I was standing.

Meeting eyes with him, I smiled shyly.

"Thanks."

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~OH HAII. Emalin Kaeyn's picture is on the side! Hope you like, my friend make it for me! Also, Emalin's outfit is up on Polyvore! Go check it out! (cindyrella1d) You can also kik me (cindyrella1d) to talk! Oh and also.. Doesn't Linkin sound cute? :) Heh. The next chapter will probably be in Niall's POV, like 2 days or so before this scene with Emalin and Linkin happens. So like, Wednesday. Haha! Hope you like the story so far, vote and tell others. I'll try to update once every week, but since school will be starting in two weeks, that might be a bit hard to maintain. I'll do my best though, for all of you! Love you all. xx~