Finding My Way {A One Direction Fan Fiction}

Ch. 26

A/N - Good news! I'm back! Bad news... I start school August 13th. Which means an even bigger decrease in the amount I write. More bad news.. well, sorta. So, I've decided that once I've finished this story, I will be continuing my other story. BUT. I want to be a good uploader, so I'm going to take a couple of weeks off to write some chapters so I can update more. I'M SORRY BUT IT"S FOR THE BETTER. And... This might be the last chapter, and then an epilogue. Okay, I feel like I'm gonna throw up... I'VE ALMOST FINISHED MY FIRST STORY OH MY GOD. Okay, here we gooooo :)

Rose's P.O.V.

It'd been a couple of weeks since I'd gotten back from taking care of Matt, and the boys' last concert was starting in a few minutes. Everything was fine back home, but now a new weight was on my shoulders. After this show, the guys would be heading back home, and I'd be going to college in a month. I wondered what Haley and Sierra were going to do.

"What's wrong?" asked Liam, pulling me from behind and wrapping his arms around my waist. Shit, I was easy to read.

"I'm scared of what happens next. How are we supposed to stay together if you're an ocean away, and I'm in college. How is this going to work? How are we supposed to keep a relationship?!" I asked, desperation leaking into my voice.

"Rose... We will make it work. I love you with everything I have. We can skype, call, text, we can fly to visit each other over holidays--" 

"But you're too busy for that! You're working on your new album, doing promotions, small gigs!" I interrupted.

"Are you saying we should just not try at all?!" Liam asked angrily.

"No! Of course not! I'm.... I guess I'm just scared. That we won't last," I whispered.

"Rose, I swear It'll work. If it's the last thing I do, we will stay together."

And I knew, at that moment, that we were going to be fine. The love between us was too strong, and we both cared too much. We wouldn't be complete without each other. Sure, it would be hard. Late night skype calls, the dumb media making up rumors that he had cheated on me, wishing he was with me all the time, they were a part of us. No one said relationships were easy, and this one sure as hell wasn't. But that didn't mean it was impossible.

I turned so I was facing him, a small smile on my face. "I believe you. Now go sing," I said, pushing him closer to the stage.

"Oh, I will," he said cheekily, then jumped out on stage, the cheers becoming almost defeaning. I watched for a bit, feeling lucky to have such an incredible boyfriend, then went to the dressing room where Sierra and Haley were.

"What did you guys decide to do?" I asked.

"Zayn and I are going to try out the whole long distance thing," Haley answered, straightening her top.

"Me and Niall decided to call it quits," Sierra said, shrugging. That was completely surprising. I had thought that it would be the opposite way. People will always surprise you, I guess.

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After the show, everyone went out for ice cream to celebrate the successful tour, although it was more bittersweet than anything. You could tell the boys were happy to be going home and relax, but being on stage was what they loved, and that was ending.

"That was an amazing last show," Louis stated, his mouth full of coffee ice cream.

"Ew, Lou. Swallow first, then talk," I scolded.

"Fine, MOM," Louis grumbled.

"It's Mommy and Daddy Direction!" Harry exclaimed, pleased of what he'd thought up.

"Oh god. This is gonna stick with us forever, isn't it?" Liam asked me, a bemused expression on his face.

"Nope," I answered, licking his ice cream cone.

"Hey! You have your own!" Liam pouted.

"Yeah, but mine's different than yours!"

"Meanie!" he shouted, and bumped his ice cream on my nose.

"Liam! And you say I'm the mean one!" I joked, wiping off the ice cream.

"Love you Roooooooossssssse," he said in a sing-song voice.

"Love you toooooooooo," I replied, mimicking his voice. 

"Ew. Stop being all mushy. It's nasty!" Zayn demanded.

Sierra, Haley and I all shared a look. "YOU NASTY?!" We all exclaimed, then burst into laughter at the "That's So Raven" reference. It was obvious that the boys had no clue what we were talking about by the looks they were sharing. And suddenly, I felt sad again. It was these moments that  would miss most. All of us together, joking and laughing and having a good time with no worries.

"Wait, guys. Promise that in four years, we'll all meet up again, all of us together. I don't care who's dating who, or who broke up, we have to. Swear we will?" I demanded.

"I feel like we're in high school again, and we're planning a reunion! But yeah, of course!" Louis exclaimed, the others nodding their head in agreement.

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I hugged Liam tightly as the chime announced that his flight back to England was boarding.

"I'll miss you so much..." I trailed off, finding it difficult to speak.

"I'll be back in a month to see you off to college. I promise. And then I'll come out here again for Thanksgiving break. I love you," Liam said quickly, kissing me swiftly.

"Call me when you land! Love you too!" I called after him, watching him disappear into the tunnel. These next four years would be hard. But surely college would keep me busy. Sure, it'd be close to unbearable without him, but we could do. We had to.

A/N - wow. OH MY GOD I'VE ALMOST FINISHED. all i have left is the epilogue, which will mainly be short little one shots following up on their lives after Rose finishes high school. so yeah. thats it. OH MY GOD THATS IT. and im going to see Step Up: Revolution today, so I'll tell you how that is...

IMPORTANT QUESTION TIME. FOR THE EPILOGUE, SHOULD THE ONE SHOTS JUST BE ONE CHAPTER OR MANY SHORT LITTLE CHAPTERS??? COMMENT BELOW PLEASE THANKS!! LOVE YOU ALL