More Than This (A One Direction Fan Fic) DISCONTINUED BECAUSE CARROT

Chapter 16: A Wrong Face and A Conclusion

*Zayn's POV* 

"Okay, boys! Let's take five" Simon said after we finished singing Up All Night.

We started to walk down the stairs of the stage. 

"And Harry? See me in my office for a while" Simon added as he headed to the door.

"Right" Harry replied, following Simon out. Our gazes followed them.

"What was that about?" asked Niall, his eyebrows furrowing.

"Who knows." said Louis, "Hey, let's grab a bite at the resto near by." He wiped his forehead free of sweat.

"But Simon specifically said "five". Take five. Five minutes." Liam countered.

I shook my head. Always the control freak.

"Oh loosen up a bit, mate!" Lou replied as he rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, I'm hungry as well" Niall chimed in. When is he not hungry anyways?

To be honest, I wasn't that much hungry even though the last meal I had was breakfast. And I should probably be hungry because I shopped for hours and did nothing but walk back and forth in the mall.

Something was wrong. No- not wrong. Unusual. New. What is this feeling in my chest all of a sudden? And why? Why am I anxious to see Hazel?

I must admit,  the cashier treating Hazel in such manner really set me off. How can someone be so rude to someone else that looked so charming. Sweet. Innocent. Angelic, even.

I sighed. This is all new to me.

"Zayn" Lous slapped me, making my head move sideward.

"What the hell, Tomlinson!" I smacked his face back as I shook my head, trying to get the ringing out of my ears. Liam and Niall started cracking up.

Louis shook his head too, his eyes in a kind of trance. "You," he started to say through squinted eyes.

He made his way to me, his arm raised, ready to hit me back. I backed away, not wanting him to get a hold of me or my face.

Before I knew it, we were running around the whole place. We were both laughing like lunatics. Liam cracked up whenever he tried to stop us and Niall, he was laughing so hard that his mouth was opened very wide my first could fit in. 

I glanced behing my shoulder to see how far back Louis was. i was surprised to see him close to me. His hand extended, reaching for me. I could almost feel his grip on the hemline of my shirt. I wanted so much to look away , only I couldn't. I was frozen in horror (but I was still running) . Somehow I knew that his hand would hit my face that I so love.

Lou's hand raised farther and higher as the mischievous grin on his face widened. This was it. But then,  my feet got caught on a small bump on the ground. The next thing I knew, I was sprawled on the floor and a girl screamed.

"Oh my God." Louis suddenly said.

"My face...." a blonde girl was holding her palm to her face. Her reddened face, I should say.

"I am so so sorry!" Lou walked towards the girl, with her palms raised, clearly embarassed by what happened. 

"No no, it's-" the blonde girl stopped midway in her sentence as she looked at Louis. 

Looks like we have another fan here.

"You're.... you..." she started to say. Louis shot us a look of panic. 

"Are you.... okay?" Louis said uncertainy, walking slowly.

"Of course I'm okay you're Louis William Tomlinson and hes Zayn and Liam and Niall and Harold where is Harold what did you do to him but oh my god who cares youre the one i love I will be Lucas' mom I will be." the blonde girl spoke non stop. But as soon as her words were out, you could see from her face that she regret saying it.

I was trying my hard not to smile. Lou's expression was priceless.

"I mean, um, hi. i'm Ashley" she cleared her throat.

"Listen, Ashley babe, I'm really incredibly sorry about the slap. it was not meant for you..." Louis trailed off. 

I couldn't control it anymore, I broke into a fit of laughter. Nialler and Liam joined in. Louis glared at us. The girl, Ashley, she was still in state of shock.

"Oh my god Louis Tomlinson touched my face" she whispered

"Slapped is the proper term, love" I said in the middle of my hysterics. 

Louis shot me yet another death glare. I was having too much fun. 

"Hey guys, look! It's Nicole and the others!" Niall said pointing to the door. 

By 'others' does he mean.... I glanced hopefully at the door and sure enough, there they were. Nicole, Hazel and Kaidi.

My heart suddenly raised. Just the sight of Hazel makes me..... I blinked. I could feel my cheeks burning, am I.... blushing? Okay, this is not cool, I do not blush. I glanced at the other lads. Niall was there, looking like the most expectant puppy you could ever see. It was clear that she liked Nicole. Liam on the other hand, looked uncomfortable, as soon as he saw the girls, he looked away. As if he was avoiding something. As if he was avoiding someone.

"Hey guys, where's Haz?" Kaidi asked. She and Harry seem to have a thing going on. Already.

"Oh, he's uh, talking to Simon" Niall replied as he made his way to Nicole. "Hey Nic!" he added, his grin getting wider as he approached her.

I shook my head, smiling. But really, a debate was going on in my head. 

Was I gonna approach Hazel? What if I creep her out? Maybe I should just let her mind he own business.... But i so want to talk to her. And be with her. And. And.

I sighed, giving up and smiled at them.

"KAIDI?" the blonde girl, Ashley said.

"ASHLEY!" Kaidi pointed at the girl. Nicole and Hazel both looked shocked at the sight of the blonde girl.

"You know each other?" Louis asked, confused. We all raised our eyebrows. 

"Yeah, we're like, neighbors before" Kaidi explained.

"Well, Louis here, slapped your old neighbor" Liam guffawed. I shook my head and chuckled.

"You WHAT?!" Kaidi exclaimed, clearly surprised. Nicole and Hazel exchanged apalled looks, Niall started laughing again and so did I, Louis glared at us. For who knows how many times already.

"IT WAS ACCIDENTAL!" Louis shouted defensively. I chuckled again and Niall laughed harder. Tears were forming in his eyes. And he was getting quite red.

"Is this another one of you pranks, Lou?" Nicole asked, raising him an eyebrow.

"Yeah, was this one of your pranks, William?" Niall laughed. 

Oh but the power of love. I smirked. I do a lot of smirking and chuckling now. I'm too afraid I might say something stupid. And then it might upset Hazel. And then... I shuddered at the unfinished thought.

Is there any point in denying? I have no right to judge Harry and Kaidi, because even I, I might be falling for Hazel. I did not plan for this at all, and I thought it was foolish when someone says love at first sight.... but I guess I stand corrected. 

Hazel, she's different. She's not like other girls who care about how they look too much. She's vulnerable, she's ...... what I want.