Red Sparks

Chapter 41: Andy and Zaina

Jane’s POV

I got up and had a quick shower before going down the stairs. I couldn’t believe I had forgotten to set the alarm. I headed towards the kitchen and saw the Browns having breakfast. “You’re still here Jane?” Mrs. Brown asked, with a surprised look. “Yeah, I forgot to set the alarm” I said.  “Gotta go” I said as I grabbed an apple and headed towards the front door. I ran all the way to school. I didn’t see where I was going and ran into Andy and Zaina.

“Hey!” Andy cried out. Zaina groaned. “I’m sorry!” I said as I helped them both to their feet. “Oh it’s you Jane!” Andy said, her voice softening. “In the flash” I joked. Zaina managed a weak smile as she rubbed her arm. I winced. “I’ve been meaning to find you Jane” Andy said as we walked into school. Why would Andy be looking for me? I thought. “Yeah?” I said nervously. I had just reached my locker when she turned to look at me.  “I don’t mean to give the impression that I’m a stalker or anything; but I was jogging past your neighborhood the other day and I could have sworn I saw One Direction members at your house” she said, as she leaned against Taegan’s locker. I gulped. I was so sure there was no one around at that time. “I don’t know what you’re talking about” I said, avoiding her gaze. She stared at me intently. “Awh, come on Jane. I know it was your place. I know they were there. I don’t know why but –” she began. I better come up with a good explanation. “Buster!” I blurted out. “Buster?” she said, narrowing her eyes at me. “One Direction showed up at your place to return your dog?” she said, giving me a curious look. “Yeah, you know Buster” I tried to say casually. “Yeah, I see him sometimes with the Browns” she said coolly. I had a feeling she didn’t believe me.

I grabbed my books out of the locker and closed it. I started to walk away but Andy wasn’t finished with me yet. She stopped me. “But I saw Harry kissing you on the cheek” she said, “Please Jane. I promise that Zaina and I won’t tell a soul.” I sighed. She and Zaina did give me more time to spend with Harry since they took over me and Taegan’s job. But I couldn’t put the guys in danger if the fans knew where they lived or that they were usually in my area. I knew the paparazzi would be hovering around that area then Harry and I would no longer have privacy. Not to mention Liam and Paul would be furious at me.

“Earth to Jane!” I heard someone said. I shook my head. Andy was giving me a peculiar look. “Are you ok?” she said, her brows furrowed. “Yeah, I’m fine” I said nervously. How do I get myself out of this? I thought. I racked my brain for ideas. I could convince the guys to go on a date with them, in private of course. I’ll have to ask them first though. “Okay. I –” I started to say. I was cut short as the school bell rang.

Phew! Saved by the bell.

“See you at lunch Jane” Andy said, as she headed down the hallway with Zaina behind her. I groaned and headed towards my class.

I couldn’t pay attention so I texted Harry. I remember him mentioning that they might go to the studio and rehearse for their concert.

“Harry, I need a favor. Someone saw you guys coming over to my house when you sent Buster back. Is it possible for any one of you to go on a date with them? They might get off this matter if one you go out with them. x”

I hit send without hesitating and tried to pay attention in class.

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Harry’s POV

We had just reached the studio to rehearse when I felt my phone buzzed. I checked and saw there was a message from Jane. I quickly opened it and read through it. I bit my lip nervously. I called out to Liam.

“Hey Liam” I said, as I walked towards him. “Yeah?” he said, whirling around to face me. “We have a slight problem Houston” I said, as I passed him my phone. Liam read it and groaned. “I was hoping no one saw us” he said, “What do we do now?” “We have to tell the other lads” I said. Liam called out to them. “What’s up?” Niall asked as he headed towards us.

“Okay. We have a situation. Who is willing to date two fans?” Liam said as he looked at the other lads. “Date a fan? Why?” Zayn asked, as he crossed his arms. “Someone saw us over at Jane’s house when we dropped Buster off” Liam explained. “Are they giving Jane a hard time?” Louis asked. “We don’t know that yet” I responded. “So, who’s up for it?” Liam pressed on. “I’ll go” Louis and Zayn in unison. They looked at each other and high-fived each other. “That’s settled then” Liam said as he clapped his hands. “Tell Jane we’ve got her back” Liam said, as he turned to me. I nodded. “Let’s get rehearsing now lads” Liam continued as he led the others into the studio room. I hung back and called Jane.

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Jane’s POV

I went out of class as soon as it was over and headed towards the toilets. I splashed my face with water and dried it quickly. I was nervous that Andy and Zaina would tell the other girls about One Direction coming over to my house. As far as they knew, I was just a foreign exchange student. But I knew Andy and Zaina would never do that; they were lovely girls. I still felt nervous though. I heard my phone ringing and reached into my bag for it. It was Harry calling. I checked to make sure all the stalls were empty before answering the call.

I picked up the call when I was sure no one was around. “Hi handsome” I said smiling to myself. “Hey beautiful” he said laughing. “So you got my text I hope?” I said nervously. “Yeah. We will help you, don’t worry. Louis and Zayn agreed to go out with them” he said casually. “Really? That’s music to my ears!” I exclaimed. I cleared my throat. “Thanks Harry” I said. Harry laughed. I felt my cheeks growing warm. It’s weird how he can still make me blush, even if it’s over the phone. “No problem” he said, “I’ve got to go now darling. I’ll speak to you later” “Okay” I said, and then I hung up. I grabbed my notebook and hastily wrote two notes before tearing the page out of my notebook. I peeked out of the toilets before hurrying out. I delivered the notes and headed towards my next class.

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Louis’s POV

I wonder how my fan date girl would look like, I thought to myself as the lads and I rehearsed for our upcoming concert.

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Lynndra’s POV

I must remember to see Jane later at lunch, I thought. I had seen Andy and Zaina following her around this morning before class, and I was curious what they were up to; they seemed to be asking Jane something but I couldn’t be sure.

I was a bit sad as I wouldn’t be seeing Niall again until the weekend. He told me that they weren’t going to be doing the talent search anymore and were being replaced by other celebrities. The girls at school weren’t too happy though; they were upset that One Direction would no longer be around in the school. I had overheard that some of them had decided to stalk the One Direction and find out where they were staying. Jane and I were the only ones that knew, as Jane had been there and Niall had told me. I was kinda glad that One Direction was no longer the judges; as then that meant Niall had more free time. I would be having loads of free time as well, I thought. Just two more weeks of school then it’s the summer holidays. My daydream was interrupted as the school bell rang.

I groaned as I walked into my least favorite class, Algebra.

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Taegan’s POV

I had forgotten to wait for Jane as I reached school. She’s probably going to be pissed thinking that I ditched her, I thought. When I saw her in the hallway with Andy, I breathe a sigh of relief. Chances are she’s not mad, I thought smiling a little. I better discuss with Jane later about the camp out this weekend. I just hope there’s no volleyball game all of a sudden, I added silently. The school bell rang snapping me back to reality. I glanced at my watch and hurried towards my class.