~Under The Lights Tonight~ (A Louis Tomlinson Fanfic)

3. London

I got up early the next morning and I was so stoked. This was it, I was going to London with my best friend for the whole summer, I would meet One Direction and finally move on from Noah. I was thinking of all the opportunities I would get while I took a shower and got ready to go to the airport. When I was finally ready I got my suitcase and guitar and started to make my way down the stairs. At the bottom I was greeted by my parents who were smiling at me which a slight hint of sadness behind their bright smiles.

"Come here sweetheart" My dad said as he pulled me into a tight hug. My mom joined in and it felt like I was moving out instead of just going away for the summer. I squeezed them both back as I captured this moment in my little internal camera. I tried to remember every bit of it; the smell of home, my parents' comforting hold, the way the sunlight came in through the window and hit my mom's dark curly hair.

My mom was smiling as she whispered into my hair "I know this is exactly what you wanted for your birthday and your father and I couldn't be happier to give it to you, but we're also going to miss you so much. You'll be off having so much fun in London and we'll just be here."

"Mom, save the sappy speeches for when I've actually graduated and I'm moving out. I'll be back before you even know it. I'm only going to be gone for 2 months then it's back to high school to start my senior year. So really you still have till next summer to start getting all sappy about me being all grown up and moving away." I said, only half teasing because in a way she was right. "Besides I'll still call you guys and Skype you about how everything is. You know if I meet any cute boys and stuff like that." I mumbled the last part under my breath to my mom with a wink.

***

I was finally on the plane with Savannah after my parents drove me to the airport and helped me check in my luggage. I had my headphones in and was listening to Emblem3 when I noticed a group of really hot guys in the row next to us. I nudged Sav who was reading a magazine, and nodded towards the guys on our left. She turned and squeezed my hand as she took in the sight.

There was a boy with a floppy brown fringe, wearing a burgundy hoodie and a grey beanie, a cute blonde boy wearing a green hoodie with the hood up and a silly fake mustache that was already starting to fall off, a cheeky looking guy in a white t-shirt, wearing another grey beanie hiding his darkish curls and aviators despite the fact that we were on a plane, a boy who looked like Justin Bieber in a plaid flannel and a snapback which you'd think wouldn't look good but he could definitely pull it off, and then finally there was a mysterious looking guy with glasses and a letterman jacket with his dark hair styled up in a quiff.

The blonde boy turned to see us kind of staring and giggling and Savannah took the opportunity to wink and smile at him while twirling her long dirty blonde hair with her finger. He blushed and smiled back at her. He nudged the boy next to him in the burgundy hoodie and as the boy looked up I noticed that he had the most beautiful blue eyes that I'd ever seen and as we both sort of stared for a second I felt so exposed, like he could see right into my soul as the he peered into my hazel eyes. I waved shyly at the boy in the beanie and he just winked the most seductive wink back at me.

I realized that with just one look that boy made me completely forget about Noah and I'd been thinking about him all the time, but the blue eyed boy managed to make me forget and send butterflies flitting around in my tummy!

***

The plane had finally landed and I was reaching up to the little cubbie space over our seats to grab my guitar when I felt someone gently push my hands away and grab my guitar case for me since I was a little short.. I turned around to see the blue eyed boy from earlier holding my six-stringed instrument out to me.