Promise Me...

Promise me.. Ch 18

I jolted up with a fright. Elliot shot up right next to me. We exchanged looks and quickly got out of bed. We raced to the front door and swung it open.
I walked out into the hall and looked left and right. No one was there. Elliot looked around.. He walked and peaked around the corner..
"No ones here.." He said returning to me
"That's so weird.." I quietly say..
The scream breaks through again.. Elliot squeezes me from behind and I panic a little..
We stand outside in the hall wondering who screamed and why..
A minute later we walk back into the hotel room and he shuts the door. We walk into the bedroom together..
I crawl back into bed with him coming in after me. We talk quietly about what that could've been..
"Do you think we're hearing things..?" Elliot asks
"No it was too real to have been an hallucination or something.." I say
"Yeah.. It was a girl right..?" He asks
"Yeah sounded like one.." I nod
We talk for a little more until I'm falling asleep. He smiles a little and I'm trying to keep the conversation going but I'm trailing off too much..
"Go to sleep.." He chuckles
"Okay.." The first time I do as he says
"Goodnight.." He smiled
"Goodnight.." I whisper
I fall asleep immediately..
I feel his lips come close..
~Elliot's P.O.V.~
I scoot closer to her with my lips on her forehead. I'm easily able to fall asleep now..
I shut my eyes and kiss her head softly.. I pray she has no more terrible dreams like that again or any at all..
Have you ever wanted someone so badly some days where you would do anything to have them? Well I went through that a lot with Noel. Sometimes I'd stay as close as possible to her. Like I'm doing right now.
She's so adorable. She's fragile and small just like a kitten. Well I love the little kitten she is.
I shut my eyes and thought about a ton of things for maybe an hour or so. I finally was able to disappear into my other world..
I dreamt of homecoming for some reason. The way the two of us slow danced under the lights. The way my hands felt around her small waist was like holding an hour glass.
I dreamt about when I first realized I liked her.. Let's see.. How many years ago was that..? I felt like I was maybe 12 or 13.. I think I was 13.. Yes. Yes I was 13 when first realized..
I looked down on the memories.. I was at one of her performances. A really important one too. Her hair was curled and her outfit was great. She wore a black skintight dress with pretty lacy flats. She Played her saxophone and bass perfectly..
When she had come off stage to meet me I found myself extremely nervous to talk to her. She looked more beautiful than ever.
My heart began to beat with every step. My palms got sweaty and she came near.
"You made it!" She hugged me right
"Thank you!" She looked up at me with giant green eyes
"Of course. I wouldn't miss it for anything!" I smiled. I felt like everything I said was stupid but she never looked at me any different..
And when that happens you know you like them bad.
When time came to the end of the year the school threw a special dance for eighth graders, which we were. I was plucking up the courage to ask her an important question in my opinion..
"Uh Noel.." My hands behind my back
"Will you go to the.. Dance with.. Me?" I held out a rose. Her face lit up like a Christmas tree. Her cheeks tinted pink, her smile sparkled, her eyes wide and bright. She nodded..
"Yes.. Yes I will.." She took the rose sniffing it..
She hugged me tight and the people around us awed..
"They're gonna date in highschool I bet you.." Someone whispered to another
The dance started at 4:00 pm after school so we would have time to get ready. We weren't allowed to wear jeans or t-shirts. We had to dress fancy.
I arrived at Noel's front door in a black button up shirt with black dress up pants. I combed my hair in her favorite style on me along with a nice white tie and dress shoes too.. I came with another rose.
I knocked on the front door as nervous as can be.. Her mother answered the door.
"Hi Mrs. strider! Is Noel ready?" I asked
"Ahw Elliot you look so handsome. Yes she's ready.. Noel!! Elliot's here!" She called upstairs
"Okay coming!" I could hear her footsteps scatter across the floor..
Her dad came to the door with a camera.
"Hey Mr. Strider.." I smiled
"Haha hey Elliot! You look great.. Noel is gonna love you.." He whispered making me blush..
I heard her come down stairs and her parents moved to reveal the lovely sight in front of me. My jaw dropped.. Woah..
She wore a beautiful white strapless dress. It stuck to her body until it reached her waist. Then it flared out. She wore shiny white flats, pearl earrings and hair straightened. She looked good.. Really good.. She didn't wear black for the first time..
"Ahw you two look so cute.." Her mom awed
"Let's get a picture first!" Her dad says
I give her the rose and she hugs me and stands on my side. Her dad snaps a few photos and eventually we leave..
When we arrived at the dance we walked inside with her arms around mine..
Well.. Here we go.. The room was dimly lit and strobe lights flashed. The cafeteria was turned into a dance floor with tons of decorations. The theme of the dance was 'Starry Night'. all of our friends were dancing in the front by the DJ so we joined in.
"You look really pretty.." I whisper before we meet them
"Thank you.. You look great!" She smiled
We reunited with our friends and we talked for a long time. One of my friends, Justin, whispered to me..
"Dude she looks hot.. You totally scored.."
"Haha I know right.. She's all mine for tonight.." I chuckled
We looked at her for a while..
"You better be careful next year.." He says
"What're you talking about? Why..?" I look at him
"Something bad is gonna happen dude.. I know something will happen.. Make her happy.. Don't leave her kay?" Those words flew through my mind
"I won't.." I shake my head
He walks to his date. I always wondered what he meant but I finally understood. And I will never leave her.. Just like I promised..
I walked up to Noel nervously. I danced to the music with her. A slow song began to play.
"Would you like to dance..?" I ask her with a smile
"Yes of course.." She comes close..
Our hands wrap into there places.
We danced together. She looked so beautiful that night.
Noel Strider you are the one I want to be with for the rest of my life..
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~Noel's P.O.V.~
I woke up due to sunlight on my eyes and a warm body wrapped around my own.
I hesitantly opened my eyes.. Elliot hugged me with his closed eyes. I checked the time drowsily..
"8:31.." I mumbled to myself.. I peeled Elliot's body off of mine and kept him underneath the sheets. I dragged myself into the bathroom and ran the faucet.
I dipped my hands in the water and rubbed my face. I rinsed it gently and wiped away the drops with a towel.
I began to brush my teeth while I looked at my arms in the mirror. A minute later I spit out all of the minty foam and washed out my mouth.
When I had finished my morning routine, Elliot was awake now. He stumbled into the bathroom and began his routine too.
I walked out into the bedroom to let him do whatever. I picked out my clothes for today.
A very light gray sweatshirt with the words "lol no" on the front. I wore a pair of black high waisted shorts along with some black converse.. My hair lay straight on my body.
I sit down on the bed and check out my phone. I got a lot of follow requests and was tagged in about 7 pictures on Instagram. I accepted each request and looked at every picture I was notified on.
They were actually pictures from the party. Some I photo bombed. Some were taken of me. Some I took with others etc. I liked each photo and moved onto my other social media apps.
When Elliot came out of the bathroom he began to search through his drawers. He chose a pair of shorts with a nice grey shirt. We matched today. We did this a lot.. He wore his black converse like I did..
"Good morning.." I giggle
"Ha good morning.." He smiled
He gave me a hug which he never really did do in the morning.. But I smiled and returned the hug to him..
We talked about what to do today. Well we'd get breakfast somewhere.. I'm not sure what to do between then and 5:30. I think that was the time Christopher told me he would have a driver come pick me up for the red carpet. So that means I've got to get back to the hotel by 4.
Elliot and I decided that we could watch a quick movie after breakfast. We watch movies a lot now.. I think we said we'd see that creepy movie Annabelle..
I grabbed my clutch and tucked my phone away in my back pocket while Elliot did the same. We left the hotel and were outside in no time..
"Alright now where should we eat..?" He asks
"Uhm I don't know.. Let's see what non fancy restaurant there is.." I laugh
We find that crepe restaurant and decide to eat there.
He orders a fruit crepe while I get a strawberry kind. When the waitress leaves us he rests his head on his hands and stares at me..
"What..?" I chuckle
"Nothing.." He says
"Then why are you staring at me..?" I laugh
"Cause you're beautiful.." He made me blush..
"Really..? Thank you.." I giggle
"Of course.." He grinned
When the food arrive shortly after we had ordered it, something caught my eye..
"What is it..?" He asks
"That.." I point to a billboard and smiled widely
"Oh nice.." He smirked
"Elliot! One Direction is performing here really soon! Do you know how exciting that is?!" I forgot I knew them for a few split seconds and acted like a total fan girl
"Oh yeah huh.. I don't know if we have enough money Noel.. I'm sorry.." I feel a little disappointed but it's true
"Oh okay.." I wasn't gonna ask the boys cause I feel like it'd be a little rude..
We continue on with our breakfast. Elliot didn't seem to upset about me not being able to go. But he wasn't a fan of boy bands like I was..
I really want to watch them perform..
~Elliot's P.O.V.~
I basically just lied straight to her face. Oops. Well I wanted the concert to be a surprise so I'm not gonna tell her we have tickets..
She ate her crepe a little bummed but she cheered herself up somehow.
She got a text and checked her phone quickly. She smiled and tucked her phone away again..
"Who was that..?" I ask
"Christopher.. He scheduled me a nail salon appointment at 3:15.." She grinned
"That's nice.." I check the time "Wait what about the movie..?" I ask
"Oh that's right.. Well I guess we can leave the movie early if we have to then.. What time is it..?" She asks
"It's 10:22.." I answer.. We're just about done with our food now..
"Should we go..?" I ask
"Yeah let's pay first.." She chuckles cutely..
We wait a minute or so and we split the check. Finally we leave the little restaurant and head to the theatre.
"So what movie are we watching?" I ask
"Uhm I don't know.. You decide.." She smiled
"Uhm.. What about that movie.. Uhm.. I don't know.." I laugh
When we arrive at the theatre we take a look at the movies that are playing. We shrugged..
"We can watch that movie 'The Best of Me'" she suggests
"Okay sounds good.." I nod.. We buy the tickets and before we knew it we were in a big dimmed room.. We take a seat with a few strangers cause it's a little packed..I forgot we were supposed to watch Annabelle.. Oh well..
We didn't get popcorn cause it would be a waste. We sat close to one another and I cradled her under my arm. She tensed for a second but loosened up and hugged my arm.
Be mine Noel..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
The lads and I woke up about an hour ago.. I had woken up before my eyes even opened if that makes sense..
I expected to feel a little body in my arms. I pulled my arms close to me but felt no one but myself. I opened my eyes to see she wasn't here anymore.
Honestly I was a bit sad because she was great company last night. I wondered when she was going to stay a full night and still be here in the morning..
Well now the boys and I were out at a salon that Paul scheduled us to. We're getting clean shaves and the ladies are fixing our hair. It's supposed to take a while because only two people are working right now.
So I'm guessing we'll be here all day. I suppose they have some special type of razor or something to shave our faces..
Last night couldn't get out of my head. Her hands.. They fit perfectly.. She gave me butterflies.. Her hair.. The way it went through my fingers.. Her little body.. I'll protect it.. Her smile.. I love it.. Her voice.. Music to my ears.. Her lips.. Oohh her lips.. And her eyes.. Absolutely gorgeous.. She made me love the color green.. I got butterflies again..
"Hmhm.." I giggle in my seat
"What..?" Zayn smirks
"What..? Nothing.." I smile
"I saw you two last night.." He says, making me red..
"What about it..?" I turn my body and look at him
"She held onto you pretty tightly Liam.. I think she likes you.." He whispers
"What? No no she doesn't like me.. I'm sure she likes Elliot or something.." I mumble
"Well maybe she likes you too.. Do you like her..?" I realize Zayn and I are alone in a waiting room..
"Okay well.. To tell the truth.. I really don't know.."
~Noel's P.O.V.~
This movie is really good. It's like another 'The Notebook'. I kept my phone in my hand. I needed to check the time often to make sure I wasn't going to be late for my appointment.
Time was going by quickly and before I knew it, it was 2:20. Where's the nail salon from here..?
I check my message from Christopher I see the name of the salon. I type it in to google maps and see it's only about 5 minutes from here. So we'll leave at 3:00 just to be safe.
We were in the middle of the movie now. It's really good. Elliot comes close to my ear and whispers..
"That guy over there is checking you out.."
"Which one..?" I look around
"A little behind you to your left.." He says
I turn my head.. I see him.
Dark brown hair, brown eyes, nice jaw line, clear skin.. He was cute but I wasn't the least bit of interested..
I turned my head and looked passed Elliot. A girl stared at him with desire like she must have him. I wasn't thinking about what I was just about to do..
I pulled his head down to mine and planted a kiss on his cheek. He smiled widely and pulled me onto his lap. His arms wrapped around my waist and he kissed my cheeks.
I blushed a ton and kept his arms around me. The girl sat back in her seat.. I felt a little bad but you know.. Elliot's mine.. Haha..
I continued to focus on the movie. I zoned out a little bit..
I thought about how last night went. Liam.. Wow, I don't know, he's great..
I moved my arms around and felt muscles..
"Wow Liam when do you have time to work out?" I say quietly
"What..?" Elliot asks
Oops. What did I just say? Oh my gosh I can't believe I said Liam instead..
"What..? Oh I'm just talking to myself.." I say.. I don't think he heard exactly what I said
"Oh okay.." He nods and sits back
Well that was strange..
Liam was on my mind..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
Zayn and I were getting our "treatment" done now. We chatted with each other while they cleanly shaved our faces with their special razors.
"She's going to be there tonight.. Isn't she..?" He asks
"Oh shoot! I forgot about that! Yeah she is.." I say
He quietly chuckled and we continued on with our shave. Zayn and I had a conversation I couldn't have with anyone else.. I just couldn't..
We have to leave the salon right after we're done. Time was going by fast and it was 4:20 now.. Paul told us a limo was coming at 5:30 to pick us up. By the time we get out of here it should be 5 o'clock.
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It's time to go now. The lads and I gathered up and finally began to head back to the hotel.
Fans surrounded us causing us to take a while. When we had escaped them all it was 5:10 now. We have 20 minute to get ready.
We rushed up to our room and when the door opened, 5 fresh new suits laid on our beds. We hurried into them and made sure we looked good. This red carpet showing was going to be on tv so we had to look great.
"C'mon lads let's go! We're going to be late and our limo is probably already here!" I shout as I slide my phone and wallet into my pockets..
Soon enough we were already in the lobby and I was right. The limo was here.. We hurried inside while I closed the door behind us. I sat next to Zayn and the window.
Well here we go..
~Noel's P.O.V.~
I'm at the hotel now. I had just finished my nail salon appointment and it was very relaxing. Sorry I didn't explain it but I'm in a bit of a hurry haha..
Elliot watches me as I rush around the hotel. Christopher told me the limo was going to be a couple minutes late so I still had to hurry a little bit.
I let out a sigh an leaned against a wall..
"This is crazy.." I whisper to myself
"Haha what is..?" Elliot asks
"Do I look good..?" I wonder
"Of course.." He smiled
"Okay.. Thanks.." I say a little relieved
I wore a black, skin tight, strapless dress that rested a little lower than my injury.. So you couldn't see it.. I wore my shinny black flats like always. My hair didn't rest on my shoulders tonight because I pulled it up into a nice clean pony tail that I must say looked good. I wore my black pearls along with a charm bracelet Elliot gave me..
I think I looked nice.
"Are you sure..?" I ask him again
"Noel Strider you look beautiful.." He hugs me, making me blush
"Thank you Elliot.. Walk me out?" I ask with a smile
"Of course I will.." He grins while handing me my phone and clutch..
I take my belongings and we head down to the lobby. The limo is there waiting..
I hug Elliot goodbye and I get inside. I roll down the window and wave to him as we drive away. I put on my seat belt and rolled up the window again..
His smile stuck in my mind..
Here I go..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
We're almost there now. We all chat amongst our selves and stare out the windows that no one can see into..
I turn around to see another limo behind ours. Wonder who's inside..
I zone out for a little while. I think about how I hope tonight will be.. But I don't know what to expect you know..?
I've been spacing out for a while now and we've finally arrived. When the veichle stops entirely, I open the door and we file out. Celebrities are walking out of their own limos and heading to their spot on the red carpet while paparazzi and photographers take tons of photos of each one.
We walk onto the carpet and cameras flash. A man and his crew walk around with their equipment while they film each celebrity.
We stand in front of a big wall along with other singers and artists..
Well this is nice..
~Noel's P.O.V.~
I arrive at the red carpet in no time and my door is opened for me. I thank the polite driver and step out onto the carpet.
"Wow.." I whisper
This is amazing. Stars everywhere! Actors, singers, dancers etc! This is.. Wow!
I see Christopher immediately and he comes forward excitedly.
"Hey! You look great!" He smiled
"Thank you! This is amazing!" I giggle
"Isn't it? Let me show you what you'll be doing!" He leads me around
He shows me where I'll be walking and standing.. He explains more things to me and I'm feeling comfortable now..
"Okay so do you get it?" He asks
"Yes I sure do!" I smile
"Great! Okay I'm gonna go talk to some people! Good luck!" He says leaving me alone
Okay.. It's cool.. I got this..
Before I knew it, photos were being taken and I was being asked to smile and pose by so many different people..
A woman in red with a microphone came up to me.. A camera and a boom mic followed her.. Ooh wow..
"And look who's here! Miss Noel Strider! Christopher Riders newest supermodel spread world wide! Noel how are you?" She asks
"Oh I'm great! You?" I smile
"I'm good, thanks for asking! So Noel.. How is it being a model and all?" She asks
"Oh it's.. Wow it's fantastic! I can't believe how big this has gotten already!" I grin
"Wow I know!" We continue to talk until a new topic came up..
"So Noel do you have a boyfriend?" She asks
"Oh no I don't.." I chuckle a little
"What? Really? But you're so beautiful! What about Shawn? Heard you two went to a party together yesterday.. Anything going on..?" She smirks
"Oh no Shawn and I are just friends." I answer
"But we have seen you with a boy very often.. Who's that..?" She asks
"Oh Elliot? He's just my friend.." I blush a little
"Just friends?"
"Yes.. Great friends.." I assure
We continue to talk until she goes to talk to someone else. She got a little into my business but okay.. But I never did get her name.. Hm..
I walked and took pictures.. I looked around and saw nice eyes..
Two pairs of brown and three of greenish blue..
I stopped walking for a moment and they smiled at me, waving too..
They looked good. Liam stared at me with wide eyes.. did I have something on my face? Something on my dress? I quickly dust myself off but he still stared even though nothing is there..
I smiled at him.. Harry smirked at me and began walking forward so the others followed.
"Hello.." I grin
"Hey.. You look beautiful.." Harry continues to smirk
"Thank you.. You look very.. Handsome.." I giggle
"Hey Noel.." The rest of the boys greet me
"Hey! You guys look very nice.." I smile
Liam's eyes don't leave me..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
My cheeks tinted pink and red. She made me giggle..
She looked very beautiful tonight. Her hair up into a pretty pony tail.. I liked it this way because now I could see her entire face without some of her hair getting in the way..
Her eyes lit up brighter than usual..
She stared up at me..
"You look very nice.." She smiled at me.
Before I knew it, she and I were alone..
"Thank you very much... Wanna walk..?" I smile
"Of course.." She grinned
We walk together to find the boys.. The two of us walk with each other slowly..
"You're eyes are very pretty Liam.." She says out of the blue
I smile widely..
"Thank you.. Yours are very pretty too.." I compliment her..
I felt happy inside.. We continue to walk with each other but can't find the boys.. So we drift off to where we are completely alone and away from everyone else..
We talk for a long time..
"So how are you getting back to the hotel..?" I ask
"Probably with the limo but you know how I'm always at your place at night so who knows.." She shrugs and chuckles
"Haha then why don't you come with us?" I laugh
"Well maybe I will.." She giggled
We talk for a little longer.. It's 7 o'clock now.. This thing goes on until 10 o'clock.
She's so pretty though..
~Harry's P.O.V.~
Liam and Noel were together.. Alone.. And to be honest I was jealous.
She looked ravishing tonight! Just absolutely stunning.. God how I wish she was with me..
I know I'll probably see her tonight so.. I don't know what'll happen then but yeah you know..
I don't know where the two are now but I know they're together.. I thought about that one night.. When she lay so close to me we breathed each other's air...
I could've kissed her.. But I didn't.. So close.. but I didn't.. I wonder how her lips feel.. I wonder if she's felt another guys lips before..
I know of course she's had a boyfriend or two before but I don't know if they've kissed.. I don't know.. I think about these things a lot when it comes to her..
I space out for a little and think of future plans.. I have a party to go to in a couple of days.. I don't know who I'm bringing though..
I snap back to what's going on on the carpet.. More photos.. People are asking where Liam is. And I don't know. I just know him and Noel are together but I don't know where..
Where are they..?
~Noel's P.O.V.~
My chest is killing me.. My lungs feel heavy.. They hurt badly and it's tough to breathe. I begin to cough.. And again.. And again.. I can't control myself anymore.. I give up..
His facial expression changes quickly..
"Noel..?" He looks at me
I continue to cough.. He pats my back but it doesn't help much..
My lungs feel like they've just closed up. I can't breathe..
I blink once.. I'm having tons of trouble..
I blink another time.. I'm losing my balance..
I blink a third.. I'm fallen over in his arms..
My eyes are heavy.. They want to close but I can't let them.. 1..2..3.. They shut..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
Oh my gosh. Oh no.. She just fainted in my arms.. I check to see if she's breathing and when I look over she's not. I go into full panic mode.. Her heart is pounding but nothing else..
We seem to be far from people and no one is here but us.. I hold her in my left arm while I take out my phone with my right.. I couldn't yell for help.. No one would hear..
I hurry through my contacts and tap on one of them.. I wait for a voice to break through the ringing..
"Hello?"
~Noel's P.O.V.~
I feel.. Flimsy.. The slittiest push can make me fall over.. I can't see anything.. Well of course my eyes are closed but all I see is darkness.. Nothing else..
I hear muffled shouts around my lifeless body.. I'm barely aware of my surroundings.. I can't identify the voices though.. It's too quiet..
My body rocks back and forth.. It feels like it's moving with the wind..
I'm beginning to hear everything more clear and to feel whatever it is that is touching me.. It's getting brighter and my eyes open..
5 boys are crowded around my fragile body. Things came into more focus.. I'm embarrassed again.. Why does this keep happening? I don't know..
My head is in Liam's lap.. Harry and Zayn are on my sides while Louis hovers over me and Zayn is by my legs..
"Thank God she's okay!" Louis exclaims
I begin to slowly sit up..
"I'm so sorry.. I really am.. I don't know why this is happening.." I want to cry but I refuse to let myself break..
"It's okay love, you can't control it.." They all say
"I know but still it's embarrassing to.. To faint in front.. It's just embarrassing.." I sit up
"It's totally okay it's just a little scary.." Zayn says
I stand up and wobble around a little bit while I rub my forehead..
I hope they aren't frustrated with me doing this a lot.. I don't mean to.. I swear I don't but I can't help it.. My body burns up, my legs feel weak, my lungs feel heavy and close up.. My heart pounds harder than ever and my eyes grow tired..
I'm sorry..
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The night went on for a long time. It seemed like it would never end but fortunately it did.
I was told that my limo would pick me up at 11:00 but it hasn't come yet. It's 11:23 now and I'm standing alone waiting for my fancy car to come get me..
I waited and waited but the driver never showed up. I leaned against a small gate.. I let out a sigh and looked up at the sparkling stars..
The moon looked pretty, shining it's light onto the city of LA. I heard laughter and talking all around..
"Noel! Hey! Who's picking you up?" Niall asked from my right. He and the boys were just walking out of the gates and were ready to get in their limo..
"I don't know? My limo was supposed to show up like 20 minutes ago.. And I don't think it's coming.." I barely chuckle
"Do you wanna come with us?" Louis asked
"Uh.." I look around to see if the limo was going to pull up any minute..
"Noel.. It's not coming.." Louis says
"I know.. Would it be any trouble if I came along..?" I ask them
"Not at all! Come on.." Harry opens the door for me
"Thank you.." I smile getting inside..
I sit on the right side of the limo while the boys load inside.. They space out all over and I'm sitting alone but that's completely fine.. More space for me..
The driver locks our doors and he begins to drive away. There were no seat belts in this limo.. The driver, Danny, cranked up the music and we drove in the night..
The boys talked and joked around while I sat on my phone..
"I like your hair that way Noel.." Harry comes to sit next to me
"Thank you.." I power off my phone
"Why do you like it this way..?" I smile
"Because I can actually see your whole face with it up in a ponytail.." He smirks
"Well that's cool.." I chuckle not knowing what else to say
"You're so cute.." He giggled
"Well thank you very much.." I blush a little
We drive for several minutes until we arrive at the hotel. We file out and rush inside.. I thank the driver before the door shuts and we get into the elevator quickly.
I'm getting tired.. I yawn a little.
"Are you coming with us?" Niall asks
"Yeah sure I guess I will.." I smile
Liam and the others smile and the doors finally open. We walk together down the halls. I know Elliot isn't back.. I just know it..
We walked passed my room and down another hall. We arrived at the boys room. Zayn slid in the key card and he opened the door.. We all went in with Liam behind me. He shut the door and they all went separate ways leaving Liam and I together..
He gave me a sly smile and we waited together. He could've went to go change in his room with Zayn but he chose to stay with me which was very nice..
We waited a few minutes while we talked.. When Zayn finally came out he was dressed in his pajamas. Liam began walking to the room until he stopped to turn to look at me.
"Well c'mon.." He took my hand
"Oh are you sure?" I ask, following him
"Yes of course.." We walk inside together
He shuts the door behind us and I sit on the bed looking down at my legs.. He chuckled a little bit and pulls out two sets of clothes from his drawers.
He hands me a pair of his clothes and puts the other pair next to me for himself.. I looked up at him and ran my fingers over the clothes in my hands..
He took off his jacket and set it down gently next to Zayns tux which was protected in a zip up bag. He took off his tie and slipped off his shoes. He was beginning to unbutton his shirt and I have to admit it was a little hard to look away from.. But I did and focused back on the clothes in my hands. A black shirt with a pair of black basketball shorts. At the bottom of the stack were a pair of black socks..
When I looked up again Liam was in his boxers, about to put on his basketball shorts when he looked at me. Quickly I turned my head back to my legs, a little embarrassed that he caught me looking. He chuckled and continued to dress himself, picking up the clothes he set down next to me..
I heard a zipping noise and barely turned my head to look.. He was zipping up his tux in a bag and was fully dressed now.
I stood up and his head turned towards me.
"Should I get dressed in the bathroom..?" I ask
"Oh Niall's in there.. You can change in here.." He says
"Oh okay.." I take off my jewelry and set it down on his dresser. I slip off my shoes and set them next to the closet.
I turn and look at Liam and watch him sit on the bed.. He switches on the tv and seems to be focused on it. I let out a big breath.. But a quiet one.
I started to slide off my dress with my back to Liam.. When the dress was half down my back I turned to see if Liam was looking.. And he was.. He quickly turned his attention back to the screen with a smirk on his face.
I chuckled a little and continued to undress myself. When my dress was off I tossed it onto the bed and turned for a quick second to pick up my shorts.
Liam's eyes were on me again.. I picked up the shorts and covered my body with them..
"Liam Payne! Stop watching me!" I laugh
"I'm sorry I'm sorry!" He looks back at the screen, giggling
I slide on the shorts and they fall to the floor. I put on the shirt instead and it also falls. Wow..
"Liam these clothes are too big.."
"Do I have permission to look at you?" He chuckled
I pick up the giant shirt and hold it up to myself.
"Yes.." I say
He looks at me and nods. He stands and searches through his drawers again. He takes out much smaller clothes and hands them to me..
"Thank you.." I take the clothes with one hand while holding the oversized shirt with my other.
He sits back on the bed and watched tv while I turn around and drop the big shirt..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
Her hour glass body is hard to look away from to be honest. Her back was turned to me and I watched her hold up the clothes in front of her.
She wore a black strapless bra and black underwear to match. To tell the truth I felt like I shouldn't have been looking but...
Her head turned a little and saw me looking.. I looked to the tv quickly.. I could hear her quietly laugh and I chuckled too..
I turned to glance at her. The shirt covered almost all of her body. Just a little passed her bum. She held the shorts in front of herself and slipped them on. She put on the socks I gave her and was just about ready.
She turned around and our eyes met.
"Liam.. Were you watching me?" She places her hand on her hip..
"Uhm.. Haha uh.." I giggle
"Liam!" She smirked
"I'm sorry!" I laugh
She walks around the room. Picking up the clothes on the floor. She folded them and set them down on the bed.
"Well let's go then.." She giggled
"Go wear?" I ask
"Out there!" She laughs grabbing my hand
We walk out into the living room to meet the boys. They're all sitting in a circle and we gladly join in.
"What're we doing?" I ask
"Deciding what to do. Tag?" Harry laughs
~Noel's P.O.V.~
"Freeze tag!!" Niall shouted
They were such kids but I loved it!
"Yeah!" Louis and Harry smiled
"Haha sure." I laugh
"Okay." Liam nods
"Alright.." Zayn agrees
We all put in our foot to create a circle of six. When it was decided that I would be "it", we all stood up and they took a few steps back..
"1..2.......3!" They all darted around while I chased after.
I caught Niall first. He froze in his place and waited for one of the boys to tag him. I felt like such a child but I liked this feeling.. I caught Harry next and when Louis had tried to free him I had gotten him too. I thought of this as an advantage.. With me being "it" and stuff cause I was so small I could dart around faster than them. Now all I need is Zayn and Liam.. Something caught my eye and it was creeping on the boys.. I turned around to see Zayn about to touch Niall. Quickly I tagged him and he froze.
"Liam! It's all up to you now!!" I shout. The boys begged for Liam to come help them get free.. I heard movement and looked around the room..
"There you are.." I whisper with a smirk
I slowly and stealthily started to walk in his direction. He made a quick move and I shot to him. I got him.
"Woo! I did it! I got all of you!" I say enthusiastically making them laugh. They all began to move and we decided to play another game.
"Oh I know! How about.. Life or death hide and seek!" Zayn says with a devious smile
"Haha what's that?" I ask for all of us
"Okay so it's like.. Hide and seek. So for example, you guys will hide and I will try to find you. But if I find you then I'll lock you up somewhere and the others will have to find you without getting caught.. Get it?" He says
"Oh! Yeah that sounds fun! Let's do that!" I smile
"Yeah that sounds cool!" The rest say
"Okay then I'll be "it"! And this is gonna be intense so be prepared.." Zayn says
"So I'll count to 30 and let you guys hide. So go!" He turns and begins counting slowly.
The boys hid quickly, leaving me alone.
"What the..?" I whisper
I walk around the room trying to find a place to hide quickly.. I find a small corner and crawl inside. By the time I'm inside, Zayn is done counting.
He searches around the room for us.. It is silent for a minute..
"Ha!" Zayn shouts
"Ahh!" Niall screams
I watched it happen. Zayn grabbed Niall and pulled him to a closet and threw him inside while Niall shouted for help. Zayn shut the door and began hunting for more of the boys..
A noise was made from inside of one of the bedroom. Zayn walked inside..My chance.. I cautiously snuck to the closet while Zayn was occupied.. This felt kind of real.. Slowly.. Slowly I opened the closet door without making any noise..
"Shh.." I mouthed to Niall. He nodded and I looked to see that Zayn had actually tied his hands and feet together. Wow.. I undid the knots and quickly Niall and I snuck back into our spots after shutting the door.
When Zayn had come out of the room he had two prisoners in his hands. He opened the closet to discover that Niall was missing. He made an angry grunt and tied Harry and Liam up and shut the door.
He continued to look for the other three of us.. Another noise was made from the bathroom. Zayn chuckled and went into the small room.. Quickly Louis darted to the closet and untied the boys. They all raced back to their spots after shutting the door.
Zayn stomped out of the bathroom, disappointed he hadn't found anyone..
He began to come close to my spot. My heart pounded because this felt so real.. I breathed heavily but tried to keep it quiet..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
Harry and I had just been rescued and to tell the truth it was a little scary when Zayn found you. I did scream and so did Harry.
I hid under a big nightstand close to the couch. I heard Zayn's footsteps come close but they weren't towards me. They were to somewhere else.
He crept close to a small corner and bent down.. He screamed and grabbed inside. A little scream yelled back and he pulled out Noel's small body. She held on to the nearest item and screamed as he dragged her away. She cried for help until he brought her to the death closet. When he found no one inside he let out a yell. He tied her up and threw her inside... I was really scared for a split second.
Zayn walked around the rooms.. I moved which was a mistake. He heard. He ran to me and pulled me out from under the nightstand..
"No Zayn! Help!" I tried calling to the others but of course nothing happened. He dragged me to the closet and opened the door. He took some rope and tied my feet and hands. He threw me inside next to Noel and shut the door. She looked at me with a worried look like this was a real life or death situation. She scooted closer to me for some comfort.
There was yelling from outside of our doors. The prisoners weren't dragged to our closet though. They were taken somewhere else. More of a challenge for the ones surviving..
"This is kinda scary I have to admit.." She whispers
"Yeah it kinda is.. I didn't think I'd be that startled when he found me.." I confess
"Yeah same here.." We lay back onto the floor with our hands behind our backs. Her head rested on my chest and we waited to be found.
No one came though... I know there were two left. So we did still have hope of getting free..
"My nose itches.." She tells me and sits up. I do too.
She tries itching her nose with her arm but she couldn't. She rubbed her face on my shoulder but that didn't work.
"What about.." I came close..
I rubbed noses with her and she responded back with the same actions. When she pulled away she spoke with a smile..
"Wow I'm surprised that worked.." She blushed in the darkness.
I blushed too. She leaned against my body and let out a breath.
"Do you think they're gonna come for us..?" She asks
"Well I hope so.. It's kinda stuffy in here.." I whisper
"Yeah.." She nods
It's silent for a little while..
"What if we free ourselves?" She whispers
"What do you mean?" I ask
"We can turn our backs towards each other.. And I can try to untie your knots because they aren't on that tight.. And then you can untie mine.." She explains
"Okay turn.." I say and she does..
I find her hands and and try to find the ropes.. I pinch what I thought was the knot but she jumped a little..
"Liam!" She whispers
"What what??" I ask startled
"That was not the knot!"
"Sorry!" I giggle
I untie her hands and she thanks me with a smirk. She untied her feet and undid the ropes on my body.
Stealthily and quietly we snuck out of the closet and in our spots.. I made eye contact with Harry..
"Where's Louis and Niall..?" I mouth
"Louis is in the closet.. Niall's in the bedroom.." He mouths back..
"Zayn?" I ask silently
"Bathroom.." He replies
At that moment Noel cautiously ran to the other closet without making any noise. She opened the door and untied Louis.. He ran into her spot and she darted somewhere else..
~Noel's P.O.V.~
I couldn't find anywhere to hide. I was in the kitchen walking behind a few cabinets but I still can't find anywhere..
Zayn was coming and I was beginning to panic.. Someone grabbed my hand and pulled me down onto them.
Liam had pulled me into a giant cabinet and shut it quietly and quickly. I lay on his body startled. He held his finger over his mouth and I nodded.
Slowly I sat up and he did too. I realized I had my phone in my pocket and slipped it out. I turned my brightness down all the way and put my phone on silent. I checked the time.
It was 1:30 in the morning. I showed Liam my screen and he chuckled. I slipped the phone away back into my pocket and we sat in the dark silence. Liam was pushed off more to the side leaving me directly in front of the cabinet door. I heard Harry scream and he was pulled into the dark closet where he would be tied up and left alone.
I heard the closet door shut. I felt like we were being hunted for. I wondered when the game would be over and I wondered who would win and how. This didn't feel like a game anymore though. Like I was actually hiding from my death.
What would happen if no one came for us while we were in the closet? Would that mean game over for us? What if we were never found by the psychopath? Would we survive and succeed? What if we're all caught? Does that mean the killer gets to end us all?
Most of this wasn't looked at like a game ever since it started. I say that for all of us. How did the seeker feel? Did he feel power when he found us? What went through his mind? What would he plan to do when all of this was over? How did he know where we were? How did he tie us up so quickly? The knots weren't tight enough to never get out of but they were tight enough for us not to break through.
I heard footsteps.. Whispers from the psychotic kidnapper, assuring us that he was going to capture each one of us and bring our bodies to his death chamber.
The footsteps stopped in front of me and I held my breath. For a second I forgot Liam was beside me. My heart pounded and I held my knees up to my chest.
At that moment the cabinet door flung open and Zayn and I let out screams. He grabbed my foot and dragged me across the floor. I screamed for help but I didn't want Liam to give up his spot and get captured too.
I held on to the cabinet door and Zayn yanked me off and I slid across the floor attached to his arm. My leg was lifted and that is what he had the power to take me with. Even if it was only my leg, he used all force to pull my body into the deadly closet.
The psychopath lifted me up hard and pressed the front of my body to a wall. He grabbed my arms and held them against my back and tied the ropes tightly around my wrists. He flipped me around and tied the ropes around my ankles the same. He opened the closet door and tossed me inside carelessly. He gave me a devious smile and shut the door to leave me alone in his death chamber.
I laid in the dark. Twisting my wrists and hands, hoping to break free but it was just too tight. I barely brought myself to sitting up.
Sometimes I thought he forgot this was a game. But I know he is only joking with us.
I waited I the darkness for someone to rescue me..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
Noel had just been stolen away by the insane freak. I tried grabbing her hand before she was completely taken but I was too late. If I had been caught then I couldn't save her.
It was quiet terrifying watching her being snatched away like that. It all happened so sudden and quickly.
I heard footsteps all around.. It's like they were everywhere.. I heard two screams.. Niall and Louis... It was up to Harry and I to get them out now.
What happens if we don't..? This is getting kind of intense I have to admit. Another scream broke out. That's it. I'm the only one left..
I have to help them or else they're done with.
"Where are you Liam..?" I hear the sneak whisper. I could tell he was walking into the bedrooms. My chance..
I quickly and silently crawl out of the cabinet and stand up straight. Stealthily I walk to the closet and just as I'm about to open it I see Zayn.
"Going somewhere..?" He asks
I swallow loudly and back up from the closet.. I run for it.. He quickly grabs my arm and I'm against a wall now.
He ties my arms and legs and drags me to the closet. He opens the door hard to reveal the other prisoners. He throws me in along with them and I land on top of Noel. She squeals and Zayn shuts the door.
"I'm sorry!" I get off quickly
The door opens again..
"Oh wait that's all of you.." Zayn laughs
"Sorry for the hardcore dragging and stuff guys.." He laughs untying us all like none of it was scary.
We all end up laughing when we're free and file out of the closet. When we're all in the living room we push Zayn onto the couch and smack him.
"Ow! I said sorry!" He laughs
"It was still scary.." Noel chuckled
We all sit around and share what happened to us during the game. Noel's stories sounded scariest to be honest. The way she descried it all...
It was 1:47 in the morning now and I think we were all tired after that death match.
We all stood up and the boys headed in different directions to their bedrooms. Noel stay put. She sat down on the couch.
"Whatcha doin?" I ask
"Oh I don't know. You all have beds and I don't wanna take one away from one of you so.. I'll sleep out here.." She says. Ahw she's so nice..
"Ahw c'mon love you can sleep with me.. Zayn will sleep with Louis.."
"Really? Are you sure?" She asks
"Yes of course.." I take her hand and help her up. We walk into the hall and we step inside of my bedroom.. I think I'd call it our bedroom now..
I feel a pinch and a slap on my bum and turn to look at her.
"That's for in the closet.." She smirks
~Noel's P.O.V.~
I giggled inside. He gave me a smirk and I shut the door. I felt a smack on my butt and I swung around.
"Liam!" I shouted
"I never slapped your butt until now.." He laughed
I chuckled and yawned. He switched on the tv.
He crawled into the bed and I checked my phone while crawling in too. I move the covers on the bed and toss my phone to the side.
An arm stretches around my waist an stays on my back. I look at Liam and smile.
"What?" I laugh
"Nothing.. Can you get the remote please..?" He points to the end of the bed and I nod. I crawl to the remote and feel another smack on my butt.
"Liam Payne!" I turn around to look at him
"What?" He gives me an irresistible smirk. I roll my eyes and giggle and toss the remote to him.
He catches it and thanks me. I lay down beside him.
"We never said goodnight to the boys.." I say looking at him
"1..2..3.." He counts
"GOODNIGHT BOYS!!" We both yell
"GOODNIGHT GUYS!!" They yell back to us and each other.
I laugh and Liam swims through channels.
"What do you wanna watch?" He asks
"Let's watch a movie.." I suggest
"Okay.." He surfs through a few more..
"Either.. 'Edward Scissor Hands', Narnia or the Percy Jackson movie.." He lists
"That's a hard one... What about.. Percy Jackson?" I ask
"Yeah sure.." He smiled and pressed the "Okay" button.
The movie was just about to start. I scooted closer to Liam and his hand shifted and wrapped around my waist. He pulled me closer and I blushed.. My head rested on his chest and I pulled the sheets over us.
My hand laid on his stomach. I listened to Liam's heart beat and I felt safe.. I felt at home like this is where I was supposed to be..
Liam rubbed my back slowly and I rubbed his stomach which made me silently chuckle a little bit. When I swiftly moved my hand back up towards his chest it slipped under his black tank top and I touched his bare skin. He was warm.. I left my hand there and moved my fingers around instead.
My leg lifted half onto his. Liam's hand began to slow down and moved further down my back. He began to rub again and went down a little lower and stopped again. His hand rested on my butt but strangely I didn't move...
The movie played and we watched together. I pushed myself up closer to Liam and his hand remained where it did and mine went up closer to his chest..
I smiled and blushed a little bit.. We watched about 10 minutes of the movie until it went to commercial.. Liam began to rub my back again but when he went up towards my shoulders his hand peeped inside my shirt..
I got butterflies. I swirled my fingers around on his skin and ran his fingertips over mine.
I tilted my head up a little bit and looked at Liam. He turned his and we made eye contact. I took my hand out from under his shirt and brought it up to his face. I ran my fingers through his hair and rubbed my thumb against his cheek..
His skin smooth and his hair soft.. I sat up on my side and looked down on him.. His hand stayed where it was left..
I picked up my phone and checked my notifications.. I tossed if behind me onto the rest of the bed.. Liam's hand began to pull me down onto his body.. I giggled a little bit and my body slowly came down on his..
I felt like a lot of weight on his chest..
"Liam I-"
"Shh it's okay love.. You're fine.." He assures me.
My forehead on his and my hand on his heart.. His hand raised up to my heart and it began to pound..
"Are you okay..?" He asked with a smirk
"I'm perfect.. Why?" I smile
"Because your heart is racing.." He giggled
"I know.." I whisper
I felt like our lips were magnetic at that moment.. I was being dragged to him when no force was being put on me at all.. Just as they were about to touch someone knocked at the door, startling us both..
We both sat up straight in the bed.
"Yeah?" He asks
Niall came in.
"What's up?" Liam's laughs
"The other lads and I are going to go get some food. Do you guys want anything? Or want to come?" He asks
"Uh no thanks.." I smile
"Nah I'm good.." He says
"Okay we'll be back later.." He says and shuts the door as he leaves..
I let out a sigh and looked at Liam. He laughed a little. I chuckled and laid on my back a small distance away from Liam.
I yawned and rubbed my eyes.
"Tired?" He asks
"A little bit.." I admit
"Go to bed.." He giggled
"Okay I will.." I poke his nose
He stands up and turns off the light. He gets back into the bed and I lay on my side away from him. His hand wraps around and touches my stomach.. He pulls me closer and our bodies are up against one another.
I shut my eyes and smile.
Goodnight..
~Liam's P.O.V.~
This felt.. Nice.. I gave her a big behind hug.. I looked at her hands.. Red marks around her wrists because of the ropes..
I checked out her arms and saw a few scratches.. I checked out her head and saw a bruise on the back of her neck from being dragged and yanked around..
I softly place my hand over her forehead. She had a few bumps.. Ahw poor girl.. I hugged her tight cause I'm sure she was in some pain and this is what she needed.
She's so pretty..
We were so close.. So close..
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Hey! Okay sorry for updating so late but you know, school and stuff..
Okay so I know the story is taking place in October and it's actually November so we're just gonna pretend it's still October for just a little while longer okay?? Okay!
So thanks for reading! Please comment, follow and you know.. yeah! Haha thanks!