Issues Inc. | AU

|Illusion|

Louis' P.O.V
Making twenty calls this morning mad me feel a lot better. I never realized how quiet it was in this office, I would be distracted by Riley making faces at me through the glass.

She just draws in that pad all day, sometimes she'll get a large canvas and construct some new photoshoot. Riley usually would take the canvas home, but she left it this time.

I looked back over to her office and the canvas read "Pastel grunge" in large letters. She was changing the style, she can't change it. I swiftly looked through the emails, that went to the publishing company.

They all had a new style. Shit.

I dashed downstairs to Riley's studio, everyone looked up shocked. Riley was over in the corner fixing the models light blue beanie.

"What the fuck do you think your doing?"
She turned around and smirked lightly.
I huffed and held the paper in my hands slightly crinkling it.

"I'm making the magazine better Louis, isn't that what you wanted, don't you like new things when you get tired of the old one?" Her eyebrow went up and she pursed her lips. I grabbed her arm taking her behind the screen.

"You're not in charge of this magazine, this isn't your's or Zayn's it's mine. If you fuck anything up like this again, I'll have to find a new designer. You and Zayn don't control this I do , I fucking do." Riley shrugged her shoulders looking down.

"Louis I don't fuck things up, you do literally." she stomped out and went back to the models, I bit my lip trying to find some kind of comeback. I gave up and walked out swiftly.

Damn she was good.
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Zayn's P.O.V
All day I tried to explain to Ryan that I wasn't dating anyone but we were so busy I couldn't fully explain things. Riley was throwing so many art ideas at Sophia, Tara, and I. This new design that she wanted to try.

Sophia got new boxes of hair dye. Tara got a box of fake piercings and cigarettes, along with new clothes. I got boxes of new pastel paints, pencils, and chalk. Whatever Riley was doing she went all out, and Louis wasn't liking it.

Once I came back out of my office everything was pastel colored. Riley had changed her hair color, along with Sophia, Tara, and Ryan. Riley's hair was a pastel purple, Sophia had a pastel pink, Tara had a pastel mint color, and Ryan had a pastel blue.

I suddenly got an idea, grabbing my pad from the table I told them to stand by the backdrop.
Quickly drawing a design with a couple of things in the background. Scribbling a title and my signature, I handed it to Riley.

She gasped and squealed. I knew she'd love it.

"The girls of X go pastel, Zayn this is just what I wanted, how did you know Oh my gosh I love you. I couldn't ask for a better artist." she gushed and hugged me tightly.

"We gotta get this done it's going to be the cover right? Cmon lets get the hairstyles and outfits you've got down here and... Cmon guys lets go!" Everyone ran around like crazy, I sat back and held the outline for everyone to see.
Giving instructions on what material to use, and how to style things.

After a couple of tries, they finally got my back ground with a few extra additions.

It was happening, I'm constructing the cover.
The cover that will hopefully catch someone's eye and they'll buy the magazine. This is the best day of my life.
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Niall's P.O.V
I walked back into the studio with coffee for Riley and myself, people were running around like madmen. I held the coffee tightly, a pink flash crosses my eyes, then a purple one, mint, and a blue. I had no idea why there were so many colors. large rolling pizzas past me, then a smiley face, and fries.

"Zayn what's going on?" He smiled and gestured to the madness.

"Pastel is happening." I crinkled my nose, Riley came up to me and grabbed her coffee. Her dark hair was gone, it was replaced with a lilac purple and she wasn't wearing her work clothes anymore, she was now wearing a cheerleading outfit.

Her hair was in tight pigtails, I stared for a couple of seconds trying to figure out of it was the same girl.

Zayn finally called out for me to take the photo.
There was many things I could do but one of the was not taking a perfect picture.

I grabbed the camera and held it like Ryan does, snapping a few in different angles like she does. Zayn told me it was enough and ran to the computer.

"We got it!" I let out of realized sigh as Ryan took her camera back, she really loved that thing.

I'm never taking pictures again.

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No P.O.V

The day went on as Zayn sent the photos to Liam. Liam edited and sent them to Louis who clearly was rethinking his disapproval of the style Riley put together. It was all sent to the publisher, the sales would hopefully rise.

It all depends on the numbers that Harry gets. The company could break easily on one lost sale, it's on a fragile edge. All the calls that Louis made will either be cancelled or finalized.

Riley is tied in the middle of a triangle, Louis loves her but also loves Eleanor. Niall loves her for her but he wants Riley to be happy, Harry is Riley's best friend and they've been best friends since they were five, He loves her but doesn't want to break they're friendship. Riley doesn't know that Harry or Niall loves her. She's not completely sure if Louis loves her either.

Ryan doesn't understand that Doniya Malik is Zayn's sister, and she's heartbroken.

Zayn is really excited about his design on the cover and he completely forgot about the fact that Ryan is pissed at him.

This incorporation has so many problems, it might as well be called issues inc.

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-Rain