(MOMENTARILY ON HOLD) The Other Girl (Harry Styles)

Chapter Four

Well here's Chapter Four :) I hope you guys all liked the sneak peek I did! I like this chapter, even though it's bad. Oh and before you read it and say 'Harry and London's relationship is too fast', GUYS CALM DOWN!!! They're not falling in love yet, kay? It's just so Harry can learn more of London's secrets, gradually.

BTW, I'm thinking of making a super-short trailer. What do you think?

– CLJ x

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I yawn tiredly. It's been two hours, and the others still haven't returned. I'm stuck with a bunch of raucous boys who are feeling slightly jetlagged and absolutely hyperactive. NOT a good combination.

Niall shuffles over to me and plonks himself down in the chair beside mine. "London, will you tell me some more about yourself? You've only told us a couple of facts!"

I start to shake my head, afraid I'll reveal more than I want to, when I look towards Niall and see his adorable bright-blue puppy dog eyes. Great. Everyone knows I'm a sucker for cute eyes, especially puppy dog cute eyes. I struggle to say no but end up muttering, "Fine."

Niall cheers and puts his chin in his hands, like an eager little boy waiting for a story. "Okay, what do you want to know?" I say, cracking a smile because he looks so enthusiastic and it's kind of funny. Niall shrugs. "Anything and everything!"

I go numb. "E-everything?"

"Everything you want to tell me," Niall says cheerily, not noticing that I've tensed. "I've been wanting to meet you for ages! Now I finally get to meet you, I want to find out some things about you no one else knows! We can be best friends... oh, but Chloe's your best friend. Well, I can be your other best friend! We can all be your other best friends..."

I have to admit, it feels kind of nice to see such a famous person labelling himself with 'other'. That's always been me. 'The other girl'. 'The girl that tags along with Chloe'. And now here I am talking to Niall Horan, who's calling himself and the other boys from One Direction my 'other best friends'.

I smile at him and say, "Well, um, actually, Chloe's my best friend but she's... not... really my best friend."

He blinks, confused, and I swear I see Harry turn his head slightly toward me. The other boys quieten a little to listen in. I swallow, wondering if I'm really daring to say this, and continue, "Well, she's not the most brilliantly nice person in the world. But she has a hell of a lot of people fooled."

Niall shakes his head. "That can't be true. She seems so friendly!"

"Chloe's had acting lessons since she was three, Niall," I sigh. "Her parents have been preparing her for a career in not performing, but in business. I remember Chloe's dad, Mr Golde, used to always tell her and me that to be in business, you have to act as well as if you were in the performing arts."

There's a brief pause. "But we're in the performing arts, and we're not very good actors," Niall says.

I laugh. "Well, you know what I mean."

"So... are you saying... Chloe's not all as nice as she seems?" Louis asks hesitantly, glancing at Harry. He's still not directly facing me. He seems to be deep in thought. I'm just about to answer when Chloe struts into the room, looking... glittery.

"You sparkle!" says Niall with a careful grin.

"And I drink blood, too," Chloe says, dumping her $800 bag lazily on the table and sitting down. "The fashion show was okay, I guess. There was a glitter and confetti shower at the end, hence my sparkliness. So, how did the meeting go?"