Everything About You // l.t.

One

Chapter One

Rachel POV

There was nothing good on TV today. I flipped through the channels, stopping on the news.

Apparently they were talking about One Direction and I didn't keep searching like I always did when they were talking about them, I stayed there.

"Louis is starting to talk about an old friend who he misses dearly. He hasn't told us the name of the girl yet, but we are going to get him to say it." the news reporter said "He says he lost contact when he was 11."

My heart stopped, my face turning white. He remembers me? That has to be me!

I turned off the TV and walked into my mothers room. "Mum?" I asked her. She stopped folding clothes and looked at me. "Instead of going to college here in Cali," I trailed off.

"Hmm?"

"I could go back to England, and go to college there," I said. She nodded.

"Yes of course, if you want to. Why though?" She asked. Should I tell her the truth and say that Louis remembers me or lie and say that I don't know, I just like it there?

"Well?" She asked again.

"Well.. it's just.." I ran a hand through my hair. "Because Lou remembers me." I stated. "And I want to go suprise him. I really miss him."

"Lou?" She cocks her head. "Louis?"

I nod. "Louis, Louis Tomlinson. My best friend."

She furrows her eyebrows. "I don't recall you having a friend named Louis. Especially Louis Tomlinson." She chuckles.

I hold my hand up as if to say hold on and jog to my room, grabbing the photograph that's sat on my bookshelf for the past 8 years. It was a picture of Louis and I smiling and eating ice cream together as we swung on playground swings. I smile at the memories.

I quickly grabbed the photo and rub back into my mothers room and hand it to her. "See? Louis Tomlinson." I cross my arms.

At the bottom of the picture was an autograph that said "I'll miss you Rach. You're my best friend forever and always. - Louis Tomlinson <3"

My mother gasped. "Oh," she whispered, covering her mouth. "I remember now."

"I think he remembers me."

"How?" She asked.

"On the TV it said Louis missed a girl who was his best friend and they were separated and lost contact at age 11!" I sigh impatiently. "I'm almost positive it's me."

She rubs her forehead, sighing. "I'll look into the bank and see if we can afford moving."

My face brightened up. "Thank you mom! When will we leave? Were will I find him? How do I get to talk to him? Where is he? Where-" My mother cut me off.

"Don't get your hopes up," she said. "I'll try my hardest."

2 WEEKS LATER

"Mom!" I squeal.

"What?" She questioned me.

My mother worked things out. As you might've guessed, we're in England now!

"I'm sorry, just so excited. Did you talk to Simon?" I asked, that wouldn't be good if she didn't.

"Uh, yes. He talked to Lou and he remembers you and is just as excited." she answered.  I had no clue how she would even contact Simon. Whatever, that doesn't matter. What does matter is that I am getting reunited with my best friend.

Louis POV

I am going to see Rachel again? I sort of forgot what she looks like, only because I haven't seen her in eight years. Simon said she would be here in about an hour. Longest hour of my life.

You're probably wondering why we haven't talked for so long. Well, when a month passed after Rach had left, I was so scared to talk to her. I thought that she forgot me. Apparently she didn't, just like I did.

I kept on checking my phone for the time. Then I scrolled through my contacts and realized I had Rachel's phone number in there. Wait a minute, that's odd. I didn't have this phone back then.

I tapped on the name and texted her:

TO Rachel

Hey Rach.. This is odd that I have your phone number when I didn't have this phone back then. But.. I miss you..

I read it over carefully before pressing send. "Shit.." I mumbled. But apparently Liam heard.

"Louis!" he yelled in my ear. I jumped up and stared at him, my eyes wild with panic.

"Sorry!" I said. All the boys were laughing so hard and I sat back down and stared at my phone. No reply yet.

"Why are you staring at your phone?" Niall asked when his laughter subsided, as did the other boys. Now they all had curious looks on their faces.

"Well, apparently I have Rachel's number. I don't know how it got there, though. I sent a text and she didn't reply yet." I explained and the boys nodded.

"That's odd." Zayn said and we all nodded. Just then my phone made a ringing sound and I immediantly opened up the text.

FROM Rachel

Hey Lou.. This is weird. And awkward since we haven't talked in years. But I miss you so much too.

"It's her!" I screamed, jumping up and waving my hands in the air.

"Yeah it is me." I heard a familiar voice say. I whirled to reveal a now really beautiful Rachel.

"Oh my gosh," I whispered.

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Edited as of 2/3/16.