Halfway through the Competition
Liam dragged me from my nice warm bed one Saturday morning saying that we are going to go get breakfast with some friends. I was thinking to myself ‘What friends could he have? He spends all his time either with his family, me or rehearsing for the show.’ When we boarded a train I was really confused on where exactly we are going to go get breakfast. Once we arrived in London I assumed that maybe he made some friends from staying at a hotel here during the week due to the show. He was dragging my arm like I was a rag doll and he was a little girl. His eyes had the same sparkle in them as when he was singing. I wonder if that was because I was there, I quickly dismissed that thought. He has so many options why would it be me?
“Liam” I whined “won’t you tell me where we are going? You dragged me out of bed and made me board a train to London and now you are dragging me through the streets. I at least deserve to know where you are taking me!” I put my feet down and refused to move. Then he turned to me.
“Auri, don’t ruin the fun now come on!” He urged.
“Not until you tell me where we are going!”
“Not going to happen!” He then grabbed my waist and hoisted me up onto his shoulders and started walking. I tried to wiggle out of his grip but I just gave up and his arms felt so nice…
Finally he stopped in front of the hotel which he was staying at. He put me down and I immediately missed the warmth.
“What are we doing here? We can’t eat here! You told me you were taking me to breakfast, I am starving!” I pouted and stomped my foot on the ground.
“Now look who is acting like a little girl! Besides I will get you a muffin or something. Don’t worry!” He then dragged me into the hotel and called the elevator. We rode the elevator to the 5th floor and got out. I knew this wasn’t the floor that his room is on considering I visited him once during the week because I missed him. He knocks on the last door in the hall. One of the guys that Liam sings with on the show answers the door.
“LIAM! My brother from another mother! How are you dude? And who might this blonde beauty be?”
“Blonde beauty? Do you have a muffin or any type of food? Because if you don’t I am leaving and not coming back!” I said as I shot a death glare to Liam.
“Auri! Don’t go please!” Liam stared at me longingly. How could I say no to those eyes?
“Of course we have food! Why wouldn’t we it is most definitely breakfast time? Oh and I am Harry by the way if you couldn’t tell from my devilishly handsome good looks!”
“Good!” I pushed my way into the room leaving Liam in the hall dazed as I went in search of a muffin.
I heard Harry whispering to Liam as I finally found a blueberry muffin and dug my teeth into sweet goodness “Seriously dude, I thought you said that you were bringing your friend over not your girlfriend! None of us are dressed to impress.”
“She is just my friend! What makes you think that she was my girlfriend?” As Liam said that my heart felt like it was the Titanic after it hit the iceberg. Wait a minute… who is this us he is talking about? I slowly turn and look at 3 teenage boys staring at me. I reluctantly wave at them with the muffin still in my mouth.
“Hello…. My name is Aurora, please don’t call me anything but!”
“Hey baby! I am Niall! That is Zayn” Pointing towards the darker skinned one “And that is Louis” Pointing to the only guy left in the room “You should definitely break up with Liam so we can have some fun!” Just as Niall said that Liam walked into the living room portion of the room and smacked Niall upside the head.
“She will not be having fun with you! And it would be kind of hard to break up because of the fact that WE ARENT DATING!” Liam practically yelled the last part and I cringed. How come the truth hurts so bad sometimes.
“Well then,” Harry walked up to me and gave me a small slip of paper “Call me when you are bored sometime when Liam here cant fulfill your needs”
“Liam can fulfill my needs just fine!” I said that without thinking it through. As I said that all the guys looked frazzled… shit it was too late to take it back now.
“Ah, so it is a friends with benefits situation here!” Louis said smirkingly.
“I… uh…no…. I didn’t… um…I just meant…” Curse this word vomit coming out of my mouth.
“She didn’t mean it like that you dofus! She is so innocent she probably doesn’t even know what you are talking about!” Liam hurriedly said as soon as my word vomit seized. Innocent? He thinks I am too innocent for knowing what friends with benefits mean or even all of the flirting that the guys were doing with me.
“Seriously Liam? I am too innocent to know what is going on here? I will show you innocence!” I was raging I stalked up to Harry and kissed him deeply on the lips. Then I rushed out of the room into the hallway. I could see the confused look on Liam’s face as I left.
I can hear Niall’s Irish accent ring into the hallway “Man!?! Seriously Harry you are so lucky!”
“Damn Liam! I like her you should bring her around more often” Harry said.
“Don’t even fucking think of her like that you guys are all pigs how could you even say that about her? Have you no respect?” Liam was using his authoritarian voice again. He only uses that on people who aggravate him to no end.
“Dude chill we are just joking! We could never steal your girl way from you!” Harry replied. ‘Your girl’ how was I his girl he has never been so overprotective before, I mean I thought it was really sweet don’t get me wrong, but I know I will never truly be his girl, he could never see me like that.
I started walking away from the door as a tear dripped down my face. I called the elevator while wiping the tear. I heard a door open and close from down the hall as I entered the elevator. I hear someone running and as the doors closed I see Liam’s face staring at mine. I pressed the lobby button and the elevator went down.
Where was I going to go? I am in London for crying out loud I just want to go home maybe talk to Nici… I can always talk to her about my Liam problems. I know she is his sister but it just means that she understands my problems more. I was about to start walking back towards the train station when a hand grabbed my arm and stopped me in my tracks.
“Auri please don’t go! I didn’t mean it! You aren’t that innocent I was wrong I just wanted the guys off my back!” Liam said as he wrapped his arms around me “Please don’t leave” he whispered into my ear.
“Okay! Okay! Let’s go back, but you have to promise that you won’t get all protective of me again just let them have fun. Be the Liam that you are when you are around me, I like that Liam” I said as I wiggled out of his arms and walked back into the hotel.
When we got back into the room Niall, Harry, and Louis were apologizing for being rude.
“Guys it’s fine Liam is was just overreacting… You know I have never really seen him like that he is usually really laid back”
All four of the boys laughed “Liam laid back? Now that is funny! We always have to make him loosen up just to have some fun” Harry said as he tried to fight off the laughter.
“Guys I am not that bad!” Liam argued.
“You are terrible I tell you, you are like the parent of the group” Harry said as he grabbed his sides and rolled off the couch.
Once the laughing stopped we ended up having a really good time and I was laughing so hard that I started crying because there was so much pain in my abs. Liam and I stayed till around midnight when I realized, “Shit Liam! I have to go back home! We are going to miss the train and then I am going to have to find another way home! This is not good!”
“Auri, calm down just stay here and you can go back tomorrow!” Liam said
“I don’t have the money to get a room!” I hurriedly stated.
“You can just stay here!” Harry stated with a wink.
“NO!!!” Liam practically shouted “You can just stay in my room, you will probably be more comfortable sharing a room with someone who you have known longer than a few hours”
“I don’t know I think that it would be fun to have a sleepover with Harry! He seems like a party animal while sometimes you can be a party pooper…” I said trying to get a rise out of Liam.
“Oh yea baby we are going to have so much fun! I think I have whipped cream in the fridge.” Harry said while jumping up off the couch.
“Can we keep her? Can we keep her? Can we keep her?” Louis asked as he bounced up and down on the couch.
“No whipped cream! No keeping her! She is going back with me!” Liam was starting to get red in the face. I couldn’t help but chuckle a little.
“Liam! Don’t be a spoil sport I want to have fun with the guys because you haven’t been really fun lately!” As I said that Liam’s face softened.
“You feel like I am not fun anymore?” Liam said looking like he is about to tear up.
“ No that is not what I meant! How about this I will stay up and have some more fun with the guys I mean what can go wrong with whipped cream and then I will come to your room to sleep; that is if I don’t pass out here.”
“Fine but I am staying here with you so you don’t pass out!”
“Now there is my semi-fun best friend! Where have you been good sir?” As I said that all the guys laughed.
Harry returned with the whip cream “Guys I found the whip cream! Let’s have some real fun!”

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