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Storm’s POV
It takes me a few days to think of a way to get Louis back, but once I have a plan in my head, I get Niall, Harry and Ashton to help me. They don’t have a lot to do, Niall and Harry are tasked to go out and get the required objects and Ashton is helping me to keep the other occupied while they’re gone and make sure Louis thinks we’ve forgotten about his little stunt.
“I hope these will do. He hates them so much, and from what I’ve heard about your plan, he is about to develop a whole new hatred for them.” Niall shows me the can when they get back while Harry convinces the others to play a game with us.
I smirk as I examine the large can the boys have brought back. In this can is Louis Tomlinson’s ‘favourite’ food – Baked Beans – and at some point tonight, I am going to get the pleasure of daring him to eat the whole can, cold.
I give Niall a thumbs up before he puts it in the kitchen and joins me as we enter the living room where the other two have weaselled the boys into playing the game with us.
“Ok, so we’re playing a twisted version of truth or dare. Instead we are playing our own version – Drink or dare. We have a busy day ahead of us since break is ending soon so we are using cola instead of alcohol.” Harry explains as we all move around to form a rough circle.
“Rules of the game are pretty obvious. You get a choice of doing a dare or taking a sip of the drink. If you choose dare then back out, you get one ‘chicken’ option before you have a start forfeiting clothing items. Everyone get it?” I explain, and when I get a nod from everyone I give Harry a thumbs up so he can start off the game. Quickly I think of a note. “Oh, and whoever is asked gets to ask next time, like truth or dare.”
Harry nods his head to confirm this before properly starting the game.
“Nialler, drink or dare?”
“I ain't no chicken-shit, I choose dare.” Niall says, voice carrying more confidence than he is physically portraying through body language.
“I dare you to kiss Michael.” Harry pauses and I immediately know what’s coming. “On the lips.”
“Why me?” Michael whines.
“Because you looked lonely, now Nialler, get on with with it.” Harry replies.
Niall grumbles but moves across the circle and kneels in front of Mikey. Gradually he leans forward and then quickly joins their lips, holding it for a second before moving away.
“Good enough?” Niall asks before moving once Harry gives him a nod.
Michael shoots Harry a glare as he wipes his mouth on his sleeve.
“C’mon Mikey, he wasn’t that bad.” I tease him.
“Maybe not, but I still didn’t need to know what he tasted like.” He replies, which gets a disgruntled noise from Niall and a disgusted look from everyone including me, before going quiet as Niall takes his turn.
“Luke, drink or dare?”
Luke looks unsure before muttering, “Drink.” He takes a sip of his drink before flipping off Louis when he calls him a ‘big baby’.
“Ashton, drink or dare.” Luke turns to Ash.
“Dare.” Ashton answers simply.
Luke thinks for a second before leaning over when Calum whispers something his ear, causing a smirk to appear on his face, and then he turns back to Ash.
“I dare you to text the most inappropriate photo you can find on your camera reel to Storm.” When Ash hesitates, Luke smirks. “We could always do it for you.”
“No, I’ll do it.” Ashton says defensively as he gets his phone out but leans away from the boys near him to keep his screen hidden. After a few seconds he gives me an embarrassed look before pressing a button and shutting his phone off. As the game moves on to the next round, I feel my phone vibrate.
My eyes widen slightly at the picture before I look over to Ash. “Why do you have this on your camera roll?”
I keep hold of my phone after turning the screen off as the boys try to get hold of it after my question, more determined than ever to see the picture he sent.
“I was going to send it but thought better of it, I never got round to deleting it so it’s still there.” Ash blushes before urging the others to continue.
The boys sigh, disgruntled that they couldn’t see the picture, before moving on to the next round. It goes on for a while and I notice that Louis is pretty relaxed so I wait until someone picks me.
“Storm, drink or dare?” Michael picks me.
“Dare.” I answer, waiting to see what my brother can come up with.
“I dare you to...” He pauses, taking a few seconds to think it over. “Wait, who is most likely to tell Ashton something if Storm confessed something that would mess with their relationship?”
“You want me to prank call somebody that I did something and you want to see if they tell Ash...?” I clarify.
“Yeah, but who would fall for it and phone Ash?” he nods.
“Would Daniel do it? I mean he is close to our group but would he be likely to tell Ash...” Luke queries.
“Maybe, I mean, he told me and Mikey what they talked about on the roof when he walked out after seeing the magazine so he might try and tell me what she has apparently told him.” Ashton shrugs.
“We can only try.” I reply as I get out my phone and pull up his contact. “Speaker phone right? And, what am I ‘confessing’ to?”
“Yup. And, you’re going to tell him that you made a mistake and accidentally hooked up with another guy and you think a fan might have taken a picture of you two when you were kissing him and now you want advice on how to tell Ash what happened.” He replies, thinking it over carefully.
I take deep breath as I press the call button on the contact and wait for him to answer; the boys shush each other quickly as the dial tone is heard.
“Hey Storm, What’s up? You never call me unless it’s serious.” Dan chuckles through the speaker, immediately after answering the phone and before I have chance to even greet him, but even I can tell it is nervous laughter as he racks his brain for any possible problems.
“I, erm, actually needed to ask for help with something.” I mumble, feigning nerves and by the thumbs up I get from my brother, it obviously sounded good.
“Sure, what can I help you with?” he instantly replies.
“Oh god, you know what, I don’t think I can do this...you’re going to think I’m such an idiot...” I feel my voice shake as I pretend the scenario is actually real in my mind.
“Hey, don’t say that. You obviously came to me for something, you can tell me whatever it is, and it’s not stupid if it’s making you this nervous to talk about.”
“I can’t believe this...listens, I’m just going to talk and promise you won’t interrupt or talk until I get it all out. I already feel like an idiot and I don’t know how long I have until one of the boys comes but I really need advice on what to do...” I say in a rush.
I hear the noise in the background die down until a door can be heard closing. “Ok, I moved away from all the noise, you have my full attention and I promise to stay quiet.”
“I-I made a huge mistake – can’t believe I’m telling you this after everything we talked about last time. Anyway...” I pause for effect. “All of us went out the other day and kind of split off when we reached some party. I lost the guys so I was wandering around on my own and I met someone and we kind of hit it off...things moved quickly and a lot happened.” I take a break, having to take a breath as I remind myself that it’s not real. Looking around at the guys and even they look pained by what I’m saying. “Look, I’m scared that a picture was taken of us and I seriously don’t know how I’m going to explain this to the boys, especially my brother and Ashton. Ashton is going to be so angry with me...” I sniffle slightly.
Dan waits a few moments before speaking. “So let me get this straight, you all went out to some party and got split up.” He waits for me to confirm that before moving on to the next thing. “You met a guy there and, what, hooked up with him and your worried about how to tell the boys.” I hum in confirmation. “Storm, honestly, what were you thinking? I’m not surprised you’re terrified to tell your brother and boyfriend, since I know one of them would blow a fuse-”
“I didn’t mean for it to happen. I’m going to tell them because I feel so guilty and I need to do it soon in case a picture is going to be posted. Dan, I know what I did was wrong, but please just help me on how I’m meant to tell my boyfriend he won’t be my first without getting myself killed by my brother at the same time.” I interrupt him.
“If you really don’t want to face him or any of them then I can come over and be with you. Hell, I’d break it to him myself if you feel so uncomfortable about saying it to them.”
“You’d do that for me?” I ask tentatively.
“Yeah, I would. We all make mistakes and if they want to take their anger out on someone then I would rather it be me than someone like you.” He replies.
“I know you’re going to tell them anyway...I just wish I had the guts to say it myself and face their reactions instead of hiding away. I am such a coward.”
“You're not a coward, you’re just protecting yourself. Look, I’ll figure out something but I have to go. Stay safe Storm.” Is the last thing he says before he hangs up.
“Holy shit, I feel so bad right now.” I puff out a deep breath.
“I didn’t think you could pull it off. Whoever he phones now has to break it to him that it was a prank...ouch.” Mikey murmurs.
“That actually felt so real, like depressingly real.” Louis comments as they others nod their heads in agreement.
“I wonder how Dan is going to break it to Ash that apparently something he was meant to be destined to take has been taken by another guy.” Calum comments. “I mean, no guy wants to hear that, forget having to tell somebody else that that has happened.”
Just as Ashton goes to comment, his phone goes off. When he checks the caller ID, he immediately shows us the screen to show is that Dan is calling him. All the boys pretend that they are hanging out as Louis unmutes the TV quickly as if they are watching a movie in the background.
“Hey Danny-boy, what up?” Ashton answers the phone cheerfully, batting at Louis who shouts something obnoxious down the phone. “Yeah, everyone’s here, want me to put you on speaker?”
He takes his phone on speaker as he shushes the boys and gets them to listen; taking my hand as he moves to settle down next to me as we see how much Dan is going to tell them.
“Nobody gets to interrupt. I’m going to say this very quickly so it’s like ripping away a band aid, though I have a feeling it’s going to hurt just as much.” He pauses before continuing. “I was talking to Storm and she told me about something that happened recently and she didn’t know how to tell you. Look, whoever’s party you went to the other day, well something happened and as much as you’re not going to like this...Well Ash, I hope you don’t take this out on her, but she got wasted and her and some guy hooked up.”
We all realise that he changed it to make it sound like the guys fault, but my focus remains on Ashton who is biting his lip.
“We know.” Michael replies.
“What...?” Dan, the poor guys, sounds so confused.
“That’s what we told her to tell you, we are so sorry that you fell for this but you were prank called and also kind of tested to see how fast you would tell Ash if something happened with Storm.” Michael explains which prompts a whispered ‘thank god’ from Dan who has obviously relaxed now he knows it’s now serious. “You make a good friend, bro, I mean that was minutes. That’s awesome of you.”
“You guys are assholes, but you’re welcome.” Dan grumbles, feigning annoyance.
“We love you Dan.” I shout getting laughs from the guys and a sarcastic “yeah, yeah” from Dan. “Bye bye Daniel.” I shout as Louis hangs up on him.
“My dare is over, my turn.” I announce. “Tommo, dare or drink?”
“Dare.” He answers immediately.
I smirk as I motion Niall to go and get the can. “I hope you love baked beans because I dare you to eat the whole can, cold.”
He makes the most disgusted face when he sees the can but reluctantly takes it. The whole time we can’t help but laugh at the faces he pulls and the amount of times it makes him gag.
“Why would you do this to me?” He asks after finishing the last bit.
“That’s what you get for seeking reactions for your own entertainment. I’ve warned you before that you shouldn’t mess with me and you did, your fans were so helpful when I asked for things you didn’t like and instantly told me about your absolute hatred for baked beans so I had you eat the whole can, cold. Maybe next time you won’t mess with me.” I shoot back, as I thank Niall and Harry for helping me after they announce the end of the game now that I have served my revenge on Louis.
“Holy shit, when you said you were getting him back, I didn’t think you were going to make it so bad for him that you would make our sides hurt from laughing at the same time...holy shit.” He mumbles as he recovers from his laughing fit – caused when Louis dashed off calling something along the lines of needing ‘something strong to wash away the taste, preferably bleach’ which probably isn’t as funny as Ashton finds it but he has been in a weird mood all day so nobody is paying that much attention, more thankful that he is finally smiling.
“Shush you, you already knew I was working on a revenge plan.” I giggle as I feel him slump down to lay his head in my lap.
I run my fingers through his curls, tugging them gently to angle his head so that I can lean down and place a kiss on his lips. I catch his hand when he moves it up to try and hold me in that position; instead I link our fingers and pay attention to his other hand in case I have to grab that one too. I pull back and place a kiss on his forehead before leaning back against the sofa again and focusing on my other hand which is running through his curls again, making him hum contently and his eyes shut.
“When this tour’s over and we all go home, what will happen to us? Like, will we see you again or is this one of those once in a lifetime, never to happen again things?” I mumble as I turn my head to face Liam and the other one direction boys in the room.
“Well, as far as I can make out, there is planning going ahead for another tour next year even though we’re only just over half way through this one. Right now nothing is confirmed but we love the boys and would love to do it all over again so we will definitely be asking them to consider getting the boys as our opening act again.” Liam replies, sitting forwards and resting his forearms on his knees where he has bent them in front of himself.
“Yeah, definitely, this tour has been amazing and it really would be a shame if we had to say goodbye to you guys now that we’ve come so far together.” Niall adds. “Thinking of ditching us already, huh?” He jokes.
“No, but there’s no guarantee that I’ll be able to come with you next time, if you take the boys with you, so I guess I’m just mentally preparing for that possibility.” I continue when I see Michael and Ash go to speak. “I know you two wouldn’t want to leave me behind but you have to face the reality that you won’t always be able to take me with you...”
“But we would face that possibility when it comes to it, right now let’s focus on this tour and the amazing times we still have ahead of us.” Michael responds, seeming to understand what I am saying even though he doesn’t like it all that much.
I send him a small smile, to which he reciprocates, before tuning out the argument that is bound to happen about what film we should watch today – as if we haven’t seen them all already.
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I missed my boys when they went away, but I built strong friendships from the pain I felt and helped others to see the light at the end of the dark tunnels they faced. My group were part of the reason I stayed strong for so long, one of the only reasons I was still there on the day the boys came home. I lost a lot when the boys left to make a name for themselves and it showed, I felt like I had nobody left that really cared and it became a habit to take everything out on myself but when the boys came back – and even now I can still remember the looks on their faces when they found out what was going on in my life – they started me back on the right path and taught me that the right people do care about me – even when I didn’t see it.
When the two groups – the boys and the gang - first met each other, I was scared that I would be forced to leave one group behind, but through a common factor – me – they learned from each other and built friendships of their own. The group helped each other too, through Zeke and Ry being cheeky, Luke was able to find out his friends opinions on his sexuality and even had the chance to build a relationship with his crush that started out as just helping one figure out what they wanted in life and ended up being one of the cutest relationships I know of.
The One Direction boys are literally just another group that wheedled their way into my life and made homes in my heart. They are silly and laid back but become the perfect brother figures when something happens or I need their help. Honestly, I didn’t expect them to want anything to do with me but they did and it has made an impact on my life and changed my view of the attitudes of people.
When I got hurt and literally everyone put their lives on hold to be with me while I recovered, it helped me to see that even people you have only known for a short time can become family, after all, family isn’t determined by blood, family is determined by who stays when times get tough and who is still there after all this time.
These three groups – my boys, the One Direction boys and the gang – are my family, my Ohana, and nothing can change that. My parents, Paul, Kaid, even Daniel, they are all members of my family.
And, call me childish, but Stitch – from the film, Lilo and Stitch, for all you uncultured individuals – is right about family (Ohana).
“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” – Stitch.
When you take me away from my family, or take them away from me, I can say in complete honesty that I truly feel Lost Without Them.