Chapter~ 7 'Hide and Seek'

"Okay, you guys can sleep in both the guest room and my room. They both have king-sized beds. I will sleep in Jessica's room, with her. Okay?"

"Yeah, that's great. Thanks," Liam said, smiling.

"Don't mention it. Make yourself home." I scoffed.

And with that, we gave the long day an end.

The following morning, I woke up to the beeping of my alarm at 7:30 AM, which is not my usual. But the excitement I was feeling was the reason for my lack of sleep last night.

I went to the bathroom and jumped inside the shower. I sang as I felt the warm water run down my body. After I was done, I jumped out of the tub and wrapped myself up in a towel. I opened the bathroom door, finding Jessica still sleeping peacefully. I decided to wear something comfy so I wore my grey sweat pants and a pink, plain, tank top. I tied my hair up in a messy bun and went to the kitchen.

The place was so quiet and everyone was still sound asleep. I decided I'd make them a welcoming breakfast. I cooked making pancakes and eggs. Then, I fried some bacon and started making tea. I watched the water as it boiled until it made a high-pitched sound, alarming that the water was now boiling hot. I added the water in the cups. Just as I was done, I heard a very familiar voice behind me.

"Good Morning, Izzy bear," Jessica greeted.

"Morning to you, too," I replied back with a grin.

"Oh my god. Are you actually cooking? Is that really food that I'm seeing?!" she screamed.

Idiot.

"Shh! You're gonna wake everyone up!" I whispered/shouted.

"Did someone say food?" The cute Irish boy I've known for three years now was running into the kitchen.

''Yes, Nialler. I made breakfast!'' I laughed.

''Yes!'' he said, fist pumping the air. ''Let me go wake everyone up. Don't eat without me!''

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We ate breakfast in peace. Laughing, gossiping, and listening to stories. After we were done eating breakfast, the sound of screams took over the place. It was almost like

World War 3 just started. I excused myself and went to my bedroom window, which had an amazing view of London.

This is one of the many reasons I love my bedroom. I looked out, finding a bunch of girls screaming and crying, trying to enter the apartment. However, the security guards weren't helping. I exited my bedroom and made my way towards the living room. Everyone was sitting on the couches watching television. I cleared my throat, which resulted in having six pairs of eyes staring at me.

''Guys, I don't know if you heard the screams or not, but the Directioners are outside. I sort of have a plan which will let them go away,'' I told them.

''Go on.'' Louis motioned his hands, telling me I should continue.

"You can all hide in my closet. It'll fit you since it's a walk in one. Anyways, so you guys will hide there while we invite a few of the fans inside the house. We'll show them around and prove that you guys aren't here, and then they'll go away."

''Sounds insane, but good. They aren't stupid, though. They'll find out again sooner or later.''

''Yeah. But for now, it's all we've got. I called Delilah and she's coming in a bit. Is that okay with you guys?'' Harry asked, looking at Jessica and me.

''Of course it is,'' Jessica answered and I nodded.

''I'll call Eleanor, too,'' Louis told us.

''And I'll call Perrie. Maybe you guys can go out and do all those girly stuff or something.'' Zayn took out his phone from his pockets.

''Yeah, sure.'' I smiled gladly.

''We better get going with the plan then. Into the closet, boys,'' said Jessica.

Liam's Point of View:

We entered Isabella's bedroom and into a fitting walk in closet. The closet lit up almost immediately as you open the closet door. It has purple walls with white wardrobes and shelves. After a minute or two, we heard a few voices speaking. Quietly, we eavesdropped on them for the second time already.

"See, no one's here,'' I heard Isabella.

''Yeah, but we saw them come into the apartment with you,'' an unfamiliar voice said.

''They err-, went back for touring,'' I heard, Jessica, I guess..."You know, the tour.'' Yeah, it's Jessica.

''The tour doesn't start in two months,'' another girl said.

"Well, they have rehearsals, you know," Now, it was Isabella.

I stopped listening to their speech when I found a box right next to the left side of the door. And since curiosity got the best of me, I decided I'd take a small peek. I quietly opened the box, revealing something I never wanted to see.

"Ahh!" I screamed in horror.

Why would she ever put something like that in a box?

"Be quiet!" Niall whispered/shouted at me.

"Look!'' I did the same, pointing to the box.

"Oh, that's bad," He whispered, patting my back. Then, I heard the girls outside again.

"What was that?'' a girl asked.

"Um-err- that was me! I thought I saw a rat. Ha-ha!''

''Ha-ha! Silly you. Always imagining things!'' Jessica added.

''So, I guess they aren't here then?''

''Of course not.''

"Let's go.'' That's the last thing we heard before the faint sound of footsteps.

Zayn pretended to swipe sweat from his forehead. "That was close."

"You almost got us busted, mate,'' Harry groaned.

"Yeah. What made you scream?'' Louis asked.

"It's not my fault-'' I got interrupted by someone opening the closet door.

"Everything's clear now," Jessica said.

"Who screamed and almost got us busted?" Isabella scolded. They all pointed at me.

What great friends they are.

"Liam, what were you thinking?" Jessica asked.

"I'm sorry. It's just that, I opened that box-," I pointed at the pink, glittery box. "And I saw many golden, big spoons!"

Silence took over the place before they all erupted into roars of laughter.

"That teaches you a lesson. Never open anything that's not yours," Isabella told me. I nodded, looking at the ground.

"But why would you put these here?" I asked.

"To scare you," she said sarcastically. Everyone cracked up laughing again.

"No seriously, why?" I asked again.

"My mother likes these. Don't ask me why. So I thought I'd buy her some."

"Sorry," I apologized shyly.

"It's fine." She smiled at me.

I couldn't help but think, 'Her smile is adorable'.

Ding, Dong, We heard the doorbell ring. It must be the girls.

"Let's go." Isabella ran and we followed.

Author's Note: Thank you so much for your time =) Love you all❤️

Dedication goes to @Halfway-There !

~HG xx