Just saying...DRAMA is unleashed in this chapter! xxx

Well now, thanks to Christa and Kaitlyn, this whole competition is going to be like a strip club performance.

"Niall, look at this." I said holding up the outfit I was supposed to wear. We were in my house looking at the outfits I had to wear. Niall's eyes popped out of his head.

A/N: The outfit will be revealed later :)

"Whoa..." he whispered under his breath, "Um...I have no answer to that...." 

"Niall this is going to be awful..." I mumbled.

"Hey it'll be fine..." he said kissing my nose.

Oh gosh I love it when he kisses me.

"And hey," he whispered, "You might actually look good in that--"

"Oh gosh Niall no!" I said giggling. He put his arm around my neck and pulled me in for a kiss.

"Honey! I'm--huh?" 

Oh shit.

Oh shit no...this is not happening.

I turned away from Niall and looked at my father in horror.

How long has it been?! It's been a month already?!

"...Daddy!" I said trying to lighten the mood, "How was France?"

Silence.

"I'd tell you, but I think you're too busy..." he said looking at Niall.

"Um...hi." he said trying to please my dad, "I'm the new neighbor...I don't think we've met."

Bad move Niall...

"Same here..." my dad said, "I think you need to leave..."

"Oh um, okay. Bye Mary." Niall gave me a peck on the cheek and left. Crap...!

"Who was that Mary?" my dad asked me sitting on the couch where Niall was.

"My...boyfriend." I cringed knowing he was mad.

"Does your mother know...?" my dad said.

"...No?" I said.

"...Mary, I thought we told you no boyfriends. With all those animals in your school who knows what this guy will do to you..." my dad said. Right, I forgot he doesn't know about the kidnapping...

"Dad, Niall's different, I promise you." I said.

"No, you can't. I don't want you seeing him." my dad said.

"Dad, he just moved here! You don't know him!"

"I don't CARE Mary! No more!" my dad said, "And that's final!" 

"...you always treat me like a kid." I said tears forming in my eyes, "And you always have! Why?"

"Honey you don't really understand yet...you're lucky we let you work..." my dad said.

Work. I totally forgot I got fired!

"Dad I got FIRED." I said, "Because of jerks at my school! And you saw nothing wrong! So if I can go through this, why can't I be with someone I love?" 

"You can't Mary, the end. I'm very sorry about your job bu--" 

"No. Dad just...no." 

I ran up the steps and slammed my room door, leaving my father confused. I quickly put on my pajamas and got ready for bed. Then I quickly walked out the back door unseen.

I was going to stay at Niall's house for the night. I couldn't take anymore of this babying shit. 

As soon as I opened the door I got scared. What if Niall's parents don't like me either...? I mean, last time we met I flipped out and slapped their son. Still afraid, I knocked on the door. With my luck, Niall would answer.

Wrong. His mom did.

"Mary..?" she said.

"Yes...? I stammered.

"Oh lord! You must be freezing! Get in here!" his mother quickly took me in and gave me a sweatshirt that was on the couch. It smelled like Niall. Oh gosh that sounded stalkerish...but it was true.

"Niall! Why is Mary out in the freezing cold?!"

"MFFWHT?!" Niall was in the middle of eating his dinner I guess.

"Mary!" he said running up to me.

"Niall, you need to be a better boyfriend..." his mum said shaking her head. Wait she already knows?

"Sorry mum..." Niall groaned, "Hey babe why are you out?"

"Um...well," I started, "My dad and I got in a fight because he wants me to stop seeing you."

"Wha..." Niall said, "Awh, not again..."

"Again...?' I said looking up at him.

"Um, nothing, so are you--"

"Yeah, I'm staying here." I whispered.

"Did you eat before you left?" 

"No..." I said.

"Well come have dinner with us." Niall said.

~NIALL~

I can't lose her. I'll die. I slowly took Mary's hand and took her to our dinner table. I let her sit down next to me, and my mom made her a bowl of spaghetti. Ah...I love my mum.

"Here hon try it! Niall's in love with it!" my mom said giving her the bowl.

"MUM..." I groaned, "No more about my eating habits!" 

My mum laughed and sat down.

"Hey Niall--" then to my horror, Greg walked in wearing a towel.

"GREG!" I shieked covering Mary's eyes.

"Wha--OH MY GOD YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!" he said running back upstairs to put some pants on.

"Holy..." I said uncovering her eyes.

"Who was that..." Mary said. I just realized she's wearing my sweatshirt...aw how cute...!

"That...Mary, was my brother..." I said, "I'm sorry you had to see that."

~~~

"So I'm sorry if you think my family is wierd..." I said looking down.

"What?! I love your family!" Mary said laughing. At least now she does.

"Niall, um I'll just go on the couch," Mary said about to leave my room.

"No!" I said, "Stay here, you can sleep in my room."

"Are you sure...?" Mary said.

"Yes. You're my girlfriend. I will never let you sleep on the couch." I said.

"Alright..." Mary said climbing into my bed.

~~THREE HOURS LATER~~

"Can you sleep...?" Mary whispered. My arms were wrapped around her waist, and my head was nuzzled in her neck.

"No..." I whispered.

"...tell me a story...like, how'd you get so cool...?" Mary said. I felt guilty even knowing she thinks that's true.

"Um...well, you sure?" I said. Mary nodded.

"Well...here we go." I said.

"Once upon a time I was a nerd. I had glasses, I was really smart, and I got beat up every day....it was heart breaking. No one really liked me, and I was the shortest kid in my school. I sucked at gym, and I came home every day from school either crying or injured. Everyone tried to help me, but nothing worked. So I continued to go to school and get bullied. I couldn't  even go on the bus with out getting hurt. I broke my arm one day trying to get a seat. Soon I couldn't control my emotions and I became prone to panic attacks, and hyperventilating. I had to take meds for months. One night, I guess I went crazy and cut myself. A lot. I had to go to the hospital late at night and get stitches. The next day I got a black eye and a broken rib. So I went back to the emergency room. The way I was feeling back then, I was done with life. So I tried to drown myself in ice cold water. My mom caught me when I was heading into the light, and took me to the hospital, again. That's when we finally decided to move to London. That's when I decided to change everything about me. And that's my story..."

Mary looked at me, and I could see the tears in her eyes. Then she rolled my sleeves up.

"Those are the stitches..." I whispered.

She rolled up my other sleeves.

"Wh-hat's those...?" she said pointing at the fresh cuts. That was when we broke up.

"Every time I told you 'I love you', before we broke up..." I mumbled. Mary stroked her fingers across each scar. I could feel the tears falling onto my wrist.

"This is my fault...?" she whimpered.

"No, it wasn't--" I started. Then Mary grabbed my torso and kissed me on the lips. Quite a shock, but I enjoyed it. I held on to her waist under the sheets and held her close.

"I love you..." she whispered. I wiped her tears away with my thumb.

"I love you too Mary..." I whispered.