~_~_~ (Abby) ~_~_~

Abby makes sure she wakes up early the day following the rose ceremony to ensure that she gets her time with Niall. Pim is still sound asleep as Abby pulls on her pink sundress she set aside the night prior.

She has decided to take Niall's advice. She hopes that she's done enough to catch Niall's attention the night before in her gorgeous red dress, but now she needs to do something with it. Abby wants Niall to know that she's not joking around when it comes to this competition.

She steps out of her shared room with Pim. As soon as she's in the hall she spots Niall stepping out of his own room at the end of the hall. A white shirt and black basketball shorts are the only thing he wears and his brown hair sticks up in weird directions.

Perfect.

"Morning Niall," Abby chirps. Niall turns down the hall and smiles at Abby. She walks toward him, trying her best to look confident.

"Mornin' Abby," Niall says. When she's close enough, she leans forwards and presses her lips to Niall's cheek. Obviously, this throws him off his guard. Instead of explaining, Abby turns back around and walks the other way.

~_~_~ (Ashley) ~_~_~

"Niall! I was hoping I'd catch you," Ashley calls. She spent the day trying to figure out what she would do with Niall that nobody else would think of. It was late that night that Ashley had her grand idea, an idea that she hoped Niall would appreciate.

"Ashley, what's up," Niall asks. He's dressed simply in a white shirt and black basketball shorts his hair a mess on top of his head. Perfect.

"I was wondering if you would let me do your hair. I think it could be fun," Ashley starts. She doesn't want to right out say what her idea is, but what she's said isn't lying. She would be ding his hair.

Niall runs his hands through his hair suspiciously. "Oh fine, but only if you agree not to cut anything," Niall says. Ashley crosses her heart before grabbing Niall's hand and dragging him into the restroom.

She doesn't have any of her equipment here, so she'll have to make due with what she has. Ashley never leaves home without her professional blow-dryer and she made sure to pack some hair-dye kits in case the situation came up. She's thankful she threw up in a couple of options.

One of the kitchen stools was already sitting in the middle of the large bathroom and the different hair-dye kits sit on the counter behind it. Niall eyes them and turns on her quickly.

"You're gonna dye my hair," He asks. Ashley looks away innocently and pats the stool for him to sit down. With a sigh, he does. Ashley excitedly runs a hand through his brown locks. Surprisingly, his hair is healthy. After all of the bleaching jobs that Niall did while in One Direction Ashley would've assumed his hair would be a disaster, but it's held up nicely.

"You've got to trust me on this one, but I think I know what I want to do. Are you good with anything," Ashley asks. She makes eye contact with Niall in the window. She can tell he's a little hesitant, but he buckles and nods.

-

Niall hasn't seen his hair yet, but she's sure he'll love it. Ashley has fallen in love with the look already. They've already allowed it to set in and have washed it out in the sink. The only suggestion as to what she's done with it comes from the red streams in the sink.

"You didn't turn me all red, right? I don't know if I could forgive you if you did," Niall protests. Ashley silences him. She runs her hand through it a few more times to make sure it's all dry before she announces she's finished. Dramatically, she turns his chair around so it's facing the mirror.

His hair before was a boring solid brown color with little to no highlights. Now, his hair gleams with hints of red and bronze. His natural color still shines bright, but now every time he moves the light catches different shades. Overall, his hair has a beautiful red-brown tint with blond/bronze accents. It's gorgeous (if Ashley does say so herself).

"Hell Ashley, this is amazing. How've you got the light to catch the colors like that? I'm never gonna stop looking in a mirror now," Niall laughs. He runs his hands through his own hair in a child-like wonder. Ashley watches excitedly in the back.

"I'm glad you like it," Ashley says. Niall turns to her and brings her into a hug, lifting her so her feet brush the floor.

He sets her back down and smiles at her. "I love it. You're brilliant," Niall cheers. Ashley leans forward and kisses his cheek excitedly. Only, he must have the same idea because their lips catch each others.

Ashley pulls back and blushes hard. Niall sucks in a sharp breath and laughs nervously before excusing himself from the bathroom.

How does Ashley react to their kiss?

~_~_~ (Megan) ~_~_~

Megan watches as Lani excuses herself from their shared room. With both Romy and Samantha gone the two girls were left by themselves, so instead Megan invited Lani to move into Megan and Samantha's room. Megan's watched all morning as Lani runs around trying to make sure her lunch date with Niall runs as smoothly as possible.

Megan pulls her phone out from underneath her and smiles as she sees her mom's new message. It's been hard being so far away from her parents, but she's agreed to face time them as much as possible. She didn't get the opportunity to do so yesterday with the excitement of the rose ceremony and the planning of her party which she's scheduled for tomorrow night, after the rose ceremony.

She gets an incoming Facetime call from her mom and accepts it excitedly. "Hiah Deary! You look absolutely gorgeous! I've missed you so much," Megan's mom coos. Megan smiles and blows some kisses to her mom.

"How's the competition? Have you made any friends," Megan's mom asks. Before Megan has the chance to answer her door is opened. She turns, hoping to see Lani, but instead sees Niall. She notices off the bat that his hair looks different than it normally does.

"Am I interrupting," Niall questions. His blue eyes glance between Megan and her phone. He starts to excuse himself when Megan's mom pipes up.

"No! Stay," She calls. Niall looks at Megan who only shrugs. She hopes that she doesn't make Niall uncomfortable, because that's the last thing she wants Niall to feel around her. Niall gingerly sits at the end of her bed.

"Hello Mrs. Hoss, it's a pleasure to meet you," Niall introduces. Megan can see the dusty pink glowing from his cheeks and can tell that he's a little nervous. She reaches out and grabs his hand, making sure it stays out of frame.

"Oh Megan you never told me what a looker he was! Look at those cheeks! I'm assuming you're taking good care of my daughter," Mrs. Hoss says. Her tone switches to full-on motherly and Megan finds herself blushing. Megan protests, looking at her mom as if to tell her to keep it quiet, but her mother only bats her away.

"Always, Mrs. Hoss. I would never dream of hurting your daughter. You've raised a beautiful girl, Ma'am," Niall compliments. Niall's words only deepen the pink in her cheeks. She can feel Niall's gaze on her and she quickly turns around.

"Damn right I have! Megan is a beautiful girl who only deserves the best. I hope you're prepared to deliver Mr. Horan." Niall smiles. He glances at the clock next to Megan's bed and announces that he has a date to go on. Before he gets up, he presses a quick kiss to the side of Megan's head.

After her door is shut, Megan's mom coos. "Oh, Megan, now you have to win! He's an absolute catch and such a gentlemen. Now, get back to your competition. I love you, Deary," Megan's mom says. Megan sends her love as well before ending the call, leaving her thinking about her kiss with Niall.

~_~_~ (Lani) ~_~_~

When Lani brought the idea of a lunch date at an aquarium to the producers they were more than excited to make it happen. They promised they would handle the details of it all, but Lani's too nervous to let them do all of it. She keeps up with every step of the process and helps them pick out the right aquarium tickets and such.

She decided on wearing a pair of light wash skinny jeans and a maroon shirt. Anxiously, she waits for the clock to strike ten for the car to pick them up to go on the date. Lani taps her foot as she waits by the front door when Niall turns the corner. He gives her a wide grin and joins her as they wait for the car to pick them up.

He looks absolutely striking in his long-sleeve white shirt and black skinny jeans. The sleeves of his shirt are pulled up the elbow, making his arms look more muscular. Lani notices the different shades of red and bronze in his hair that weren't there before.

"You look gorgeous," Niall compliments. Lani can't help but blush.

"You don't look so bad yourself," Lani teases. She bumps his shoulder teasingly as the car pulls up.

Niall asks her questions as to where they're going as the car drives them towards their destination, but Lani refuses to budge. She wants it to be a surprise. Niall's jaw drops when they pull up to the aquarium.

"This is so cool! Think they'll let us steal a penguin or two," Niall jokes. Lani rolls her eyes and exits the car, Niall right behind her.

Thankfully, there aren't many people in the aquarium and the ones that are there don't know who Niall is. They makes jokes as they visit the different animal exhibits. They 'swim' around each other and 'attack' each other in the shark exhibit. They give all the penguins backstories and dialogues, making up stories about who stole who's girlfriend and who owed who lunch money. They made fish faces in nearly all the fish exhibits, trying to see who would be crowned the Ruler Of The Sear (Lani won of course).

They make to the end of the aquarium and walk around the mini arcade they have set up. Lani's more than disappointed to see that they haven't made all the games fish related. "I'm going to win you a plushy watch," Niall yelps. He pulls out some change and goes toward one of the arcade grabber games. Lani's always been horrible at them.

"My mate, Harry, showed me how to always win one of these. It's all about the coordination. Look, I'll get you that penguin plush," Niall explains. He winks at Lani as the game starts. She watches beside him as he hovers over the penguin plushy he had pointed out earlier. Lani watches excitedly as he lowers the claws only for it to land sideways a grab a pufferfish instead.

"Rather disformed penguin," Lani teases as she grabs the plushy from the machine. Niall blushes.

"What'da mean, this is a perfectly perfect penguin," Niall says. He wraps his arm around Lani's waist and pulls her close for a second. They have lunch around noon in the aquarium's cafeteria.

"I'm surprised, and a little disappointed, that they sell pizza with anchovies," Lani says. They both got separate slices of pizzas, but they both ended up picking at the others' slice anyway.

"It's what keeps them in check. Better be a good little fishy or you end up on the pizza," Niall jokes. Lani laughs loudly. She can't believe how good of a day it's been. She knows, realistically, that it'll have to end but she hopes it never has to.

They get back in the car after they finish lunch and head back towards the house. Lani catches a glance at Niall out of the corner of her eye and smiles. She never thought that she'd end up falling for him as much as she has.

"Quit staring at me, it's creepy," Niall jokes. He turns towards her and smiles warmly. Bubbles fill in Lani's stomach. She finds herself drawing closer and closer to Niall, like a magnet.

The air in the room transforms from something light hearted to heavy. Niall's eyes rest on her lips and Lani can't get her heart to slow down.

"Can I kiss you," Lani whispers. Niall doesn't answer and, instead, takes it upon himself to connect their lips. They kiss for what feels like forever and no time at all. Before she knows it Niall is pulling away.

"I had an amazing time with you, Lani. I'm glad I followed my gut on this one," Niall says. The words are gentle and soft. Romantic.

"You always follow your gut with me," Lani jokes, obviously hinting at Niall only coming around when she's eating. Niall laughs and they spend the rest of the car ride cracking jokes.

How does Lani feel about her date? The kiss?

~_~_~ (Kamille) ~_~_~

Kamille watches as Niall enters the house after this date with Lani. Lani and Niall both seem to have thought it went well. She hopes to catch him to walk around the yard a little bit. The house they've been staying at for the competition has beautiful grounds.

"Niall, would you like to walk around the grounds with me," Kamille asks. Niall looks at her and shrugs. She hopes that she can make up for her lack of creativity and communication in the past. She knows, however, that it'll be difficult to make up for all of it in one afternoon walk. Kamille knows she's way behind the other contestants when it comes to their relationship, she just prays she's not the worst.

"Sure, why not," Niall shrugs. Kamille and him walk side-by-side as they head out towards the garden. They walk in silence for a while, both not quiet knowing where to start.

"So, what is it that you do for work," Niall asks. Kamille smiles.

"I'm a model. I try, at least. Gigs have been hard to come by, but it's always hard at first. I've gotten a few good ones though," Kamille explains. She loves modelling and feels great doing it.

"Where does art fit into all of that? You're an excellent artist," Niall questions.

"I don't know, I guess I've always loved art. It's something I started when I was younger and have always gone back to when I'm upset or stressed out," Kamille explains. Her relationships with art is an excited one.

They talk about their passions for a while. Kamille feels more and more confident with each passing minute. Maybe Niall doesn't find her as boring as she thought. She hopes he doesn't. She wants to prove that she deserves a spot here on the competition.

~_~_~ (Ambrose) ~_~_~

Ambrose was the one that suggested soccer, but Pim was more than happy to play with him before his date later that evening. They had created a goal out of a few branches and now kicked the ball around between them.

That was, until, Ambrose noticed Niall and Kamille turning the corner. An idea strikes him and he waves excitedly for them to come over.

"You guys want to play some soccer," Ambrose asks. He kicks the ball between his two feet and smiles at the pair. Niall looks excited, but he can tell that Kamille will need a little more convincing.

"It'll be fun, I promise. Kamille, why don't you be on my team," Pim suggests. Kamille glances between the three hesitantly, but joins Pim's side anyway. Ambrose smiles over at Niall.

"Ready to whoop some ass," Ambrose asks.

"Hell yeah," Niall cheers.

The foursome play and Ambrose is more than shocked to see how good Kamille is at soccer. He knew she wouldn't be horrible, but he didn't expect her to be so good. They play for what feels like forever. Soon, though, Niall realizes the time and calls for a timeout.

The four of them are nearly out of breath and Ambrose wants nothing more than to lay on the green grass and fall asleep, but he knows that he shouldn't. Besides, he needs to look strong for Niall and strong people don't pass out after a soccer match.

"Pim and I need to get ready. I know I'll need a quick shower. I'll see you two tomorrow maybe," Niall explains. Kamille shrugs shyly and Ambrose grins. Niall and Pim walk back to the house together talking leaving Kamille and Ambrose alone in the garden.

~_~_~ (Pim) ~_~_~

Pim had been told the day before to wear something a little bit fancier. He's nervous being with Niall alone again after what happened after their last date, but Niall's words at the rose ceremony seem to have soothed him a little bit.

Abby is finishing tying Pim's tie when a knock is heard at his room and the door opens to reveal Niall standing in the doorway.

"Ready to go," Niall questions. Abby smiles and gestures for them to go. He thanks her quietly before taking Niall's hand and walking out of the house. Pim's shocked when he gets outside to see a limo waiting for them. As shocked as he is, he's also excited. Pim's never ridden in a limo before and he's excited for his first time to be with Niall.

The chauffeur opens the door and Niall gestures for Pim to climb in first. The limo's insides are plush maroon with blue lights shinning from the roof. Lights shine from underneath the seat as well, lighting up the walkway for Pim to grab a seat. A mini bar and fridge sit across from the plush cushions. Niall climbs in after Pim and takes the spot right next to him.

"I made sure to get a nice one," Niall explains. He picks up a bottle of beer for himself. "I would offer you one, but you're underage in America," Niall jokes. Pim rolls his eyes, hating the law. Why was he allowed to drink his liver away in London, but not in America? Totally unfair. Pathetically, he grabs a water bottle from the mini fridge.

"I'm glad I get to spend more time with you. I love your company. I think you're going to like the place I've picked for us to go," Niall explains. Pim smiles as he finishes off the last of his water and places the empty bottle in the cup holder next to him.

The car comes to a stop and Niall helps Pim out of the car. They're stopped on a literal red carpet. Golden poles with red ropes line the entrance to the restaurant. Tall palm trees and lights weave around walk ways and outside seating options. Pim swears he sees Ariana Grande sitting inside.

"This is my favorite steakhouse. Usually, they only let in celebrities, but they've agreed to let me bring you. Tonight, you get treated like a star," Niall explains. He loops Pim's arm in his own and Pim allows Niall to usher him into the steakhouse. He's still in shock over the luxury of it all.

Tables are spaced out enough to give each party a feeling of privacy without feeling entirely alone. Their hostess escorts them to a table towards the back. Pim has to keep his calm as he passes celebrity couples that he knows and doesn't know about as they walk towards their table.

"I hope you're not overwhelmed. I just wanted a really nice evening for us," Niall explains. Pim nods and takes the seat next to Niall. A menu is sat in front of him, but before he has a chance to open it, Niall takes it.

"I already know what we'll get. Trust me, it's the best thing they have," Niall says. Pim nods and allows Niall to take his menu and place it at one of the empty spots. They sit across from each other, but Pim feels like they may as well be on separate planets. Niall takes one of his hands and laces their fingers together, smiling happily.

-

Dinner is amazing. Pim has never felt more full in his life. He was absolutely right in trusting what Niall said and allowing Niall to order for the both of them. "I feel like I'm going to combust," Pim sighs. They're in the limo now, heading back towards the house. Pim feels more than a little disappointed that the night is ending so soon.

Niall's been more touchy with him than they were on the last date. The evening was full with light touching on Niall's part and Pim couldn't be happier. He feels like Niall is really starting to get comfortable around him and he wouldn't want it any other way.

Pim feels Niall's hand on his thigh and looks up from the spot he was gazing at on the floor. Niall is sitting awfully closer than he was before and his blue eyes shine bright.

"How upset would you be if I kissed you," Niall asks quietly. The words pass between the two in a way that's not supposed to be heard for anyone except for them. Pim doesn't know how to respond, but his thinking is cut off by a pair of lips on his own.

Niall's hand reaches up to cup Pim's cheek and Pim's too shocked to move. He can't believe he's kissing Niall. Before Pim has the opportunity to kiss back the car has come to a stop and the door is opening.

"We'll continue this later," Niall promises with a wink. Before Pim can say anything more Niall is out of the limo and walking towards the house.

How does Pim feel about the kiss?

~_~_~ (Lia) ~_~_~

Lia's about to start a movie when Niall walks in with Pim. Immediately, Pim heads for his room showing signs of being tired. Niall, on the other hand, catches eye contact with Lia and heads over to where she's hanging out at.

"What's with you and late-night activities? Are you secretly a vampire," Niall jokes. Lia rolls her eyes and collapses on the sofa as the movie starts to play.

"Obviously," Lia teases. Niall takes the spot next to her and leans back in the sofa. They watch the first half of the movie together. They joke around and make fun of the dumb characters together and cheer on the protagonist together.

"I'm going to grab a beer, I'll be back," Niall says.

"Grab me a beer out of the fridge!"

Lia gulps nervously as Niall stands up and heads towards the kitchen. When he comes back, he holds a beer in his hand. The same green label that Lia has seen before.

The green labeled beer bottle comes flying at her head as her mother screams curses at her. She's not entirely sure what it is she's done this time to provoke her mother and the bottle crashes into the wall next to her head.

"Are you okay, you look a little pale," Niall asks. Lia's hands start to shake as she remembers her mother and those stupid beer bottles.

"Hey! Hey, it's alright. I read The Great Gatsby for you! I know you're more into those romance novels, but The Great Gatsby has some romance in it. I loved Nick's character. I don't care for Daisy much, if I'm honest. She's kind of a push-over. Jordan isn't bad if you can get past her dishonesty," Niall explains. Lia can feel her heart rate start to slow back to normal as Niall goes on and on about his day and the dumb book.

"I'm sorry. My mom was an alcoholic and I guess... well she wasn't that great of a person when she was drunk," Lia explains. Niall nods understandingly and holds his arms out. Lia goes into them and allows Niall to hold her.

~_~_~

Hey guys! Oh my goodness. This is a long one (4000 words). I'm going to be honest here and say that I 100% did not edit this at all. Make sure that if there is a question at the bottom of your character's entry that you answer that question along with the GCQ. Not much else to say except I'm really proud of y'all! Some of you guys pulled through with some really creative things and you'll see that you placed higher if you did. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed! ~B

GCQ: How do you feel after Day 3? What do you wear to the rose ceremony? How high do you think you'll place?

Jury's Question (JQ): How will you boost (both characters can answer different people. Both people will receive a boost)