Led to You (Stole My Heart)
Chapter 2
Lailani's POV:
I woke up the next morning (surprisingly) with the sun basically blinding my eyes. I let out a groan.
"Good morning, Lani. You aren't going to stay in bed the whole time we're here, are you? Because we can do that at home..." My mom's strident voice rang through the hotel room as I rubbed my eyes.
"What time is it?" I asked.
My mom glanced at the clock as she sipped her coffee, "8:15." She replied. I let out a small sigh.
"Okay, then I'm going to take a shower and get ready. Then we can go out for breakfast or something. That seem like a good idea?"
"Splendid idea." She tried to imitate a British accent, which made me laugh.
After my shower, I dried my hair, did my makeup, and got dressed. I went casual as I put on a purple plaid shirt, grey skinny jeans, a white beanie, my converse, my black bag and a blue scarf. It's actually pretty cold here.
"Well, you look cute today." My mom said.
"Why, thank you," I attempted my best British accent, but I think it sounded a little more Aussie..."So where are we going?"
"Well, I just figured that we would walk around until we found a place. Does that seem okay to you?"
"Splendid!" I replied.
We walked out the hotel doors and down the streets of London. Maybe I should've gone with a little more of a fancy look. Everyone here looks like they are part of the 'popular group'. They dress from head to toe to impress. While there's me... Bumming it out and trying to stay warm. While we walked down the street, I spotted a music store up ahead.
"Hey, mom, can we stop in that music store for a second?" I asked giving her one of my biggest smiles.
She sighed, "I guess."
"Yay!" I opened the door of the small music store and noticed all the guitars hanging on the walls. From Martin, to Taylor, to even First Acts for little kids; they were all here. "Woah." was all I could manage to say. I went up to the store owner and asked him if I could play one of the Martins. He didn't seem to care. So I picked up a beautiful, six-stringed Martin and began to strum away. Wow this sound is perfect. I turned around to see that same, blonde, Irish boy standing there. "WAHHH!" I almost fell over when he caught me.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, just a little startled." I responded, holding my chest. He almost gave me a heart attack!
"So, you like Martins, huh?"
I looked down at the beautifully sounding guitar, "I mean, who doesn't? They sound beautiful."
"That is true. So do you prefer Taylors or Martins?"
I stared at him blankly, "How did you find me?"
"Well, I happened to be driving past when I saw you. Thought I would stop and say 'hi'." He gave a cheeky smile, showing his perfectly straight teeth.
"So, where are all the other boys, then?" Right as I said that, the curly haired one walked in.
"Hey, Niall, are you done yet? Louis' stomach is growling like crazy," Niall threw him daggers, but he didn't seem to care. "Oh, hello," he was talking to me, "My name's Harry." I shook his hand.
"Lailani. Nice to meet you." This is so strange. Right as I thought that, another brown haired boy walked in. He was wearing a striped shirt, and red jeans.
"Neil, can we please go get something to eat? My stomach is eating my stomach at this point."
I looked up at Niall, "Looks like you are being summoned." I laughed.
"Woah, her laugh is cute!" Harry commented and Niall began to blush.
"Sorry, they're a little... Weird." He said.
"No, it's fine," I smiled, "I'm weird too."
Louis stepped in, "Hey, do you want to join us for breakfast?"
"I'm sorry, I'm here with my mom-" then my mom interrupted.
"Go, have fun. I have to call your brother anyway."
I mouthed, "Are you sure?" and she nodded.
"You heard the lady!" Louis exclaimed, "Let's go!" he tugged on my arm.
"But! But! I didn't put the guitar back yet!" Just then, Niall took the guitar out of my hands and placed it back neatly. And just like that, I was taken away to breakfast by One Direction.
Niall's POV:
She likes Martins. So it is true.. She is a guitarist. We sat in the SUV as we went to breakfast.
"So, Nialler, who's your friend?" Zayn asked.
"My name's Lailani, but you can just call me Lani if you want." Lani replied.
"That's a very unique name," Liam said, "What is it?"
"Hawaiian," she replied, "It was the middle name of my grandmother."
"Woah, that's cool," Lou responded, "Apparently, I'm named after the loo or bathroom as you guys would say." Lou glared at me and everyone began to laugh. Everyone introduced themselves one at a time.
"So where are we going to eat?" I asked.
"How about that little restaurant in the center of London?" Liam suggested.
"Yeah! I'm up for that." Lou replied excitedly.
"We haven't been there in a while. It would be nice to pay Will a visit." Zayn said.
I looked over at her, "Hey if you guys suggest it, I don't have a problem with it." She said with a smile. Her smile is perfect. Just then, the radio played our song "Up All Night".
"Op, you know what this means." Liam looked at all of us mischievously .
"SINGING PARTY!" Lou screamed. We all took our turns and harmonized with the track (except we made weird faces and sung off key at some points). Lani just laughed the whole time and it made me smile.
We stopped at the restaurant and all piled out of the car.
"Hey is Eleanor, Natalie, and Paige coming?" Zayn asked.
"Yeah, Eleanor and Natalie are. They texted and told us to get a table while we wait." Lou responded and we all walked into the restaurant together.
"How many?" The hostess asked us.
"Uh..." We all began to count on our fingers and count each others' heads.
"Eight." Liam replied with a smile.
We followed her to our table and sat down. Lou beside Eleanor's seat. Eleanor's seat beside Natalie's. Natalie's beside Liam. Liam beside Harry. Harry beside me. Me next to Lani.And Lani next to Zayn.
As we picked up our menus, Natalie and Eleanor walked in.
Lailani's POV:
We sat down and looked at our menus while two girls walked in.
"Hey, Eleanor. Hey, Natalie." Everyone said in unison.
"Hey, babe." Louis called to the brown haired girl and gave her a peck on the lips. He pulled out the chair and looked at me. "This is Eleanor. Eleanor, this is Lani. Niall's friend."
"Hi," I said as I shook her hand, "It's nice to meet you. I love that shirt. Where did you get it?"
"Nice to meet you, too. And thanks! I got it at Forever 21 actually."
Liam went up to the other girl (Probably Natalie) and pecked her on the cheek. He gave her one of those hugs that made them look like a good couple. "This is Natalie, my girlfriend. Natalie, this is Lani." She shook my hand.
"Are you American?" she asked and I laughed.
"Yeah. Haha, it's the accent, right?"
"Yeah and not to mention you don't look like you're used to the cold," She laughed, "And you have a casual but cute style. I wish I could pull that off."
I gave a bright smile, "Thank you. But, to be honest, I didn't know I would be going to breakfast with these 5 this morning when I left."
Liam interrupted, "Niall met her yesterday at the airport."
"In the girl's loo." Harry chuckled.
"Really?" she looked at me, "Is that true?"
"Yeah, but he was hiding from killer mega fans. And it was pretty hilarious." I snickered.
"She didn't even know who I was, it was pretty refreshing." Niall said looking up from his menu.
"You didn't know who Niall was? Did you know who One Direction was?" She asked me.
"Well, I heard of them once or twice on the radio... But I listen to Spotify more than anything so..." I kind of felt embarrassed until she smiled widely.
"That's great! See, Harry? I'm not the only one!"
"Huh?" I didn't understand...
"Yeah, I didn't know Liam before we met." They looked lovingly at each other and kissed.
"Goodness, guys. Get a room." Zayn said scrunching his face. Thank goodness. I'm not the only one.
After we ate, we stood outside of the restaurant for a while to hang out.
"Okay, guys. This has been great, but I think I should be getting back to the hotel." I gave a sad smile.
Louis nudged Niall and he came up to me.
"Okay, but can I ask you something first?"
I was slightly confused and looked at his bright, blue eyes, "Yeah, sure, what's up?"
He looked down and played with his hands and it was actually really adorable. "Do you want to go out with me? Tonight? Around 7?" And I stood there with 7 other eyes on me waiting for an answer.
I woke up the next morning (surprisingly) with the sun basically blinding my eyes. I let out a groan.
"Good morning, Lani. You aren't going to stay in bed the whole time we're here, are you? Because we can do that at home..." My mom's strident voice rang through the hotel room as I rubbed my eyes.
"What time is it?" I asked.
My mom glanced at the clock as she sipped her coffee, "8:15." She replied. I let out a small sigh.
"Okay, then I'm going to take a shower and get ready. Then we can go out for breakfast or something. That seem like a good idea?"
"Splendid idea." She tried to imitate a British accent, which made me laugh.
After my shower, I dried my hair, did my makeup, and got dressed. I went casual as I put on a purple plaid shirt, grey skinny jeans, a white beanie, my converse, my black bag and a blue scarf. It's actually pretty cold here.
"Well, you look cute today." My mom said.
"Why, thank you," I attempted my best British accent, but I think it sounded a little more Aussie..."So where are we going?"
"Well, I just figured that we would walk around until we found a place. Does that seem okay to you?"
"Splendid!" I replied.
We walked out the hotel doors and down the streets of London. Maybe I should've gone with a little more of a fancy look. Everyone here looks like they are part of the 'popular group'. They dress from head to toe to impress. While there's me... Bumming it out and trying to stay warm. While we walked down the street, I spotted a music store up ahead.
"Hey, mom, can we stop in that music store for a second?" I asked giving her one of my biggest smiles.
She sighed, "I guess."
"Yay!" I opened the door of the small music store and noticed all the guitars hanging on the walls. From Martin, to Taylor, to even First Acts for little kids; they were all here. "Woah." was all I could manage to say. I went up to the store owner and asked him if I could play one of the Martins. He didn't seem to care. So I picked up a beautiful, six-stringed Martin and began to strum away. Wow this sound is perfect. I turned around to see that same, blonde, Irish boy standing there. "WAHHH!" I almost fell over when he caught me.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, just a little startled." I responded, holding my chest. He almost gave me a heart attack!
"So, you like Martins, huh?"
I looked down at the beautifully sounding guitar, "I mean, who doesn't? They sound beautiful."
"That is true. So do you prefer Taylors or Martins?"
I stared at him blankly, "How did you find me?"
"Well, I happened to be driving past when I saw you. Thought I would stop and say 'hi'." He gave a cheeky smile, showing his perfectly straight teeth.
"So, where are all the other boys, then?" Right as I said that, the curly haired one walked in.
"Hey, Niall, are you done yet? Louis' stomach is growling like crazy," Niall threw him daggers, but he didn't seem to care. "Oh, hello," he was talking to me, "My name's Harry." I shook his hand.
"Lailani. Nice to meet you." This is so strange. Right as I thought that, another brown haired boy walked in. He was wearing a striped shirt, and red jeans.
"Neil, can we please go get something to eat? My stomach is eating my stomach at this point."
I looked up at Niall, "Looks like you are being summoned." I laughed.
"Woah, her laugh is cute!" Harry commented and Niall began to blush.
"Sorry, they're a little... Weird." He said.
"No, it's fine," I smiled, "I'm weird too."
Louis stepped in, "Hey, do you want to join us for breakfast?"
"I'm sorry, I'm here with my mom-" then my mom interrupted.
"Go, have fun. I have to call your brother anyway."
I mouthed, "Are you sure?" and she nodded.
"You heard the lady!" Louis exclaimed, "Let's go!" he tugged on my arm.
"But! But! I didn't put the guitar back yet!" Just then, Niall took the guitar out of my hands and placed it back neatly. And just like that, I was taken away to breakfast by One Direction.
Niall's POV:
She likes Martins. So it is true.. She is a guitarist. We sat in the SUV as we went to breakfast.
"So, Nialler, who's your friend?" Zayn asked.
"My name's Lailani, but you can just call me Lani if you want." Lani replied.
"That's a very unique name," Liam said, "What is it?"
"Hawaiian," she replied, "It was the middle name of my grandmother."
"Woah, that's cool," Lou responded, "Apparently, I'm named after the loo or bathroom as you guys would say." Lou glared at me and everyone began to laugh. Everyone introduced themselves one at a time.
"So where are we going to eat?" I asked.
"How about that little restaurant in the center of London?" Liam suggested.
"Yeah! I'm up for that." Lou replied excitedly.
"We haven't been there in a while. It would be nice to pay Will a visit." Zayn said.
I looked over at her, "Hey if you guys suggest it, I don't have a problem with it." She said with a smile. Her smile is perfect. Just then, the radio played our song "Up All Night".
"Op, you know what this means." Liam looked at all of us mischievously .
"SINGING PARTY!" Lou screamed. We all took our turns and harmonized with the track (except we made weird faces and sung off key at some points). Lani just laughed the whole time and it made me smile.
We stopped at the restaurant and all piled out of the car.
"Hey is Eleanor, Natalie, and Paige coming?" Zayn asked.
"Yeah, Eleanor and Natalie are. They texted and told us to get a table while we wait." Lou responded and we all walked into the restaurant together.
"How many?" The hostess asked us.
"Uh..." We all began to count on our fingers and count each others' heads.
"Eight." Liam replied with a smile.
We followed her to our table and sat down. Lou beside Eleanor's seat. Eleanor's seat beside Natalie's. Natalie's beside Liam. Liam beside Harry. Harry beside me. Me next to Lani.And Lani next to Zayn.
As we picked up our menus, Natalie and Eleanor walked in.
Lailani's POV:
We sat down and looked at our menus while two girls walked in.
"Hey, Eleanor. Hey, Natalie." Everyone said in unison.
"Hey, babe." Louis called to the brown haired girl and gave her a peck on the lips. He pulled out the chair and looked at me. "This is Eleanor. Eleanor, this is Lani. Niall's friend."
"Hi," I said as I shook her hand, "It's nice to meet you. I love that shirt. Where did you get it?"
"Nice to meet you, too. And thanks! I got it at Forever 21 actually."
Liam went up to the other girl (Probably Natalie) and pecked her on the cheek. He gave her one of those hugs that made them look like a good couple. "This is Natalie, my girlfriend. Natalie, this is Lani." She shook my hand.
"Are you American?" she asked and I laughed.
"Yeah. Haha, it's the accent, right?"
"Yeah and not to mention you don't look like you're used to the cold," She laughed, "And you have a casual but cute style. I wish I could pull that off."
I gave a bright smile, "Thank you. But, to be honest, I didn't know I would be going to breakfast with these 5 this morning when I left."
Liam interrupted, "Niall met her yesterday at the airport."
"In the girl's loo." Harry chuckled.
"Really?" she looked at me, "Is that true?"
"Yeah, but he was hiding from killer mega fans. And it was pretty hilarious." I snickered.
"She didn't even know who I was, it was pretty refreshing." Niall said looking up from his menu.
"You didn't know who Niall was? Did you know who One Direction was?" She asked me.
"Well, I heard of them once or twice on the radio... But I listen to Spotify more than anything so..." I kind of felt embarrassed until she smiled widely.
"That's great! See, Harry? I'm not the only one!"
"Huh?" I didn't understand...
"Yeah, I didn't know Liam before we met." They looked lovingly at each other and kissed.
"Goodness, guys. Get a room." Zayn said scrunching his face. Thank goodness. I'm not the only one.
After we ate, we stood outside of the restaurant for a while to hang out.
"Okay, guys. This has been great, but I think I should be getting back to the hotel." I gave a sad smile.
Louis nudged Niall and he came up to me.
"Okay, but can I ask you something first?"
I was slightly confused and looked at his bright, blue eyes, "Yeah, sure, what's up?"
He looked down and played with his hands and it was actually really adorable. "Do you want to go out with me? Tonight? Around 7?" And I stood there with 7 other eyes on me waiting for an answer.
Notes
Lailani's outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/outfit_maker/set?id=4805173&lid=7512 with a beanie :3Hey guys :D
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Welp. The sequel's up if you want to read it :) It's called "Still the One".
8/23/13