Marina's POV

After the concert ended the boy in stripes walked up to me and without moving a single muscle he studied my face carefully. It was very odd indeed, but I had to admit he had the most beautiful sea-green eyes. They reminded me of mine.

"Louis?" The curly haired boy called. "I think you're scaring her."

Louis ignored him. "Do you like carrots?" He asked me suddenly.

Was this some kind of test? I worried to myself.

I decided to risk it. "Yes?"

"NIALL, I KNEW IT! WE WILL BE BESTEST MATES EVER! JUST YOU WAIT!"

I tapped Louis' shoulder. "Erm- 'bestest' isn't a word."

"Whatever." Louis said, rolling his eyes.

The quiff boy shook his head in disapproval. "Louis, when you stop judging girls by carrots? For all you know she could be lying to you to win your affection."

"Nah," Josie said and Scarlett agreed with her silently.

"She wouldn't have the guts to lie or steal for that matter." Nessa confirmed. They all looked at me and I nodded truthfully.

"Hide and seek anyone?" Olivia suggested out of the blue.

Everyone murmured in agreement and Louis agreed to start counting down from thirty. As soon as I realised my time was running up I ran into a nearby closet, panting.

"Tired?"

I jumped. Then turned around to see who it was. It turned out to be Liam. He was lounging on top of cans of paint, picking dirt out from underneath his finger nails.

"So what do you think of the others?" Liam asked me, standing up to stretch.

I bit my lip, deciding what would be best to say without being rude. "Well, Louis is very energetic. Harry is a little, too, flirtatious for my liking, but Zayn and Niall are fine. So are you," I added.

Liam grinned at me and pushed back a strand of hair just like the first time we met. Only this time I didn't step backwards. My knees grew stiff and I couldn't move. Using all of my strength I tried to push Liam away from myself, not that it helped. A pair of soft lips were pressed against my own.

My first response was to break free and run away, but as soon as our lips touched they started moving in sync. No longer myself, I stood up on my tippy toes, running my fingers through his hair and without realizing it a low moan escaped my lips.

"EWW! My poor, innocent eyes! Somebody help me!" Louis screeched, falling to his knees.

I giggled, but deep down I was embarrassed. What a terrible moment to be walked in on. In fact I hadn't even heard the door open. Then to make things worse, everyone came running towards us to see what all the commotion was about.

"Louis?" Niall inquired in his heavy, Irish accent, while Olivia gapped at us.

"What's going on?" Zayn asked.

Louis to me then to Liam, pointing a shaky finger at us both. "They, they, they-"

"They what Louis?" Nessa said sweetly.

"I walked in here to try and find these two- and I did, but they were snogging." Louis wrinkled his nose at us in disgust.

Josie blinked multiple times as if she couldn't believe what she heard. "So you've had your fist kiss before me?" Her eyes were full of horror.

"You've never kissed anybody before?" Harry said shaking Josie.

"No."

"Well," Harry said bitterly. "That's got to change."

"What should we do?" Nessa asked and I frowned.

Harry and Louis glanced at each other then yelled in unison, "sleepover!"

"Was I asking you?"

Louis stuck out his bottom lip, pouting.

"There's no way I'm having a sleepover." I told them firmly.

Olivia looked at me confused. "Why?"

"Homework and-"

"Studying?" Josie guessed and I nodded.

Niall sighed. "Must you do it?"

"Yes! Well, I do know the material inside and out so I could do it quickly." I admitted sheepishly.

Scarlett laughed. "Faster than me anyways!" She said in a jokingly manner.

"Common." Zayn pleaded.

I sighed. "I suppose it can wait."

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During the car ride Nessa told me that right before we left the concert stadium Louis had asked her out. Right then and there I made it a priority to have a very important conversation with Louis.

"-erm- Louis?" I asked nervously once we were alone in the flat.

"Yeah?"

"Try not to get, too, carried away with Nessa, okay? I don't want her getting hurt."

Louis smiled at me. "I would never do that to any girl."

I let out a deep sigh of relief. Sometimes I couldn't help having that protective side over my close friends, to me it came naturalally.

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