Niall’s POV

“Alright then, you can leave now, Ariella has some work to do. Make sure you tell the others, so they won’t bother her and she could focus.” Head Mistress said to me as she looked at the end of the room, where there were still food stains and drinks stains that stayed from earlier.

“Yes ma’am.” I said to her. I turned to Ariella and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead before walking out of the room. When I got to the door, I turned back to see Ariella watching me. I laughed to myself and smiled at her. She smiled back, as always. Her smile can seriously light up any room. I walked out and as soon as the door shut behind me, I was greeted by none other than over excited Brittney…

“About time you’re back.” She scolded me after she hugged me so tight that I could barely breathe. I rolled my eyes. “I honestly don’t know why you’re still into her. Why don’t you just leave her now, so that way we can be together?” she asked me. I immediately shook my head.

“No, that wasn’t part of the deal.” I shot back, getting out of her grip, and walking towards the girls’ dorm to let them know what Head Mistress told me to do. I was just going to text the guys afterwards.

“I know, but we could always add more into it. You know what happens if I change my mind...” She said from behind me. I froze at the stairs. I turned around slowly to face her.

“But you won’t. That’s your end of the deal.” I said to her, slowly getting angry. She placed her hand in her pocket of the skirt, and pulled out a small black flash drive, waving it in the air. On it had a piece of paper with what was contained on it. I quickly tried snatching it away, but she was too quick. She placed it back in her skirt, purposely showing the skin of her hips as she slightly pushed the skirt down as her hand was in the pocket.

“Now, where’s your end of this?” she said as she lightly pursed her lips together, leaning on one leg, and placing a hand on her hip, waiting in anticipation. I sighed.

“Can we not do this now?” I pleaded. She shook her head while smirking. I sighed.

Ariella, I love you. Please remember that.

Carie’s POV

The way that Drake just shut me off like that in the café today really broke my heart. After classes were over, I just came to the dorm room and took a long, warm bath in the bathroom. Not long after I got in, I heard the main door open and close. I guessed that it was Ariella going to the café to help clean up, since I heard her voice, as she muttered to herself. Once the door closed, I thought about the possibilities that Drake could be acting like this towards me.

He doesn’t like me anymore.

He doesn’t like me anymore.

He doesn’t like me anymore.

It kept ringing in my head, and before I knew it, I felt tears streaming down my face. I held my breath, and sunk in the tub, so the water level was at my forehead. As I slowly breathed out, I heard a knock at the bathroom door. I rose to the surface.

“Yes?” I answered as I removed some wet hair that stuck to my face.

“Carie? Are you there?” Nicki asked me through the door.

“Yeah, I’m here.” I responded unenthusiastic.

“Can I come in?” she asked me.

“Yeah, I’m just in the tub.” I replied. The door slowly opened and her head popped in through the door. She sent me a smile.

“Hey girl.” She greeted me. I smiled slightly.

“Hey girl.” I replied.

“I know you’re upset still.” She said to me as she sat near the tub.

“How’d you know?” I asked her. She smirked.

“Because you’re my bff. I can tell when something’s not right.”

“Sorry…” I apologized, as I traced my finger across the surface of the water, seeing the water ripple dance across the surface as I moved my finger.

“Don’t be. That’s why I’m here.” She smiled at me reassuringly. “How’s this… When Ariella gets back, we can ask her what she and Drake spoke about. Fair?” she suggested. I forgot that she went to talk to him. Hope quickly filled through me as I thought that he may still like me. I nodded my head and smiled.

“Or we could visit her now?” I added. She agreed. Nicki walked out and let me dry myself before dressing in some comfortable clothes. We were putting on our shoes when there was a knock on the door. Nicki got up as I was putting on my right shoe.

“Niall?” She said to him as he stood at the door. He waved slightly and stuffed his hands in his pockets.

“Hello ladies.” He greeted us.

“Is there something wrong? Do you want to come in?” I asked him as I walked up to them. He shook his head.

“I’m here to tell you that Ariella shouldn’t be bothered until she comes back. As you already know that she has to clean up the café. Head Mistress' orders.” He said.

“Oh, we were actually about to go there. Alright then. If she says so…” I trailed off, looking towards Nicki. She shrugged.

“That’s all I came here. But also... Tell Ariella when she gets back up here that I said goodnight and that I love her. Please?” he asked us with sad eyes. Something’s not right. We nodded our heads. He sighed in relief. “Good night girls. See you both tomorrow.” He said as he turned and walked away. We stood there puzzled.


Niall’s POV


Once I said goodbye to Nicki and Carie, I walked back to my dorm, when someone caught my eye. I saw Head Mistress talking to Dave in the lobby, crying. I immediately thought of Ariella. I quickly yet quietly walked passed them, luckily un-noticed. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the café. I opened the door slightly to peek inside. What I saw broke my heart.

Ariella was in the arms of Louis.

Crying.

The sadness quickly turned to anger. I then remembered that I didn’t text any of the actual guys to not bother Ari. That's on me. I swiped out my phone from my pocket, unlocked it, and sent a text to them.

To: Drake, Seth, Louis:
Hey guys, Head Mistress told me earlier that I should let you guys know that we can’t bother my Princess since she is cleaning and shouldn’t get distracted. Don’t shoot the messenger!

Ni

I watched as Louis took out his phone and looked confused at my text. He began typing and I waited for him to send it. While I waited I got confirmations from the other guys saying “Ugh, alright.” and “Guess we will have to bug her tomorrow then :P” I finally got Louis’ text.

From: Louis:
Mate, I can see you staring. That’s rude. How long were you there though? You know what… Never mind that, we will talk later. Bye Ni.

L

I looked up to see him staring at me in confusion as he walked over to a table to place his phone down. It began to play the radio. I looked over to Ariella and her back was to us, as she began to cleaning some of the wall. Louis then made his way over and joined her cleaning. I shook my head with an angered face.

I closed the door, but didn’t actually leave. I pressed my ear against the wooden door and listened to her slowly laughing and being happy. I opened the door every once in a while to see it for myself, no doubting that I will be asking him what the fuck is this…

It was about 10:50 and I was getting pretty sleepy, so I decided that I would leave them be. I slowly got up and checked inside one last time, to see her bright smile, shining at him as he brought her over to him as they began dancing.

Louis is my best friend… He knows how I feel about her… Heck, he knows we’re dating! He wouldn’t steal her away from me, right? I sighed at the sight, wishing that was me. I then thought back to his text. “How long were you there though?” was I not supposed to hear something? Secrets don’t make friends, friend.

As I closed the door one last time, I slowly made my way back to my dorm, keeping my gaze at the floor. But when I looked up after a while, I found myself walking to Ariella’s dorm instead. I stopped completely when I heard Ariella’s beautiful laughter from the stair case down the hall. I hid behind a corner and saw them laughing and walking down the same direction as me. When they reached her dorm, they faced each other and hugged.

“I’m here for you. Remember that. Talk to me when you’re ready. Don’t keep it in, it's not good for you.” he said to her in the hug. Ariella smiled, which only brought me a frown.

“Thanks Teddy. I will. Night.” She said she pulled away. There’s that teddy bear shit again.

“Night Care Bear. See you tomorrow.” He smiled at her before walking away, in my direction. I looked back to Ariella as she slipped into her dorm quietly. Before I could look back up, I saw a figure stand in front of me. I looked up and saw a tired looking Louis.

“Hey Niall.” He said to me while slightly yawning.

The anger that was there before quickly returned. I stood up and was eye leveled with him. He took a step back.“We’ll talk in the morning. I’ll leave the dorm door unlocked. Be sure that you lock it when you come in. Night.” he said as he patted my shoulder. He then turned and walked away calmly. I eventually decided to leave the discussion for the morning as well, even though I know that it will haunt me throughout the night, which won’t let me sleep. I silently walked to Ari’s door and pressed my ear against it. I heard her whispering good night to the girls. What she said next made my heart skip a beat.

“Night Niall.” She whispered. Did she know I was here? That sounded as if the door was opened and was directing it at me. I stood there for a couple minutes, my hand grasping the door knob, my mind telling me to go kiss her goodnight. I heard her light snores, telling me she was asleep and its too late to do what my mind kept telling me. I gently pressed my forehead against the door and sighed.

“Good night Princess. I love you.” I whispered through the door, before removing myself from the it and walking back to my dorm to sleep, feeling a bit better knowing I was her last thought before she slept. But the image of her in Louis' arms in tears threw me off completely. What happened when I left?

Notes

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