Louis’ POV
I sat on the couch intently watching Codie’s race, well, the highlights anyway. She was getting back in about half an hour so I was going to watch the last ten minutes of this, have a shower and put some clean clothes on. ‘Frosty’ (I think) raced over the finish line and spun around doing donuts. He came first, and from what Codie told me, he deserves it. The interview guy moves on from ‘Frosty’ and begins talking to Codie, asking her about Mark’s win. He then moves on and talks more personally about her.
“So Codie, being your first race, coming tenth is a great effort. Do you have anything to say about it?” her braided, dark blonde hair was beautiful in the light.
“Well, this race was about getting used to everything. Getting used to the feel of the car, the road. Finding out people’s weaknesses and strengths, but most of all thinking of tactics to win. I’ve come in about halfway through the season, so I have some serious winning to do to get up top and take out the championship.”
“What do you think the other teams think of you?”
“Well, I think they underestimate me. There is one thing you should know about me, I should not be underestimated.” She smirked and that was the end of the interview.
I jumped up and ran to the shared bathroom. I went in and almost fell over on the tiles. I took another step, slipped, fell and landed funny on my wrist. I heard something crack, that didn’t sound normal. Suddenly pain shot up my arm and I screamed out to the boys. “GUYS! I THINK I JUST BROKE MY WRIST!” they all ran up to find me on the floor, holding my arm up and playing with my hand that I couldn’t move.
It was really weird, I could still feel it, but I couldn’t move it. It was my left wrist, conveniently. They were all panicking and screaming ‘we have a concert tonight!’ or ‘what the f*** are we going to do now?’ because we couldn’t call an ambulance, we were practically stuck here. I continued staring at my wrist, when an idea struck me. “Codie didn’t take her Ferrari” was all I said. But that was enough, Liam was picking me up off the ground and ran me down the stairs and shoved me into the fluoro blue car.
“Broken wrist here!” I could use this to my advantage. He quickly said ‘sorry’ and got into the driver’s seat. The other three piled in the back and Liam sped off. I grabbed the phone out of my pocket but lost it as we went around the corner. It got lost down the side of the seat and it took me the whole ride (if you could call it that, it was more like a rollercoaster) to find it. Codie wouldn’t be happy when she got home, we weren’t there and her Ferrari gone.
I was shoved into the emergency ward and pain shot up my arm again. It wasn’t continuous pain, just random spurts, but those spurts were out to kill. Being me I was sent straight in and the bone was reset. The cast was put on and I felt about five kilos heavier. After that I was put on a bed and I finally had enough time to check my phone. I had about three missed calls, all from Codie. My phone rang again and I laughed at was about to come. I put the phone on speaker because the other guys were in my room, it would help my side of the argument.
“Ayo” I said as I started the call. The response wasn’t very nice.
“Where the f*cking hell are you? All of you guys disappear and my Ferraris gone, the T.V. is still on, you know that right? Weren’t we supposed to have that riff-off thing on or did you change your mind? ANSWER ONE OF MY BLOODY QUESTIONS!” she ranted on for a few more minutes. Finally she stopped and gave me the chance to speak.
“Codes, I will explain from the start of the reason we are not there. I was running to have a shower, I slipped, landed on the back of my left hand and broke my wrist. I actually split the bone from my wrist to about halfway down my forearm. I screamed for the guys and we tried to figure out how to get here, the only way here without letting out on the secret was to drive the only car there, your Ferrari.”
“YOU DROVE MY FERRARI… AGAIN?! WITH ONE HAND?!” nice to know she cares about her guests.
“No, I didn’t, Liam did. Seriously Codie, I wouldn’t drive with a broken wrist.” Liam came over to talk into the phone.
“And that makes all the difference?” she said.
“Yeah” Liam said.
“NO IT DOESN’T!” she screamed. I laughed.
“This feels like de-ja-vu.” I said through my laughing.
“Sorry I screamed, are you okay Louis? Out of housemate-ness of course. I know I’m on speaker boys.” I shook my head, this was ridiculous.
“Yes Codie, I’m okay. Continue with your mad rage” I said truthfully.
“When will you be home?” she asked, surprisingly calm. I looked at the nurse who just walked in.
“When can I leave?” I asked. “I just came to dismiss you actually. You just need to take these notes and make another appointment for two weeks’ time to check that it’s healing properly.” I nodded.
“Hear that Codes? In about half an hour.” I say happily.
“LIAM! YOU HAD BETTER DRIVE MY CAR CAREFULLY!” I laughed again, this was going to be an interesting day.
Codie’s POV
I sat at home, with my friends, getting prepared for my last chance at freedom and to be single. Amelie and Clarisse made me listen to the crap Take Me Home album again. I had every word memorised and ready to sing. We were going to be a group, this was something Louis didn’t know about us. We used to be an A Capella group, competing for 2 months before realising it wasn’t helping our education. We auditioned for Australia’s Got Talent, tried out for X Factor, but got denied both times. They said we didn’t have much experience, I felt like shouting at them ‘that’s why we’re here you dicks’ but I thought that was a bit rude, and wasn’t going to help.
Louis was going to get crushed so hard, but he didn’t know that yet. Not yet. Our plan was that I would choose the beginning song, that was planned, but the rest wasn’t. We were beginning with Summer Love. I was going to get in first, because this was my life I was fighting for here. We practiced for exactly twenty minutes before the boys drove into the driveway.
As soon as they walked in I was going to hit them with our song. It was going to be amazing, they were gonna be unprepared and they would take a while to react. We were probably gonna take a while to react to their first song, but, that’s life. Hopefully I would still be single by the end of this. We stood as a group and waited for the door to open. We waited, and waited. Finally the door slowly opened and I sprang into action.
“Can't believe you're packing your bags
Trying so hard not to cry
Had the best time and now it's the worst time
But we have to say goodbye
Don't promise that you're gonna write
Don't promise that you'll call
Just promise that you won't forget we had it all
'Cause you were mine for the summer
Now we know it's nearly over
Feels like snow in September
But I always will remember
You were my summer love
You always will be my summer-”
Louis cut me off with Back to December
“-Summer, all the beautiful times,
I watched you laughing from the passenger side.
Realized that I loved you in the fall.
And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind
you gave me all your love and all I gave you was "Goodbye".
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night."
And I by Browse to Save">go back to December all the time.
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you,
wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine.
I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back-”
I watched as Jamie took charge
“Back in my head we were kissing
I thought things were going alright
With a sign on my back saying ‘kick me’
Reality ruined my life
On the top of the world!
It feels like I’m constantly playing
A game that I’m destined to lose
'Cause I can’t compete with your boyfriend
He’s got 27 by Browse to Save">tattoos
Would he say he’s in L-O-V-E?
Well, if it was me then I would, I would
would he hold you when you’re feeling low?
Baby, you should know that I would, I would
Would he say he’s in L-O-V-E?
Well, if it was me then I would (I would)
would he hold you when you’re feeling low?
Baby, you should know that I-”
Liam took over.
“I took a chance, I took a shot
And you might think I'm bulletproof, but I'm not
You took a swing, I took it hard
And down here from the ground I see who you are
I'm sick and tired of your attitude
I'm feeling like I don't know you
You tell me that you love me then you cut me down
And I need you like a heartbeat
But you know you got a mean streak
Makes me run for cover when you're around
And here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell-”
Go Elysse, bring it back babe.
“Tell me girl if every time we
Tou-a-uch you get this kinda
Ru-a-ush baby say
Yea-e-yea-eh-yeah
Yea-e-yea-e-yeah
If you don’t wanna
Take it slow and you just wanna
Take me home baby say
Yea-e-yea-eh-yeah
Yea-e-yea
And let me kiss you-”
Did Harry get the rules or not?
“You-o-o-oh
Baby, I’ve been going crazy
So I’m coming back for you
Back for you back for you-”
If he can break the rules, so can I…
“You called, I missed it
You called, I missed it,
You called, and I missed it,
Never get back in, tired of listenin'
Hey, how ya doin'? Sorry you can't get through
Why don't you leave your name and your number?
I will get back to you
Hey, how ya doin'? Sorry you can't get through
Why don't you leave your name and your number?
I will get back to you
Never get back, never gonna get back
Never get back, never gonna get back
Never get back, never gonna get back
Never get back, never gonna get back
Never get back to you”
I jumped, and screamed and ran around the house like a loony. I wasn’t cut off AND I FINISHED THE BATTLE. I was number one in the world. I bet Louis Tomlinson at his own profession. I pointed at Louis. “HA! AHA HA HA! I WON! YOU CAN NEVER ASK ME OUT AGAIN!” I wasn’t sure how I felt about this anymore. Was this a good thing or not? Am I kidding? Hell yeahs! He looked really sad right now, whatever. Never underestimate someone until you know their full capabilities and weaknesses. You don’t know mine, you shouldn’t be surprised.
He looked at me like ‘how?’ and I shouted to him “we used to be a really small A Capella group you nitwit! I told you that you don’t know everything about me, and that it would be your downfall. So, there you have it ‘best boy band in the world’! You just got crushed by a singing group that hasn’t done anything for two years! Behold ‘The Rejects’!” it was where we got our racing name from. It explains a lot really.
I continued laughing and shouting random shit. I was a poor loser and when I won against someone I wouldn’t normally, I was pretty keen to rub it in their faces. My friends joined in, apart from Amelie who was getting back to business with Harry. I didn’t mean business, but non-stop kissing in another chair. Could tell they would be life partners…
The rest of the boys and my friends had gone to find a sharpie to write on his cast with. Louis sat on the ground and crossed his arms like a five year old. I emptied my pocket, well the one that I had kept the sharpies in. We had a fair few in many different colours, and I had all of them in my pocket, and this way I got alone time with Louis to explain everything to him. I signed his cast fancily and started talking. “I swear I have gone through this with you before Louis, but you are very persistent. The thing is, you just came out of a relationship, and she cheated on you-”
“Thanks for reminding me.” He said roughly.
“I don’t want to be the one who breaks your heart again Louis. I don’t want to be with you, but you have to be one of the best guy friends I’ve ever had. The thing is, I don’t want my heart broken again, and yours is too… yours is still shattered. Every guy I’ve been with left me because I wouldn’t sleep with them, and no one has asked me out since I was 19. That was three, almost four years ago. I don’t want to go into my room for a week again, coming out for no one, not even my friends.”
“I want to change that though Codie. I promise, I will be by your side until you break up with me. I would never end it with you, your perfect in every way.”
“You’re falling for me, but you’re Louis Tomlinson, why don’t you ask a model or something? They’d be happy to be with you, they’d be more beautiful than me, you’d be happier with one of them, not me.”
“Models are too perfect. They look like they have a tonne of makeup on. I don’t like any of them, and what hurts most about Eleanor cheating on me is that it was with a model. She knows how much I hate them.”
“Louis, another reason is that… there isn’t anything you guys do without the world knowing. Every move you make is known. Look at the news tonight, one of the top stories will be you and your broken wrist. I swear it will. If you had won the battle, we would be branded as in a relationship, I would be sent a whole lot of hate-mail, I would feel so down, so low. How would we explain meeting each other, hmm?”
“We could make up a simple story, one that is easy to remember, or we could tell the truth…”
“What? Tell the world where the hideout is? Do you know why people come here instead of staying in the city? So they won’t be surrounded by paparazzi, where they won’t have any fans screaming at the doors to let them in and leave them thinking that they're yours. This place is a secret and is so for a reason, okay?”
He looked down at the ground. By the time our conversation finished his cast had a wave drawn on it in the colours of the rainbow and my signature over the top in the biggest size possible. My first signature couldn’t be seen because of the drawing. “Sorry” I said, talking about the cast and the turn down.
“There’s no need to be sorry, I understand, and the cast looks… fabuLouis” he said, laughing quietly at his joke.
The rest of the people came in to the room at that point. The boys getting Louis off the ground and filing out the door to go to their concert…

Notes

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Love yous all, catch ya later…
Beklet.