The Misfits

It had been five days since the girls had gotten here and so far the time had flown by. We had decided to hit all the major sites in London since it was Mackenzie’s first time in the city and we were beyond exhausted. Unfortunately, tonight wouldn’t be the night we would get our much-needed rest. One Direction was having a get together at Harry’s and we had been invited. The guys had been off in the US working for the past few days and now that they’re back they want to hang out with the girls.

“What if they don’t like us?” Mackenzie asked as we stepped out of the car. My dad had let me borrow the car while he was out of town, but I had only driven it twice for fear of breaking it. I linked my arm with hers as we headed up to the door.

“Relax Kenz. You’ve already meet 2/5 of them!”

“But—”

“THALIA!” I heard a few people cry out as we stepped inside. I turned just in time to see black hair and tattoos before being pulled into a bear hug and spun around.

“Zayn!” I laughed as he set me back town.

“How are you lovely ladies?” he asked.

“Fabulous as always,” I replied, flipping my hair for effect. “Zayn this is Mackenzie, Maeve, and Elaine. They’re my sisters from back home.”

“Pleasure,” he smiled, bowing slightly. I bit back a smile; Zayn was definitely drunk off his ass. “Come on and join the party!”

We followed him into the huge living room and let our mouths drop. This place was incredible. It looked completely different at night than it had on the morning I woke up here. Nearest us was a pool table where a few people were gathered around and across from it was a large couch facing an even larger television.

Off to the side was the kitchen, open to the rest of the house. Rounding the corner a boy with a mop of curly hair could be spotted talking to his friends. I ran up behind him and jumped onto his back playfully.

“Oi! What the fu—THALIA!”

“Did ya miss me Harold?” I laughed as he set me down on the counter.

“How could I not?” He smirked. “Oh and you brought friends!”

“Thalia has friends?” laughed a voice to my right. I turned to see Liam smiling at me, his arm wrapped around Sophia.

"Yeah, and you're one of them ya idiot." I made a face at him and gave me a smile.

“Liam this is…Mackenzie…El…Elaine! And Maeve!” Harry said, pointing at each one and successfully remembering their names.

“You remembered!” Maeve laughed, giving him a high-five.

“Guys this is Liam and his girlfriend Sophia,” I introduced. They said their hellos and I noticed Mackenzie still nervously playing with her sleeve.

“You girls want a drink?” Harry grabbed shot glasses from the cupboard before he even finished the question.

After about three rounds we all had a healthy buzz going and decided it was time we joined the rest of the party. It wasn’t packed but still pretty crowded, filled with famous friends and acquaintances of the boys. Harry guided us over to the couch where I saw a familiar blonde Irishman.

“YOU MADE IT!” he boomed, pulling me into a tight hug and causing me to fall onto the couch next to him. “And ya brought friends! Hey, I know them! How ya doin’ girls?”

“Where’s Maeve?” I frowned to Elaine.

“She was talking to Zayn,” she shrugged. I mimicked her actions before grabbing Mackenzie, who was still standing, and pulling her down in between Niall and I.

“Are you still nervous hun?” I asked.

“What would ya be nervous fer?” Niall turned to us with a frown.

“Because I don’t know anyone here!” I heard her laugh.

“Psh! Ya know me don’t ya?” He scoffed. I saw a blush rise to her cheeks and he let out a laugh. “Stick with me babe, you’ll be alright.”

Harry and I exchanged a glance before he cleared his through and sat forward, “Let’s play a game!”

He pulled out a deck of cards and we began to play. We played three rounds, and Mackenzie lost every one of them, getting her significantly more drunk than the rest of us. I was glad to see her warming up to Niall by the end, though I wasn’t sure if that was just because of the alcohol.

“Where’s Perrie?” I asked, as Zayn came to sit down by us.

“Tour.”

I pouted. “Are you sure you’re not just hiding her from me? I know you were jealous of our love.”

Harry let out a hearty laugh while Zayn playfully flipped me off.

“What about me?” I turned to see Eleanor standing at the foot of the couch, her hands on her hips. I let out scream.

“Ah! Watch it Thal!” Harry winced. I guess I had screamed in his ear, but I was too busy hugging Eleanor to care much. We quickly caught up on life before she pulled me over to the kitchen where Sophia was still chatting with Liam.

“Soph! Come on, we need another picture of the three of us!”

“This isn’t going to become a thing is it?” Liam groaned.

“Babe,” Sophia warned, shooting him a glare. “Take the picture.”

“What if I don’t want to take the picture?” He asked, raising an eyebrow as he took her phone.

“Then you’ll be a very sad boy tonight,” Sophia replied, shooting him a wink. Eleanor and I burst into laughter as is eyes widened in shock. After he snapped a few photos and we chatted a bit I headed back to my spot on the couch.

“How’s your ear?” I asked, draping my legs over his as I sat down. He placed a hand on my knee as I reached over and scratched his curly locks.

“Shot. I’m half deaf now," he said with a lazy smile.

“Oh you poor darling!”

“Give it a kiss would you?” He looked at me with his puppy dog eyes, which always seemed to be hiding a smirk. I leaned over and licked his ear. “OI!”

Mackenzie and I fell over in a fit of giggles at his reaction.

“Thal you are truly one of the guys.” Zayn said laughed from his seat across the living room. Mackenzie was giggling hysterically while Niall supported her.

“D-did you see his f-face?” I asked, between laughs. Harry pinched my sides in response, which only resulted in me laughing harder.

“Come on, let’s play another game.”

We rolled out eyes and began Ring of Fire where one very strong drink was placed in the middle with a deck of cards spread out in a circle around it. Each card had a different rule, and each round got harder as we advanced. If we weren’t drunk before we definitely were now.

“I want to daaaaance!” Mackenzie said. She stood up and would have fallen right back over if Niall hadn’t been there to catch her. Harry pulled out his phone and a second later there was music blasting through the space. A few people let out cheers and moved into the middle of the space to dance. I felt Mackenzie grab my hands and I was pulled onto the makeshift dance floor.

“LOUIS! ELEANOR!” I yelled, as I saw them appear. Louis danced his way over to us as Niall popped up on the other side of Mackenzie. The music got louder and I could feel the bass vibrating through my chest as I danced like an idiot with my best friends.

“Niall mate, what kind of Irishman are you?” Louis yelled over the music. “Where’s your jig?”
Niall raised an eyebrow before jumping up and down and starting an Irish jig right then and there. I gripped my sides to keep from laughing as Niall began dancing in a circle around Mackenzie. She watched his feet for a moment before giving him a smirk and jumping into sync with him.

“HEYO!” cried Louis and Harry. We stepped back to let the pair dance and I noticed Harry taking out his phone. After a minute Mackenzie burst into a fit of giggles and Niall stopped to help her keep her balance.

“I didn’t know ya could dance!” He laughed.

She flung her arm around Niall’s shoulders and with an attempted straight face said, “There’s a lot you don’t know about me Leprechaun.”

“Oh yeah?” Niall said, cocking an eyebrow and turning to look at her. Even through his drunken state it was easy to see he liked her. Elaine and I shot each other knowing looks before I let out a scream. Harry had snuck up behind me and pinched my sides again.

“Will you stop that!” I giggled. I tried to get away from him but tripped on my own feet. His arm swung out, pulling me back into his side where I was safe.

“You need to be more careful Tootles,” He said, looking down at me. I wrinkled my nose at him and he ruffled my hair before loosening his grip slightly.

I let myself enjoy the atmosphere from Harry’s arm for a moment. Niall and Mackenzie were still staring dotingly at each other and giggling while Louis and Eleanor had disappeared. Elaine was in a deep conversation with Liam, Sophia, and a few others in the kitchen and I was relieved to see she was having a good time. Maeve…oh shit. Where was Maeve? I had left her all alone!

“Hold on there love, where do you think you’re going?” Harry asked, pulling me closer as I made an attempt to move.

“I need to find Maeve!”

“Alright, come on.”

With his arm around my waist we set off on a mission. A few times I stopped and jumped up in attempt to see over the crowd. Apparently Harry thought this was very funny because he kept chuckling at me.

“You look like a fish out of water!”

I turned and made a fish face at him. He laughed and made one back before pointing in the opposite direction.

“She’s over there talking to Zayn.”

“Over whe—ah!” I let out a scream as he hoisted me up so I could see over the crowd. Damn he was strong. Sure enough, Maeve and Zayn could be seen leaning against the balcony outside enjoying a smoke.

“Happy?”

“Yep.”

“Can I put you down now?”

“You know, I actually kinda like it up here—ah!” I screamed for a second time as he dropped me far enough that I was now slung over his shoulder. “DIMPLES! Put me down!”

A second later I was dropped onto the couch next to Mackenzie, Niall, and a few people I didn’t recognize. I shot him a look before he ruffled my hair. We continued to drink and mess around for a few more hours and I felt myself beginning to fade.

As the party died the boys decided it would be best if we crashed at Harry’s tonight rather than drive home, which I was more than okay with. I couldn’t risk getting into an accident.

"There's an extra room down the hall if you ladies want," Harry said, holding out his hands and pulling me off of the couch. "I don't know if you'll all fit on one bed though."

"Are you calling us fat Harold?" Maeve asked, giving him a smirk.

He raised his hands with a smile, "you said it love."

"Watcher Harry," she warned playfully.

We headed down the hall to the fourth and only open bedroom. Louis and Eleanor had taken the one across from Harry, while Liam and Sophia claimed the room down the hall. I was still pretty drunk as I made my way down the hall and needed Harry's arm around my waist for support. Mackenzie was even worse, having passed out on the couch half an hour ago. Niall carried her into the bedroom and set her down on the bed gently before heading to his makeshift bed on the couch.

"There should be a few extra clothes somewhere in there," Harry said, pointing to the dresser.

"Thal are you ditching us?" Elaine asked, as she dug through the dresser.

"Yep. Sorry girls. Harry's bed is comfier," I said with a smile. We said our good nights and I jumped on Harry's back for a ride down to his room. He dropped me onto the bed and a second later a shirt was thrown at me.

"Hey!" I cried out, throwing the shirt onto the ground.

Harry shot me a look before picking it up and tossing it at my head again. I attempted to throw it once more, but he caught it in midair and swiftly pinned me down to the bed. Fuck that was hot. I don’t know what was happening to me; all I knew was that right now I wanted Harry Styles.

"Tootles," he growled. "Put the shirt on."

"Why?" I asked innocently. It was hard to ignore our position but I was doing my best. He was less than an inch from my face as he hovered over me. "You didn't make me wear one last time."

"That was different."

"How so?"

"Niall was here."

"And why would that make a difference?" I breathed. His eyes were mesmerizing and I felt my voice getting caught in my throat. I could feel his breath hitting my face lightly, sending goose bumps down my spine. I could tell he was deliberating hard on his next words.

"Because."

"Because why?"

"Damn it Thalia."

I let out a giggle at his predicament.

"Let’s go," he kissed my forehead and stood up. "Shirt. On."

I sighed and stripped off the dress I had been wearing and replaced it with Harry's comfy shirt. Guess not. We climbed into bed and laid in silence for a moment.

"Thank you Harry."

"For what?"

"For everything," I rolled over to face his silhouette. "For meeting my family, for welcoming my friends, and for being awesome."

He let out a chuckle. "You're so drunk right now."

"I'm serious!" I yelled. But his hand covered my mouth a second later.

"Shh! Do you want to wake the whole house?"

I shook my head and tried to bite back my giggles. He removed his hand only to drape his arm across my back. His touch sent shivers up my spine, and we both instinctively closed the gap between us.

"Go to sleep Tootles."

"You never said you're welcome."

"You're welcome. Now go to sleep."

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