MadHouse
A Bond So Strong
Penelope’s POV.
I fixed my makeup in the mirror making sure my mascara wasn’t smudged from all the crying laughing I endured by Niall’s drunken jokes. He had me dying laughing and I couldn’t take it. I tightened up my side ponytail and fix the train on my dress. I looked myself once over in the mirror and then smiled at the exceptional image of myself before leaving. I headed back to the table we were sitting at and saw that Tori had joined us while I was gone.
“Hey guys what I miss?” They all looked at me and shook their heads. “Nothing really, just Niall still acting like a drunk idiot” I chuckled at Zayns remark and saw Tori in a fit of laughter at how Niall was acting. I then made my way over to Liam, who was sitting next to Niall, shaking his head while looking down. “Awhh is he too much to handle for you Li?” He looked up at me and pouted. I rubbed his shoulder, seeing that this calmed him down a bit. I knew he hated it when one of the boys got piss drunk but Niall wasn’t that bad. Just imagine Niall in his normal state, now imagine him a little drunk on top of that… okay that is bad.
“I mad at you.” Continuing his little pout which I thought was so cute. I pretend to be sad and made my puppy dog face. “Whyyyyyy?” He looked away from me and crossed his arms. Wow he is really pursuing this pouting act isn’t he? “You left me to deal with this wacko.” He motioned to Niall who was too busy laughing his ass off in the process. “I’m sorry but I had to go peeeeee!” He shook his head and still didn’t look at me.
I decided to pull of the seductive act, I just know this was going to work. It works every time. Yes even a sweet girl like me can yet be mischievous. I wiped away the puppy dog look and added the signature seductive smirk. I leaned down to his ear, my lips barely inches away from him. “I said I was sowwy Leyumm.” Dragging the m while letting my lips softly brush against his ear. I felt him stiffen beside me. “You can’t be mad forever.” This only made him squirm more.
I felt his arms wrap around my waist and pull me down on him, causing me to fall onto his lap. My head rested on his shoulder with my ear right next to his lips. He brung his head down to my ear and whispered in my ear, “You’re going to regret that Penelope” I shivered just knowing what he meant. “Prove it” I said.
We were about kiss when I heard Niall’s voice. “Get a room you two!” I blushed in embarrassment and hid my face in Liam’s neck. I felt his chest vibrate as he chuckled at my reaction. “Hey guys where’s Louis? And Talia?” We all looked at Harry who face held confusion.
“I don’t know, where were they last?” Addie, one of my old friends and I just found out Talia’s friend too spoke up. “Well after me and Louis talked, he went outside the back way.” We sat in silence until Niall spoke up. “Really? I saw Talia leave out the back way to after searching for him around the party but I never saw any of them come back in since.” I got a little worried cause both of them were nowhere to be found. “I can go see where they went.” Azalea then spoke up and I looked at her. “Penelope you wanna come with me?” I nodded my head and we both got up. “Be right back Liam” He nodded and kissed my cheek, making me smile a little.
We made our way through the crowd, bumping in to a few people here and there but nevertheless, we made it to the back door. Azalea opened the door, wind slightly blowing in the process. We both stepped out into the cold night, causing goose bumps to form on my arms. “Geez it’s cold out here.” I nodded my head in agreement as we looked around for them.
“I don’t see them anywhere” Azalea spoke, slightly frustrated. I rubbed her back softly. “Just calm down, we’ll find them.” Just as I said this, I saw 2 figures standing not too far away from us, holding each other.
I squinted my eyes a little to get a better look. “Azalea look, over there.” I whispered while pointing so they won’t hear us. The light from the moon bounced of the girls dress, giving me a hint that the dress was red with glitter on it. I could tell that her hair was up and done very neatly and perfect, just like out of a hair salon. My eyes then traveled to the boy she was with. He had a sandy brown shade of hair that looked soft and shimmering a little. “Is that…” Azalea didn’t even have to finish her question because I already knew it was them.
Talia and Louis. “Yea it is.” She giggled a little as she calmed down a bit. I let go of the breath I didn’t even know I was holding until now. I debated whether we should go over and see them or not cause I didn’t want to interrupt their moment. “Do you think we should go over there?” I looked at Azalea who eyes never left the scene that was going on between Talia and Louis. “No let’s just let them be, they can’t see us anyway.” She was right, we were on a slight hill so we could still see them but they couldn’t see us.
They just looked so cute. And may I say, it’s about time! We stood there a little longer just watching them. It was just so cute the way they were holding each other and being a lovey dovey after all this time. ”We should get the others so they can see this” I nodded my head and pulled her back to the door quickly. We went back in and found the others still at the table laughing.
“Guys guys guys you have to see this!” Some of them looked at me confused while others laughed at my outburst. “See what?” Zayn stared at me like I was crazy which only made excited more. “Just come on now!” Azalea said, just excited as I am. I pulled on Liam’s arm as he got up, making him chuckle while the others followed us towards the back. Even though we went through the group of people twice all ready, it just seem so much harder now.
We finally got through the crowd and out the back door. “Guys what is it already!” I turned and put my finger on my lips signaling all of them to be quiet. “Look” I whispered and pointed to where they were. Everyone was silent as they looked at the 2 enjoying each other’s company. “Can they see us?” I shook my head at Harry who had the biggest smile splattered on his face. “Well let’s not stalk them because this is weird.” Tori said but I know she couldn’t help but stare at them a little longer. “They’ll probably be back in soon since is chilly out here so let’s go” Liam announced. We all headed back in and to our table.
We all sat down, the smiles never leaving our faces. “That was just so cute” Lina clapped her hands together repeatedly, making us laugh at her reaction. We all continued to chat and laugh about stupid stuff Niall said but he seem to sober up a bit. I think this night was a good one.
Louis POV.
I felt so happy right now that even words weren’t gonna explain it. We sat there, on the brick wall, me holding her in my arms. I felt her shiver a little beside me. “Are you cold?” She looked up at me and nodded. I let go of her for a quick second to take off my jacket. “Here, take my jacket.” She looked at me worriedly for a bit. “But you’ll be cold then.” I smiled at her and shook my head. “No I’ll be fine. Just take it.” She smiled up at me as I put my jacket over her. She instantly stopped shaking and seem to relax into my body, making me sigh a little.
We continued to sit here in silence, staring out into the city lights and listening to the sounds of car horns and the chirping of crickets until her voice broke the air. “I’m sorry.”
My eyes found hers as I just shook my head. “Talia I said its okay. Everything is going to be okay.” I felt her head shake as she pushed herself up, leaving my arms. She faced me, worry etched on her face. “I need to explain it to you Louis. I have to get this off my chest and you have to listen.” I stared at her as she just looked everywhere else but me. “Talia I-“She held her hand up for me to stop. “Are you willing to listen to me?” Silence surrounded us once again but not because I wanted it to be but because it had to. I sighed and nodded my head. “Yes I am.” She nodded her slowly, not sure where to start. “Good.” I continued to sit there and wait for her to speak.
She sighed and looked out into the lights. “When I was a baby, my father wanted to kill us all; me, my mom, and my sister. We managed to get away and go to my grandmother house. On a rainy night, he found us and during the mess of screams and fighting going on, me and my sister managed to get away. Stan, which is my father, killed my grandmother and my mom that night.”I looked down at my lap. “I thought your mom died in a car crash.” She shook her head looking at me. “I just now heard this story while I was in a coma s bear with me here” I nodded for her to continue. “That’s what I thought before I got the letter which I will tell you about later. Now, he beat my mom to a pulp then put her body into the car, angling it so it could roll of the bridge, put her foot on the gas then let her go. Anabelle ran to the nearest neighbor and told them to call the police. They found the car and everything but didn’t know what happen so the case was closed. When I 7, me and my sister was staying with Anabelle. Her mom was at work so it was just us. Azalea was out in the backyard bathing her dog, puddles. The doorbell had rung and my sister told me to stay in the room while she answers it so I did. I was playing with my dolls when I heard the closet door open. Now I told you I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 5 years old. When I saw him, he had a sinister smile on his face. He told me he has been waiting for this moment. I panicked and was looking for my inhalers but he had both so I was slowly dying and he hit me in the head, knocking me out. I woke up in the hospital and didn’t remember a thing so there was no case made. Lastly, my sister. He killed her also. He purposely crashed into her on the highway, causing her car to flip 7 times, her being ejected from it.” She finally finished and surprisingly, she didn’t cry once. But I on the other hand, had tears brimming my eyes about to pour out. I knew she wouldn’t cry but I also knew she always felt weak when she did. I pulled her into my embrace and rubbed her back. “It’s okay to cry Talia.” And with that I felt her shake violently, her cries filling the night. “Shhh its okay baby girl, it’s okay.” I continued to soothe her as we sat there, her cries substituting the silence of the night. “I-I don’t have a-anyone left L-Louis. Everyone has either died or left, I- feel s-so alone” I pulled her closer to me. “That’s not true Talia. I’m still here. I always have been. There is no way in the world I would leave you Talia and you know it. I-I….I love you Talia.”
Talia’s POV.
My heart fluttered as he said those words. The words I’ve been waiting to hear since I first fell in love with him. He loved me. He truly loved me. I knew it all along from others but I just wanted to hear it from him. I felt him tense around me as I didn’t say anything back due to me zoning out a bit, which I do a lot. I could tell he instantly felt bad for what he said because I didn’t reply but deep down I know that he knew that I loved him back.
I sat up and turn to him as his eyes met mine. I brought my face to his, my lips meeting with his. He was taken of guard for a second but quickly started kissing me back. I pulled away and smiled at him. “I love you too Lou.” He smiled back at me and pulled me closer to him. We stayed liked this for a little while longer just admiring the city from up above. I got so in to the view that I didn’t realize the area that was set up for I’m guessing me and him not to far away from us.
“Lou what’s that for?” I pointed in the direction of the beautifully light area and he looked to where I was pointing then back at me smiling. “It was where I was going to ask out. I planned it way ahead but then you got into a coma and I never canceled the little set up for us.” I smiled at the little area. It was so cute. I got up and faced him, a smirk playing on my face. He looked back at me confusingly.
“Well you never did ask me so…” Realization hit him as his eyes went big. “Will you be my girlfriend?” I didn’t know why but I felt like messing with him just a little. I smiled nicely at him then shook my head no. I turned away crossing my arms with my head lifted up in the air and my eyes closed. “But whyyy?” I heard the shifting of grass as he made his way closer to me. “Because you waited too long.” In my very well spoken pouty voice. I continued in this state, trying not to smile in the process.
I felt him wrap his arms around me and his lips made its way to my ear, barely touching it. I felt my stomach flutter and mu knees almost buckle. I swear the things this boy does to me. “Pleaseeeeeeee.” I barely whispered in my ear, dragging out the e. What I really wanted to do was attack him right there in the grass but I had to finish strong cause that’s just how I am. “Fine but only because you said please.” His chuckled filled my ear, causing me to giggle. I turned around in his arms so I could face him.
“You’re so adorable, you know that?” I could feel the heat rush to my cheeks as I stared back into his eyes, smiling. “Well I know now that you said it.” As I poked his chest in the process. We just stared at each other, saying nothing until his voice broke the bight silence. “You know, I truly meant it when I say I love you. I know others have hurt you but you won’t to worry about me, because I wouldn’t even think about doing it to you. You’re perfect to me. You really are.” I could feel myself tear up as those words left his mouth. It felt so good to hear him say it. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard those words and then be hurt or broken again because that person left. It just felt so right. Me being with Louis felt so right. I wouldn’t dare change a thing about the outcome. “I know Louis. I trust you. I’m giving my heart to you and I know you won’t break it but please just be patient with me. Just know I’m still a work in progress” He nodded and hugged me, me doing the same.
“You think we should head back inside? I know their probably worried about us.” I had totally forgot that we were here at the ball thing. “Yea maybe we should.” We made our way up the hill and to the back entrance. He was about to open the door when I grabbed his hand, lacing my fingers with his. He looked down at our adjoined hands the back up at me, smiling.
I fixed my makeup in the mirror making sure my mascara wasn’t smudged from all the crying laughing I endured by Niall’s drunken jokes. He had me dying laughing and I couldn’t take it. I tightened up my side ponytail and fix the train on my dress. I looked myself once over in the mirror and then smiled at the exceptional image of myself before leaving. I headed back to the table we were sitting at and saw that Tori had joined us while I was gone.
“Hey guys what I miss?” They all looked at me and shook their heads. “Nothing really, just Niall still acting like a drunk idiot” I chuckled at Zayns remark and saw Tori in a fit of laughter at how Niall was acting. I then made my way over to Liam, who was sitting next to Niall, shaking his head while looking down. “Awhh is he too much to handle for you Li?” He looked up at me and pouted. I rubbed his shoulder, seeing that this calmed him down a bit. I knew he hated it when one of the boys got piss drunk but Niall wasn’t that bad. Just imagine Niall in his normal state, now imagine him a little drunk on top of that… okay that is bad.
“I mad at you.” Continuing his little pout which I thought was so cute. I pretend to be sad and made my puppy dog face. “Whyyyyyy?” He looked away from me and crossed his arms. Wow he is really pursuing this pouting act isn’t he? “You left me to deal with this wacko.” He motioned to Niall who was too busy laughing his ass off in the process. “I’m sorry but I had to go peeeeee!” He shook his head and still didn’t look at me.
I decided to pull of the seductive act, I just know this was going to work. It works every time. Yes even a sweet girl like me can yet be mischievous. I wiped away the puppy dog look and added the signature seductive smirk. I leaned down to his ear, my lips barely inches away from him. “I said I was sowwy Leyumm.” Dragging the m while letting my lips softly brush against his ear. I felt him stiffen beside me. “You can’t be mad forever.” This only made him squirm more.
I felt his arms wrap around my waist and pull me down on him, causing me to fall onto his lap. My head rested on his shoulder with my ear right next to his lips. He brung his head down to my ear and whispered in my ear, “You’re going to regret that Penelope” I shivered just knowing what he meant. “Prove it” I said.
We were about kiss when I heard Niall’s voice. “Get a room you two!” I blushed in embarrassment and hid my face in Liam’s neck. I felt his chest vibrate as he chuckled at my reaction. “Hey guys where’s Louis? And Talia?” We all looked at Harry who face held confusion.
“I don’t know, where were they last?” Addie, one of my old friends and I just found out Talia’s friend too spoke up. “Well after me and Louis talked, he went outside the back way.” We sat in silence until Niall spoke up. “Really? I saw Talia leave out the back way to after searching for him around the party but I never saw any of them come back in since.” I got a little worried cause both of them were nowhere to be found. “I can go see where they went.” Azalea then spoke up and I looked at her. “Penelope you wanna come with me?” I nodded my head and we both got up. “Be right back Liam” He nodded and kissed my cheek, making me smile a little.
We made our way through the crowd, bumping in to a few people here and there but nevertheless, we made it to the back door. Azalea opened the door, wind slightly blowing in the process. We both stepped out into the cold night, causing goose bumps to form on my arms. “Geez it’s cold out here.” I nodded my head in agreement as we looked around for them.
“I don’t see them anywhere” Azalea spoke, slightly frustrated. I rubbed her back softly. “Just calm down, we’ll find them.” Just as I said this, I saw 2 figures standing not too far away from us, holding each other.
I squinted my eyes a little to get a better look. “Azalea look, over there.” I whispered while pointing so they won’t hear us. The light from the moon bounced of the girls dress, giving me a hint that the dress was red with glitter on it. I could tell that her hair was up and done very neatly and perfect, just like out of a hair salon. My eyes then traveled to the boy she was with. He had a sandy brown shade of hair that looked soft and shimmering a little. “Is that…” Azalea didn’t even have to finish her question because I already knew it was them.
Talia and Louis. “Yea it is.” She giggled a little as she calmed down a bit. I let go of the breath I didn’t even know I was holding until now. I debated whether we should go over and see them or not cause I didn’t want to interrupt their moment. “Do you think we should go over there?” I looked at Azalea who eyes never left the scene that was going on between Talia and Louis. “No let’s just let them be, they can’t see us anyway.” She was right, we were on a slight hill so we could still see them but they couldn’t see us.
They just looked so cute. And may I say, it’s about time! We stood there a little longer just watching them. It was just so cute the way they were holding each other and being a lovey dovey after all this time. ”We should get the others so they can see this” I nodded my head and pulled her back to the door quickly. We went back in and found the others still at the table laughing.
“Guys guys guys you have to see this!” Some of them looked at me confused while others laughed at my outburst. “See what?” Zayn stared at me like I was crazy which only made excited more. “Just come on now!” Azalea said, just excited as I am. I pulled on Liam’s arm as he got up, making him chuckle while the others followed us towards the back. Even though we went through the group of people twice all ready, it just seem so much harder now.
We finally got through the crowd and out the back door. “Guys what is it already!” I turned and put my finger on my lips signaling all of them to be quiet. “Look” I whispered and pointed to where they were. Everyone was silent as they looked at the 2 enjoying each other’s company. “Can they see us?” I shook my head at Harry who had the biggest smile splattered on his face. “Well let’s not stalk them because this is weird.” Tori said but I know she couldn’t help but stare at them a little longer. “They’ll probably be back in soon since is chilly out here so let’s go” Liam announced. We all headed back in and to our table.
We all sat down, the smiles never leaving our faces. “That was just so cute” Lina clapped her hands together repeatedly, making us laugh at her reaction. We all continued to chat and laugh about stupid stuff Niall said but he seem to sober up a bit. I think this night was a good one.
Louis POV.
I felt so happy right now that even words weren’t gonna explain it. We sat there, on the brick wall, me holding her in my arms. I felt her shiver a little beside me. “Are you cold?” She looked up at me and nodded. I let go of her for a quick second to take off my jacket. “Here, take my jacket.” She looked at me worriedly for a bit. “But you’ll be cold then.” I smiled at her and shook my head. “No I’ll be fine. Just take it.” She smiled up at me as I put my jacket over her. She instantly stopped shaking and seem to relax into my body, making me sigh a little.
We continued to sit here in silence, staring out into the city lights and listening to the sounds of car horns and the chirping of crickets until her voice broke the air. “I’m sorry.”
My eyes found hers as I just shook my head. “Talia I said its okay. Everything is going to be okay.” I felt her head shake as she pushed herself up, leaving my arms. She faced me, worry etched on her face. “I need to explain it to you Louis. I have to get this off my chest and you have to listen.” I stared at her as she just looked everywhere else but me. “Talia I-“She held her hand up for me to stop. “Are you willing to listen to me?” Silence surrounded us once again but not because I wanted it to be but because it had to. I sighed and nodded my head. “Yes I am.” She nodded her slowly, not sure where to start. “Good.” I continued to sit there and wait for her to speak.
She sighed and looked out into the lights. “When I was a baby, my father wanted to kill us all; me, my mom, and my sister. We managed to get away and go to my grandmother house. On a rainy night, he found us and during the mess of screams and fighting going on, me and my sister managed to get away. Stan, which is my father, killed my grandmother and my mom that night.”I looked down at my lap. “I thought your mom died in a car crash.” She shook her head looking at me. “I just now heard this story while I was in a coma s bear with me here” I nodded for her to continue. “That’s what I thought before I got the letter which I will tell you about later. Now, he beat my mom to a pulp then put her body into the car, angling it so it could roll of the bridge, put her foot on the gas then let her go. Anabelle ran to the nearest neighbor and told them to call the police. They found the car and everything but didn’t know what happen so the case was closed. When I 7, me and my sister was staying with Anabelle. Her mom was at work so it was just us. Azalea was out in the backyard bathing her dog, puddles. The doorbell had rung and my sister told me to stay in the room while she answers it so I did. I was playing with my dolls when I heard the closet door open. Now I told you I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 5 years old. When I saw him, he had a sinister smile on his face. He told me he has been waiting for this moment. I panicked and was looking for my inhalers but he had both so I was slowly dying and he hit me in the head, knocking me out. I woke up in the hospital and didn’t remember a thing so there was no case made. Lastly, my sister. He killed her also. He purposely crashed into her on the highway, causing her car to flip 7 times, her being ejected from it.” She finally finished and surprisingly, she didn’t cry once. But I on the other hand, had tears brimming my eyes about to pour out. I knew she wouldn’t cry but I also knew she always felt weak when she did. I pulled her into my embrace and rubbed her back. “It’s okay to cry Talia.” And with that I felt her shake violently, her cries filling the night. “Shhh its okay baby girl, it’s okay.” I continued to soothe her as we sat there, her cries substituting the silence of the night. “I-I don’t have a-anyone left L-Louis. Everyone has either died or left, I- feel s-so alone” I pulled her closer to me. “That’s not true Talia. I’m still here. I always have been. There is no way in the world I would leave you Talia and you know it. I-I….I love you Talia.”
Talia’s POV.
My heart fluttered as he said those words. The words I’ve been waiting to hear since I first fell in love with him. He loved me. He truly loved me. I knew it all along from others but I just wanted to hear it from him. I felt him tense around me as I didn’t say anything back due to me zoning out a bit, which I do a lot. I could tell he instantly felt bad for what he said because I didn’t reply but deep down I know that he knew that I loved him back.
I sat up and turn to him as his eyes met mine. I brought my face to his, my lips meeting with his. He was taken of guard for a second but quickly started kissing me back. I pulled away and smiled at him. “I love you too Lou.” He smiled back at me and pulled me closer to him. We stayed liked this for a little while longer just admiring the city from up above. I got so in to the view that I didn’t realize the area that was set up for I’m guessing me and him not to far away from us.
“Lou what’s that for?” I pointed in the direction of the beautifully light area and he looked to where I was pointing then back at me smiling. “It was where I was going to ask out. I planned it way ahead but then you got into a coma and I never canceled the little set up for us.” I smiled at the little area. It was so cute. I got up and faced him, a smirk playing on my face. He looked back at me confusingly.
“Well you never did ask me so…” Realization hit him as his eyes went big. “Will you be my girlfriend?” I didn’t know why but I felt like messing with him just a little. I smiled nicely at him then shook my head no. I turned away crossing my arms with my head lifted up in the air and my eyes closed. “But whyyy?” I heard the shifting of grass as he made his way closer to me. “Because you waited too long.” In my very well spoken pouty voice. I continued in this state, trying not to smile in the process.
I felt him wrap his arms around me and his lips made its way to my ear, barely touching it. I felt my stomach flutter and mu knees almost buckle. I swear the things this boy does to me. “Pleaseeeeeeee.” I barely whispered in my ear, dragging out the e. What I really wanted to do was attack him right there in the grass but I had to finish strong cause that’s just how I am. “Fine but only because you said please.” His chuckled filled my ear, causing me to giggle. I turned around in his arms so I could face him.
“You’re so adorable, you know that?” I could feel the heat rush to my cheeks as I stared back into his eyes, smiling. “Well I know now that you said it.” As I poked his chest in the process. We just stared at each other, saying nothing until his voice broke the bight silence. “You know, I truly meant it when I say I love you. I know others have hurt you but you won’t to worry about me, because I wouldn’t even think about doing it to you. You’re perfect to me. You really are.” I could feel myself tear up as those words left his mouth. It felt so good to hear him say it. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard those words and then be hurt or broken again because that person left. It just felt so right. Me being with Louis felt so right. I wouldn’t dare change a thing about the outcome. “I know Louis. I trust you. I’m giving my heart to you and I know you won’t break it but please just be patient with me. Just know I’m still a work in progress” He nodded and hugged me, me doing the same.
“You think we should head back inside? I know their probably worried about us.” I had totally forgot that we were here at the ball thing. “Yea maybe we should.” We made our way up the hill and to the back entrance. He was about to open the door when I grabbed his hand, lacing my fingers with his. He looked down at our adjoined hands the back up at me, smiling.
Notes
Hi guys! It's been a while since I updated. I was stuck in my home city, Las Vegas! I left my computer here on accident a couple days before Christmas and didn't come back till yesterday so sorry my lovelies! Here is a chapter for the early new year!
Also I will be starting a new story called "Stuck In A Room With Harry" so please be on the look out for it guys! I hope you guys like the first chapter of it!
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