Stand Up and Remember (One Direction Fan-Fic)

Chapter 25

Author's Note

I've decided to put this chapter in Bella's POV so that you understand how much the single being released effects her and the others around her, I will lead into Niall's POV closer to the drama ;) BUT I CAN ONLY DO THAT IF YOU ALL KEEP READING AND VOTING! I will need 32,000 reads anddd 70 more votes. So it will be about chapter 30-32ish? :) xx

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Chapter 25 ~ Bella

I awoke to the sound of yelling and some excited boys jumping around my bed, giggling like girls. I groaned and they all quickly shut up and my vision began clearing as I opened my eyes properly and managed to sit myself up against the wall behind my bed. Why were they in here?
"Go away," I moaned, still tired and very well aware that I probably looked like a mess, since I hadn't been able to get the make-up off from last night and my hair felt like it was stickibg out at random angles, and I was wearing 'Cookie Monster' pyjamas. You could say I wasn't feeling very flattering.

"Nope, because we have made you breakfast, it is 11AM and I really think you want to see Simon's message, oh and check twitter and check Louis' page," Harry grinned before they all grinned together then left the room hurriedly. I had a bad but good feeling.

I huffed and dragged myself out of bed, getting into my shower and washing myself and my unruly hair. I pulled it up into a wet knot on top of my head after I finished, and I dressed myself in some purple skinny jeans and a loose top that had a couple of 'loose' stripes. I then pulled out my phone and logged onto Twitter. I hadn't been on in a while.

My eyes doubled in size as I realized I had 4 million followers and more being added. I then shook my head in disbelief and clicked on Louis' profile. I found the first tweet:

Signing with the new @BellaStyles at Petrie Mall London 2-5pm. Be there! ~L x

I almost screamed in annoyance but then I grinned. A signing? I remember when I had wanted to go to one when I was younger, and now I am doing the signing.

"Louis thank you but there is hell to pay!" I all but yell as I walk tiredly out of my bedroom, feeling a little more refreshed as I walked slowly down the stairs to find the boys sitting around the table, Harry serving them breakfast, but they weren't eating. They were waiting for me. Oops.

I rushed towards the table and took my seat where Harry had already given me scrambled eggs, three pieces of bacon, a large sausage, tomoato, mushrooms, toast and a large glass of orange juice.

"Are you trying to make me fat? I shouldn't eat so much, I don't do much exercise and if I eat fatty foods no one will like me," I stated and Harry just chuckled.
"You are anything but fat," Niall protested and I grinned.
"And it is a treat, healthy stuff tonight, unless you have an interview. Oh and remember boys we have  a three week break in our tour because of our new single as well as Bella's so we get to holiday," Harry grinned and we all cheered and then I remembered Ellen. I would have to let someone in on the secret, but it would have to be someone I trusted.

"Eat!" Harry ordered and I chuckled before I tucked myself into my meal, heartily eating everything on my plate and feeling full after only ten minutes of gorgeous food. Louis was finished as well and I grinned. We could definitely both be evil.

 Everyone had finished and we began packing the dishes away into the dishwasher, Harry turned it on and then all the boys parted and left to go change or do something.

I pulled Louis aside and gestured to my room and he followed with a nod, remaining quiet.

I walked in first and Louis followed and I locked the door behind us. I had made sure Niall wasn't near because he might be suspicious but I can't spill the beans about this surprise. 

"Louis, I need you to keep a large secret for me, can you do that?"
"Can I ever?" Louis made a face and I laughed quietly.
"Well Ellen wants me on her show with you lot as a surprise, and the three weeks should be able to fit it in, we can go to Ellen, have a look around Los Angeles maybe, definitely do something, maybe not anything else apart from Ellen, because no one else has time to prepare anything when we arrive," I explained and Louis jumped up and down before thinking about it.

"We can leave in three days, go for a week and a half, and then come back just before your album is released so we are at home, then we have another two weeks, and then we have the tour," Louis said thoughtfully and my smile widened. 

I grabbed my laptop and we confirmed with Simon via text, making sure the boys did not know.
We arranged even for the staff at the airport to get us through security earlier and then we could board the plane early so that the boys wouldn't overhear anything. We arranged that the Pilot whenever he mentioned the place we were going couldn't be heard where we had booked out the first class seating. We were going to land in Los Angeles then drive to Burbank where we booked a hotel so that we could spend the night, and that would be the first surprise. And then we would surprise the other boys by making sure they didn't know we were on Ellen, until we actually got inside the studio.
That would be the trickier part.

I gave Louis a high-five since we had completed all of this within 40 minutes and then someone knocked on the door. I made Louis sit on the ground and I hid all of the paper from the printer and stuff from my screen before I opened the door to reveal Niall. His eyes met Louis' and he gave me a glare.

"What were you doing?" He asked and I just rolled my eyes and kissed him, sparks flying and he melted in my arms.
"Nothing, and it was boring compared to what we could do, he was just giving me the lowdown on the signing stuff," I said, which he had done as we had planned.
Niall nodded, still curious but he let it go as I grabbed his hand in mine and walked down the stairs, him following me quickly, and I led him to the living room.

I turned on the Wii and laughed evilly. "I shall beat you at Sports Mr Horan," I mocked and he just chuckled before grabbing the remotes and opening a drawer on the coffee table, pulling out some large packets of M&M's and a large bowl with two small to the side.
"The stakes Ms Horan," he winked and I felt my heart flutter. He reffered to me as his 'miss'. I blushed red and I sunk down beside him on the chair as it loaded.
"Every win is fifteen M&M's? Since we have heaps, and so I don't get fat," I teased and he nodded, his face now changing serious as he realized we were fighting over food.

I took my remote and the battles begun.
I beat him at Tennis, Baseball and Golf, whereas he beat me in Boxing and Bowling. But of course, we had to do this all three times.
We had then both won six each and we decided the last would be Tennis (as we had munched on a few).

Niall was serious and even grunted as he hit his virtual ball, because the stakes were high. The rest of the M&M's for the winner. I just beat him and I had a few, eating them in front of his face before I gave him some and we both munched on them in silence for a while.

We ended up snuggling on the couch, both half asleep before Harry yelled out, "Signing time in half an hour!" Niall jolted upright and I fell half onto the floor. I picked myself up laughing.

I quickly ran to my bedroom and changed into some shorts with a high waist and a baggy floral top, along with the converse I got to keep. I added some make-up and then exited the room with my phone and wallet in my small shoulder bag.
 
"Oh and by the way, you might get some presents," Niall added with a little laugh at the end and I knew what he meant, but I doubted it. I was nowhere near as famous as them. They received little gifts and cards, things made by 'directioners'. I would love to have that, but it would definitely not happen after only 14 hours since it had been released.

"Get in the car let's go!" Liam shouted and the other five of us ran outside the front door and into the awaiting vehicle that Paul was sitting in. I chuckled as I got in, how did he keep up with these boys and wasn't he sick of them?

 Soon we were all in the car and on our way to the mall. It wasn't very far away and soon we had arrived, and to say there was a lot of people would have been an understatement. The line extended from the tables set up on the small stage in the mall's 'stage hall', and all the way out the door and down the street, and there were lots of girls, a few guys, and they had quite a few things with them.

They erupted into cheers as we got out of the car and hurriedly followed security throught a back entrance, and soon enough we had walked up some stairs and onto the stage with the tables in front of lots of people.

I gulped but kept calm as I took a seat in between Niall and Harry, right in the middle, and a couple girls screamed and jumped up and down, their Niall and Bella shirts as clear as day. Wow.

They let the girls come up and they went along with Disc covers and the Liam signed, followed by Louis with the pens we had been provided with. The girl got it signed by Niall and looked really excited at us two.

"I love you both, you are so adorable, can you sign this?" The girl handed me the disc cover and I almost choked but I calmly signed it with BellaStylesx in fancy writing and she squealed before I felt an impulse to lean over and I gave her a hug. I even took a photo with her and her friend with me and Niall before the line kept moving on. The boys received quite a few presents, ranging from carrots to bow-ties, but everyone asked me to sign, but what surprised me most was that I ended up signing my single disc that had been released into England stores this morning.

I then got a few cards and little presents they had made, but then it kept getting better. One girl gave me a hat that went well with what I was wearing and I put it on my head and posed in photo with her on my phone and I uploaded it to twitter and followed her. I also received some jewellery, some Niall and Bella things, clothes, hats, even shoes, and I was surprised, since the boys weren't receiving as much stuff. 

The line got shorter and shorter until there were only about fifty girls left. Amongst them, I saw lots of presents and posters and things and I then received a pillow with Niall on it, a duvet cover with Niall on it, large cards, a poster with various pictures of me and Niall on it, and the last girl was about ten, and she ignored the boys and came straight up to me.

"Hello there," I said with a large smile, looking down at the brown-eyed girl whose eyes were wide, her hair neatly in two plaits as she produced the disc cover.
"Can you please sign this?" She asked and I nodded, writing nicely on her cover.
"And I have this for you," she said as she produced a large teddy with 'Bella and Charliel' written on it's stomach.
"It's so if you ever need a hug, you can pretend your hugging me, and you can cry on it," she said and I couldn't help but lean over and give her a large hug. She squealed in delight and I chuckled. 
"Do you have a camera Charlie?" I asked and she nodded.
"Austin my brother over there has it," she said and I looked over and found myself grinning at Austin, yes the one I was friends with.

"Come over here and take a photo!" Charlie yelled at him and I laughed before I walked around the front of the table and posed with her teddy bear and Charlie as Austin took a couple of photos. We took a group one with the boys and then Charlie gave me another hug.
"Austin talked about you a lot, and I love your song, don't stop," she said and I couldn't help but melt at her adorable voice.
"I won't," I promised and she grinned before she ran off with her disc and the signed cover over to Austin and tackled him into a hug.

Cuteness. Overload.

I wanted to talk to Austin and I walked around back to grab my shoulder bag so that I wouldn't lose it, and noticed that my presents had been collected. Management was delivering the stuff to our apartment in boxed labelled with our names.

"Alright let's go, you have a meeting and then holidays!" Paul cheered as he walked in front of us ushering us off the stage.

I shot Austin an apologetic look as Niall grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the exit, obviously keen to get us out of there.
The next hour flew, meeting with Simon about behaviour and about a trip that he had booked to northen Switzerland for us to go on a holiday and we all accepted, although Louis and I knew better. Although the flight was obviously longer, the boys wouldn't be able to guess until we arrived. I was looking forward to this.

And soon enough, we were back at the complex, worn out and feeling exhausted, although we hadn't done much. We ate and then Niall took me aside outside and we talked for a while.
"Bella, would you like to watch a movie with me and have a sort of sleepover thingy in my part of the complex?" He asked and I couldn't help but giggle. I knew he wouldn't do anything stupid and I knew he wouldn't pull any funny moves.
"I would love to," I answered and he lifted my up and took my over to his part of the complex and locked the doors behind him and we filtered through his movies until we found the princess bride. We put it on and grabbed some healthier and unhealthy munchies and we snuggled up on his large couch, and we ended up with our legs wrapped around each other and I was on top of his chest, warmth radiating through my body. I smiled and couldn't be less happy.

As the movie ended, we shared a long kiss, finally breaking it when we didn't have any breath left and then we kissed again, deeper this time as sparks flew and I felt myself falling deeper into a hole that screamed 'love' all over. It wasn't rushed, it was slow and passionate.
And we broke away with no awkwardness or anything of the like, we just grinned at each other. We lay like that for a while, Niall circling my palms with his fingers as we entwined our hands.

We lay interrupted until a knocking came at the door. We didn't move, Niall just pushed an unlock button on a small remote and whispered. "Pretend to be asleep."
I grinned and nodded slightly before I closed my eyes and relaxed into his chest.
Niall manouevred and little and then relaxed beside me before the door connecting to Harry and Louis' and my part of the complex burst open and someone went to speak but then someone hushed them up and you could hear the slapping of barefeet on the floorboards as they came closer.

After that came hushed discussion.
"Hazza, does this make you squirm at all?" I heard Liam whisper and Harry replied with a yes.
"Yeah, makes me feel a little worried, I'm not sure if we will ever be able to tell h..." Liam began and then Niall moved, jerking up suddenly but slowly and he hushed the boys before yawning.
I stirred and opened my eyes and then I demanded to know what they went to say.

"Tell me what exactly," I raised and eyebrow and Liam laughed.
"Tell him that the pasta is yours because there isn't enough for him, last time it happened with him and Zayn and that wasn't pretty," Liam told me and I immediately relaxed, his style of voice had sounded a little sarcastic.
"But Austin came over to offer his services and he is cooking more right now!" Harry cheered and Niall threw a pillow at him with a scowl.
"I thought for a minute I was going to have to fight my amazing girlfriend over food, but it is okay now," he grinned and I gasped in fake shock and whacked Niall with a pillow.
"You would not fight me over food because I would win!" I teased and then I jumped up and ran into Harry's part and ran into the kitchen where Austin was serving more pasta.
"The boys needed more for Niall and themselves," Austin chuckled and I grinned.
"Sorry I didn't get to talk to you today, Charlie is adorable," I added and he shrugged it off before grinning.
"She is isn't she," he said, softening his position slightly.

The silence didn't last as I quickly grabbed a plate of the pasta and the amazing smell of the sauce and began eating, and the boys entered, running over and helping themselves. Niall took a large portion and then Austin had some for himself before he sat down beside Liam.

We all cracked jokes and had a lovely time. It was as if nothing would be wrong from now on, and my plan was going to come to life. It was perfect.

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Author's Note
Did you like it? I hope you did :) I had fun writing this chapter. Anything I could improve? ANd maybe one from Niall's POV towards a later chapter, but remember I need your support? Every individual who reads this is important to me, remember that :) Post on my message board on my profile with 'I have read this and I am now Awesomized to the max' plus a personal message (not personal but something that's yours) and you get dedication :) most interesting variety of message wins (you CAN change the sentence to make it better ;) ) Good luck! and thanks for reading! Vote comment and fan! :) xxx
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