Little Clifford | mgc

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Michael's POV

Olivia helped me to fill out all of the paperwork and sign saying Arden was now in my care.

"Let's go pack your stuff, bug," I said to Arden and held out my hand for her to take. She nodded and grabbed onto it and then gently led us boys up the stairs.

We walked over to - what I'm assuming was -  her bed and she let go of my hand to grab a black backpack. She then slid a large drawer out from underneath her bed.

Her clothes were all neatly folded in there and I began helping her place them in the backpack. She only had about 2 other outfits besides the one she was wearing plus 2 pairs of pajamas, "It looks like we are going to have to do some shopping," I smiled and gave her a playful wink.

Her cheeks turned pink, "It's ok. These are enough. Don't spend your money on me," she shook her head.

"Um I think you forgot that I am your older brother and I'm going to make sure you are taken care of. So that means more clothes!"

"Plus, you'll need more for tour," Luke shrugged.

"Tour?" She questioned, looking at me confused.

"I completely forgot," I sighed, "Ok so Ashton, Luke, Calum, and I are in a band. Have you heard of One Direction?" 

She shook her head, "Well they are a boy band and all of us get to go around the world and play music together and you get to come with us!" I said excitedly.

She smiled, "Really? That's so cool!"

"Guess we gotta talk to Olivia about schooling," Ash whispered to me and I nodded.

Arden threw her toothbrush as well as her hairbrush in the bag and then we zipped it up. The five of us headed back down the stairs to meet up with Olivia.

"So there's one thing I have to ask about: school. The four of us are in a band-"

"5 Seconds of Summer, on tour with One Direction. Yes, I know this. It's all my older girls talk about," she laughed and I joined in with her as well.

"Arden does online schooling. After the accident, it was decided she wasn't stable enough to go back to regular school. They felt at home, where it feels safe to her, would be a better environment," she explained.

I nodded and then she continued to tell me the program she uses and her lesson schedule.

"Ok so, I think you guys are all set," she smiled, "Bye Arden, I'll miss you!" She pulled the small girl in for a hug.

Arden smiled and hugged her back, "I'll miss you too. Thank you."

As Arden pulled away and came to grab my hand, I looked up to see Olivia wiping away a few tears, "Take good care of her, ok boys?"

I smiled and nodded, "Of course."

The five of us headed outside and into the car. Ash drove again, but this time Calum sat in the passenger seat while Arden sat in between Luke and I in the back.

"So we are staying at a house in London for the next 2 weeks and then we continue the tour; sometimes we are in a tourbus which is a big bus that has beds in it and other times we stay in hotels," I explained to her.

We arrived at the house pretty quickly and I led Arden inside. The boys and I showed her around the house, teasing each other about being messy which only made her giggle.

"Let's just order pizza for dinner," Luke suggested as we finished the mini house tour.

The boys nodded in agreement, "Do you like pizza?" I asked Arden.