Melody's POV

"That clumpnugget," I said through my teeth. "The one time I actually don't want to do something, she convinces him to let me go!"
"Who?" Louis asked as he set one of my suitcases into the cab.
"My mom. And my dad. He said 'no', she said 'sure', I said 'hooray!', then Mom has to go and convince Dad to let me!" I said angrily. "Wanna know what convinced him?" I didn't wait for an answer. "'It's free, Dale!'"
"So you don't want to come?" Harry asked as he set another suitcase next to the one Louis had loaded.
"Well, it's not that I don't want to come, it's just that I don't want to make up all that homework!" I lied. I really didn't want to go. I've never been away from home that long. A week, yes. Three months? NO! And I was SOO not going to do that now.
"You wouldn't have to, Mel. You'd either do online school or management will hire a tutor. Either way, management pays," Liam said, hearing half the conversation. He stuffed the last suitcase in the cab. "It's not that bad, really. We hardly get to see our families and we haven't died yet."
"Yet," Harry said, walking away. He turned back and grinned at me.
I stuck my tounge out at him. "Very comforting, Styles!" I shouted. "Not funny!"
He laughed.
"Ready to go?" Paul asked, walking up behind me.
"No!" I protested. "I need a few more things!"
"You're bringing MORE?" Niall asked, his jaw dropping.
"Hey, girls usually bring twice as much as this for a two week vacation. This is three months we're talking about," I said. "It's not even clothes."
"Okay, so you're bringing makeup and hair stuff?"
"No. That's already in a suitcase. You five wear more makeup and hair product than I ever have," I said. "This stuff is more sentimental."
I ran inside, my snow boots clomping on the cement sidewalk that was already beginning to freeze over again, despite the road salt I just sprinkled on two hours ago.
Grabbing my baby blanket and four stuffed animals from my room, I shoved them in a duffel bag then walked to Will's room, bag in hand. I slowly opened the door and walked in silently. I opened his closet and pulled out a few shirts off their hangers and folded them carefully, then set them gently in the bag. I zipped it up and set it down next to his bed. I sat down.
"Hey," I said quietly. "I haven't seen you in a long time."
I heard voices coming through the vent in the floor, but I ignored them. I laid back on his blue comforter and curled up on my side, drawing my knees to my chin.
"I'm not even going to be here for a while, so I took a few shirts out of your closet to take with me," I said as if Will was next to me. "I hope you don't mind, because I know how frustrated you got when you couldn't find your favorite shirt, and that's one of them. I know you can't wear them anymore, but still." I took a deep breath and shuddered. I hadn't even realized I was crying.
"I really wish you were here, Will. I need you."

Harry's POV

She hadn't come out yet, so we went back inside.
"Okay, you go check the basement, and bring Niall with you," I told Zayn. "Don't touch anything. Liam, check around here. I'm going to go check upstairs, and Louis, you go look outside."
I went up the stairs and knocked on Melody's door before opening it. She wasn't in there. I peered through the window to see if she was on the deck, but she wasn't there either. Then I checked Heather's room. I heard music, so I knocked on the door.
The music stopped. "What?" Heather said, opening the door.
"Is Mel in here?" I asked. She shook her head. "Okay. Thanks anyway."
I trudged off toward Ella's room. When I got to the door, I heard giggling. I knocked, hoping she didn't have a friend over.
Ella opened the door.
"Have you seen--"
"OHMYGOD IT'S YOU!" a girl a bit shorter than Ella shouted. She had straight hair and wore glasses.
"OHMYGOD IT IS!" I shouted back, slapping my hands to my cheeks and opening my mouth in an O. I shoved my hands back in my pockets. "Have you seen Mel? I can't find her."
"Nope. Did you check Will's room?" Ella answered.
"I will do that. Thanks," I said, then walked away.
"Was that seriously Harry Styles?!" Ella's friend asked.
"Yes, Kayla, it was. The other four are here, too. I told you about Melody going on tour with them. A lot."
"Wait.... Liam's here?!?!?!?!?!"
"Yes, Kayla. Liam's here."
I chuckled and walked over to Will's door. I raised my hand to knock, but then realized the door was slightly ajar. I was going to push it open further, but I something made me stop.
"I really wish you were here, Will. I need you." Melody's voice floated through the crack. I could hear it cracking. "I don't think I can do this without you. I could hardly leave to go to LA. You should be here. I miss you."

Notes

Kayla's not getting a character thingy. She's not very important in this story at all.

Anyway.....

HERE'S WHAT MELODY'S WEARING!!!!