Little Lady// LT

The muttering stopped and I rose my eyebrows for a moment. Suddenly I was being pushed towards Louis. I almost fell but he automatically caught me. Stupid shoes. I stood up straight and turned.
"If you'll excuse me, I'll be back in just a second" I quickly pulled off my shoes and spun around. I stopped for a moment and then set off running.
"Kathy!" Someone yelled at me. I didn't stop or turn or even care. My bare feet led me straight to the bathroom where I puked up my guts. Attractive right? I lost my apple, my salad and especially my chocolate brownie with a bit of chocolate sauce. I dry-heaved for a moment and then sat back, away from the toilet. I hate being sick. It burns my nose and throat and makes my eyes water but for once I didn't care. I stood up, flushed the toilet and went straight to the sink. I rinsed my mouth, washed my hands and arms, rinsed my face and then strode back into the restuarant.
"Kathy! You can't just run off like that!" Was the first thing Fiona said to me.
"I'm sorry. Next time I'll just vomit on you shall I?" I retorted, stopping in my tracks in front of her. She was taken aback by my comment.
"That was really over dramatic of you!" she commented.
"No it wasn't. You made me eat too much!" I snapped. "You can't force me to get married!"
"Yes I can! Kathy, it'll be better for you!" she tried to convince me.
"How? Make me pretend to love more people when I don't? Good idea! Cuz that worked out so well last time!" I agreed sarcastically.
"That wasn't my fault!" she reasoned.
"I never said it was! I just thought you were smart enough to learn from other people's mistakes!" I seethed. She looked really offended.
"Kathy!" Mike began. "Why can't you just except what is? Be nice and calm about this, like Louis is! He's a perfectly fine young man and you are going to have to except that!"
"I didn't ask for your opinion Mike! You can't do this! I have rights! To marry who I want! Not to sound mean or anything but I would rather die alone than with somebody that I don't love! Except that!" I mocked him.
"He is stood right there" Char reminded me.
"So? I offend everybody so why not him? I'm just saying that you wouldn't like it if you were forced to marry somebody that you've never met before. What happened to don't talk to strangers?" I paused. "Isn't this just a more extreme version of that?!" I hissed.
"Kathy! CAlm down! You need to learn to except what is happening here!" Fiona began. "Stop being so childish an-"
"Fiona. If I was being childish about this then I would be saying 'Yeah! I'll marry a stranger! It'll be fun! YOLO' WOuldn't I? But I'm not! I'm arguing with you like the adults you're not!" She was speechless.
"Kathy. Think of yourself as lucky" Charlotte interrupted. I turned to glare down at her. "You're getting the opportunity to marry one of the most famous people in the world but you're turning it down. You really need to get your priorities straight" she commented casually.
"If you weren't 14, I would have slapped you so hard you'd cry. You don't realize how unfair this is on me. I am having my right to choose who I marry taken away from me. I am having my right to relationships taken away from me. Tell me what is good about that, for me" I ordered her.
"You're marrying a famous person!" she repeated loud and clear. "Are you deaf?" she joked. Lottie hit her arm.
"So? I'll get a bunch of hate for being me. I'll get a bunch of hate for marrying him. I'll get a bunch of hate for the past. I'll have to stay with a stranger for the rest of my life. I won't have any privacy anymore. There is a high possiblity that Victoria could see me. And what is good about that?" I continued. She stopped.
"But you said she's in prison" she whispered.
"Haven't you heard of a break out?" I demanded. She dropped her gaze.
"I'm sorry. I-I didn't think of that. But you can't just look on the bad side of life all the time! This could be a good thing for all you know! You've just gotta let it!" she tried. I dropped my head and put my face in my hands. No tears Kat, no tears. I took a deep breath and then looked back up. I turned around and Louis was stood there awkwardly with his hands in his pockets.
"Sorry. That was really mean of me. I didn't mean to sound so harsh. It wasn't you fault. I would have reacted that way if it was anyone" I apoligized. He looked up briefly but it didn't last.
"It's alright. I would have been the same if people weren't here" he admitted sheepishly. Then I realized something. So I spun around to face Fiona again.
"And what about him?" I demanded.
"WHat about him?" she questioned sadly.
"He has a whole career in front of him! And it would have been fine but no. You have to throw me into his life, wrecking everything. What did he do wrong?" My eyebrows furrowed together.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jay was furious.
"He's obviously done something wrong if you decided to force him to end up with me" I retorted. They went silent. "Oh. OK. Did you even think about any of this beforehand?" I crossed my fingers.
"Of course we did! We considered it all and everything will be fine if you just calm down" Mike claimed.
"Calm down? Are you serious?" I asked flatly. He nodded. "Well I'm sorry! I just thought that I'd stopped being forced to do stuff that I don't want to with men I don't know!" Fiona gasped and put a hand over her mouth.
"You know that's not what we're trying to do!" Mike argued.
"Sure seems like it" I replied.
"Wait what?" Jay butted in. I looked over my shoulder at her in surprise.
"You don't know?"
"No. What was that about doing stuff you don't want to with men you don't know?" she demanded worriedly. I turned back to the couple and laughed dryly.
"You have some explaining to do. If you'll excuse me, I need to go talk to Dani" I finally said. I walked over to the table to pick up my clutch and iPod before looking at them all. I baid goodbye and quickly tried to leave.
"Who's Dani?" Fiona seethed.
"She's Dani, who do you think she is?" I replied flatly. My eyes were still stinging so I needed to leave. I strode out as fast as I could without running and then burst into tears when I got there. Dani isn't even in town this week! I cannot believe that just happened! How dare she force me to marry! ANother reason to hate Fiona is added to the long list. I put my back against the wall and dropped my head so the tears fell more easily. I stayed as silent as possible as the cool breeze flew around me. I wasn't cold even with the wind, I was really hot because I always am when I cry. That only lasted a few moments. I was a meter or so away from the front doors when they suddenly flew open. I didn't lift my head as the person stopped. I continued to cry as they walked up to me. I bit my lip when their arms were suddenly around me.
"It's OK! Shhh!" he whispered in my ear. I automatically hugged him back and sobbed quietly to his shoulder whilst he whispered soothing lies to me. After a short amount of time, I eventually stopped crying and rested my cheek on his shoulder.

"You better not have smeared your make-up on my suit" he joked.
"I'm not wearing make-up" I muttered. He pulled back in surprise and his eyes widened.
"Wow" His eyes scanned my face for a moment before hugging me again. "You really are beautiful. It's hard to believe you're not wearing any make-up" he informed me. I blushed lightly.
"I'll take that as a compliment" I suggested.
"It is" he claimed, rubbing my back gently. I had my arms around his neck, my cheek on his shoulder and was practically leaning on him. One of his arms was around my waist as the other stroked my back, he had his chin on my shoulder and that was all voluntary. Wow.
"Louis, what are you doing out here?" I changed the subject.
"Calming down my fiancee" he mumbled.
"I'm sorry for being so mean earlier" I apoligized again. "I didn't mean to be, it just came out. I was being selfish and inconsidera-"
"It's OK. I completely understand. They're lucky I didn't explode as well" he joked. "Fiona explained what you meant about ... that thing you said" he claimed awkwardly.
"Yeah. I'm sorry about that. That was Victoria's fault, not mine" Victoria being my Mother. The thought of her made me shiver.
"Are you cold?" he asked softly.
"No" My voice was so flat and dead sounding.
"Then why are you shivering?" he chuckled. I took my time to answer.
"Apparently you shudder when someone walks over where your grave will be" He was silent for a few moments.
"Oh. Um ..... Do you wanna go back inside?" he changed the subject.
"No" I was quite enjoying, standing there hugging him. Wait ..... what? Did I actually just think that??!!!! No. Just no.
"Why not? You are totally liking the view of my ass, aren't you?" he teased making me giggle.
"One) WHy would I stare at your ass. Two) I can't see it because I'm too short. Three) No. Just no" I finished seriously. He went silent so I giggled again. I rarely ever giggle.
"You're so kind to me" he agreed sarcastically.
"That is why everyone loves me so much!" I joked, pulling away lightly. He loosened his grip a bit so I could and I gave him a weak smile. He put a hand to my cheek and wiped away a stray tear.
"How about we go inside now?" he suggested again. I sighed before nodding slowly. He flashed the most amazing smile before grabbing my hand and pulling me back into the building. I wanted to walk slowly so he practically dragged me back to where everyone was waiting. He entwined our fingers as he pulled me along, making me smile a bit. But it faded as soon as Fiona came back into view.
"Katherine! You can't just leave like that!" she snapped immediately.
"I can and I did" I replied shortly. She looked like she was about to start screaming at me but Mike interrupted.
"I think we should call it a day" he said calmly.
"Yes. I agree. But we'll see you in a couple of days when you're a bit calmer and you've had some time to consider everything" Jay reassured me. I didn't react.
"I've always wanted an older sister!" Lottie exclaimed cheerfully. I tried my best to not react to that either. I don't have any proper siblings.
"She's not as great as you think" Char claimed, but I was still unfazed. "All she does is sit in her room listening to music and drawing and whatever else she does all day" Louis turned and cocked an eyebrow at me, I nodded slightly so he looked away.
"So? As long as she has a good taste in music, I don't care" Lottie reasoned. I smiled and dropped my gaze to the floor.Um .... Whoops. I saw my shoes there and noticed that I had been outside bare-foot without realizing it. I stepped forwards, away from Louis and was about to crouch down but he was still holding my hand. I let go but he didn't. I pulled slightly but he still didn't let go. I twirled to face him and then tried to unlatch his hand from mine but it failed.
"There's a magic word y'know" he joked in a baby voice.
"Please" I muttered.
"No. It's abracadabra" he replied cheerfully. I almost smiled but he released my hand so I turned around again and got onto my knees. I picked up my shoes and carefully tucked the laces in them before standing up again, with them in one hand and my clutch in the other. I felt an arm snake around my waist but ignored it.
"Put your shoes back on Kathy" Fiona ordered tiredly. I shook my head. "Katherine" Her voice was suddenly very tense and angry. I didn't care.
"Why should she? It's her fault if she hurts herself" Char agreed with me.
"Fine! Let's go home" she repeated Mike's words. Louis kissed my temple gently before letting go of my waist again.
"See you soon" he breathed. I nodded and stayed rooted as he moved away from me, back to his band mates. They looked like they were about to explode with questions.
"It was very nice to meet you Kathy. I'd heard so many good things about you" Jay promised. "I'll see you in a few days. Goodbye for now darling" She came forwards and hugged me again. I tried to be polite and hug her back but my head was telling me not to so it only half worked. Oh well. She leaned away and gave me a warm smile.

That was how I met my new family.

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