Guard

I refused to tell Ava who had me pushed up against the wall of the club and 4 days on she was still trying to get me to tell her. Apparently my stubbornness of not telling made her know it was something juicy she informed me the night before. I had spent the past 4 days pretending to go to school for Ava's parents sake but the I would really go to London in search of a job. So far I have been unsuccessful. I groaned and rolled out of the mattress and onto the floor. I got up and quietly tip toed to the bathroom not wanting to wanting to wake Ava as it was a school day.
I quickly then got dressed, wrote a note to Ava explaining where I was and went over to the window. I could go downstairs but the stairs creak terribly and I didn't want to wake anyone.


***DARCY'S OUTFIT-WITHOUT THE GLASSES HAIR NORMAL*********

I hoped down from the final branch and landed in a deep crouch then hurried towards the bus stop that would, when the bus came into the city.

*5 hours later*

I was now sat in a starbucks booth (which by the way had also rejected me) eating one of the white chocolate cookies.

"OMIGAWED ITS 1 DIRECTION!!!!! OMIGAWD!!!!!! OMIGAWDDDDDD!!!!!!!"

My head snapped up if there was 1 direction there was Harry. I had tried not think of him ffor the past few days but memories now flood my thoughts. Him pushing my hips against the wall after a dance I had never done with anyone before, him whispering that I could tell him to stop but I wouldn't. And I didn't. I kissed back. My first kiss. It was more steamy then I would of thought it to be. I remember him picking up my legs to wrap around himself then pushing me tighter into the wall. I remember my hands running through his hair, tugging at his curls.

I stood up and left my half eaton cookie and went outside. It was freaky. There were over 400 teenage girls screaming and pushing. '

"Jesus." I thought.

I shoved my way through the tight knitted crowds trying to get away from the place. I saw an empty ally and walked down it. I hoped it wouldn't be blocked but It was my only option as I would of gotten trampled in those crowds.

"Look we don't want any trouble." I heard an irish accent say with a tone of worry.

"Do you know how much your worth?" I heard a a deep grown male voice say in a chuckle. "If we get you offer you for ransoms. We would get our money like that."

I heard a click of fingers.

I peered around the corner. I saw 5 guys VS 3. Couldn't the five guys take the 3? Then I saw the gun that the guy in the middle was holding. It made more sense now.
I formed a quick plan in my mind. I needed that gun. James had showed me once how shoot one last summer at this self defence camp. I wasn't meant to go it was meant for training for police but James was instructing and insisted that I got to take part. I checked my pocket to check I still had my change. I did. I took off my jacket revealing a sheer knit singlet thing that showed my black crop tube top through the material. I bought my hands into my hair and bought it over my shoulders. I took a deep breath a walked in a somewhat sexy manner. Swaying my hips side to side.

"Gentleman." I said when I reached the stand off. They all turned.

"Darcy?" I looked over and saw a wide eyed, worried Harry. "Darcy, get out of here now!"

No. It can't be why is he here? Panic spread through me.. I showed no emotion on my face. I slipped between 1 brown haired boy and a blonde. I stood in front of the three men. "Now what's all this about?" I said in which I hoped a flirty voice.

I could see the 3 men eye my body.

"Stop that!" An angry voice said behind me. It was Harry. I wanted to kill him though it would defeat the whole purpose.

"Why? Is she yours?" asked the man with the gun smiling sly.

I took a step towards him trying to ignore the gun that was weighing me down with fear. I ran a hand up his chest. "I'm not anyone's." I breathed in his ear before stepping back.

He smiled at me. "Well now you do." he went to grab my arm. I kicked it back before reaching into my pocket and flinging the into his face. I grabbed his hand and shoved it down to face his foot when I saw his finger start to pull back.

"Jesus Christ!" he moaned when the bullet went through his shoe and entered his flesh.

I kneed him hard in the face as he bent over causing him to unconscious. The two men next to him start towards me. I saw a flash of metal that was presumably a knife. I did a twist front flip in the air over the two men so they wouldn't be got towards the guys. Before they could realise I was behind them I did a Taekwondo kick (A/N a kick to the back of the neck) that sent the man to bang his head on the bricked wall. The other man with the knife dived towards me. I did a 2 handsprings backwards. When he lunged again I was ready. I grabbed the arm that held the knife and twisted it round his back in an arm breaking twist. I bought my elbow down while he struggled and slammed it into the clenched fist that held the knife. It broke free and landed on the floor. I kicked it behind me. I did one twist which made the arm break.

"Bitch." he gasped through the pain. I grabbed his hair and pulled his head back and delivered a punch to his face that sent him falling to the ground in a see of unconsciousness. I reached into his jean pocket and grabbed out his wallet. I grabbed his id and I did the same to the 2 guys. I now stood in front of the guys who were staring at me in shock. Harry stepped forward.

"Darcy are you ok??" he said urgently reaching for me.

I ignored him.

"20 seconds ."I told them as I ran round the corner to get my jacket and bag. I then ran quickly back to the guys who were still staring at the heap like lemons.

"What are you doing? They're not going to stay unconscious forever. I pull your hoddie over your head, keep your heads low so no-one recognises you and RUN!" I pulled my jacket over my head as it didn't have a hood and slid on my sunglasses. (A/N the ones in the picture) I led the lead running through the ally way till we made to a street that I thankfully knew. "Walk, don't run." I said slowing down to a walk.

"Why?" Harry asked.

"Because running attracts attention walking doesn't. It blends you in." I said like it was the most obvious thing ever but it wasn't really.

"Cross here." I instructed and ran quickly between the gap of busy traffic. I walked quickly wanting to go to the place where I had never felt safer and more in control.

I bursted through the doors of the Material Arts Centre.

"Darcy? What are you doing here? Your session doesn't start for another 2 hours?"

I turned to see who the voice was. "James." I breathed out a sigh of relief and ran into his arms.

"What happened?" He said worry lines appearing along his forehead.

"Long story." Said a voice that I recognised as Harry's.

I pulled away from James. I watched his eyes go to each of the guys.

"Oh James, these are my band mates Louis, Zayn, Liam and Nial."

James swallowed. "Come with me, you can explain it all to me in my office."

We all nodded and followed him in silence.

"Hey."

I turned and saw Harry. He brushed my deeply parted hair out of my face. I felt my heartbeat go electric at his touch. "Are you ok?"

"You've already asked that." I reminded him.

"Yeah and you didn't answer." He didn't say it with any anger but a hint of annoyance instead.

"I'm fine." I assured him. "How about you?"

"I'm fine too."

I nodded and walked away though everything in me wanted to stay there. But it wasn't practical and it was well too complicated. I hurried to catch up to the group. We all sat down on his sofa.
The guys told most of the story well all of it. When they were finished I waited for James's scolding to begin.

James scratched his head. "As your instructor I am proud of you. It was brave but you knew what you were doing so to the instructor part of me I'm proud but the best friend of your parents? As my duty or your mother would kill me I need to yell at you."

"Go ahead." I said expectedly.

"Darcy that was irresponsible and reckless! Why didn't you just call the police?!"

"Because they would of got their fast enough and I had no idea of the address where we were at anyway." I explained calmly.

"But still Darcy you could of just walked away. I kow you saw Harry and probably thought that he was my friend so you needed to protect him but you didn't!"

"I didn't know it was Harry! " I said getting frustrated. "All saw was 3 guys, 1 of them with a gun pointing at these 5 guys who were standing with their backs to me! The man with the gun said they were going to kidnap them! I couldn't just let 5 people get kidnapped!"

"So you had to go up and step directly in front of a gun for strangers?" James said angrily but then looked at the other guys. "No offense or anything."

"None taken." said Liam?

"I don't know why I couldn't just walk away. I think it was because I knew I had training on how to take a gun out of a persons hand and to do the same with a knife. I'm here at this centre everyday to learn how to fight and today I used it to stop 5 guys getting kidnapped!"

James sighed. "I'm all lectured out. I'm guessing you want to go in and train?"

I nodded.

"Can we watch?" Louis (I think) asked. "Harry told us you were a good fighter."

" Oh did he?" I asked narrowing my eyes at him. "Because I remember you telling me I was to short to be a good fighter?"

He smirked at me showing dimples that made my heart do a double beat.
"I was wrong." He said smiling.

Notes

Okay so this was my second time over with this chapter as it decided to delete it self the first time round.

Thanks to those who've read so far I guess.

Constructive critics would be great!;)

-kt