Liam’s POV
“How do I look?” Harry asked me, giving me a nervous smile. His small curls peeked out from under his sailor hat and the costume fit him perfectly. I gave him an encouraging smile and he perked up a bit.

“Like a sexy sailor” Louis complemented, patting my shoulder from behind me.

“I could say the same to you” Harry winked and Louis pretended to giggle like a girl.

“The girls are ready” Nick said, walking down the spiral steps.

“Where did you get that suit?” Zayn joked and Nick smiled.

“It’s a secret” Nick said.

“Hey guys” Anjelica said on top of the steps. She wore the same amount of makeup that she usually wears, but she straightened her curly hair, which looked now just below shoulder length. Her lips were in a sweet smile, her dark pink lipstick shining. She looked great, not gonna lie. Niall’s mouth hung open and Louis reached over to close it.

“You look great” Niall told her and Anjelica blushed, reaching the bottom step.

“Same goes for you” Anjelica complemented, causing Niall to blush.

“Wow! You guys look great!” I heard Nicole say. We all looked up the steps and now I was the one with my mouth dropped. Her hair was pulled back in a low, messy curly bun. Stray curls hung from under the hat, beautifully falling in place. She was wearing makeup, the first time I’ve ever seen her wearing any. Red lipstick made her delicate lips pop and she had some dark eyeliner on the corner of her eyes. She was wearing the same costume as Anjelica, but in my opinion, I liked it on Nicole better. She gave us a nervous smile as she slowly walked down the steps. She looked stunning and I got clammy at the thought of being close to Nicole.

“Woah” Harry gasped and I nodded. She blushed and motioned to us with her arms.

“You guys are such cute sailors” She said and I blushed.

“You both look hot” Louis flat out said and Anjelica and Nicole cutely giggled.

“Good thinking Zayn” Niall said to Zayn and Zayn smiled.

“I like sailors” he simply said. I caught Nick staring at Zayn up and down, biting his lip. I softly chuckled to myself. I already knew that he was gay and it was just amusing to watch him check out Zayn.

“So guys, ready to go?” I asked, looking at Nicole.

“One sec” she said and disappeared down the hall in her room. I watched her until she was out of my sight, but she wasn’t out of my sight for long. She quickly came back, things in hand. She tossed Nick and Anjelica a pillow cover before putting on a cute adventure time backpack. “now we are” she smiled at me. I smiled back and the boys and I grabbed our pillow covers from the couch in the living room.

“I guess we’ll just follow ya, since we don’t know where to trick or treat” Niall said as Nicole locked the door.

“I’ll be the leader!” Nick exclaimed and started walking down the steps to the parking lot, Zayn hot on his heels. Niall, Louis and Anjelica walked down, joking about the little kids that will be trick or treating. I felt and arm link with mine and I looked down into Nicoles warm eyes. I saw her other arm linked with Harry’s and swallowed down slight guilt I felt. I knew that Harry liked Nicole, but I couldn’t help feel a pull in my heart for Nicole. She was loud and out there, usually someone I wouldn’t go for, but she had a sweet quiet side.

“Onward sailor” Nicole giggled and led me and Harry down the steps. We followed behind everyone else, talking among ourselves. It was a little dark, but I could still see Nicoles smiling face. We walked on the sidewalk for a little bit, distancing ourselves from the condos until we reached a neighborhood.

“Let the fun begin” Nicole said and pulled me and Harry along. I chuckled at her eagerness as we walked up to the first house with everyone else. Nick knocked on the door and we patiently waited for the door to open.

“Trick or Treat!” we all said in unison. The lady at the door smiled and gasped.

“Well look here! Aren’t you all so cute! But aren’t you a little too old for trick or treating?” She asked, grabbing a handful of candy and dropping it in Nicks open pillow cover.

“Yes ma’am” Louis replied, putting his hand up to his forehead like a sailor would. The lady chuckled and dropped candy in the rest of our bags.

“Well, you girls are lucky to have such cute sailors” She said to Anjelica and Nicole.

“We are” Nicole nodded. We thanked the lady and moved on to the next house. A cute, little man opened the door and smiled the sweetest smile.

“Hi!” He brightly said.

“Hi!” Nick waved with a polite smile.

“Honey! Look at this!” the old man called, looking over his shoulder. Just as cute as him, an old woman walked up behind him and gasped.

“Aw well isn’t that just cute!” she exclaimed. The old man started dropping candy in our pillow covers when the old woman scampered off. “Can I get a picture?” the woman asked, a camera now in hand.

“Of course!” Harry said and pulled Nicole close. I frowned, but quickly wiped it off and smiled for the picture. She snapped the picture and showed it to her husband. He smiled at the camera, then looked up and smiled at us.

“Can I get just one more? Can you pose? Lady’s give them a kiss!” the woman asked again, smiling so adorable, how could anyone deny her?

“No problem” Zayn said and wrapped an arm around Nicks shoulder. Louis puffed up his chest and flexed his muscles while Anjelica pressed her lips to Nialls blushing cheek. Nicole pressed her lips to my cheek while pulling on Harrys collar. My insides burned at the feeling of Nicoles lips against my cheek and I struggled to smile. She snapped the picture and thanked us. I hid the frown that tried to appear when Nicoles lips left my cheeks. They were warm and soft....

“Oops, there’s a lipstick mark on your cheek” Anjelica said, stopping in the middle of the sidewalk to wipe it off. Nicole looked up at me and was about to do the same.

“No don’t! Now he really looks like a sailor” Nick said, stopping Anjelica and Nicole. “Like in the moves, they have kiss marks on their face” Nick explained and Anjelica and Nicole shaped their lips in an “o.”

“I want a kiss mark!” Louis whined and Anjelica shook her head. She planted a kiss on his cheek and Louis slightly blushed.

“There” Anjelica said before turning over to Nick to give him a kiss on the cheek.

“Harry, bend down, I can’t reach your cheek” Nicole said and Harry gladly leaned close to her face. She quickly pecked his cheek and blushed. Harry had a small disappointed look, but faked a smile. Probably disappointed that she pecked his cheek so fast. Nick smiled at Harry and Nicole, and I had a feeling that he knew that Harry liked her too.

“C’mere Zayn” Nicole said, trying to brush off Harrys stare. She got on her tippy toes and gave him a quick peck. Zayn smiled and looked over at Nick.

“How does it look?” he asked, turning his face to the side so Nick could see.

“Perfect” Nick said. We continued to walk on down the road, laughing and watching little kids run to get candy.

“I’m thirsty” Niall blurted out after we walked about a block. It was darker now and the street lights shone on us.

“Got ya covered” Nikki said, taking off her backpack. She took out a water bottle and handed it to a grateful Niall. “Anyone else need water?” she asked, looking at the rest of us.

“Sure” Zayn said and caught the water Nicole tossed him. She handed out water bottles to the rest of us, deciding that we do a drink.

“Thanks Nikki” Nick said, gulping down his water.

“No problem” she said, putting her backpack on. I noticed that she didn’t have a water bottle, and before I could ask, Harry beat me to it.

“Aren’t you thirsty?” he asked.

“Yeah, but I forgot to get myself one” Nikki waved it off as if it was no big deal.

“You can have some of mine” I rushed.

“I’m going to get lipstick on it” Nikki smirked.

“That’s okay” I smiled and handed her my water bottle. She thanked me and took a few sips before handing it back. I wiped off the lipstick and held it up to her.

“See? It’s all good” I smiled and took a swig of my water. I blushed at the thought that this was indirect kissing. I saw Harry frown and I felt guilty again.

Harry’s POV
I couldn’t help but get this feeling from Liam, and I didn’t exactly like it. I kept my eyes on Nicole as she handed him back his water. I frowned and felt anger building up. I hate how everything Nicole does with another guy puts me on edge. I want to be the one to do those things, but I shouldn’t. She’s just some girl, and she probably barely notices you, she so close with the other guys and not you. No use in liking her, I should just let the feelings disappear. But the thing is, I don’t want them too. Nicole and I have these random intimate moments, like when we were at the fair a month ago, when I sang to her. I let everything go that night. And when we were in the closet the next day. The way she softly whispered to me, making me shiver, but I knew that I couldn’t do it. Why do you ask? Because one, I do this to a lot of girls in England. I get caught up in them, but end up in a failed relationship. Two, I’ll be leaving not even a year from now to go back to England. Three, I’m afraid to fall in love with someone as good as her. I’m afraid that things will change, or we will change.

I don’t want to give up being single, partying and not having a girlfriend nag you. I love to party, but I could tell that Nicole has never been to a party in her life. Just something is different about her, and it’s a good different. She acts strange, but in a cute way. I just don’t know if I’m ready to go for a girl. Like I thought not to long ago, she’s close to everyone except me. She’s even closer to Louis, who is constantly making fun of her, but the thing is, we’re close one day, then the next day we aren’t. I don’t want to be with a girl who is closer with my best mates than me. I want to be closer, but I don’t know if that’s a good idea.

This whole time I’ve been thinking, I’ve been mindlessly following the others around, holding my bag open for candy. I was dragged back up from my sea of thoughts to reality when Louis asked me a question.

“Harry?” He asked.

“Y-yeah?” I replied, blinking a few times.

“I said, do you want to go over to that haunted house over there?” Louis asked, pointing to the haunted house we stood a few feet away from.

“Nah” I replied. I usually would want to go, but I wasn’t in the mood right now.

“Alright, you can stay here with Nicole than. She doesn’t want to go in” he said, nodding over to Nicole.

“K” I simply replied and watched everyone except Nicole walk into the haunted house. I stared at the house, hoping to space out and think so I could figure things out. Out of all people to stay with, it’s Nicole. Great.

“So Harry, why didn’t you want to go?” Nicole asked, trying to start up a conversation. I shrugged and Nicole faced me.

“Well, are you having a nice time?” Nicole asked. Why is trying to start a conversation? She didn’t try earlier.

“Why are you trying to start a conversation?” I bitterly asked, jealous that she talked to mostly everyone but me.

“Because I want to talk to you Harry” she said, and I could tell that she was blushing, even though I couldn’t really see it.

“But you didn’t earlier” I snapped.

“Harry, it’s hard to talk to you when it seems like every time we talk, you seem uneasy” Nicole said, some tone in her voice. “And then you randomly get close and sweet to me” she snapped, her voice slightly shaky. It’s true. For the past month, I’ve been uneasy talking to her. I don’t know what to say and I don’t know how to talk with her. I get confused with my feelings and I mess up my words. And then at times, I can’t control myself and just hug her, or sit closer to her.

“That’s only because you keep confusing my feelings!” I yelled, now frustrated.

“Confuse your feelings? how Harry?!” She countered, balling her fists.

“Because you’re so close with the other guys, that I feel almost like, left out! You’re different than the other girls and you act strange! Something that I can’t understand. It’s like one minute, you’re my best friend, then the next, you’re like not even paying attention to me” I burst out. I heard her gasp.

“Harry, I don’t even know how to act around you!!!” she yelled. I was about to ask her what she mean when my attention was pulled away from her.

“Hey Harry!” A guy called out to me and I turned around to see a guy from my English class walking over to me with his friends.

“Hey Josh” I said, faking a smile.

“What’s up?” he asked sloppily.

“Just waiting for my friends to come out of the haunted house” I said, pointing my thumb over my shoulder at the haunted house.

“Oh, that haunted house is lame. I know where there is a really good one” he smiled lopsided.

“You can bring your hot friend along” he said, eyeing Nicole. Nicole frowned and huffed.

“Harry, we are staying here” she said and Josh looked slightly shocked.

“Nikki?” he said and Nikki looked away mad. “Man, you look good!” He said, moving closer to her.

“Back off josh” Nicole snarled and Josh chuckled. I didn’t like that Josh was drooling over Nikki, but I didn’t do anything.

“Woah, lighten up” Josh said and smirked.

“No, go away off with your other friends” Nicole ordered him. I was already frustrated, so her yelling at one of my friends made me even more frustrated. We weren’t close friends, but we talked.

“Don’t talk to my friends like that” I snarled right back her.

“Friends?!” Nikki asked surprised.

“Yeah” I snapped.

“Hey, all I wanted to know was if you wanted to go” Josh said.

“No, we don’t” Nikki said and I glared at her.

“I want to go” I said, annoying her.

“We could have a good time” Josh flirted with Nikki. Nikki rolled her eyes.

“I said no” she said and then it hit me, the smell of alcohol. Josh and his friends had been drinking. He wasn’t slurring his words, but the way he sloppily spoke gave me a hint that they were drinking.

“Guys?” I heard Zayn ask. I turned around and saw the others walking toward us.

“I’ll go” I said to Josh, wanting to feel the buzz they were feeling.

“Go where?” Liam asked and my anger boiled once more.

“Wherever I want to go” I growled.

“Woah, Harry” Niall said.

“Woah what?” I snapped, frowning.

“Harry, calm down” Nikki said. calm down? Calm down!? She was the one who was yelling and snapping at me!

“I think it’s time to go home” Louis said, putting a hand on my shoulder.
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We walked back to Anjelica and Nicoles in silence. Not to mention that we distanced ourselves.

“I had a good night” I heard Liam tell Nikki, setting me off again.

“I did too..” I heard Nikki say. Louis and Niall were saying goodbye to Anjelica and Nick and Zayn were quietly talking, so they didn’t see me fuming.

“You looked great too” Liam said quietly.

“Aw, you look great too” Nikki say. I finally looked over at them and saw Nikki kiss Liams cheek. My eyes widened and my jealousy rose. See what I mean?! She’s so darn close with him!!

“Bye!” I shouted and everyone looked at me confused. I stomped over to the car and opened the passenger door.

Liam’s POV
The ride in the car was filled with tension and I could tell that Harry was pissed. I walked into Niall and I’s bedroom an flopped on my bed. I heard the door close and I knew that it was Niall.

“Alright, talk” Niall said, and the bed slightly shifted. I sat up and saw Niall sitting on the edge of my bed.

“Nialler, I don’t know” I sighed and took off my sailor hat.

“It’s Nikki, isn’t it” Niall said and I slowly nodded.

“At first, I didn’t have anything, I saw her as a sister, but we’re so close that I feel like she’s something more” I confessed and Niall nodded. “But I can tell that Harry likes Nikki, but he doesn’t do anything to work towards being with her” I continued. Niall reached out and patted my hand.

“I know, but Harry’s just having a hard time. He’s not good with relationships. He’s just scared” Niall said.

“I feel something, Niall. We’re so close..” I said.

“Are you sure that you aren't just mistaking your feelings?” Niall asked and I pondered it for a second.

“No, I don’t think so” I hesitated. Niall’s ocean eyes met my brown ones.

“Liam, I don’t want anyone to get hurt” he said and I nodded.
“I don’t either, and I don’t like this situation with me and Harry. I feel like he’s mad at me, or he’s on to me. Like he knows I feel something..” I stumbled on my words.

“Lili, we've only been here a month. You've got to slow down” Niall said.

“I could say the same to you. I see the way you look at Anjelica” I said, and he blushed.

“I know and I have to slow down. I don’t want to fall to soon and mess things up. You gotta take it slow and sort out your feelings” Niall wisely said.

“When did you become the wise one?” I said, trying to lighten the mood. Niall chuckled. “I’m going to get some water” I said, getting up and heading towards the door.

“Okay” Niall replied and I opened the door. I saw Harry rush past the door.

“Harry?” I asked, but he just walked in his room and slammed the door. Did he hear my conversation with Niall? Oh no..this is bad.

Notes

Oh no! Did Harry hear? Will Liam go after Nikki? IS NIKKI STARTING TO LIKE LIAM!? Stay tunned! Wow, I feel like that was something an announcer says before the commercials come one. Haha, anyways, hope you liked this chapter and please tell me anything! Thanks for reading darlings!