Foreign Exchange
Taking a Step
Nicole's POV
I gripped my pencil tight in my sweaty palm, grinding my teeth together. The burning sensation was tingling my back, feeling Harry's dazzling eyes intensly stare at me. I growled, annoyed with the fact that he pretended like nothing happened this morning. Overreacting, remember? I scolded myself and frowned, trying not to lose it. But why is Harry staring at me? I couldn't help but twitch uncomfortably....and awkwardly, under his stare. I took a deep breath, calming my stressed nerves.
"Okay class, you know what time it is, class discussion" my teacher announced, to excited for my liking. Some powdered faced girls groaned but teacher just brushed it off and smiled.
Um, excuse me" Harrys polite voice said. I looked over my shoulder and saw his raising his hand.
"But what do we do in class discussion?" He curiously asked.
"Well, it's when you get with a group, discuss the topic, then share what you all thought about with the class" my teacher sweetly said, her smile never leaving her face. Harry instantly locked eyes with me, but the was quickly broken off when the powdered face girls surrounded him.
Tension made its way through my muscles, causing me to snap my pencil. I turned my attention to the broken wood lightly stabbing my palm. Jealousy boiled through my blood, the sight of girls surrounding him sickening. They get to talk to him, flirt with him, so easily. But for me, its like walking on hot burning coi. Harry makes it so hard to talk with. I sighed and just listened to people erupt in hollers, people calling out to their friends to "discuss." Sadly, their chatter didn't distract me from the one thing deep down in side, the thing that flustered me. My heart fluttered uncontrollably, only listening to the sound of Harrys deep voice. When Harry looked at me, did he want to be my partner? My grip on my broken pencil kept tightening and un tightening.
"Stop overreacting" I mumbled to myself, oblivious to the soft footsteps approaching me. I was so lost in my thoughts, Harry invading my mind. I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder and I fought the urge to flinch away. I looked back over my shoulder and met the green eyes I was dreeding to see. My face drained of all color and my heart beat faster. The frown on my face deepened, not sure if I liked the effects Harry gives me. I mean we just met for gosh sake.
"Want to um...discuss?" Harry asked, sheepishly smiling down at me. I heard a few groans from the powdered face people, disappionted that he didn't ask them. I inwardly groaned too, the curly haired beauty captivating me. I got a few scowls from the girls and I tried not to feel offended.
"No" I blurted out, the scowls from the girls making me sure of myself. Harrys beautiful features pained and I instantly felt unsure of what I said. "only because....um...I...I have to go to the bathroom!!" I awkwardly yelled and ran out the classroom.
As I rushed down the halls, I heard heavy footsteps behind me. I quickly turned around and bumped into Harry's chest. I stumbled a few feet back, almost falling over, but Harry's arms reached around me and held me close. Everywhere he touches made me warm, his scent filling my senses. I pulled back before I was sure to fall for him.
"What?" I snapped, frustratd with the fact that he was practically teasing me. Harry frowned and roughly tossled his curls. His eyes turned a dark green, something I've never seen before. I nervously bit my lip and furrowed my eyebrows. For some reason, my action calmed him or like softened him. When he spoke, it was sincere.
"Look, Nicole..I know that we just met but...I really want to be your friend. I guess that I was just upsat that things didn't go so smoothly and easily like I wanted it to be. I'm sorry about earlier...so..maybe you can forgive me and we can be friends?" Harry confessed, his cheeks turning a light pink. I held back my smile, but battled with myself. Should I let him off so easy or should I just forgive him? Well, you did overreact..and if you don't let him off easy, things could get messy.
"Well, I mean I did overreact.." i said, not sure if thats what I really wanted to say. Harry instantly raised his eyebrows and gave me a cheeky grin.
"Love, are you trying to say that we can be friends?" He asked cheekily. It amazes me that this kid could easily change from dark to light. I just nodded, trying not to blush from the fact that he called me love.
"Great" Harry said.
Nick's POV
My thoughts clouded with Zayns smile as I waited outside of Nicole's last class. I loved how his thick eyelashed frammed his chocolate eyes and how his laugh was melodic. I loved ow his hair was styled in a sexy, dark quiff. But what I loved the most was his pink, fluffy lips. The way he licked them and bit down on them..it just drove me insane. I've never been so attracted to someone before..and I've never had such a strong pull from someone. He was..different. Very mysterious...but in a good way.
"Hey!" Zayn called out to me, Louis, Niall and Liam walking close behind him. I gave them a shy smile and waved, their beauty intimidating me. Girls would tell me they like me and say I'm handsome, even when I told everyone that I was gay. But these guys...man, their handsome scale is through the roof.
"Waiting for someone?" Niall asked in his irish accent, cutely cocking his head to he side.
"Mhm" was all I managed to get out. Louis smirked at me and slung and arm over my shoulder.
"What's wrong man, can't speak?" He asked, laughing and squeezing me close to his sideI blushed and sheepishly looked at his, still unable to speak.
"Oh leave him alone Lou" liam said, givnig him a stern fatherly look that was so sexy. These guys really don't know what they do to me. Louis just made a funny face at Liam, lighting Liams stern look.
"Hey" I heard Nicole say. I sighed in relief, some attention now lifted from my shoulders.
"Hey love" Liam sweetly smiled as she approached us and pulled her into a warm hug. Harry was not to far behind her and gave a fake hurt look.
"No hug for me?" He asked Liam. Liam just patted his shoulder and Harry playfully pouted.
"HI!" louis screamed, attracting Taylor and her posse towards us.
"Great, here comes the blonde" Zayn chuckled at my scowl. I didn't like Taylor. One, she's mean to my best friend Nicole and two, she's just mean in general.
"Hey" Taylor said, batting her eyes and hanging off Harrys arm. Louis, Nicole and I gagged at her bad flirting, causing Niall to snicker. "Why don't we go hang out?" Taylor asked, the other girls to busy drooling over the rest of the boys.
"Sorry chica, but we got better things to do, like hang out with our friends" Louis sassed, pulling Nicole and I closer to him. Taylor huffed and stomped off, calling her sad girls with her. Niall burst out in adorable giggles and held his stomach. Nicole did the same and I couldn't held but let out a few giggles myself.
"Louis!!" Liam said, trying to hide his smile. Zayn leaned on me, trying not to fall over from laughing. My body buzzed with warmth and I bit my bottom lip to supress my smile.
"What? It's true" Louis said, giving more sass. I looked at Louis proudly, glad that he didn't fall for Taylors flirtatious nature. I could just tell right then, that we all were going to be great friends.
Anjelica's POV
I nervously bit my nails, a habit that I broke, but just now came back. I called Nicole's phone tons, but she didn't pick up. I would have called her school, but I would have been late to class. When the bell rang I rushed out of class and whipped out my phone.
"Njreibghdilgb!!!" I grumbled, my phone out of batteries. I stormed off to my car and raced home, hoping that NIcole was there.
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"Nicole!?" I screamed as I bust throught the front door.
"Yes?" I heard her voice say. I sighed in relief and headed toward the sound of her voice. Nick and Nicole were spralled out on the ground, chips, drinks and papers scattered everywhere.
"Hey" NIck said through a mouthfull of chips.
"Hey" I said, before turning my attention back to my sister. "I called you like a billion of times!!" I said, frowning at her.
"Sorry" she shrugged her shoulders.
"Sorry?!?! That's all you have to- all whatever" I said, giving up on scolding her. I plopped down next to them and shoved chips into my mouth, tired and hungry after todays events.
"How was school?" My sistr asked, not paying much attention to me.
"Same old same old. Long and boring" I said, grabbing a soda and chugging it down.
"You know, thats mine" my sister smirked as I spit it out on myself.
"Ewwww!" I groaned and threw the now empty can at her. Nick and her giggled as I got up to get a drink from the fridge. I hate sharing drinks, cause I'm a germaphob. Not like the ones who wear gloves and masks, just when it comes to sharing drinks. I didn't bother to clean my shirt, my sister 9 times out of 10 would do it later for me. I grabbed a soda from the fridge and headed back to the squealing teenagers in my livingroom.
"Why are you squealing?" I asked, annoyed with the high pitch sound. As I walked in, Nick shoved a piece of paper underneath other papers. I deviously smirked and put down my soda on a near table. "What's that?" I asked, walking over to Nick.
"N-nothing" Nick stuttered and blushed. Nicole looked away, smiling like an idiot. Oh something was so up. I sat down next to Nick and pretended to change the subject.
"So, hows schoolwork?" I asked, leaning closer to NIck.
"Fine" NIck said quickly, shuffling his papers. I took my change. I lunged at Nick, crawling all over him.
"Ah you're so heavy!!" Nick.
"I could say the same to you" I chuckled, grabbing the bunch of papers from him.
"No!" he yelled, now lunging for me.
"Ah!" I squealed and held the papers up high.
"I got you Nick!" Nicole yelled and attacked me. Nick pulled my legs and Nicole crawled all over me. I chuckled at their childness. These kids can't get me.
"Tickle tickle!" Nick yelled, pulling off my slippers and tickling my feet. Well, they got me their. I burst out in a fit of giggles, clutching the papers to my chest. As Nick tickles my feet, Nicole tugged on my arms.
"Ah!" I screamed and yanked my foot away, finally free from his wiggling fingers. Nick and Nicole were about to lunge at me again, but I quickly stood up. I firmly placed my foot on Nicoles chest and stretched my free hand out, holding my hand on his head. Nick swung his arms but failed. I smirked and flicked through the papers with my free hand, easily holding the girls back. The last paper had Nick+Zayn in it, with a heart around it. My smile grew bigger and I let them go. Nicole gasped and Nick flopped on the ground.
"So, who's Zayn?" I teased, waving the paper around.
"Nobody" They both said, looking at each other.
"Oh there is so something and I'm not letting this down" I said, tossing the paper at them and sauntering to my room. "You'll have to tell me sooner or later."
I gripped my pencil tight in my sweaty palm, grinding my teeth together. The burning sensation was tingling my back, feeling Harry's dazzling eyes intensly stare at me. I growled, annoyed with the fact that he pretended like nothing happened this morning. Overreacting, remember? I scolded myself and frowned, trying not to lose it. But why is Harry staring at me? I couldn't help but twitch uncomfortably....and awkwardly, under his stare. I took a deep breath, calming my stressed nerves.
"Okay class, you know what time it is, class discussion" my teacher announced, to excited for my liking. Some powdered faced girls groaned but teacher just brushed it off and smiled.
Um, excuse me" Harrys polite voice said. I looked over my shoulder and saw his raising his hand.
"But what do we do in class discussion?" He curiously asked.
"Well, it's when you get with a group, discuss the topic, then share what you all thought about with the class" my teacher sweetly said, her smile never leaving her face. Harry instantly locked eyes with me, but the was quickly broken off when the powdered face girls surrounded him.
Tension made its way through my muscles, causing me to snap my pencil. I turned my attention to the broken wood lightly stabbing my palm. Jealousy boiled through my blood, the sight of girls surrounding him sickening. They get to talk to him, flirt with him, so easily. But for me, its like walking on hot burning coi. Harry makes it so hard to talk with. I sighed and just listened to people erupt in hollers, people calling out to their friends to "discuss." Sadly, their chatter didn't distract me from the one thing deep down in side, the thing that flustered me. My heart fluttered uncontrollably, only listening to the sound of Harrys deep voice. When Harry looked at me, did he want to be my partner? My grip on my broken pencil kept tightening and un tightening.
"Stop overreacting" I mumbled to myself, oblivious to the soft footsteps approaching me. I was so lost in my thoughts, Harry invading my mind. I felt a gentle tap on my shoulder and I fought the urge to flinch away. I looked back over my shoulder and met the green eyes I was dreeding to see. My face drained of all color and my heart beat faster. The frown on my face deepened, not sure if I liked the effects Harry gives me. I mean we just met for gosh sake.
"Want to um...discuss?" Harry asked, sheepishly smiling down at me. I heard a few groans from the powdered face people, disappionted that he didn't ask them. I inwardly groaned too, the curly haired beauty captivating me. I got a few scowls from the girls and I tried not to feel offended.
"No" I blurted out, the scowls from the girls making me sure of myself. Harrys beautiful features pained and I instantly felt unsure of what I said. "only because....um...I...I have to go to the bathroom!!" I awkwardly yelled and ran out the classroom.
As I rushed down the halls, I heard heavy footsteps behind me. I quickly turned around and bumped into Harry's chest. I stumbled a few feet back, almost falling over, but Harry's arms reached around me and held me close. Everywhere he touches made me warm, his scent filling my senses. I pulled back before I was sure to fall for him.
"What?" I snapped, frustratd with the fact that he was practically teasing me. Harry frowned and roughly tossled his curls. His eyes turned a dark green, something I've never seen before. I nervously bit my lip and furrowed my eyebrows. For some reason, my action calmed him or like softened him. When he spoke, it was sincere.
"Look, Nicole..I know that we just met but...I really want to be your friend. I guess that I was just upsat that things didn't go so smoothly and easily like I wanted it to be. I'm sorry about earlier...so..maybe you can forgive me and we can be friends?" Harry confessed, his cheeks turning a light pink. I held back my smile, but battled with myself. Should I let him off so easy or should I just forgive him? Well, you did overreact..and if you don't let him off easy, things could get messy.
"Well, I mean I did overreact.." i said, not sure if thats what I really wanted to say. Harry instantly raised his eyebrows and gave me a cheeky grin.
"Love, are you trying to say that we can be friends?" He asked cheekily. It amazes me that this kid could easily change from dark to light. I just nodded, trying not to blush from the fact that he called me love.
"Great" Harry said.
Nick's POV
My thoughts clouded with Zayns smile as I waited outside of Nicole's last class. I loved how his thick eyelashed frammed his chocolate eyes and how his laugh was melodic. I loved ow his hair was styled in a sexy, dark quiff. But what I loved the most was his pink, fluffy lips. The way he licked them and bit down on them..it just drove me insane. I've never been so attracted to someone before..and I've never had such a strong pull from someone. He was..different. Very mysterious...but in a good way.
"Hey!" Zayn called out to me, Louis, Niall and Liam walking close behind him. I gave them a shy smile and waved, their beauty intimidating me. Girls would tell me they like me and say I'm handsome, even when I told everyone that I was gay. But these guys...man, their handsome scale is through the roof.
"Waiting for someone?" Niall asked in his irish accent, cutely cocking his head to he side.
"Mhm" was all I managed to get out. Louis smirked at me and slung and arm over my shoulder.
"What's wrong man, can't speak?" He asked, laughing and squeezing me close to his sideI blushed and sheepishly looked at his, still unable to speak.
"Oh leave him alone Lou" liam said, givnig him a stern fatherly look that was so sexy. These guys really don't know what they do to me. Louis just made a funny face at Liam, lighting Liams stern look.
"Hey" I heard Nicole say. I sighed in relief, some attention now lifted from my shoulders.
"Hey love" Liam sweetly smiled as she approached us and pulled her into a warm hug. Harry was not to far behind her and gave a fake hurt look.
"No hug for me?" He asked Liam. Liam just patted his shoulder and Harry playfully pouted.
"HI!" louis screamed, attracting Taylor and her posse towards us.
"Great, here comes the blonde" Zayn chuckled at my scowl. I didn't like Taylor. One, she's mean to my best friend Nicole and two, she's just mean in general.
"Hey" Taylor said, batting her eyes and hanging off Harrys arm. Louis, Nicole and I gagged at her bad flirting, causing Niall to snicker. "Why don't we go hang out?" Taylor asked, the other girls to busy drooling over the rest of the boys.
"Sorry chica, but we got better things to do, like hang out with our friends" Louis sassed, pulling Nicole and I closer to him. Taylor huffed and stomped off, calling her sad girls with her. Niall burst out in adorable giggles and held his stomach. Nicole did the same and I couldn't held but let out a few giggles myself.
"Louis!!" Liam said, trying to hide his smile. Zayn leaned on me, trying not to fall over from laughing. My body buzzed with warmth and I bit my bottom lip to supress my smile.
"What? It's true" Louis said, giving more sass. I looked at Louis proudly, glad that he didn't fall for Taylors flirtatious nature. I could just tell right then, that we all were going to be great friends.
Anjelica's POV
I nervously bit my nails, a habit that I broke, but just now came back. I called Nicole's phone tons, but she didn't pick up. I would have called her school, but I would have been late to class. When the bell rang I rushed out of class and whipped out my phone.
"Njreibghdilgb!!!" I grumbled, my phone out of batteries. I stormed off to my car and raced home, hoping that NIcole was there.
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"Nicole!?" I screamed as I bust throught the front door.
"Yes?" I heard her voice say. I sighed in relief and headed toward the sound of her voice. Nick and Nicole were spralled out on the ground, chips, drinks and papers scattered everywhere.
"Hey" NIck said through a mouthfull of chips.
"Hey" I said, before turning my attention back to my sister. "I called you like a billion of times!!" I said, frowning at her.
"Sorry" she shrugged her shoulders.
"Sorry?!?! That's all you have to- all whatever" I said, giving up on scolding her. I plopped down next to them and shoved chips into my mouth, tired and hungry after todays events.
"How was school?" My sistr asked, not paying much attention to me.
"Same old same old. Long and boring" I said, grabbing a soda and chugging it down.
"You know, thats mine" my sister smirked as I spit it out on myself.
"Ewwww!" I groaned and threw the now empty can at her. Nick and her giggled as I got up to get a drink from the fridge. I hate sharing drinks, cause I'm a germaphob. Not like the ones who wear gloves and masks, just when it comes to sharing drinks. I didn't bother to clean my shirt, my sister 9 times out of 10 would do it later for me. I grabbed a soda from the fridge and headed back to the squealing teenagers in my livingroom.
"Why are you squealing?" I asked, annoyed with the high pitch sound. As I walked in, Nick shoved a piece of paper underneath other papers. I deviously smirked and put down my soda on a near table. "What's that?" I asked, walking over to Nick.
"N-nothing" Nick stuttered and blushed. Nicole looked away, smiling like an idiot. Oh something was so up. I sat down next to Nick and pretended to change the subject.
"So, hows schoolwork?" I asked, leaning closer to NIck.
"Fine" NIck said quickly, shuffling his papers. I took my change. I lunged at Nick, crawling all over him.
"Ah you're so heavy!!" Nick.
"I could say the same to you" I chuckled, grabbing the bunch of papers from him.
"No!" he yelled, now lunging for me.
"Ah!" I squealed and held the papers up high.
"I got you Nick!" Nicole yelled and attacked me. Nick pulled my legs and Nicole crawled all over me. I chuckled at their childness. These kids can't get me.
"Tickle tickle!" Nick yelled, pulling off my slippers and tickling my feet. Well, they got me their. I burst out in a fit of giggles, clutching the papers to my chest. As Nick tickles my feet, Nicole tugged on my arms.
"Ah!" I screamed and yanked my foot away, finally free from his wiggling fingers. Nick and Nicole were about to lunge at me again, but I quickly stood up. I firmly placed my foot on Nicoles chest and stretched my free hand out, holding my hand on his head. Nick swung his arms but failed. I smirked and flicked through the papers with my free hand, easily holding the girls back. The last paper had Nick+Zayn in it, with a heart around it. My smile grew bigger and I let them go. Nicole gasped and Nick flopped on the ground.
"So, who's Zayn?" I teased, waving the paper around.
"Nobody" They both said, looking at each other.
"Oh there is so something and I'm not letting this down" I said, tossing the paper at them and sauntering to my room. "You'll have to tell me sooner or later."
LOVE!!!
5/23/14