Look Alike: Chapter 11

        I followed Danielle around the block; she held my hand for most of the way while we tried to avoid the boy's big group of fans. I kept my head down as much as possible and waved to a few girls who called out 'my' name. We were on our way to the boy's show and I wasn't really looking forward to being in a room with Harry after the fireworks- he claimed to be jealous. Again.

"Are we almost there?" I asked casually as Danielle and I stopped at the cross walk.

"I think it's just down there" She pointed her toned arm across the street to a building with a huge queue of girls in One Direction shirts.
"Seems like a fair guess" I winked before we were allowed to walk across the road. I heard the girls start to yell as Dani and I made our way over to them, I smiled shyly and said hello to everyone that I passed but refused to take pictures- it was too risky.

"Sorry, we're in a rush" Danielle said sweetly as she pulled me along with her to the backstage doors. We stopped in front of security and flashed our passes, earning our entrance and even a small smile from the huge man guarding the door. We thanked him sweetly and slipped into the arena, looking around at all of the fans standing in line to get merch.

"Where to?" I asked as took in our surroundings.

"We might as well go backstage, they don't go on for a couple of hours" She said as she grabbed my arm again and started towards a secret hallway. I scurried behind her in my heels to keep up as we started on our cave like adventure.

"It's back here somewhere" She said happily, I chuckled quietly and followed her lead- she was so much better at being a popstar's girlfriend than I was.

        Getting into the dressing rooms was a little more difficult than I would have liked. Danielle and I had to stand in a small line and wait for our passes to be looked over before we were allowed into the boy's area of the arena. We passed security and made our way down another dark hallway towards their dressing rooms. I looked around, this was my dream- to be backstage at a concert and it felt insane.

"They should be in here" She said quietly as she knocked on the metal door. We waited for a few seconds before Lou; their stylist opened the door with a huge smile on her face.

"Dani! And Eleanor" She winked as she said my name, ushering us inside. I winked back and leaned forward to kiss her cheek as we stepped into the room. I looked over to the couch to see Harry on his computer, Liam and Niall on their phones as Louis and Zayn were getting their hair done. I said hello to everyone individually, kissing five sets of cheeks before I went to sit on the edge of Harry's sofa. I crossed my legs gracefully and stared down at him before he finally looked up at me with a small smile.

"Can we talk?" I asked quietly, he nodded yes and pulled me out of the room sneakily.  We walked a few steps in silence, our arms grazing while we strolled. I waited for him to speak but he was silent, I groaned loudly and decided that I would just have to start the conversation.

"Why are you ignoring me?" I snapped, feeling overly agitated.

"I didn't think you wanted to talk to me" He said seriously as he shoved his hands into his pockets.

"Why would I not want to talk to you?" I asked in a nicer tone.

"Well it's obvious that you're all about Louis now" He smirked.

"Harry, Louis doesn't care for me like that" I groaned, I felt like I had said this about a million times now.

"Ok you can go on thinking that" Harry laughed as he ran his hand through his curls.

"Look Albany- I like you, really I do and I think you're fit and funny. But Louis really doesn't want us to be together and I know for a fact that it's not just because you're working for us. So even though I don't want to I think you and I have to be done- it hurts to much to see him all over you all the time, because I can't do that" He said with sad look in his eyes. I sighed heavily and tucked my hair behind my ears anxiously.

"Fine, if that's what you want" I nodded, my stomach sinking slightly.

"It's not what I want- but I think it would be better. I hope we can still be friendly though, I really do enjoy your company" He said as he ducked down to look in my eyes. I gave him a small smile and held my arms open with a smug grin. He laughed and walked into them, wrapping me into his tall torso.

"Of course we can still be mates Harry" I grumbled into his chest before I let go of him.

"Good, because that means I can still check out your bum" He winked cheekily. I laughed at his attempt of smoothness and turned to walk to the room, my hips swinging for effect.

"You will be the death of me Albany" He laughed from behind me. I turned my head around to wink quickly before I slipped back into the dressing room. I sunk down onto the sofa beside Danielle with a small pout on my face. She turned to pout along with me before asking what was wrong. I simply sighed and dropped my head onto her shoulder.

"Oh babe" She whimpered as she pat my head softly.

"Suppose it wasn't meant to be" I whispered sadly.

"When one door closes..." She started, her eyes flashing over to Louis as he did his hair in the mirror. My nose scrunched slightly at the idea of dating Louis, for real I mean.

"Don't make that face, I see it" She laughed, poking my cheek softly.

"And I'm assuming Harry did to" She said matter-of factly before pecking my head loudly.

        We hung around with the boys backstage for about another hour before we headed out to the arena. We took the pathway to stand with Paul and the sound crew near the front of the stage. Danielle and I slipped into the small booth and sat on the folding chairs that were set out for us, crossing our legs to look proper for the girls taking pictures of us. I waved shyly a few times before I started to whisper in Dani's ear about some of the banners I was reading.

"Did you bring your earplugs?" She asked as she started to dig through her bag, I shook my head no with a nervous look.

"I brought extra, put them on" She handed me the pink little circles. I stuck them in my ears hesitantly as the crowd started to scream, I looked up to see Louis run out onto the stage, a huge smile on his face. I couldn't help but smile at him; he seemed so happy- happier than I had ever seen him.

        The show started and the crowd was going absolutely mental! Danielle and I sang along to the songs we knew and I even danced a little, wiggling my hips around to make the sound crew laugh. I winked at them cheekily as Dani and grinded against each other for a few seconds during Stole My Heart. I looked up to see cameras flashing at us, people screaming for Eleanor's attention.

"Just smile and wave" Danielle whispered as she greeted a few girls who were seated behind us. I waved over my head quickly before pulling my hand back down to wrap it around Danielle's tanned arm.

        After about another hour of songs the boys were finally done and took their final bow. Danielle and I were escorted through the crowd quickly to avoid the massive rush of fans. I gripped her hand as we all walked in a single file line, following the guard's loud instructions. I felt slightly nervous while we walked, there were fans everywhere studying my face- I tried to brush it off, they couldn't know I was a fake, it was impossible. When we got backstage again I was feeling better, my body was completely calm again as Danielle and I sat on the sofa, carrying on a quiet conversation while we waited for the band to be done their meet and greet. I inspected my nails while I listened to a story about her dance job coming up, a smile on my face while she told me about her insane sounding mates. We were interrupted by loud screaming that I recognized immediately.

"Lou's here" I laughed before he came bursting through the door, his arms up in the air. I stepped off the sofa slowly as he approached me, lifting me off the ground as we spun in a circle. I laughed awkwardly until he placed me back down on my feet, placing a loud kiss on my cheek.

"You did awesome Lou" I smiled as he gave me a side hug.

"Thanks love, I'm glad you were here to see it" He said happily, his adrenaline obviously still pumping through him.

"Me too" I smiled as I placed a gentle hand on his stomach. I looked up at his face while he talked animatedly to Niall and I could have sworn that I saw him blush under my touch.

        We all sat around the restaurant table talking about the boys next few shows across England. I listened as Danielle gushed about how much she was going to miss Liam and I couldn't help but feel sad for her, they were so in love. I sipped on my wine as Louis talked across the table to Niall, his arm resting on the back of my chair.

"Are you going on the trip Aly?" Danielle asked with wide eyes, I scowled at her and gave her my best 'whatdoyouthinkyou'redoing' face but she waved it off with a wink.

"No" I said with a tight smile.

"You know what Al, maybe you should come" Liam said seriously, his eyebrows furrowing together.

"Why?" I asked uneasily.

"Because El used to come with us all the time" Niall added in with a solemn nod.

"I don't want to intrude" I said quietly as I took a bite of my dinner.

"You wouldn't be, it might be fun actually. We could bond" Louis said seriously with a small smile on his face. I stared into his eyes to see if he was joking but he didn't seem to be.

"Well I have to study for exams" I said with a small shrug of my shoulders.

"For three weeks?" Louis asked, clearly not pleased with my answer. I nodded yes a few times and started to drink everything in sight to keep my mouth busy- I would do anything to not have to live on the road with Harry right now.
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        I woke up on Sunday with a weird feeling in my stomach, I had talked to Louis on the phone before I went to sleep and he was in my dreams- he wasn't really doing anything but he just seemed to be a shadow of sorts. I tied my hair up and shuffled downstairs, Bentley at my feet as I went to make breakfast for both of us. I cooked some hot cereal and bacon for the dog; we sat together in the kitchen and ate quickly.

        My morning was fairly uneventful, I studied for most of it and ate for the other parts, and taking as long as possible to cook- I was so sick of maths. I twirled the pasta in my large silver pot and flipped through my English novel while I waited for the water to boil completely. I read the novel quickly, scanning over the pages for a few minutes before there was a banging on my door. I ran to the front door and slid on the smooth floor, opening up the door slowly. I stuck my head out shyly and gave my caller a weird look as he turned around with a backpack on as well as a Styrofoam cup.

"Louis, what are you doing here?" I asked nicely as I let him inside.

"Well you said that you couldn't come on our trip because of exams so I am here to help you revise" He said with a small shy smile. My heart melted at the sight of him, no one had come to help me study before let alone with a backpack and everything.

"Are you sure you want to revise with me?" I asked as I smiled up at his face. He nodded yes and handed me the cup forcefully.

"It's a milkshake, they always help me learn" He said quietly, his cheeks turning slightly pink. I laughed and thanked him before taking a small sip, chocolate, solid choice.

        Louis and I sat across from each other on my floor, legs crossed as we held books on our laps. I flipped through the pages of my history notes while Lou ate some of the pasta I had made.

"Quadratic function" He stated as he waited for me to recite the definition. He cheered happily and moved onto another example, flashing me a small smile as I paused to think. I tugged on my huge sweater and stared down at my bare legs barely being covered by my spandex shorts.

"Pie R squared!" I said quickly, snapping my fingers at him.

"Yes!" He yelled happily, leaning over to clap his hand against mine.

"Alright history time, read these please" I said nicely as I handed him my book, he swallowed his food and took a few seconds to read the textbook while I sipped on my milkshake, he was right- you did learn better with them.

        I answered all of his questions, most of my answers were right but if they weren't he simply read out the answer and moved on. Louis and I had been at my revision for hours and I was finally starting to feel confident about these exams, he proved to be an excellent study partner. We moved around a lot during our time together, we would rest our legs on top of each other's or share giant sofa cushions to rest our backs against. I draped my head on his knee while he read out a sonnet from a poem. I looked up at his face and watched his mouth move; he was saying the rhymes perfectly.

"You would've been good at drama" I said quietly, he looked down at me from his page and smiled nicely.

"I really enjoyed it, it's actually how I started to sing" He told me as he shut the book in his hands, the pages smacking together.

"Thank you for helping me with this, it made a huge difference" I told him sincerely as he stared into my eyes again.

"You're welcome; do you think you can come with us now? It'll be fun" He sang the last bit before laughing at himself.

"Yeah I think I will" I said after thinking for a few seconds.

"Good" He smiled happily before pinching my nose. I laughed at his strange actions and closed my eyes, smiling as he started to poke my face.

"Why do you have to ruin a nice moment?" I asked as I opened one eye.

"Because I'm Louis Tomlinson, duh" He sighed as he pushed me off his lap, landing on the floor with a thud.

"Jerk!" I grumbled into the floor causing him to bust out in laughter.