The Little Things
~Chapter 8~
I watch from backstage as One Direction performs my opening act. I smile to myself, knowing that this is the way it was supposed to be all along. My smile fades when I realize that it's not the same, and it shouldn't be like this; Not when we haven't spoken to eachother in five months. I hear them introduce me and make my way to the corner of the stage, still hiden from the audience, as One Direction walks off and I walk on, Liam grabs my arm. "Val.. I mean, Valarie," He mumbles. I stop and then slide my arm out of his grasp, walking to the center of the stage, a huge smile on my face. The sold out arena is filled of my fans, screaming my name (My stage name is just Valarie, not Val, and no last name). The sound of their screams is deafening, but some how, my singing is even louder.
During my whole performance, all three hours of it, I think about the day in the cafe when I was too normal to be with Liam and his famous friends, knowing that soon enough, I'll have some famous friends of my own.

When I walk off the stage, I can't stop smiling, the feeling inside my body is just too much to explain. I'm beyond happy. Until I notice five guys standing infront of my dressing room. Mr. Manson walks up, and hugs me tightly, he's become like a father to me, "You're amazing," He ruffles my hair before letting me go so I can hug my mother. "You're perfect," She says, tears in her eyes. "Awh, Mom," I smile, hugging her tightly too. Suddenly, Mr. Manson and Mom notice the guys and slowly walk away, I'm guessing Mom explained everything to him during the show. "Wow, Val.. Valarie," Liam corrects himself once again. "That was amazing," Harry smiles at me. Seeing them all infront of me, smiling at me so proudly, so close I can touch them makes me want to cry. "I've got to go," I say, trying to push past them and into my room. They stop me.
"Look Valarie, we know we've been awful friends but we're trying, we really are," He mumbles. "By performing at my show? As if that makes it any better," I roll my eyes, disgusted.
I'm halfway through my dressing room when Liam, finally angry enough to snap at me shouts, "Why did you let us perform then?" He snaps. I turn around and look him right in the eye. "Sometimes management makes us do things we don't want to do." I quote him from the last time we spoke and watch him cringe, his fists clenching. I smirk at his upset face and slam the door in the rest of the bands.

The doorbell rings and I trudge down the stairs in my pajamas, since Mom isn't home. It's Liam. "Liam, go away, I don't want to even talk to you," I try to close the door but he stops me. "Don't flatter yourself, my mother is making me invite you over for dinner," He rolls his eyes. "Sorry, I'd rather not," I glare at him. "Just doing what my mom asked me to," He shrugs. I slam the door closed. To my dismay, Mrs. Payne had called my mom, just in case I didn't pass the invitation along, which I hadn't. When Mom realized I hadn't told her about the dinner, I got in trouble. No phone for a week. Whatever.
I sit in the car outside the Paynes house, dreading what's to come. "Let's go," Mom sighs. I get out of the car reluctantly and enter the house slowly. When I get in the living room I notice a girl's voice talking to Liams. Then it hits me, it's Danielle. Liam looks up and smirks, kissing Danielle right on the lips.
When he's done, he looks right at me, meaning in his eyes. Not only is Danielle worth going against management for when I clearly was not, but he knows how badly I wanted us to work out as a couple.
I know Liam better than anybody so I also know that he wants nothing more than for me to forgive him. I scowl at him while walking over to the other guys, my arms outstretched, ready for a hug.
They embrace me gratefully, "Friends again?" Zayn laughs. "Best friends," I emphasize best, Liam and I glaring at eachother.
But it's too late.
This is war.

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What do you guys think!? Val and Liam are ready to battle it out, while Val is reunited with the other members of One Direction.. Could it be that Val and Liam are just to proud to apologize? And if they don't do it soon.. Could their friendship be gone forever?