The Change

Prologue: 3 Years Earlier

The First Day of Secondary.

I'm telling the complete truth. I'm not nervous.

Mainly because our secondary school is on the same site as my primary school, but also because I got to stick with my best mates.

I'm Fearne Goodger, daughter of Philippa and James, older (and better) sister to Peyton and Aoife (EE-FA). But my best friends are probably why I'm still here and not stuck in the middle of the desert. Which is another story altogether. Anyway.

There's Natasha Smalling, who we all call Taz. She's the funny, witty, sarcastic one. Out of the four of us, I'm closest to her. (In case you're wondering, I'm a kind of slash between the tomboy, sportyish one and the arty farty one.).

Next, Alicia Johnson, aka Liss. The one who is in every school play, seems super cool on the outside but is a bit of a weirdo inside. Jokes.

April Bridge is the reason why we aren't all dead/paralysed/stuck on the London Eye. The glue, the ever sensible one. Basically the Gary Barlow of our group.

We aren't super 'popular'. Thankfully, the popular people at school are all nice. Not bastards or bitches.

Every year, we cross our fingers and hope that some decent looking boys will come. Never happened.

But picture this: first-day-of-school assembly, and we spot five VERY cute guys. The one on the end caught my eye. Brown, swept over hair and blue, laughing eyes. This year was gonna be fun. I glanced at Taz, and it was clear she'd seen them too. Well, even the 6th formers had. I winked at her. She, like me, was certainly hoping we'd have at least one of them in our form.

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'7TAL with Mr Alkunshalie is…' I zoned out a it, glancing at the pictures on the wall of the school hall. There was one of me and Liss taken in Year 3. Aw, we were cute. Well, I was. Just joking.

'Fearne Goodger, Niall Horan…'

'Huh?' I said, snapping out of my daydreams having heard my name.

Taz rolled her eyes at my antics. 'Get up, deaf-aid, your name was called!'

I got up, still in a trance, and headed to my new form tutor.

'Heya,' I flipped around, finding one of the boys from earlier. He had blonde hair, startling blue eyes and an accent. I blinked.

'Hi,'

'Way to make a first impression, bozo.

'Niall Horan. New,' Niall held out his hand. I shook it.

'Fearne Goodger. So old I should be in a nursing home,' Niall laughed.

'Leaf!' I raised my eyebrows at my all too familiar nickname, awarded by the ever loving Taz.

'Yes, Natasha darling?' She hit me with her cardigan.

'I'm in your form!' She jumped around a bit. I was happy, but pretended to be bummed.

'Damn. Another year with YOU…' Taz hit me, grinning and then jumping on my back. Niall coughed discreetly. I smiled.

'Ah yes. Taz, this is Niall Horan. Niall, this is my excuse of a best friend,' Taz and Niall grinned at each other.

'So, where you from?' Taz asked, walking towards form room.

'Ireland, and I've come over with some friends. You'll be seeing them soon,' I could tell Taz was trying hard not to say something like, 'Niall, love, everyone saw you. You stuck out like an incredibly cute sore thumb,'

'So, who's in our form?' I said, breaking a small silence.

'Miriam Davies, Oscar Saunders, Hayden Hussein, Charlie Blick, Daniel Oberholzer, Emerald Solph and some person called Louis Tomlinson,' Taz listed off.

'Decent. All nice except Oscar. 'Cos he's just a general prick. But he can be funny…' I pondered.

'Taz, did, you say Louis Tomlinson?' Niall asked, walking into the form room.

'No, Darth Vader,' Taz said simply, sitting down.

'Sorry about her, it's her answer to everything,' I apoligized. I noticed Niall smirking at something behind me. I turned around, not expecting to see aa boy next to me. I widened my eyes and let out a muffled squeal.

'AH!' I yelled, scaring Hayden from behind me.

'Louis Tomlinson,' the boy said, grabbing my hand and kissing it. I blushed a bit. Embarrasing, much? He stood up, and I looked at his face. Shit. It was the one who caught my eye. Quickly, I brushed my embarrassment off and curtsied.

'Fearne Goodger. Pleasureee…' Niall was laughing, while Taz and Hayden were giggling.

'Oooh!' Emerald called, 'Leaf's got herself a boyfriend!' She winked, making me laugh, while Charlie and Daniel were patting Louis on the back. It was fair to say that our school had never had anyone quite like him before.

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'It's not bad is it? Secondary?' April said confidently, walking out to break with me, Liss and Taz.

'Nah,' Liss said, dismissing it with a wave of a hand before suddenly putting on a ferocious warrior expression, 'At least, for now…'

'Dun. Dun. Duuuuuuun!' I shouted, scaring some passing Year 8's. The girls all laughed, sitting down in the canteen.

'So…'I began, 'Got any of the boys we saw earlier in your form?' April and Liss nodded eagerly.

'We got the hat trick! Three of 'em!' Liss said, doing the 'party' dance move.

'Booyah!' April squealed. I rolled my eyes.

'Calm ya farm, dudes, calm ya farm,' I said, patting them each on the back.

'I quite like Zayn,' Liss decided. Me and Taz raised our eyebrows. Which one?

'I like Liam. 'Cos he's cute,' April decided.

'No shit, Sherlock,' Taz responded, rolling her eyes.

'They wouldn't go for us, though,' I said, jabbing at my lasagne.

'Mm. They'd go for Caroline Jax, Sophie Bond or Miriam Davies. Possibly even Jackie Shipson or Lara Smith,' April agreed, defeated.

'Speaking of Lara, here she is,' I murmured. Don't get me wrong, Lara's great. But as soon as you might like someone, she asks you about it. She's a gossip, but so ditszy and happy go lucky that you've got to love her.

'Fearne! Heya- Oh, oops!' Lara giggled, having just tripped over Taz's school bag. We laughed, saying hello.

'Fearne, is it alright if I could talk to you about summit?' She asked, pinching a chip from April's plate, earning a mock glare from her.

'Yup, I'm done anyway. See ya, girlies!' I winked at the girls and went with Lara.

'So… you and this new guy, eh?' She nudged me and I blushed. 'I heard he kissed your hand!' I blushed a bit.

'Lara Smith, you gossip too much for your own good!' I hit her gently on the arm.

'I know, I know. So, you fancy him?'

'Lara, love, last time I told you I fancied someone, the very next break they came and asked me if it was true,' I rolled my eyes, smiling.

'Yeah, but he liked you back!'

'But he was leaving in 2 days,' I pointed out.

'Oh it doesn't matter. Just tell me if you want to, I'll be with Caitlin. Love you!' She waved, walking off.

'Love you too!' I shook my head fondly.

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