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"So, Maddy," Harry began from his spot around the smooth wooden booth in the small, cozy restaurant where we were currently waiting to eat. Maddy's somewhat distant expression became alert at the mention of her name, all of her attention turning to my brother as he looked at her curiously, "I know so much about Ella that it's probably embarrassing, but I don't know anything about you. All I know is that you go to school together?" Harry started politely, hoping to introduce my friend to the tight knit circle of McFly. They always welcomed new-comers.
Not to mention Dougie looked ready enough to jump out of his seat just at the sound of Maddy's voice. Harry, being the lovely pseudo-older brother that he was to the young bassist, was clearly breaking the ice. How sickly sweet.
"There's not much else to know about me. I'm quite the boring individual," Maddy replied modestly, earning a few chuckles from the boys around the table. My eyes locked onto Izzy and Gio's, sending them both encouraging smiles. Everyone liked Maddy.
"Oh come on, I'm sure there's something interesting hidden deep inside you brain. Or are you a criminal or something? Then I can totally see why your being so general," Dougie commented from her right, his eyes scanning her reproachfully.
Dougie…
"Actually," Maddy began, grinning excitedly to herself as she spoke to Dougie, "for all you know I could be a looney-lunatic and you've all just invited me into your house. Wise decision making? I think not!"
Oh god, Maddy…
"Maddy's not a criminal," I laughed, covering my face with my hands as my body shook with laughter. The faces of all four boys around the table seemed to ease up a bit – idiots.
"Yeah, but they don't know that yet! Best to keep them on their toes!" She giggled again, sipping her drink lightly as the boys chuckled at her odd behavior.
"So aside from the criminal life, what do you really get up to?" Harry asked as he threw a subtle elbow to Dougie's stomach underneath the table, trying to encourage the boy to speak.
"Oh, well, I'm majoring in zoology; animals and the like. And I've got a job at an animal shelter, though it's not quite as glamorous as being a pop star," she spoke conversationally while absentmindedly fiddling with the light maroon napkin that was wrapped around her silverware. I contently noted the new curiosity that lit up in Dougie's eyes. The young bassist suddenly had a new interest…
"Animals? I like animals," he spoke as if it was the craziest thing; like no one else enjoyed animals.
"Really? Then you get to join the club of… like everyone else in the world," Maddy laughed, voicing my thoughts. Dougie didn't even pay attention to her sarcasm.
"Do you like lizards?"
"Well, a lizard is an animal, right?" She shrugged as though it was obvious. "Excuse me, I need to pee," she grinned, looking pointedly at Danny and me as we were in her way of exiting the booth. We both slid out rather quickly.
As Maddy lightly skipped away towards the bathrooms, I turned my attention onto Dougie who was staring after her in some sort of teenage boy awe.
"How come you didn't bring her last time!" Dougie nearly whined as he met my gaze, a childish look on his face. "It would've saved us so much trouble!"
"Dougie!" Danny and Harry scolded naturally as they picked up on the meaning of his words, thinking it might offend me. I was actually pleased with him, though.
"It's okay! And I didn't bring her last time because I just recently met her. She transferred from another school about two weeks after I got back in January," I explained to Dougie, laughing lightly at the wondrous look on his face. He was silent for a moment as his brain floated on some other planet, thinking thoughts that none of us would ever be able to comprehend.
That's Dougie for you…
"You know, I never thought I'd be able to dig a girl as mental as me," he spoke offhandedly, like he was just talking about the weather, "thought for sure I'd lose my head."
"Fear not, young Dougie," I laughed as I noticed Maddy emerging from the bathroom in the distance, "not only is Maddy capable of making everyone lose their heads, but she's also remarkably awesome at relocating them. She's a keeper, at least in my book," I smile as she returned, hopping out of the booth so she could slide back in.
"I've got to go too," Danny laughed, pecking my cheek lightly before taking off towards the bathrooms. Did everyone have awkwardly small bladders?
I sat back down in the booth, my eyes scanning the menu once again as I tried to decide on something to eat. For some reason airplanes always made me hungry.
You know that weird feeling that someone's watching you? Like you can sense their eyes on your face even though you don't really see them? I glanced up from my menu, hoping to settle my nerves only to realize that Harry was boring holes into my face with his serious stare.
Um… What the hell?
"Why are you staring?" I asked him from across the table, slightly confused by the hardness in his gaze. The others paid us no attention as Dougie and Maddy started blowing straw wrappers at one another which left Harry and I to our private whispers undisturbed.
"I'm not staring," he replied, his brow still furrowed as he glared at me.
"Right… that's not sketchy at all," I replied, rolling my eyes as I grew annoyed with his weird immaturity. Why was he being so weird?
Harry sighed loudly, glancing over his shoulder briefly before standing up and pulling me to my feet as well. I was pulled, staggering, away from our friends to a quieter part of the restaurant, trying to right myself as Harry led us along.
"What the hell is your problem?" I asked as I yanked my arm out of his, frustration blowing through me at my brother's random mood swings. It was all so uncalled for.
"I'm just…" Harry began, biting his lip angrily as he looked everywhere but at me. What was all this odd behavior for? I'd never seen him act so randomly terrifying.
"Just what? Harry, I'm hungry and I want to order-"
"I'm worried, El. How… serious are you and Danny? I thought… I don't know," he sighed in aggravation, running his hands through his short hair.
"What?" Who did he think he was? Harry had never mentioned aloud any nerves concerning Danny and I. Sure, his actions had never been of complete approval but he'd always remained tactfully silent. What was going on?
"It's just… is this all going to be an on/off thing? I thought you guys would… I don't know. I didn't think you'd stay together. It's just weird for me," Harry stuttered, still making absolutely no sense.
"Harry… we never planned on splitting. What's gotten into you? You never made this big of a deal last time!" I couldn't comprehend where he was coming from. During my last vacation he begrudgingly ignored us, though he was definitely aware of what was going on.
"It's just… don't get me wrong, okay? You're my sister and he's one of my best friends… but he is Danny Jones after all. He's never been a commitment guy. I'm just surprised that… even after the break… you're still… um…" Harry's voice trailed off at my hard glare as I dared him to finish his sentence.
"Harry, this is absolutely none of your business. Danny and I know what we're doing and that's all that matters. I'd appreciate it if you would just butt out, okay?" I spoke formally, turning on my heel and leaving Harry standing alone in the small corner.
When I arrived back at the table, Danny was sitting in my seat, looking around curiously. Dougie and Maddy were immersed in what I could only describe as a serious conversation and Tom, Gio, and Izzy were all laughing together at some private joke.
"Hey, where'd you go?" Danny asked as I approached the table, Harry appearing behind me a moment later, a solemn look on his stern face.
"Oh, Harry had to ask me a question. It wasn't important," I replied, sliding onto the edge of the booth and meeting Harry's gaze momentarily. Danny's arm slid around my shoulders, pulling me to him so he could lightly kiss the top of my head. Harry looked away.
"All right. Hey, did Harry tell you about the party we're having next week? It's nothing really, just something to kick off our new album in the making. Want to come?" Danny asked, looking from me and Maddy as he extended the invitation to her as well.
I couldn't help but think back to the last party I'd attended with McFly. That one party started off all the feelings and emotions that I had for Danny Jones. It confused me and excited me… it brought us together even when we didn't know it.
"I'd love to," I smiled, leaning into his shoulder and lightly pecking his neck.
So what if we were a sickly cute couple? We hadn't seen each other in months. Give us a break.
"Sounds good," Danny smiled, his eyes meeting mine briefly before our waiter arrived, a note pad ready to take our orders.
I plainly and obviously ignored Harry for the rest of the evening. I didn't think I could tolerate his ridiculousness for very long, though I didn't really have an alternative, did I?
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randomrayyxxx3 - Haha I'm glad I confirmed your theory of a Danny/Ella snog fest. It was bound to happen, but apparently Harry can't be in the picture. They were seperated for MONTHS - there'll be a lot of built up sexual tension lmao. Thank you for being awesome!!!!
Holly360 - DUDE i totally understand. My older brother is kinda like Harry here too. He threatened to go around all the guys in my grade and punch in their noses until he found out who my first kiss was! I was laughing HYSTERICALLY. I don't think I'll make Harry THAT scary haha. Just... an average older brother lmao. Peace lovely =]
alysmiley - I LOVE YOU =] Your reviews are seriously super sweet! And are actually pretty accurate in the guessing department... though I won't tell you what you've guess right! You'll figure it all out eventually lol. I'm done with giving away too much in my review replies! I always do that... so my lips are sealed! =X LOVE YOU =]
zabster95 - Haha I think they purposefully chose a not-quite-so-attractive woman for that role. And jeez... the host was like ONTOP of her. Like they were EATING face. UGH so gross! Weirdly enough I want to go watch it again... not a good thing lmaoo. ANYWAY thank you! I won't give anything away... but SOMETHING is bound to happen! ;]
dani6531 - I love yelling! I'll assure you now, there will probably be a few scenes that you'll enjoy. I haven't quite written them yet, but they're brewing inside my brain! And it's Danny and Ella... they wouldn't be themselves if there wasn't a bit of yell-fights haha. Anyway, thank you!!! =D
tigerlily1221 -One of my other readers thought Maddy was slightly similar to Luna Lovegood. I can SLIGHTLY see the similarity lol. Hahaha and is it horrible that I was able to picture Harry castrating Danny a bit too well? Harry's older brother protective-ness could turn him into quite the jerk! haha but all shall be revealed eventually!! Woooh! (That was meant to be mysterious... don't think it worked lmao)
McFlygirly09 - Thank you so much! Danny and Ella are quite the dynamic duo! I don't know what it is about them that's so dang popular but I love it too haha. Maybe it's the screaming matches... who knows. ANYWAY - thank you again!!! =]
xMcflyxLoverxKatiex - Oooh I want to tell you the plot SO bad but... Gahhhh!!! No. I've got to keep it quiet. I'll just let you know that there are TWO key factors in this story. One is obviously Harry's older brother syndrom and the other... will be revealed in a later chapter. That's all I'll say!!!! =D Thanks lovely!
x-xmcflymaniacx-x - Thank you! Twitter is quite a helpful tool, isn't it? And Harry would most definitely shit himself if he found out Ella was sneaking off to Dannys... Oops, did I let something out? GAH! I'm bad at that. I should backspace everything but I guess I'll let it slide for those determined enough to know what's gonna happen. ANYWAY lmao, thank you!!! =D