Disclaimer: Do not own 1Direction... They're people, duh. But the plotlines and OC's I do own. Another author helps and gives me input ;)

FriendZoned
February 10th 2012

"He's not once invited me to come stay with him." She said to Louis as she combed and straightened her hair infront of the mirror. "Not once has he visited! He's not even seen Tracy yet... I mean, eight years without seeing your daughter! How can you live with yourself?" Vanessa argued, "I'm not so much bothered about it! The only reason I am infact bothered is for Tracy! She believes that James is her dad. It breaks my heart to correct her. It really does."Nessa sighed.
"That is so sad-" Louis was cut off by cursing.
"NO I WILL NOT FUCKING CALM DOWN, ROBERT!" Her mother yelled at her father in the kitchen. "YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN JUST SHOW UP HERE AFTER EIGHT YEARS AND EXPECT TO BE ACCEPTED AGAIN?" She ranted. Vanessa threw her hairbrush onto the floor. She turned and looked at Louis who had an awkward look on his face. He cleared his throat and looked around. The shouting had stopped. She moved over to him and she could hear loud voices. Not shouting. The front door was then slammed. Nessa sat next to Louis and pulled at her duvet.
"Today. The day of all days in the week." Louis said with a chuckle, "If it makes you feel any better, I think he had no right coming here after everything you and Tracy were put through."
"Why are you always right!" She asked, resting her head onto his shoulder.
"I don't know. It's what I do!" Louis shrugged his shoulder gently. "Your teeth look amazing by the way... Just thought you should know"He said.

Nessa lifted her head.
"Thank you for being here. You know, I will always have those two days etched very vividly in my memory" She smiled. Louis stood up and looked down at her.
"What days?"
"Well, do you remember the day we performed the Shakespeare medley and you were Bottom and I was Juliet?". Louis thought and took her hand gently into his.
"I do. I do." He chuckled, "That was a fun day, wasn't it? Mr Walters gave me detention for swearing... Good day" Louis couldn't stop smiling to himself.
"And the day you came into the shop in your onesie, we spoke over coffee and muffins."She stood up and took his other hand. "I've honestly never had a friend like that!" Nessa smiled as she pulled him into a tight hug.
Louis was gutted. He felt weak and shaky. He didn't fully hug her back. Louis was friendzoned. Vanessa pulled away and looked at him with a pained expression.
"Swagmasta? Twista-Masta? What's the matter?" She asked, "How can I put that smile back on your face? A Hug? A kiss? A reference from one of your songs?" She grinned. Louis shook his head.
"Nothing. you just, go get ready... I need to get clothes from my bit" He told her quietly. Vanessa tightly hugged him against his will and sighed.
"You are my bestest friend and I really do love you for it."She said.
"Go put your face on, Nessa. Make yourself look amazing" Louis told her. They let go of eachother and she pecked his cheek before running off into the bathroom. The door was locked and Louis let out a large sigh.
"Lou, come on! We need to get our clothes!" Harry poked his head in the door, throwing Louis a packet of Monster Munch.

"Let me eat in peace on the way home." Louis sighed, dragging his feet behind Harry to the car. Louis leaned back in his chair, just eating. Harry sensed the awkward silence grow tenser.
"What's the matte-" HE was quickly cut off.
"I got friendzoned." Louis sighed as he still chewed on his crisps.
"What happened? How do you know you were Zoned? I mean, did she say it upfront or are you just assuming again?"Harry questioned.
"I mean, it was going amazing. We were talking and talking about drama performances and stuff. Then she hugged me and she said she's never had a friend like me."Louis said sadly. Harry didn't know what to say.
"You're still going to this party, OK? You're her friend, you know. You can't be a no-show"Harry warned. Louis just looked out at the road ahead of him.

Meanwhile, back at the Bamfords, Nessa sat in her bath with her knees up at her chest. Her bathroom door was open and from where she was in the bath, she could see right through to her NYC fund. It was midway. The flight was at least covered. Throughts raced through her mind. Her house party tonight. Louis. New York. Cameras. University.
"Mum?" V shouted down to her mum in the kitchen.
"What's the matter, darling?"
"Can you come up for a second? I need to ask you something- things! Somethings!" She asked. Ness rested her head onto her knees and she kept on glancing at her fund. Her fund then her wall. The wall where her bed was was re-papered in her artwork. Simple things like her sister, the trees in her garden, shoes- anything she saw really. Next to her bath was a pile. A Pile of papers with several drawings of her feet. She would lie in the bath wether she was bathing or not and draw what she could see infront of her. Her legs. The tap. The bathmat.
"What's the problem?" Her mum smiled at the door, blocking her view.
"I'm thinking of saving for University. I'm throwing away the idea of going to New York for a course, that idea's gone." Vanessa explained, "I'm wanting to take the Illustration and Painting course at Cardiff Metro."
"What's brought all this on, my lovely? You were so set on the college in New York. Are you alright? You look a bit flushed." Her mother stated, kneeling at the side of the bath with a kind smile on her face.
"I'm fine, mum. It's just, I'm giving up on New York. I'm wanting to be closer" Nessa smiled back at the very weakest.
"Well, darling, I'll make you a deal, tomorrow, you and I will sit and talk this over more if you put a smile on that face." Her mum told her. Vanessa sighed and lifted her head with her messy bun flopping from one side to the other.
"See... A smile" She said with a cheesy grin on her face. It made her mum smile.
"I just want the best for you... Now, what else did you want to ask me?"Mrs Bamford asked, stroking the top of her daughters hair.

"It's... How did you know that you liked Dad? Was it gut or did it grow?" Ness asked without hesitation. Her mother was taken aback slightly and took a while to answer. "It's not that I like anybody it's just... I wanted to know for future references" She smiled.
"Is it that Harry boy? Is that why you've gone and changed your plans?" Her mother questioned in a calm tone.
"Why would you assume that? Harry's a great great guy- All of the boys are but it's just one that I'm going absolutley berserk about" Nessa said, her smile growing and her cheeks heating.
"It's that little Niall isn't it? He is such a pleasure. He's so kind and happy and chirpy-" Her mum wondered with a smile.
"It's Louis. Not Niall. Not Harry. Louis, mum." Vanessa sighed, hanging her head. Her mum was quiet. Shocked and quiet.
"You'se have been best friends forever. Are you sure it's not just friendly fancy?"Mrs Bamford asked. Ness shook her head.
"But if I tell him, he'll think I'm just a crazed fan-girl who had an epiphany about him. He'll leave the country!" Nessa said with a sharp tongue. Her mother shook her head and scoffed.
"He wont. Louis not like that. He's a nice boy. Funny. Very loud. Accepting. Kind of insane. A bit slow. Childish." Her mother rhymed off. Nessas face grew blanker and blanker.
"He's coming tonight and I don't know what to do, mum!" Vanessa sighed into her knees. She repetativley hit her forehead off of them.

Her mother stood up.
"I strongly suggest that you tell him about the University course first. Then that you like him. In that order."She smiled, bending down to kiss her daughters head. "It'll be absolutley fine. Trust me."Her mum said before leaving happily and kind of shocked.
Vanessa looked at her party dress/short contraption and sighed.
"'I'm going to Uni. Ps. I'm in love with you'. Way to sound attractive, Ness(!)" She told herself before grasping the towel on the floor and wrapping herself up in it.