Disclaimer: FINE. I don't own McFly. Happy?

Authors Note:

First off, let me thank all of you loyal reviewers. I HEART Y'ALL MUCHO! And Sirius's Daughter, you'll get a part. A juicy one. Right, seeing as I'm only allowed weekends on the com, you'll have to be patient. I'm writing a chapter as soon I'm allowed to go online, and I will be writing one chapter per week only. If I have oodles of free time, I'll write two chappies. But it's not very likely. So a short chapter first, then hopefully I'll be updating later in the weekend!

Chapter 7

It was a Saturday. It was 9 AM. And it was one of the days when you got that feeling of being to do practically anything. And I had this feeling that all five guys in the same house had that feeling.

BAM! As if being cued, four doors slammed open t the same time, and the five occupants came down, simultaneously sat down at the dining table, realized there wasn't any food or coffee, and whined, at the exact same time and pitch, 'XEELIIIA!!'

Sighing, then smiling, I replied with a 'I'm off duty, scrounge for yourselves,' then flipped through the channels on the TV. Jake looked at me stupefied. Harry spoke up. 'Uh, aren't you supposed to provide for us lodging and FOOD?' while saying the last part sarcastic. I looked at them, raised my eyebrow, and went back to the TV. They groaned. I'm sorry, but it was true payback time for the teacher job they pulled on me. Looking at them, I flicked my eyes over to Dougie. He looked like he was absolutely trashed; yet he still had this air of sadness about him. And did I mention he caught me staring at him, and gave me puppy-dog eyes? Those eyes of gray, sometimes shimmering with happiness, or clouded with confusion…

Dammit, I fall hard for puppy-dog eyes. I sighed a big BIG sigh, then turned to them and said 'Come on. Let's go out for McDs breakfast.' The guys perked up and cheered. They all rushed out the door, except Dougie who loitered behind. He wore a thin white cotton shirt, with ¾ board shorts. He sidled up close to me. His lips brushed against my skin, causing an involuntary shudder. He was so close to me, I could feel his body heat. 'Thanks,' he muttered, and walked out the front door. Halfway there, he turned around, and gave a deliberately loooong wink. Then I was left alone in the house.

'XELIA, HURRY UP! WE'RE STAAAARVING!' Tom shouted, and I began making my way to the car. So, Mr. Douglas Poynter was fooling around, eh? Well, this time, we're gonna do it my way.

IN MCDONALDS, 15 MINUTES LATER

After having ordered our food, Tom, Dougie, Harry and Jake were searching for seats upstairs, while Danny and I ordered and brought up the food. As soon as we got the heavenly smelling…well, in their opinion, Danny brought those up while I waited for the coffee. On the way to the table, I stopped at the condiments island, taking salt, sugar and creamer. The girl besides me was taking the same stuff as I was. She looked really familiar. Suddenly, it clicked.

'Maddie?' I asked, shocked. She was a close friend of mine, but she moved away in Form 4. She looked really good now, with curly dark blonde hair, stopping just at her shoulders, and she was wearing a shirt, which screamed "The Who", and jeans with Vans trainers. Her blue eyes looked at me, and suddenly she exclaimed 'OMG! Xelia! Girl!' We hugged, while screaming wildly like teenagers, then claming ourselves down. 'Girl, you've grown! Last time I saw ya, you were shorter than Calvin and he was 5'5'!' I said, looking her up and down. (Not in THAT way). She harrumphed, like I was the one talking nonsense, then said, 'Girl, you've filled out! Last time I saw you, you were this scrawny little scarecrow!' Which was true. I got to eat anything I wanted.

Laughing, I asked, 'D'you want to join me for breakfast? With some friends?' very conveniently forgetting to mention that they were Jake and McFly. Yes, Maddie knew who McFly was. And she liked their music. I've never heard about her gushing about any of the band members, not once. She agreed, and followed me upstairs with her own breakfast.

I looked around, and spotted Tom who waved at me frantically. I waved back, and as Mads (as I liked to call her) followed my gaze, her mouth dropped open. We walked over, and when Danny saw this "fit bird", in his own words, he actually blushed a light shade of cherry! So cute. Maddie was hiding under her hair, blushing pink. 'Guys, Maddie. Maddie, Jake and guys,' I said, and sat down. She did the same, still not looking at Danny. He was doing the same thing. I reached for my tea, while at the same time Dougie reached for the sugar. Our skin touched, barely for a second, but I could feel the hairs on my arms rising up, as though there was static.

This was going to be an interesting breakfast…

AFTER BREAKFAST, ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER

When we bid goodbye to Maddie, I invited her over for dinner the same night. I had already sent a text message to Lisa, but she hadn't replied, on account of some hardcore partying the previous night. She invited us all, but after a full weeks teaching, all of us declined. When she left, the guys looked at me. 'Dinner?' echoed Harry. I nodded. 'Tonight I'm going to make dinner,' Jake coughed and I elbowed him in the ribs, 'and you're going to help me'. At this point, they were completely stupefied. I know all of them, except Jake, had limited cooking experience. Dougie could only cook Pot Noodles, bless him.

'But – '

'How – '

'Who – '

'When – '

'Why – '

Then the clincher.

' How could you do this to us?' They all exclaimed. Together. They must be really in sync with each other. Mentally. I gave them a grin, and said, 'It's grocery shopping time again!' They groaned audibly.