*Niall's POV*
I sat on the couch impatiently waiting for Kitty to come back into the living room. I was trying my hardest not to lose my temper but Cody wasn't making it easy. We kept staring at one another and I wouldn't be surprised if this ended in a fight. It had before. I hated him.
"It's not polite to stare" he said with that cocky smile clear on his face, not taking his eyes off me
"I wasn't staring at you."
"Hey, I get it. You're insecure and whatever but –"
"I'm not insecure" I said a little louder. It irritated me that people always thought I was
"Yes, you are." He leaned back on the couch, resting his arms against it as if he owned the place. "That's why you picked that stupid fight with me when we were kids"
"You started it"
"And you're the one who acted like a child"
"You have no right to be here so leave" I snapped, fed up with his attitude. He was always an arrogant cur and he hadn't changed.
"I don't have the right to be here?" he scoffed "This isn't your house, it's hers. She's my friend. I can be here if I want"
"She's my friend too"
"I didn't tell you to leave" he taunted. "Unlike you I'm not an insecure little prat"
"I'm not insecure!" I screamed
"Yeah, right. Then why do you get so mad when I talk to Kitty?"
"Stop calling her that!" I was trying to control myself but he was pushing me too far
"I came up with that name too, remember? You don't own it and you don't own her!" he yelled back.
"You are a cocky bastard who needs to stay away from her"
"You haven't changed" he hissed as he leaned in towards me. He was daring me to do something. "You're still a child. You can't deal with the fact that others are going to like her too and you're too much of a wimp to do anything about it"
"Like you're so brave? We've both liked her since we were kids and I don't see you asking her out" I retorted
"You're still not over that are you? I told you then and I'll tell you again I'm not just letting you have her." When we were younger we had a fight about who would marry Kitty. It had started off as a joke but when we realized that we both had feelings for her we stopped talking. Whenever we did talk, things ended badly. "And as for the 'asking her out' part... Well, why do you think I'm moving to London?"
"What?" Did he… "You are seriously moving all the way here just so you can ask her out?"
"There are a couple of other reasons but she was a big part of the decision, yes. And while you're out prancing around for 12 year old girls I'll be here, with Kitty, just the two of us."
"Leave" I cried having had enough
"You leave!" he shouted back moving closer to me
"I was here first!" I moved closer to him too
"And I'll be here last" He was calm and extremely confident. Man he pissed me off. We both stood up, facing each other. Neither wanted to back down. Normally I was a nice guy but he always brought out the worst in me.
"Get out!" I growled him through gritted teeth
"Make me!" he edged, stepping closer to me. Kitty and Lexi rushed in, probably having heard us
"Hey, what have I told you two." Kitty scolded, stepping between us. She sat us down, each on opposite ends of couch.
"Huh" Lexi said curiously and looked at Kitty. They exchanged a meaningful look. Kitty came to sit between us and Lexi took a seat close by. She changed the subject. "So Cody, I hear you're moving to London."
"Yeah I am" he said and smiled at Kitty, completely forgetting the screaming match we'd just had.
"Mind if I ask why?" Lexi asked and looked over to Kitty then quickly back to Cody. Unlike her, Lexi would probably be able to tell that Cody liked her too. Especially since he was sitting annoyingly close to her.
"Well it'd be a nice change of scene, you know. People, places, among other things…" he said and smiled down at Kitty. She smiled back. I think she blushed too. That bastard
"Where are you thinking of moving in?"
"I don't know yet, I'm still looking around. Actually, while we're on the subject…" He turned to Kitty. "Where's Jenna?"
"Why do you want to talk to my mum?" Kitty asked sounding as confused as the rest of us were
"Well I'm actually checked into a hotel right now but I was wondering if I could stay here, just for a week or two"
"What?" I almost screamed
"Well my mum's in the states right now but I could call her and ask"
"What?!" I stood up, not believing what I was hearing. Was she seriously going to let him stay here with her?
"Niall please this doesn't concern you" Cody said in a fake serious tone and stood up too
"This really is a problem…" I heard Lexi say to herself but we ignored her
"Guys, sit down" Kitty said, trying to calm us down
"Kitty would you please tell Niall to mind his own business" Cody said leaning in closer to her than he should
"Cody…"she said in a soft tone
"Tell that bloke to shut up" I snapped
"Niall" she said more serious
"Tell that prick to make!" He barked back
"Cody!"
"Is it me or did he just get cuter" Lexi said looking at Cody but once again we all ignored her
"Alright, Cody, here" Kitty said handing him her phone. "My mum's number is there. You can call her in the kitchen"
"Thank you." He walked away with a smug and satisfied look on his face
"You can't be serious!" I told her, not waiting for him to be completely in the kitchen. I swear, out of the corner of my eye, I saw him stick out his tongue at me
"Niall, Cody is my friend too. He's staying in a hotel and I have room here. I would've done the same for you"
"Oh really? Well obviously not since I'm staying at a hotel too and you didn't even think about inviting me here did you?" She didn't answer. "Don't worry, I'm leaving anyway." I took out my phone to text my driver to come pick me up. I couldn't stay in the same building as that guy for another second
"What? Why?" she asked surprised. I looked away from the phone to see her face. It looked sad but I was too mad to notice properly
"Obviously you want to be with Cody" I jeered at his name
"Niall –"
"Good news, I can stay" Cody announced appearing from kitchen "Jenna wants to talk to you though"
"Okay." She looked reluctantly to me but turned for the phone and walked into the kitchen
"What's wrong Niall?" Cody said in fake sympathy
"Bite me" This day had gone completely wrong. Me and Kitty were supposed to have spent the whole day alone. She was supposed to have told me she loved me too. This is what I get for getting my hopes up…
"Niall…" Lexi called serious. She stood up and motioned for me to follow. I did and we stopped at the bottom of the stairs, just far enough that Cody wouldn't hear
"What?" I said angry
"Honey, please, you don't scare me" she said crossing her arms and I didn't doubt it
"What do you want?" I asked impatient
"I get that Cody likes Mel and that you're mad that she's letting him stay here but don't talk to her that way."
"How am I supposed to talk to her? We were going to have a talk then suddenly he shows up and she completely ignores me!"
"Well it's not doing you any good to be mad. You might as well just hand her over to him"
"He's acting the same way!" I shouted defensively
"Yeah but on him it's hot" she said unashamed
"Seriously?" Did she enjoy putting me down?
"Look you're a sweetheart, that's your thing. So go with it"
"What are you talking about?" She sighed
"If you want to win her over you're going to have to keep being a sweetheart. That's probably your only way in. Don't get me wrong you look hot when you're mad too but it doesn't suit you as well."
"Fine" was all I said. We walked back to the living room to find Cody flirting with Kitty. I couldn't hear them but I could tell. There was a beep and I looked to find a text. "My driver's here"
"Aww, leaving already?" Cody said not bothering to hide his smile
"Yeah but don't worry I'll be back soon." I was happy to see that this brought a smile to Kitty's face, making me smile too. She left Cody's side and walked to me. It made me smile more
"You know you're always welcome here" she said looking up at me
"I know" I said and hugged her. She was too cute to stay mad at. Before she could leave my grasp I leaned down and gave her a long kiss on the cheek. She was shocked and blushed a little. It made me happy to know that I could make her do that too.
"I'll see you soon" I said and walked out of the door. As I rushed into the car I thought about the double meaning in my words . They were sweet to Kitty but a warning to Cody. I would be back and I was not going to let him have her so easily