Victoria's POV
Everyone was loading up the bus, and we were all looking forward to the VIP party tonight. Andrew took a cab here, so I'm guessing he's driving the bus.
Today was our last day off, as we were touring all next week. We all got on the bus, and got situated.
Louis, Niall and Harry, all sat on the couch. I was across from them, as I was laying down on my bunk. I could tell Liam was going for a shower, as the bathroom door was closed, and the water was running
Andrew was driving us to a hotel, where we would just chill for the day. He said we could all go our own ways.
As soon as Andrew mentioned that, I got the best idea ever. I took my phone out from my pocket, and began messaging Niall.
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Hey, had an idea, turn your ringer off so the boys don't know you're texting. Wyd later on?
Niall glanced at me with a confused look, and went along with it.
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Ok weirdo. I'm not sure what I'm doing later.. I wanted to go play golf, but Liam said it's supposed to rain later. Why?
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Need a favour.. Harry asked me on a date, and he said if I wanted to go, then I'd have to meet him somewhere after the party. So I need 2 dresses. One for the party, and one for the date.
I looked over at Niall, waiting for his reaction, and his jaw completely dropped. A smile then appeared, and he was full of excitement.
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Uhhh, WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY AND HOW!!! I NEED DETAILS!! And also, why buy a second dress for the date? What if you guys go swimming? Or paintballing?
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
First of all, paintballing isn't my thing. I did it once at a summer camp, and I had a panic attack because it hurt so bad. I was in shock. And good point.. I'll ask him what he wants to do for the date, at the party. And he asked me on the dock, after the campfire. I'll explain later.
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
It's a fooking paintball Victoria. And I want details!!
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
I was sitting at the edge of the dock, after the campfire, with my feet in the water. He must've asked Liam where I was, because he found me, and sat down right beside me. He put his feet in the water, and asked if I wanted to go on a date. It was one of those "I understand if not, but if yes, meet me after the party, I'll send you a location".. He told me who cares what the fans, paparazzi, and management thinks. It kept me up all night.
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
😱😱😱 Ok we're going dress shopping!! What should we tell the boys??
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Uhhhh.. that you're taking me exploring??
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Sure!!
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Does Harry get jealous easily?
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
Don't think so. He's got the worst temper out of the boys. He yells a lot.
To Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
I'd rather him get jealous, then to yell.
Just make the excuse seem believable
From Irish Bestfriend🇮🇪
K
I put on my headphones, and blasted some tunes. I mostly listened to the band's music, only because I wanted to get familiar with some of their songs.
I heard a muffled voice shouting my name, so I took my headphones off, and looked around.
"Do you want to explore later?" Niall asked from the couch.
"Sure" I replied, with a grin on my face.
Everyone did their own thing, and relaxed the entire bus ride.
When we arrived at the hotel, Andrew and Liam were unloading the bus. Niall was getting everyone's keys, and Louis was in the bathroom. Harry was on the phone with his mom while on the couch, and I was listening to music on my bunk.
Niall came onto the bus, and gave everyone their keys. He quickly went up to the bathroom, plugged his nose, and slid the key under the door, and ran. Harry and I were laughing, while Niall grabbed the air freshener from a cabinet by the sink.
He drenched the air, while plugging his nose. I was recording the whole thing, as Harry and I were dying of laughter.
Niall totally booked it, after hearing the toilet flush. He knew Louis was going to chase after him, and he was right.
Louis opened the door, and chased after Niall.
"I didn't wash my hands motherfucker!!" Louis shouted, as chasing after Niall.
Harry and I laughed even harder, while trying not piss ourselves.
After that chaos was finished, Harry and I put our hoods on, and some sunglasses on, and left the bus, and made our way down to the lobby. Andrew went to grab the last bag, and tapped Harry's shoulder.
"Why does it smell like a lavender grenade went off in the bus?" Andrew asked.
"Oh, well.. Louis took a shit, and Niall drenched the bus with the air freshener." Harry replied with a serious face.
Andrew just walked away, with a grin. Him and Liam were putting our luggage into
our rooms.
The difference between Paul and Andrew is, Paul let's us pick our keycards, and whoever we want to stay with. Andrew assigns us, which is really annoying, because he has this rule where we can't switch with anyone.
My keycard said 422, so I went on the elevator, and hit the 4th floor button. Harry quickly ran in, and asked me to hit the 4th floor as well.
"That's the floor I'm assigned to." I said, while staring at my card.
"What room do you have?" Harry asked, probably hoping it'd be the same as his.
"422." I replied.
"Damn, I have 419." Harry said, looking disappointed.
The elevator doors opened, and we both went into our own rooms. As soon as I closed the door, I rushed over to see who's luggage was by the bed. I looked at the nametag, and read "Niall."
I let out a huge sigh of relief. Thank god it wasn't Harry. I don't know how I would've hid the dress, I was about to buy from him.
It wasn't too long before Niall entered the room.
"Quickly, let's go before anyone sees us!" Niall said, rushing me out of the room.
Niall wore sweatpants, and a sweater, while his hood was up, and he had sunglasses on. Probably avoiding paparazzi.
"Put this on." Niall ordered.
He handed me a sweater, and a hair tie. He probably got it from Harry, since his hair is so long.
I put my hair up in a bun, and slipped the sweater on.
It was green, with the label "Obsession" on it, in a darker green.
"Whose sweater is this?" I asked.
"Harry's. He wore it while performing it a few days ago." Niall replied impatiently.
It felt great, knowing Niall was taking this date so seriously.
We ran down the hall, to the stairs.
"Why are we taking the stairs?" I asked, out of breath.
"If there's anything I've learned from fame, it's that if you're trying to avoid someone, take the stairs. There's an exit door so we wouldn't have to use the front. I always leave a heavy rock by the door so I can use it to get back in." Niall explained.
"Damn ok smartass." I said, with a chuckle.
We ran down the stairs, and I nearly fell trying to keep up with Niall.
We came across the exit door, and left the building, as there was literally a cab waiting.
Niall reached into his backpack, and pulled out a rock. A fucking rock. I found it so funny.
"I called a cab after Andrew and Liam unloaded the bus. That way, the cab would be right on time." Niall whispered, as he opened the cab door.
"Are you Joe?" The driver asked, as we got in the car.
"Yea, and you're Richard, right?" Niall asked.
"Yup. So, where to?" Richard asked.
"Do you know any malls nearby? Or some place where they sell dresses?" Niall asked.
"Think so. The nearest dress shop would be about 5-10 minutes from here." He replied.
"Great." Niall added.
I stared out of my window, admiring London.
We pulled into a nearly full parking lot. I saw Niall reaching into his wallet, to pay the driver.
"Nia- Joe, you're doing plenty by even being here. Let me pay." I said, not giving him a choice.
"I'll bet the dress will be very expensive." Niall said, as we were getting out from the cars
We thanked Richard, and he drove off.
"Can I pay for it?" I asked. I really didn't want Niall paying for a dress that wasn't even for him. And I felt bad enough dragging him with me.
"Victoria, did you forget how excited I was when you asked me to be here. We practically ran at full speed down those stairs." Niall replied, trying to cheer me up.
I shrugged, and kept walking. We entered the mall, and I followed Niall as he rushed through a crowd of people, walking around.
He dragged me into a store called "Ted Baker". Everything looked designer and very expensive.
"Niall, is this designer?" I asked nervously.
"Yea but, it's a VIP party Vic. You need to dress to impress." Niall said, trying to find the dresses.
I glanced at a price tag for a light pink handbag. I felt my heart sink, when I saw it.
"If a bag can cost nearly 500 dollars, then what would a dress cost?" I asked Niall.
"You do realize I'm a part of one of the biggest boy bands in history right? My net worth is nearly 70 million. And in London, it's called pounds, not dollars." Niall said, looking through a rack of dresses.
I don't care if he was rich as fuck, that didn't change the fact that he was about to pay for a dress for me.
A nice lady who must've worked there, spotted Niall and I, and walked over to us.
Hello, my name is Amelia, can I help you with anything?"
"My friend here, needs a very good looking dress, for a very important party tonight. Niall said.
"Is there anything specific you're looking for?" Amelia asked.
"Um, I'm not interested in long gowns. Nothing I could trip over." I said, smiling.
"I'll take a look." She said, while walking over to the other side of the store. These dresses were even more expensive, and very beautiful.
I looked over at Niall, and before I could even open my mouth, he put his arm around my shoulder, and told me not to worry.
Amelia started pulling dresses out from the racks, and she put them over her arm. She led us to a dressing room, and put the dresses she chose on some hooks.
I thanked her, and went inside the dressing room. I put on a strapless blue dress, with a big ribbon over the waist, and stepped out of the room. I did a little turn, and went back inside as if I were in a fashion show.
I slipped on a nice coral dress, with flowers all over it. I came out of the room, and did a little turn.
"I do like the flowers on this dress, but it's a little too big." I added before stepping back into the dressing room.
"Alright, I'll go grab some more dresses." She said before running off.
I looked over at Niall with a look as if to say "help me."
Niall stuck his tongue out at me, while I was just standing there waiting for Amelia to come back.
"Alright, I've chosen 9 dresses, all with a floral design." She said, while holding up plenty of dresses.
I stepped back into the dressing room, putting the dresses on some hooks. I came out with a small white dress, with yellow daisies.
"No, it's not glam enough." Niall said, pretending to be a fashionista or something.
I went back into the room, and one by one I tried those dresses on. It wasn't until the very last one that Amelia and Niall loved.
I stepped out, and did a few turns, and poses. It had a black top, and the skirt was a light baby blue, with flowers. Around the waist, was a small black bow. It wasn't a strapless dress, or one with spaghetti straps. It was simple and cute.
"It's not glam, but it's definitely adorable." Niall pointed out.
I stepped back into the room, while Niall went to find Amelia. I put my clothes back on, and walked over to find Niall by the cash register. I was fidgeting with the price tag, while nervously looking around.
"Victoria, stop worrying about it." Niall said, looking down at me.
"I'm sorry, it's just-"
Amelia reached out, and I gave her the dress. She began typing, and she scanned the dress.
"That'll be 4.62£." Amelia said.
I felt bad, while Niall reached into his wallet, and swiped his card. After the transaction was complete, we thanked Amelia and walked out.
"Thank you so much, it really means a lot, you have no idea-"
"Victoria, it was like 400 dollars. It's fine! Way more than I make." Niall said, trying to make me feel better.
"Still." I replied.
"Now we actually need to explore, so we can at least have some stories to share with the boys." Niall said, looking around.
"Good call." I said.