If I Let You Know... [N.H.]

2. I Don't Even Know Your Name

"You have fifteen minutes, before Lou kidnaps one of you" Sam says, and leaves to start checking everything.

The boys walk in: Harry, Liam, Louis... and Zayn.

I hold back a gasp when I see him enter. I had heard about his return, I had seen the pictures of him; but it's not the same to have him in front of you, as part of the band once again.

"Who do we have here?" Louis asks coming to me.

Niall stands up.

"She is..." he turns to me, "What did you say your name was?"

I see the boys looking at each other quite surprised.

"I didn't say" I answer, considering it was Sam who introduced me; "but I am Victoria" I finish with a smile.

A smile that disappears from the rest of the boys' faces.

I hear Liam whispering to Harry "So soon?"

They know.

My smile fades away and I leave the room while mumbling "I'm going to see if Sam needs someth..."

I hear the voices of the boys questioning Niall, but I am not going to stay to hear what they're saying.

I find myself at the corridor Sam and I walked through a couple of hours ago, but it is now full of people rushing around. Someone bumps into me.

"Oh my God, sorry" I say turning around.

"It's okay" the lady with white hair answers. I recognize her but she speaks before I can say anything; "You are Victoria, aren't you?" she sounds excited. "Sam told me you were here, it is so nice to meet you! I'm Lou" she kisses me and takes me by the hand; "Come with me; I have to do the boys' hairs but I'm sure we can chat while I do it".

I expect her to go to the room Niall and the others are but instead she heads to another dressing room.

"Who goes first?" she asks opening the door.

"Calum"

"Ashton"

"Michael"

"Luke"

The boys say each other's name and start laughing because none of them was mentioned twice.

"Fine, you come, Calum"

"Why?"

"Because yours was the first name I heard"

"Not fair!" the Australian boy protests.

"Whatever, you four come to my room."

They sight and follow Lou to the room with the 'Keep out' sign on its door.

Luke, Ashton and Michael sit on one of the sofas, and Calum sits in a chair in front of a mirror and lets Lou wet his hair with a water spray.