~~Claire's POV~~

As we walk further and further, we near a boardwalk. Its old and rugged, but the water is gorgeous.

"Sit down, Love." He says.

I sit down next to Liam. "Like it?" He asks.

:"It's absolutely gorgeous," I admit.

Liam plays with his lip ring. Its one of those things that you don't even know why you like it, but you do. Its like... something affects your life, but you can't explain why... I continue looking at his ring, as he bites his lip nervously. Nervously...

"I come here to think" He admits, "This was my mom's get away spot... Now its mine."

"Do you bring people with you?" I inquire.

He's silent for a moment. then says, "Only you."

"Only me?"

"You're the only person I've ever really trusted to come here."

"The only one...?" I ask, sort of in shock.

"Only."

Right before he goes to say something, his phone rings.

"Sorry," He says and answers it. His face turns gloomy, and he hangs up.

"We've got to head back to school," He says and sighs.

"Why?" I ask.

"Look at you, you skip one day and now your ready to keep it on," He jokes.

I roll my eyes, but catch myself smiling at my remark.

"Zayn said my dad caught me. Nothing about you was mentioned. I think you're safe," He says.

"All right. If you ever want to do this again, on a weekend I'll do it."

He laughs at my emohasis in weekend, "Okay, love."

Love.

I know british people usually call other people love, but when he says it... My heart nearly explodes. Its not like if Louis would say it, its different... We head back to the car. Its like every step closer hurts more and more. I don't want the time with Liam to end. There's this new feeling I've never experienced before. Especially now. Its strongest when I'm with him... When we get to school, Liam gives me a counterfieit hall pass. I'm scared to use it, but when I walk into forth hour, Mr. Bronson takes it like its nothing. I take my normal seat next to Niall.

"Where were you?" Niall asks

"Doctors," I lie

"Okay, now where were you, truly?"

I feel like I can trust Niall. He's a sweet guy, but with what happened at the party... I don't know if he'd react well.

"Claire, tell me the truth," He pleas.

I sigh, "I was with Liam."

"Claire! You cannot hang out with him! All that will happen is that your heart will get broken. I don't want that for you. First Louis is walking you to class, now you're skipping with Liam? Do you know the type of reputation you're making for yourself?! It's not good," Niall rants.

I look down, "Niall, I don't know what to do."

"How do you think Ashley will feel when she finds out you broke the promise?"

The promise had almost completely slipped my mind. I'm only supposed to be his tutor. Nothing more. Not his friend, and especially not his girlfriend.

"I'm such an idiot," I say

"You're not an idiot, you just need to stay away," he explains.

"I guess..."

"Mr. Horan? Ms. Peters? Please end your conversation," Mr. Bronson fusses.

"Sorry..." Niall and I tell him in unison.

The rest of the class we disscuss symbols and how they can be used to help better identify theme. Then the bell rings...

•.•. Liam's POV •.•.

"You KISSED HER?!" I yell at Louis in the hall.

"Last time I checked, you were preoccupied with your hands all over Demi," He snaps back.

My chest fills with anger as th push Louis into a wall of lockers.

"You have a problem?!" Louis asks, yelling.

"Yes, in fact I do!" I scream back.

People begin to gather in the halls and watch.

"Well, I'm sorry, Payne. You don't own Claire!" Louis yells.

That was the last straw. I punched Louis in the eye. Louis's face begins to swell, and he punched me on my nose. We each try to get the other onto the ground. Swinging punches at each other in attempt to weaken the other. I bust Louis's lip. He gives my ankle a good blow. I can barely stand, but I am NOT giving up. I get an image of Claire in my mind and go to hit Louis again, but someone stops me. I see the dark haired guy I've known my whole life in between Louis and I, holding is back from each other.

"I would really appreciate it if my best friends chose not to kill each other." Zayn spits.

Louis and I look at each other in disgust. The boy I once considered to be my best mate, I now considered my enemy. And let me say, I honestly hate it.

(A/N: Sorry for not updating and I know this is pretty short, but I feel like a lot of stuff happened. Team Louis or Team Liam?)