Chapter 3 What Now?

My shirt has been completely ripped open, exposing my pathetic sports bra and my scarf falls off leaving me almost naked, in front of my band mates. Luckily it was only us in the room or Zayn would have been filmed trying to assault me and me being a girl.

They all stare unknowing what to do and I start to say something when Liam puts him coat over me and say in a warning whisper, “We'll discuss this some other day where nobody will notice.”

We all knew what he meant, because we still haven't left the building so who knows who's filming us instead of Cher Lloyd who's onstage. We all quietly leave for our dressing rooms.

Niall

Riley was a girl all along?! How could I have not figured it out, I mean I sang onstage with a cross dresser, I'm in a boy band, a BOY BAND!!! WHAT PART OF BOY BAND DOES SHE NOT UNDERSTAND!?

But I have to admit Riley has fair skin, blue eyes and night black hair, pretty attractive for a guy and a girl. He'... I mean she's a natural onstage, it was as if she was born there.

Her voice is editable and she changes tone as easy as she can change clothes. One Direction can't afford to lose her, even if she's a girl. I'm just going to bed, tomorrow we'll figure this whole mess out.

The next morning, I woke up early because I couldn't sleep and neither does the rest of my band mates so we arrange a time and place, Nando's at 8 o'clock.

Sigh, my only day off when I should be out hitting on girls, I'm wasting it trying to figure out what to do with Riley. After a day of being lazy and just wasting time it's finally 6:30 pm, time to get ready.

I go to my bathroom and I take a quick shower, shake my hair a little and gel it up. Then I go to my closet and take a pale blue t-shirt, a gray hoodie, my favorite light brown pants and a pair of blue converses.

Niall Horan is ready for action.

We're still not all that famous around London but one or two girls asked me for my autograph, it feels so great being known to the world! When I see Nando's it's already 8 o'clock and every one's there except for Riley.

Figures, but then I see Liam flirting with a hot girl, she's got sleek black hair and a killer body, man she's hot and beautiful! I go to Liam and I say casually, “Hey Liam, picking up girls already? Couldn't wait fer yer old band mate to arrive, could ya?” I tease, the hot girl just stares at me as if I've gone insane, “Niall, it's me you idiot.” Riley's voice rang in my ears.

OMG it's Riley she does look nice as a girl! And she changes her tone a little. Liam just starts laughing like crazy, he's got a weird laugh, but it's funny what I just did, so I join him.

Inside we sit at my favorite table, and we start discussing the Riley gender issue.

Zayn: I don't think it would be smart to keep it, the X-Factor might kick us all out for knowing and hiding the secret.

Riley: It was their fault, they never allowed me to say my gender, they assumed I was a boy from the start.

Liam: That may be the case but we should tell them.

Me (Niall) : No way, we can't afford to lose Riley, she's a way too good singer to lose.

Louis: And it's very likely that we'll lose fans, because as a guy she's pretty attractive.

Harry: I don't care how we do it, but Riley needs to stay or else she'll be the gossip of the year, and we could all lose our chance of winning. And we have already come so far, we're almost halfway there.

Riley: He's right, I can live as a guy if it means that it'll do us good in the long run.

Liam: If she's ready to sacrifice so much, we should be able to help her keep her secret and our success.

Zayn: I agree, I'll do whatever it takes to win the X-Factor and get signed.

Louis: Even if it means lying to a million fans.

Harry: If Louis' in then I'm in.

Me (Niall) : Ok since that's settle how about we have dinner.