The Pact!

@ antidote.
It is here too! It's been like mid-90's for the past two weeks. It's only 82 today (thank god, I never thought I'd be happy to see 82)

@ Anchor and Hope.
Yeah it's been 31c (87f) here today and supposedly the hottest day in seven years here in rainy England

@ antidote.
I wish that was hot here! Our high last year was 103 ): it was MISERABLE.

@ antidote.
Wow, really? You only get up to 30s as your hottest? Dang. Our summers go up to mid 40's, we've never had 50degrees celcius but one time it was 47 and I wish we were in summer though!

@ swell
@ Anchor and Hope.

That's England for you

@ Anchor and Hope.
@ viralstorm
@ swell
@ luminos.

So now we have the character bios down, the story page is made with both layout, banner and summary. Now some of you have mentioned how your characters will act with the boys, whether they will fall for them etc. This is what we have so far;

Evie- Evie falls for Niall and they both elope after a few weeks. Out of character for her, so she doesn't tell her friends. He doesn't care about the pact because Evie's feelings are real. Promises to keep the pact a secret.

Bambi- Sexual relationship with Louis. Falls for him, but hates that she is ruining his relationship with Eleanor. She walks away, despite realising her feelings for him go past just the physical.

Charlie- Very flirty but cute relationship. Charlie thinks she would never fall for Harry, but he surprises her and the two fall for each other. Harry dumps Charlie when the pact is revealed, but a few months on, turns up hoping to give it another go!

Jaiden- (How do you want Zayn and Jaiden to be?)

Harper- Liam and Harper clash when they first meet, with their personalities being polar opposites. However, they both begin to open up to the other side of life- Liam letting loose, whilst Harper realises the importance of her future. (Do they end up with each other in the end? Do they stay friends? Whatever you want!)
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As well as that, these are the other things that needed to be touched on:

• Any major sub-plots you want to add? So far, Evie and Niall eloping is one, and so is the pact being revealed at the some point. Any big moments you want your character to be apart of or just a big moment in general?
  
• How do you want the girls to meet the guys? Josh (their drummer) is Charlie's step-brother, but do you want him to invite them to the concert and backstage? To a party? Or wherever else you can think of!
  
• Although the five girls are best friends, are there two who are closer? Does your character have one girl they prefer to go to over the others?
• Opening chapter? I was thinking of just going straight in with Charlie (my chapter), and have her speak to Josh (who might mention that she should visit at some point)- She get's the girls together when they all arrive back from their first year at uni; the trip is suggested and the chapter ends with the pact being made?

Anything else?

Sorry there is a lot, but we can take it one at a time-- if you have an idea, don't hesitate in throwing it out there

Because this story is about the friends having their last big hurrah before they go their separate ways, maybe there could be some sub plot about the friends? Like some of them are worried about how they'll drift apart completely and lose their friendship, or perhaps while the summer is nearing, there's tension about leaving and that? Maybe the tension could explode when Evie tells the girls that her and Niall eloped, and the other girls feel betrayed that they weren't told, or something?

I'm going to add to Bambi - she's reckless, but to the point that it puts her in dangerous situations. Because she doesn't think about the consequences, she tends to drag her friends through crazy schemes (which only work about 50% of the time). I don't think Bambi favours anyone particularly in the group, she loves all the girls equally, so when it comes to minor issues, all the girls will know because she can't keep things to herself. But when it comes to big issues eg Louis, she feels like she can't tell anyone?

I was also thinking that Bambi goes to Evie to talk about Louis, so when Evie accidentally slips that her and Niall are married, Bambi is especially hurt?

@ antidote.

Maybe we could start things out with Josh asking the girls to a show, at which point he invites them to an after party (maybe one that's being hosted an sponsored and the boys are required to attend-- something a ton of the big cities in the states do) Maybe at this point Josh asks the girls to hang out with them in the "VIP" section at the party?

I only say they would have to be forced to this party because in the states they're still considered underage

Perhaps Charlie and Evie share a flat? They seem to be the only two who have stuck really close, they could live at the halfway point between Brunel and Imperial. Maybe Charlie, Evie and Jaiden are like the original 3? Maybe they met in year one and picked up Bambi and Harper along the way?

I see Harper being a tad bit withdrawn, simply because she is harboring such a big secret (the whole pretending to go to Uni thing...)

@ antidote.
@ swell

It's really going to hurt Evie to keep that secret

@ Anchor and Hope.
@ swell

I forget in the states you have to be 21 to drink in clubs etc But yes, since they're with 1D in the VIP section, it is overlooked-- I'm guessing a lot of under-age stars get served regardless since what club wouldn't want their service

I was thinking it would make sense that Evie and Charlie would because they both go to university in London. From what I know, the uni's are roughly 30 minutes away from each other since Imperial is in Kensington and Brunel is in Kingston (uxbridge)-- Brentford is probably centre, though that's going by it being a good 15-20 drive to each uni I'm such a nerd about London sometimes This is just to help with future reference- so I would say the girls share an apartment in Brentford.

When you say year one, do you mean year one of uni, or literally year one (that's what we call the first year of school when you're like 5 and 6). I think the girls need to know each other for a long time to want to do something so reckless together Perhaps the three of them knew each other in primary school (ages 5-11) and when they moved up into secondary school (ages 11-16 or 18 if you go into sixth form), the other two joined the group and they became their group of five.

By the way, if anyone needs help with English schools, universities or anything to do with England then please don't be scared to ask

I had that feel with Harper, like she harbours this secret with not really going to uni, that she sometimes distances herself or does reckless things to draw attention away from the situation (and to try and forget herself).

I think Evie will definitely be a mediator because she seems to be the only sensible one in the group.

@ antidote.

I mean literally year one (I keep having to resist the urge to say kindergarten ) I had to Google map it and I got the same result, appx 32 minutes apart. Maybe it started as Charlie, Evie and Jaiden and they picked up Harper and Bambi in secondary (at like 11-12?) because I totally agree, something that big would have to be a forever friendship type of deal.

Evie knows how to let loose, but she still seems to be the motherly figure?

@ Anchor and Hope.

Thought you meant 'Kindergarten' Yeah I think that would be a good idea having them become an official fivesome in secondary school because that's when girls go through most in their life- boyfriends, heartache, puberty etc, so they've shared it all and been through it all with each other

Yes, she knows when to have fun and when to be serious, whereas some of the others don't have that insight and therefore, trouble follows them a lot.

@ Anchor and Hope.
That sounds good to me! I feel like Harper and Bambi are similar in character, so I could see them being friends, if Marissa's alright with that of course.

@ antidote.

I had this random idea that one (or more) of the girls was really on and off (or perhaps simply in it for the sex) with Evie's older brother, Gray.

Because I can see Evie walking into the flat going "I smell despair, self-loathing, and cheap cologne. Is my brother in your bed?"

@ Anchor and Hope.
Oooh, can this be Bambi? Since she's going in a sexual relo with Lou, it would make sense that she's experienced in that area

@ swell

That sounds perfect! I think Bambi would make the perfect person to go at it with Gray

@ Anchor and Hope.
If there was ever a time you wanted to slip in that Bambi tried something and Gray was sore, (or the other way around), feel free to go wild with the innuendos

@ swell

"Evie, don't you have an exam to take tomorrow?"

"Don't you have a groin muscle to go ice?"

@ Anchor and Hope.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

This makes it sound like Bambi's a sexual freak.
But that's what I intended

@ antidote.
Wow, I have missed a lot haha.

Zayn and Jaiden meet and Zayn is immediately curious about the girl. He is thrown off by her blunt attitude, but is relieved to be around someone who isn't afraid to say what they are really thinking. They have a playful relationship at first, swapping quotes from their favorite English novels and movies. Jaiden keeps telling herself that there is no way Zayn wants more than to get in her pangs, because she has never been in a relationship. Guys have always friend zoned her or been to intimidated to even try. This helps her keep her end of the Pact, until she begins to think he really does care.