Presence

Chapter 1

Carli & Niall

Carlis POV

"Carli, get your arse out here. It's full already and people are starting to get impatient". My best friend shouted. Her name is Hannah, and it's practically her job to drag me onto that stage every Saturday night.

"Yeah, I'm just coming. I just... I don't know, Han. Something is off tonight" I said when I opened the door to be greeted by my best friend.

"No, Carli. You are fine. You always are, okay? You can do it, you always do." She said to me with an encouraging smile whilst dragging me out of my dressing room.

"No" I said as I stopped just before the stage.

"Tonight is different for some odd reason. Tonight I actually want to go and perform. Tonight I don't have the nerves that I always do before I go on stage. Why do I feel like this?" I asked my best friend who was stood there in front of me with her mouth in an 'O' shape.

"I have no idea, C. But here" She said as she passed me my mic and my guitar. "Take them and get on that stage before your positive attitude changes and I have to drag you out again". She said laughing whilst giving me a hug.

After I had let go of Hannah I patted down my dress getting rid of the creases before I made my way to the stage. I was so curious as to why I felt joy of excitement to get out and sing.

Suddenly I heard my name being called from the stage and then cheers and hoots.

And that is the moment that changed my life.

Nialls POV

Tonight I was hoping to just stay in with my guitar and write a few songs for the album, but was that for happening? No. Whenever I have the chance to do some writing I'm always put off and then I get shit from management for it, "You're song is late" "Why is it late?" "You are getting later and later, Niall".

Tonight's cause for no writing was Liam, so he will be getting the blame.

The reason that he has dragged me away from writing is because we are celebrating the fact that Liam has bought a new house. Why we have to celebrate tonight? I don't know. However, maybe it will give me some ideas for a song. The probability of me getting any ideas is low, but hopefully I will be able to think of something.

Right now we are sitting at a table in the back corner of the bar, just in case any fans come... Which is unlikely because of the location that Liam chose. It's just a small bar in this little village that Liam's new house close to, so we don't have far to travel home. If any fans do end up finding out that we are here then all of our security guards have a separate table for themselves just for the safety of us.

"I'm going to go and get another drink, anybody else want one?" I asked.

"Get me one, mate, Will you?" Liam replied.

"Yeah, sure. Anyone else?" I asked.

"Me please, same again." Both Zayn and Louis replied.

"Mind if I come with you?" Harry asked standing up from his chair.

"Sure, cmon." I said.

When we approached the bar I asked the person serving for 4 beers and Harry asked for his, to be told that she had to go back to the stockroom to fetch another beer barrel. So we said that we would happily take a seat and wait.

Just as Harry was about to talk to me we were interrupted by a voice coming from the stage so we turned our seats so we were facing the act who was just welcomed onto the stage.