A Dream Comes True
-Harry-
I saw a girl. This girl in the audience was...perfect. Blond hair shimmering from the stage lights, sparkling blue eyes, not too tan but not too pale...she was perfection. I started for a bit, not realizing I was even staring until she smiled and waved. Her smile; it was the most beautiful thing in the world. I smiled back and broke my stare, starting to sing the song again, but only thinking of her.
A few songs later, I still thought of her, and I looked at her almost the entire time. Finally, I decided what had to be done.
"I tried playin' it cool, but when I'm lookin' at you, I can't ever be brave, 'cause you make my heart race."
I took a deep breath and sang my line: "Shot me outta the sky, you're my-" I stopped singing and looked at her. It couldn't be later. What if I never found her? It had to be now.
"Hold up, everyone. Stop. Stop the music." I ordered. The band stopped playing and the guys looked at me as though I had just walked through a wall. I pointed at her and said simply, "You."
She looked around and meekly pointed at herself. "Me?" she asked, wonder filled in her luxurious eyes.
"Yes. You. Come here, please." I didn't like how that came out, so I flashed her a smile and she came up onto the stage with the help of security. Niall grabbed a chair from backstage and brought it out for her to sit on. I reminded myself to thank him later.
"Alright now. Settle down. I have a very important announcement to make. I've been noticing this young lady here the entire time I've been here, and I needed to say something. But first off, what's your name, love?" I asked, and I flashed her a smile.
She just stared at me with wonder and amazement and shyly, "Ashley. Ashley Hardigree."
Everything she did was adorable. It was nearly madness. "Ashley. What a lovely name. There are lots of Ashley Nicole's in the world...are you one of them?" She merely noded and I mentioned again what a beautiful name she had. "Well, Ashley Nicole Hardigree. I have a question for you." I smiled yet again as she looked at the other boys for clues, but they just shrugged their shoulders. "You've probably noticed I've looked at no one but you almost this entire time. You're beautiful, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen." This got some boos from the crowd and some disapproving glances, but I hushed them and moved on. "You look like a person with a great personality and a charming life. So, uhm, basically, I was wondering if, maybe, you'd like to go on a date...with me?" My confidence ended at the last sentence, my trademark "uhm"s and "maybe"s slipping out. But, to my liking, she smiled and, even though she was still quite shocked, said quietly, "Yes."
I smiled and pulled her in for a hug, hopefully the first of many for us. The guys were looking at each other like I was crazy, and I guess I was. But, this is what I wanted, and I finally got it. She started to make her way back down to her seat when I pulled her arm and said, out of the microphone this time, "No, don't go. Why don't you sit on this chair for the rest of the time? We'll work around you. I'll tell the guys. This'll be great." I smiled and went to talk to the guys.
Before I could even get a word out, Niall said, "Well, lad, isn't this great?! You've finally met someone, eh? I'm excited to meet her. She's pretty."
I only had time to smile before Liam said, "What was that?! Do you realize how dead we'll be after Simon hears? I'm sure Paul is furious right now!"
Then, Louis burst in. "Calm down, Liam. Awh, Harry. I thought I was always going to be yours, but I guess you have someone else for you now." He acted like he was about to cry, then smiled and patted my shoulder, saying, "I'm only kidding. I'm happy for you."
Zayn came in, saying, "Well, Liam and Danielle. Louis and Eleanor. Harry and Ashley. Niall, we've got to get you and I someone!" He ruffed up Niall's hair and I finally got a chance to say something.
"Alright guys. We still have a show to do. Here's my plan: we'll keep Ashley in the chair, maybe move her a bit so that we're still center stage, and at the end, have her as the head of the table. Liam, at the end, when you say 'We haven't got any special guests', instead, say, uhm, maybe, 'We've got Ashley as a special guest, but what about the rest of these seats? How about you all join us?!' Yeah. That sounds good. For the rest of the concert, we'll dance around her. Sound good, guys?" They all nodded and Louis started introducing the band, like always.
