It's Kind Of A Funny Story

Chapter 5

The screaming of the crowd is deafening, and I'm not even on stage yet. I'm standing on the side of the stage, so they can't see me, but I can see them. I'm breathing deeply and trying not to think of the thousands of screaming teenagers out there. 

"You got this," Lou assures me, putting a hand on my shoulder. and smiling kindly at me. 

"Yeah, if you perform the way you did at rehearsal, theyll love you," Liam says. 

I look over at Harry and Zayn and they both nod at me. Niall opens his arms and I step into them gratefully. "You'll be fine," he whispers. "I'll be watching you from the side the whole time." 

"Thanks," I murmur back. He pulls away and pats me on the cheek. 

"You'll do great. Have fun out there." He kisses my forehead and pushes me out onto the stage. The crowd screams, screaming the name of all the boys. They don't know me yet, I've never performed for them. I look over at the boys, and they all give me a thumbs up. I smile. The audiance might not know me, yet, but they're about to be screaming my name. 

"How you doing!" I yell into the microphone, bounding my way up to the centre of the stage. 

"WOOOO!" They all scream. 

"Awesome I think!" I laugh, and there's some laughing from the crowd as well. I think. "Well as the giant sign says, I'm Snow Baily. I'm One Direction's opening act." When they hear 'One Direction', they scream even louder. I seriously think I'm going to go deaf. "Oh you say that now," I giggle. "But their tour bus? A total disaster." 

More laughs. 

"Anyway, why don't we get this shiz started."

"WOOO!"

"Is that all you guys are capable of saying!"

"YYEEAHH!!" 

"Right, well then." The music starts and I jump into my first song.

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"Think she'll have a nervous breakdown?" Harry asks Niall.  Niall shakes his head. 

"Nah, I think she'll do great. I know she can handle it." He continues watching Snow, who's just started her first song. The other three boys left when she started talking, Paul called them back into the dressing room. He called Niall and Harry as well, but they convinced him to let them stay. The other boys would fill them in on what he had to say later.  

"Same." Harry is staring intently at Snow, who's bouncing around on stage, her curls bouncing with her. "It's hard to believe she was even nervous." He laughs. 

A pang of jealousy goes through Niall. "Harry?" He says. 

The other boy turns to Niall. "Yeah?"

"Can you sit this one out?" Niall asks. "Because I like her, and I know that if you do as well, she'll go for you... and can you please let me have this one?"

Harry smiles kindly. "Yeah sure. Sorry. I...uh... didn't know you liked her like that anyway."

Niall snorts. "Yeah, OK."

Harry looks at him, confused. "What did I do?"

"Nothing." 

He sighs. "Fine. I'm going to go back into the dressing room and see what Paul had to say. Bye." 

Without waiting for a reply, he turns and stomps away. Niall sighs. He'll go apoligise to his friend later, when Snow's finished. 

Niall stays and watches the rest of Snow's songs. "Alright guys! You've been a great audiance, but I'm not going to kid myself thinking you only want to hear me sing. Have a great night! The boys will be on here in about ten minutes." 

The crowd cheers and Niall can't help the surge of pride that comes up. Snow had her first concert, and she killed it. 

She bounds off stage and flies into Niall's arm. 

"That was the scariest thing I've ever done!" She yells. 

"You did it!" Niall laughs, spinning her around. His hands are on her back, and he can feel the bones on her back. Pride quickly turns to concern as he puts her down. He remembers this morning, when they all offored her breakfast, but she turned them down. And that she had two bites of pizza at the mall, and then rushed off to the bathroom. 

Niall wants to confront her about it, but later. Snow's blue eyes are shining, her face aglow. Niall puts his arm around her and she looks up at  him with flushed cheeks. 

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The feeling of performing on stage....exhilerating. Having those thousands of people calling my name, dancing to my songs. Priceless. My heart is racing and my cheeks are bright red. I"m so happy that nothing can bring me down. 

"You did great out there, Snow," NIall says. 

"Thanks! I've never been more terrified in my entire life." 

He smiles down at me and pulls me in for another hug. 

"You know," I say, pulling away slightly to look up at him. "We don't have rehersal tomorrow until like, eight-ish. Want to hang out and go into town?" Niall's eyebrows go up in surprise. "Oh we...uh...we don't have to if you don't want to because I know like, you're a pop-"

"Snow," he laughs, interupting me. "I want to, you just surprised me." 

"Oh...OK. So is that a yes?"

He smiles. "Of course."

Hey guys. So....update...... love triangle perhaps :o Love you, Snow. <3