We went through the maze and it seemed like it took us forever. We kept going to the wrong turns and hitting the dead ends. I was having fun with Niall. I had never heard him laugh so much like he just had. He laugh was quite cute too. We finally made it to the end and he thew his arms around me and pulled him in a tight hug for celebration.
¨See I told you, you wouldn't get lost.¨ Niall said letting me go.
¨It only took us and hour and a half to get out though.¨
¨Oh well I have no complaints. Come here I wanna show you something.¨
He took my hand into his and intertwined our fingers together. My hand seemed to fit in his perfectly. Cliche yes but that's how it felt. I had never felt like I had belonged with someone like did with Niall. He took me over to a lake right next to the backyard. Of course he would have a lake in his backyard. We stood in silence and everything felt so right and so perfect. His hand was still entwined with mine. I stole a glance at him even doing nothing and being unaware he was still perfect. I noticed the sun had faded and the sky was getting darker. Maybe it was about to rain. Out of the corner of my eye I also noticed a swan swimming around. Just one swan. It had his head down and actually looked sad.
¨His name is Ted.¨ Niall said pointing to him knowing I had noticed the animal.
¨You named your swan Ted?¨
¨I was four when I found him out here.¨
¨Why does he look so sad?¨
¨His partner died seven years ago and all he does now is swim in circles just looking for her.¨
¨That's so sad.¨
¨More like tragic. We've tried to get him another swan to fall in love with again but he ran her off. That was his soul mate and he's just been depressed without her.
¨I guess he knows he could never love anyone else the same.¨
¨It's so tragic honestly. I guess his love for her was true love.¨
¨You can never experience true love twice.¨
¨You think so?¨ Niall asked looking down at me.
¨Yeah. You only have one first love, one soul mate, one true love. You can fall in love as many times as you want but you only experience true love once. It's a once in a lifetime thing.¨
¨That's a good point.¨
¨Do you feel that way?¨
¨I don't know.¨
Niall pulled his hand away from mine and put it into his pocket. Somehow I felt like Niall and Ted had an understanding of each other. I know it sounds a little crazy but I felt like he had some sort of connection with the way Ted felt. It felt as almost they shared the same pain, the same heartache. I put my hand on his back as I noticed his shoulders had tensed up a little. Then I felt his arm wrap around my waist. He pulled me close to him and the warmness of his body felt so good against mine. I looked up at him and he looked down at me. I wanted him to kiss me. I wanted it to bad. I wanted to feel his lips on mine. He started to lean in. He pulled our bodies closer to each other so there was no space between us. It was going to happen. Me and Niall were about to kiss. I could feel his lips graze against mine when all of a sudden rain poured down on us.
¨Oh my god!¨ I shouted.
¨Shit.¨
I took off running back inside. Damn rain ruining my moment with Niall. I ran back inside as fast as I could. I was completely soaked and I had no change of clothes what so ever. I burst through the backdoor and Niall came in seconds behind me. I knew there was no way we were going to get that moment back. That was going to be our moment but of course it had to be ruined. But hey at least I knew Niall wanted to kiss me. That had me feeling pretty confident.
¨You need some new clothes.¨ Niall said.
¨So do you.¨
¨Let's go get some.¨
I followed him back upstairs to his room. He tossed me a pair of his pliad pajama's and I went into the bathroom to change. I put my hair into a bun and wiped off my makeup that had gotten ruined. Today was a good day for me although when I got home it was going to be a different story. My mom and dad were going to freak that I skipped school again. I was probably going to get grounded but it was worth it. Being here with Niall was worth it. I walked out of the bathroom and Niall met me outside in the hall.
¨Cold?¨ he asked.
¨Just a little.¨
¨Let's go to the library we have a fireplace in there.¨
We walked down the hallway and into the library. It was huge but no surprise there. It looked like it more than a thousand books in here. I wondered who read all of these books or if they were just books that no one had touched. I don't think Niall did but I could be wrong. I sat down on the couch in front of the fireplace and watched as Niall got it started. Of course all he had to do was press a button. He sat down next to me and he my my legs to where there draped over his. I smiled to myself knowing what this meant. This meant I was getting closer to him I felt as if he was letting his guard down a little with me.
¨Are you going to get in trouble?¨ Niall asked wrapping his arms around me.
¨Probably. My parents are going to freak when they find out I skipped school again.¨
¨I've corrupted you.¨
¨I guess you have. What about you?¨
¨My dad doesn't care.¨
¨At least I know I won't get you in trouble.¨
¨You could never get me in trouble.¨
There was a knock on the door and Maggie stepped in.
¨Sorry to interrupt but Niall there's someone downstairs to see you.¨
¨Okay. Be right back.¨
Niall left and I got up exploring around the library. I ran my hands over a few of the books. Most were some I had never even heard of before. I could tell that most of the books in here had been kept for awhile. There was some dust glazed over them and the covers were staring to look old. I kept smiling at the events that went down today. Niall had almost kissed me, I was wearing his pajama's, and I could feel us getting closer each day. I walked over to the desk in the corner and sat down in the chair. I opened the drawer and saw a a small black box. I know it was wrong to snoop but no one was going to find out. I picked up the box and opened it. I saw a bunch of pictures of Niall with the same girl in the photo he had in his room. This girl defiantly wasn't his sister because you don't kiss your sister on the lips or if you did you wouldn't take pictures of it. I felt my heart sink. I kept flipping through the pictures one by one and each time I felt my heart break just a little more. Then I saw one where Niall's mystery girl she was putting a watch on wrist. I knew that watch. It was the same watch he wore everyday. So this girl was his girlfriend. I felt sick to my stomach. I put the box away. I couldn't look through that stuff anymore without wanting to cry. I got up and headed towards the door and into the hallway. I stopped when I heard a girl laugh. I walked over to the top of the stair case being quiet and careful that no one would see me snooping and saw the back of a girl's head. She had the same color hair and the girl in the pictures. There she was. Niall's girlfriend. I could feel my heart breaking into pieces. I watched as he gave her a hug. They looked good together better than what we did. After all this time that Niall said he didn't have a girlfriend he did. But why keep it such a secret? I went into his room and gathered my clothes. I wasn't going to stay here any longer.
¨Nori?¨ Niall asked walking into his room.
¨I have to go.¨ I said walking past him as fast as I could without making eye contact.
¨Do you need me to drive you back home?¨
¨No thanks.¨
¨How are you gonna get back?¨
¨I'll walk. Goodbye Niall.¨
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Stop The World
FanfictionI felt a hand touch my cheek. Through my tears I saw Niall's face appear. I didn't know why he was here or how he even knew. But Niall always knew. Because he loved me. I touched his hand and intertwined our fingers together. ¨I was wrong before,¨...
