That Other X-Factor Girl (Niall Horan/x-Factor)

3.

Carmen's POV

*Boot Camp*

"Come on Carmen! We are going to be late!" I heard Nina yell as I groaned from under the covers. All of a sudden there was a large whoosh and a cold wind hit me. Hard. "Eeeek!" I yelped and scrambled up to find my blankets. I looked up to see Nina smirking, holding my comforter in her hands. "Get dressed. You are going to be late for boot camp." We were currently at a hotel, a few blocks away from Wembley Arena. "Fine," I stated tiredly. A sleep deprived Carmen is not a happy Carmen. I got undressed and jumped in the nice hot shower, that I figured would help wake me up. But, really, it wasn't the shower that woke me up, it was the cold air that followed the shower that did it. After I was dressed we headed out to boot camp.

When we got to Wembley and were all checked in I started searching for Niall. After about 20 minutes I started to give up when I heard, "Carmen!"

I quickly spun to the direction of the voice and saw the blonde hair of Niall weaving through the crowd."Niall!" I yelled back. I jogged towards him and gave him a huge hug.

"Hey Carmen! I have been looking everywhere for you! Wow that sounded desperate didn't it?" He said to me.

I laughed at him, "Don't worry, I was looking for you too."

He laughed with me, "Good, I hoped that you would be my friend. I could use a talented friend."

My smile dropped, "If you want a friend with talent, then you need a different friend," I said to him seriously.

"You really think you aren't good? That's crazy! You are amazing! I even recorded it o my phone! You have to listen to yourself," He said to me. He pulled out his phone and began looking through it to find the audio file. He finally found it and handed me the phone. I listened to my self and began picking out every single flaw. There were a lot. I made a sour face and by the end I had found about three things that I liked, and a hundred and three things I didn't.

"Ugh! I sounded terrible," I exclaimed angrily. I was honestly surprised that I didn't come off the stage covered in tomatoes again.

Niall's jaw dropped, "You thought that was terrible‽ That was awesome! You sounded perfect!" He screamed. I covered my ears.

"Quiet Niall! People are staring!" I shushed him. I noticed that people were starting to enter the auditorium and were leaving the lobby. "Come on Niall, people are going inside," I told him then grabbed his wrist and pulled him forward. He sighed and walked with me realizing that he wasn't going to win this argument.

We were almost to the doors when he suddenly stopped. "Oh my gosh! I totally forgot! I met this guy! I was going to introduce you two! His name's Harry! Come on!" He exclaimed than grabbed my hand and pulled me away. I know what your thinking, 'Oooh he grabbed your hand. He likes you!' No. He's like my bestfriend! Or my brother! Yeah. So what if he's attractive. I don't think of him like that and he doesn't think of me that way. Anyways. We kept walking until we came to a boy probably 15 or 16, wearing a beanie with curly brown hair sticking out. "Harry! This is Carmen," Niall said to him. He looked up from his phone and smiled at me.

"Hey there beautiful," he said to me with a cheeky grin that exposed his dimples.

I ignored his comment and said, "Awww! Look at those dimples! You are so adorable!"

He groaned, "Come on! I'm 16," Aha! So he's 16. He continued, "I'm not a baby!"

"Haha rejected," Niall said through laughter. I noticed he was still holding my hand and swung our hands a little. He noticed and started swinging our arms really far. I started laughing really hard. Oh, no... If I laugh too hard I start squealing in between laughter. (A/N If you know me, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. This is how I laugh and I get made fun of a lot)