Risky Love [Niall Horan X Reader]

chapter 7

I'm awaken by the sound of the front door slamming shut. within seconds my ears catch up to the arguing followed after. It's my dad and "step mom".

"I should have never let you move in here!"

"Then kick me out!"

what is going on? i get out of bed and move my ear to the door so i can hear closer.

"Start packing your things, and tell y/n immediately. she deserves an explanation."

and then i hear my dads footsteps on the stairs. i rush back to my bed and pretend to be doing something on my phone.

"can i come in baby?"

"yes dad" i respond as gently as a can.

he opens the door with a sad expression

"i don't know how to put this, but we can't stay here anymore. we have a week to pack."

i don't know what to say. i already knew it was coming but hearing it straight from him leaves my heart with a little more hurt.

"i wish i knew how to explain this better to you. me and your mom, we'll- er- me and linda have been getting into a long of fights recently, and we both think it's best we go our separate ways."

"it's okay dad, you don't owe me the story, just know i'll always be here if you need to talk." i give him a smile and hug him for a few seconds until he stands up and leaves my room.

i don't know what to make out of all of this. i'm not sure where we are moving to, i don't know if i'll ever talk to niall again. i wish i had to answers. i lay back down and close my eyes.

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"you're just going to sleep all day?" my eyes jolt awake as nialls stood at the foot of my bed.

"what do you want?" i rub my eyes and adjust my eye sight

"did your dad tell you?"

"yes he told me, is that all?"

"is there anything you want to say to me? an i miss you? or maybe a follow back on instagram" he adds the last part in for comedic affect.

"niall, it's not like im leaving today, that can wait until next week."

"i know but it's just weird, i'll probably never see you again, no more awkward side glances on the stairs."

i sit up

"yeah it's weird, but it's not like we are close anyways. you're a dick to me most days, plus, don't you have a girlfriend now?"

"girlfriend? how did you know? i mean- she's not my girlfriend, and why would that matter anyways?"

i stare at him.

"forget i even mentioned it. look, we aren't even step siblings, that makes us pretty much just acquaintances. two teenagers that are stuck in a house together. after i leave, i don't need to know what goes on in your life ever again. so maybe while i'm still here, we could catch up. not that we ever really knew much about eachother to begin with."

niall didn't say a word for what felt like hours. hell, i don't even know if he let out a breath for a solid minute after that. finally, he cleared his throat and sat down next to me on my bed.

"i'm not really sure what you wanna know but let's see. my names niall, you already knew that. i'm 16, before you guys moved in here it was just me and my mom. i haven't had a dad for as long as i can remember, my mom always tells me she doesn't even know who he is, but i call that bullshit. we go to the same school im pretty sure, i've had 1 girlfriend my whole life, kinda fucked me up. i play video games in my spare time, what boy doesn't. i have like, 4 friends, we're actually planning on starting our own band soon. that's about all i can think of." his eyes dart around the room as soon as he can't hear us own mouth speak.

"you're starting a band?" i remark back, interested.

"was that all you took from that whole dump of information?" he seems annoyed.

"of course not, it was just was intrigued me the most."

"well, if you're asking, yes. me and my friends all decided that's what we want to pursue out of high school, we just thought we'd start early."

"can you tell me more?"