Putting Together the Puzzle: A Dark Niall Horan FanFiction

Chapter 25

*NIALL'S P.O.V.*

"Did I tell you, you look beautiful?" I take Charlie's hand in mine, leading her to the door of the Gardens.

"A few times." She smiles. "Twice before we left the house. Three times when we were in the car. And now."

"Well I'm going to keep telling you so you know."

Her cheeks grow red and she stares down at the ground.

I smile at her even though she doesn't see it. We stand at the front doors for a moment and I don't take my eyes off of her. She wears a simple red sun dress that fits her every curve. Her long brown hair cascades down her shoulders in waves. Her blue green eyes show brightly in the sunlight.

"Are we going to go inside?" Charlie giggles, snapping me from my thoughts.

"Right, right, yes, let's go." I lead her inside the large building, my hand on the small of her back.

"Wait." I grab Charlie when we first step inside the door. I pull a bandana from my back pocket, slipping it over her eyes.

"Is this really necessary?" Charlie groans.

"It's a surprise." I take her arm, leading her forward. "And Harry told me its romantic."

"This whole bromance thing with Harry is weird." She laughs.

"Oh shut up. We are here anyway."

*CHARLIE'S P.O.V.*

Niall pulls the bandana from my eyes, revealing a beautiful sight.

The room is covered in different plants and flowers, almost like a jungle. Lights are weaved in and out of the plants. A small pond with a fountain sits in the middle of the room with a detailed statue on top.

"Niall, this is beautiful." I cup my mouth with my hands.

"It's been a year since we have been together Charlie."

"Today?"

"Yeah today." Niall chuckles. "But I also have another surprise."

He pulls an envelop from his pocket, handing it to me.

I stare at it for a moment. It's has no writing on it, just blank.

"Open it." Niall urges.

I slip my finger into the envelop, ripping it open. I pull out a sheet of printing paper with what looks like an e-mail addressed to Niall.

"Read it aloud." Niall says and I look up at him for a moment. I look back down at the letter and begin to read aloud.

"Dear Niall, I can call you Niall right? I feel like we are close. Actually I have never meet you, but judging by your e-mail we have a connection." I stop, giving Niall a confused look but he gestures for me to continue. "Lucky for you we are ending our tour a few weeks before your wedding so Josh and I would be honored to preform. Also I here Ireland is great around this time of year. I'll bring my ukulele just for Charlie! See you then! Love, Tyler Joseph."

I choke back the last name. "Y-you got Twenty One Pilots for our wedding."

"Zayn had some connect-" I stop Niall, jumping into his arms with glee. I wrap my legs around his torso and my arms around his neck.

I take in a deep breath, trying to compose my excitement. I rest my forehead against Niall's. "You shouldn't have done this, it's too expensive."

"Actually he said they would play for free as long as we feed them." Niall shrugs.

"I can't believe you did this." I shake my head

"I will do anything for you Charlie."

"Even the lilies?" I smirk.

"We still have to talk about those." He cringes.

"So you would understand if my first dance was with Josh." I grin.

He narrows his eyes at me and I just laugh, pressing my lips against his.

I hop down from Niall's grasp.

"I know this is probably the worst time to bring this up because this is supposed to be our day." I sigh.

"You want to go to Calum's for dinner." Niall raises his eyebrows.

"Who told you?"

"Who do you think?" He chuckles.

"Harry." I shake my head.

"I mean we can go if you really want too." Niall shrugs.

"Niall I don't want this is be a problem."

"It's not a problem." He says but I don't know what to think. I stare straight into his eyes trying to figure out what he is really thinking. "I'm telling the truth Charlie." He says as if he has read my mind. "I know that you love me. Calum is just a friend."

"Thank you." I hug him tight.

He looks down at his watch, "If you want to make dinner we better get going."

"I hope you know I loved this all." I nod, linking my arm with his. "And I hope you know that I love you so much and I have loved every minute that I have been with you over his year. Even the bad times."

"I know. I know it everyday I am with you." He shrugs.

"Calum really isn't a bad guy." I reassure him.

"I trust you Char."

*20 MINUTES LATER*

"Well it wasn't what I was expecting." Niall takes in a deep breath.

"How does one person live in this house?!" I laugh in shock.

Niall and I stare up at the large cottage type house. It is a dark brown brick building with red trim around the windows and front door with a red roof. It is two stories with a complete three car garage. The large wooden door opens in front of us.

"I'm surprised you two came." Calum smiles, gesturing for Niall and I to come inside.

"Calum what is this place?" I gawk at the large entry way.

"I live here with my little sister." He shuts the front door behind us. "Parents died when we were young and we inherited it all."

"Is she here tonight?" I smile, following Calum into the den.

"Not tonight." He shrugs. "She is staying with a friend overnight."

We all sit down around the large mahogany table. About 12 things of take out sit in the middle of the table.

"Yeah so I started cooking, burnt everything so Piper made me order take out." Calum laughs. "So, please, help yourself."

Niall grabs a little of noodles and put some on this plate.

"This is better then real cooking." Niall nods, shoving a fork full of noodles in his mouth.

"So does this mean I am invited to the wedding?" Calum questions with a chuckle.

"We will see about that." Niall answers.

*2 MONTHS LATER*

"Charlie what are you doing here?!" Calum grabs my arm, pulling me into his house. He is in black slacks and a white dress shirt.

"I couldn't do it Cal." I pull up my long dress, kicking off my shoes. "I love him but I'm scared."

"Get in the car." Calum grabs his keys. "I am taking you to the church. But on the way we are going to have a chat."