Bully •Niall Horan Fanfic•

Chapter 23

Luke drove me home that night. It was fun I guess. I enjoyed his company and all, the part that ruined the whole thing was when Niall showed up. I still don't understand why he had to come to Australia, he never answered my question. Well mostly because I was bashing out on him but I was furious, I still am. If he wants to talk to me then he can just talk to me instead of blowing everything for me. The car ride home from the movies was really awkward. I apologized for Niall's behavior but all I got was a small smile which made things even weirder. I am now currently sitting in my room staring out the window with my dad asleep in his room. I should've been asleep a while ago, but with a million thoughts swarming your mind, it's kinda hard. My clock reads 2:38 am. I decided to text Jay in the morning and tell her about the date. I don't even think I should consider it a date anymore because honestly it went horrible. Neither of us really talked, it was just weird in general. Luke is nice and all but after what happened, I don't think a second date is an option.

My window leads out to the roof. I've always wanted to sit out on the roof at night like they say in the fanfics I read. Yes I read fanfics, don't lie, you read them too. And so, I decided to do just that. I opened the window and was immediately greeted by the cool air. Making sure the window isn't locked when I close it, I get comfortable looking at the sky. Maybe I should just sleep out here. It feels nice and relaxing. I close my eyes for a bit but suddenly hear clink, clink, clink.
What the heck? I turn to face my window and all around are small rocks. I carefully slide my way further down the roof to where I can get a view of the driveway and the sidewalk.

I see a person.

"Rupunzel, Rupunzel, let down your hair!"

I can recognize that accent anywhere. "Niall stop yelling! My dad is sleeping" I half scream/whisper. He points his finger telling me to hold on and so I do. Then he starts again, "Rupunzel, Rupunzel, let down your hair!" This time he whispers. I roll my eyes although he can't see me. Everything went silent for a few seconds before I'm joined by him. "How did you-"
"I climbed the tree" he cuts me off. I nod very confused. "Why are you here? You ruined my date." I spit bitterly. "Yes, yes I did. And I have my reasons as to why I did what I did." He sounds so sincere. "And those reasons are because why" I push. "Because I like you" he says casually. I choke on air. "I'm sorry what?" He looks at me like he's staring into my soul. "I like you, a lot, and I mean it Julia"
I don't know what to say. What do you say in a situation like this? "I don't even understand why you like that Luke kid so much, he's..not good for you" He continues. This is where I laugh. "And so who is? You? The guy who bullied for practically most of my life?"
"Yes. I am good for you. Just give me a chance please. I'll show you how good of a person I can actually be. I'm sorry Julia" Is he serious? He can't be. "You said that before Niall, and look where we ended, back to square one. You kicked me out of your house when I had nowhere to go! And you went back to Holly. How do you know the same thing won't happen again?"
He scoots closer to me, "Because I'm not gonna let it happen again. I like you Julia, I truly do. I've always liked you. All these years my feelings never changed."
"So why did you?" I feel like I'm going to cry. No Julia. You will not show weakness. You can't let him win again. "I don't know. I didn't think it would matter, but I also didn't know how much I would've lost." His voice has gotten shaky, I almost didn't realize he was crying. "Niall" He looks up at me. "Stop crying" He gives me a small smile. I hate it when people cry just as much as I hate when I cry. I reach out towards his face and wipe his tears. "This should be the other way around" He laughs. "But I don't cry"
"I know" he says. "But sometimes you have to let your feelings show. You need to cry sometimes, even if there's no reason behind it. You'll feel better. Sometimes you need to let it all out. Whether you feel angry, happy, or sad, you should always let it out because if you don't, one day, all of your feelings you're holding back, will tear you down. It'll make you go crazy and feel trapped like there's no escape. Cry. You'll feel relieved. Scream. You'll feel alive. Smile. It'll make others do the same."

He reaches towards my face and wipe my tears mimicking the actions I had done previously. Was I crying? I guess I was. "You didn't flinch" he says. I shake my head. "Why not?" I just shrug, "I really don't know." He gives me a really bright smile which makes me smile too. "I'm glad you didn't"
"Me too"

I wake up the next morning feeling very refreshed with the small amount of sleep I got. Niall left around 4 and I watched him walk away until he was out of sight. To be honest, it was nice. Just to talk to him like that was like a cleansing my brain needed. I hope this becomes like a daily thing. I miss him. I really do. I miss the Niall I was once best friends with. I saw him last night and I hope I see him again.

"Good morning Julia!"
Who the heck is in my house?!
"Michael!" I scream falling off my bed tangled in my sheets landing with a 'thud'
"How did you get in here??"
Just then Jay walks in from behind. "Me" she skips. "Anyone else that's gonna join the party?" I say sarcastically. My eyes widen as I see Calum, Ashton, Luke, Niall, Harry, Zayn, Louis, and Liam walk in.
No one says anything. "Why" is all I say. "I think Julia would like if we just kinda piled on top of her don't ya think?" Louis smirks. "Louis" I warn. "I agree" says Harry. "Guys a swear-"
"TOWER!!!!" Michael yells and soon enough I'm squished. "I hate you all." I muffle under the sheets. Everyone's talking but me. "Guys I think she's dead" Liam finally speaks.
One by one they get off of me.

I lay still not saying anything with my eyes closed. I feel someone kneel down besides me. "Julia?" It was Calum.
"Um guys why isn't she saying anything" Niall says, worried filled in his voice. They're literally so stupid. I causally stand up and walk downstairs to my kitchen finding a note from my dad.

'Left early this morning and I won't be back until tomorrow -love dad'

Well okay then. No wonder they're so loud. How did Jay even get in here? Oh well she's Jay, there's nothing else to it.

I grab a box of cereal from the pantry. "Seriously, cereal?" Calum comes up from behind me. "How basic"
I look at him dead in the eye before turning around and grabbing a carton of eggs and a package of bacon and then handing it to him. "Cook." And with that I left. 15 minutes later the house is engulfed with the scent of bacon and eggs. I walk back into the kitchen to see Calum blocking the bacon while Niall has his face stuffed trying to get more. "Hey that's my bacon!!" I say grabbing the plate. "Hold on there missy." I get stopped my Calum. "I cooked it, I get it."
"Who told you to cook it? Me. It's MY bacon!" I try to escape when the plate is taken out of my hand to see Zayn. "Zayn. Give it back."
"Maybe if you ask a little nicely, I will" he huffs. Keep it together Julia.

"Zayn? Can I please have the bacon?" I plead.
"Ha! Nope." And with that he's off.
"Did you get it?!" Jay shouts from the top of the stairs. Wait. She's on his team?! "Oh hell naw" Calum says. "I. Want. My. Bacon!!!" I scream. It's my bacon and my bacon only. "Since when have there been teams to get a damn piece of bacon?" Niall scoffs. "Since now" I reply. "But it's three against nine" Calum pouts. Niall laughs really hard. "Have you not met us? We always get what we want."

"Calum, you stay down here by the stairs hidden just in case one of them come down here and if you do get the bacon, run back to your house and we'll meet you there. Niall and I are gonna go upstairs to chase them down here." I'm approved by both of the boys and our plan begins.

The key is to be quiet.

When we reach the top of the stairs, there they are. Eating MY bacon. There's one piece left and they don't seem to notice me. Its time to charge. "GIVE ME MY BACON!" I dive into their circle grabbing the last piece before taking off downstairs. "Did you get it?" Calum asks full of hope. "More like one piece" I roll my eyes. "Let's eat" Niall carefully breaks the piece into three. "I still made eggs" Calum states the obvious. "Calum. I love you." I say and run towards the kitchen. Niall followed me clearly pissed off. Chill man.

Soon the kitchen is filled with the bacon thieves. "Hey where's our eggs?" Jay whines. "You took the bacon, we took the eggs"

"Is anyone up for Dunkin' Donuts because I'm starving" Ashton interjects. I'm already out the door not caring if I'm still in my pajamas. I wanted my bacon but I didn't get it so Dunkin' Donuts it is.

A/N

As you can see I really want bacon.

It is currently thundering/lightning/raining really hard at my house and I hate thunder and lightning so this is just great.
Oh and the power went out twice and now some creature is gonna eat me alright cool