One Way or Another (One Direction Fanfic)

Chapter 18

There was a knock at the door. Louis went to go answer it while I finished getting ready for the date I was going on tonight. Niall said that the date would be casual, so I didn't have to dress really fancy. I put on one of the dresses that I was forced into buying at the mall. It was black and more my style than the others.

I was finishing up my makeup when Louis screamed from the bottom of the stairs, "Anna! Get down here! Niall is waiting for you!" It nearly gave me a heart attack. I almost poked out my eye with the eyeliner. I ought to frighten him later.

"Coming!" I yelled. I grabbed my handbag and ran down the stairs. Louis and Niall were talking while I almost fell down the stairs. I was very clumsy. I revived myself quickly. I didn't think anyone saw until Louis and Niall started laughing at me. I wasn't really embarrassed since I always did that kind of thing.

"Hello, Anna. You look amazing tonight." Niall said eyeing me up and down.

I started to blush. "Thank you." I muttered. I looked at Niall. His hair was perfectly messy, and his clothes were as simple as mine. I do admit he looked slightly breath-taking. "You look great, Niall." I practically whispered while looking at the ground. When I looked up, he was smiling, so I assume he heard the compliment.

Niall held his arm out, "Let's go." I took his arm and wrapped it around mine.

We walked out the door and I turned around to see Louis in the door frame. He shouted out the door, "Have fun tonight! Stay safe!" He made the last sentence so loud. I'm almost positive the whole neighborhood heard it. Niall seemed to be blushing at Louis' comment. I knew I was.

"What are we going to do tonight?" I asked after Niall started up his car.

"Well, I thought we should eat considering it's around dinnertime, and other stuff after that." Niall smiled quickly at me.

"What kind of other stuff?"

"Just stuff. Don't worry about it. It's going to be great." He said never taking his eyes off the road.

I was a little concerned. I wanted to know what we were doing. I guess I would find out in time. "Fine. Meanie." I sighed.

"Hey! Why am I mean?" Niall chuckled.

"You won't tell me what we're doing!" I complained in a joking matter.

"Sorry, but you'll find out." There was a short silence before Niall mumbled, "Meanie."

I started to laugh. That whole conversation was ridiculous. We were acting like complete children, but I didn't mind at all. We're both young, and we should act like it. I'm tired of worrying about everything. This was a good way to get rid of all the unnecessary stress I had.

We finally pulled up in front of the restaurant. Nandos. Why couldn't I figure this out? Niall would always try to come here to eat whenever he could. He ran out towards my car door and held it open. "Miss Rose." Niall said while holding out his hand.

"Why, thank you Mr. Horan." I politely said accepting his hand. We then walked into the restaurant and sat down. We both ordered our food. Niall's face completely lit up once his plate was placed in front of him. He dug right in. I took my time eating. I like to enjoy my food.

Niall and I spoke about our families, our lives, but I let him talk more about his. He was a pop-star and I was much more interested in what that was like. My life probably seemed a bit dull. I'm unemployed, and I'm probably going to lose my flat in a few months. I didn't talk about that, though. I didn't want to. I let Niall ramble about the fans, touring, and travelling. It sounded like an incredible time.