Niall Horan was weird, he always had been, something about him seemed to unnerve people, whether it was his constant happiness or how lifeless his eyes looked, people avoided him. All through primary school he was ignored, bullied, laughed at. Kids called him a freak for having no mother, stupid because he was dyslexic, a fat pig because he liked food. Wherever he went he was tormented, at school and at home, his brother would mock him for being younger, for being dyslexic, he would get laughed at for everything and his father did nothing to stop it, he just sat in his arm chair staring at nothing. To say his wifes death hit him hard was an understatement, Bobby had stopped functioning completely, left his two children to fend for themselves, Niall had been 5 when his mother passed and from that age he had been cooking for himself, cleaning his clothes, everything a parent should be doing. The one thing Bobby did do was uproot his family and move them to England, claiming "There are too many memories here." So to say Niall didn't have a normal life didn't really cut it.
Harry Styles on the other hand was a perfect little star boy, everyone loved him, he charisma, his charm, every boy wanted to be him and every girl wanted to be his girlfriend. His parents were the owners of the local theater so Harry never had to worry about money, he was clever and never did anything to harm his families name.
They first met in the hallway during a mad dash to get to class, Harry running late for English, but knowing he would be let off, Niall rushing to history, terrified on his first day at his new school. He had been transferred to the school from his old one, claiming here would help him better with his 'problems', Niall didn't quite understand what 'problems' they were talking about but he was not going to turn a new start down!
Neither of them saw the other until their bodies collided, both falling to the floor, books sprawled everywhere.
"Oh my god I am so sorry." A thick Irish accent mumbled.
"Nah man, it's cool. Hey, you're the new kid right?" Green eyes looked up and clashed with bright blue ones.
"Uh-yeah- yes I'm Niall. Again I'm really sorry."
"S'all cool. I'm Harry by the way." The green eyed boy said with a smile.
A warm feeling spread through Nialls stomach as he watched the curly haired boy gathered the books around him, smiling up at Niall through his long lashes.
'No' Niall thought, 'This can't happen.' And with that thought Niall got up, mumbled another apology and all but ran to his class.
