Louis Tomlinson's Little Sister

It's my fault.

Niall POV

I'm currently on FaceTime with Lilly, she seemed a bit upset but I didn't want to intrude so I hadn't pushed it, and instead I had offered any support if she needed any. 

It was quiet for a moment as I was admiring her when I heard her barely even whisper, "God he's so cute when he smiles." For a second I was in shock that she even said that whether or not she actually meant to say it out loud. I then giggled realising she had no clue that she had just said that, "What's so funny?" Lilly asked, I just laughed before responding, "I know. I am pretty cute aren't I? Then again...if you ask me, I'm more hot than cute." 

Even though it was mostly dark where Lilly was, I could clearly tell she was blushing. Hard.

Lilly POV

"I know, I am pretty cute aren't I? Then again...if you ask me, I'm more hot than cute."

Oh shit.

Did I really just say that out loud?

I could feel my cheeks heating up instantly after he said that, hopefully he hadn't seen it. But from the way he was laughing to himself, I'm guessing he could see me blushing. I was probably like a tomato at this point. 

I just froze, not being able to say anything.

"But you know who's cuter than me?" He asked, after he had stopped giggling. 

At this point I was pretty scared because I thought I was going to mess something up and say something that I shouldn't. "Who?" I asked back, still as red as a tomato. 

It was quiet for a moment as Niall had turned around and was talking to a guy behind him. I couldn't tell who it was but they looked like they had brunette hair. They were wearing black joggers and a white top. It was hard to tell who it was by the face because it was dark and kind of blurry. My brain telling myself not to get my hopes up. My heart was racing, just hoping, that it was Louis. 

I couldn't quite make out what they were saying but I didn't think there was a Yorkshire accent there. 

When Niall turned back around after the brunette had walked out the room, Niall said, "Anyways, you know who's cuter than me?" He asked smirking. Im guessing he hadn't heard me saying 'who' earlier before he talked to the other person. "Who?" I repeated. 

"You." 

I froze. No way Niall Horan just called me cute. Well, he just said that I was cuter than him, he never actually said that I was cute. Thinking that he could've just said that to make me feel good, my smile fading slightly and I looked down at my hands. I'm guessing he had realised that I was slightly disappointed, even though he had no idea why I would be upset after he just said that I was cute. 

"W-what's wrong?" His voice cracked. 

That broke me, he sounded so broken and vulnerable. It's my fault. My stupid brain is telling me these things, and now he thinks he's done something wrong that he shouldn't have done. Why do I always have to go and ruin everything?! I felt a tear slip down my cheek. I quickly wiped it away, not wanting Niall to see me cry again. 

Niall POV

"W-what's wrong?" My voice cracking. 

Shit. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have said that. We've never even met in person. Why do I always have to go and ruin everything?! 

"I-It's nothing." She says. 

She sounds so upset. She has seemed off ever since Liam came in my room.

"Are you ok?" 

"Who was it...that you were talking to...before?" 

Oh. She didn't know who it was, she might have even been able to see who it was. If she saw... she thinks it's Louis. 

"I'm sorry." I should have told her before she got her hopes up. She looks like she's about to cry again. "Please don't cry." Nodding her head, she keeps her eyes fixed on her hands not looking up at me. I can tell she's crying because she keeps sniffing. It breaks me to see her cry, those crystal blue eyes. I'm trying not to cry, it's all my fault. 

"So...if it wasn't Louis." She whispered. Hearing her say Louis's name made my heart break even more. She sounded so broken, and I can't do anything. I want to just reach through my laptop screen and hug her, comfort her, do anything to make her smile, a real smile, not a fake one. 

She didn't even need to say what she meant to say for me to understand what she was asking. 

"It was Liam, I'm sorry Lilly. I should have told you. It's my fault and you can blame me for everything. Just, please don't cry." At this point tears are streaming down my face, and I can't wipe them away quick enough before she looks up. 

"Niall-" She sees me crying. "it's not your fault. I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up so quickly. I should've known that it was Liam because it wasn't Louis's accent. Please don't blame yourself, I should have known." 

The fact that she was blaming herself made it even worse for me, it was my fault after all. I should have made it really clear that it was my fault and not hers. 

"I should get some sleep now." Lilly said quietly. I just nodded not looking into the screen because I can't bear to see her upset. It kills me. "You should get some sleep too Niall...anyways, talk soon." She said. "B-bye." I managed to croak out my voice cracking. A second later she had ended the call and my screen went black, leaving me in the dark. 

Why didn't I at least try to get her to stay? She was obviously upset. She probably doesn't want to talk to me anymore. 

It's all my fault that she's upset, she thought it was Louis. Lilly hasn't seen her brother in over 2 years. I had one job, to tell her that it wasn't her brother, so not to disappoint her. And I didn't tell her. For all I know, she might not even believe me and think that it was Louis, and that he didn't want to talk to her. 

Lilly clearly misses Louis like hell, and to make matters worse, Louis has been missing Lilly like hell. He feels so guilty because he forgot her birthday about a month ago. He hasn't been the same since. 

As I'm just lying in bed, thinking of how much of a failure I am, with tear stained cheeks. I suddenly get an idea. We're currently in Dublin. Tomorrow is the first night of 3 shows in Dublin before we go back to London for 3 shows. After the shows we have a 2 month break before starting our next leg of the tour. 

We're in London for just over 2 months...Lilly is close to London. 

Authors Note:

Heyyy, haven't posted in a while. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. If you have any suggestions or any feedback, pls let me know! Anyways, thanks for reading, stay safe, make sure to avoid Karen's, and thank you so much for the support.