Promise

Chapter 6.

Two more days pass, and it's now Thursday. Which means four of the five people I have been in love with for the past five years are coming tomorrow. I'm counting down the minutes until I get to see Niall, Liam, Harry, and Louis in person. I just wish Zayn were still in the band, so I could meet him too.

Hannah and I have done everything we can to prepare ourselves. Including having the occasional panic attack cause by what we've gotten ourselves into. She's been staying here for the past two nights, and she plans on staying tonight too.

"So, what are we going to do tonight?" I ask.

She sits quietly for a bit before answering me, thinking of an idea. I hope she's not conjuring up some chaotic mess for us to do, almost ending with one of us needing medical attention.

"Well. We could send a message to Niall, and see if him and the guys would like to skype with us," she says with a small grin.

Oh no. That's far worse than anything else she could have planned. That will definitely end up with me in the hospital. I would pass out. I'm not even sure if I'm ready to meet him in person, so I don't think we should try it through a laptop screen.

"Why would we need to skype him? We already have everything set up, and they'll be here tomorrow."

"We're bored, so why not. It will pass the time, and we can get to know him and the other boys before they arrive," she suggests.

After some thought, I speak up. "You do have a good point.. And who wouldn't want to skype with One Direction? I'm in."

Hannah sends a message to Niall and asks for his skype name. I go to my bedroom to get my laptop. When I bring it back to the living room I plug it in, so it won't die. Then I go get some snacks for us while we wait.

Hannah: Hey Niall! Shelby and I were wondering if maybe you guys might want to skype us??

Niall: ohh sure, just give us 5 minutes

While we set up the laptop and log into skype, Niall sends Hannah the name to his account.

At some point I start to realize this is real. It's actually happening. We're about to talk to One Direction. We will see them, and they will see us for the first time. The amount of times I've dreamt of this moment is unreal.

"I can't believe we're doing this. One Direction is going to be on our screen, and not from a video we've found online. They will be speaking to us. Only us. No one else will see this. This is my own personal heaven," she squeaks.

"Stop being weird. I love them, too, but you don't see me over here freaking out and acting like I'm sacrificing my soul to satan, just to have a glimpse of them."

I'm doing it on the inside, like a normal person, I mentally add in my head.

I type in Niall's name and hit dial. After a few seconds of ringing, he answers.

His face comes up on the screen. It's angelic. I've seen it on my laptop screen before, but this time it's different. Like Hannah said, he's looking at us. No one else. He knows that nobody else will ever see this, and it feels foreign. I feel taken by surprise.

I guess our faces look funny when we're caught off guard, because Niall starts chuckling at our response.

"Uhh, you girls got voices?" Niall questions while he stares at our shocked faces, and continues to chuckle.

I clear my throat. "Um. Y-yes," I stutter out.

"Why so nervous? It's just me. The other boys had something to do." He continues to smile.

I feel like I'm melting into a puddle of happiness. That smile, the most pure and simple gesture, is heavenly. I can't get enough of it. I hope I never see him without that smile across his lips.

"Well.. It's just, you've never.. we haven't.." Hannah can't even get a sentence out.

"We're just taking it all in. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and we're a little anxious," I say.

Niall nods his head. "People are always nervous around me and the lads for the first time, but you'll get used to it."

"Hopefully," I mutter.

"What was that, love?" He questions.

Love. Love. Oh my. Goodbye world. My body is ascending into the afterlife. I'm gone.

"N-nothing," I stutter again. Damn it. "Sorry. I'm just nervous."

"Maybe you won't be so nervous once you've been around me and the rest of the band for a couple of days," he suggests.

Hannah answers this time. "Don't worry about that. We're already getting used to the idea of being around you all."

Niall's eyes brighten up. "Great. That's great. We're looking forward to seeing you two beautiful girls."

I have butterflies. He thinks we're beautiful.

"Thank you," Hannah and I both say at the same time. I feel a blush slowly overcoming my face.

Someone comes into Niall's room, but I can't see who it is.

"We need to go to bed, it's getting late, and we have an early flight tomorrow."

It's Louis. I can tell by the voice.

"Okay, but I've got the two girls we're meeting tomorrow on skype," Niall tells his band mate.

Louis steps into frame, and we can now see him. He's wearing a black sleeveless shirt, and a pair of grey sweatpants. Even when he's dressed down, he still looks good.

"Hi. Shelby and Hannah, is it?"

"Yes," Hannah smiles at him.

Louis smiles back. "It's nice seeing you gals, but Niall and I, along with Harry and Liam, have to go to bed now. We'll see you tomorrow when you pick us up from the airport." He waves goodbye before ending the call.

I shut down my laptop and put it back in my room.

"It's not that late here. We could watch a movie, if you want," Hannah suggests.

"Yeah, that sounds fine. Just let me change into my pajamas."

"I'll make the popcorn." She grins and walks into the kitchen.

I go upstairs to my closet and get a t-shirt and some shorts. I start to get undressed and remember after tonight I'll be sharing this room with Niall. I can't just get undressed when he's here. He might walk in on me. Note to self, remember to change in the bathroom.

When I'm done I go downstairs to finish the night with Hannah. Our last night before our lives change.

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