The One I Really Want《 Niam AU

》Chapter One《

~2 years earlier~

Niall took a deep breath as he walked out of the locker room. Today was the infamous fitness test. Every year around spring time, all of the high school boys and girls would line up in a row.
The gym teacher would walk around the shiny wood floor and boom orders at the teenagers. He would make them sprint, do push ups, crunches, and chin ups.

It wasn't the physical activity that made Niall dislike gym, for he was extremely fit, it was having to do it in front of all of those people. In truth, Niall was short. He was much shorter than all of the other boys in his sophomore class.

All of them were well over 5' 10", but Niall was a mere 5' 8". This vertical challenge took a great toll to Niall's self esteem. This made him feel out of place and shy. He didn't talk to many people, and he didn't have really any friends.

Niall stood in line next to the other boys. On his left side stood a very tall boy who was about 5' 11". Almost 6 foot.

On his right stood a boy who was probably only one inch taller than him. Niall guessed the boy was about 5'9".

The gym teacher finally reached the boy that was before him. He held a clip board in his left hand, the other held a pen.

"Malik, Zayn?" he shouted, making Niall jump.

"Here," the 5'9" boy mumbled.

"Horan, Niall?" He said trying to look for Niall.

"Present!" Niall whispered.

"Oh! There you are Horan! Couldn't see you behind those tall guys!" He chuckled moving onto the boy next to Niall.

Niall frowned. Of course he couldn't see him.

"Styles, Harry?" The gym teacher called out.

The 5' 11" boy, apparently named Harry Styles, rose his hand and yelled something that Niall couldn't make out.

"What was that?" The gym teacher asked.

"I said 'here'!" Harry said again.

The gym teacher nodded. After he finished taking attendance, he told them to start running around the perimeter of the gymnasium.

Niall arted jogging slowly, trying to stay out of people's way.

He didn't do a well enough job because he bumped into someone.

The person he bumped into turned around. It was a boy. He had light brown hair that was styled in some sort of a messy quiff. He had brown eyes that were like chocolate, and a birth mark by his adam's apple.

"S-so sorry!" Niall said blushing.

"It's okay. I think I'll live," the boy laughed.

Niall watched as the boy ran away.

~

For the rest of the day Niall watched the boy.

He stole glances at the boy while they were changing in the locker room. The whole time he bit his lip watching the boy change into his regular clothes.

At lunch Niall watched the boy eat food with his friends. Niall wished that those could be his friends. He wished the boy was also his.

~

After school Niall went to his voice lessons. Singing was the only way Niall seemed to be able to escape from reality.

Niall walked into the studio. He dropped his bag on the couch and walked over to the piano.