What Makes You Beautiful (Louis Tomlinson)

Chapter 12

Lily

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I look myself over in my mirror again. This was truly weird. My hair was styled perfectly, loosely hanging in a perfect bun. My makeup had been applied dramatically, creating this whole new person. Tonight was the night. I was going to a ball. With Louis Tomlinson. I let out a shaky breath and untie my robe, letting it fall onto my bed. I stand, going to my wardrobe where my cream colored dress hung neatly on the outside. I slide it off the hanger and step into the pool of tule on the floor. I pull it up as much as I can, and head out to the hallway.

"Dad?" I call, opening my door. He comes out of his room across the way, and stares at me. "Oh Lily." he whispers. I sheepishly smile and shrug a bit. "Zip me up?" I ask, facing my back to him. He tugs the zipper up and I face him again. "One sec." he tells me, returning to his room.

He comes back a moment later with a box. "This was your mothers. I thought you could wear it tonight." he tells me. He opens the box to reveal a white gold chain with a simple infinity symbol dangling from it. "I bought it for her on our one year anniversary." he tells me. He takes it from its place, and places it around my neck, connecting the hook, and leaving me to finger the metal softly in my fingertips. "She would have wanted you to have it." he says. I let out the breath I was holding and hug him. "Thanks dad." I whisper. He kisses my head and turns to leave me. "I will be downstairs." he says. My hand remains on my chest, still feeling the necklace on my fingers.

I go back to my room and stare in the mirror again. I drop my hands to the bodice of my dress and run them along the crystals. I stop myself from over analyzing myself and gather my clutch and heels off my bed. I hold my dress in front of me as I slowly go down the stairs, careful not to fall. My dad is in the kitchen when I walk in, fixing up the rose I had gotten for Louis' jacket. I use the counter as support and slide my pumps on, adding inches to my height. "Smile!" my dad says, snapping a picture of me. I laugh. "You didn't even let me-" I'm cut off by the doorbell. My dad looks at me. I just stare at him, suddenly feeling all of my nerves at one time. "I will get it." he mumbles, and heads to the front door.

I take some deep breaths and fan myself a bit. Why was I so nervous?! I hear my dad greet Louis and I know I should get out there. I slowly walk down the hall to the front entrance. Louis has his back to me, but I know from the moment I see him that he looks amazing. My dad smiles, seeing me over Louis' shoulder. Louis turns and sucks in his breath. "Lily!" he whispers. My dad chuckles and leaves to go get Louis' rose. I step twords Louis and smile. "Hey." I say quietly. He grabs my elbows and holds me close to him. "You look absolulty stunning Lily." he tells me. "You too!" I say, grabing at the folds on his tux jacket. My dad comes back with the rose. I pin it onto Louis, while my dad stands close, taking pictures of the moment. Louis ties a beautiful corsage on my wrist to match his rose. "You two are so cute." my dad tells us. We laugh and continue taking pictures outside.

After we are done, I get myself into Louis' mom's car, and we are on our way. I play with the tule of my skirt, while Louis tries to focus on driving. "Are you excited?" he asks me. I look over at him. "Yeah. A bit nervous. But yeah, I'm excited." I tell him honestly. He reaches over and grabs my hand, lighting tracing circles on my skin untill we get to the hotel where the ball is.

Louis keeps his arm on me as we head inside. We check my coat into coat check and then get professional pictures of us taken, where Louis stands behind me with his arms wrapped around my front. He holds my hand as we make our way to the grand ballroom. The place is elegant and traditional, with massive chandeliers and tables set along the edges. A huge dance floor accommodates the middle of the room, along with a DJ booth up at the front. Louis and me state at everything for awhile. "Impressive. Would you want to-" Louis is cut off by the emcee coming on his mic. "Alright ladies and gentlemen! Let's get this show on the road!" he yells enthusiastically. People cheer, and the once stagnant group around the room files onto the dance floor.

Louis pulls me with him, burying us into the crowd of teens. He grins at me and starts dancing. I stand and watch him. I had no idea what to do. I had never experienced anything like this before. "Come on Lil!" Louis says encouragingly, grabbing my arms and starting to move them. I laugh and try to move like Louis. It doesn't work very well, but it was fun. "There you are!" Tyler shouts suddenly, sliding up next to Louis. Sarah is attactched to his hand, and follows him a second later. "Lily!" she squeals, enveloping me into a hug. We all start to dance together, letting loose to the music. It was such an amazing feeling of just letting go.

"I need to pee! Come with me!" Sarah shouts to me over the pounding music. We tell the boys we will be right back, and she pulls me out of the crowded room. "Oh!" Sarah exclaims in relief as we enter the quieter bathroom. There were a couple girls in the room along with us, and they stated for awhile. "So! Is Louis a good snog?" Sarah asks me. "What?!" I shout, starting to nervously laugh. She smirks at me an goes into one of the stalls. "I'm just curious if he's a good kisser." she says through the door. The other girls in the room stare at me awkwardly, like they know everything. Sarah comes out of the stall and washes her hands. She gives me a look, silently begging for me to tell her. "He is an amazing kisser." I tell her quietly. She squeals and hugs me. "I knew it!" she shouts. The girls who were already staring start to whisper. I pull Sarah from the bathroom. "Would you be quiet?!" I ask her, laughing slightly.

"On a scale if one to ten, ten being out of this world, how good is he?!" she shrieks, ignoring my complaint. I shake my head and laugh. She stops us from walking and glares at me. "I would say eleven, but that not really good judgement because I fit really have a comparison." I tell her softly. She looks like she might explode from happiness. "He was your first kiss?!" she shouts, I cover her mouth and laugh. She continues to scream and talk under my hand. "Shhh!" I beg. She stops and pulls my hand away from her. "I can't believe this! It's too adorable!" she tells me. I roll my eyes and continue walking to the ballroom. She catches up with me. We stand on the outer edge if the crowd, trying to find the boys.

Suddenly, a pair of arms wraps around my waist. I jump at the sudden affection and turn slightly. Louis is smiling down at me. "Hey." he says playfully. A slow song is playing now, and couples are dancing nicely. "Dance with me?" he asks quietly in my ear. I smile as he pulls me into the dance floor. He pulls me close and holds my waist. I loop my arms around his neck and smile happily. It felt amazing to be this close to Louis. "I'm so glad you came with me tonight." he tells me. I lean my head on his shoulder, and close my eyes. His scent fills my nose, and I can't help but take a deep breath. "Thank you for bringing me." I whisper. He places a soft kiss to my temple as we continue to sway to the soft music. I never wanted the moment to end. It was absolutely perfect. The room full of people wasn't even there. I just let myself into a private world with Louis.

"Ready to go Lil?" Louis asks me after what feels like hour of being in his arms. I take my head off his shoulder and nod. Louis holds my hand and takes me to coat check. I get my coat and walk with Louis out to the car. I didn't want it to end. I felt like I just wanted to pause everything else in the world and be with him. He closes my door for me and starts to drive. We stay silent for awhile before Louis looks over at me when we are stopped at a light.

"I really don't want this to end." he says softly. I blush, and feel my grin take over my face.