Like Dreamers Do (Niall Horan Fan-Fiction)

Chapter 29

I’m still a bit shaky from what I saw earlier, my mind clouded by a mysterious man holding a bunch of flowers that seemed to be drooping in his cold hands. I didn’t tell my grandad what I saw – I’m not sure why, but for some reason I didn’t want to.

So as of now, I am the only one who knows. 

I try not to let my worry show as Taylor, Tony, a few others and I pull up to the dance in our limo, all of us nervous in anticipation for what’s to come. 

Turns out the dress Danielle left was perfect, although she is a tiny bit taller than me. It was a black strapless dress that had shells and sequins all over the top and a flowing lower half that ran down to my ankles, which I paired with some black wedges I had in my wardrobe. A girl that Tony knows had done my make-up and I looked like a movie star or something. I left my long hair flowing naturally down my back, hoping nobody would care I had put zero effort into styling it.

Niall was due to arrive at any minute. I was a lot more stressed about that than I should have been, especially seeing as the rest of the school seemed to be awaiting his arrival too. All of the girls were sitting in hoards looking at the time on their phones, asking each other what time he was meant to be there. 

He better show up.

I actually wouldn’t be too surprised if he didn’t. There were already paparazzi here; it wouldn’t be the smartest idea in the world. In fact a few of the paparazzi have now noted my arrival, swarming over like bees.

“Are you excited for the dance tonight Elli?”

“Where did you get the dress?”

“Who was your inspiration for your look tonight?”

“When is Niall due to arrive? Is he even coming at all?”

That last one has me a little worried. What will I do if he doesn’t show up?

But Taylor takes charge, stepping in front of me and stealing one of the paps microphones.

“How does it feel knowing you will never amount to anything in your sad life?” He exclaims in the paps face, who appears dumfounded. I burst out laughing and give Taylor the biggest hug. 

“You are so perfect.” I say, standing on my tip toes to reach his height, even in my heels. He hugs me back, dragging Tony over with his other arm.

“I feel like this is the end of some emotional teen movie.” Tony muses, as he lets Taylor fix his bow tie. Taylor winks at me.

“Speaking of teen movies, are you and Niall planning on…you know? Tonight? After the dance?” 

I’m about to hit him when I see all the paparazzi run as fast as they can over to an approaching limo. I’m not sure how they know it’s Niall’s, but they can certainly do their job well. Half the students have also rushed over to the limo and started jumping up and down with excitement, mirroring my own mental thoughts. 

The door of the limo opens and out steps – Harry?

“Is that Harry?” I crane my neck to make sure I’m not just seeing things, but it’s definitely him. I sigh and hitch my dress up before making my way over there, with Tony and Taylor close behind. 

“Elli!” Harry grins when I reach him, pulling me in for a hug. He’s dressed in a tuxedo, meaning that he’s not just here to drop Niall off…

“What are you doing here?” I laugh, straitening his bow tie and brushing down his suit jacket. He strikes a sophisticated pose for the paparazzi, who look as though Christmas has come early. 

“Actually, your school invited us to perform.” Harry looks around and nods his head, gesturing to our principle who is wearing a top hat that looks much too big for him. “He wants to promote your schools image by getting us to sing, I think.”

“You mean you’re all here?” I ask feeling completely dumfounded, and sure enough out steps Liam, Louis and Zayn, all sporting suits and looking twice as good as anyone else here. 

“We’re like, the official high school band or whatever.” Zayn smiles and gives me a small hug, which is nice considering all the tension between us lately. The boys all say hello to Taylor and Tony, who both act as though they are single. 

Then the teachers start trying to gather us all inside, but I wait by the limo door. I know Niall is trying to annoy me by being the last one out of the car, of course. 

“We’ll meet you guys inside.” Liam gives me a quick hug and wanders in after the other boys, with a trail of girls closely following. I notice Shelly loitering around the back of the pack, her and her friends all giving me a few evil glares. 

But I don’t care, because it’s at that point that Niall steps out of the limo, looking like a freaking movie star about to walk the red carpet. His hair is messy but perfect in the way it hangs over his forehead, his brown roots just coming through. He locks eyes with me as he closes the limo door, stepping towards me with a small grin, a corsage in his hand. He takes another step until his hands are lightly wrapped around my wrist, tying the corsage and then taking both my hands in his own. 

“You look so amazing.” He says, his blue eyes swaying down my body for a second before they return back to my gaze. “I mean it Elli, you’re so beautiful.”

I divert my eyes for a second because I feel like I’m about to cry.

“Can you believe this?” I almost laugh, not letting go of his hands. “Only a few months ago I met you at a singing that I didn’t even want to go to.” I finish slowly, as he wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me close to him. His torso rests against mine as I lay my head in the crook of his neck.

“You know, I almost fell in love with you the moment I saw you.” He whispers, and I freeze.

Excuse me, what was that? Did he just say love…

“Did you just say-”

“Let’s go inside.” He cuts me off grinning cheekily, and I roll my eyes as he takes my hand in his again, closing the proximity between us. 

He breathes lightly on my top lip before turning around and pulling me inside, leaving me hanging.

“That’s just rude.” I mumble behind him, and I hear him smirk quietly, the lights of the dance encapsulating my vision and promising me this will be a night I never forget.

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