She's Not Afraid

Chapter 11: Seeing Each Other in the Lights of Hollywood

Niall: I was flying to LA from London. I was excited. I would finally get to see Maggie again. I mean I hadn't seen her in forever.

Maggie: I had my headphones on, blasting One Direction. I was going to actually see Niall for the first time in what felt like forever. I felt the plane start to desend, I smiled. I was almost ready to see him.

Niall: As soon I got off the plane I was on my way to go see Maggie. The moment I saw her I didn't even bother to say hello. I pulled her close, pressing my lis to hers. When she pulled away, she was smiling. "Hey you," she said, giggling slightly.

"Hey," I said, kissing her again. When I pulled away I whispered, "I missed you."

"I missed you too," Maggie said, "So what have you been doing without me?"

"Oh you know. Boy band stuff," I said, shrugging, "You?"

"Oh you know. Actress stuff," Maggie said, imitating my shrug.

"Haha," I said. She giggled, kissing me again.

"You know we probably shouldn't just stand in the middle of the street and, you know," Maggie said.

"Yeah," I said, nodding. We walked, me holding her hand as though at any moment she could float away.

"So what do we want to do?" Maggie asked, smirking.

"I don't know. I mean, you're the one who knows the city," I said.

"Okay. Well how much time do you have?" Maggie asked. I told her how much time I had and she nodded.

"Want to go grab smething to eat?" she asked, "I know this really good little cafe."

"Sound good," I said. She smiled and we left for the cafe.

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Maggie: "So how is being a super awesome boy band guy?" I asked.

"Um, challenging but really fun," Niall said.

"Sounds like acting," I said, sipping my mocha. It was no Starbucks, but I needed something.

"I guess. Although your probably not fighting off teenage girls who want to rip off your flesh for their collection," Niall said. I laughed.

"I think you'd be surprised," I said. Then I added, "No I love my fans."

"Yeah me too," I said, "There's just a certain few of ravinous beasts. Those ones can scare me."

"Well it makes sence to be afraid of ravinous beast," I said, giggling. Niall laughed.

"Of course," he laughed.

"So what are the perks of being in a boy band?" I asked, feeling kind of like a talk show host.

"Having people know who I am and not because I just got hung by my underpants in the boys locker room. I'm known now for being someone everyone wants to be around. I'm not known for being an overweight geek. I love it," Niall said. I smiled. "How about you?" he asked.

"I guess mine is being able to be around people and not be worried about it," I said.

"Did you ever have problems with that?" Niall asked. I looked away from his gaze.

"Um, when I was a kid I was really shy. I had a low self esteem and I don't really know why. I mean I wasn't bullied. I just was afraid of people. That's one of the reasons I started acting. I wanted more than anything to get along with people. So my friend would film me and I would act so I could be someone else. Eventually I became more and more comfortable in my skin," I said. Niall nodded.