Forever & Always (Completed)

66- Last Day, First Day

SKYLAR’S POV

“Nialler!” I ran up to him and buried my face in his chest, while he cried on my shoulder. He stayed there for a few moments, while the others talked to Greyson, Amelia, Layla, and the nurse. “Babe, are you okay?” I asked him, when he began to stop sobbing.

“I-I don’t think so. I just lost my best friend babe, and his girlfriend. This is too much at once.” He told me, still sobbing a bit, his eyes the brightest blue, his accent the strongest. I tried not to look him in the eyes too much, otherwise I’d start crying as well. We walked over to the group and they were all asking questions about what had happened.

Layla, Greyson, the nurse, and Amelia tried their best of answering them without being too harsh and blunt. “You guys can go see him, he’s only going to be in there for another half hour or so.” The nurse told the band, then headed off to work on more patients.

After we all saw Zayn for the last time before the funeral, Liam suggested we cheered ourselves up a bit with some Red Mango. Well this birthday has been fun. I had to sit through an assembly about one of my good friends, then I watched her get executed, then her boyfriend killed himself in the hospital bathroom, then I had to comfort my boyfriend for crying so hard, then almost cried along with him. But hey, at least we’re going out for frozen yogurt. 

“Skylar! I completely forgot it was your birthday! I’m such a terrible boyfriend. I’m so sorry!” Niall cried.

“It’s okay Nialler! It’s been a real long day. I think we just need some Fro-yo, then we all need to get to bed.” I explained to the group, and they all agreed. We drove to Red Mango and all enjoyed ourselves as much as we could. 

“Alright, well I’ll talk to you tomorrow after school. Last day right?” Louis asked Layla. She nodded and smiled.

“It’s about time too!” Amelia joked. Everyone laughed, then we all headed home. 

NIALL’S POV

I kissed my girlfriend goodnight, after dropping her off at home. I was in need for a long sleep, and it’s a good thing we didn’t have anything planned for tomorrow. The guys and I got to the hotel at around 8PM and crashed instantly.

When I woke up the next morning, or afternoon I should say, it was around 1:30PM. “Wow, I slept a long time.” I moaned to Liam, who I was sharing my room with.

“Yeah, mate. I’ve been awake since like 10. Want to go check on Louis and Harry?” He asked me. I nodded, then pulled on a shirt and some shorts. We walked towards the guys’ room, but not without being stopped by some fans. We signed a few autographs and took some pictures, and they were on their way.

“Lou, Haz. You guys awake?” I knocked on their door and within a few seconds, Louis opened the door.

“Good afternoon lads, what’s the plan for the day?” Louis asked us.

“Skylar invited us all over for a swim in the pool and a barbeque for the last day. Care to join? Her parents are going away for a week, so she needs some help with the twins, as well.” I told the guys.

“Sounds like a good time to me!” Harry added, putting on some new clothes after stepping out of the shower. 

“Meet us back here in twenty, and we’ll go pick up the girls from school.” Louis said, then shut the door so he and Harry could get ready. Liam and I nodded, then began to walk back to our room.

“Hey Li, can I ask you something?” I nervously asked Liam.

“Anything Nialler, what’s up?” 

“Is there a One Direction anymore?” I asked the question that’s been haunting me since I heard the news yesterday. 

“I don’t think so Nialler. I’m sorry.” Liam told me the heart wrenching news as we walked into our hotel room. “Let’s get ready to go get the girls. I’m sure Skylar won’t want to see you down like this.”

“Yeah.” Was all I could manage at the moment. I took a quick shower, threw on some jeans, hi-tops, a t-shirt and a snapback. “Ready, Li?” He nodded, then we walked down the hallway to the guys’ room. They both walked out just as we approached their door. 

We drove two cars, Harry and I in one, and Louis and Liam in another. We drove to the girls’ school and got there about fifteen minutes before they got let out. “Should we visit them in class?” Louis asked.

“Let’s go!” Harry added, excited. Louis and Liam went to Layla‘s computer class, Harry went to Amelia’s history class, and I went to Skylar’s biology class. Harry was just down the hallway from me, so we arrived at the same time. I knocked on the door and looked for Skylar, who was on the other side of the room. 

“Hello Mr. Horan. It’s nice to see you here.” Skylar’s teacher introduced me to the class. “I’m Mrs. Flynn. And who are you visiting today?” She asked me and I looked over at Skylar who was more than happy to see me.

SKYLAR'S POV

“Hey, what are you doing here?” I asked him, walking over to him. Since it was the last day of school, we weren’t doing much so the class was all talking to each other. 

“What? I can’t visit my girlfriend in school?” He joked with me, then when he began talking, almost the entire class turned around at the familiar Irish accent. Most of the girls ran over to him, almost toppling him over. “Hello, hello. How is everyone doing today?” He tried to act polite towards them.

“Hi Niall! Could I get a picture?” One girl said, which set all the other girls off.

“Of course! Just wait in a line, I guess?” He chuckled, looking over at my teacher. “Alright, who’s up first?” He asked all the girls, who were surprisingly, standing in a line with their cameras, yearbooks, and phones out. After about ten minutes of picture taking and yearbook-signing, the bell rang and the class flew out of the room. “Thank you Mrs. Flynn for allowing me to disrupt your class.”

“It’s no problem Mr. Horan. Would I be able to get a picture as well?” My teacher asked him.

“Please, call me Niall.” He walked over to where my teacher was and she handed me a camera. I took a few pictures of them, until Harry, Louis, Liam, and their girlfriends came in, along with a few of my friends. “Hey guys!” 

“So how’s everyone like our school so far?” I asked the group of celebrities and friends standing in my biology classroom.

“It’s pretty cool.” Liam said. “Could we get a tour?” He asked us. I nodded, then we were off. First, We showed the band the entire school, walking in almost every classroom, taking pictures with all the teachers who were fans, and then we went downstairs to the cafeteria.

“Who wants ice cream?” Layla asked, cheerfully. “It’s two dollars a bowl.” All of us fumbled through our pockets for money. After we all managed to get two dollars each, we bought our ice cream and hung out in the cafeteria for a few minutes until we drove back home to my place for a barbeque and a swim.

“Everyone come jump in! The water’s great!” Jade yelled as she did a cannonball into the pool. I walked outside with the frozen patties and dogs on a plate so Niall could barbeque for the crowd. I looked around my yard and saw more people that were my house than ever before. A few moments later, Amelia walked out in her bathing suit, Layla right behind her.

“Last day of school, first day of summer. Sweet.” Amelia chuckled, then Niall threw some burgers on the grill and summer had officially started.

“Last day of hell, first day of freedom is more like it.” Layla mentioned, causing us to laugh.