Too Hard To Handle

Chapter 13: Two Of Us

Monica's P.O.V

"Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked Niall curiously. "Was about to ask the same thing to you." He answered and chuckled. "Well I had to see Steve and just came back and did you know Zayn was there?" I half answered, half questioned. "I don't know about Zayn but I couldn't sleep so I walked around your gigantic house and managed to find this lovely music room." He grinned.

"Wanna have a little tour around my home since I'm not really tired plus I'm really bored?" I asked. "Fine with me," he answered back. "By the way, I really love your accent. It's so nice and well.. Aussie!" He exclaimed as he followed me to the entrance of the house. "Thanks and I really love your Irish accent." I replied back.

"Well there are 5 levels including the basement and the top balcony where you can see all the way to the city from here." I started, grinning towards him as he looked very interested. "Save the top 'till last!" He exclaimed between us so the rest won't hear him. "Ok," I told back.

I walked to the first room from the door and revealed a study room for my mum's business. "I'm guessing this isn't the only study room?" Niall cheekily smiled. "Of course it's not!" I answered back. "Then who's study or office is this?" He asked curiously. "Mum's" I answered back. He nodded his head and I headed to the next room.

Room by room, there was always a mini conversation about the certain room. By the time I reached my room, it was about 2 and either of us yawned. "So... This is my room," I explained. "Any little rooms in here?" He asked. I nodded my head and walked over to my wardrobe. I opened it and he dropped his mouth open. "You have a walk in wardrobe room. You got a section over there with shoes. You got a section over here with clothes. You even got a mirror. You are one rich family." He exclaimed.

I closed the door and immediately, Niall frowned. "I wander if I could fit my stuff in there?" He sarcastically said. I giggled and shook my head. He rushed towards my sliding door and opened it. "You have a balcony too?" He asked shocked. "Yes," I sighed and walked towards him.

It was quite chilly but that didn't mind to me 'cause I was used to it. On the other hand, Niall's hands were shaking and I could tell he was quite cold. "It's a amazing view from here," he managed to say while he was jumping up and down continuously. I couldn't help but giggle and he just chuckled. "Your lucky your used to this weather, I'm just a beginner." He stated. I shrugged. If you want to learn swim in the pool in winter, that's how I don't get cold anymore. When I was around 11 or 10, I was the only student to be swimming in winter when I had swimming lessons. Ever since, I didn't really felt any coldness.

We walked back in and saw Niall staring at my door. "What's behind your bedroom door?" "Nothing," I muttered. I ran to the door behind my bedroom door and pulled it open. He shrieked and ran inside.

"How could you hide a little mini recording studio huh? How? I could go here without getting out of the house!" He smiled. I wondered that myself. How could my parents have enough money to fit a recording studio in my bedroom?

"Well um... It's small. Not really much," I said to make the moment less awkward. "Not really much? It's is a lot. I want to see you sing now," he begged. "No way! Only my dad can hear me because he's the only one with me in this studio. We sing together." I said.

"Nice. You know you should sing with Louis. You two have great voices that go together very well." He suggested. "No! I can't, I won't." I refused. "Why?" He asked. "Well..." I started. "You can tell me anything. I won't tell." He interrupted. "I have... stage fright." I quickly said.

"Oh. I didn't know. You don't have to perform." He sadly spoke. "It's ok, you didn't know. It's fine."

"Bu-but how?" "In year 3, my dad made me do this piano exam on stage and I agreed. It was my first time since I only did tests with my dad. I got super scared and when it was my turn, I just stood blank. I didn't know what to do. The examiner was screaming and telling my what to do but I forgot. The audience just started laughing and I didn't want to step on a stage ever again. I'm even scared when I bunch of people are crowded around me and staring at me. I can't stand it Niall. That's why I ran away from you guys because I was scared. I'm sorry." I explained. Even explaining made me more scared.

Niall stood still, focused at me. "You don't need to be sorry, it wasn't your fault. But can you perform with one person listening to you?" "Yeah but just with one." He came closer and hugged me. "Now I only can sing as a backup voice or in a melodic tune. I can never be the main." I ended. He showed a smile across his face and stood up ready for the next room. "This secret is kept in my heart," he whispered.

My room had a plasma television with a queen sized bed across. I had a balcony and a walk in wardrobe along with the mini studio. I showed him our little cinema room and pantry in the kitchen and the backyard with the pool and deck over it.

Finally we reached the top and I saw his face astonished. "I am super jealous right now," he said as we were standing on the top level where we could see the city decorated with lights. "The fact that you have a pool and spa on the top with a mad view and I don't is utterly not fair. I would love to kidnapped this house but I bet I'll get charged a lot of money." He said once we were staring down the city.

I nodded my head and I agreed. I am one of the luckiest people to be living in this life. "We'll time for bed because it is 3 in the morning." He told me once we decided to go back down. I nodded and made my way to my bedroom. "Can you sing a song just a little please? You can sing it in a melodic tune if you want I just want to hear your voice." He begged.

"Fine," I answered. We head to the music room and and took one of my guitars and strummed some chords.

'Heart beats fast

Couloirs and promises' I started until Niall joined in as the main voice, grabbing a guitar and playing with me.

'How to be brave

How can I love when I'm afraid' he sang.

'I love you for a thousand years' he sang, 'thousand years' I sang after him. 'I love you for a thousand more' we both sang, my voice higher and more melodic. Before you knew it, he was sleeping across the floor. I grabbed my guitar out out his grip and placed it in the guitar stand along with all my other guitars. Well, I'll just get a blanket and he can sleep here since I'm not bothered to dragged him to a mattress. "Sleep well," I whispered.

I ran to my room and saw my phone flashed up in light. A text message from Natalia read: 'I think Adella is getting hooked up by a guy..' Frances got well, attached to this Blake guy and now Adella. Boy this romance just got a whole lot of fun!

A/N

I am SUPER SUPER SUPER sorry for not updating for the last month. I have a good explanation: lazy. You can call me lazy. I hope it's long enough!! Finished at 11:33 pm right now.