Don't Let Me Go

Chap. 1

**Author's Note** This is my first attempt at writing a fanfic. Don't really know what I'm doing, but bear with me please. Love always.

Chapter 1

I walked into the building arm in arm with my best friend, Niall. We had been inseparable ever since he moved here in 6th grade. He knew all my secrets and I knew his. I love him in a very brotherly way and I don't know what I'd do without him.

**Flashback**It had been a hot summer day and I was sitting on my dock looking out at the lake when I heard trucks barrelling down the small drive towards us. I watched as moving trucks filed in and then a black SUV pulled into the drive. A boy with shaggy blonde hair hopped out of the front seat and ran down to the waters' edge. He must've felt me staring at him or something because when he looked up, he looked right at me. We held each others gaze for a moment and then he raised his hand to wave at me. I felt my cheeks heating as I lifted my hand to wave back. I moved my eyes back to the rippling water so that the situation wouldn't get anymore awkward than it already was. Lost in thought, I didn't hear the creaking of the old dock as someone approached. When they sat down next to me and cleared their throat, I was yanked out of my thoughts and jumped a little. I glanced to the side to see the blond haired boy grinning goofily at me. He held out his hand for me to shake and apparently the look on my face sent him into hysterics. He burst out laughing and there was something about that laugh that sent me into fits of giggles as well. 

"I'm Niall Horan!" he gasped in between snorts of laughter. I noticed there was a thick accent on his words and I was all of the sudden very interested. 

"I'm Natalie," I answered with a shy smile, "Did you just move here?"

"Yes, all the way from Mullingar, Ireland. It's very different here.." he trailed off, a tinge of sadness in his voice. I just looked at him and when he finally met my eyes, I realized how incredibly blue his were. They were absolutely beautiful. Here cleared his throat again, and a blush crept onto my cheeks as I realized I had been staring at him.

"Will you be my friend?" He asked suddenly. I was somewhat taken aback by his forwardness, but I smiled. 

"Of course."

**End of Flashback** 

I felt him tugging on my arm towards our first period class and I looked up to him. He was looking down at me flashing his big toothy grin and let out a small chuckle.

"Day dreaming about me again, Nat?" he teased. I stuck my tongue out in response and playfully pushed him. 

"In your dreams, Horan," I replied with a smirk.  He just let out a small laugh and dragged me into class and sat down. We pulled out our folders and pencils and began bantering back and forth about our weekends when the teacher called the class to attention. 

"Good morning kids, hope you all had a great weekend," Mr. Mack said with a small smile, "Today we have a few new students that have transferred here all the way from England!" he gushed excitedly and continued. "I'll quickly introduce them, please be respectful and accept them into your school as you would want to be accepted." he lectured. I then noticed three figures standing in the front corner of the room leaning against the wall, talking quietly. 

"This young man is Louis Tomlinson," Mr. Mack said as a boy in dark chinos with a striped shirt and white suspenders walked awkwardly to stand by him. His hair was quiffed up to the side and he had a small smile on his lips. He gave a small wave to the class and found an empty seat. 

"This is Liam Payne," he went on and a thin but muscular boy walked to stand next to him. He flashed a warm smile to students and a couple girls giggled. He wore a plaid button down with khaki pants. He reminded me of a puppy with his adorable looks. After standing there for a moment he went and sat down by the one called Louis and began a conversation with him and the two girls in front of them. I rolled my eyes at the stupid girls giggling about absolutely nothing and began doodling on my notebook.

"And last but not least, this is Harry Styles," I heard our teacher say. I peeked up through my dark locks and did a quick check over of this kid. He wore a plain white v-neck with a pair of black skinny jeans and black ankle boots. His chocolate colored hair was curly and messy. When I finally looked up to see his face, I saw greenest eyes boring right back into mine. The deep jade orbs held my gaze for what seemed like minutes before he tore his eyes away and scanned the class. He gave the room a huge smile showing off his deep, adorable dimples that made my heart melt a little. Oh god, what is wrong with me. My cheeks were burning red and I quickly went back to my doodling. Niall noticed the little exchange and nudged me slightly. I turned my head up towards him and he leaned in and whispered to me, 

"What was that all about?" he asked.

"What are you talking about?" I questioned quickly, hoping he would drop it. He just smirked and turned back towards the front of the class, unconvinced. I was back drawing intricate patterns on my paper when I heard the scraping of a chair next to me. 

"Hello, love," a deep raspy voice said to me. I looked up and I was met by those gorgeous green eyes yet again.

"H-Hello," I stammered feeling my heart speed a little bit. He smiled at me and held out his hand. 

"I'm Harry obviously, and you are...?" he questioned. I grabbed his large hand with my small dainty one and replied.

"I'm Natalie," I replied lamely. He squeezed my hand slightly and my cheeks were burning again. Letting out a small chuckle, he released my hand gently and dug around in his bag to grab his things for class. When he noticed me watching he smirked a little and turned towards me. I felt like the embarrassment was oozing from my skin.

"So, uh... since I'm new here do you think you could show me around a little? It's a very large school and I'm bound to get lost," he chuckled.

"Ye-yeah, sure I would love to!" I replied a little too enthusiastically. He just gave me a large smile, showing off those killer dimples.

"Ahem.." I heard from behind me. I turned back around and gave my best friend a sheepish grin. He reached around me and held out his hand to Harry. 

"Hi Harry, I'm Niall Horan, Natalie's best friend," Niall stated. Harry grabbed his hand and shook it.

"Hello Niall, you're a very lucky guy to be able to have that title," he replied sweetly. Niall just shook his head up and down and faced back towards the front of class.

The period carried on with only the scribble of pens on paper and a few comments from students on the homework. I leaned down to put my things away in my bag and ended hitting heads with Harry as he did the same. Grabbing my forehead, I looked up to see him rub the back of his head slightly. I let out a small laugh and he did the same. When he looked up he reached his hand out and moved mine away from my forehead. He moved his thumb gently over the spot I had been holding. His jade orbs poured into mine, "Are you ok?" he asked seriously. I could feel the red seeping into my cheeks and and shook my head slightly. His hand retracted from my head and I had to admit that I missed the sweet gesture. "Good.. uh well I better get going to my next class." he said quickly and got up and strode out of the classroom, leaving me sitting there, confusion filling my thoughts.