"BREATHE" (One Direction fanfic)

Chapter Seventeen

We were warming up in the makeup room, singing along to Heart Skips A Beat by Olly Murs, with Niall on the acoustic as Zayn and Marie was getting their makeup finished. This was our last concert in our North American tour and everyone was excited to go to the UK.

            “Hey, can I play next?” I asked Niall when Liam finished the last lyric. Niall pretends to consider as he leans his cheek towards me. I roll my eyes, amused, and kissed him on the cheek before taking the guitar and strumming a few chords. Renae’s eyes light up as she recognizes the chord progression and she starts singing.

Can we pretend that airplanes

In the night sky are like shooting stars

I could really use a wish right now

Wish right now, wish right now

            Liam, Harry, Louis, and Niall also seem to recognize the song after the first few lyrics and then joined in, adding more harmony and supporting the melody Renae was singing. Then Renae pauses and glances at me which signals the rap part. Niall catches our exchange and sends a questioned look towards me. I continue strumming and then send a wink towards him before I started rapping.

Yeah, I could use a dream or a genie or a wish

To go back to place much simpler than this

‘Cause after all the partyin’ and smashin’ and crashin’

And all the glitz and the glam and the fashion

            I was amused by the amount of eyes widening in the room when I was rapping along with Lou laughing in surprise.

            “You’re just full of surprises aren’t you?” Niall asks when we finish the song and Louis started tapping on the table for a beat with everyone belting Love Song by Sara Bareilles.

            “Yep.” I said with a smirk, giving him a quick peck on the lips. “Are you impressed by my many talents?”

            “Always.” Niall says as he pulls me close for another kiss but Christine barges in the room, drawing everyone’s attention.

            “Okay guys, this is our last North American concert, so make this count!” She said, flipping pages off a clipboard. She looked stressed as usual. “First we have F4 doing four acts; All She Knows, Before It Explodes, Speechless, and Billionaire. Then we have One Direction doing 6 acts; Up All Night, Same Mistakes, One Thing, Moments, Everything About You, and What Makes You Beautiful. Got it, everyone?”

            “Relax, Christine.” Audrey says, taking the clipboard from Christine. “We’ve already reviewed about half an hour ago, we know what to do.”

            “I can’t relax until this tour is over.” Christine mumbles, taking the clipboard back.

            When the tour is over…it suddenly dawns on me that our time with One Direction isn’t going to last forever. It was already December 28th; we had one more promo tour that lasts a month, then our Europe tour which lasts about 3 months. Then the F4 contract is up. Then it’d be harder to see Harry. I freeze and mentally smack myself. I meant Niall, it’d be harder to see Niall.

            I’m still thinking about this as we get ready to go on stage, the loud crowd screaming in the background as our intro video starts.

            “Are you nervous?”

            I glance at Harry and grin, holding up my right hand to show him the white bracelet. “Not anymore.”