Niall's POV: Danielle and Perrie ended up not being able to come on the Christmas holiday. the rest of us packed and filed on the plane. i slept the whole way so when we arrived, i wasn't really tired. there were some fans at the airport and i wondered how they knew we were coming. so when we finally got to the hotel, the next challenge was sleeping arrangements. Liam took charge on this, thank goodness. Louis would share a bed with Eleanor of course, becca agreed to share with harry as long as he wore some form of clothing. i laughed. there not that close yet. Liam offered to share with Zayn. "and since there's only 4 beds, Alyssa, you'll have to share with Niall." he finished and smiled at me. i returned the smile slightly then turned to Alyssa. she smiled and raised her eyebrows. maybe it'll be okay. i really should ask her out soon. if i don't, someone else will take her away from me and well grow apart. "beach time boys?" Louis said smirking. Eleanor giggled and took Louis' hand. i nodded and headed to the other room. harry and i changed in the bathroom so Alyssa and becca could change in our room. when we finished, we waited a few minutes then asked the girls if they were done. "yeah!" they yelled back and we walked into the room. becca was wearing a blue polka dotted bikini and Alyssa wore a hot pink one. they wore jean shorts and sunglasses. i looked at harry and i guessed he was thinking the same thing. We just stared back at them. "what?" Alyssa asked smiling and looking around the room for her flip flops. "you two look..." i said but couldn't really find the right word. "hot." harry said nodding his head and raising his eyebrows. he was right. they did look hot. i smiled and looked at my feet. becca giggled and hugged harry while alyssa rolled her eyes and kept looking for her shoes. i spotted her pink flip flops sticking out from under the bed. "looking for these?" i said handing them to her. she took them "thanks, blondie!" she said and fluffed my hair before skipping out of the room. i laughed and grabbed my towel. it was just the little things she did that made me like her even more. "blondie. that's a new one!" harry joked then fluffed my hair. again. "what is it with you people and my hair?" i said fixing it and following becca and harry to the other room. so we all headed down to the beach. it was very sunny outside, but the beach was almost empty, i was confused about that, but i guessed that it was a good thing cause we wouldn't have a ton of people screaming and stuff. first we set up the umbrellas, chairs, and towels and ate a big lunch. after Lou and El went on a long walk along the shore. Liam, Alyssa, and i tossed around a tennis ball in the water. we would take turns making each other dive for it. becca and Zayn were busy covering harry in sand since he had fallen asleep. "go long!" Liam yelled to Alyssa, then threw he threw it way out in the ocean. she sighed and yelled as she swam to get the ball: "ugh! you always give me the far ones!" i laughed and looked to liam. he walked over to me and started fluffing my hair. okay. whats so good about my hair? stop fluffin it people! "hey! stop!" i laughed and swatted his hand away. "if you don't do something i'm gonna ask her for you!" he yelled back. "Liam! shhh!" why cant they just stop bugging me about it! "Niall, you gotta promise me you'll ask her soon! or i wont stop messing with your hair!" he whispered since Alyssa was swimming back. "is that a threat?" i said laughing. "yeah, buddie!" he copied my accent and splashed me.
Niall's POV: i rubbed my eyes then splashed him back. the splash war had begun. i couldn't see where Alyssa had gone since i was busy splashing Liam but i laughed as Liam collapsed into the water and saw Alyssa come up holding his foot. when Liam came back up i laughed at him and he glared back at me then grabbed Alyssa by the arms and smiled. "you splash me, you splash her!" he said pulling her in front of him. Alyssa started laughing hysterically. "OK, that's not fair." i said walking towards liam. "oh yeah... well-" "seriously Liam, just let go." we were arguing. "GUYS!" Alyssa yelled "i dropped my teeth!" i laughed. Liam gasped and let go of her. wait, did she really drop them? that would be awful! how would she find them? "did you really?" i asked really worried. she smiled showing all her teeth. "nope!" she said then ran out of the water. Liam and i laughed then chased her. she grabbed a towel and dashed to the left. we ran after her until she ran a full circle back to our umbrellas. "guys, guys, stop. hold on" she said panting, then slumped down in her beach chair. i laughed and sat in the chair next to her. Liam stood in the sun, catching his breath and watching becca and Zayn finish burying harry. Liam turned to get his phone and whispered "picture time! cmon, all of you! in the picture." i sight and got up. Alyssa got up too and we went over and knelt beside harry with Becca and Zayn. “Wake him up Becca so we can get another pic” Liam whispered. She looked down at harry and kissed him. He tried to get closer to her when she pulled away and finally noticed what was going on. Liam quickly took the picture and we all laughed as harry looked down at himself with a suprised look on his face. harry stood up, still covered in sand, and yelled "ahh!" as he hugged becca, covering her in sand. "i need a nap!" Alyssa said yawning. i looked at my feet nervously. i watched her march back and lay down on her towel under an umbrella. everyone looked at me, smiling. i rolled my eyes and walked back to the water. i needed to think. alone. i brushed my hair back in confusion. i loved Alyssa, i really did. i loved being around her; she always made me smile and laugh. i also knew that she liked me. they always say you fall in love with your best friend, and that's exactly what happened. but i didn't want to be just best friends anymore, i never wanted to be from the start. i had to do something. just then, Zayn and Liam appeared next to me. "hey Niall, whatchya thinking?" Zayn said. i just laughed. i didn''t really know how to explain. "isnt it obvious? he cant think of what to say to Alyssa." Liam stated, nudging Zayn. "ha ha. Liam, you should see him when we would go to wake her up the week she was sick. he couldn't say anything. he would just watch her sleep until i woke her up!" that's when i got an idea. i remembered the day that Zayn said that Alyssa would be a perfect princess. i knew what i was going to do. i smiled, ran up to a clear space behind all our stuff, and got to work in the sand. i built this massive sandcastle in a big circle so you could stand in the middle. i smiled to myself and brushed off my hands. i walked slowly over to where Alyssa was laying and carefully woke her up. "Alyssa, you''ve gotta come see this!" i said pulling her up from the ground. she yawned and followed me to my castle. i helped her into the middle and she looked around. "is this a sandcastle? Niall, its awesome!" she said smiling. i couldn't help but smile back. "it needed a princess." i said softly taking her hands. she looked up at me in surprise "i'm a princess?" she asked blinking her gorgeous brown eyes. the smile was then wiped from my face. yes. you are the most amazing princess in the world. i thought as i looked back down at her. i couldn't take it anymore. so many things i wanted to say to her spun around and around in my head. i didn't know what else to do, so i tightened my grip on her hands, slowly pulled her closer to me, and i leaned my head down so close to hers that i could feel her breath and i was pretty sure she could feel mine. thank god i had some gum earlier. i took one last look into her eyes, before i did something that i wanted to do since i met her; i kissed her. at first she was confused, but as soon as she kissed me back, millions and millions of fireworks went off in my head. i know it sounds cliche but it really was everything and more. i was reluctant to pull away, but i really needed to tell her. i broke the kiss, but kept my head close to hers. she opened her mouth slightly to say something but i was quicker. "Alyssa..." i started with a deep breath. "i have loved you since the day i met you, but i didn't think you even liked me back. i didn't want to lose you as a friend, but i cant do this "best friends" thing anymore. i want to hold you when you're scared, play with your hair, and kiss you goodnight. please, be my princess?" i finished. i looked longingly into her eyes, waiting for her to say something back.
Niall's POV: i saw a small smile form on her face. "only if your my prince." she whispered putting her hands on my shoulders. i smiled, let out a huge breath, and replied "of course." we both laughed and i lifted her up and spin around. i put her down and she kissed me. i ran my fingers through her hair. finally. shes mine. i get to make her smile and laugh and not have to worry about everyone else making her more happy or laugh more. oh! and i get to keep doing this; i get to kiss her whenever i wanted to. i was so happy, and relieved. "Niall! the castle!" Alyssa giggled pointing at the part that we had crushed. i laughed and said back "itll be destroyed soon anyways." i looked over to our chairs and saw the boys (except Louis cause he had called and said that he and Eleanor were going out to get ice cream) and becca running toward us. Alyssa let go of me, turned around and went right back into my arms once she saw everyone. i laughed as they all made a group hug around us. it was one of the happiest moments of my life. after we spent a few minutes of everyone saying "finally!" and me explaining how i found out she fancied me back, we packed up our things and started to head back to the hotel. my princess has finally arrived. i thought as we hopped in the car.
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okaay! this is one of my favorite chapterssss!<333 sooo cuteee
