The Brunette

Lego House

Chapter 23(Niall's pov): I realize something. When you're in love with someone, their flaws turn into perfection.

Maybe thats why I cant find any flaws in Bella. Before I met her, I never thought anyone could be purely perfect in every way before. She amazes me constantly. Like how she didn't know how truly brilliant she is.

"What about this one?" She asks me, stepping out of the changing stall. Its dark blue with little white anchors in the pattern. "You look great." I say, I would say more but that would be weird. She looks at herself in the mirror. Standing to the side, she pinched the skin on her perfectly flat waist. She frowned slightly. She looked at herself from the front again. She sighs and walks back to change again.

Its the same thing over and over again. She models a bikini and picks out a supposed flaw in herself and tries on another.

Repeat.

Until she finds her bikini. It has a strapless top. The bottom part is tied together on the sides. Its a wine red color that shimmers slightly in a mauvey gold. "You like?" She spins around, her hair flying. I could've mistaken her for a model. No, better, she's more beautiful than any model Ive ever seen.

"Its..." I try to find the right words. She looks at herself in the mirror. She pinches the skin on her thigh. She's about to reject it. I can't let her. "Its perfect." I say finally. "What?" She asks, looking back at me. "Its perfect," I say while standing up. I think of something that will convince her to get it. I look her squarely in the eye. "Get it." I say plainly. She turns to the mirror again, "You sure?" She says while examining herself from the back. "Definitely." She smiles at me. "Thanks Niall." She gives me a quick hug from the side and runs off to change.

I sit back down and realize something. She's buying that amazing swimsuit for a date with another guy.

Im so stupid.

(Bella's pov): After I find the best bikini for me I look for a purse to go with the dress Im wearing to Harry's tomorrow. I want to find a black clutch but theres so many sizes and styles, I can't choose only one. I pick up the two I like the best, a larger flat one with a diamond pattern and a small sleek one and examine them. I show them to Niall, "Pick one." I state plainly. He looks them over, "They're the same." I sigh, rolling my eyes. Boys.

I end up getting the one with the diamond pattern. We're about to go to the counter so I can pay for my stuff when I see a shirt I really like. It all goes downhill from there because when we finally get to the counter, I have about five new outfits. "So much for just a purse." Niall says, helping me carry my bags.

We pass a store that has everything having to do with music. I stop in awe. Niall stops too and follows my gaze. Lyrix. This place was made for me. Cd's in rows, a wall of different styles and colors of ear buds and head phones, a stand of speakers, and more. I forget about going home and rush into the store with Niall close behind me.

We show each other our favorite music artists and argue about which of their cd's are the best. We find out we both love Justin Bieber. I admire Niall. Not a lot of guys would admit they liked Bieber. Niall also has a celebrity crush on Demi Lovato and Katy Perry. We also find out that we both like bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco. There's a whole section of the store for musical instruments.

That's when I see it. Its not big or fancy, its perfect. A keyboard. Its already set up with a stool and everything. I sit down and stroke the keys lovingly. I press a key to see if it's on. I hear a single note, I match pitch to it. I play a short melody and vocalize to it. I look up, Niall is examining an acoustic guitar. He looks like he's in shock. He plays a chord, it sounds really good.

I start playing Lego House by Ed Sheeran. He looks up and smiles. He starts playing too. "Gonna pick up the pieces, and build a lego house." Niall starts, looking down at the neck of the guitar, concentrating. "If things go wrong we can knock it down." I sing, almost messing up on the piano. "My three words have two meanings, and theres one thing on my mind." Niall sings. "Its all for you." We both sing at the same time. I look up at Niall to find him already smiling at me.

We sing the rest of the song as a duet. I know exactly when I should sing by myself and when to sing with him. Ive sang with him before, obviously, but this was different. This was... better.

The song is ending quickly, "Im out of touch," I sing by myself. "Im out of love," Niall sings, finishing the line. "I'll pick you up when you're getting down," I sing, looking up at him. He's looking at me intently, smiling sadly. "And out of all this things Ive done," he sings, his bold blue eyes smoldering into mine as we sing in unison, "I will love you better now,"

Suddenly, a muscular guy in his twenties with dirty blonde hair and a red T-shirt that said LYRIX comes up from behind the shelf next to us. "That was fantastic!" He almost yelled. He looked at both of us, ecstatic, "Im the manager here, do either of you want a job here?" I looked at Niall, realizing that he didn't have a job. "He needs a job." I say smiling at Niall. He smiles back at me, grateful. "Come with me." He says while gesturing to Niall to follow him. "I'll be right back." Niall says to me, looking back. I nod and go back to playing the keyboard.

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The song Niall and Bella sing together is called Lego House by Ed Sheeran

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