More Than This (A Niall Horan Fan Fiction)

Chapter 16

Niall's POV

Today is the day of my X Factor audition. My flight should be in two hours. But I'm not going because I'm rehabilitating my knee injury. It isn't that bad. My x-ray result is actually good, no broken or dislocated bone or anything else but it had to be rehabilitated so that I could walk normally again. Good thing here is, there is going to be an audition in Ireland. All I have to do is prepare! Prepare my voice and apparently, my knees too.

And here I am right now, still figuring out where my best friend is.

I am trying to contact Thalia but she's not answering. Dad just told me she and her family are in a weekend vacation to their closest relative's house in England. But why can't I contact her? Why isn't she answering?

"Don't bother calling her, she wont answer." Ladies and gentlemen, my brother Greg standing on my door.

"Why so sure?"

"She broke her phone in the accident. She told me she is getting a new one when she comes back from their vacay."

"Why didn't she tell me anything?!"

"Idk? Thought you already know."

"No."

"No?"

"She's mad at me."

"She told me that." Greg winks and pointed me. Ew.

"Ew! Don't even wink at me ever again! Yuck!"

"You know, Niall? She's always have been there for you. Even through bad times. She's amazing and sweet girl you don't quite treat the way she should. And she loves you."

"God, Greg, I love her more. I should be asking her to be my girlfriend today but she's not here."

"See? You will ask her to be your girlfriend just before you are going to leave her? That doesn't prove anything, Niall. She's worth it."

"I'm not leaving her. I was just supposed to go to an audition and I will come back home. I don't forget where I belong."

"Believe me, Niall, you are less to come back home after the audition. I know a friend who knows a friend who didn't get his normal life back after he became famous."

"Greg, I'm still applying. I'm not to become a star yet even I want it as hell."

"I know you'll do good, that's why."

"Then what should I do?"

"Fly and chase."

"What?"

"You are still young and naive, Niall. You'll understand what I mean when you get there." Greg explains, emphasizing the word 'there'.

What does he mean by that?

"Niall!" I hear my father's voice calling my name.

"You'll be late for your knee session. Let's go!"

"I'm coming!" I grab my crutches and head downstairs, slowly, and with the help of my brother.

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"This is it." I say nervously. I'm about to go up stage for my X Factor audition in less than 2 minutes.

"You can do it! Good luck."

"Good luck, Niall!"

"Good luck, son!"

Thalia's POV

Here I am in the living room of our relative's humble home, watching the live airing of X Factor. I am waiting to see Niall. It's our 2nd-to-the-last day of vacation here in England and I miss my best friend so much. I can't wait to see him again even if it's in the television only and even if we parted having a fight. I hope he misses me too.

"I'm Niall Horan, I'm sixteen, and I'm from Mullingar, in the midlands of Ireland." I start to shake in excitement as soon as I heard his voice and saw him being interviewed. "I wanna sell out arenas and make an album and work with some of the best artists in the world."

And as soon as he walks in and sing, I swear my excitement turned into nervousness. Little did I know he sings our favorite jam, So Sick. Then Simon stops him and I skip a breathe and a heartbeat. Nervous I am for the judges' comments and decisions, I cross my fingers. Hoping to hear at least three yeses and ...

"Oh my god, yes! He did it! I knew it!" I jump as Niall jumps in celebration. "Way to go, Niall! Oh my, go- Mom! Niall got yeses!"

Wait, when can I see him again?

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author's note »

Six months later, here am I again! Sorry for the late updates as always. Thank you again for everyone who are still reading this! You don't know how much I appreciate it, guys.

This chapter is dedicated to StyPayHorLikSon04! :-)