*A Nobody* *n.h.* -Finished-

When She's Ready

-Niall

“Group hug!” Louis cheered as we all broke out of the huddle we always do before each show. It’s kind of like our secret ritual and I guess in a way it makes us all remember how lucky we are to be doing what we do.

A lot of the boys groaned but I immediately opened my arms to hug Louis. It was a Nouis moment that was interrupted by Liam, Zayn, and Harry wrapping their arms around us. To any person who didn’t know about our strong bond we might have looked like we were gay or something but to us we are brothers through thick and thin.

“Boys, get ready!” Paul shouted over towards us, making all of us jump and stand under our trap doors.  From above we could hear the music playing and the fans screaming. I smiled at the mere thought of the girls and boys who were waiting for us to perform.

“3

2

1.”

As the countdown stopped and we were bounced up through the doors the screams from the girls got louder; if it wasn’t for our ear pieces we would definitely have a hearing problem.

“Hey Louisville, glad you all could make it.” Harry cheered into the microphone.  The crowd roared with cheers and excitement, making a grin appear on my face as we started our first song; Kiss You.

At the end of the concert, after we said our goodbyes to the crowd of screaming girls, we made our way back to our dressing rooms.  I was kind of in my own little trance until I noticed that Natalie wasn’t back here. Once I got a shower and put my regular clothes back on I went to find her.

I wasn’t sure where if she was still here or on the bus so I decided to go see if she might have went to another boys room. I stopped in front of Liam’s door and knocked ever so slightly. From the other side I heard him yell. “Doors open Niall.” I raised an eyebrow at him.

“How’d you know it was me?” I asked once I opened the door. He shrugged his shoulders. “You have a lighter knock than any of the other boys.” I nodded my head but then was confused.

“Wait, what if I was a fan who had somehow gotten past security?” This question made him think for a moment. He shook his head and laughed.

“Because you said somehow got past them; Niall no one gets past Paul.” I had to say he had a fair point, not a single fan has come by him to date. Both of us got into a conversation about the fans that were at the concert until I remembered why I came to his room.

Obviously I had my answer that she wasn’t so I said a quick goodbye, also interrupting him from telling me about a fan who had a pretty vulgar sign, and made my way to Louis’ room.

Each room I went into I found that she wasn’t there and I knew she was here earlier. She was hanging out earlier today with Lou and then she was bringing her to the concert.

Duh Lou.

“Hey Lou, have you seen Nat?” I called once I stepped inside the hair and make-up room. Lou was just setting her stuff back into her bag as Lux was casually playing with a little doll in the middle of the floor. When lux heard my voice she turned around and walked towards me, holding her hands out for me to pick her up.

“Hey Lux.” I cooed in a baby voice as I picked her up and sat her on my hip. “She said she was going to head to the bus. She’s not used to all the craziness of your all’s shows so it was kind of shocking for her.” I turned my head to Lou’s voice and nodded as she told me where she was.

“When did she leave?” I was interested in this because I saw her after the Twitter questions so it must have been recently.  “About twenty minutes ago, it was maybe right before you all came back stage.”

After she told me this I calmed down a bit but still my stomach was in knots; telling me something was off. I sat Lux back down on the rug and gave each of them a goodbye. Something told me that the feeling was Natalie.

I gave Paul the head’s up that I was heading to the bus before I made my way down the hallway’s leading to the back exit. When I got to the bus, I walked in and immediately went to the back room that she was staying in. Strangely I found it empty.

Where could she be? I looked through the bunks and found them empty as well but at that point the other boys were starting to get onto the bus. “Niall did you find Natalie?” Louis asked once he saw me standing in the kitchen. I shook my head no and watched as his face slowly fell.

“Well where could sh-.” Right at that moment the bathroom door opened up and Natalie walked out. Her hair was damp and she had a long sleeved shirt on and pajama pants. When she saw all of us staring at her whole face went white.

“What’s wrong?” She asked in a shy voice. I thought it was cute how she was all shy and nervous.

“We were just wondering where you were love, you kind of gave us a scare. We couldn’t find you.” Liam spoke up from the couch. I watched as she slowly nodded her head. “Sorry, I was just in the shower. I’m not really used to the screaming so it was just a shock.” I nodded my head, remembering the first time we were mobbed by fans.

She looked down at her feet as the room got all quiet. “I’m going to bed; I’ll see you all in the morning.” She said in a voice that could have passed as a whisper. I didn’t know why she had gone all shy on us but I really wanted to know. She’s been really open with us since she told us about Luke and Clara.

“That’s fine. See you in the morning.” Louis called to her, a round of nights from me and the rest of the boys followed after. She gave a small smile and turned to the bedroom.

After she went to bed everyone else followed too, except for Louis and I. For some reason I felt really scared to find out why she was pushing us away.

“I feel the same way.” Louis said. I turned to him and knit my eyebrows together. He laughed a little before saying what I had just said in my mind. “I have a feeling it’s not good.” I nodded my head, agreeing with him.

“I hope it’s nothing to serious though.” He added after a few seconds of silence. I gave a sigh and looked him in the eye.

“I guess she’ll tell us when she’s ready.”

Sorry for the late updates on this! I promise there will be more to come soon! I'm working on all three of my books right now so they may not be coming fast but they are in the works! <3 Comment, vote, :) -Courtney <3