How it All Started (A One Direction fanfiction)

Chapter 16

This is when I start to panic. No light. Only me and Niall. Well, me and Niall together is a good thing as always but not in this situation. I don't want to admit to myself how scared I am, but it's really not working.

"Niall?" I ask, trying to make out his slender body in the darkness.

"Yeah, I'm right here, don't worry babe." He tells me as I feel his cold hand interlock with mine, gripping on so tightly I feel like my hands going to fall off. The only reason I'm glad it's so dark is because I'm blushing like crazy. I don't know why him calling me "babe" affected me so much but it did.

"I'm really scared." I spit out of no where, not even sure why I said it.

"It's okay. We're going to be fine. As long as we're together, everything will be okay." He says. For some reason, I think that him saying this isn't just about getting out of here. I start to think that this is about us, wherever were going from here. I hope it's as a couple, but we'll have to wait to see about that. I think that this really means that no matter what, we'll be okay if we're together, and that makes me smile.

Even though we're in the dark and I can't really see anything, I know he's smiling down at me, so I look up to him. Suddenly, I feel his soft lips connect with mine. This kiss is light, our lips barely touching yet it feels like no kiss I've ever shared before. Maybe it's because of how gentle and sweet it is, or because of the realization of how much I really like Niall. He slowly pulls his lips off of mine and takes both of my hands while staring straight at me, his glossy eyes reflecting the moonlight sky. I don't really know what's happening but I'm just waiting for him to say something.

"Brooke, I know this isn't really the time, nor the place I should be doing this but I don't think I can really wait any longer. I know we just met each other a couple days ago and this is really soon but I'm going to do this anyways. I just want to be able to call you mine and tell all the other boys how much you mean to me and how much I like you. I mean, they already know but you know what I mean. I really, really like you and I need to know you like me just as much, which I hope you do. So... Will you be my girlfriend?" He pours out as I stand there, motionless. I mean, I kind of knew he was going to ask me out, but never like this. That was one of the most sweet, caring things anyone's ever said to me and I can't seem to make out any words.

"Shit, I knew I shouldn't have moved this fast." I hear Niall mumble under his breath. He lets go of my hands quickly and turns his back to me, walking around aimlessly in circles.

"Wha-what?" I stumble over my words, but at least being able to get them out of my mouth.

"I knew I was taking this too fast. I'm so stupid." He says in a defeated tone. I walk up to him and grab his face between my hands.

"Yes, you are stupid," I start as he looks at me sadly, "stupid to think that you're taking this too fast. Of course I want to be your girlfriend." I tell him, as his face lights up more and more after every word.

"REALLY!?" He screams, like an exited child.

"Really." I smile at him as he unexpectedly picks me up and spins me around in the air, causing me to laugh which makes him laugh as well.

"I promise, ill be the best boyfriend ever. Ill never do anything bad to you and ill take care of you and oh my god I'm so happy right now." He says as he puts me down and rambles on and on, which is pretty useless.

I know he's going to be a perfect boyfriend. From what he's acted like in the past couple of days without even dating me have been better than any other relationship. I know he's going to great me right, and make me feel like the only girl in the world, however corny that may be.

He finally stops talking and takes a huge breath to make up for all of the talking.

I smiled up at him and leaned against his chest.

"I know you'll be the best Niall, nobody's better than you."

"I don't know about that, love?", he chuckled.

"It's true Ni. I have never met someone like you. You are so sweet, kind, polite, funny, caring, and handsome. I should be the one promising to be the best."

Even though I couldn't see him, I knew he was blushing.

"Well I don't know about that. But it sounds more like you are describing yourself, except you aren't handsome, you are absolutely gorgeous," he said.

"Awww, see you are sweet. But, we need to keep on walking because it just keeps getting darker," I said.

He hummed in agreement then grabbed my hand and laced our fingers together.

We started walking and all the thoughts of terror returned, flooding into my head.

My over active imagination started working double time. Nothing was as it really was. The long branches were people reaching out go grab me, the rustling of the leaves were animals, the wind meant we were going to be stuck in a storm, and direction we were heading was leading is to the edge of the mountain.

"Niall?" I whispered softly.

"Hmm?"

"Talk to me, just...just talk," I said with my fright evident in my voice.

He talked to me about everything and anything and I let myself get lost in the conversation the same way I get lost in his eyes. I concentrated on his voice. I payed attention to his accent, what things he said different. His voice had a soothing quality and eventually it felt like we were just out for a stroll.

Soon we passed a tree with an orange ring around it that was even visible in the dark.

"Niall, look! This means that we are back on the right trail. We went up on orange!" I exclaimed.

"Your right!" He said excitedly.

We picked up our pace and were nearly running.

Soon we came to an opening. We exited the forest and were back in the campground.

"Yes!" I screamed and started jumping up and down.

A smile played on Niall's lips as he watched me on the orange light from the street lamps.

He put a finger to his lips and said, "It's quiet hours of the camp ground."

"And how do you think that is working out for Lou?" I said with a smirk.

"Wait! Lou! Where are the others did they make it back?" I added to my previous words.

A look of terror made its way into Niall's beautiful eyes.

We looked at each other before sprinting off to the direction of the tents.

I stumbled a few times but kept going. I had to make sure that the others were back, I was so selfish thinking about the bad things that could happen to us when we didn't even know where the others were.

We raced into the clearing which held out tents and looked around.

Empty.

I felt a pit in my stomach. I thought I was going to throw up, I was so consumed with worry for the others.

I plopped down straight on the ground where I was standing, not bothering to find a bench. I hugged my knees to my chest and tried to think of everything that I have learned to apply to emergencies. Does this count as an emergency? We've been lost for a while and the campground said to be careful to be off the mountain before it gets dark. I felt Niall's hand tracing soothing circles on my back.

I didn't know what to do next, when I heard footsteps. I snapped my head up quickly and saw Harry, Zayn, Liam, Louis, and Eleanor making their way towards the tents.

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