Sage's POV
We nonchalantly walked into the run-down smoothie joint. Claire offered to wait at the front counter for an employee to come out from the back and take our orders. The rest of us sat at the largest table in the place, which was a 6-person booth because the next largest was a 4-person booth/table.
There was no one else in the place; just us, the girls, and them, Niall and Louis (and Harry outside). At first, I thought the plan was going to fail and they were going to leave as soon as they realized we were fans. But after two minutes or so, Niall got up and started walking over to our table!!!!!! I wanted to breakdown and freak out right then and there. By then, Claire had gone to the back of the shop to look for someone to serve us. Boy was the missing out!
"Erm....Hello ladies. I couldn't help but notice that you guys are fans of One Direction," he greeted and pulled off his beanie and sunglasses. My breath was caught in my throat and I couldn't speak. I could hear Brooke saying "Oh my gosh" over and over again to herself. Kate looked as if she'd faint any minute now. Alix had this huge smile on her face, like it would tear in half. However, she was the only one of us capable of speech and/or movement at the moment.
"Oh my gosh! We love One Direction and your music. You guys did a phenomenal job last night!!!" she said on the verge of tears.
"Thank you. The lads and I try really hard to give you guys the best performance we can give. Do you mind if I sit with all of you lovely ladies?" he asked, his Irish accent strong and very noticeable. I almost died right there. I could listen to him talk all day.
"Of coarse," Brooke answered through a shaky laugh and got out of the booth to let Niall sit in between her and I (remind me to hug the shit out of her for letting me sit next to him).
"So what are her names?" he asked, looking at Brooke so she could start.
"I'm Brooke," she said nervously. You could tell she was super nervous, yet she still managed to smile. She sat to Niall's left.
"Kate," she squeaked out. She sat across from Niall and in the middle of her side of the booth.
To Kate's left was Alix. "Hi, I'm Alix," she said confidently. Gosh, I wish I was her.
Claire had come out from the back of the little shop, followed by a middle aged employee that looked like she had just woken up. She headed over to a blender to make our drinks. When Claire's eyes landed on Niall, she froze like a deer caught in the headlights. Alix motioned for her to come over and she slowly crossed the room to where we were sitting. "Niall Horan is sitting right in front of me," she muttered to herself.
"Yup. That's me," he said giddily. He had such a carefree spirit and that's probably why he was my favorite member of One Direction.
Claire's smile grew to the size of London. "Hi, I'm Claire," she said and gave a little wave and slid into the booth next to Kate.
"And what's your name, love?" Niall asked, turning to me. He took my hand in his and squeezed it.
"My name is Sage," I half-whispered, using everything I had in me trying not to fangirl and scream my head off.
"Sage," he whispered before letting go of my hand. I immediately wanted him to hold it again.
"Well it was nice to meet you Sage, Brooke, Alix, Claire, and Kate. Aside from it being phenomenal, how was the concert?" Niall asked as the middle-aged woman brought our drinks over to our table. Igrabbed one with an "S" for strawberry and sipped it while Kate talked about how she loved the rising platform from the concert. Brooke shared her favorite part, when the boys sang One Way or Another, as did Alix, which was when they performed Teenage Dirtbag. Claire said her favorite part was when Niall changed the lyrics in Change My Mind. Before I could say mine, Louis walked over to the table.
"Hello guys," he said with a cheeky smile. "Mind if I join the party?"
"Not at all," Kate said. We went through introductions again and all the girls weren't nervous at all, unlike my socially-awkward ass. I stuttered saying, "M-my name's S-sage." #loser. Alix's confidence was rubbing off on everyone. Everyone but me.
"We were just telling Niall about our favorite parts of the concert," Brooke commented as if the guy she's been fangirling over for the past three years wasn't right in front of her. Louis pulled up a chair and sat on the side of the table.
"Well can I get a recap of you wonderful girls going on and on about how much you enjoyed my performance?" he joked. The other girls restated their favorite parts of the show while I sat quietly next to Niall.
"What was you favorite part of the show, Sage?" Niall asked turning to me and giving me his full attention. Oh my gosh this was all just a dream. Niall James Horan was not sitting in front of me. But he was, because after a moment he said, "Helloooo? Sage?" I blushed.
"Oh, s-sorry. My favorite part w-was probably when you g-guys sang Little Things," I managed to get out. Wow, I only stuttered three times. Personal best (no lie)!
"You know, we are just normal guys. No need to be nervous," he smiled and my heart melted. He took my hand again and gave it a little squeeze, then released it again and continued the conversation. "Little Things is my favorite song on the album. It was so sick having Ed Sheeran write one of our songs."
"Yea, I love Ed Sheeran," I said without stuttering. Wait, what?! I didn't stutter in front of an extremely attractive guy?! "Keep going with it, Sage," I thought to myself.
"Really? Me too! I love Drunk," Niall said, keeping the conversation flowing.
"My favorite song is You Need Me Man I Don't Need You. 'They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator' is my favorite lyric of all time." I was really proud of myself for talking to Niall like he was a friend of mine. Normally, when I meet a guy that I find even the slightest bit attractive, then I would stutter like crazy or wouldn't be able to find the words to say. But this is London. New city. New start. New life.
Niall and I actually chatted for a while before the little bell at the front of the shop dinged and Harry walked in. Holy shit Harry Styles walked into the same room as me!!! He ordered his drink before pulling up a chair and sitting next to Louis. We introduced ourselves AGAIN, but this time, Alix's confidence found its way to me.
Brooke, Alix, and Claire continued talking to Louis about the tour life or something, and Niall and I continued to talk about whatever come to mind, but Kate and Harry were full on flirting. I tried to suppress a giggle, but failed miserably. Luckily, the only person that heard was Niall and he laughed along with me.
As far as the night went, it was pretty okay to me ;). Because 1) I went to a One Direction concert, something I've been waiting three year to do, 2) I met 3/5 of a boyband that I've been fangirling over for three years, and 3) I'm pretty sure I overcame my socially-awkwardness around attractive members of the opposite gender. Scratch "okay". This was the BEST. NIGHT. EVER!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey hey hey! First of all, I'm dedicating this story to my dear friend Alix. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING THE LETTER FOR ME GIRLLLLL!!!! Anyway, 182 FLIPPING READS!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS ROCK!!!!!! Please continue to vote and tell your fellow directioner buddies about this story. I'm tired so I'll leave a longer A/N next time. Bye Fishies!!!-Sonja
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