In Another World

Part 22

Meg's POV

I step up to Niall's door, and knock. I don't wait long for the door to open. When it does, I see a very tired Niall standing in a Rolling Stones t-shirt and dark blue sweatpants. He smiles at me, and welcomes me in.

"Thank you so much for letting me stay the night, I'll be gone early in the morning," I say.

"Okay, you're welcome," he responds but he never looks me in the eyes.

I follow him to the living room and sit down on the couch, Niall sitting right next to me.

"I just started a movie..." Niall says, his voice trailing off.

I nod.

"So, do you... want to stay and watch it with me... or go to sleep?" he says, his voice so quiet.

"Well, it depends what movie it is," I say, sitting criss-cross applesauce facing Niall.

"I'm watching Grease... ever seen it?" Niall says and rubs his eyes.

"No, actually..." I respond.

"You haven't seen Grease? Ever?" he says, suddenly really energetic.

"No!" I smile.

"Well, we're restarting it and watching it, even if it's 2:30 in the morning!" he smiles back, finally looking me in the eye.

"Fine," I say, playfully.

Niall restarts the movie. He puts his arm behind me, on top of the couch, not on my shoulders. My arms are crossed and my eyes fixed on the TV. Both of our legs are up on the coffee table.

By the time the song "Greased Lightning" comes on Niall is already singing along and dancing in his seat. I've always loved Niall and his personality and now I get to see the real him. He's the same, which I like. He doesn't have a personality for fans and a personality for friends, he has one. And that makes him special.

Niall is wide awake, still, even at 3:30. Niall keeps telling me to stay awake for the end, but I just can't. I am struggling to keep my eyes open right now, and eventually, I fall asleep.

I wake up laying on Niall's chest, his arm around me and him snoring above me. I watch him sleep, he looks so young and so innocent. I lay back down onto his chest, it's only 7:00 and I've only gotten about 3 hours of sleep so far. Today is going to be a long day. I'm going to be very, very tired and I have to spend the day with a very mad and frustrated Harry.

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