It Doesn't Matter

Chapter 2

Niall Vision

---

She sat there, smiling from ear to ear. Now that I've gotten a good look, the shirt looked really good on her. But oddly enough this entire situation kinda reminded me of some bad porn movie plot. Where the guy wakes up in a bed, a half naked girl laying next to him with nothing but a shirt on. It took all my will power not to jump her. Guess I underestimated my hormonal urges.

“Whats your name?” She chirped, did she really not know? Nah...She was probably just playing along with that stupid prank.

“You really don't know?” I sat down on the chair, my arms crossed and eyes widened in an accusing tone. Eve pondered for a moment or two then shook her head.

“No, am I supposed to?”

“Kinda...But anyway, my name is Niall” I reached out a hand and she hesitantly took it, “Niall Horan”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Niall!” Her grip was really firm and unexpected from a girl of her stature.

“So..” I awkwardly pulled my hand away once she was finished, “Want some breakfast?”

“Sure!” Eve perked right up and slid herself off the sheets, landing with a plop on the floor. I was right in assuming that she would only come to my waist. Poor Eve must barely reach 4”5

I trailed my eyes down for what must have been the 3rd time. The jersey I gave her came past her knees, effectively covering her...er..'naughty bits'. Good thing too.

Bringing my eyes away yet again, I started leading Eve out of my room. Part of me expected Harry or one of the other boys to jump me as soon as the door opened. But no, the door creaked open without any difficulties, and there was no one on the other side. Odd, wasn't this their odd little scheme? Why wouldn't they jump to get my full reaction on camera? Maybe they were waiting for me in the kitchen. Regardless I shrugged it off and continued leading Eve.

I couldn't help but notice that she was a little wobbly on her feet. Maybe her legs got bent a little while we were still rough housing on the bed, or maybe this was still part of the act. After all, there was no way a leaf would know how to walk.

We turned the corner and headed downstairs to the kitchen. The steps were kinda steep, would the leaf be able to handle this?

With every step we took she would let out a little squeak of a grunt, each time it would get louder and louder until-

CRASH

I got rammed into from behind, Eve had tripped and pummeled downwards. Sending us both flying towards the kitchen floor at an alarming speed. I tried continuously to grasp onto the railing and stop us both, after all if we didn't then we'd both be pancakes in no time! But we just kept going faster and faster, getting closer and closer until the floor was only inches away! My heart stopped as we made impact, all the air getting squeezed out of me.

So I may have been exaggerating a little, we weren’t going that fast. But somewhere in out tumble I must have flipped around as Eve was now hugging tight to my front. Her eyes were shut tight and her hands were balled up it little fists around my shirt.

“Are you okay?” I blurted out. Of course she was okay, I had broken her fall.

Eve jolted to life with a gasp which quickly changed into a whimper, tears were streaming down her face and soaking me to the core.

“I-I am so-” She gurgled out a hiccup past her tears, “So sorry!”

“Its okay, it's okay” Never before did I get the wonderful opportunity to comfort a crying woman, but I guess there's a first for everything. I rose a hand up to her back and starting rubbing in small circles, hoping this would sooth her into calming down, “It was an accident, don't worry”

Eve kept choking up hiccup after hiccup till her face was red and her eyes puffy. And I kept rubbing her back. Apparently what I was doing worked some what because after awhile she wasn’t crying anymore. Just trying to calm down.

“I'm sorry...” Eve nuzzled her tiny face into my chest, her face was very warm but at least the tears had stopped and she seemed relatively stable.

“It's okay...How about some breakfast now?” I asked, it might help her calm down further.

“Sure!” She jumped off of me and dashed on over the the windowsill. It was a complete change of personality that left me dazed on the ground. Was this girl bi-polar?

I pulled myself off the ground. Taking the brute of the blow certainly took a toll on me for it felt as if every limb of mine had just been pulled through a wood chipper. Backwards! I'll have to get myself looked after later, right now I just wanted some food. My interesting 'wake up call' had left me hungry!

Eve was now sitting on the loveseat facing to the window with both legs tucked underneath her. At least she seemed okay, prank accomplice or not, a part of me was still be worried about her. She looked back at me with a smile before turning her head to the sun.

“Eve, what are you doing?” I swaggered on over the the kitchen island, flinching with every step.

“I'm making breakfast!” She smiled at me again, was she really going to keep playing at that? I rolled my eyes dramaticly and turned away from her.

The boys weren't in the kitchen which left me the question, where were they? Maybe Louie rigged up some hidden cameras like he did last year for Liam's birthday. Ah, I'll never forget that day. We had hooked up tons of little traps and pranks then hid a video camera in each corner. Thankfully he wasn’t mad after all of it, and we all shared a good laugh and a handful of memories.

“You do realize you're a human now, Eve?” I started getting things out to make breakfast...Hm, maybe...Pancakes? “You can't make your own food anymore”

“Oh...” Eve turned her head to face me again, she looked a little unsure “I forgot”

Sure she did.

I got out a box of 'mix-it-yourself' pancake mix and started tossing things together. I was a pretty good chef much to the fans dismay.

There was a slight shuffling before I found Eve right behind me, looming over the crook of my elbow as I mixed together the pancakes.

“What's that? She followed me as I brought the bowl of gooey substance over to the over and poured some into a pan to cook. I waited for the sizzling sound to indicate I had done it right before answering her.

“These are pancakes, ever have one before?” I responded nonchalantly and started to take down plates. Six of them, one for each of us if the boys ever decide to show up.

“No, I've never seen one before...Do they taste good?”

I didn't get a chance to respond as then there was a knock at the door, shortly followed by a loud slam as the entire gang waltzed in.

“Oh, sorry, didn't know you brought a girl home last night, Niall” Zayn chuckled and raised his hands in defense, backing away playfully. It only ticked me off.

“Drop the act. I know you guys brought this girl in to mess with my head!”

“Niall..?”

“Yes, Harry?”

“We didn't bring any girl”