Ghostly Love

Chapter FOUR

Niall's POV

Since ghosts don't sleep I just stayed up all night thinking about Jackie. What it would be like to kiss her, to touch her, to feel her next to me. I wish I could've stayed at her place for the night, but that would be creepy because I would just watch her sleep like Edward did to Bella. 

I also think it's good for us to spend some time apart so we don't get sick of each other. I know if we spend every moment together we'll eventually start to fight. 

I really don't want to seem desperate, but I have to see her again. It's almost ten in the morning so she should be awake by now.

The walk to her house is peaceful considering I'm a little lost. The weather is great today. It's sunny out, but every now and again I feel a light breeze. There's a few clouds in the sky which means it may rain later today. 

I love how in July it's sunny for most of the day, but then in the afternoon it rains a little.

When I finally find her house I debate how I should enter for a while. I know her parents can't see me so I decide to enter through the front door like living people would do. 

I try to knock on her bedroom door, but then I remember that my hand will just go through it. There's definitely a few things I miss about being alive. Many things we a lot easier, and I didn't feel cold all the time. 

"Jackie." I call after walking through her door. 

"Niall is that you."

"Yeah it's me. Sorry I came back already. I don't get much contact with people dead or living so I wanted to spend some time with you today; if that's okay with you."

"Yeah that's fine. Could you look away for a second. I'm getting dressed."

As much as I don't want to I look away. I want to see her naked body, but she would hate me if I looked now. We barely know each other, and I don't know if she has the same feeling for me that I have for her. 

"I hope you don't mind, but Ben and I were going to hang out today. I'd like to tell him about you. I don't want him to think I'm crazy if he ever catches me talking to you."

"Yeah that's fine with me. You do know he may think you're crazy for even telling him about me."

"I don't think so he knows how much I hate One Direction so he wouldn't think I'm making this up. Hey how come you're the only ghost I can see?"

"My best guess is that I'm the only ghost who's ever come near you."

"That makes since. Actually my grandma died when I was 10, and I think I might've seen her shortly after her funeral. I thought it was a dream, but maybe it wasn't. We weren't super close, but she might've wanted to see if I was doing well."

"True, or she wanted to find out if any of her living family members could see her. Maybe I can look for her next time I go back to heaven. If you saw her that means she didn't end up in hell. The devil has a lot of security making almost impossible to escape. Even if you're in a simple cell that doesn't have more than one lock and one guard at the entrance to the row of cells."

"Really!? If you do could you ask her if she visited me back then"

"Of course." I reply as the doorbell rings.

"Well that's Ben. You can wait in here if you want or you can come out to the living room with me."

"Okay I'll wait in here. Maybe you'll get lucky, and he'll be able to see me as well."

When Jackie returns with Ben I listen in as she tells him about me. Ben looks about how I expected him to look. He has short light brown hair. He's somewhat tall, and skinny, but with a little muscle. 

"Hey Ben I have to tell you something you have to promise you won't tell anyone else." Jackie says as they sit down on her bed.

"I promise I won't tell although I'm a little scared."

"Okay you know how that guy in One Direction died a little while ago."

"Yeah. Do you like them all of a sudden?"

"No; not really. The thing is ghosts are real, and I can see him."

"Are you serious? That sounds like a lie to me."

"I'm telling you the truth."

"Okay. Well if you can see him ask him what his middle name is. I know someone who hates One Direction wouldn't know that about them."

"Okay. Niall what's your middle name."

"James same as Liam." I say to Jackie. Ben seems confused about the silence after she asks his question.

"He says it's James, and that Liam also has that middle name.

"Alright I'll look that up to see if it's true." Ben says as he pulls out his Samsung Galaxy S6.

"Wow that is true, but I'm still not sure if I believe you. You could've looked that up before I came over."

"I swear I didn't. Ben you know me. I would never make something like that up."

"I guess you're right. I'll just have to trust what you say."

"Good. I really had to tell someone about him. I hope you don't mind if he hangs out with us today, I was hoping we could show him around. He doesn't know the area very well."

"Yeah that's fine with me. I guess it won't look weird with me there. It won't look like you're just telling yourself about the area."

"Haha. Very true."