Inspiration [niall horan]

Chapter 8 - Bel, Niall

Bel

We were quiet for quite some time until Niall's phone rang loudly. I jumped and he winced at the loud noise. Grabbing at it, Niall finally picked it up after a few rings.

"Lou?" He asked, taking a piece of my hair and twirling it around his finger. This motion made me blush and I was glad that his attention was on his telephone conversation.

I heard Louis' voice say something about going to the club, and I suddenly felt relieved. He wasn't asking about me and Niall and what we had been doing all this time.

"The club? I don't know if she's up for it, but I'll ask." Niall said then turned to me, "Bel, would you like to go clubbing with us tonight? I can stay with you if you-"

I cut him off because I knew he would start rambling if I didn't stop him then, "I would love to. I need the distraction."

Niall shot me a grateful/knowing smile before finalizing the plans with Louis. "Sure. At six o'clock sounds good. I'll ask her." He turned to me again, "Perrie and Sophia would like to have you over to get ready, would you like to?"

I thought about it. They were both the girlfriends of One Direction members, were the boys trying to tell me something?

"Sure, sure. They're so kind to offer though." I say, smiling then pressing my lips to Niall's cheek, causing him to blush. "I'm going to go shower then we can go, alright?"

"Um, sure!" He exclaimed, still bright red from the little kiss.

I hum to myself as I get undressed and step into the bathroom. I click my tongue at the mess I've made in my zombie time and quickly clean it up.

The shower makes me feel fresh and better. I shave and such, and take forever in there, so long that Niall has to knock on the bathroom door saying we have to leave soon.

"I'll be out in a minute!" I called back, annoyed at myself for making him wait so long. "You can help yourself to anything in the fridge!"

"Thanks Bel!" He said then I hear his footfalls go away from the bathroom.

I step out and shiver. I make a mental note to turn up the heating next time I plan to have people over then get in the shower because it is freezing in here.

Pulling my hair up into a ponytail and grabbing a dress, shoes, and makeup, I announce to Niall that I'm ready to go.

"I'm in the kitchen." I hear him call and I laugh when I walk in the kitchen.

It's only slightly messier than it was before, but there are the ingredients for a sandwhich everywhere. When I say everywhere, I mean everywhere.

The ham is by the stove, the bread is by the toaster, and my entire vegetable bin has been emptied onto the island. Niall shoots me an apologetic look before cleaning everything up.

Before we step out of the flat, Niall turns to me, a solemn look on his face, "Bel, are you sure you want to go clubbing? You definitely don't have to."

I shake my head, determined to get him to understand that I want to do this just as much as he does, "Niall, I promise, it's fine. I need the distraction and I kind of want a little beer right now, so, this is a good thing for me."

He nods, but I can tell that he's not entirely convinced.

The car ride back to the lad's flat complex is quiet but we sit in a comfortable silence listening to private recordings of Ed Sheeran's new songs. I guess there are some benefits to being best friends with the Ginger Jesus.

"Aaand, we're here!" Niall exclaims, as if he's forgotten I've been here quite a few times.

"Niall, I've been here before." I say laughing at his expression, "But thanks for the notice."

When we get into Louis' and Harry's flat, everyone has already congregated there. I introduce myself, albeit awkwardly, to Sophia and Perrie, both of whom I absolutely adore.

"Well, boys, we're going to go to my flat to get ready, then we'll meet here around eight?" Perrie says, hopping down from the barstool she was sitting on and grabbing her purse.

The boys agree, we grab our stuff, Sophia and Perrie kiss their loves goodbye, and we head out. There's a bit of an awkward silence but it's broken when we get to the Tube and some fans spot us.

"Ohmigod!" A girl about our age squeals then runs over to us, her friends shaking their heads as they follow her, "Can I have your autographs?"

Sophia and Perrie autograph her book-bag and I'm shocked when she holds out the silver Sharpie to me, "You want my signature?"

"Of course! I love your books! Speaking of which, could you sign my copies?" She asks, holding them out to me.

We sign and take pictures then make small talk until we reach Perrie's flat. It's a gorgeous place really, modern but classy.

"So, Bel, Perrie and I already have our dresses picked out, but we want to see what you have." Sophia says, smiling kindly at me.

I shyly hold out my dress. It's really skanky I have to say, but it was the first thing I grabbed and I don't actually mind dressing like that once in a while.

"Love, you're going to outshine us! I love it! You have some serious fashion sense!" Perrie squeals and I want to squeal!

One of my fashion idols actually thinks I have a fashion sense! Wow! I thanked her and we got to work.

Niall

It was around 8:15 when the girls finally showed up, but the wait was worth it. Bel was in this incredible dress that showed off her curves beautifully and I was pretty sure I would have a very hard time keeping all those creeps at the club away from her.

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I have to say, I was smashed. One minute I was giggling like a total fool, the next I was crying about how lonely I felt and things like that.

Bel was also pretty drunk, but she handled it much better than I did. She could even walk in a straight line.

By the time we got back to my flat, it was almost three in the morning. I knew I was going to have a terrible hangover but I was worried about Bel.

"I'll be fine, *hiccup* Niall." She said as we stumbled drunkenly through the doorway of my flat.

I licked my lips as she bent over to take off those killer heels of hers. What? I can't admire nice curves when I see them?

"What? *hiccup*" Bel asked, and I realized I was still staring at her even though she was standing up.

I don't know why, but I guess my drunk Niall made me bold, "Just admiring the best view in all of London."

She giggled then said, "Are you flirting with me Horan?"

"Yes."

But that was all I could say before she kissed me.

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Bel's outfit for the night on the side.