Letting Go (Niall Horan AU)

Chapter 28

Niall

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As I sit and listen to music bored all i can think about is October. And even though I wanna see her more thank anything right now I retain myself from calling her to come over. This is her break from me.

As I listen to yet another too loud song, my phone buzzes with a text from October.

From: October

happy birthday :) meet me in the kitchen

To: October

Oi forgot that was t day

I reply.

Then I hear a shout over my music for down stairs.

"Just get down here you asshole!" October screams.

I laugh and give in.

What the fuck does she want me in the kitchen for anyways.

I make my way down stairs and when I open the door to the kitchen the room is pitch black.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Voices scream and the lights are flicked on.

I stand there and try to fight off the smile trying to appear on my face.

"The fuck is this?" I ask.

"Your surprise party." Replies October.

I look around and see Jenna, Zayn, Louis, Liam, Ari, Colton, Trish, and Angie all gathered around with presents.

"Dear lord." I mutter.

It's quite odd seeing the good kids mix with my group, all smiling and holding presents for someone they barely know.

October walks over to my and guides me to sit down in a stool.

"Okay so we're going to open presents, then eat cake, then whatever you want." She smiles at me.

I see how hard she probably worked in getting everybody here so I smile and nod.

"Ya know this is my 21 birthday. I'm not a child." I tease.

She just crosses her arms.

"Too bad."

I open presents from the people I barely know one by one.

When finally I get to October. I'm honestly exited.

"Let me to get it." She says smiling and walks out.

When she comes back she's holding a guitar case. I almost fall off the stool. I open it up to find a beautiful black acoustic guitar inside. I pick it up and tune it.

"This is amazing." I smile at her.

"I know." She replies.

I strum a few cords and it sounds amazing compared to my old beat up one I've had since I was 12.

"Are you even any good?" She challenges.

"Is he any good? He's amazing!" I hear a familiar voice answer for me.

The whole group turns around to see Harry smiling and walking over with a bag in his hands.

I cast my eyes down and hope he doesn't continue the conversation. Too many past memories are connected, that I've worked hard to forget.

"Is he?" October asks. And lifts an eyebrow at me.

I roll my eyes.

"I'm okay I guess." I say shrugging.

"Can you play us a song?" Louis asks.

"No."

"What a lame-o birthday boy."

"Shut up you twat." I reply smiling. Maybe Octobers friends aren't so bad.

"Oh! Ni, Harry got you a gift too." October says.

"He did?" I ask.

"Yup." Harry smiles at me.

And in that moment I meet his eyes and remember the past. Those days I would spend hours staring into his deep green eyes.

Soon he breaks the contact and hands me the bag he was holding.

I open it to find a pair of white supras.

In that moment I flash back again to the old me. The me who wore these all the time. When I had no piercings. The me before the tatoos. The me I was with Harry.

I look up at him. What the fuck. Why did he have to remind me? Doesn't he understand I'm trying to forget?!

He sees the anger in my eyes but holds the stare. It's like we have a whole conversation with our eyes. And then I feel a hand on my back.

"So it's time for the cake?" I hear October ask. I turn my head towards her voice and fake smile.

"Ya."

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After we eat the cake and have a few drinks everybody leaves except for October.

We lay in my bed as I strum random rhythms on my brand new guitar.

"I still can't believe you bought this for me." I whisper.

"Anything for you Ni." She says cuddling into my side.

"How cheesy." I tease her.

She blushes and covers her face. I love it when she does that.

I smile down at my wonderful girlfriend.

"But It had to have been a lot."

"Niall it's fine. I can manage. Besides you've bought me two gifts already for no reason. This one makes up for both."

"No my gifts had a reason. I bought both if them because I didn't want to lose you."

She nods.

I lean down and kiss her forehead.

"I hope next time I buy you a present it's for a happier reason." I say against her hair line.

"Me too." She agrees.

"Now can you play me a song?" She asks.

"Please?"

"Fine." I give in.

October quickly sits up to listen.

I start strumming and figure out what to play.

I decide on A Daydream Away by the All Time Low.

And when I finish I'm happy. I really am. October is smiling and nothing can beat the feeling of me causing it.

She finally speaks.

"You are fucking amazing Niall." I says.

"Eh..."

"No don't "eh." Me. That was great. Why didn't you play for me sooner?" She asks.

"Because I stopped playing a while ago."

"Why?"

I almost loose it right then. October and my past can not mix.

"Nothing just didn't." I lie.

She nods and cuddles but up to my side as I strum softly, and watch her drift into sleep. I watch my own personal little piece of perfect softly snore. I look down at her wrist and push her bracelets away to reveal her secrets.

It's selfish of me to want to know her past when I won't ever let her discover mine. But that's who I am. Selfish.

Sorry it's boring :( I'm sick so don't be mad. Anyways please tell me if the story is any good......