Silence And Sound

Chapter 14.

Niall's POV:

Alex had been acting really weird since we got our sandwiches. She kept giggling and blushing. And the sentences that came out of her mouth made no sense at all. She asked me about the weather, if I liked my ears and if I had ever kissed a boy. It was so unlike her to be like this. I was starting to feel really uncomfortable.

"Alex, tell me why you're acting like this. Was it something I said?" I asked when we had paid. 

"No" she said and looked down while blushing again. We left the sandwich bar and started walking around the lake which was just outside. 

"I have no idea what's wrong with you. You're not you" I said.

"Do you think I'm doing this on fucking purpose? I hate this shit! I don't know what wrong with me!" she said.

"There's the Alex I know. Curse some more" I said which made her giggle again. God she was annoying when she giggled. It was way too immature for her. She shouldn't be giggling like a little girl, because I knew she was better than that. 

"Okay maybe I know what it is" she finally said. I looked at her and waited for her to talk again.

"I think it's because my brain for some reason thinks I have a crush on you. So it can't think straight" she said. What? A crush? On me? But she said she didn't like me like that. I didn't know exactly what to say in a situation like this.

"A crush? You have a crush on me?" I asked.

"No. I don't know. Maybe. I don't want to, believe me. But my brain apparently thinks it's a great idea. So there's only one thing to do" 

"What?"

"Sleep with me. That's the only way I can avoid crushes. Every time I think I like a guy, I sleep with him and then the feelings go away" she said. I couldn't stop laughing.

"That's insane! I'm not sleeping with you" I said and she sighed.

"But this is awkward! I don't want to be awkward around you. I don't want to have a crush on you" she mumbled. I put my arm around her and stroked her arm.

"You just have to get over me. No matter how hard it is" I laughed. She pushed me off her and hit my arm.

"I hate you" she said and smiled. And suddenly it felt less awkward. But I still felt a little weird after what she had just told me. If she really had a crush on me I didn't know what to do. I never thought about that. She didn't seem like the girl who would fall for a guy like me. 

"My parents aren't home tonight. Do you want to sleep at my place?" she asked 20 minutes later when we were sitting in my car.

"If it's to try and seduce me, then no" I said and laughed.

"It's not! I just like you. As a friend. And I like sleeping next to you, it makes me feel safe" 

"Okay then" I said and she smiled at me. We then drove to her house and she showed me around without her creepy mom watching us. Their house was smaller than ours and it smelled weird. Like it hadn't been cleaned for months. 

"It's almost five" she said. "Do you want to watch a movie?"

"Sure" I answered and sat on her bed. 

"Do you like Die Hard?" she asked. I nodded and she put on the movie. Then she laid down next to me on her bed. I didn't really look at the tv. I was way too focused on Alex' hair. It was red. So beautiful. Different than other girls with their brown or blonde hair. She was just being herself which I loved. She didn't care about other people's opinions at all. Suddenly I noticed that Alex was looking at me. Her eyes scanned my face and they stopped at my lips. I didn't know what to do. Would it be wrong to kiss her? Because right in that moment that was the only thing I wanted to. 

"Would you stop me if I kissed you?" she suddenly asked if she had read my mind.

"No" I whispered. And then she did it. She leaned in and kissed me. Her lips touched mine and it felt like it was meant to be. I never wanted to let her go. I put my arms around her and held her tighter while my lips were still connected to hers. 

"I'm sorry" she mumbled into the kiss.

"Shut up" I said and smiled. She smiled as well. The most beautiful smile. I couldn't care less about Bruce Willis fighting terrorist right now. I never wanted to look at anything else but her. Her and her beautiful smile and eyes. 

And later that night when I was lying in bed next to Alex, I knew it. I knew I wanted her to be more than my friend. And I was going to tell her tomorrow. Tell her that her crush wasn't stupid. That I liked her back and that I would never let her go. This day had been so weird. So much had happened. When I woke up this morning I would never have imagined that I 12 hours later would be kissing Alex. I was falling for this girl. Falling hard. 

"Kiss me" she suddenly whispered next to me. I turned to face her and kissed her again. It felt so wrong but so right at the same time. I never thought I would end up kissing Alex. The rude girl from school. Who I barely knew. But right now I didn't care about all that. I only cared about her soft lips on mine and her beautiful blue eyes. She was amazing and I never wanted that moment to end. I couldn't wait to tell her how I felt about her tomorrow. But unfortunately a lot can happen in 12 hours...

(A/N: I know this chapter was short, but I'll do a longer one tomorrow. Please keep voting and commenting. I love you so much for reading this story, and I hope you enjoy reading it!)