Nialler's Princess

Chapter 19

*Niall’s POV*

After she went back into the kitchen Kitty started acting… different. She started acting sort of distant. I asked her several times if she needed help but she always said she was fine. All by herself she did the baking and frosting, the decorating too. I know I wouldn’t have been too good at all that but I would’ve loved to help. She’d never done this before. It was worrying me a lot.

After a little while of waiting I realized she wouldn’t have let me do anything so I went in the living room with Lexi and the boys. They all seemed to be confused by my being there. I stayed quiet and they didn’t say anything either, except Lexi who excused herself and went into the kitchen. We just stayed like that for a while, quiet. I knew the boys were dying to ask me what was happening but it was pretty obvious that I didn’t know either.

“Niall?” Liam began to ask but he was interrupted by Lexi’s sudden reappearance

She sat close to me and looked really mad. In all honesty it was a little scary.

“What did you do?!” she hissed at me. It was really quiet but not at all soft. Again, I was scared

“What did I do?” I asked wondering what I could have done to make her act like this. In what I had seen of Lexi she was blunt but pretty nice so for her to act like this was surprising.

“I don’t know! You’re the one that did it so answer me! What. Did. You. Do?” she asked but I didn’t know how to answer

“Lexi, what’s wrong?” Harry asked. I looked over and saw all the boys were just as confused as I was.

“I just said I don’t know!” she almost screamed at him then looked to the kitchen. I think she didn’t want Kitty to hear our conversation and why she was hissing instead of yelling.

“Look, ever since she went back into the kitchen she’s been acting weird. And who was there right before she started acting weird? That’s right, you. So either you tell me what you did or said to her or I’ll beat you till you do!”

“I-I don’t know!” She was small and little and somehow I was still really afraid of her.

“Lexi!” we heard Kitty call from the kitchen and all of us went silent

“Yes Sweety?” Lexi said in a sweet tone but her face was as fierce as ever

“Could you come help me put the stuff away?”

“Sure” she said and gave me a look right before leaving. I was so confused.

This was all getting very confusing and the lads did their best to distract me from Kitty. I don’t think they realized how hard that was going to be considering we were at her place. They did their best but it wasn’t enough. After a little while of chatter I went into the kitchen to see if I could help with anything. Or see if I could find out what was happening. I was about to enter the kitchen when I heard Kitty and Lexi’s hushed voices.

“How many times do I have to tell you Lexi it is not that simple!” I heard Kitty say

“It doesn’t have to be as complicated as you’re making it! Just go and-”

“I’m not you! I can’t just do things, Lexi! I overthink things, I think of the worst possible scenario and it makes it so I can’t do whatever I want like you!” I was surprised to hear Kitty’s voice like this and obviously Lexi was too. Whatever they were talking about it must have been really bothering her.

“…I just want you to be happy is all. And I know this would make you very happy.”

“I know. I’ll be okay though I just… I just want to wait a while before I think about it again” I was too busy thinking about what could be bothering Kitty that I didn’t see when she turned the corner and faced me.