Picking Up the Pieces: A Dark Niall Horan Fan Fiction

Someone New

"What the fuck were you thinking?" Ezra sighs putting a butterfly band-aid over the small cut.

"I was thinking I was pissed that my girlfriend was with her ex." Niall growls at him.

"Ezra can you give us a minute?" I ask.

"Actually your shift is over so you can head out if you want." He nods towards the door.

"Thanks again Ezra." I give him a small hug before exiting the store with Niall close in toe.

"Where's your car?" I ask Niall as I search the parking lot.

"I walked."

"You walked all the way from the hotel?"

"I was bored." He shrugs.

"Well I guess we will take my car." I make my way to my red bug and I get in the drivers seat.

Niall gets in the passenger seat and turns to me.

"Charlie I-"

"I just want to get back to the hotel."

"But I was hoping we could go out to dinner. That's why I came here in the first place." Niall locks his eyes to mine.

"I am not really in the mood to go anywhere right now Niall."

"Please Charlie. Don't be so fucking stubborn." He groans. "It is just food."

"You're paying." I say as I pull out of the parking lot. "We are just going to the pub. I need some cheese fries." My stomach growls at the lack of food I have had all day.

"Sounds okay to me." He shrugs and turns on the radio. Panic! At the Disco plays and I drum my fingers against the steering wheel. Niall changes the station. "What are you doing! Change it back!" I swat his arm.

"You like this crap?" He groans, changing the station back.

"They are one of my favorite bands. And they are not crap." I pout as I pull up to the pub.

"Well you have horrible taste in music." He rolls his eyes before getting out of the car.

"You don't have to be rude." I get out of the car and he takes my hand, leading me inside.

"Is that Harry?" I spot him in one of the booths with a beautiful girl with blue and purple hair. Usually I would think that would be odd but it looks perfect on her. Her bright green eyes sparkle as she laughs at something Harry must have said.

"Yeah." Niall's jaw clenches. I know how he feels about Harry but he should be happy that he is with someone else. For some reason seeing Harry with someone else pains me a little. "Let's just get our seats." He squeezes my hand a little tighter, taking me to a booth two down from Harry.

Niall sits on the far side so I can't see Harry. "What can I get you guys?" A perky, blonde, waitress asks.

"I'll have a beer and a burger. And she will have a coke with a plate of cheese fries."

"Make that two beers please." I step in the conversation. "Thank you." I say as she scribbles down the last bit of our order before walking away.

"You are drinking?" Niall questions.

"I need it." I give him a small smile.

"Look Charlie, I am sorry about earlier." He sighs, running his fingers through his hair.

"I know you are." I nod.

"So how long are you going to keep up this whole act?"

"Act?" The waitress sets down our beers and I take a small sip.

"That act where you act like you are okay and you cover everything up." He leans into the table. "When in turn you are monumentally pissed about something."

Yes I am upset, but not what Niall thinks I am upset about. I am over his small out burst today. I am upset seeing Harry with another girl. I know I don't have feelings for Harry but knowing that he doesn't have me on his mind anymore hurts. I sound so selfish. I just need to get over it and let Harry be happy.

"I am fine Niall." I smile taking his hands in mine. "Nothing is wrong. I am over your little outburst."

"Nothing is happening with Colton right?" His eyes narrows at me.

"No Niall. I told him nothing will ever happen either. He is a douche and I only love you." I laugh a little.

"Good." Niall gets up and comes to my side of my booth, wraping his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close. "Because I don't like sharing." He whispers in my ear, sending chills down my back.

The waitress brings over our food and Niall removes his arm from me. He digs into his burger pointing at my fries. "You said you were so hungry. Well eat my love." He smiles up at me with ketchup on the corner of his mouth. Food has always made Niall very chipper.

"Hello!" The girl Harry was with, sits across from Niall and I.

"Who the fuck are you?" Niall mumbles with a mouth full.

I nudge Niall with my elbow, "Um hello?" I smile at her.

She laughs a little, "I just wanted to introduce myself." She holds out her hand for me to shake, "My name is Gemma, Harry's sister." She nods back to Harry. I turn around to see him staring down at his food. "He has told me so much about this wonderful Charlie, so I figured I must meet her myself!"

"Oh has he?" Niall sits a little straighter. "And what has he said?"

"He wouldn't shut up about how long he has had a mad cru-"

"Hey, Gemma! I think it is time for us to leave." Harry interupts Gemma, grabing her arm and pulling her out of the booth.

"Oh but wait Harry." Niall throws him an evil grin. "She was just getting to the best part."