**Zayn's POV**
The concert had gone extremely well and now the boys and I were waiting for the meet and greet to begin. I was excited to meet this one girl I had noticed in the audience during Little Things and Kiss You, the same girl that Niall nearly trampled me to get closer to. I hoped she would be coming to the meet and greet, even if I just got to know her name I would be happy. Liam and Louis had been talking back and forth for a while, I had assumed it was about some other girl in the audience as well. After a few moments the first group of fans were coming into the room.
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We had seen a countless amount of fans during the meet and greet and never once did I see the girl from the front row. Although I had a wonderful time meeting the other fans and taking photos with them I was feeling disappointed that she hadn't shown up. I kept telling myself that not everyone can afford to attend these meet and greets but I couldn't help but hope that she would tell my mind otherwise. I felt a small arm wrap around my legs, I glanced down at the young girl standing next to me. Considering the fact that she was so small I knelt down and put her up on my shoulders, she giggled as I did the small act. The boys all grouped up around us and the photographer took the photo of the six of us all together. A few minutes later we were saying goodbye to the little girl and the next group were coming in.
"Oh my god Liam it's her," Louis elbowed Liam in excitement.
"Remain calm Tommo, remember Payno already has dibs." Liam smirked, placing his index finger on his nose.
"Oh screw you Payne I called dibs on stage!"
"You did not! I called dibs way before you did!"
"Uh hi guys," The small brunette waved, giggling at Liam and Louis.
"Oh hi, please excuse him he's a little bonkers if you know what I mean." Liam winked at the girl.
"He doesn't know what he's talking about, I apologize for my mates behaviour." Louis butted in, kissing the back of the girls hand.
"Well I'm Lacey, if anyone cares to know." She chuckled, ignoring the boys bickering. She looked around frantically.
"Is everything okay?" Harry asked her.
"Yeah, I just thought my friends were right behind me." She poked her head out the door and dragged two other people into the room. "Sorry about that, these are my friends Luke and Noel."
That was when I saw the most beautiful girl I have ever laid my eyes on. It was the girl from the front row, I couln't believe it, yet there she stood in the flesh and bone. Everything about her was stunning, from her freckled cheeks to her glistening green eyes. Her hair was a very nice mix between red and brown, it doesn't sound very nice but when you see it in person all you can think is wow. When she smiled the cutest dimples appeared in her cheeks and her eyes lit up in the most amazing way. I tried to speak but I couldn't find the words.
"Well I guess there really isn't any need for introductions but I'm Noel." She shyly introduced yourself.
"I'm Niall but I'm sure you already knew that," He winked at her, making my skin crawl.
"Zayn," I coughed, still trying to make myself talk.
"It's really nice to meet you guys, you have no idea what this means to us." Her friend Luke kindly said, shaking our hands.
The sleeves on the jacket Noel had been wearing had been pushed up her arms. I couldn't help but notice strange markings on her but I couldn't really get a good look at them. Instead of calling her out in front of the boys and her friends I gently placed my hand on her shoulder and motioned for she and I to go to the other side of the room for some privacy. At first she looked at me with a confused expression, then she noticed what I was looking at and began to panic.
"Noel, I know we only just met but can you please tell me how you got these?" I quietly questioned her.
"I-I um," She took in a deep breath, I rubbed her shoulders in an attempt to get her to calm down. "I feel like I should trust you with this but I don't know if I can."
"Please, you can trust me with this. I promise I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to." I said, wiping a tear away from her cheek.
"About a year ago, I lost my little sister in a house fire. I could have saved her," She sobbed, "I could have saved her but I was too damn slow and concerned about myself! I ran through the fire and I got her outside but she was already dead."
"Okay listen here," I pulled her into a hug, "Noel you know that your sister loved you very much, she must know that you tried everything you could to save her life. I know that she will always be watching you and protecting you in any way she can. There was nothing else you could do, after hearing this you are incredibly brave and I admire you for that. If you ever feel guilty, don't okay? Remember that you did everything that you could and that's all that matters." At this point she was sobbing uncontrollably, I hugged her a little tighter and stroked her hair. "Now I want you to keep your chin up and we're going to take an awesome picture and we'll DM each other whenever we can."
She nodded her head and we both stood up again, I wiped away a few more tears from her face. The two of us rejoined the group to see that Lacey, Louis and Liam were standing oddly close to one another. I decided to ignore what was going on, Noel and I stood next to each other and the rest fo the group. At the last second I decided to take a risk and kiss Noel on her cheek, making her blush and allow a real smile to form on her lips as the camera took the picture.
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**Noel's POV**
I felt a pair of lips on my cheek and I couldn't help but blush and grin, I looked up once the picture had been taken and noticed it was Zayn. He pinched my cheek and gave me one last hug, I knew this was goodbye forever. I didn't want him to go but I knew that I couldn't stop him, I was just a fan from a small town and I would never be able to have any sort of future with him. Yes we could DM back and forth but he never checked his twitter account and there are so many other girls out there that are waiting for him to talk to them, I couldn't be selfish and take all the attention away from the other girls just because I have burns on my flesh and a dead sister. The security guards came into the room and began to escort the three of us out of the room, I felt a hand around my wrist so I looked back to find Zayn. We both gazed at one another and before I knew it Zayn had pressed his lips against mine and his hands had cupped either side of my face. After a few moments he pulled away and winked at me.
"Just in case we never see each other again," He whispered into my ear just as I was lead out of the room.
A/N OFF TO THE SIDE IS A PICTURE OF NOEL BY THE WAY :p THANKS FOR READING LOVE YOU GUYS <3
