Diva ((Niall Horan/ One Direction))

Chapter 3

Niall's POV

I took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage. Louis, Liam, Harry and Zayn followed right behindme. GIrls in the crowd started screaming, squealing, and filling the arena up with noise. Our first performance in Sydney, and for some reason I was nervous... I had performed here many times before, same place, same arena, same lighting, same number of people in the crowd. But today I was scared. You know why? Because of Ashleigh. This was the very first time I would be peforming in front of her, and I was nervous. Because Iliked her, a lot. There was only one problem...

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We got off stage, and I waved goodbye to the crowd. I stepped backstage, and took a sigh of relief. I was handed a water bottle and I closed my eyes as I took a drink from it. I leaned against the wall. I was tired. THe whole concert I had been stressing myself, trying to go that extra mile, just to impress Ash. She said I could call her that. I saw everyone had already made their way to the dressing room, except Harry. We decided to walk together. "What do you think of Ashleigh?" I asked him, sure that he had been taking glances at her all day. "I think she is super hot! Gonna ask her out, mate!" WHAT?! He was thinking of asking Ashie out? But.... I love her..... How?

Well, you know what? The competition is on! I will have Ashliegh, and Harry will just have to watch with jealousy. He ALWAYS got the girls. Now itwas my turn. I love Ashleigh more than I have loved anyone else before. And I was not just going to sit there like an idiot while Harry took her. No. In fact, I am going to ask her out. RIght now.

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I was going to enter Ashleigh's dressing room, when I stopped I heard Ashleigh talking, mucking about with the other girls. Then I heard a different voice. "Ok, let's make this simple, short and sweet. Ashleigh, will you go out with me?" Oh no. Harry had gotten there before me. I closed my eyes as a tear rolled down my cheek. I heard the door opening, so I moved out of the way. I saw a sniffling Amy (A/N Sorry Amy, this is just for the story, I promise it will get better! =( ... ) run out. I ecided to follow her, not liking the sight of a crying girl. She came to an isolated corner, and I watched as she sat on the floor, and cried and cried with her head down. I walked over to her. I gently placed my arm on her back, and I asked her. "Love, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" she replied in between sobs, "I love Harry,and I just saw him asking out Ashleigh!" She cried...

Just then, Taylah and Ross ran in, trying to calm her down. In the end they took her to the bathroom to get her washed up.

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Everyone was walking into Simran and Amy's hotel room, where we would mess around together until it was time for bed. I decided that I was going to have to get over Ash,now that she has Harry. First step, accept their relationship. To do this, I pulled Harry away into a pplace where we could privately talk. "Haz, bro, I heard you asked Ashleigh out! Congratulations!" I said, trying not to show the jealousy that was burning inside me. Harry gave a sigh. "She said no... She said she likes someone else" He told me. What? No, not another competitor! Upset, but not showingit, I asked him, "Who?" His reply was simple. "You! Congrats, man. You're a lucky guy..." I smiled. "Harry, you know Amy's got a thing for you.." I told him with a smirk. "Amy?" he considered it. It wasn't his fault he hadn't thought of her before. Amy was the girl that was pretty shy, and she didn't make her presence known as much as the others. Deep in thought, Harry walked away to join the others. I was happy. She liked me! I was still scared to ask her out, though. What if she liked me, but wasn't ready to commit to a relationship? I sighed and joined theothers. Ashleigh was nowhere to be seen. I started looking around, when Taylah spoke up. "Ask her out already, Niall!" Crap, was I that obvious? "She will definitely say yes. We have been friends with her since High School. You have my guarantee!" Simran said in agreement. I gave in.

I wanted to make this special. I called up a friend of mine, and made some arrangements. A little while later, Ashleigh came in from the kitchen and sat down next to me. We started watching a movie that was coming on the national television. In the middle of the movie, an interrution came up. "Sorry for the interruption, folks! We have a special announcement from none other than the Niall Horan of One Direction!" Everyone looked at me, confused. I couldn't help but smile. Then, a picture of a rose bouqet came on TV, along with the voice I had recorded over the phone not too long ago. "Ashleigh Jenners, will you be my girlfriend?"

She looked at me. She looked at the screen. She said "Yes!" and kissed me

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A/N Here it is, an update. Dedicated to Niall because my (well one of them) bestie loves him.... =D