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Introduction

Amberlynn May Grace is the name. Born and raised in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland. And before you ask, no. I am not Irish. Not technically. My parents were both born in England.
I guess they really wanted to travel the world or something. They met when they were 18. Fell in love. Got married and moved to Mullingar. A few years later I popped out. They loved Ireland. So we stayed there for a while. And that's where I met Niall.

*flashback*

I sat on the swing at recess. I was eating my chocolate chip cookies happily. Out of nowhere, a little boy with brown hair and blue eyes walks up to me.

I drag my feet to stop the swing so I don't kick him. I just look at him.
"Hi." I said. Then, he rushes forward and snatches my last cookie out of my hand, and runs away.
"Hey!" I shout, jumping out of the swing and running after him. "That's my cookie! Get back here! Give that back!" I run as fast as my legs will take me, and I slowly start to catch up with him. It's only when he stops to catch his breath that I get my chance.

I keep running, and slam into him knocking him into the ground. I roll him over, and sit on top of him. He looks up at me, his eyes wide with terror. I don't say anything. Just grab his hand, and remove my cookie from his grasp. I get off of him and climb to my feet. He sits up.

"All of that for a cookie?" He asks, surprised.
"No." I say. "All of that for my cookie!" I take a bite of it. "I am not a person you want to take food from." The boy stares at me for a minute, his mouth hanging open. And then, it closes, and a grin stretches across his face.
"Hi." He said. "I'm Niall, and I like food." I take his outstretched hand, splotched with chocolate, and shake it.
"I'm Amberlynn, and so do I." I sit down beside him on the grassy field, and cross my legs. I break the cookie in half, and hand him the part I hadn't bitten off.

*flashback over.*

After that, we were inseparable. We sat with each other everyday, and played together. We grew closer as we got older. We always shared our food, but only with each other.
When I began to develop, and the guys started showing interest in me, Niall was always there to ward them off. Every other girl was jealous of me, because none of the guys showed any interest in their flat chests and squeaky voices. It wasn't my fault I was an early bloomer!

No one seemed to notice the fact that I ignored all of the attention. Simply because I didn't want it. I didn't want anyone else. I had Niall, and that's all I needed.

When Niall and I played football together, or when I stayed the night at his house and couldn't fall asleep, he would sing to me. The boy had talent. Anytime I heard him sing, it brought a smile ot my face. When he was 16, he auditioned for X-factor. And you know how the story goes from there. He auditioned, made it through, but was almost sent home at bootcamp along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik. Bu the judes saw something in those 5 boys, and gave them the choice of becoming a band. They agreed, and One Direction was born.

I was 15 at the time.
And that's when my parents decided to move to the United States of America. The hardest part was telling Niall...

*flashback*

I had been crying for the last 2 hours. My parents had just told me we would be leaving Mullingar to live in America. I know Niall was gone, but he'd return to visit sooner or later.

My laptop beeped, signaling I had a video call. I walked over to the desk my laptop was sitting on. I pulled out the chair and sat down.

Video call request from: Nialler.

I rubbed my hands against my eyes and face, removing the tears before clicking accept. The side of his head filled my screen.

"Bloody hell, Harry!" He shouted. "Put some clothes on!"
"I'm sorry, Mate! I feel free!" Came Harry's reply.
"I'm getting ready to a video chat with Amberlynn, and I don't need you naked arse running around for her to see!"
"Ah! I wanna talk to her!"
"Then put some clothes on!"
"Okay, Okay!" Harry said.
"Thank you." Niall turned his attention back to his computer. "Oh! Hey there Ambi Bambi!
"Hey." I smiled at him, and sniffled to keep snot from coming out my nose which would disgust the both of us. "What's up?"
"Not much. Just got back from the show. I'm trying to get Harry to put some clothes on." He said.
"I'm going, you inconsiderate leprechaun!" I heard Harry snap. Niall jerked his eyes away from me, and looked over the top of the computer, a stony glare on his face.
"Don't even go there, Curly!" Niall growled. Just then, Harry's face joined Niall's, and Niall returned his attention to me.
"Hey, Amber!" Harry said.
"Hey, Haz."
"Life's treating you good, yeah?"
"Mhmm." I said.
"Well, it's good to see you again. I'm gonna go chat with Lou. Bye!"
"Bye. Tell Lou I said hi."
"Will do!" And he disappeared. I rubbed at my eyes.
"Are you alright?"
"Um." I sniffled again, and cleared my throat. "Yeah. I'm fine. Why?"
"Have you been crying?" Niall asked.
"No. I... shampoo."
"Don't lie to me."
"I'm not."
"You are. What's wrong?" I sighed and shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. The tears started again, falling slowly down my face.
"I'm leaving Niall."
"What d'ya mean?"
"I'm moving." His face took on an expression of understanding.
"Well, that's not so bad! I'm sure-"
"To America, Niall." His expression changed. He was now sad.
"Oh."
"What am I going to do? I don't wanna lose you!" The tears came faster.
"Hey. Stop. Who said you were gonna lose me?"
"I won't be here when you come back!"
"So? People with a relationship as strong as ours don't let it be ruined by a few miles between us."
"I'm staying there until I turn 18 and graduate high school. My parents said I could go wherever then." I lowered my eyes to my lap, and Niall pecked on his web-cam, causing me to look back up at him.
"Then I'll be there to get you when that day comes."
"Promise?" He smiled.
"I promise."

*flashback over.*

With Niall's promise that he would come and get me, I allowed my parents to pack me up, and move me to America.
The boys placed third in X-factor, and went on to release several singles, and made a video for each. They released an album, and announced a tour, in which they stopped by to see me for a day before continuing on their way.

After that, I lived my life a day at a time. I skyped with Niall every night, and continuously counted down to my graduation day.