Superman (Niall Horan)

Chapter 2

Elaina Collins POV

I looked up at Niall, his grin wickedly big. I stared into his electric blue eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

Whatever. "Anna? Liz? Yes, no?" I stared at them as they looked at each other then at Niall.

"Well, I will if you guys don't.. I happily will." Niall looked straight at me, his eyes staring into my soul, into me. "If you don't mind, of course." He adds hastily.

"You play?" I stared at him, up and down him, I mean, he kinda looked like he played, but, eh.

He look at me like I was insane, "Are you crazy? Of course I play! I've been on varsity the last three years!" I melted to the sound of his accent, I couldn't..i..just.. ugh.

I could listen to his voice ALL day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year! "Oh..." I shrugged, "What's your last name, again?"

"Horan, love, it's Horan." he smirked at me.

I punched his arm 'coz he was being a pain in the arse. I narrowed my eyes at him and then he burst out laughing.

"I'm not stupid, but now i remember you on the roster, number 17," I sass back at him. "So do you wanna play or not? I'll play by myself if you don't."

I turned on my heel and stated walking out to the school's field, but before I reached the field, I heard footsteps after me. I smiled, I was hopeful that he'd play, I was hopeful and I didn't even know it.

Then I heard his lovely accent, "Darn tootten I'm playin'!" I burst out laughing at his word choice and he choses my weak moment to slip his arm under mine and push the ball out. It went, and kept going, but then I saw a flash of white, blonde-brown, and blue next to me.

Niall was chasing after that thing like a lighting bolt, and crap was he fast. I whistled without even realizing it.

"Wait!" I sprinted after him but he got to the ball first and he ran to the field, chipping the ball over the fence. He just jumped over the lower part, but he was so hot when he did that.

I stood dumb-founded as I watched him. "You're not even gonna try?!" He called to me, sounding hurt.

I snorted and copied him, minus the ball though. I grinned as he turned and shot at the goal, he was at the top of the 18, but I was faster than the ball.

I dashed in front of the ball and basically slide-tackled the ball in the air, still managing to block it, it didn't even hurt.

"Did I mention I made varsity every year too?" I called, he looked cool, but I saw him surprised I could be a beast goalie, my sisters called me the Hulk 'coz I'm just that good.

"I'm also beasty on offense," I wink at him and he smirks. The ball rolled back to him, so he took a perfect touch, and perfect shot to my left side.

But, I'm ambidextrous, I can dive to my left as fast as my right, maybe faster. I snort after blocking it, now who's dumb-founded, his jaw hit the floor.

I kicked it back to him and looked at my watch, almost 4:00 I was here longer than I thought. But I'd have to get back to the barn soon.

I have a horse show this week, and a soccer tournament, yay me! I groan, on top of it, homework, I know I didn't get as much as the other kids still, but even so it's a lot, I maybe in honors, but I'm not Superwoman.

Niall had smacked the ball at me and I hadn't even noticed. The ball was coming straight at me...it all went black.

But then I realized I was closing my eyes. Oops... I felt my nose, no blood, no broken feeling, I could only taste a little blood in my mouth. Probably a split lip but nothing big.

"Nice shot!" I call to Niall, but then I realized he was I front of me, looking so, so, so, soooo sorry.

"I'm sorry!" He hugged me and kissed my nose. "I thought you were paying attention and the ball backfired and went too low.." He trailed off, his voice lost.

Crap he's hot. And so puppy-dog cute. I rested my face on his shoulder, my head hurt. "My head hurts," I state aloud.

"Well ya, love, you probably have a slight concussion..or something." He kissed my forehead, "Lets get you home, or to Anna and Liz, ok?" he asked softly.

His deep voice was soothing, caring, quiet, even at the perfect volume for my aching head to stand, but loud enough for my ears.

I nod ever so slightly. I hear our footsteps in unison on the grass then pavement, then they stop. I stop 'coz he stops, then the warmth of his hands and body next to me are gone.

"Wha..?" I look up and open my eyes enough to see that we'r at Anna's car and Niall was explaining what happened to me to Anna and Liz. They gasp.

Man, I'm never hurt that badly, and Liz and Anna have seen all my injuries the worst two were a broken ankle from soccer and a broken wrist from falling off of Tilly's Mountain, my mum's old horse.

I wince at as the memories of being out on the field with Tilly and Mum, the silhouettes next to mine in the sunlight.

A couple of tears slip down my face and I feel to big warm hands wipe them away, I hadn't cried in a while, at least not in font of anyone but Caterina my sister, or Liz and Anna.

I'm falling to pieces..

Niall kisses my forehead again and leads me to the car. He must be taking me home with Anna, not Liz, she doesn't like the barn..

I hear the car start and I also hear Niall singing. Then car starts moving, swaying and slightly curving, I fall asleep to the sound of Niall singing, and the rocking of the car.