~ It Never Should've Been ~ One Direction Fan Fiction ~

~ Chapter 21 - Photo Shoot ~*

We ran to Hollister and I went straight to the dresses. I pulled one off the hanger and draped it across the front of my body and looked in the mirror. It was pretty. It was a green strapless dress with pink and white flowers all over it.

"That's pretty," Niall said, coming up behind me.

"Yeah, I guess."

"Wanna try it on?"

I looked at our reflection and grinned, "Oh yeah." I grabbed an armload of more dresses and laughed when Niall grabbed some dresses too. "Gonna try those on, yeah?"

He fluttered his eyelashes, "Of course! But I think they'd look better on you."

"Aw, why thank you!"

He grinned and we took everything into the dressing rooms and I closed myself into one.

Just as I was pulling on the first dress - the green floral one - when music came on over the speakers. "Did you do that?" I called out.

"Yep!" he called back. "Now make sure you come out here! I need to see you make all these outfits beautiful."

I blushed and finished putting on the dress and stepped out.

I saw a flash and blinked. "What the?" I looked forward and saw Niall with a Canon camera, grinning. "What was that for?"

"This is for later," he smiled, taking a few more pictures, "Now pose."

I looked at him normally for a few seconds before lazily raising my arms in a pose.

"Oh come on! Just move to the music!"

I shakily moved my hands again.

"Higher!"

I put my hands on my hips, "I'm sorry, but I can't do this. I'm not a person who does photo shoots."

He put the camera down and stood up, coming to stand next to me. "C'mon Ellie. It's just a photo shoot. Not even a real one. It's just going to be me. No one else is gonna see you and no one else is going to see these pictures."

I gulped and looked down. "Niall, I don't know."

He grabbed my hands real gentle with his and looked me straight in the eye, "I know I'm probably going to regret saying this, knowing Harry's going to kill me, but it's going to be worth it, so here I go. Ellie, you are an amazing girl who is one of the most smartest, bravest, funniest, cutest, wisest, most beautiful girl I've ever met, and I'm honored to know you. You have an amazing figure and have no reason to be insecure, even if you think you do. You have no fear what so ever and when you are on stage, you seem unstoppable. And you get so into your music, it's crazy. So please, just let loose and have fun. Let the music take over you and pose! I know you can do it."

I looked at him for a moment and looked down at my feet, "Niall..."

He looked at me and picked up the camera, snapping a photo of me. "Just pose."

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, focusing as best as I could on the song. It was 'God Damn You're Beautiful' by Chester See. When I realized what song it was, I opened my eyes back up and looked at Niall who was watching me curiously, camera ready.

I smiled and his face lit up. I started dancing around to the music and he was clicking away with the camera.

Niall laughed, "Now this, is what I wanted to see."

I twirled around and started goofing around and making silly poses. After a few more shots, I went back into the dressing room and pulled on another dress. It was also strapless and was white and pink checkered.