Right Here (Niall Horan & Luke Hemmings Fanfic)

Chapter 4 (The Man Who Can't Be Moved)

*Niall's POV*

Damn, she got an A. Miss Watson walked to my seat and handed me mine.

C-

Man, no wonder Cate didn’t feel the same way about me. I mean, she’s hella smart. And I was the other way around.

The bell rang and it’s lunch time. “Okay, class. So I’ll meet you on Friday!” said Miss Watson.

I got up and walked to Cate's seat. She was drawing. I couldn’t quite tell what she was drawing but man, she was clearly lost in her thoughts. She draws a lot but I had never seen any of her drawings. I decided to leave her alone and went to the cafetaria.

I lined up to grab lunch. I scanned through the tables. Oh, there’s Luke. He was sitting alone, eating pizza.

Suddenly, someone pulled my right shoulder back. “Hey!” I shouted.

That somebody released my shoulder and I quickly turned around. I saw Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. The Duo Jocks. What else did they want from me? Of course, money. But shit, I left my wallet. Damn it.

Liam folded his arms in front of him and said, “So, I met your brother.” He turned to look at Louis and continued, “Wait, what’s his name, bro?”

Louis smirked. “Luke Hemmings. Dude, he told us about your dad. Well, so your dad’s a drunk, huh?” he asked, with a chuckle.

“No, he’s not. It was just that one night.” I replied, trying to keep my voice low.

“How do you know it was just that one night? Dude, your dad left. He’s probably a drunk now, running around the streets at night, or making love with another woman." Louis said.

I tried not to lose my temper. But that hit me a little. What if Louis was right? But, then I said, “Look, guys. I’m starving. Why don’t you just quickly make your point so I can go line up again?”

They both looked at each other. “Make him quit the band,” said Liam.

That’s ridiculous. I raised my right eyebrow.

“Dude, we’re not joking. My girlfriend’s cute little ass is going to sit next to him. Lou, look.” Liam said, elbowing Louis' arm while his other hand pointing at something.

I followed Liam’s gaze. Liam’s girlfriend, Danielle Peazer, and Louis’ girlfriend, Eleanor Calder, were walking towards Luke’s table. Then, I saw Louis ran to Eleanor. I couldn’t quite tell what he was saying.

A hand tapped on my shoulder. “See, what I mean? Girls are going after him, they’re going crazy. You know girls love band members. Now, make him quit the band." Liam said. His jaw tightened and his pupils looked darker.

“Or what?” I asked, folding my arms in front of my chest.

“You seriously want the answer to that?” he asked. I didn’t move, just blinked. “Or we’ll beat your cute little ass until you beg for mercy and we won’t be so merciful, so just do it, loser.”

With that, he walked away. At first, I thought he was going to walk to Danielle because he was looking at her. But, he walked to the jocks’ table and sat with the others.

I breathed out and lined up again. I looked over Luke’s table and saw a brown-haired girl, seating next to Luke. Of course. Cate. She was laughing, maybe at his jokes. Damn, I wish that I was funny. I would make her laugh all the time and make her fall in love with me with all of my jokes.

I got out of the line. I lost my appetite, I didn’t really know why. I walked towards Luke’s table. His striking blue eyes were looking at her. I know that look, the ‘damn, she is so pretty’ look. Oh, how great.

I sat down, facing them. “Hey, brother.” Luke greeted me.

“Okay, Niall. I have a question for you. What do you call a guy with rubber toes?” Cate asked, playing with her eyebrows.

“Hmm, amputee?” I asked. What the hell, Niall? Amputee? You’re so dumb.

“No, silly. It’s Roberto!” she exclaimed, laughing. I looked at Luke and back at her. What’s so funny? I got to be honest, that was a shitty joke. “You know, Luke told me that joke. Okay, spill us more jokes, Luke!” she said. I could tell that she liked his jokes.

“Hmm, guys. I gotta go, I gotta pee.” I said. That was a pretty lame excuse. But they nodded so I got up and walked away, out of the cafetaria.

I didn’t want to pee, obviously. I was just sick of seeing her laughing at my brother’s joke. Man, why did jealousy have to come crawling into my head and my heart? Niall, you swore to God to let her go and move on! Dude, wake up! Look at all these single chicks. It’s not so hard to move on, right? Wait, I guess not really. Alright, maybe it’s hard. But, man, I guess I have to tell her how I feel about her.