Niall and Kaylie woke early the next morning. In fact, they woke so early that the sky was still dark, and the ghosts of stars still twinkling weakly. When they arrived back after wandering around Paris the night before, Niall realised that his actions on the train earlier might have disastrous consequences. He’d told Kaylie that he wanted to see more of France, and they’d agreed to leave that morning.
“Ready?” He asked, looking around the now spotless room. “Yup.” She answered, popping the ‘p’. “Okay, let’s go then.” Niall made his way out of the room and down to the lobby to check them out. Kaylie took one last, long look at the room, knowing it would be the last time she would be inside a good hotel for a while. She exited the room grinning, looking forward to backpacking around France with Carter.
The cold morning air rushed to greet them as they left the hotel, walking away from Paris, leaving the city behind them. “So, where exactly are we going?” Kaylie asked. “Wherever the road takes us.” Niall said simply. “Everywhere.” He laughed. “Well, are we walking everywhere then?” She asked, biting her lip. “Most places yeah.” He said. “Stop asking questions and just enjoy. It’s better if you know nothing. More surprising that way. I’m showing you France from an explorers point of view. Now shut up and keep walking.” Kaylie laughed. “Okay, okay. But we need something to do while we walk for hours on end.” “True, true...” Niall nodded, trying to think of something. Before he could think of anything though, Kaylie spoke. “So, you’ve been all over France then?” She asked, curious as to when he’d have had the time. “Well, not ‘all over’ as such and only in the cities. But I know roughly where everwhere is. This is as much as an adventure for me as it is for you." He grinned. "Have you travelled much?” He asked. Kaylie laughed quietly. “No, not at all really. This is actually my first time out of England.” She admitted, shyly. “All the better!” Niall grinned.
“It’s amazing, the feeling of being completely at home in a foreign place.”
“I’ll take your word for it then.”
After about an hour of walking, the sun finally appeared over the horizon. “Hungry?” Niall asked, taking his bag off and opening it. “No, I’m fine...” Kaylie lied, but she was given away by the loud rumbling of her stomach. Niall laughed loudly, before dragging her over to a bench on the side walk and handing her a water bottle. “Drink first.” He instructed. It was a trick he learned from rehearsals and shows. “Thanks Carter.” She replied after drinking almost half the bottle. He dug around in his bag again, having already drunk his water and pulled out a box of cereal. “Sorry there’s no milk.” He apologised, opening the box and sitting it between them. “Who cares!” Kaylie grinned, taking a handful of the Froot Loops and stuffing them in her mouth. “That’s the attitude” Niall laughed before taking some cereal for himself. Crunching on the sugary meal, he looked at Kaylie. Her long blonde hair fell in waves over her shoulders, and her green eyes sparkled with happiness. She looked beautiful. But Niall was cautious with love. It had cheated him plenty of times too many in his brief 18 years. Maybe that was why he had so many trust issues. Maybe that’s why he left One Direction.
They sat in silence for a while, devouring the Froot Loops. “Carter?” Kaylie asked.
“Mhm?”
“Why are you still with me? Most people would be sick of me by now and would’ve ditched me. I don’t blame them.”
“I’d like to ask you the same thing.” He laughed, but turned towards her and looked her in the eyes. “You’re one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. Within hours of meeting you, you were-and are- my best friend. To be honest, I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of you. Why on earth would I ditch you?” Niall grinned, before sliding over and pulling Kaylie into a massive hug. “You too” She replied, but it was muffled in Niall’s sweatshirt. When he finally pulled back, she smiled up at him. “You too, Carter. You too.”
(A/N)
Okay so the title of this chapter I should probably thank my friend Becca for. Go read her fanfic, Before You Leave Me Today. (The full stop is key)
And the Froot Loops thing I should thank Kerrie for. Follow her on tumblr: k3rrie.tumblr.com
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The Runner (Niall Horan Fanfiction)
FanfictionWhen the one and only Niall Horan can't take it anymore and runs away from One Direction, he didn't know what to expect. But when he ends up in France with a girl he barely knows, he realises just how much he's been missing out on whilst touring the...
