It All Started With Lou

Safe and Sound...?

I look at Paul and he grabs the guys and I to take us to the car. Just in case fans arrive. No fans have arrived yet. Which is good because it makes it easier to get in the car. Once Niall gets in I climb on his lap. I'm sitting on him sideways so that I can have my head in the crook of his neck. Once I get settled I just hug the heck out of Niall. Hugging him is keeping me from crying.

"Skyler? What's on your mind?" Niall asks me. I can't talk because if I do I'll start crying. I feel that painful lump in my throat. I just unlock my phone and show him what all the update accounts are saying. When Niall saw the one calling me a slob he stopped reading the tweets. He's hurt too. I can see it in his eyes. I just hug him tight and before I know it, I'm asleep in his arms.

*Niall's POV*

I can't believe this fandom. I know that they are crazy mofos but they don't even know Skyler! Personally, I think that she looks so hot. I just want to grab her by her waist and kiss her forever. She can dress messy and still look hot. I don't just love her looks, I love her personality too. She's perfect and she's mine. I'm going to send out a tweet to stick up for Skyler, but in an anonymous way so that management doesn't believe the "rumors" going around. Even though the rumors are actually true, management can't know that. I tweet "Guys! Have you ever thought that its the personality? Not the looks. I'm disappointed. Really disappointed." They hate when I'm disappointed in them so I think that I got my point across. They instantly start tweeting apologies to me. It's the best that we can get without revealing her identity by tagging her in the tweet.

We are on our way back to Skyler's house and she's passed out on my lap. I look at Skyler and she looks so peaceful. I kiss her on the forehead and I hear a camera shutter sound. I look around and they guys are on their phones, but it doesn't look like they just took a picture. I look at Lou and she has her iPad clutched to her chest.

"Lou...?"

"ERM...yeah, Niall?"

"Did you just take a picture of Skyler and I?"

"No! Hell no! Why would I? What? That's preposterous!"

"Lou." I say sternly and give her some squinty eyes.

"What if I did?"

"If you did, I really wouldn't be mad. I'd just want to see the picture. It's just if you post it, we are screwed."

"I know. I'm saving them for when we can."

"So you did take a picture! Lemme see, Lou!" Lou hands me her iPad and I go to her photos app. I find the picture, and it's absolutely stunning. I want to frame this picture, that's how good it is. "I love it, Lou!"

"Yay!!!! It's so cute!! Like I can't. I ship you guys so fucking hard. Like don't touch me because I have major feels. Your relationship would be so perfect."

"Lou! You sound like a fan on twitter!"

"Maybe I am!"

"Oh my. Lou, calm down."

"Nooooooooooooo!!"

"Lou! Please at least be quiet. Skyler's sleeping."

"Oh yeah. I forgot."

Skyler sort of wakes up, adjusts herself on my lap, and goes back to sleep. I'm worried about her. I feel that she's depressed. I know that what the fans called her was really mean and uncalled for, but she shouldn't have to sleep to take the pain away. Plus, her image of herself is distorted, as shown by what happened on our little stroll this morning.

Finally, we pull into her driveway and there are no paparazzi. Which means if the press didn't believe it, then management won't either. We are so lucky today. Well not really. But management hasn't called, so it feels like we're lucky. No big deal, but its probably because I'm Irish.

I carry Skyler in the house because I don't want to wake her.

(A/N:

Hey guys. Sorry the 'late' update. I forgot that today was Friday...but today was the last day of school. Rage. I'm a senior. Whoop whoop. Okay, see you all next week.

-Skyker Horan)