How To Love (Niall Horan Fanfic)

Somethin' Fishy

*Niall's P.O.V.*

I enter the apartment quietly, trying my best not to disturb the neighbors. I unlock and open the door, seeing my three friends. I never told anyone about them, and they never told anyone about us either, we don't like people in our business.

"Why are you so late?" The oldest, Louis, stood up off the sofa with an agitated look.

"I was with someone." I try to change the subject, "So... what's happening." I comb my hand through my hair naturally and sit on the couch next to Zayn. Zayn had dark brown hair with a small blonde streak in the quiff. He had a very strong face shape, sharp jawline and cheekbones, and large brown eyes. He was very handsome, like the rest of us, but him and Harry attracted more females. Harry has long curly brown hair, that he often wore gelled up or in a bandanna. I believe it is his tattoos that get all the females. And Liam, we liked to pick on him by calling him Daddy, because he is the most mature. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, the most muscular of us all. He had a big heart, I am surprised he hasn't screwed up like me.

"Don't give us that." Louis British accent was thick, and higher pitched than the rest of us.

"Why does it matter?" I snap at him.

"You know the rules, Niall. They all fall down. Why hasn't she Fallen?" I thought about it a moment, realizing that I had stopped doing what I was supposed to do. "What's her name?" Shit, he knew.

"Kennedy." There was no use in not telling the truth.

"We know." He sat down grabbing his tea off the circle coffee table.

"We are worried about you." Zayn says quietly.

"We shouldn't be. He is being stupid, you know this isn't allowed Niall." Louis continues, "You better not love her."

"I don't love her. Calm down." But the truth was, I wasn't sure. We are only friends, but whenever we touch I feel a spark. I pushed away those thoughts. "I'll fix this." Nodding to myself, "Anyways, was there anything else we needed to talk about?" Harry stood up.

"The levels are low again, we need to pick it up a bit." Hickeys smudged all over the sides of his neck.

"Okay." I say and turn and walk out of the room, I had plans with Kennedy.

***

I met up with Kennedy at a large pond I knew about, no one ever went there. She was dressed in jean shorts and a floral tank-top, looking beautiful. I calmed myself, pushing the previous thoughts of her Falling, also known as feeding off of her, out of my mind.

"Hey!" I say smoothly, pulling her near for a hug. She smiled and blushed, she tried to cover it but I thought it was adorable.

I brought two fishing polls and we sat on the edge of the dock together, swinging our feet off the edge. We held on to the fishing polls and talked about unimportant stuff for a while until a fish caught onto Kennedy's lure. She struggled to reel it in, so I went behind her and helped her. It was fun and silly, I wish I could be with her more.

"It's beautiful." Kennedy said looking out to the sunset. There were purples and blues and pinks and reds all seemingly exploding all at once out of a bright yellow ball sinking into the ground. I smiled, agreeing, and set my hand on top of hers. She tensed up a little bit, so I squeezed her hand.

"Hey, I have an idea." I say.

"And what's that?" She replies.

"Lets go swimming before it's totally dark." I say pulling off my shirt. It's obvious she tried not to look at me, but in a way, I wanted her to. I slid off my jeans, leaving myself in my boxers only. I stood up, facing away from Kennedy, as she pulled off her tank-top and jean shorts. I didn't stare at her, because I feel her nervousness. I grabbed her hand and made her jump with me into the water. There was a burst of cold water shooting up my boxers, making me laugh. She surfaced the water, a few feet away from me, so I swam close to her, and wiped off the smudged mascara on her cheeks. She blushed at that, and it made me feel happy. I don't know why, but when she blushed I felt accomplished. The sunset cast brilliant colors on the water, making the water look silky. I was looking around at the water but when I looked back over at Kennedy she leaped into my arms. After a second of catching my balance, we swirled in the water together. Holding each other tightly. We swam around the pond together laughing whenever something happened. I busted out laughing when she squealed as a fish swam past her leg, the look on her face was priceless. I took the opportunity and pulled her close to me again, kissing her gently. She didn't pull back, but we had to stop because we forgot to swim and slid under the water. She giggled and blushed, and I wanted to kiss her again. It felt like fireworks were exploding everywhere inside me when we kissed. I missed the feeling already, but the water was getting cold and we got out. We slid our clothing on over our wet bodies and waddled back to my car, turning on the heat.

"That was really fun." Kennedy said, shivering. I wrapped my arm around her, having to reach over. I kissed her forehead before she rested in on my shoulder, soaking up the heat from the car. She was asleep in minutes, and a faint snore came out of her a few times. I tried not to laugh, so I just rested my head on my seat and relaxed myself.

"Are we still here?" Kennedy's voice waking me up, and the bright sun blinding me for a moment. I laughed, "I guess so!" We were dry and the car was really hot, we had fallen asleep with them on.

"What time is it?" She asks. I try to look at my phone but it's dead, and so is hers. We laugh it off and start driving home quickly, unsure if any parents may have called. The drive was about an hour long, and I loved every second of it. We talked about family, pets, school, jobs, the usual topics until we reached her house. I didn't want our time together to end, I knew we would see each other tomorrow on Monday, but I craved her. Before she got out of the car she reached over and brushed her fingers through my hair and kissed me again. The fireworks returning, bursting throughout my body, and aching when she let go.

"Thanks again, Niall. That was really fun." She smiled sweetly and shut the door. I watched her walk inside, making sure she made it. I was still unsure of what my friends would do.