Just A Kid || Narry AU

Chapter 1 : Pilot

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I held the thick paper in my hand as I stood outside of the arena with different voices and loud men yelling directions. It was audition day. Down on the flyer it said that Niall Horan was having auditions for a new guitarist and well I've been playing guitar for my whole life basically.

I stood in the back of the relatively short line due to me and a few others getting here way early. I hoped to fit the job because I truly needed it. I tried to dress the part with my black band tee and blue jean skinnies with some old beat up boots I had for over an year. Not really much but it fit Niall's image he had. Not to mention my hair being a shoulder length mop of curls that wasnt yet put into a ponytail.

I just washed it for today specifically. There were men walking around setting the arena up for Niall's show next week and the beginning of his tour. Niall Horan wasn't a favorite of mine but today he could possibly supply me with a way to eat and thats part of the plan.

Flatter him, get hired and survive.

The line went by super slow and maybe that's due to background checks and the process of getting someone infront of Niall.

I didn't have much of a background. I grew up in Holmes Chapel, moved to the America's after graduating from art school to pursue acting in LA. Miserably failing at acting, I joined a band which eventually broke up due to no exposure and now I'm living in a studio flat that I can't afford working at Starbucks.

So mamy of these guys have played for people like Lady gaga or Zed Leppelin. I played in a mediocre band that didn't deserve my talent. I play with the rings around my fingers when I get to the front of the line. The asked for my belongings and I didnt have anything but packets of gum, my wallet and my guitar case.

I handed him my guitar, wallet and gum then proceeded to walk through the metal detector. The machine went off but security knew it was from my rings and paper plan necklace. So doing his job he used his wand against me and cleared me through after giving ms my things back.

I came across a man wearing a headset and wearing a VIP pass.

"Right through here sir." He gestures to a door. I thank him and walk over and through it to be entering the arena. It was maybe five thousand seats inside. I looked around and down to the stage. There was Niall Horan sitting in a chair surrounded by his band.

They looked more frustrated the closer I got to him. Once I approached the stage where security had stood he silently gestured I stay right by him.

Some lady had brought him a glass of water and he sat up and started to talk .

"So Stanley did back up for Ruess and had no idea how to improvise? He had no solo potential and he was a total dick sucker." He explains and the band nods in agreement.

He did back up for Ruess?

"Ugh. No. I can't have him on my tour." He breathes out and run his hands through his hair.

"Send the next up." He says and Security nods at me to walk up the steps. I follow suit and walk onstage to see the band up close and personal.

Then the face of the tour. Mr. Horan.

"Hello. My name is Harry." I say and he looks on his clipboard and then back up to me. The look in his eyes was different and I didn't know if that was good or bad.

"Hey, Harry. Tell me about yourself." He says and lowers his clipboard and knits his hands together. I sat my guitar case down so my arm doesn't fall off.

"Well, I'm 19, I live here in LA. I work at Starbucks. I from England, Holmes Chapel to be exact and I have been playing the guitar for 13 years now." I say and he nods. He writes something down on his clipboard and then back up to me.