More Than Expected-A One Direction Fan Fiction {Completed}

Chapter Seven xCate

As we got into the car for the rollercoaster Niall gave me this smile that looked excited and nervous.

"You'll be fine."I told him. I tired to sound brave but honestly I was a little nervous too. I pulled the bar down over us. He was sitting on my right side and kept looking at my cheek. I knew that there was now a bruise on it because Dalton hit me so hard. It was horrible. I tapped my fingers on my leg and looked up as Alex pleaded with me to save her. I mouthed back 'You promised.'

"How are you doing? Really Liah."he asked me suddenly. I blinked a few times trying to come up with an answer.

"Okay I guess."I said. I felt his gaze on me. Then I felt his fingers ever so lightly brush over my cheekbone where the bruise was. I involuntarily flinched away. He pulled his hand back quickly.

"Did I hurt you?"he asked quickly sounding panicked. I smiled and shook my head.

"No...it's just a reflex I guess."

"Hey Liah?"I looked at him. He met my gaze with his bright blue eyes.

"Yeah?"I asked. What was he going to ask? My heart beat a little faster.

"Ehm...never mind."He said looking away. He studied his hands in his lap. I looked at his profile. His long eyelashes, his high cheekbones, jawline and his nose. I looked at the curves in his lips. The ride began and I could hear Harry screaming and Alex laughing the entire time. On the hills, I put my hands up loving the way it felt like I was flying. When the rollercoaster pulled into the little station thing, Niall climbed out first and held his hand out to me. I took his noting the way his hands were strong but soft, accept his fingerpads from playing the guitar. We walked around with Alex, Harry, and Louis for a while and hung out with them. Then we went off on our own.

"So what were you going to ask me earlier?"I asked.

"Niall!Ohmygosh!It's Niall Horan!" I heard the screams begin. I sighed frustratedly. Niall glanced at me."I hate crowds."I explained already begining to feel uneasy. Girls ran over, surrounding Niall and me in seconds. "Niall!Niall!"They shouted frantically. All the girls around me, screaming, protesting their love to him. Trying to touch him. I knew he hated crowds too. I was starting to get knocked around so I backed up out of the crowd. I saw Niall looking over the sea of heads. He met my eyes and then began to move towards me. What in the world was he doing!?

"I was worried you'd been trampled again!"he told me eyes scanning my face.

"Oh, no I'm fine."

"Okay...well just stay near me. As crazy as it sounds, you'll probably be safer that way." I nodded. Fans started to ask for pictures. I tried to stay out of them. This was crazy. Absolute madness.

"Who's that?"a girl asked pointing at me.

"Oh! This is my friend Liah!" I smiled and waved a little.

"Can I have a picture with the two of you?" a different girl asked.

"Sure!"Niall said smiling. The girl handed her phone to one of her friends. Niall grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him but putting his arm around my waist. He put his other arm around the fan. The girls friend snapped a picture.

'Thanks so much! I love you Niall!"The girl said and kissed Niall on the cheek. His face turned red. The girl smiled at him one last time and mented back into the crowd. I was jealous of the girl. If I was still just another fan I could have kissed Niall a long time ago. But because I actually knew him it would be really awkward. The fans left after a while and Niall and I took advantage to just hang out and have some fun together. He was telling jokes trying to get me to laugh and was using everything as an excuse to talk to me. I thought it was cute.