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Taken (Sophie + Niall)

You said you didn't want a typical happy ending, so here's my interpretation on that. :) 

Haha this one was fun to write! :D No offense to the lovely celebrities I put in here, especially Cher. Enjoy.

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I walked into the cafeteria, the tables full of people chatting away. First day in a new American school, a total transition from the Filipino environment I was used to.  I watched as people left the lunch line and scoured for seats. I must have looked like a deer in headlights, standing there, for a blonde boy walked up to me, his blue eyes sparkling with understanding.

"New here, I presume?" he asked in a perfect Irish accent.  My eyes widened in surprise, "You're from Ireland?" He seemed taken aback by my slightly foreign accent, "Yeah. I moved here a year ago, to bright and sunny California, after I was eliminated from X-Factor."

I watched him, waiting for his next move. "Well, I know how hard it is being new. Follow me, you can sit at my table." he said, turning back towards an empty table. 

He sat down, motioning for me to sit across from him. I took the seat, watching as people started to stare at me, finally noticing the new girl with the dark brown hair and almost black eyes.  The boy gave me a look that said, "Ignore them, they don't matter."

 "I know the table is kind of empty, all of my friends have lunch third period, which, fortunately, is when I have a free period." The stranger boy spoke. I nodded, an awkward silence settling in. "My name is Sophie, by the way." I said in a desperate attempt to keep the conversation going.  He chuckled, "I'm Niall."

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"So, Sophie, what's the deal with you?" Niall asked, staring at what was supposed to be lasagna on his tray. "Oh my family moved from the Phillipines last week." I answered. He laughed, "No, I meant, what do you like? Talents? Hobbies? Who really is Sophie?" 

"Oh..." I started, looking down. "I like to say I'm a pretty talented pianist. I like bananas." He laughed again, waiting for more. 

I inwardly sighed. Am I going to have to tell this guy everything about me? 

***

Second period was drawing to a close and I felt like I had really found a friend. We talked about everything, our views on most things being the same. He told me about X-Factor and I told him about life in the Phillipines. He didn't seem like other guys, Niall actually seemed interested in what I had to say. 

The way we laughed with each other, like we had known each other for years, it made me think that this was the beginning of something special. 

We were in the middle of a talk about the differences in American schools when I spotted a group of people enter the cafeteria. I watched as they moved towards the lunch line, 3 boys and 4 girls, laughing and conversing. 

As I looked back at Niall I found that he had started talking about his love for Michael Buble. I perked up at the mention of one of my favorite singers and joined in again, pushing the group of populars  to the back of my mind.

"He's perfect for a rainy day, Michael Buble is. Total mood music." I added. Niall nodded excitedly. "Oh, you know who else I love? One of my all time-" I started to say before I was cut off by a high-pitched squeal, "NIALL-BEAR!" 

I looked over to the source, shocked to find the whole group of populars crowding around the table. "Hi Cher-bear." Niall said, standing up and kissing the mysterious girl. Another girl, this time with auburn hair, sat next to me, "New here? Exciting! That must be hard, switching to a whole new school!" I nodded, overwhelmed. "I'm Kat," she introduced herself. "This is Liam." She added, pointing to the guy who had his arm around her waist. 

I gave a little wave, looking around to see the whole table had settled in. Niall was the first to speak up, "Sophie, these are my friends. I see you've met the lovebirds, Kat and Liam. This is Cher." Niall pointed to the girl hanging on him. Watching her look at him with adoration broke my heart into a thousand little pieces. 

"Harry and Rebecca on the far side, the two best singers this school has." Niall continued, pointing to a curly-haired boy and one of the prettiest girls I had ever seen. They too seemed to be sitting at a comfortable distance, if you get what I mean. "Next to them is Olly, the resident class clown. Last, but certainly not least, Jade, one fourth of our school's hottest girl band." 

I looked at the two, sitting across from each other. At least I wasn't the only single one. 

"Guys, this is Sophie. She just moved here from the Phillipines." Niall concluded. "Woah, that's like, an island nation. That's why you're so tan!" Cher piped up. I nodded awkwardly. 

'Why Niall, why would you date her when you could have me, someone who understands you and can carry on a conversation?' I thought, but then realized it was super selfish. 

Liam smiled at me, noticing my lost-puppy-attitude, "So, welcome to James Thurmon High!"

***

I arrived home, immediately locking myself in my room. It may be selfish, and I may have only met him 6 hours ago, but I thought I had a chance with Niall. Of course I was wrong. He had been here a year. He was popular, I wasn't. I never had a chance in the first place. 

The tears started to fall down my face, but I mentally slapped myself. "You can't be crying." I whispered. 

Finally, something happened. It might have been an epiphany, a miracle, or maybe I just outsmarted life, but I realized that no boy was worth crying over. 

Especially not a boy I barely knew. 

***

At school the next day I attempted to distance myself from Niall. He found me in between periods, but I tried my best to ignore him and block him out of my life. 

During my free period, which I spent outside, I found Ed, strumming away on his guitar. As I sat next to him, intrigued by the ginger-haired boy, I could see Niall standing in the window, watching me. Soon enough, Cher came up behind him, and I lost sight of the Irish boy, leaving me with only a memory.

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Haha I liked this one a lot. It was super fun to write! EDDDDDDDD I LOVE U! :D

I hope you liked it, sorry for the wait and stuff it's been confusing! :)

-Kat