Nervous (A Shawn Mendes x Niall Horan Fanfic) ✅

(Part 1)

Shawn’s POV

It had been a long day at the recording studio and when I was finally given a break, I was all too grateful. Now that I’m free, the first place I decided to go was the guitar shop. I know that my break was to take a small break from recording music, but everyday something draws me to that certain guitar shop. Well actually, it’s a someone, not a something.

I walked into the shop and saw the blonde sitting in the same place as they always do. They had the same guitar that they always did and I couldn’t help but stare as their fingers danced across the strings. The only thing about them that changed, other than their clothes, was the song they sang. I’ve asked him about it before and, with his bright, blue eyes looking right into mine, he said that the song depended on his mood.

Today’s song was one of my own songs, “A Little Too Much”.

“Hey,” I said to the blonde, giving him a small smile.

“Hey,” he said, putting the guitar down on his left and locking eyes with my brown ones.

“How have you been?” I asked.

The blonde chuckled. “You ask me everyday.”

“And everyday, you answer,” I smirked.

“To be honest, today hasn’t been the best,” the blonde said in his thick Irish accent, making my heart flutter.

“Why not?” I asked.

“Some of my mates are fightin’ again even though we hardly ever see each other,” the blonde said.

“Are they fighing over stupid stuff?” I asked, shifting my weight from one leg to the other.

“You can sit down ya know,” the blonde said, patting the spot to his right.

“Oh… thanks,” I said, sitting next to the blonde.

“And yeah, they are fightin’ about stupid stuff,” the blonde said. “Most of the time they’ll throw me into the center of it all and, that’s why I come here.”

“To clear your mind?” I asked.

The blonde nodded.

We stayed silent for a while until I realized something.

“So, you know how we talk everyday?” I asked.

“Yeah?” the blonde asked.

“Well, we talk to each other without knowing each other’s names,” I said.

“Holy shit, you’re right,” the blonde said. “My name’s Niall.”

“Mine’s Shawn,” I said, starting to feel my face heat up.

“Shawn like Shawn Mendes?” Niall asked.

I nodded.

“I love your music! Your songs are amazing and your lyrics are beautiful,” Niall said.

"Uh, thank you so much," I said, my heart pounding in my chest. "And you're Niall Horan, right?"

"Yep," Niall said.

"I used to, and I'll admit that I still do, listen to your and your friend's band One Direction," I said.

"You do?" Niall asked.

"Yeah. Your guys' music is fantastic!" I said.

"Seriously?" Niall asked.

"I love it," I said.

"Would you like to get a coffee or something?" Niall asked suddenly.

"Sure," I answered without thinking. "I'd love to."