Once in a lifetime

Chapter 8.

Niall

"You like her right? So prove it to her!" He had said. Harry wanted me to go with him to the airport. He claimed it was so he and Brittani could set Becca and I up, but I have a feeling he just wanted to see her again. Now we were here and I was regretting agreeing more and more by the moment. There's no way she felt the same way, especially not when we just met. "There they are." Harry said pointing toward the group of screaming girls all hugging on the floor. "We missed you too! Oh my gosh we have so much to tell you!" Brit said as she tried getting off the floor. Unsuccessfully might I add. "Um... Becca? Brit?" Harry asked looking down at them with a small smile. They all looked up and then scattered trying to get up. "Hi guys." Becca said glaring hard at her friend. I think I even saw her mouth 'I hate you' but that could have just been my own imagination. "I thought we agreed not to meet any hot guys until we were all together!" One of their friends yelled smacking the two friends on the back of the head. Damn these girls were violent. "Ow! It's not my fault! Nor did I plan this!" Becca said trying to fix her hair nervously. "Well, Brit said you were picking up your friends and we were hoping you all would want to hang out afterwards." Harry said. We were? Since when? Oh, I get it, this must be part of this stupid plan he and Brittani came up with. "So you just show up at the airport assuming me would?" One of them asked crossing her arms and glaring. I guess this plan is going down the drain. Sorry Harry. "Uh..." He said hesitantly looking nervously at Brittani. "Ignore her! She's cranky from being on the plane." She said turning around and having some sort of silent conversation with them. It must have worked because they all smiled a bit and then became silent.

After helping them get all their bags in the car we all got in and turned the music up as Harry drove. "So Becca, what's going on between you and the blonde?" One of her friends asked. Someone must be watching out for me up there because I had headphones in and only heard because the sing finished. Slyly, I turned it off and listened wanting to see if maybe they would be able to get something out of her before I tried something stupid. "Oh my dance! Why does everyone think there's something going on? Kat, we're just friends. I haven't even known him a whole week!" Becca said in a hushed tone. It was taking a lot to keep myself facing forward instead of turning around to see just how they were interacting. "I see the way you two look at each other. You totally want there to be something more!" Kat continued. My heart felt like it as trying to jump out of my chest and I was very surprised that they couldn't hear it. Everyone thought there was something going on between the two of us but there wasn't... yet. I was hoping she'd say something that showed she was just as interested so I could ask her out. "Maybe I do, maybe I don't. I don't know! And I'm sure as hell not going to say anything when there's no way of knowing if he feels the same way or not." She said a little louder than I think she meant to. Harry nudged me in the rib smiling knowing I had been listening. "Let's take them back to our place and let them meet the others." He said glancing in the rearview mirror where the girls hadn't been paying any attention. "And you can make a move." He finished quietly. "I don't think that's a good idea..." I whispered. It didn't really matter what I thought. He and Brittani were not going to let this go until everything was out in the open.

"So guys this is Lex, Megan, and Kat. Girls these are the boys of One Direction, please don't scream." Brit said as she, Becca, and Megan covered their ears. I didn't understand why until the other two, Kat and Lex screamed at the top of their lungs. "What was that for?" I asked Becca who just so happened to be closest to me. "They sing and your band just so happens to be one of their idols." She whispered. I nodded and then watched as they fangirled like most of the other fans we've met. "Okay, so we were planning on playing a game of football, would you girls like to join?" Louis asked glancing over at Kat a time or two. "I'm good. I'll sit and watch." Becca said not even giving it a second thought. "But the teams will be uneven!" Harry complained giving me a look. I see what he was thinking. Too bad I had already thought about it. "I'll sit this one out too." I said noticing the confused look she was giving me. "Alright then teams will be..." Liam said before listing off the teams. Somehow I noticed that it seemed as though they were all interested in the girls they had just met. Is this some cliché movie?

"You know you didn't have to do that." Becca said when I came to sit down beside her as the others started kicking the ball back and forth. "I know, but I wanted to." I said simply. It's true, she just doesn't quite understand why.

"Why?" She asked as if reading my mind.

"Why not?" I asked.

"Well for one you're in a famous boy band, why waste your time talking to a girl?"

"Because I definitely do not think it's a waste of my time. And you're not just any girl."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, just about every girl I've met has fangirled before I even got to introduce myself. You just... and this sounds bad but in a good way, didn't care."

"Well, you aren't the first famous person I've met, and I doubt you'll be the last." She joked. That got my attention. "Really?" I asked wanting her to elaborate what she meant and who this other famous person was. "That's a long story." She said sighing. Here's my chance... "Well maybe you could tell me it over dinner?" I asked trying to slyly throw it in there. I know it took her by surprise but she tried to cover it up. "Well that just depends on where you decide to take me." She said before getting up and walking over to her friends who had stopped for a couple of moments. Did she just say yes? 

Word Count: 1141

Updated 6/21/17