« Erm Niall… » Kylie began, uncertain what to say.
« Yes Sweetie ? »
FUCKING GORGEOUS IRISH BLONDIE SAID WHAT ? OK Kylie, never mind what he said, just act normal, and you can cry and scream all you want about this later on okay ? now just be the Kylie Roberts everyone knows about, and most of : Breathe.
Kylie wasn’t really in love with the idea of talking to herself constantly, but that was mainly what kept her from making a fool out of herself on a daily basis, so she had to accept it and live with it. She stopped her thoughts from wandering too far, like how romantic and appealing it was to be all alone in an amusement park at 8 o’clock in the evening with her sexy « close » friend for instance. She rushed and asked him for the thousandth time :
« what the hell are we doing here ? are you gonna answer me ? »
He replied with an adamental head shake.
« Oh for god’s sake Niall ! »
She tried another strategy : poking him endlessly until he finally give up and tell her what was on his mind when he decided to sort of kidnap her that evening.
« Oh, Kylie , Kylie, Kylie » He kept repeating with a half-exasperated, half-amused tone. « Only a few minutes left, i promise you won’t regret it »
Oh she already knew she would. How in the world could being with Niall Horan alone in an attraction park at this time of day be any good ?
She gave him a your-death-is-getting-closer-by-each-second-passing look. He sighed.
«She’s a hell of a girl » she heard him mutter under his breath, but acted like she didn’t.
« Fine » He exclaimed aloud. « I never got the chance to show you around here in Mullingar, so I figured I should do it as soon as possible, and since, according to Julie, you didn’t seem to have any plans for tonight, I decided it was now or never. And here is a great place to start from, because it’s pretty much what our town is known for »
OK…I need a minute to swallow this.. Her mind went blank.
« I..You..did..for..me…WHAT ? » Kylie muttered some other incoherent phrases. She was petrified. She couldn’t believe her ears. Her eyes were the only parts of her body able to move, glaring intently at the park that was standing before her. Can this boy get any sweeter ? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING, WHY DIDN’T HE GIVE ME A HINT ? TOO MUCH TO HANDLE AT ONCE. She was screaming in her head.
Kylie knew the perfect surprised expression painted on her face right then couldn’t be anything but hilarious,but for the first time since she met Niall, she didn’t mind looking and sounding like a total certified douche in front of him.. What he’s done today only made their friendship grow stronger, and she was thanking the day her dad decided to move back to his little hometown in Ireland. Who could have known such a perfect guy was living here ? and that she would get to know him and be close to him the way she was now ?
She had an angel for a friend.. No, wait, a BEST FRIEND , she corrected mentally.
She recovered a few minutes later from her shocked transe, and turned to face Niall once again. One minute she was staring at him, the next one she was throwing her arms around him, and hugging him tightly.
« this .., she began, is the most thoughtful thing someone has ever done for me, i don’t know how to start thanking you »
He pulled her closer for an even tighter hug, a glorious smile lightenning his beautiful features, and answered her softly :
« Well, I should start having more surprises for you in the future, now that I know how you react to them »
He was talking about the hug. But this time, Kylie didn’t mind him teasing her. She was too excited and her giggles couldn’t be controlled, echoing all over the park in the early evening.
Still in the circle of his arms, she reached out for him and gave him a warm kiss on the cheek. A few days ago, she wouldn’t have had the courage to do such a blunt move, fearing Niall’s response and reaction, but now that their friendship grew founded and stronger than ever before, it seemed as natural as talking to him.
« is the kiss a bonus or is it integred in the reaction ? cause i want more of that too » He winked.
She didn’t even blush. That was a big progress to her.
Tonight, she was gonna show the playful yet flirty side of her, and make the most of the moments she was about to share with Niall.
She grabbed his hand, and dragged him forwards
« Now let’s go have fun, shall we ? »
He intertwined his finger with hers :
« Lead on, ma’am »
She paused. « where should i start ? »
He laughed. « I knew you’d ask so, now will you please let me be your guide for today ? »
« certainly, my lord » She traditionally bowed down to him, making his laughter go louder.
He took her arm, and they started walking towards the first and Niall’s favourite attraction, a rollercoaster.
This word reminded her of a quote that was dear to her heart, but she couldn’t quite remember it all nor who said it. She quickly stopped thinking about it when she felt Niall let go of her hand and run to the attraction.
« Niall, what are you doing ? »
« The rollercoaster isn’t gonna start by itself, remember ? »
« Oh.. wait are you implying that you’re gonna start it yourself ? »
« well yeah »
« i’m not sure about this anymore » She said as she fianlly reached the spot of the attraction’s engin.
« Don’t panic, i’ve done this a million times already. My cousin used to work here during the summer, and he always took me with him . I learned from the best, you know »
She smiled at him. She somehow was proud of him, but couldn’t quite figure out what It was that made her feel that way. Her brain wasn’t working properly around Niall anyway.
A few minutes later,he called another member of the staff, Ryan, to get things under control. Kylie assumed he was a friend of his or his cousin, otherwise She wouldn’t be hanging in that park at this time of the day.
Kylie felt a rush of apprehension, and her body tensed. Niall sensed that sudden change, so he leaned closer to her, circled his arms around her.
« What’s wrong ? You seem stressed »
« it’s just that heights and I aren’t in good terms » She smiled weakly.
« Don’t Worry babe, I got you, everything’s gonna be okay, it’s just a rollercoaster after all » He pulled her even closer.
She was about to gasp when she heard him say THE WORD, but then again, she was in the UK, not the US. The meaning was different.. oh if only it wasn’t , she thought.
« Thank you Niall..and.. » she looked into the depth of his eyes, were she could see sparkles of excitement, contrasting with the soothing tone of his voice, and said « to be honest, I feel safe when I’m with you » She broke their eye contact and simply put her head on his shoulder.
« Ready ? » She heard Ryan shout.
« All good » Niall gave him a thumbs up.
« Let’s gooooo !! » They shouted together.
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Back to Mullingar (Perfectly Imperfect, Niall Horan fanfic)
FanfictionAfter her mother left the two dearest people to her heart, and being practically all around the world, Kylie Roberts and her dad, Andrew, finally settled in the little town of Mullingar, Ireland. She is hoping to start a new life, and praying They w...
