My Guitar Buddy (A One Direction & Emblem3 Fan Fiction)

Chapter 1

"I can't believe it!" Ashlyn squealed. "It's gonna be awesome!"

"Yeah," Skylar said faintly. "I'm just about ready to faint."

Ashlyn stopped jumping up and down. "Stop being such a party pooper," she said, shaking her head. "Let's go, the boys await!"

But when Ashlyn charged into the meet n' greet room, Skylar didn't follow. Instead, she ducked past the doorway and down the hall, looking for a bathroom when her cell phone rang.

"Hello?" Skylar sighed.

"Skylar, dear, how's the concert? Met your favourite guy again?" Mom asked.

Skylar groaned. "Mom, I haven't seen him in years, he probably doesn't remember me."

Her mother chuckled. "Don't be ridiculous, love, he probably thinks of you everytime he picks up his guitar."

Skylar laughed. "Okay then, Mum."

"So where are you now?"

"I'm hiding backstage and pretending I don't know who Ashlyn is because knowing her, she's gonna go all creeper on them and that's not gonna be good," she said, smiling slightly.

"Don't be so pessimistic," Mom chided. "You never know."

"I have a feeling that's exactly what's going to happen," Skylar said, just as a blonde-haired blue-eyed guy came out of one of the rooms in the hall.

He headed in her direction.

She tried to swallow her fear, excitement and anger by saying, "Maybe I should try to find her."

"Maybe you should." Mom sounded amused. "Tell Niall hi when you see him, okay love?"

"From you or from me?" Skylar asked, teasing.

"From me, you idiot," Mom said.

"I'm just joking," Skylar said. "Love you."

"Love you too."

Skylar hung up and was about to make her way back to the meet n' greet when she felt Niall stop walking.

Skylar turned. "Uh, hi, can I help you?" she asked, flushing.

Niall stared at her. "Do I know you?"

"I, uh, just came back to take a phone call," Skylar said. "I didn't think I'd be able to hear over all the screams."

"Oh, well you look extremely familiar." Niall took a step closer to me. "Are you sure we haven't met before?"

Skylar was smiling. "I don't believe this," she sighed, winking at him. "You don't recognize your old guitar teacher?"

Niall's mouth dropped open, and then he promptly flung his arms around her. "SKYLAR!" he shouted right in her ear.

"Lower your voice, Niall, you're gonna make me go deaf before I've heard any of your songs live," she said, hugging him back, wincing slightly.

When he released her, he scanned her. "You look so different," he said. "Except for your eyes."

"Thanks?" Skylar had no idea whether that was a compliment or not.

"That was a compliment, love," Niall smiled at her.

"Thanks," Skylar said, blushing.

"Aren't you supposed to be in Ireland?" Niall asked.

Skylar shook her head. "After you left for the X-Factor I moved to London."

"And you never e-mailed me?" Niall pouted, crossing his arms.

"I believe I sent you half-a-dozen e-mails after we went our seperate ways, and you answered not one of them," Skylar said, smirking.

Niall opened his mouth but nothing came out. He closed it, flushing.

"It's all right," Skylar said, hugging him again. "I'll forgive you under one condition."

"Which is?" Niall asked hopefully.

Skylar took a step back, smiling mischieviously. "Can I still call you Leppy?"

Niall looked outraged. "NO, YOU CANNOT CALL ME LEPPY!"

"Hi Leppy, it's Skylar," Skylar said, holding out her hand. "C'mon, you know you want to forgive me."

Niall muttered something under his breath. "Fine," he said. "But only periodically."

"As you wish, Leppy," Skylar said, grinning.

"Who's Leppy?" Harry Styles asked, rounding the corner. His eyes widened as he saw Skylar and Niall. "Niall?" he asked, sounding shocked.

"Uh, Haz, this is Skylar, one of my old friends from Ireland," Niall said.

"Nice to meet you," Skylar said, holding out her hand. "It's kind of a long story, but Leppy was my nickname for Niall at guitar."

"What?" Harry asked.

"I kept complaining that since I was a small Irishman that I wouldn't be able to hold the guitar without dropping it or being crushed by it, so she guessed I must be a leprechaun and called me 'Leppy'," Niall sighed.

Harry laughed. "Good one, Skylar."

"Thanks," she said, relieved.

"Don't get any ideas," Niall warned him.

"Leppy," Harry said. "We're missing you from the meet n' greet."

Niall shot Skylar a look. "Thanks, Sky."

"You're welcome, Leppy," Skylar said, grinning.

Niall threw his arms up in the air. "Why do I even bother?"

"I have no idea," Harry and Skylar chorused. Skylar blushed.

"GUYS!" Liam Payne ran backstage. "Where have you been--" he cut himself off after seeing Skylar. "Both of you?" he asked, exasperated.

"It's not what you think it is," Niall said. "This is my best friend Skylar, from Ireland."

Liam's exasperated look disappeared. "Oh, my apologies," he said, holding his hand out. "I'm Liam."

"Skylar," she said, shaking it.

"And I need your help," he said, turning to the other guys. "Some girl is trying to drag me into a closet for a you-know-what."

Harry burst out laughing. "Daddy Direction finally needs help," he said in a sing-song voice.

Skylar winced. "Is the girl wearing a blue tank top and jean shorts with green TOMS?"

"How did you know?" Liam asked, surprised.

"That would be my friend," Skylar said, sighing. "I'll go lock her in the closet for you. Be right back. Nice meeting you two, Liam, Harry. Bye Leppy!"

Niall groaned as Skylar ran off. "Why?" he wailed.

Liam grinned at Harry. "Who's Leppy?"

"He," Harry pointed at Niall, "has officially been dubed 'Leppy', by that totally gorgeous girl that just ran off."

"Sounds like that name will stick," Liam said, smiling. "Just like Boobear."

"Great," Niall said sarcastically.

A sudden commotion broke out down the hall as they saw Skylar dragging a brunette into the hallway and shoving her into a room, locking the door.

Then she jogged back over. "You're good now," she told Liam.

He looked relieved. "Thanks."

"You're welcome," she said. "Now, would you mind if I stole Niall like, for 10 minutes after the concert? I have to tell him stuff."

"Not at all," Harry said, smiling. "He's all yours."

"Great," she said. "Come find me when meet n' greet is over and I'll let Ashlyn out."

Niall couldn't help but wonder what Skylar wanted to talk to him about.