You're Still Perfect

Chapter 1 - Do You Have the X- Factor?

It was early, I was awoken to the sound of my alarm going off. I had my audition for the X-Factor today. I'm hoping I make it through to the next round. I got up, got dressed and headed down the stairs to meet my family for breakfast before my mom drove me to the X-Factor building. When I got there I got my place in the line and waited and waited. I was one of the first people to audition this season so I didn't have to wait that long, but I am very impatient. I had gotten my badge number and was ready to go. Before I got on stage I had to take one quick wee. When I got to the bathroom the curly headed boy next to me had splashed on me.

"Oops!"

"Hi..."

He was so embarrassed. It was so cute. That's when I knew, that's when I knew he was the one. I think I knew he was the one because when I looked at him and my heart beat a few beats quicker than it did normally. I could look in his eyes and feel safe and the crazy thing was I didn't even know his name. His smile was like a fairy. It was so bright and gentle. His eyes were soft and kind. They were the type that you could get lost in for hours. After that abrupt meeting I had to get to my audition. I was shaken up, there was something about that boy that got to me. I couldn't seem to get him out of my head. He distracted me. I was no longer ready. I had just a few quick minutes to recenter myself. I still felt like I wasn't ready but then they Called my name.

"Louis Tomlinson", announced Simon Cowell.

I was singing 'Hey There Delilah' by The Plain White Tees. I felt like I had done a pretty good job, but now it was time for the judges reviews. One of the judges on the panel said no and that was scary. It was that monet that scared me the most, the moment where I wouldn't make it and I tried so hard to get here. Simon came to my rescue and saved me. He thought I had a chance. I did it! I was moving on! I was going to make it! I was walking out and the boy from earlier had run into me. I was shocked and stopped in my tracks. We locked eyes and neither one of us said anything. I had never felt like that before. There was something he did to me that made me stop in my tracks and become all mushy and soft. It's like I couldn't move, I couldn't talk. When I looked into his eyes it felt like we were the only ones there. It felt like we were standing there for hours. He had to go to his audition and they called his name.

"Harry Styles", called out Simon Cowell.

"Hmm? So Harry? That's your name?"

"Yeah, Hi I'm Harry! Sorry I gotta get to my audition!"

"Yeah! No, no, no. Go! You've got this!"

"Thanks, uh, uh!?"

"Louis, Louis Tomlinson!"

"Well nice to meet you, Lou!" Harry exclaimed as he was running off to his audition.

Harry Styles? I never was one of those cheesy people who believe in love at first sight but right then, I knew with my entire heart and soul I love this boy in a way I thought I couldn't love anyone. There was something different about him. Something that gets under your skin and imprints in your mind. I was ready to drop everything if I knew I could have a life with him. When I was with him for those few minutes it felt like nothing mattered. I didn't care about moving on in the X- Factor, I didn't care about my friends I wouldn't see for a while. All I cared about was him. All I wanted was him in that split second of a moment. He was off to his audition and I wanted to hear him sing. I texted my mom saying "went a little long, text you when I need to be picked up. X". She understood, I stood backstage and listened to him sing. It was like everything else was drowned out, it was just me and him. He had finished singing and it was time for his review to see if he would move on.

He did it! He was moving on. He came off stage and even though we didn't know each other it had felt like we knew each other forever. I ran up and I hugged him with everything I had. It was the best feeling ever, he had hugged me right back. He had snuggled his face right into my shoulder and chest. I melted right there in the moment. It was like the whole world had stopped. My mind went blank, nothing else mattered besides the feeling of his heart beating next to mine. Nothing else mattered besides the warmth of his body against mine. His nervous air flowed into my shirt. It was the most surreal feeling, my heart danced like it never had before. In the few minutes that we held that hug everything became clear to me. Even though I was 18 and he was 16 there had to be some way I could keep in contact with him.

After we were both done we found a place to sit down and talk. SInce it was around lunchtime I bought him and I lunch. We sat down and exchanged information. What's funny is it felt like we had known each other forever. It was like we had never spent a day apart. Finally, I texted my mom at the end of the day to come pick me up. She had brought me dinner because I had been moving on. To be completely honest, I had completely forgotten that I was moving on to the next round. After I got home that night I had run straight to my room to see if Harry had texted me. He did! He told me that he had just gotten home and that he missed talking to me already. I was incredibly flustered, I had never been this way over someone before. It was insane! We continued to talk on and on for hours and when I went to check the clock it was 3:00 am. I couldn't believe it, it had felt like no time had passed at all. It was crazy! We started X-Factor Boot Camp soon and I was nervous.