BEST REGARDS (a Niall Horan Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

"Hey Nicky," Niall said, "I know it's sudden notice, but I'm attending the AMAs tonight, do you want to come with me? Like are you doing anything tonight?"

Nicky blushed at the fact that Niall's indirectly asking her to be his date. She smiled and said, "I was going to continue on my thesis, but sure, I'll come with you. It's been so boring lately, studio, flat, studio, flat, that's my life."

Niall chuckled. "Great, I'll pick you up at 5." He grabbed his keys and was about to go out.

"Umh Niall," she said, "I really don't want to be seen, is it possible?"

"Why? I know we're not girlfriend boyfriend yet but I think it's okay for you to be seen with me. People take their friends to awards shows all the time."

The fact that Niall said they're not in a relationship yet made Nicky blushed even harder. Yet is such a mysterious word, but that word has hope. Niall might ask her to be his girlfriend soon. "I'm a really shy person, in case you haven't noticed," Nicky said, "nevermind, I'm being silly. I'm really sorry, Niall, I'm not brave enough to be seen. Perhaps next time." she was about to leave.

Niall quickly grabbed her wrist, "wow wow, calm down. It's okay if you don't want to be seen. You can immediately go into the building without walking the red carpet."

"Are you sure?" Nicky asked. It's not that she doesn't want to be seen with Niall, she's just scared that people might try to find out who she was.

"Yes," Niall said, "I'm all good as long as you're comfortable." A bit too soon probably, Niall thought.

Nicky dressed herself in a dress with simple floral patterns and wore the only pair of heels she has. Though she's a princess, she's more of the jeans and sneakers type of girl. She wore a little bit of makeup, one that will not bring too much attention and waited for her charming prince to come.

Exactly at 5, Niall, dressed in a proper tuxedo looking as handsome as ever, picked her up. He gave her the pass and told her to sneak in the building. The guards will let her in when they see the pass whereas he has to walk the red carpet. Celebrity duties.

As planned, Nicky went immediately into the building and found her seat number. It wasn't crowded as most of the guests were walking on the red carpet, occasionally answering some questions from the interviewers present.

Around an hour later, guests started crawling into the arena. Niall sat himself next to Nicky. The other members of One Direction were there too so he introduced her to them. There were lots of celebrities present, both newcomers and legends.

The award show was hosted by Mark Wahlberg with performances by various artists including Demi Lovato, 5 Seconds of Summer, Maroon 5 etc. When it was time to announce the winner for best male singer category, Niall won.

He fistbumped the guys from 1D. It was a pleasant sight to see, Nicky thought, how supportive they are of Niall. He stepped onto the stage and accepted the award. After being congratulated by the announcers, he stepped forwards to the mic and made his speech.

"Wow, this is amazing," he said in his iconic Irish accent, "I would like to thank my family, all the support and all the love they have given me for all these years, my bandmates for all the years we spent together and made me who I am. Thank you for always being there to motivate me. My fans of course, I wouldn't be here without them. Last but not least, my producers Greg Arthur and Nicky Pierce. Words couldn't express how thankful I am."

And with that Niall stepped down from the stage whilst the show went on. "You're the Nicky he mentioned, love?" Louis asked her.

"Yeah, I'm actually just the intern."