Tonight's Cloudy Sky (Niall Horan Fan Fiction)

Chapter 23- Mystery Girl Revealed

I closed the door behind me, a wide smile still on my face. He was perfect. I looked up to see Janessa standing there sheepishly, her hands behind her back.

"How long..?" I asked her.

"I may or may not have heard that entire conversation." She grinned and I sighed.

"No privacy," I muttered under my breath and Janessa clapped excitedly, apparently not hearing my complaint.

"We've got only a day until your date with Niall! We have to get you ready!"

I paused. "What are planning to do to me that would take a whole day to get ready? I was just going to wear a dress and maybe you could my hair and makeup."

She laughed, acting like I was joking. "We're going shopping! You need to look absolutely perfect, Amelia!"

"Alrighty." I agreed hesitantly. "It'll be just us?"

"They're not coming out any time soon, I don't think.” She nodded towards the hallway. “I've brought them each lunch, so they'll be fine. Though when we come back home, Meredith will have probably eaten all of our ice cream."

The smiles and giggles were gone now. We really were concerned for the girls; I tried to forget that I was probably going to join them in the mourn-fest when Niall actually left for the tour in a week.

"Come on." Janessa tucked her hand under my elbow and led me outside, grabbing her purse on the way out the door.

~*~

We were walking down the street, seemly defeated after a long afternoon of shopping to no avail, when Janessa stopped in front of a store window.

"Oh, my god." She gasped, her eyes locked on one of the manikins. She pointed to the one dressed in red. "It's gorgeous!"

"Yeah," I crossed my arms. "For a shirt. There's no way that will keep me warm- it's almost December!"

She swatted me gently and dragged me into the shop. "It'll be fine! We'll give you some cute accessories; oh I can just imagine it now!"

I craned my head to the window as I was brought inside, looking at the dress. Janessa was right- it was gorgeous. It was an odd color, not yet red, not yet orange. It was a beautiful and perfect mixture of the two. It was cinched at the waist, with a plunging neckline all the way down to the waist belt. What would have been exposed chest was covered in a sort of mesh lace, the same color as the dress. It was sleeveless, and it went down to just above the manikin's knee. I loved it.

Janessa seemed to have spotted the dress on one of the racks, because she dragged me over to the back corner where it was skillfully hidden. She picked my size with surprising skill and spun around, her eyes roaming the store. Janessa squealed with delight and ran to the opposite wall, not bothering to drag me behind anymore.

I watched with glee as she continued to grab clothing items here and there from all around the store. After a few minutes, she returned to where I was standing next to the dressing rooms.

"Put this on!" She shoved the clothes towards me, forcing me into a dressing room. "I can't wait to see what it looks like!"

I hold back a giggle and close the door behind me. I only take a glance at what she's given me before I strip off my clothes and change.

I looked stunning- it was better than anything I’d ever be able to put together myself. I spun around, looking at the outfit from all angles. I was wearing the same dress that was on the manikin, along with a white blazer, black tights and white high heels with a red sole that went perfectly with the dress. I held my breath and walked out to where Janessa was waiting.