Black And White : A Niall Horan Fanfiction

22.

Around 5 o'clock me and Niall decided to leave the picnic place and go on a walk. We walked hand in hand along the river bank. We talked about anything and everything. His voice was music to my ears, just hearing it made me feel 100 times happier. He explained how things have changed over the years for him and the rest of 1D and how much he looks forward to everything they have not yet achieved.

We slow down as a bench comes in site and both take a seat on it. Niall's eyes look at the river as it shines in the sunlight. He clears his throat and his eyes look down at his hands.

"Me and the boys are leaving to go to LA first thing tomorrow. Our flights at 7:30," Niall says. A hint of sadness stands out in his voice and he doesn't try to hide it.

"What?" I say. I knew he would be leaving soon to LA and it hadn't bothered me much. He would just be another guy that I had liked who had left and I would move on with my life. But he wasn't. Niall was different. I knew if he flew to LA the next morning that I would be devestated.

"We have a show in LA. Its part of our tour," he said like I didn't understand. Of course I understood, I just hated the thought of him leaving.

"Niall you can't go," is all I could think of to say. I was being pathetic really but I didn't give one shit.

He reached for my hand and squeezed it gently, "I have to Lily. Its my job," he said. I shook my head gently and sniffed.

"Please don't go. You have no idea how much happier I am when I'm with you. You make me so happy Niall. I can't explain it. We've only known eachother a few days so I'm sorry if it's stupid but I know that you know what I mean because you feel it too," I say. A single tear rolls down my cheek and Niall's finger whipes it away.

"Your right, I do feel the same way," he pauses for a second and his face lights up, "Come with me!"

"Go with you where?" I was pretty sure of the answer but I had to hear him say it.

"To LA. Come with me to LA. Please Lily," Niall's face has a huge smile all across it. He looked at me hopefully, begging with his eyes for me to agree to go with him.

"I can't," I said. I pulled my hands out of his and turned to face the river.

"Oh but you can. C'mon, it would be amazing. And it would be completely free. I will pay all of it. You can stay in the bands hotel and come to the show and we'll do all the things people in LA do."

Niall grabbed me and turned me to face him. I longed to kiss him and tell him OK but how could I. This was mine and Liv's best friend holiday and all I've done so far is focus on a boy.

"Niall what do you expect me to say. Of course I want to go to LA with you. God I want to more than anything in the world. But what about Liv? I can't leave her in New York City all alone. This is our holiday. We've been planning it for months, years even. It's been our dream since year 11 to go to New York together and now that we're finally here all I've done is think about you. Every day your there in my mind. No matter how hard I try I can't get you out of my head. You've taken over my life Niall!" I'm practically shouting by the end of my speach and I'm stood up looking down on him. His mouth has formed a hard line and I felt awful for yelling.

He stands up and looks me in the eyes.

"How about this, you don't come with me and the band to LA but you do let me take you all the way back to your hotel room," he says. I smile and nod.

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"I would've loved to go to LA with you. Honestly, I really would've," I say standing in the door way to mine and Liv's hotel room.

"I know, but it's OK," Niall replies. He leans in and plants a small kiss on my forehead before walking away back down the stairs.

And so, in the space of 3-4 days, I had fallen in love with Niall Horan. And as I watched him walk slowly away from my hotel door my heart cracked right down the middle, a wound that I feared could only be healed by the man who made it. The man who was going to be flying 2,789 miles away from me the next morning. And I didn't even try to chase him.