Something New // Niall Horan

Him

It was the day after Niall exploded into my room. My shared French class with Niall went extremely slowly and was a bunch of awkward silence.

My english basic was also spent quietly, although not for the same reason; Jess and I both were in that class, and after she told me her side of last night it seemed neither of us wanted to talk.

But I still had one more side to find out:

Niall's.

And I wouldn't exactly be doing it calmly.

It was around lunchtime when I decided to confront him. I needed to know why the flying fuck he did what he did-- And I needed to know fast.

I made a beeline directly to the cafeteria, where I knew he would be; and there he was, sitting with his large group of basketball jocks.

A full freaking scholarship, all of them. While I had to pay every fucking cent....

'Stop getting sidetracked,' I internally yelled at myself.

I walked boldly the rest of the trek to the table he and his friends had congregated around, effectively dominating the area.

"Niall, I have to talk to you for a minute. Right now," I said forcefully, my voice thankfully not betraying my utter lack of confidence.

Scattered "Ohh-ho-ho's" were heard from his buds as Niall stood up, walking over to me. He attempted to grab both of my hands in his, but I snapped away at his gentle.... Warm.... Soft touch.

'You like him!' My mind told me, but I shook it off.

'No, I don't. I hate him. I like Chris. Don't be stupid,' I told myself.

"Niall-"

"I'm sorry Cara.... I was mad and... and I-I..." He stammers.

"Niall, I'm serious. What were you thinking?"

He looks down at the space in between our feet, shaking his head and saying nothing.

"Niall!" I snapped. Several heads turned in our direction at my sudden outburst.

"Please don't yell," he recoiled. I've never seen him like this.

Wait, what if he still just wants to get in bed with me?

Ha. Of course he does. It is Niall Horan we're talking about here.

I didn't fall for his act. "I'll yell all I want to, Niall! You had no right to do that last night. No right. What you did was unforgivable. Now get out of my face. I never want to see you again."

'Yes you do,' my mind whispered. I told it to shut up and began to turn towards the door, on the other side of the cafeteria.

I saw from the corner of my eye (I definitely didn't want to be caught looking back at him) I spotted the classic cover-my-pain-with-a-smile as he went back to sit with the basketball dinner-bells that practically call him "Your Majesty."

Did I actually hurt him? I did.... I hurt Niall Horan's feelings.

Wait. He has feelings?

How did I manage to do that, and to have it show behind his act?

Anyway, where will I sit today? I'm not talking to Jess at the moment, so not her, not Niall for obvious reasons. I was scanning the cafeteria to see where I should sit. I spotted Chris waving his hands for me to walk over to him. He was sitting beside three of his friends. I made my way over to him.

"Hey," I smiled and sat down.

"You okay?" Chris whispered, referring to what happened with Niall last night.

"Yeah," I whispered back, his friends were chatting away to each other, not even noticing I was there.

"Guys," Chris looked at them and they stopped talking. "This is Cara Ribeiro, Cara Ribeiro, guys. He introduced us.

"Is this your new girlfriend?" One of them asked making Chris and I blush. Chris let out a little laugh, "no we're just friends," he smiled back at me.

We were all chatting away at lunch having a great time until Niall walked over to me. Fuck sake. He tapped me on the shoulder and Chris did not look pleased to see him.

"Can I talk to you for a sec?" He asked. I stood up and walked over to a secluded spot.

"Will you leave me alone, Niall." I was more annoyed than angry.

"Just let me take you out during the week, sometime? Please? Then i'll leave you alone. Just one date?"

"... Fine. Then don't bother me again."

He put his hand out for a handshake, I couldn't help but smile at his cuteness. I shook his hand. We both walked off to where we were sitting. I looked back and Niall looked back at the same time.

We caught each others eye, we both smiled at each other. I sat down beside Chris again.

"I think you should stay away from him, he could hurt you." Chris whispered.

"He'd never hurt me, I'm done with him anyway." I lied.

~

After all the classes were over I went up to my dorm room. Jess was sitting on her bed looking at something on her laptop.
I walked in and sat down on my bed.

"Are you okay?" I asked, referring to what happened with Niall.

"Yep," she simply replied.

"You not going over to Blake's?" I asked, trying to start a conversation.

"No, I'm gonna chill tonight. Wanna watch a movie?"

"Do you wanna watch 'The Vow'?" I asked.

"I was gonna suggest that, I have it here." She replied and put it in the laptop. I sat on her bed beside her.

~

We were both crying during the movie.

"Channing Tatum is so gorgeous," Jess cried, I was laughing and crying at the same time.

The movie came to and end. We both finished our work for classes and called it a night.

~

At about 2 am, I heard a boy's voice down the hall. I walked out and saw Niall coming up the stairs. I walked over to him.

"Niall, go back to your room."

"There you are Cara, my future wife," he stumbled up the stairs, holding onto the banisters.

He finally reached the top and put his arm around me.

"You're beautiful, Cara,"

"You're drunk, Niall."

"That's true but in the morning, I'll be sober and I'll still think you're beautiful."

"Let's get you back to your room."

"But I'm starving," he whined. I just ignored him.

Where did he even get alcohol on campus? I don't even care at the moment, I need to get him back to his dorm or the D.A will catch us.

We finally reached his dorm. I removed his arm from my shoulder and opened his dorm door.

"I love you," he said. He is so drunk right now, he won't remember anything in the morning.

Blake was fast asleep and I helped Niall lay down on his bed.

"Goodnight," I whispered, trying not to wake Blake.

When I got to the door, I looked back and Niall was already snoring.