Chapter Five

August 24th

I yanked my body as far away from Tom as possible. I almost had the urge to shut the door in his face and make him leave. I reminded myself of our break-up and looked up at Tom, taking in his appearance.

He still had that disheveled bed head look to his hair, though he did highlight it a light honey blonde a couple more times than I had last seen him. He had bags under his green eyes, which seemed to look exhausted and tired, as if he’d been up without sleep for days. His skin was looking a bit pale, despite his natural tan. He had that five o’clock shadow that mean him so much more charming and attractive, too. I glanced down and began to ogle more than just his pretty face. His clothes were wrinkled, as if he’d just thrown them on last minute. I could still tell his body was as muscular and well-rounded before we broke up. Tom looked a little out of shape, but still as handsome as ever.

“Tom,” I said calmly, “why are you at my door?”

“Why were you hugging me?” He shot back, smirking.

“I thought you were someone else. Now, answer my question.” I quickly told him.

“Could we talk inside? This is a little private,” he asked, taking a step forward.

My hand shot out, blocking him from entering my house. I shook my head slowly as I moved my body in the center of the door frame. There was no way Tom was going inside my house. I knew every trick up his sleeve; I wasn’t going to fall for a single of them. Not this time around.

“No, Tom. You can say what you want right here,” I said firmly.

He sighed deeply before beginning. “Honestly, Allie. I didn’t know you got your hearing back until these rumors about you started,” I took in a sharp breath. Is that why he’s here now? Because I’m slightly famous due to some bad rumors? He must have seen the look on my face, because immediately he began to correct my thoughts, “Hey, hey, hey! Don’t look at me like that. Let me finish.” When I looked at him in silence, he continued, “I was already thinking about you before all these rumors about you started, but I was thinking that I missed you. I made a big mistake, Allie. I want you back. I still love you. I still have feelings for you. Please, Allie.”

“And what would you do if I suddenly lost hearing?” I asked him, “Would you bother to relearn sign language again? For me?”

Immediately, Tom nodded. “I would do anything to have you as mine again Allie. Anything.”

“Would you give me space and stop calling me every two hours to check up on me?” I asked, narrowing my eyes.

Tom nodded, keeping silent.

I closed my eyes for a second before inhaling deeply. “No, Tom. The right answer is you wouldn’t. You would always worry about me, whether I’m okay or not. You would relearn sign language for me, but you would never give me the space I need. Tom, the reason we broke up is because of your protective issues. I love having a guy that’s jealous - it’s cute. But when it comes down to your level, where you practically stalking my every move, that’s when it becomes downright creepy. Tom, you can’t leave me alone and I can’t handle that. I’m sorry, but I can’t take you back, Tom. I’m sorry.”

Just then, Niall brushed past Tom with a grin playing across his lips. My grin mimicked his as I pulled him in for a hug. He handed me the bag and I took it, whispering, “Go on inside. I have to deal with this guy first, then we can hang out.”

Niall nodded silently and disappeared behind me. I looked at Tom, seeing anger flash through his face. “So that’s your boyfriend, uh?”

I forced the tomato blush down as I bit the inside of my cheeks. “No, that’s Niall. He was my best childhood friend.”

Tom snorted, “Sure, Allie. That’s the case. I bet you’re probably fuck buddies.”

I sighed, here we go...

I sarcastically bit back at Tom, not thinking about the words that were leaving my mouth. “Yes, Tom. Niall and I are fuck buddies. That’s why I’m rejecting you

Without another word, I slammed the door shut on Tom and walked over towards the living room to find Niall kneeling on the floor. It only took me a second to find out what he was doing in front of my television screen. He was pushing the DVD he bought into the DVD player so we could watch it together. I sat down on my couch as Niall stood up from his spot on the floor.

“Who was that?” Niall asked casually, almost as if he didn’t have any interest in who the person was.

“My ex-boyfriend. He wanted me back, so I told him no. And when he saw you, do you know what he told me?” I turned to him, grinning.

“No,” he chuckled, “What did he tell you?”

“He said that you and I are probably fuck buddies. I wasn’t thinking when I told him this, but I said - and I quote - ‘Yes, Tom. Niall and I are fuck buddies. That’s why I’m rejecting you’.”

For a moment, Niall dazed off. He looked like he was pretending to think about something when he said, “Hmm. Fuck buddies. You know that’s not a bad idea..”

I laughed and Nialler’s absurdity, ruffling his blonde hair. “Niall, that’s silly!”

Even though I was telling him how silly the thought would have been, I couldn’t help but think of the idea. It caused my cheeks to burn a deep red. I shook my head, trying to get the thoughts to leave my mind, but they wouldn’t. They stayed there like a virus... a virus to my heart.

***

“So... That’s the famous Justin Bieber?”

Niall nodded his head. “Yep. Pretty fantastic, uh?”

Niall seemed to be so proud of this guy called “Justin Bieber”. Honestly, he was a normal kid from what I’ve taken from the autobiographical movie. Sure, he’s had his luck just like Niall had his luck, but I didn’t think Justin was any different. A normal kid with some chanced luck. That’s what Niall was, and Justin Bieber isn’t any different. That also meant that this movie was pretty great, sure. Justin was slightly childish, but underneath all that fame, he’s still a kid after all. He’s normal, and I don’t think any normal guy should be called ‘fantastic’. He’s just that - normal.

“I guess,” I finally answered.

Niall seemed to fly off his rocker with that answer. He jumped up, completely shocked by my shrug-off reply. “What? Allie, are you mad? Don’t tell me you don’t like him.”

I shrugged my shoulders. “Niall, he’s just another handsome face that had some luck with talent. I don’t see him any different than you, besides the fact that you’re both normal, you both are handsome, and that you’re famous. I just see him as just another guy.”

Niall ran a hand over his face, sighing quietly. “You know, I’m really thankful that you don’t fan over anyone. But then, there are some times when I want to strangle you for not being so excited about someone.”

I laughed loudly, and nudged Niall in the ribs. “You know you love this trait.”

“I do,” Niall swung his arm around my shoulders.

Automatically, I leaned in towards Niall’s side while swinging my legs together next to me instead of dangling off the couch. It felt nice to be able to be near Niall again, even if he was my only friend around right now. I’m glad he still stuck with me through the rumors. Niall could have come up with every reason to drop me as a friend like Stacy, but instead, he stood next to me and stood up for me when I was bullied. I couldn’t have been more thankful to Niall that he actually stayed by my side. I appreciated his loyalty more than he could imagine.

“Thank you, Niall,” I say.

He turns and looks at me confused, “For what?”

“For being here for me. You’ve always been my friend and have never left me and I’m so grateful for that,” I smiled at him.

“You don’t have to thank me for that,” Niall told me, his Irish accent ringing out stronger than usual.

I was so tempted to close my eyes and just listen to his accent. For a London-born child – and to have an Irish-London accent – accents had always intrigued me. I’d loved hearing Irish accents, and American accents, but Irish were by far my favorite, especially Niall’s Irish accent. It was beautiful. I could sit here all day and just listen to it.

I shook my head. “No, I do, Niall. You’re the only person I have in my life besides Christina. You could have walked out on me, but you didn’t.”

“I would never,” he told me, brushing back some of my bangs.

He smiled down at me, and I caught glimpse of his braces. Even though I loved his crooked smile and his crooked, misshaped teeth, his smile always hit me in the chest. It usually hit me hard. I frowned at Niall, which had caused him to frown back at me.

“Something wrong, love?” he asked me.

“Your teeth. They’re not crooked.” I said quietly.

This took Niall by surprise. Out of all the things that could upset me, he didn’t know that him getting braces would be one of them. “What? Oh, uh, yeah. I guess management wanted me to get my teeth straightened.”

“Figured,” I muttered quietly.

“What was that?” Niall smirked down at me.

I couldn’t help but grin as I explained myself. “I don’t see why management made you get braces. I mean, your teeth were fine. Plus, I kind of liked your crooked teeth. I always liked imperfection on a guy. I didn’t want them to be all macho and perfect.”

“You’re really something,” Niall commented..

I had been only a couple seconds of replying to Niall when my stomach started rumbling loud. I looked down at my stomach and shushed it. A heated blush rose to my cheeks as Niall laughed at me. “Continue watching whatever. I’ll just make you something to eat,” he told me.

“Okay.” I said quietly.

As Niall flitted around in my kitchen, I decided that Supernatural could be the source of my entertainment for now. I’ve always loved this show. Especially Sam. Now Sam was a freaking sweetheart in this show.

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Sorry guys that it seems to be a bit short :(

I'm so glad that I'm getting more views on this. I'm working so hard to be 'attracted' to Niall Horan. You know it's not that freaking easy! Yeah, I will proudly say I'm not a Niall girl. I'm a Louis-Liam girl. I don't know man. I'm torn between the two. Is there anybody else like that?? D: It's so terrible!  

I even did my correct research on Niall. I ended up on Sugarscape... So now I'm just looking at the pictures, and stuff, and reading the stuff they have on their about One Direction. I found a video of Niall on there, and I watched it. I was like, "Aw, oh my gosh! Niall's friggen adorable."

I have a bad headache... Yeah, bleh.

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-Chey