Brielle’s P.O.V.

I stood on stage with my guitar, singing a Plain White T’s song, Hey There Delilah. I had recently rediscovered them, so now they were all I listened to.

“A thousand miles seems pretty far but they’ve got planes and trains and cars I’ll walk to you if I had no other way,” I sang.

As I started the next line, I gritted my teeth in pain, but continued. I met Niall’s eyes, as he was sitting in the audience, and he looked concerned. He demanded on coming to take care of me, but all it really did was freak me out.  I mean, here he was, a super-famous singer, watching me, a barely-scrape-by singer from Starbucks.

I finished the song with a smile, although I was in pain.

“Now, we’ll take a little break,” I announced, and walked off the stage.

Niall met me in my little warm-up room almost as soon as I got there.

“Are you okay?” he asked immediately.

“I’m fine,” I said. “Just a little cramps.”

As soon as this sentence left my mouth, I doubled over in pain. I hate my period with a passion. The first two days, all I have is terrible cramps then I’m fine.  But I had to perform today, and I wasn’t going to pass up another chance to sing. Plus, I was getting paid for this. I wasn’t going to let some blood get in my way.

Niall guided me to a chair. “You can’t sing like this.”

“I was doing just fine,” I groaned.

“That was before you started cramping,” Niall said.

Sometimes, I really hate logic. “Fine. But now what are we going to do?”

“Well,” Niall said a glimmer in his eye.

I didn’t like that shine. “What are you planning, Horan?”

“What if I sang like two songs to end the show?” he asked.

I contemplated this.  “Well, I guess,” I said uncertainly. “But I’m watching you.”

“Deal,” Niall helped guide me up.

I settled myself in a chair in the back. Niall climbed onstage with my guitar to many cries of “where’s Brielle?” or “this guy can’t sing!”

Niall just smiled. “Hi, I’m Niall. Brielle’s not feeling too well, so she asked me to sing a couple songs to end the show. First, I’m going to sing The Man Who Can’t Be Moved by the Script.”

Niall started strumming the familiar chords, and I was impressed with his song choice. He was sticking to my plan of bands like The Script, The Fray, Coldplay, and Plain White T’s.

“So I’m not moving,” he sang. “I’m not moving.”

I started to smile as he sang the next line.

“Going back to the corner where I first saw you gonna camp in my sleeping bag and I’m not gonna move,” Niall finished the song.

Everyone clapped very enthusiastically. One thing I’ve learned about these people, they will clap for you even if you sound like a dying whale. I swear, they must be hopped up on coffee.

“Next is Rhythm of Love by the Plain White T’s,” Niall said.

This was one of my favorites by them.  I liked it because it reminded me of Niall and me.

  “My heads stuck in the clouds. She begs me to come down,” Niall sang. He was staring directly at me. “Says boy, quit foolin’ around. I told her, I love the view from up here.  The warm sun and wind in my ear. We’ll watch the world from above as it sways to the rhythm of love.”

I stared straight at him as he sang the chorus. He wasn’t looking away from me. He was singing this song to me. It was like we were the only people in the room, and Niall was singing to just me. Just then, I realized how lucky I was. Not many people would put up with me. But Niall stuck with me and I hope to God that he’ll stay with me longer.

“My heart beats like a drum. A guitar string to the strum a beautiful song to be sung. She’s got blue eyes deep like the sea that roll back when she’s laughing at me. She rises up like the tide the moment her lips meet mine,” Niall sang.

I smiled. I have blue eyes. And I do laugh at that adorable idiot a lot.

“We may only have tonight but till the morning sun you’re mine all mine. Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love. When the moon is low we can dance in slow motion. And all your tears will subside all your tears will dry,” Niall stopped singing to play the instrumental.

He winked at me as he strummed. I loved this instrumental. I don’t know why. It was fun to play.

“and long after I’ve gone you’ll still be humming along and I will keep you in my mind, the way you make love so fine,” Niall sang. “We may only have tonight but till the morning sun you’re mine all mine. Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love. Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love.”

I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. This song was now my second favorite song, after Nothing by The Script. Niall smiled at me while he was singing.

“Sway to the rhythm of love,” Niall finished.

He was given a standing ovation, and I was among them. I swear, I clapped the loudest. Niall was scanning the crowd, and he only stopped when he saw me.  His smile was wider than I’ve ever seen. He bowed and ran off the stage. I met him in the warm up room. He was putting my guitar away when I launched myself onto his back.

Niall stumbled but caught me. I released him so I could hug him from the front.

“That was amazing,” I whispered into his chest.

“Thank you,” Niall said, resting his head on top of mine.

We hugged for a bit longer then we went home. Once we got there, I collapsed on the couch.

“Does your stomach hurt?” Niall asked, looking me over.

I nodded, eyes screwed tight. Niall came over and gently scooped me up, careful of my stomach. He carried me to the bathroom and set me on the toilet.

“Take a shower, babe,” he said, leaning down to press his lips to my forehead. “You’ll feel better.”

“How did you get so good at this?’ I asked.

Niall shrugged.”I honestly have no idea.”

I laughed and shooed him out of the bathroom, but not before he snuck a kiss in.  I then climbed into the shower and let the warm water run over me. My muscles relaxed and I ended up taking a very long shower. I used Niall’s shampoo again. I liked how it smelled and he liked that I used it. Finally, I got out of the shower and pulled on one of Niall’s T-shirts and a pair of sweats.

I stood in front of the mirror in our room, staring at my reflection. Niall found me there. I saw him coming and he wrapped his arms around my waist. We stood there in silence, just surveying each other in the mirror. Niall had to have been at least four inches taller than me, so I came up to about his lips.

Niall looked shattered. His eyes were half drooping, and he seemed to be more slouching on me instead of holding me, but he managed to smile.

“I love you in my clothes,” he said, kissing my cheek.

I shivered from the light brushing of his lips. Niall smiled from behind me. He smelled my hair and grinned even wider.

“I love it when you use my shampoo,” he kissed my other cheek.

I smiled at him through the mirror. He straightened up a little.

“I love that you moved in with me,” he whispered, kissing my forehead.

I wanted to say something, but I could sense that he was planning something, so I kept my mouth shut. Niall’s eyes glowed from happiness, even though they were half-gummed together with sleep.

“And I love you,” he said, kissing me, a proper kiss this time.

My mouth fell open once he stopped kissing me. Niall loved me. Niall Horan loved me. Niall James Horan loved me, the messed up murderer of her brother. It took a couple seconds for this to go through my head, and I noticed that Niall was waiting for me to say them back.

And that’s when I started crying. 

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Mua ha ha cliffhanger! First of all, I'm going to apologize for the late update. My sister stole my computer and I couldn't write. But here it is, and I made it extra long just for you guys. I hope you like it. And I did update CD Girl, for those of you who saw that and I'm going to try to update Waiting for Superman today, if I have time. But I really am mad at myself for not updating yesterday, that sets behind my whole schedule. And since this is a cliffhanger, and I didn't update when I was supposed to, I'm going to update tomorrow to get back on track and please you guys. I don't know, it just feels right to do that. Sooooooo ummmmmm yeah. That's pretty much it. Hope you like this chapter, vote, comment please, and please go check out my other stories, I want to know which one you guys like better. 

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