"How could you forget that it's a weekday?!"

"We stayed up late last night and I forgot about it!"

"You were the one who reminded that we have a day ahead of us last night! I should probably kick you on your private part more often then!" I shouted through pants and a lot of inhaling and exhaling, Niall and I are currently rushing on the sidewalk to get to our respective jobs. Unfortunately, earlier while we were sleeping, I suddenly got awakened when I heard a loud cry and sheer scream coming from a masculine voice only for me to lay my eyes on Niall's agony first thing in the morning. Apparently, he recently got awake at that time as well when he felt someone kick him on his crotch and find my foot laying there and then I was frantically looking for anything that can ease the pain until I got outside the room and look for an icebag but my eyes landed on the wall clock hanging from the living room to see that it was almost 11:30am.

And now, along with Irish, running along as well, we were both rushing to get to our works, and at last, we finally made it. We looked at each other then I already understood that it was time for us to separate and then I went to open the door of the coffee shop but what caught my eye is the closed sign displayed on the outside but nevertheless, I went inside to see if I'm still employed or not, Mr. Styles is a nice person so I really hope he'll forgive me with my tardiness.

"Hey Victoria! Where the fuck is Niall?" I heard a familiar voice call my name and as I looked around the shop, I saw Louis and the twins, placed on their respective instruments. Divina was sitting behind her drum set, Louis with his keyboards and Ivan holding a what seem to be a guitar with a long neck. I looked around again and saw Marian and Alice on the side of the mini stage with their maid uniforms, Mr. Styles sitting on one of the tables with an unfamiliar man with brown hair and brown eyes, he has this kind of aura that's indescribable, like he's both a badass and a puppy at the same time, I can't deny that he's handsome but Zayn's more handsome for me because of his edgy look.

"Oh, please go change into your proper uniform" Mr. Styles instructed and I didn't answered Louis' question and headed to the personnel's room to change. It didn't took too much time to change and when I went out, I heard the sound of the keyboard being played by Louis, similar to the notes that Niall's been playing yesterday.

"Niall went to the music shop by the way"

"But the shop's locked, we even brought his guitar and his arrangement here, and why are you two late by the way?" All eyes were on me when Louis asked that with a smirk, plastered on his face.

"We overslept" Louis scoffed on my reply but then proceeded to press the keys on his keyboard, I made my way to the stage to get near to everyone. On the side, I heard Marian and Alice greet me with a "hi" and so I replied to them with a wave and when I was about to go to their side, I felt someone touch my bum and slid it up to my waist, I immediately screamed and turned back and elbowed whoever the person that did that and I continued to kick behind and luckily, I felt his legs and continued to kick it until I heard him scream and grunt because of the pain. I continued to kick him and scream simultaneously and now my arms were flying to punch him on his back and continue to harass him then I ended everything with a loud scream and a strong push on his chest that made him fly and lose balance which also eventually made him lying down on the floor. I saw the face of that unfamiliar man earlier sitting on the same table as Harry, he was there, lying very hurt and caressing his legs.

"Why the fuck did you do that?!" I kicked him on his legs and then he just moaned in pain again, it serves him right. I was never touched like that before and I can't believe that some random maniac would be the first one to do that to me.

"Hey Liam, it's against my rules to harass my maids in the cafe" Harry said with a stern voice, I was still shaking and breathing unevenly, I've never been touched like that before and how dare he! I just want to beat him up until he dies. Harry helped him to get up and as soon as the man got up, I immediately wanted to punch him on the face, thank goodness Zayn and I enrolled ourselves to a self defence lessons as well, then I wondered as to why I didn't used these skills when I got robbed.

"Relax, I didn't harassed her, I just wanted to know the beauty's name" I couldn't help but punch him on his shoulders and then he stepped back while caressing his shoulders, not really looking hurt with that punch so I stomped on his feet and kicked him on his stomach. I heard someone behind me reacted an "Ow!"

"That's how you fucking beat up someone! You're such a shame that even Victoria can beat up someone like Liam" I heard Divina say probably directed to Ivan.

"You don't touch a girl's body if you wanted to know her name! You can just simply approach me and ask for it but no! You needed to touch me" I was about to kick him again while he was lying hurt on the floor but Harry held my arms to make me stop. I was raging with anger but I have calmed now thanks to Harry stopping me. Marian and Alice touched me on my shoulders to make me at ease.

"Yeah Liam, you don't go touching someone else's girlfriend, she and her boyfriend might beat you up and shred you into pieces" Louis said but I was confused, was he talking about me? I don't have a boyfriend and I definitely not someone's girlfriend. Harry helps the man who seems to posses the name "Liam", to stand up and sit on one of the chairs.

"Oh my God! What a strong girl, and who might this boyfriend be?" Liam asked and I saw his skin form some bruises around his arms, and I felt a little proud of myself for that, I just beat someone up, I'm classified as cool now, if Zayn was only here.

"Hey Harry, have you seen Louis and the twins? They're not up-"

"Him!" Louis shouted and pointed his finger to the lad who recently went inside the cafe. The lad turned his head and it turns out to be Niall with a clueless expression, along with everyone else inside the shop. "That's Victoria's boyfriend"

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

"Huh?!" Everyone of us were confused on what Louis just announced, I was not aware of it that Niall's my boyfriend... Oh, wait a second!

When I was about to oppose on what Louis said, I heard the Liam guy mumble something under his breath along the words of it being a bummer because he was gonna flirt with me then it hit me that Louis was just saving me from this guy to prevent him to flirt with me, what a genius Louis is! But I don't know if I should play along with it or deny it right now, but since I don't want the Liam guy to get any closer to me and since everyone was looking at us with awe and excitement, probably waiting for me or Niall to confirm it. Niall was blushing red and looks really uncomfortable, though it would have been a great plan to pretend that we were a thing but I don't want to force Niall, he looks unpleased of the thought of it.

"Louis, what are you saying?! Nothing's going on between us"

"Oh yeah, which explains why you guys 'overslept' but in reality, the two of you just did the deed last night"

"What?" I didn't get what Louis was saying but Niall on the other hand, reached out for a coin on his pocket then threw it at Louis, which successfully hit him on the head.

"Nothing happened" Niall walked achingly, it still must feel painful for him because right after I told him about the time, we immediately forgotten about the ice bag and headed out as soon as possible. He got on the stage and grabbed the guitar that was standing alongside with the amplifier and worn it and positioned his hands.

"Oh, Niall Horan, what a delight to see one of the few guitarists I admire" the Liam guy managed to stand up without pain to clap for Niall, I immediately wanted to beat him up again after seeing him standing up without pain, although after he clapped, he immediately held on his stomach.

"Oh, It's you again, uhh- Landon?" Harry, Louis, Liam and possibly everyone except me face palmed and groaned in frustration.

"It's Liam! Well, I'm glad the beauty's still available and I'm super glad she's not actually with you, I can't imagine the thought of you two being a couple" the Liam guy laughed then sat on his chair once again to bang his fists on the table, his statement sounded really offensive. A drum stick flew over to his direction and it hit his semi-bald head.

"Asshole!" Divina cursed and as I took a glance from the stage, I saw how Niall's face changed, it was probably the gloomiest face I have ever seen, I didn't liked the fact of him with that kind of expression, he was just emotional last night and this fuckboy made it worse. Liam's words can mean a lot of things, either I'm not good enough or fitting enough to be Niall's girlfriend or that he just finds it funny how we don't look good for each other, but nonetheless, it was offensive on both of our sides.

I approached him with a frown on my face and once he saw me, he immediately stopped laughing and sat straight up and alarmed that something bad is possibly gonna happen. I was looking over at my side if Harry's gonna stop me but he seems to love the show now that I finally stepped in. While I was looking over at my side, Niall's figure disappeared from the stage and then I just saw him got out of the coffee shop, it made me more angry that he made Niall walk out. My fists clenched tightly and I can hear my knuckles clicking, I must control my anger or he'll end up unconscious if I decide to swing my arms to his face, I know he is an asshole but I still feel guilty if I'll ever knock him out. Not to be boastful but I was once the most feared by my colleagues whenever we're taking lessons in self defence, heck I even made Zayn be scared of me.

I opened my fists to prevent any sinful acts and instead I just slapped him hard on the face and right after I did that, I saw Niall come in again only to be with Irish as he guides the dog inside. Liam screamed and held his hear immediately.

"Ah! My ear, I can't hear anything" I wasn't worried, it'll immediately come back in a little while. I felt two hands held me back and I gave in, I don't want to beat him anymore, he's just a useless thing. Harry got up from his seat and talked to Liam that if he's just gonna offend everyone then he better go out now but Liam replied that he'd be on his best behaviour starting now. Now that I've thought about his words again I realised that it may also mean that Niall's not good enough or fitting to be my boyfriend.

The normality of this situation went back to normal, the band were fixing their stuff and Liam, as he promised, would be on his best behaviour. Louis called Marian on the stage and she obeyed, right after she got up, she grabbed a microphone and Niall handed her some papers, I guess she was gonna be the vocals for the band. Divina counted off along with a signal from her drumsticks that seem to magically return to her and then Marian sang.

Hey, listen to me please,
I have something to tell you about myself

And a guitar riff came on which is played by Niall. After that, the same lyrics that I heard Niall sung yesterday was the same lyrics Marian was singing now. With her voice, she made it sound more girly than it ever was, her voice sounds really light and very high pitched but I had to admit that she really does have a nice voice.

Whenever the sun's out, shining down at me
The day is filled with happiness
But for some reason, this pain inside my heart won't seem to go away

When she sang the end of the chorus, my mind drifted to the last thought I had earlier for no apparent reason. It's about that Niall thing that's bothering me. Well, Niall is more than enough to be good, he's a nice guy, he's kind, he knows how to respect others and he's really charitable and a man full of good deeds, he's talented in playing the guitar and possibly other string instruments, I bet he's also good at singing even if I didn't heard him clear yesterday plus he's really attractive and good looking, he's beautiful inside and out, I bet some girls he encountered back then would want to be his girlfriend, there's no way he can be "not good enough". If I were to have my first boyfriend, it would be really lovely if Niall would be the one because he already proved how much of a good person he is but the thing I'm worried about is... What if I'm the one who's not good enough for him? I mean, I'm just a piece of living trash, a freak and a weirdo that gets alarmed when a guy gets near me and ends beating the guy up. Plus, there's no reason for him to get attracted to me, I'm not a girlfriend material which explains why I never had a boyfriend before and why Zayn and I didn't worked out.

But thinking about it, why am I even thinking if Niall would like me? It's weird and there's no reason for me to think of that, except if I like him and want to be with him but I don't... Or do I?

That question coming from my conscious mind suddenly got me awake, the song isn't finished yet and I can see Niall on the stage, playing his heart out and pouring a lot of his feelings, it was already in the last part of the song, I believe. My eyes were glued on the very attractive guitarist, he looks really handsome as usual, I can't help but think of everything about Niall. He's a real sweetheart, he's really kind and that explains much of it, he did a lot for me and he helped me so much. Those beautiful eyes that always illuminate day or night, that blond hair of his with brown roots which makes me question if it's dyed or not, that looks good messy or fixed, that soft and kind heart that he has, that beautiful attitude and soul that he posses, his care and concern for other people, there's nothing not to love about him! Even if I never had a boyfriend before, he's a complete package. I bet whoever he ends up with would be really lucky to have him, I'd admit that I do want to have a boyfriend like that.

But if I had admit that I would want to have a boyfriend like Niall, could it also mean that I want him as my boyfriend? Well, he's really a good guy and I don't know, my train of thoughts were ceased once my eyes landed on him again. I felt my heart pound louder than ever, it was a complete different feeling as to when I look at him back then, it's as if I just saw a God right in front of my eyes. My feet were lightly stomping nonstop and I noticed that I was involuntarily flapping my hands and letting it fall down on my lap, a mannerism that I always do whenever I feel tensed. My whole body was getting warm and there's this thing going on my stomach, it feels like it's churning, do I have diarrhoea or something? I took one last look at Niall, the performance has ended and everyone gave their round of applause but here I was, suddenly groaning in frustration, what is this feeling? Am I ill or something? Or is this just what they call the feeling of having your first crush and butterflies?

Maybe I really do have a little admiration for Niall but nothing much more like a crush or something but this is dangerous, I'm not supposed to feel this way especially because I did not wanted to feel this way and it's embarrassing because I feel like those girls back when I'm in high school.

I'm so hopeless, someone please save my sanity.

Once the performance ended, Louis and the twins worked out on their own arrangement for their instruments, Niall took a break and left the stage to sit on one of the chairs around the shop, Harry went up to get their snacks, Alice was fangirling and telling everyone how great their performance was even if it's only Niall and Marian who performed, and the douche bag of a Liam was just sitting quietly while he rubs his hands on his stomach.

While Niall was walking, I saw how he was still achingly taking small steps, his crotch must still hurt so I got up from my seat and went to the kitchen were Harry is.

"Hey Harry, do you have ice here?" I asked while he was preparing everyone's snacks.

"Who told you to call me Harry?" He asked with a frown but failed when he smiled. "It's on the fridge, there's plastic on the cabinet if you're making it an ice bag, I'll go deliver this to everyone now" and with that, he took off. I quickly made my way to make an ice bag. Harry said that he would loved to be called by his first name outside our jobs but wished to call him Mr. Styles when we're on duty, he's a weird guy but he's nice.

I got out, holding the personalised ice bag and my eyes searched for a hurting Niall and there I found him sitting while holding on his part. I made my way towards him but as I was walking, I saw the Liam guy smile when I walked by mouthing a "finally" with an enthusiastic tone but as I walked away, I turned back again to see him with a pout, probably thinking that the ice bag was his but got disappointed.

I was now in front of Niall and his eyes met mine, I smiled at him and showed the ice bag then he immediately reached for it and placed it to where it was aching.

"Thank you, it's such a relief" he thanked and I can feel my smile reach through my ears.

"You're welcome" as I say those words, I saw everyone's eyes were on us with a smile as well, Niall turned to look and saw them too.

"What's your problem, people? Mind your own business!" Niall exclaimed then looked at me with his cheeks burning red, my cheeks got warm too and maybe I was blushing as well.

"Looks like the moon has finally appeared" Marian said, at the side of the stage with a smirk. Back then, all her rants were meaningless but as time flies, I realised that it'll make sense when the time comes. Now, she has spoken metaphorically once again and I believe that there's other thing that I will face ahead of me.

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A/N hello 👋👋 first of all, I just want to say that THIS IS THE TWENTIETH CHAPTER! 😭😭😭 can you believe it? Because I don't! I have never been this far with a book and I feel so proud of myself, though I still make a lot of grammatical and punctuation errors, I'm really sorry! 😭😭 I'm just an uneducated 13 year old wanna-be writer, I'm really sorry, I would try my best to do my very best to improve but anyway, thank you to everyone who has supported my book until now 😭 you don't even know how happy I am just to see my read, vote and comment count increase, thank you so much. Enough with the drama, Liam has finally made an appearance, he's completely different to the real Liam but don't be mean to him, I still love my Liam 😂. Belated happy mother's day to all your birth givers, I hope this is not too late. I want to rant about everything that has happened in the fandom but no one like a long author's not so I'll end it here. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter 😊, have a nice day everyone, votes and comments would really be appreciated 😊.

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