Niall's P.O.V.
I can't believe she really moves closer to me. Her lips are so close to my face when she suddenly presses them on my... my cheek and moves away right afterwards again. She smiles and then laughs because I'm holding my cheek where she kissed it.
"Happy now?!", she asks laughing and lays down on the bed again. I nod and blush, which she luckily doesn't see as it's pretty dark in here. I'm not really sure if I'm actually happy now. Annika switches the lights on and we both have the feeling as if we'd go blind.
She sighs and takes of her bracelet which I never recognized before. "What's that?", I ask interested. "A charm bracelet." I facepalm: "You don't say!?" She laughs and then takes the bracelet and shows it to me. There's a bunch of charms on it. "They all have a meaning!", she explains smiling.
"Mickey Mouse!?", I say grinning and point at the charm. She nods: "Of course! No one's ever too old for disney! And I've got Minnie as well! Got that one for children's day", she say while staring smiling on that charm, "If I got that right you have this in Ireland as well!? Children's day!?", she adds and I nod my head. They don't have it in the UK, though.
"And the wingshoe? Which meaning does this have?", I ask and point at it. She even has two of those. A highheel and a chuck. Both with wings. "Got that for this celebration we have in Germany when we turn into teenagers", she says and laughs and when she sees me looking confused she adds: "You don't have that in Ireland and England! So I can't translate it! But I guess it would be something like youth initiation ceremony!?" I nod my head. "Oh and it's kind of Jedward related even though I got it before I even knew them..."
"You like Jedward!?" "Of course! Who doesn't?! Blonde and irish is one awesome combination! Can't lose with that!", she makes me smile and also blush a little when she says it but she doesn't realize it as she's so into talking at the moment. "Let's go on!", she suddenly says and I see this as my turn and point at another charm. Three keys.
"Got that for another 'german' tradition! It's St Nicholas' Day on the 6th december! You have to clean your boots the day before and place them in front of your frontdoor. When you wake up the next morning there are magically sweets and little gifts in it!", she explains and winks at me, "We still do this every year. You're never too old for stuff like that!" I grin and think about doing this as well from now on. It sounds like fun. And chocolate!
"But why keys?" "I like keys!", she simply says, "and I love when there are keys with locks! But just if the little keys fit!", she explains shyly.
"What about the british flag?" "Got that when I was there with my class like two years ago!", she says and looks at me. "So we might've met each other already!?", I grin. "You never know!", she says and winks at me, "Everything's possible!" I smile about the fact that it could've actually happened.
"And what about the irish flag? Have you been there as well?" She shakes her head: "Nope! Never!", she seems to be a little sad about that, "I'd love to go there one day, though..." Silence. "Why do you have it then?" Annika seems to be kind of shocked about that question: " A directioner can not have just on of the flags on their bracelet!", great explanation!, "I would've bought three other british flags but I didn't have the money for that!"
I nod understanding: "And you have it because of Jedward, right!? Admit it!", winking. "Sure!", she says in a serious tone and makes the two of us laugh right afterwards. "We should really go to sleep now!", I say and realize she also has a red bus and a four-leaf clover on her bracelet but I don't say anything about it as I really just want to sleep now. I simply smile and that's how I fall asleep as well.
***
I wake up the next morning with a massive hangover. I sigh and look at Annika who's still sleeping. After about ten minutes of just thinking about that fact that her head is laying on my chest I look at my watch and realize it's only 10am. 'Yay!', I think to myself, 'I slept about 5hours!' I would love to sleep again but I can't so I get up without waking up Annika and go to the bathroom to take a shower.
When I'm finished with my shower I finally realize that I don't have any clothes for changing as Annika's wearing them. I sigh; that means I'll have to go out just in my underwear... again! But I assumed she was still sleeping... which she of course wasn't...
"Morning!", I say and mess up my wet hair by running my hands through it like Annika did it yesterday. I sigh when I think back to that moment: "How are you?" Why am I so nervous again? "Good morning! I'm fiiine! What about you?", she seems to be in such a freaking good mood! No hangover at all! I nod as answer: "How did you sleep?" "Good, thanks. Maybe 5hours, right!?" But I'm soo awake at the moment!", she say smiling, but it seems to me like she shouted it right into my ear.
"Do you have a hangover?", she asks like a little kid and I nod my head. "What about you? You drank as much as me!", I explain confused, "didn't you?" She shakes her head: "No! You started drinking beer as well, forgot that!?", she laughs at me. Guess I did forget that! But I still know... "you were drunk as hell yesterday!" She shakes her head again: "Not really! I just acted a bit more weird than normally. Didn't want to make you look like a goddamn, drunk idiot!", she explains laughing, "so I joined you", she winks, "A problem shared is a problem halved!" I laugh at the fact that she made herself look like a fool just so I'm not the only one acting like this.
"I was drunk, though. But there wasn't that much alcohol in these drinks, I guess. Or I can just handle the alcohol!", she winks at me and laughs out loud. If she wasn't properly drunk that probably means she remembers the 'kiss' and I'm not sure if this is good or not. "Aww, little Nialler!", Annika says, gives me a cute look while poking my cheek and then suddenly hops into the bathroom.
"Here are your clothes, by the way!", she says when she opens the door again after a few minutes and throws them at me. I thank her but I guess she didn't hear it as she closed the door really fast.
I get changed and leave the room to see the newspaper on our doorstep. The headline makes me freeze in total shock.
It's Harry! Harry kissing a girl in the water! Obviously Wilma. It's a picture from yesterday! I quickly read the article. 'Is this Harry Styles' new girlfriend?', it reads. 'If it's about a reliable source the answer's sure: YES!' I stop breathing: "WHAT?!" I want to grab my phone and call Harry but I realize I forgot it at home.
"Annika!? ANNIKAAA!?!", I scream but she doesn't answer. The water's on so she's probably already taking her shower. I knock on the door. "Nialler!? What's it?!" I open the door a little and ask her if I can have her mobile. "Sure! Wait a second and I'll give it to you!", she explains and I close the door again and wait for her to leave the bathroom.
Less than a minute later she appears in the living room with her skirt in her hands; a towel wrapped around her body and her wet hair hanging down on her shoulders in waves. I swallow and she takes her mobile out of her skirt's pocket and hands it to me. No one of us says anything. "Could you please stop staring at me like that?", she suddenly asks laughing and I blush when I turn around. She laughs again and closes the door again after she entered the bathroom.
I take her mobile and unlock it. I've got to laugh when I see her background is a picture of me. An awkward one, I have to admit. I deal Harry's number -which is luckily one of the -few- things I'll always remember- and wait for him to answer. I didn't tell Annika what happened, though. She doesn't need to know what happened. She'll probably find out about it soon enough anyway.
"Who's there and why the hell do you call me that realy?! It's like...", Harry answers the phone. "Harry!? It's Niall!" "11am!", he ends his sentence, ignoring that I actually interrupted him. "What are you up to?", he asks and sounds a bit annoyed. "Did you read the newspaper yet?!", I ask him quietly. Silence. "You call me this early just to ask me that!?" "Oh just do it!", I say and hear him walking, probably getting the news. He mumbles stuff I don't understand and then I can hear the phone drop and the line's gone dead. He probably read it now.
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eighteenth chapter --->
"Happy now?!", she asks laughing and lays down on the bed again. I nod and blush, which she luckily doesn't see as it's pretty dark in here. I'm not really sure if I'm actually happy now. Annika switches the lights on and we both have the feeling as if we'd go blind.
She sighs and takes of her bracelet which I never recognized before. "What's that?", I ask interested. "A charm bracelet." I facepalm: "You don't say!?" She laughs and then takes the bracelet and shows it to me. There's a bunch of charms on it. "They all have a meaning!", she explains smiling.
"Mickey Mouse!?", I say grinning and point at the charm. She nods: "Of course! No one's ever too old for disney! And I've got Minnie as well! Got that one for children's day", she say while staring smiling on that charm, "If I got that right you have this in Ireland as well!? Children's day!?", she adds and I nod my head. They don't have it in the UK, though.
"And the wingshoe? Which meaning does this have?", I ask and point at it. She even has two of those. A highheel and a chuck. Both with wings. "Got that for this celebration we have in Germany when we turn into teenagers", she says and laughs and when she sees me looking confused she adds: "You don't have that in Ireland and England! So I can't translate it! But I guess it would be something like youth initiation ceremony!?" I nod my head. "Oh and it's kind of Jedward related even though I got it before I even knew them..."
"You like Jedward!?" "Of course! Who doesn't?! Blonde and irish is one awesome combination! Can't lose with that!", she makes me smile and also blush a little when she says it but she doesn't realize it as she's so into talking at the moment. "Let's go on!", she suddenly says and I see this as my turn and point at another charm. Three keys.
"Got that for another 'german' tradition! It's St Nicholas' Day on the 6th december! You have to clean your boots the day before and place them in front of your frontdoor. When you wake up the next morning there are magically sweets and little gifts in it!", she explains and winks at me, "We still do this every year. You're never too old for stuff like that!" I grin and think about doing this as well from now on. It sounds like fun. And chocolate!
"But why keys?" "I like keys!", she simply says, "and I love when there are keys with locks! But just if the little keys fit!", she explains shyly.
"What about the british flag?" "Got that when I was there with my class like two years ago!", she says and looks at me. "So we might've met each other already!?", I grin. "You never know!", she says and winks at me, "Everything's possible!" I smile about the fact that it could've actually happened.
"And what about the irish flag? Have you been there as well?" She shakes her head: "Nope! Never!", she seems to be a little sad about that, "I'd love to go there one day, though..." Silence. "Why do you have it then?" Annika seems to be kind of shocked about that question: " A directioner can not have just on of the flags on their bracelet!", great explanation!, "I would've bought three other british flags but I didn't have the money for that!"
I nod understanding: "And you have it because of Jedward, right!? Admit it!", winking. "Sure!", she says in a serious tone and makes the two of us laugh right afterwards. "We should really go to sleep now!", I say and realize she also has a red bus and a four-leaf clover on her bracelet but I don't say anything about it as I really just want to sleep now. I simply smile and that's how I fall asleep as well.
***
I wake up the next morning with a massive hangover. I sigh and look at Annika who's still sleeping. After about ten minutes of just thinking about that fact that her head is laying on my chest I look at my watch and realize it's only 10am. 'Yay!', I think to myself, 'I slept about 5hours!' I would love to sleep again but I can't so I get up without waking up Annika and go to the bathroom to take a shower.
When I'm finished with my shower I finally realize that I don't have any clothes for changing as Annika's wearing them. I sigh; that means I'll have to go out just in my underwear... again! But I assumed she was still sleeping... which she of course wasn't...
"Morning!", I say and mess up my wet hair by running my hands through it like Annika did it yesterday. I sigh when I think back to that moment: "How are you?" Why am I so nervous again? "Good morning! I'm fiiine! What about you?", she seems to be in such a freaking good mood! No hangover at all! I nod as answer: "How did you sleep?" "Good, thanks. Maybe 5hours, right!?" But I'm soo awake at the moment!", she say smiling, but it seems to me like she shouted it right into my ear.
"Do you have a hangover?", she asks like a little kid and I nod my head. "What about you? You drank as much as me!", I explain confused, "didn't you?" She shakes her head: "No! You started drinking beer as well, forgot that!?", she laughs at me. Guess I did forget that! But I still know... "you were drunk as hell yesterday!" She shakes her head again: "Not really! I just acted a bit more weird than normally. Didn't want to make you look like a goddamn, drunk idiot!", she explains laughing, "so I joined you", she winks, "A problem shared is a problem halved!" I laugh at the fact that she made herself look like a fool just so I'm not the only one acting like this.
"I was drunk, though. But there wasn't that much alcohol in these drinks, I guess. Or I can just handle the alcohol!", she winks at me and laughs out loud. If she wasn't properly drunk that probably means she remembers the 'kiss' and I'm not sure if this is good or not. "Aww, little Nialler!", Annika says, gives me a cute look while poking my cheek and then suddenly hops into the bathroom.
"Here are your clothes, by the way!", she says when she opens the door again after a few minutes and throws them at me. I thank her but I guess she didn't hear it as she closed the door really fast.
I get changed and leave the room to see the newspaper on our doorstep. The headline makes me freeze in total shock.
It's Harry! Harry kissing a girl in the water! Obviously Wilma. It's a picture from yesterday! I quickly read the article. 'Is this Harry Styles' new girlfriend?', it reads. 'If it's about a reliable source the answer's sure: YES!' I stop breathing: "WHAT?!" I want to grab my phone and call Harry but I realize I forgot it at home.
"Annika!? ANNIKAAA!?!", I scream but she doesn't answer. The water's on so she's probably already taking her shower. I knock on the door. "Nialler!? What's it?!" I open the door a little and ask her if I can have her mobile. "Sure! Wait a second and I'll give it to you!", she explains and I close the door again and wait for her to leave the bathroom.
Less than a minute later she appears in the living room with her skirt in her hands; a towel wrapped around her body and her wet hair hanging down on her shoulders in waves. I swallow and she takes her mobile out of her skirt's pocket and hands it to me. No one of us says anything. "Could you please stop staring at me like that?", she suddenly asks laughing and I blush when I turn around. She laughs again and closes the door again after she entered the bathroom.
I take her mobile and unlock it. I've got to laugh when I see her background is a picture of me. An awkward one, I have to admit. I deal Harry's number -which is luckily one of the -few- things I'll always remember- and wait for him to answer. I didn't tell Annika what happened, though. She doesn't need to know what happened. She'll probably find out about it soon enough anyway.
"Who's there and why the hell do you call me that realy?! It's like...", Harry answers the phone. "Harry!? It's Niall!" "11am!", he ends his sentence, ignoring that I actually interrupted him. "What are you up to?", he asks and sounds a bit annoyed. "Did you read the newspaper yet?!", I ask him quietly. Silence. "You call me this early just to ask me that!?" "Oh just do it!", I say and hear him walking, probably getting the news. He mumbles stuff I don't understand and then I can hear the phone drop and the line's gone dead. He probably read it now.
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eighteenth chapter --->