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Niall pov
"Are you coming to karaoke tonight?" Louis asks me in double maths.
"Can't have to study for the maths test friday"I sigh.
"You can't leave me alone with Harry and liam" he half snaps.
"You don't even sit with them, you sit with cole and Kate and them lot. You know, the artsy kids. They sit with the jocks." I mutter.
"They're still my brothers" he grunts at me.
"Well go with them then" I snap.
"Niall? Is there a problem?"
"No sir, sorry" I mumble.
"Well based on your grade in my class you'd do well to pay attention to me"
I get a few snickers and just sigh.
"Sorry"
"S'alright" I sigh.
I end up going to karaoke with louis. He says to take my maths work and he'll help me with trigonometry while some others sing.
"Up first we have Harry Staynelinson, and how you remind me by nickleback"
I'm entranced by harrys voice, he is so emotional and raspy and oh so melt in the middle chocolate. His hair is so all over the place but in a good way.
There are around 4 more singers up before I request a song to do.
"Next up we have niall horan with make it in America from Victorious"
"Got a one way ticket down a two way street,
got the wind in my hair and there's dust on my feet.
I'm just trying to make it in America.
And im singing the words to my favorite song,
With the rag top down and my glasses on
And I'm driving straight through America.
Only thing to my name is in old t-shirt
Faded 1985 from the Stones concert
And I'm dying to make it in America
And I'm singing the words to my favorite song
With the rag top down and my glasses on
And I'm driving straight through America
I wanna taste the sun
Cause baby I'm born to run
I gotta feeling that I'm not the only one
And I, I wanna show some skin
Yeah, baby I need the ocean
And you can't stop me now I've got my heart in motion
And I wanna make it in America
Make it in America
I can see my stars sunset and vine
Gonna carve my name in the Hollywood sign
Yeah, I gotta, gotta make it in America
See me wearing a smile even if I'm broke
I'll be singing the words from a song I wrote
And I called it make it in America
I wanna taste the sun
Cause baby I'm born to run
I gotta feeling that I'm not the only one
And I, I wanna show some skin
Yeah, baby I need the ocean
And you can't stop me now I've got my heart in motion
And I wanna make it in America
Make it in America
I can feel the sweat dripping down my face
I can hear my heart as it starts to race
And sometimes it's worth such a lonely place
If a just push on I know that
I wanna taste the sun
'Cause baby I'm born to run
I gotta feeling that I'm not the only one
And I, I wanna show some skin
Yeah, baby I need the ocean
And you can't stop me now I've got my heart in motion
And I wanna make it in America
Make it in America"
I end the song to applause and a curious looK from harry. I blush and quickly head off stage.
"I saw some lyrics in the back of your English book, sounded good, why didn't you sing that?" Lou asks as I sit back down.
"Not finished" I mumble. It is in fact finished, I just cant sing it in front of louis. He'll shoot me. Bury me. Dig me up again. Perform some Indian resurrection. And kill me again. Im too much of a wuss to tell him the song is about me having the hots for his brother.
Once home I head to my room and decide I'm finally ready to record my song. My dad and brother renovated my room so it's sound proof. I can't hear them and they can't hear me. Dad thought it was a genius idea when my mum bought me a drum kit and guitar for Christmas when I was 9. I head intomy bathroom that has been modified to be a recording booth and start the backing track.
"I call you up when I know he's at home,
I jump out of my skin when he picks up the phone
Why can I tell if he's looking at me?
Should I give him a smile?
Should I get up and leave?
I know it's strange, I don't know what I'm thinking
But is it wrong if I see him this weekend?
I really hope I can get him alone
I just don't, don't want lou to know
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
My best friend's brother is the one for me
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
A punk rock drummer and he's six foot three
I don't want to but I want to
'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind, and
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
My best friend's brother is the one for me
B-F-B, B-F-B
My best friend's brother, my best friend's brother
I kinda think that I might be his type
'Cause when you're not around
He's not acting too shy
Sometimes I feel like he might make a move
Is this all in my head?
I don't know what to do
I know it's strange, I don't know what he's thinking
But it is wrong if I see him this weekend
I really hope I can get him alone
I just don't, don't want lou to know
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
My best friend's brother is the one for me
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
A punk rock drummer and he's six foot three
I don't want to but I want to
'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind, and
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
My best friend's brother is the one for me
B-F-B, B-F-B
My best friend's brother, my best friend's brother
B-F-B, B-F-B
My best friend's brother, my best friend's brother
'Cause he's such a dream, yeah
And you'd know what I mean
If you weren't related
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
My best friend's brother is the one for me
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
A punk rock drummer and he's six foot three
I don't want to but I want to
'Cause I just can't get him out of my mind, and
Yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah-eeh, yeah yeah
My best friend's brother is the one for me
B-F-B, B-F-B
My best friend's brother, my best friend's brother
B-F-B, B-F-B
My best friend's brother, my best friend's brother"
I end the song and do some little tweaks to the sound of the guitar before saving it on my hard drive.
I head out humming to myself and squeel when I see louis sat on my bed, harry inspecting my maths homework and liam playing a driving game on his phone.
"You left your phone in my car" Lou says nodding to my phone on the bedside table.
"Oh right. Cheers"
"Cool song. The one from your English book?" I nod "thought it wasn't finished"
"It wasn't, I just finished it" I mutter.
"I, turned the dials on the wall so I could hear the song out here. It's good. Erm. Yeah Ill catch you later."
"Lou, it's. It's just a song"
"Yeah, a song about you fancying my brother" he snaps.
Liams head snaps up then and harry turns around.
"So. Which one is it?"
I look at the ground. I can't deny it but I know if I look up at louis ill look at harry. I know I will. And I do.
"Niall!"
I look up at louis and my eyes subconsciously flick over to harry.
"Seriously? Harry?" Louis snarls.
"I. I-"
"Save it" he says walking out. Harry and liam follow.
I don't even realise I'm crying until I'm collapsed in bed with my knees up to my chest.
"Ni? What's up bro?" Greg asks me.
"Lou knows I fancy arry"
"Is it that bad?"
"He won't talk to me now" I sniffle.
I fall asleep cuddled into greg chest.
When I wake up for school the next morning I can't be arsed going in. My dad drops me off as louis never turns up.
I'm sat in maths again, when louis comes in he heads over to sit with liam and harry and not me. It hurts. It hurts a lot. This is the reason I didn't tell him. It wasn't worth loosing him over. It's just a stupid high school crush that I'll get over eventually.
Mr hardwick comes over half way through the class. I'm not even pretendin to pay attention. I've hardly slept, I haven't eaten and maths is pointless anyway.
"Niall, is everything okay?" He asks, sitting next to me.
"Mhm" I sigh.
"Have you fallen out with louis?"
I whimper, and close my eyes so the tears don't fall.
"Why don't you go to the bathroom, have a few minutes and come back?" He suggests which I do.
In my way out I see harry say something to louis.
When I head back into maths everyone stares at me. I am aware everyone can tell I've been crying. My face goes all red and splotchy.
"Niall? Feel better?" Mr H asks, I nod and sit down.
"Sir?" I ask at the end of class. "Thank you for earlier. Erm I. I'm kinda struggling with this unit. I jus dont get it" I mumble.
"How about a tutor? I can see if one of the other students can explain it better than I can?"
He tells me to come back at lunch time and he'll get someone to meet us there to discuss tutoring me.
I end up sitting with perrie, jesy and jade at lunch, they're nice enough and we are friends, just not as close as louis and I were.
I eat my apple, bin my sandwich and head to see Mr H.
"Niall, this is one of my best students for this class. Niall, meet liam. Liam this is the student I was telling you about. The one needing a bit more help."
"Of course sir, that's fine" liam smiles.
"You don't have to tutor me" I say when hardwicK heads out. "I'll say I changed my mind"
"So you don't need help? Based on your grade you do. How are you getting an F. The exams are in 3 months."
"I've told him since the start of the year i needed help. He wouldn't listen" I sigh.
"Hey liam, coming to lunch?" Louis asks as he opens the door. "What he doing here?"
"He's failing maths, Im tutoring him"
"Well he shouldn't be so stupid" Louis sasses
"Louis!" Liam snaps.
"What. Just because his mum disowned him for being soft that's not my fault. She wanted a son not a pansy. She ended up with you and left" Lou finishes saying to me.
"Fuck you" I whimper, leaving and slamming the door.
I go home and hide under my duvet.
I once again Dall asleep cuddling greg.
From lou
Sorry. I was outa line. Come over? Sleep over?
From lou
Ni? I'm sorry
From lou
Come ssleep ova. I'll make you hot chocolate
From niall
Pik me up.
From lou
There in 10
I don't talk to t louis when I get in the car, I have pj's at louis so I don't take anything with me. Other than my phone and wallet.
"I'm sorry. About your mum, that was a low blow. Why didn't you tell me about liking harry"
"Wasn't worth losing you over, jus a crush"
"How long have you liked him?"
"Nearly a year" I half laugh half sigh.
We head in and go straight up to lous room, he makes me a hot chocolate as promised and we just sit on his bed.
"Lou, harry needs a condom, have you got any?" Liam asks coming in.
My stomache drops at the thought of him with someone else but then I remember, he was never mine.
"Don't have any left" lou says.
I fall asleep not long later, I feel louis take off my glasses, shoes and jeans before a duvet is laid over me.
Harry pov
"I dare you to get niall off in his sleep" liam laught
My jaw drops. I don't really fancy messing with he kid, not after knowing he likes me. But especially not while he's asleep. Then again with callum, luke, Ashton and Michael sat here, I can't say no.
"How do you want me to do this?" I smirk
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Pt 2 to come soon