CHAPTER 20

Niall's POV

June looked up and our eyes met. It was like the first day, blue met dard. But I didn't think eyes were our only connection.

"I love you, June!"

I thought and wished like an idiot that she would hear it, know it and send me another thought that she loved me too. But why her beautiful dard eyes were filled with sadness? Why was she looking at me with farewell eyes? Was I imagining that?

Suddenly, I saw Matt stood up, took June's hand and both of them left the table quickly. "What are they doing? Where are they going?" Thousands of questions ran chaotically in my head.

I got off the stage quickly the moment my performance finished. My head was a mess, full with thoughts and question. Many people came to cheer and greet me but I just simply said "Thank you" and walked away.

"April! I want to talk with you alone for a second."

"What's wrong, lad?" Liam asked. My worry must have shown on my face because everyone in the table was looking at me with careful eyes.

"No big deal. Just have a few words with April. Don't worry!" I calmed them. April nodded, stood up and we kept walking until everyone couldn't hear us, ignoring all the questionable looks behind.

"Where're June and Matt going?" I asked April.

"I don't know." April shrugged "But matt said something about the garden near "Strawberry Zone".

"Really? Thank you so much!" I said with hope in my voice. I hugged April and ran away.

"Waittt, what're you doing?" April called after me.

"What my heart desires".

I yelled back, heart pumping fast and ran fast to "Strawberry Zone" without noticing four couples had just given high-five behind me.

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June's POV

"Matt, where are we going?" I shouted as Matt kept pulling me with him, feeling his grip on my wrist tighten.

"You'll see." He said and then remained his stupid silence.

I kept struggling, tried to get out. Finally Matt stopped in the garden near "Strawberry Zone" and let me go. I rubbed my wrist gently. His grip was so tight.

"Did I hurt you?" Matt asked.

I shook my head, felt too tired to say anything. Just a single action like shaking head made me dizzy and strengthenless.

"Sorry!" He said.

"It's okay!" I said, looking around "So what're we doing here?"

This garden was the best garden of our resort and by somehow, It looked really wonderful tonight, more than ever. This also was where I fell on Niall a few days ago and where we first met. My heart gave a throbbing hurt the moment the past appeared in my head. Why memories had to be hurtful and sad?

"We wait." Matt said.

"What?"

"We wait". He reapeated.

"You must be kidding." I laughed slightly.

"Nope!" Matt said firmly.

I stared at him, knowing exactly that he would never let me go if I asked him to so I folded my arms in front of my chest and rested my head and my back on the trunk of the trees. Another minute of standing without anything holding me, I would fall on the ground instantly.

After about five minutes, I started to feel annoyed and tired. I wanted to go home, back with my comfortable bed and forgot aobut everything. Matt checked his phone and suddenly he smiled happily.

"June!" He called my name.

"Yes?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Uh huh!"

I looked at Matt and somehow I could sense he was going to ask something very important.

"Do you love Niall?"

I was shooked when I heard his question.

"What? Don't be ridiculous like that. He and I...we're just friend. Why do you think....?"

But I dropped my sentence when I looked at Matt's eyes. I know that he had already known the answer. I couldn't lie anymore. I couldn't find strength to lie anymore.

"Is it that easy to see?" I whispered, felt the tears funning down my cheeks. Great, now everyone would know I fell in love with someone who didn't like me.

Matt shook his head.

"That is not the answer to my question, June."

"I...I..." I didn't know what to say.

"I do...." I heard my voice spoke quietly. It was so surprised that the moment the words "I do" came out from my mouth, I felt relief, free and less tired, less deadlock.

"Great! That's all I need to know."

Contrary to my sadness, Matt seemed absolutely happy. He held my shoulder, still smiling widely.

"Now, do me a favor. Stay here for a few more minutes. I have somebody really really wants to meet you."

With that, he quickly ran away, left me in the garden alone, didn't know what to do or what to think.

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Being abandon alone in the garden, I started wandering around and talk to myself.

"What is going on now? They're doing something, hiding something from me. I know it. But what it can be? Urghhhhh so hard to think properly."

The evening air began getting colder and colder.

"Great! How on earth did I not bring my coat along?"

I complained to myself, grabbed my hand around my body, shudder with cold and tried to make me warmer. Then suddenly, a coat was placed around me. The warmth quickly spread and I felt a lot better.

But I was frozen when I could smell the scent on the coat. I knew this scent. I know who this belonged to.....

*****

He was standing right there, smiling at me. Niall was standing right behind me and I, well, felt a familiar hurtful feeling in my heart.

"HI!" He said.

"Hi!" I said back.

A moment of silence spread between us. I sat down on the bench and didn't know what else to say except for "The weather is nice". Weather subject? What was wrong with me? Niall was still standing in front of me, seemed confused and lost in his own feelings.

"So, where's Matt?"

Niall finally broke the silence.

"I don't know. He said I have to stay here and then ran away like a rocket in suit."

Niall let out a laugh and nodded at my explanation.

"Matt said someone wants to meet me. Do you know who that "someone" is?"

"Really?" Niall said. Wait,  I thought Matt sent im here to show me that person?

Once again, we were silent. Urghh, I started to think that I really hated this silence, dead silence, was that right? The only sound around us was the sound of message coming from Niall's phone, not counting the sound of water falling from the fountain. Niall pulled his phone out, read the meassage and then, smiled. What was wrong with everyone and messages today? Why they kept reading it then smiled mysterious while I just completely knew nothing, blanked with what was happening.

"June!" He called my name softly. I nodded so he could know I was listening. I didn't look in his eyes, just focus my eyes on my shoes and having no intention of moving. Suddenly, Niall's big and warm hand was placed under my chin, lift my head up and forced me to look in his beautiful see blue eyes. After a few second of struggling and refusing, our eyes finally met.

"There you go! I love looking into your eyes, June." Niall whispered and I felt my cheeks went with a deep blush. Niall let out a small laugh at my already really red cheeks and his hand left my chin.

"I have something for you, June."

He walked to the flowers pot near us and took from behind it a box. I looked at him with a questionable look.

"What's it?"

"Open it. You'll see."

Slowly and tremblously, I opened the box.

"Oh My God!"

In the box was the blue dress I worn the day we met at the dress shop. It was right there, beautiful and full of memories.

"But...How...How did you...?

"This is the gift for you!" He said, smiled his childish and heartfelt smile.

I shook my head in refusal, gave the box back to Niall.

"You shouldn't have done this. You can't do this, Nialler. I mean, I'm appreciated and I love this gift more than anything in this world but what would Tina say if...."

My words were cut off because Niall's soft lips had crashed into mine. His hand helf my face so I couldn't step back. The other hand held my waist, slowly pulled me close to him. I was surprised and struggled to get out but his grip around my waist tighten, holding me even closer until there was no more distance, no more gab between us.

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Niall's POV

Her lips were soft and so perfect. My hand on her waist was pulling her closer and closer. This....This was the best thing in this world. Her lips on mine, her small body in my arms, her perfume surrounded around me. Everything was so fit, so make sense.

Slowly I took my hand to her little messy bun on the back of her head and pulled it down, felt her hair fell on her shoulder. I held out my hand to stroke her hair. For a long long time, this was all I wanted to do. Feeling her silk-like hair through my finger while lips were touching lips. Her body trembled a little in my arms. June was so small and needed my protection, or at least that what I wanted.

Finally, I let go off her and June quickly took a step back, looking shocked and surprised. Her hair covered her beautiful face and before she could say anything, I spoke.

"I was an idiot, June. No, I was a coward idiot. Since the first day I met you, I have had a feeling for you but I was so afraid, and have no courage to tell you, to show you one thing, June. To me, you're very special, you're my Guitar Girl. You're the one and only girl makes my world complete, make everything make sense and meaningful. That day on the doorsteps of "Banana Zone", when Tina came and interrupted us, I should have explained you that there was, there is and there will nothing happen between us. And now,standing here, with all of my love and my courage, I want to ask you something."

I stopped for a second, took a deep breath and looked in her beautiful eyes. A tear slipped out, running on her blushing cheek.

"June, will you be my girlfriend?"

*****

June's POV

I was crying. I was crying because of everything he said. My heart was pouding and dancing inside of me.

"June, will you be my girlfriend?"

His voice wasn't too loud but enough to make my heart jumped up. I looked at him, felt every fellings heaped up and twisted.

"Yesss!"

The word slipped out my lips before I knew. Niall smiled happily with me, pulled me in a big hugand once more time, he kissed me, His lips were so sweet and I thought I would easily addicted.

"You know what, June?" He whispered in my ears.

"What?" I asked, still being so happy. Please, somebody found a robe and tied me, or I would fly away because of happiness.

"I really, really love you." He said.

I looked at him.

"And I love you too!"

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A week later....

"Banana Zone"....

June's POV

"Remind me one thing. How long have you two been dating?" April asked me.

"One week." Niall quickly answered before I did.

"And how many hours do you spend with each other a week?"

"I don't know...." I said, tried to estimate the time.

"All day. 24 hours a day and seven days a week. I mean even when June is supposed to have a day off, they still hang out together." Zayn teased and turned to Louis "BooBear, you're the oldest. Use your mind and caculate for me. How many hours?"

We all laughed when Louis started counting on his fingers and now trying to ask Lima for a few fingers to count the rest.

It was a lovely sunny day of summer and we were sitting in the garden, doing nothing after many busy hours of cleaning the villa.

YOu must have known about me and Niall. We had been dating for a week and everything was so perfect. That evening, when we came back to the party, the boys and the girls saw us hand in hand and then smirked. After that, I finally found out that they planed everything, I actually meant everything.

"Hey there beautiful, what you got in your mind?" Niall put his hand under my chin and pecked my lips.

"Nothing. Just some nonsense thing." I put my arms around his neck.

"Liar! I know you're thinking that I'm your Prince Charming and I'm so sexy in this shirt."

:Yeah right!" I rolled my eyes and pulled him away but he quickly held my hand and pulled me close to his chest, so close that I could hear his heartbeat.

"I haven't allowed you to leave yet, prisoner. You're mine now." I said and pretended to be an evil character in the movie.

"Sure I am!"

I said and leaned closer to kiss him.

"Hey hey!! No PDA here!" Louis yelled "Don't think that my Eleanor is not here means you can't make me jealous or something. I'm gonna tell my Dad.. Liammmmm!!!"

We burst into laugh together. I knew this summer could stop in any next second but I didn't care now.

I was happy to be happy.

_THE END_