Firsts of Many Kinds

Songs of the chapter:

1. Enchanted by Taylor Swift (if you haven't noticed yet, I love T Swizzle with a burning passion)

2. Failure by Kings of Convenience (attached song... I love this 2-man band so much you should check out their other music too!)

P.S. I just like that gif from Doctor Who (whoufflé is life and my otp). Imagine Rose wearing that at the date instead of what I described last chapter. Actually, you can imagine her wearing whatever, this is just what I think :) Honestly, you can imagine Rose as anyone you want. Leave it in the comments who you imagine her as! I cast her as a cross between Aubrey Peeples and Jenna Coleman, but hey, you can think whatever you want.

Ready for a super-duper long chapter? You should be because I personally love this chapter so much and I spent time writing this when I should have been studying for midterms :P oh well. Enjoy!

We entered the restaurant and it was jam packed. By people wearing fancy clothes, fancy watches, everything seemed so elegant... except for me. I stood out like a sore thumb, waiting for someone to notice and give me 'that' look. You know, the 'you-don't-belong-here' look. It came as soon as the host asked, "Do you have a reservation?" I looked up at Niall. He nodded, "Yeah, under Horan." The host nodded and told us to follow him. I stood out against Niall as well, since he was wearing a blazer with a white button up shirt underneath.

We sat down and I started fidgeting, looking down at my lap, getting nervous. My hands felt cold, like they always do when I get worked up or think too much about something. "Stop biting your lip, it's going to get chapped," Niall brought me out of my thought. I snapped my head up and looked at him, "Sorry," I said a bit too quickly. I took in our surroundings. We were at a small table in a corner, one of those booths that has only one side of seating against the wall and the table facing out toward the rest of the restaurant. Niall reached down and grabbed my hand, rubbing his thumb over mine, quietly asking, "Hey, are you alright?" I nodded with a small shrug added. I kept biting my lip as a nervous habit. 

A waiter came by and eventually took our orders. I had no idea what to get at such a nice place. I'd never been to one before - my family could never afford more that going out to a semi-nice place every few months. My parents used the money that Mami and Papi gave them to send Michael and me to the best schools, and I love them for doing that. I remember how hard Mum worked to finish her PhD so she could become a doctor, and she always made time to be a mother to us. Even after Tata died, she kept on going, being amazing. I'll have to send her a text sometime tonight to see how she is doing. 

I felt a slight brush on my cheek and realized Niall pressed a small kiss there. Shyly, I asked him, "What was that for?" "Does there have to be a reason?" he asked back cheekily. I blushed and he said, "You smell really nice." I couldn't hold in the bubble of laughter rising in my throat. "So you like the smell of 'Between Us' perfume?" I asked with a grin. This caused Niall to roll his eyes, "Of course you would wear that," he scoffed. Soon enough our food came, and we made small talk, talking about the tour, where we were going, when we get time off, et cetera. 

It was about eleven by the time almost everyone else had filtered out of the restaurant. We were both getting drowsy after a long day, but we continued to stay and chat. At one point, a waitress came over to us and asked, "Niall, I'm a huge fan. Can I take a picture with you?" She smiled nicely, delivering the question calmly. See, this is the type of fan that I love. The ones who don't freak out, the ones who calmly ask for a memory of meeting their idol. He complied happily and posed with her while I took the picture. I learned her name, Erica, and she asked, "Can I put it on twitter?" Niall nodded, and as she posted it, he followed her, retweeting the picture with the caption "just met Niall Horan while at work! How awesome! Picture thx to @ rosewho". It made me happy that she tagged me, so I gave her a quick thanks and retweeted it as well. We sat back down, and I occasionally took sips from the iced tea I ordered earlier. 

"I had fun tonight," I told Niall, a bit out of the blue.

He gave me his classic smile, "Really? I did too, we should go out again. I mean you are practically my girlfriend anyways." 

Thankfully I had just swallowed the gulp of drink. I stayed silent. Am I? It's all a big mess in my head. "Rose?" he pulled me out of my thoughts again, with a worried look plastered on his face. 

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that without asking you. It was not a good move," he rambled the next bit, "Damn it. I know I was going to mess up with something and I thought it was going fine until now. Great fucking Irish luck-" 

I shut him up by putting my hand across his lips. "Just shut up, you leprechaun," I whispered, then placing my lips on his for a quick kiss, pulling back away right after. "Thank you. Really. It was relaxing  and I finally got to spend more time with you." He payed for the food in silence, and we started walking back to the buses. 

Yet again, he held onto my hand like he was going to lose me in the street. When we finally reached our destination, I was about to go up to the door of the girls' and my bus, but Niall pressed my up against the side of the bus.

His face was inches from mine, and I could feel his breath fanning out on my collarbone. You could faintly hear noise from inside but I quickly drowned it out by focusing on Niall. He leaned in to me, leaning his head to one side with his lips slightly parted. Slowly he connected our lips and he pressed his body against mine against the bus. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me impossibly closer to him. I snaked my hand up to the back of his neck and did the same - pulling him even closer to me. Niall reached up and brushed my hair off to the side. I took his wrist and held it close to my side while his other hand was still around my waist. I could faintly smell his woodsy cologne that I loved. His lips felt so soft and as stupid as it may sound right now, kissable. His nose bumped against mine, and he chuckled. I could feel his heart beating faster than a bullet on his wrist. I leaned into him, putting my head onto his chest, and Niall wraps his arms around me. 

It wasn't an awkward hug - it was comfortable, and I felt safe. Niall rubbed his arm up and down my back. "Thank you," I whispered softly. He turned his head and pressed a kiss to my forehead. I started to go to the door, and he grabbed me from behind and twirled me around (see gif). I quirked an eyebrow and asked, "Wasn't that enough for tonight?" 

"Well, you never said good night," he told me, causing me to smile. I turned to face him and gave him a sincere face and said, "Good night, Niall, don't let the bed bugs bite," winking at the end. Niall rolled his eyes, "G'night Rose." I entered the bus.

I was attacked in a hug the second I got inside. I t was Lottie - I could see her lilac hair flying into my face. "It's only been a few days, Lottie," I joked. She let go and held me at an arm's length. She quirked a perfectly shaded in eyebrow and said, "Yes, a few days when you were alone with Niall." I rolled my eyes went further inside and said hello to everyone else. "How was your alone time with Niall?" Lou asked teasingly.

"What are you talking about? We just hung out at my grandparents' place," I was confused by now. Why did everyone think that something more happened?

Reading my mind, Kelsey replied, "Well, magazines have it plastered that you two were on a getaway together," and she threw a magazine my way. It fell into my lap, and sure enough the cover text read: Niall Horan and Rose Pilla vacationing together?

I turned to look at the article which said:

Niall Horan, Irish member of One Direction, has been seen with instrument technician for their Made in the A.M. tour Rose Pilla for just about a month now. Did they just take it a step further by going on a getaway together? A source has informed us that, "Rose and Niall are getting closer and have been spending all the time they can together. Their relationship is beautiful to watch grow especially after what Rose has been through in her life." What happened in Rose's past? We will definitely keep our ears open to more news about #Riall, as twitter users call their ship name. Printed below you can find pictures from both of their Instagram accounts, which reveal just how close they are - even this morning on a plane they fell asleep on one another! How cute is that? Are you #RiallForTheWin or #RoseGTFO? Tell us on Twitter!

I groan. Why can't these people mind their own business. And who knows about my past that would tell a gossip magazine? "Who contacted them?" I asked the girls. They all either shrugged or frowned. Lou asked, "Sweetie, I know this will sound strange, but is there anyone out there who would want revenge on you who knows about your relationship with Niall?" I shook my head. The only people who knew I hang out with Niall were the girls, my family, and Maya.

Maya.

But she would never do that. And she wouldn't be able to access internet right now because she was on that mission trip with her church in South Africa for the next two months. She was so happy for me when I told her about the job. I remember:

"Rose, you're so lucky!" Maya squealed in my face, jumping up and down on my bed. "You know what that means?" she asked me.

I shook my head, "..No..."

"You and Niall can hook up because you two are honestly the CUH-YETESSTTTT!" I slapped my hand over her mouth before Michael or Mum would hear anything. 

"Shut up! We're not even together," I said sadly. She stopped jumping and put her hand on my shoulder. "Don't worry, I know he loves you. He'll come around." I gave my best friend a thankful smile. I have no idea what I would do without her.

"No, Maya couldn't have. So who else could have? Nobody knew about us," I reasoned. I unlocked my phone and went on twitter to see it blowing up with the two hashtags, #RiallForTheWin and #RoseGTFO. 

You know how I said earlier the hate and put-downs don't affect me? 

Nevermind that. This was getting to be too much. I saw the latest tweet from Niall's end of the spectrum: Those of you who don't like Rose, don't voice it . She's beautiful and I care for her so please stop it . Let's trend #WeLoveRose . 

That made me smile a bit. I replied to him: @ NiallOfficial: Thank you, Niall for being my best friend. Haters gonna hate! The new hashtag was already trending, with messages like 

"Don't mess with Niall's girl #WeLoveRose" and 

"If Niall loves her, then #WeLoveRose" 

I tweeted out another thank you and followed a few of the people with nicer tweets.

That should show the fans not to mess with One Direction and their friends. "What's got you smiling about this?" Kelsey asked me. I really wish I knew Kelsey better, she's so sweet and caring, I'll have to hang out with her in our spare time. "Oh, nothing really. Twitter's going crazy but Niall and I got this," I said, words rolling off my tongue. Niall and I. What are we? The thought of figuring that out made my head hurt, so I resorted to watching Clevver News on YouTube. I've watched it for years, and never did I expect to see my own name in their headlining video clip. I tapped on the one posted a few minutes ago and heard my favourite announcers, Joslyn and Ryland, (shoutout to my faves) say: 

Joslyn introduced themselves and started, "Have Niall and Rose become #Riall? Fans of the One Direction heartthrob are speculating that these two are dating, and it really seems so. Ryland, what do you think?"

"Oh. My. God. These two are absolutely adorable together! And the story of how they met?" He put his hand to his heart. "Wait, Jos, do you know the story?" She shook her head. Ryland continued, "Well, Rose used to work at this guitar store, and they met there when Niall was looking for some new guitars, and they probably just hit it off. Nobody knows the details, but all I know is that this sounds like a dream come true for Rose." Hell yeah, I've loved Niall since I saw him X Factor in 2010. 

Joslyn gaped, "That is so cute! And we've heard that she is a directioner so huge plus for her. And you know, I feel kind of bad for her. She's dealing with a ton of hate, and they aren't even officially dating." She whispered to the camera, "Though we all think they are."

"Fans are commenting on her - amazing  - Instagram posts some real nasty stuff. And the hate on the Twittersphere? Horrible. Sure, we all think they are dating, but she's a fangirl just like you guys are right now."

Ryland spoke up, "Yeah, and I mean, Rose seems pretty nice. She's been following fans, tweeting to them, and let's be honest, we need a talk with this girl! She won't get interviewed because she isn't, like, famous, we need her here on Clevver. Gurl," he looked into the camera, "If you, Rose Pilla, are watching this, contact us. We want to have a talk with you. Meet with us. We're in New York and we know you are too." 

Joslyn rolled her eyes, "Way to be creepy, Ryland." They continued to banter for a little bit and closed off the video. 

An idea popped into my head. Maybe I could meet them. I have the morning off tomorrow, I just have to go to the stadium for the afternoon and night. I sat down in the back lounge for some privacy, and I went to twitter to see if I could DM them, and since we were all following each other, I sent Joslyn one. Within minutes she replied and said, "OMG yeah! Here's my number call me" so I did.

She picked up after the first ring. "Rose! I can't believe you saw that!" I laughed at her cheerfulness. "I've loved watching your videos for years so, I mean, I had to take up on this opportunity."

She responded, "Hell yeah. Do you want to come into the studio tomorrow morning and we could do a short video?" 

"Of course! I'd love to. Oh my God this is amazing!" I fangirled a bit. She laughed. "Awesome, I'll text you the address now." I quickly asked if I could meet Ryland while there, and she said the video could be the three of us. We said our goodbyes and agreed that I was going to go in for nine tomorrow morning. The studio was only ten minutes away, so it can't be that bad.

Now I just have to figure out what to say when they ask about Niall and me. I texted Niall:

R: So I kinda am going to be in a video for Clevver News tomorrow...

N: That's awesome ! Have fun ! We have to be @ the stadium for two in the afternoon so don't be late

R: Yeah. Can I actually talk to you? Let's meet up outside like earlier

R: I MEAN NOT LIKE THAT JUST THE SAME PLACE OH GOD SORRY NO

N: haha yeah ;)

Quietly, I crept out of the bus because the other girls went to bed. It was cold so I wrapped my arms around my body. Niall was already leaning against the side of the bus and when he saw what think layers I was wearing, he took off his sweatshirt and handed it to me. "Won't you be cold?" I asked, concerned. He shook his head, "Nah. What did you want to talk about?" I pulled the sweatshirt over my head and smelled his musky scent on it. I am so keeping this.

I felt a pang of nervousness hit my stomach. "Um..." I began slowly. He closed in on me. He whispered, not needing to speak louder because of our close proximity, "Rose, you can say anything to me." I nodded, shaking a bit.

"If they ask me if we're together what do I say?" the words tumble out of my mouth. He smirks and I know he's going to a cocky remark, "Well, we practically are dating anyways, princess." There it is. 

"But the question is, are we?" I press on. I need to know this for myself too, not only to know what to say. Plus, the boys have a radio interview tomorrow morning as well. He simply says, "Yes." I let that settle for a few seconds in the cold New York air. The next word came out like more of a question, "Okay?"

Niall reached for my hands and held them softly, saying, "I want to be able to call you my girlfriend. I want you to be the Juliet to my Romeo, because I long for you. I want it to be okay to show you how much I love you in public. I know we've only known each for a month but it's felt like so much longer. I know your secrets and I want you to know mine." I nodded, grinning slightly.

I yawned, obviously tired from the long day of traveling, and now staying up late. Plus I have to get up early tomorrow. He gave me a quick kiss goodnight, and I went inside feeling like I was on cloud nine. My head hit my pillow with a soft blow and my phone buzzed in the pocket of Niall's sweatshirt. I read it, but fell asleep before being able to respond.

N: Goodnight, beautiful :*

I hope you guys are happy with this chapter! I sure am! Leave comments anywhere and everywhere! Please vote if you like my story :) have a wonderful night!

All the love,

Juliet x