Midnight Memories

-----Amelia’s POV-----
I rolled onto my side and opened my eyes, the morning light peering through the curtains, forcing my eyes to squeeze shut. A loud yawn escaped my mouth as I stretched my arms above my head, sitting up in the bed and pulling the covers off my body. My hand immediately went to my head, which was throbbing. Wow I needed something for this headache. I dropped to my knees and began rooting around in my bag for paracetamol. After successfully locating the paracetamol, I went to the bathroom to get a glass of water. Filling the glass with water, I stood in front of the large mirror, trying to remember what happened last night. I swear I’d had the weirdest dream, that we’d been at the concert and I fainted and met one direction. I don’t think that was a dream. That must have been a dream. Hurriedly placing the glass down onto the counter I rushed back into the bedroom, scrambling over the bed, and Evie, searching for my phone. I grabbed my phone off the floor, my fingers rushing to unlock it, and headed into my messages. There it was; a conversation with Niall Horan. It really happened. I jumped back up onto the bed and onto a tired and grumpy looking Evie.

“Evie look at this” I gasped, handing her the phone, “this actually happened it wasn’t a dream, I thought it was a dream but it was real!”

“Slow down crazy, what are you talking about” She yawned, taking the phone from my hand. Looking through the messages she dropped the phone in front of her and flopped her head back down onto the pillow. “He totally has a crush on you”

“Dude how can you be so calm I’m freaking out here” I yelled, grabbing the nearest pillow and proceeding to hit her in the face with it.

“Of course you’re freaking out!” she responded, throwing the pillow back and me, missing and knocking a glass off the table. “You’re practically dating Niall Horan, I’d be freaking out too!”

I laughed, falling back onto the bed and staring at the ceiling, attempting to comprehend what was going on. Picking my phone up from its position on the bed, I read through the texts once again, my thoughts a jumble and a grin on my face. I sat up suddenly, throwing my arms in the air and jumping off the bed.

“Evie get up its 10:15!” I yelled, grabbing the duvet and ripping it from the bed. “We need to get to the train station”

“Shit!” Evie leapt from the bed, grabbing a bundle of clothes and running to the bathroom. “I’ll be ready in 5 minutes!”

I practically tore my pyjamas from my body, throwing them to the floor and replacing them with my outfit for today. The weather was actually quite nice today so I threw on my favourite black skinny jeans, a white V-neck sweater and some burgundy dolly shoes. I pulled my hair out of its ponytail and let it fall around my shoulders. Deciding it looked okay I began on my makeup, just a small amount of foundation, some powder and mascara. I didn’t have time to put effort into it today.

“Hurry up Evie!” I called to the bathroom, receiving an angry yell, followed by a crash and a yelp in return.

The bathroom door opened and Evie hopped out, one leg in her jeans and one out, her jumper on the wrong way around. I couldn’t help but laugh seeing the state she was in. After rushing to help her sort her catastrophe of an outfit out, we grabbed our bags and ran out of the door, hoping that we wouldn’t leave Rosa waiting at the station for too long.

After practically running the whole way, we arrived at the station. It was a Saturday so it was quite busy, commuters heading to work and shoppers heading out to do a bit of retail therapy. My eyes went to the board overhead, displaying the train times. It looked like Rosa’s train had already arrived. I sighed, turning to scan the crowd in search of our friend, but to no avail. A voice behind me caused me to turn on my heels.

“And where the hell have you two been?” I turned to see Rosa, standing with her hand on her hips, frowning at us.

“I am so sorry darling we overslept, we had the craziest night last night I have so much to tell you” My words tumbled out of my mouth in excitement as I thought about the night’s events.
“Well okay, how about we go in search of some sustenance, I’m thinking coffee, and you can tell me all about it” She laughed, pulling us both into a hug, the scent of her perfume heavenly to my nose. She turned on her heels and headed for the exit, Evie and I following close behind.

We headed back to the Starbucks that Evie and I had discovered yesterday, ordering our drinks and taking a seat on a couple of large leather sofas. I sighed, placing my coffee onto the table and sinking back into the chair, still feeling a little tired from last night.
“Wow I need this coffee so bad” I yawned, picking up my coffee and taking a sip, “I am exhausted”

“Well you better find some energy from somewhere!” Evie responded, grinning in my direction, “we have a party to go to tonight!”

“A party?” Rosa questioned “Whose party?”

Evie sat up straight, placing her coffee down and opening her mouth to begin the storytelling.

“No Evie I will tell the story!” I cut in before she had the chance to say a word. Rosa laughed, turning to face me, her attention now on what I had to say.

“No freaking way” Rosa gasped, as I finished telling the story, “You are lying that did not actually happen, this is not actually happening!”

“Yes it is most definitely happening” I giggled, still finding it a little unbelievable myself.

“So when is this party then?!” Rosa laughed excitement in her voice.

“It’s tonight, I don’t know where or what time yet, Niall said he’d text me” I smiled, taking out my phone and checking my messages. Nothing yet. Before I could get another word in the questions started. Rosa and Evie both seemed to be extremely interested in what I had to say about ‘the almost kiss’ which it had been so aptly named. I blushed at the questions, pondering ‘the almost kiss’ myself. I don’t even know if it meant anything, maybe it was just an in the moment thing. Maybe he had hit his head too. I’d never had much luck with the male species and any signs of affection normally left me feeling dazed and confused. So affection from a very attractive, very famous band member whom I already loved was even more dazing and confusing. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of what had happened, if it meant anything more than just a random moment of insanity on his part. I decided not to think about it anymore, brushing away the thoughts and not so politely telling Evie and Rosa to shut up about it. I decided to avoid the subject by suggesting a bit of shopping which, by the squeal from Rosa and clapping from Evie, was apparently an idea we all liked the sound of.

Shopping was one of the things I loved, and shopping with my two best friends was even better. We spent a bit of time heading from store to store, browsing the rails and not finding much. Rosa managed to get her hands on a new pair of black high heels with gold detailing on the heel and toe. She’d rushed up to us in the store, waving the shoes in our faces and yelling about how they were in the sale; only £10. I was sitting in the shoe section, watching Evie parade around in the heels, helping her to decide which ones to buy when my phone began vibrating in my pocket. I pulled it out, stopping for a moment to take in the name on the caller ID. The name flashed up on the screen, causing my heart to flip. Niall Horan. Niall Horan was calling me. I leapt to my feet, grabbing Evie’s arm and holding the phone in front of her face.

“Well answer it loser!” she laughed, pushing the phone back towards me, “You can’t leave Mr Horan hanging”

My heart was beating faster than it ever had as I pressed the accept button on my phone, turning my back to Evie and Rosa and lifting the phone to my ear.

“H-hello” I managed to stutter out, my mouth barely able to form words.

“Hi Amelia, how are you love?” his soft Irish voice replied, making me feel weak in the knees.

“I’m great thanks, how are you?” I responded, surprised I was actually managing to talk, he called me love. He called me love.

“Good, I’m glad you’re feeling better, I was worried about you last night after you left” His voice spoke through the phone.

He was worried about me? Oh my god he was worried about me, which means he was thinking about me, his thoughts were actually about me, I was on his mind in his thoughts, me! I took a breath, calming myself down so that I was able to actually continue this conversation.

“You’re sweet, but I’m totally okay now, just a bit of a headache this morning” I laughed, trying to sound as cool, calm and collected as I could. “So, what’s up?”

“Well I was just ringing because I said I’d text you the address for the party, but I was thinking, would it be easier if I came to pick you guys up?”

“Oh, well I don’t mind, I guess it would be easier than us searching the streets for hours, none of us are very good with directions”

“Okay well I’ll pick you all up at about 8?” he asked, “where are you staying?”

“We’re at the Royal Hotel” I replied, hoping he’d know where that was.

“Ah okay yeah I know where that is, so I’ll pick you up at 8, I’ll call you when I’m outside”

“Okay, sounds good” I smiled to myself, I’d done it, I’m managed a phone conversation without being strange. High five Amelia, you achieved something today.

“See you later Amelia” his Irish accent sounded even cuter over the phone. I found myself grinning at how adorable he was, forgetting that I was on the phone. “Amelia?”

“Oh! Sorry, totally distracted today” I stumbled over my words, desperately trying not to come across as a nutter. “I look forward to it Niall”

I hung up the phone, breathing a sigh of relief. Okay, so I managed the phone call without coming a across as a complete crazy person, just a little bit of a crazy person. Before I had chance to turn around Evie and Rosa were in front of me.

“You’re so awkward Meels” Rosa laughed, “Seriously was that phone call that much of a struggle?”

“Why don’t you try a phone call with Niall Horan and then judge me on how I handled it okay?” I retorted, raising my eyebrows at her.

“Oh shush you two, we have more important things to do!” Evie sighed, dragging us both from the store, “we need to make sure Amelia looks 100% amazing tonight so Niall will fall in love with her!”

“Come on, we need to find you an outfit!” Rosa cried, skipping ahead of us into the next shop. I laughed, stumbling as Evie dragged me along and into the shop.

After a long day of shopping, we all finally managed to find something to wear to the party tonight, despite the fact Rosa made us go into every store and decided she hated everything she tried on, we got there eventually. We were back at the hotel, just relaxing. It was only 6 so we had a couple of hours before Niall picked us up so we decided to open a bottle of wine and have a drink and chat. I’d just poured us all a glass of wine each and passed Rosa and Evie their glasses. I picked up my glass and spread out on my belly at the end of the bed. We chatted for a while about the general stuff before our conversation once again turned to tonight and in turn, to me and Niall.

“Okay guys stop!” I sighed, sitting up and facing them. “Nothing is going to happen between me and Niall okay! He’s this huge celebrity and I’m… me. He could do so much better like some model and he will”

“Oh hell no you did not just say that” Rosa frowned at me, causing me to roll my eyes. “Amelia, you are amazing and perfect and he would be lucky to have you okay so stop talking like that!”

“Whatever” I mumbled, looking into my dwindling glass of wine, “I think I need more wine, and to cheer up a bit”

I stood from the bed to go in search of more wine. I had to admit I was really excited about tonight; I needed to stop being such a downer and have a good time. I mean we were going to a party with One Direction how could I even be in a bad mood. And if I think about it, I did nothing to initiate a kiss between Niall and I in the dressing room, that was all him. Maybe he was interested in me… I looked up at the clock on the wall.

“Guys it’s nearly 7!” I yelled, turning around to face the slightly tipsy girls lying on the bed. “We really need to start getting ready!”

I didn’t have time to think before they were up off the bed and rushing around the room, wine glasses still in their hands, taking a sip every now and then whilst applying their makeup and doing their hair. It took us a little longer than usual to get ready, our speed not being helped by the fact we were all a little bit drunk. We had managed to finish almost 2 bottles of wine between the three of us, and none of us could hold our alcohol very well. We agreed between us that we should stop drinking or else we might end up doing something embarrassing. Although let’s be honest, we were probably going to embarrass ourselves at some point tonight anyway, drunk or sober.

Evie was the first to finish getting ready, walking out of the bathroom and giving us a twirl to show off her outfit. Her blue blazer and shoes added a splash of colour to her white dress, her long brown hair falling over her shoulders in soft waves. She flashed us a smile, as we grinned in appreciation of her outfit. I smiled as I looked to my side, watching Rosa rise from her seated position beside me. She always knew how to dress to impress. Her black playsuit perfectly matched with a floral cropped jacket. Her long blonde hair lay in loose curls down her back, nearly reaching her waist. I’d been best friends with Rosa for as long as I could remember. We’d practically grown up together; our parents were friends so we’d done everything together. We both attended the same schools throughout our education and we practically lived at each other’s houses. Actually we were still at the same school along with Evie. we were in our final term of 6th form at Benenden girl's School in Kent. We were all lucky girls, our parents able to afford to send us to such a good private school. It does however have it's negatives, being an all girls school, but we didn't mind so much, we could find boys elsewhere. She smiled down at me, striking a pose and commenting on how hot she looked and how she was going to pull all the guys tonight. I laughed, turning my attention back to the mirror and applying a last little bit of mascara before standing and admiring my outfit. I’d gone simple, a little black dress and black heels with a small amount of makeup, just a little slick of eyeliner and a nude lipstick. I grabbed a couple of bobby pins, twisting a section of hair from each side of my head and pinning it back. I’d decided on a middle parting tonight, it seemed to make my hair look longer. I pulled my long blonde hair forward and dropped it in front of my shoulders, the curls reaching just above my belly button. My hair was probably my favourite thing about myself; I took great pride in its appearance. I glanced down at my phone, noticing the time; it was 7:55pm. They’d be here any minute. My thoughts were confirmed when my phone began vibrating on the table beside me. I answered it, and as I expected it was Niall letting me know he was outside. We gathered our things and made our way out of the building.

“Breathe Amelia” Evie whispered, placing her hand on my shoulder, “You don’t want to embarrass yourself”

I glared at her as she giggled and walked ahead of me out of the door. I followed behind her and Rosa, stopping to close the door behind us. My heart began to beat a little faster when I saw the range rover parked across the street. I took a deep breath to calm myself, the alcohol in my blood stream doing a good job of calming me a bit more, as I saw Niall hop out of the driver’s seat.

“Amelia” he smiled at me offering his arms out in a hug, which of course I accepted gratefully.

“It’s great to see you; you look… wow, amazing”

I felt my cheeks flush and I looked down at the ground.

“Thankyou” I replied, managing to establish eye contact for a short moment before grinning and looking away again.

“Shall we?” he asked, offering his hand for me to take. He led me around to the passenger’s side of the car and opened the door for me. Wow he was such a gentleman. I smiled gratefully as I climbed into the car. I heard him greet Evie and introduce himself to Rosa before leading them towards the car.

“Hi” a voice from the back seat of the car startled me. I turned around to see Harry grinning back at me, clearly amuse by my startled expression.

“Oh, hello again Harry” I replied, managing to compose myself. Evie and Rosa climbed into the back seat before we could say any more. Niall climbed back into the driver’s seat and we began our journey to the party. The journey was going well and everyone seemed to be getting on, especially Rosa and Harry, and no one had said anything embarrassing yet. It didn’t take long for me to regret thinking that.

“So Niall, Emily, are you going to tell us all about what happened in the dressing room whilst we were gone yesterday?” Evie giggled from the backseat.

“Yeah” Harry chimed in, “you looked like you were… enjoying each other’s company, it actually looked like you might be about to… enjoy each other’s company a little more”

I glanced over at Niall, who was clearly trying to supress a smile, his cheeks flushing pink. He looked back at me, catching my eye contact for a second, smiling apologetically. I let out a small giggle before turning to face the window.

“Nothing happened guys” I sighed, continuing to look out the window.

“We didn’t say anything happened” Harry replied, “We just said it looked like something was GOING to happen, so Niall, would you have liked to kiss Amelia?”

I turned my head to face Niall, awaiting his response, interested to see what he would say. He hesitated for a moment before turning to look at me.

“I think anyone would be lucky to kiss a girl as beautiful and lovely as Amelia” he smiled, turning his attention back to the road. My stomach felt like it was full of butterflies; did he really just say that? I felt a blush creep over my cheeks and I turned to look back out of the window. He did, he really said that.

-----Rosa’s POV-----
Well this was definitely the way to spend an evening, riding in the back seat of Niall Horan’s car with Harry Styles on the way to One Direction’s party. I could definitely get used to this. I’d managed to stay relatively calm throughout the journey, although inside I was freaking out just a little bit. It hadn’t helped that on more than one occasion during this car journey, I’d noticed Harry watching me. But not in a creepy way, it was cute, and kind of attractive. I’d made eye contact a few times, which had been rewarded with a cheeky smirk.

“You look really nice tonight by the way” Harry whispered into my ear, sending chills down my spine.

“Thank you” was all I managed to muster up, making eye contact with him and receiving the same sexy smirk I had been graced with a few times this journey.

We arrived at the house where the party was taking place and Harry climbed out of the car before me.

“My lady” he looked up at me, offering a hand to help me out of the car. I took his hand, stepping out of the vehicle, as carefully as possible but to no avail. My heel slipped on the step, causing me to fall out of the door and into Harry’s arms.

“You’re a bit clumsy aren’t you” he laughed, his arms still wrapped around me, helping me regain my balance. “Don’t worry, I’ll catch you”

He offered me a small wink before taking my hand and leading me towards the building.

Notes

Two chapters in one night! i was in a writing mood, you lucky things ;) okay so this ended up being a super long chapter (like 7 pages on word) and nothing actually really happened (super long filler) so sorry about that. I will get another chapter up when i can and i promise the next one will be so much more interesting because THINGS will actually happen! yes things will happen ;) i hope you're excited
Remember to comment/rate/review etc i hope you enjoy!
Emily x