Diana

18
Diana’s P.O.V.
I’d just spouted exactly what Niall liked from Nando’s out of nowhere. Embarrassing! How did I even know that? I had no clue. I decided to just go with it.
“How do you know that?” Niall asked, sounding slightly violated but amazed.
“Again, no idea!” I laughed to cover my embarrassment as my cheeks flushed.
We ended up picking Nando’s for our date. When we got there, the hostess recognized Niall and then me. I still wasn’t used to people knowing who I was. It took me second of trying to figure out how I knew her before I remembered, I was famous. I smiled at her, good-naturedly, when inside I was jumping up and down with awe.
We sat down at a table and Niall went to order.
As we ate, Niall brought up that he would be leaving to go back to the tour soon, and I would have to stay in my hometown. I wanted to come with him so badly! But I knew he was right, so I stopped trying to argue.
As we ate, Niall kept glancing at his phone, which was driving me crazy! Until I got a text. “You look funny when you’re annoyed.” It was from Niall. I looked up at him and said flatly, “You drool when you sleep. Would you like me to tell your fans that?”
“No, that’s okay,” Niall said quickly.
A laugh broke through my serious face as I got an idea. “Do the boys know my number?” I asked.
“No, I was going to give them it in person,” Niall replied, looking suspicious.
I grinned as I clicked Louis’ name in my contacts. After just one ring, he picked up.
“’Ello?”
I had to shut my eyes to keep from laughing. “Oh my gosh! Is this Louis Tomlinson?!” I pretended to be excited.
Niall rolled his eyes, but I could tell he found it funny.
Louis could be heard mumbling how stupid he was for not looking at the number before saying loud enough for me to hear properly, “Yes, but please don’t give anyone this number. I just got a new one because the old one got leaked and I really don’t want to have to get another new one.” He said it all in one breath.
“I love you, Louis! I’ll only tell my best friends! Oh my gosh! I love you!”
“I love you too. But please don’t tell anyone my number! Okay, Love?”
“Okay! Just my best friends! Amy, Joie, Sarah, Clare, Savana, Paula, and Meg!” I said the first names that came to mind. “Oh, and my boyfriend, Sam! And his best friends will have to know of course!”
A moment of jealously crossed over Niall’s face as I mentioned my made-up-on-the-spot boyfriend. But it was so quick I almost thought I’d imagined it.
Louis sounded as if he was panicking now. “No, please don’t tell anyone! I’ll send you some signed merch or something! Okay, Love?”
I had to hold the phone away from my face so he wouldn’t hear my laughing.
“Are you still there?” Louis asked frantically.
“Yes!” I called. “Could you please just follow me on twitter?” ­
He groaned. “Okay, only if you don’t tell anyone my number. If another fan with the same area code calls me, I’m gonna have to unfollow you. What’s your twitter?”
I agreed and told him my username.
As I waited for him to realize that he already followed me and who I was, I covered my mouth to stifle my laughter.
There was a sigh from the other end of the line. “Really? Diana? Or Neala? What do you even go by now?”
“Yes. Yes. Yes. Either one.”
He groaned again. “Whose phone is this?”
“Mine. Niall just gave it to me.”
“Good. So I guess I should save your number…?”
“Duh! Bye, Lou!”
I hung up before he could reply.
Niall just took another bite of food and shook his head while laughing.

After dinner, Niall got us each four cupcakes each and we walked to a park.
Niall ate three of his cupcakes super quickly and was about to eat the fourth when I was only just starting my second. I didn’t want him to eat it so fast because then he might decide it was time to go too soon. So I dared him to climb a nearby Maple tree with the cupcake in his mouth. But Niall said he wouldn’t climb it unless I did it with him. So I did. We walked over to the tree and both stuck out cupcakes in our mouths. The only rule was, we couldn’t eat them until we got to the top.
“Want a hand?” Niall asked through his cupcake.
“Nope,” I replied, taking mine out, “I can do it.” I got into the lowest set of branches easily and stuffed my cupcake back in. “Race ya!” I called, standing up.
Niall swung himself up with me, but I was already yards above him. I climbed expertly towards the top, weaving my way through the mess of branches. As I neared the top, the limbs got slimmer and more likely to break. I automatically started placing my feet closer to the trunk, where the branches are strongest. But I guess Niall didn’t get the memo. There was a crash just below me as Niall broke a branch in his haste to catch up. I gasped and almost slipped as I spun around to see what had happened. Luckily he was secured by his hands so he only dangled and was able to secure his feet again quickly.
“Niall James Horan! Be careful, you idiot!” I called down, half annoyed with him for almost falling, but glad he didn’t actually fall.
“Sorry,” he said, sheepishly. “I haven’t climbed a tree in forever.”
“Just don’t fall.”
We got as high as we could then perched in some branches and ate our well-deserved cupcakes. When we’d finished, Niall started to climb back down.
“Hold it,” I said. “Don’t you want another cupcake?”
“Yes!”
I revealed a box with my last two cupcakes in it and handed one to him and kept one.
He looked suspicious. “What’s the catch?”
I ginned. “You have to carry it down in your left hand.”
His eyes were alert as he gave a short nod and began his decent. Everything went well, until the last few branches. He looked up at me, about three yards above him, to smirk.
“Remember that race?” he asked.
“Yeah, I won. It was to the top.”
“No it wasn’t! It was up and down!”
He just had a few branches to go. I wanted to beat him his way and mine. But there was no way. He continued to smirk at me as he blindly reached his foot out for another branch. But there was no branch there!
“Niall, no!” I screamed. But it was too late. The look of shock on his face was priceless though! I descended as fast as I safely could. He was on his back, not moving, but awake. His eyes were huge and his mouth lingered slightly open. And on top of it all, his cupcake. It landed in the most unlikely spot, his face, and icing-side down.
“Are you okay, Ni? Well obviously you’re not. But do you think anything’s broken?”
He seemed to recover his wits. “I’m okay,” he said, sitting up and picking the cupcake off. “I’m fine. I beat you!” He laughed, but it was clearly forced, and winced.
“Yeah, you did. Are you sure you’re okay though? You look pale now.”
“I’m fine,” he insisted. Grimacing as he stood.
“No, you’re not. We’re going to an Urgent Care, at least.”
“Fine,” he mumbled, reluctantly.
I looked up directions to the closest one and Niall started driving. I really needed to get my license!
We got there and only had a short wait before being brought into a room. After a few pokes and prods the doctor announced that it was most likely only a few broken and bruised ribs. She said to take it easy and they should heal quickly. We thanked her and left.
“See? Was that so bad.” I said as we got in the car.
“I ruined the date,” he frowned.
“What?” I laughed. “You didn’t ruin it! That made it more interesting! And longer!”
“Well I’m glad my injury made you feel that way… Neala,” He teased.
“No, I didn’t mean it like that! I was trying to make you feel better! But two can play that game, Horan.”
He laughed then winced. “Okay, fine, you win.” He focused more on the road again.
I was worried about how he’d do on tour with those ribs.

Notes

I’m so sorry for not updating last week! I just couldn’t think of an idea and was busy. Please don’t hate me. I honestly kept thinking about this and trying to come up with an idea the whole time.
Anyway… I’m curious, how did you find out about this story? Did you see my post? Did you hear about it from someone else? Did you happen to find it here? How?