Par Twenty-Five

Sophia’s POV

Luckily I hadn’t heard from John since the time in the mall, Niall got told off for leaving the recording studio, but he said it was worth it. And it was now Christmas eve, and was snowing.

“Can we go outside please?” Harry begged Liam.

“Fine but not for long we’re leaving at five,” Liam said.

“Yay, that gives us three hours, let’s go!” Lou shouted and they all ran outside and began making snowmen, and throwing snowballs. Personally I don’t like snow. It’s cold, and wet, and cold, and slippy, and cold, and sometimes yellow- which is disgusting. Did I mention it’s cold?

I just stood by the door and watched them enjoying the snow. I knew if I step off the porch I’m going to slip and fall on the floor, then my arse would freeze off.

“Sophia come on!” Beth shouted.

“I’m alright here!” I shouted back. She was currently on the floor making a snow angel. Why would you do that? All it gets you is snow down your back and in your hair, and it doesn’t even look like an angel, it looks like you’ve just got on the floor and rolled in the snow… which is basically what you’ve done.

I saw Louis eating feeding Harry some snow- another thing, why the hell would you eat snow? Because it’s like frozen water you say? If you dropped an ice cube on the floor outside would you then pick it up and eat it? I didn’t think so. And what if you accidently ate yellow snow? Totally disgusting.

Snowmen are also pointless, whilst we are on the subject, because they’ll just melt and they don’t even look like men! They look like a white version of Mister frigging Blobby. In conclusion, snow is just BAD!

“Come on, play in the snow it’s fun,” Harry said through a mouthful of snow making me shudder.

“Yes, why don’t you eat some snow? Build a snowman? Or make a snow angel?” Mel smirked knowing I hated snow.

“Because I hate snow!” I shouted and everyone looked at me in shock- except Mel.

“Y-You hate snow?” Louis gasped.

“Yes! I hate it! It’s horrible! It’s pointless! It’s cold!” I shouted and stormed inside to the warmth. I put the kettle on and decided to make some hot chocolate.

“Sophia?” Niall shouted, walking in the house.

“In the kitchen,” I shouted back.

“Hey, are you okay?” He asked.

“Yeah, I just don’t like snow,” I laughed.

“I gathered that,” He grinned at me.

“Go outside Niall, I know you’d rather have some fun. They’ll all be gone soon so go and do whatever people do in the snow… have fun, whatever,” I smiled at him and pushed him in the direction of the door.

“What about you?” He asked.

“I’ll be fine in here on my own, in the WARMTH, with my HOT chocolate,” I grinned and he kissed my cheek.

“Okay babe,” He laughed and walked back outside.

I finished making my hot chocolate and I walked into the lounge; I just lazed about until I heard a cars pull up outside. I put down my now empty mug and ran to the door. I saw Louis getting in one of the cars. “Wait!” I shouted and ran out of the house, well attempted to… remember when I said if I took one step of the porch I’d slip over? Yes, well that happened. I was half way to running over to Louis when I slipped on the ice snow. I screamed and landed on my butt.

“Ow,” I groaned and tried to get up but slipped over again- everyone was wetting themselves laughing by now.

“What did you want anyway?” Louis asked and helped me up, because he was closest to me.

“I was coming to say goodbye,” I mumbled and brushed myself off.

“Okay, bye, have a good Christmas- and be safe,” Louis hugged me and laughed. I knew what he meant. And he wasn’t talking about my safety.

“I’ll be a good girl, don’t worry,” I laughed.

I then went around to everyone that was leaving and said bye and told them to have a good Christmas, I slipped over many times. I don’t have a good grip okay… gravity doesn’t like me!

“Where’s my goodbye kiss?” Niall whispered in my ear, coming up behind me as I waved at the now departing vehicles.

“Well you’re not leaving are you,” I laughed.

“I can go,” He smirked and began to walk back to the house.

“No! Niall don’t leave me to walk to the house on my own!” I shouted after him.

“Can I have a kiss?” He asked.

“If you carry me to the house, then yes,” I grinned.

“Okay,” He laughed and walked back over to me. He scooped me up easily in his arms and carried me, bridal style, back to the house.

“Thank you,” I sang as he let me down on the floor again.

“Where’s my kiss?” He pouted.

“In the post!” I giggled and then ran upstairs. I heard him following me and I quickly ran into Lauren’s room, which was closest to me, I then dived in her wardrobe.

“Ouch!” I screamed holding my head as I fell out the wardrobe after smacking my head against the back board.

“What did you do?” Niall asked walking in the room.

“I was going to hide in Narnia okay? Turns out Narnia choses when you can go through, and not you,” I growled as I stood up from the floor.

“Narnia?” Niall laughed.

“Yeah, you know the place in the back of the wardrobe, used to be covered in snow as a permanent winter, but then those four kids went in, Susan, Lucy, Peter and Edmund. They met some talking badgers and Santa, they had this huge battle and killed the Witch, and then Summer came again, OH! And Aslan, the talking lion, he’s so cool!” I was about to continue my explanation of Narnia, I still had two films to go! But Niall cut me off.

“I know what Narnia is,” Niall laughed.

“So do I,” I smiled.

“I gathered that,” He laughed harder.

“Whatever,” I said and walked out of the room and into mine.

“Where are you going?” Niall whispered in my ear as he captured me in his arms.

“To put on my pyjamas,” I grinned.

“You owe me a kiss,” He put me on the floor but kept his arms around my waist.

“Do I?” I smirked, knowing I was teasing him.

“Yes you do,” He smiled and then went to kiss me, but I moved my head back.

“Not so fast Horan, you have to work for it,” I grinned.

“What? But I already carried you in the house,” He pouted.

“Did you, I don’t remember that…” I shrugged and smiled innocently.

“It was like five minutes ago, not even that!” He said loudly.

“Really?” I laughed, “I think you’re going mad.”

“What! I am not going mad!” He gasped.

“How do you know, it could be like Alaric from Vampire Diaries, he went mad and started killing people- and he didn’t even realise!” I said and stepped out of his grip, “You’re not going to kill me are you? Wait stupid question, a murderer isn’t going to say, ‘Yes, so run, call the police let me get caught before I even have the chance of killing you!’ of course he wouldn’t. HOLY SONGBIRD MY BOYFRIENDS GOING TO KILL ME!” I screamed the last bit and ran out the room.

“Sophia I’m not going to kill you!” Niall shouted and ran after me.

“How would you know if you get possessed by the ring on your finger that was passed down your family for generations!” I shouted.

“I’m not Alaric Saltzman!” Niall shouted now right behind me.

“You’re not… oh wait you’re not, then why am I running?” I laughed and stopped running, but Niall didn’t realise and he ran straight into me, sending us both to the ground, with him on top of me.

“Having fun up there?” I asked him as I twisted so I could see Niall and not the floor… although it was a lovely floor, and it smelled so nice…

“Yes, the views great,” He smirked.

“I’m sure it is,” I laughed, “You sound like Harry.”

“I do not!” Niall gasped.

“I don’t know, I’m seeing similarities, oh… is your hair curling slightly…” I gasped looking at his hair, which was still the same as before, but it was fun teasing him.

“You’re lying,” He said.

“Am I?” I smirked.

“Yes,”

“Really?”

“Yes!”

“But am I?”

“YES!”

“I wouldn’t be so sure…”

“You are lying!”

“If you think so…”

“I know you are!”

“Okay Niall, whatever floats your boat.”

“You’re lying right?!”

Niall then jumped off of me and sprinted to the nearest mirror. “I told you! You were lying!” Niall shouted.

“Never said I wasn’t,” I smirked and got off the floor and walked back into my room where Niall was still examining his hair for curls.

I walked up behind him and looked in the mirror. He suddenly turned around and crashed his lips to mine. I smirked and went to kiss him back but before I could he pulled away and whispered, “Got you,” He then kissed me again.

Let’s just say that kiss ended up with both of us in my bed with our clothes on the floor. It was a good night…

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I opened my eyes and smiled. Waking up lying next to the world’s best boyfriend on Christmas day, couldn’t get much better than that. “Merry Christmas,” Niall whispered.

“Happy Christmas,” I whispered back and kissed him quickly before jumping out the bed and pulling on my pyjamas- which I never did wear last night… we were too… busy.

“Stay,” I commanded Niall and he laughed before lying back on my bed. I then sprinted downstairs and put some toast in the toaster as I grabbed his present from  the top cupboard where I hid it- no one ever goes in there. I put the toast on a plate and put some butter on them then grabbed the carton of Orange Juice from the fridge and ran upstairs with it all.

“Here you go,” I handed Niall the toast but took one piece for myself and then put his present on the bedside table.

“Thanks,” He laughed.

“I have mad buttering skills, I know,” I grinned.

“That’s one way of describing it,” He laughed.

“Don’t dis my skills, because they are the skills of a.... an amazing person,” I said.

“Wasn’t dising them I was just saying,” He laughed.

“Hashtag just saying!” I hollered.

“What?” He frowned.

“What?” I frowned too, this was going to annoy him…

“You just said ‘Hashtag just saying’” He frowned.

“No, you did…” I pretended to look confused.

“No you did,” He said.

“No, you did,” I laughed, “I think you’re going mad.”

“Don’t let us go through this again, I’m not Alaric,” Niall laughed.

“Never said you were, but Alaric is cool and hot…” I commented.

“He’s like thirty something,” Niall pointed out.

“He’s still hot,” I shot right back.

“I suppose you think Gary Barlow’s fit?” He smirked.

“Gary Barlow is hot for his age okay!” I said defensively.

“Boyfriend sitting right here,” He muttered.

“You brought it up,” I pointed out.

“Whatever,” He laughed.

“I’m going to get ready, you eat,” I said and jumped off the bed.

“I do not need to be told twice,” He laughed and began eating.

“Oh, you can just drink from the carton,” I said referring to the orange juice, “We all do it.”

“So I’ll be drinking from something, you and the girls have all drank from?” He asked.

“And probably the boys too,” I shrugged.

“Okay,” He shrugged and drank from the carton. Once Niall and I had finished eating, showering, dressing and basically getting ready, we both sat back on my bed ready to swap presents.

“I’ve got you two, but one of them is partly from the boys,” Niall said.

“Okay, so you give me the one just from you first, then I’ll give you mine then I’ll have the one from you and the boys last?” I suggested.

“Yeah buddy,” He grinned and we high-fived. It was a plan. “Here,” He smiled and handed me a small box. I took it carefully in my hands and unwrapped it, it was in a jewellery box so I carefully lifted the lid.

“It’s beautiful,” I gasped smiling at the most beautiful necklace I’ve ever laid my eyes on. It was a thin silver chain and had a white crystal heart- really bad description but it looked amazing, trust me.

“You really like it?” He asked.

“Niall, I love it! And I love you even more,” I whispered and kissed him.

“Help me put it on?” I asked him.

“Sure,” He laughed, “I’ve always wanted to do this.”

I just laughed and handed him the necklace; I then turned around so my back was to him and I lifted my hair from my back. I felt his hands around my neck and then the light weight of the cool necklace on my neck. I turned back around and kissed him again.

“Your turn,” I grinned and picked up the envelope that I’d placed on the bedside table. I turned back and handed it to him. I hope he likes it. I held my breath as I watched him open it and pull out…

 “Sophia,” He whispered, “Thank you so much!”

“I figured that if you couldn’t spend Christmas with your family, might as well spend New Year’s Eve and Day with them,” I smiled.

“I couldn’t have gotten a better gift,” He smiled.

“Oh, and I cleared it with your management so it’s all good, and I told your mum, so she’s organised for your whole family to come down,” I was cut off by Niall kissing me.

“I love you so much,” He whispered.

“I know, I’m amazing, no need to thank me,” I laughed, “But if you want to kiss me again, feel free.” He laughed and then kissed me again, but this time for longer.

“Thank you so much for these plane tickets,” Niall smiled at me as I sat on his lap.

“It’s fine honest, I did a couple more shoots to pay for them but it was fun so it really wasn’t any hassle,” I smiled back, “And I know how much you wanted to go back.”

“You’ll come with me won’t you? With the spare ticket,” Niall asked me suddenly.

“If you want, I don’t mind. I thought you’d take like Liam or someone, but okay,” I smiled at him. I honestly didn’t mean for him to take me.

“I want you to meet my parents,” He grinned.

“And I’d love to meet them,” I kissed his cheek.

“They’ll love you, you know. They probably love you now, I mean just organising this for me,” Niall trailed off.

“I’d say come meet my parents, but I wouldn’t advise it, because we’re not really on speaking terms since I left and Courtney will be there,” I laughed.

“Yeah, probably wouldn’t be too great then. Do you even get on with any of your family?” He asked me.

“I get on with Mel, and her parents, my Aunt and Uncle… oh and Abbie, she’s classed as family…” I grinned at him and he laughed.

“Anyone I don’t know?” He asked.

“There is… no he hates me… oh… no I slapped her… no I cut off her hair… oh Lucas- no I tried to shove his head in a blender… no I called her daughter ugly… OH! No I killed his dog…” I tried thinking of someone in my family that didn’t hate me, other than Mel and her parents and Abbie.

“You killed someone’s dog?” Niall asked.

“I didn’t mean to! I was meant to be minding my Uncle’s house and I left the front door open, the dog ran out and got hit by a car,” I explained.

“Whose head did you shove in a blender?” He asked warily.

“Oh, one of my cousins, they were twins, I cut the girls hair off, then I tried to shove the boys head in a blender, I had my reasons. They were calling Mel names and saying she was a disgrace to our family because she moved down to London, with her parents. I got angry and well you know what happened… I am never letting you come to one of the family Christmas’s,” I said to Niall and he laughed.

“They sound… entertaining?” He tried to find the right word.

“More entertaining than the Christmas episode of Eastenders,” I nodded.

“Wow, that’s entertaining!” Niall smirked.

“You know it,” I grinned back.

“Oh your other gift, all of the girls got one as well, here,” Niall handed me an envelope and I opened it.

I opened and frowned… Plane tickets… where on Earth could I-

“America?” I gasped.

“Yeah,” He grinned.

“Thank you!” I squealed and literally jumped on him.

“It’s okay,” He laughed and hugged me back, “We go for three weeks then you come down to meet us, and you spend a couple weeks down there.”

“That’s sounds great! And you’re going straight to Australia from New York, aren’t you?” I asked.

“Yes,” He nodded looking a bit sad.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” I asked him.

“It’s just I’m going to be away for so long…” He sighed.

“It’ll be fine; you get to go home for a couple of days soon, and you’ll be with the guys. You’ll have fun, when you get there, it will be fine! Just think about all the fans you’ll be making happy,” I smiled.

“Yeah, I suppose your right,” He smiled at me.

“I always am,” I grinned.