Elena walked down the icy dock, her hands behind her back as she nervously looked down and waited for Niall to follow her. He approached her; they stood at the end and he looked up towards the cloudless, star filled sky. "Look." He breathed out, his breath showing in the cold. Elena looked up at the stars and closed her eyes, "See those three stars right there?" He turned north, facing the cabin, and pointed up towards three stars that are in a line. Elena looked up at the stars then back at Niall. "When I go back to Ireland I want you to look up at those stars and know that I am out there looking at those stars too." He looked down at her, she smiled and her heart skipped.
"Niall." She spoke up. "What if I don't want you to go?" Her voice got quiet.
Niall smirked and laughed softly, "You see Elena, that's what I wanted to talk to you about." He reached up, inhaled deeply then slipped off his shamrock necklace, holding it in a fist. "I want you to come to Ireland with me. For break." He held her hands in his and slipped the necklace into her hands. "Elena when I met you. I went insane; you're just—so different; so beautiful, so smart, and so funny." He choked up for a second. Elena felt the necklace and looked at it.
"Niall—I know about you enough to know that this is your necklace, you never take this thing off!" She shook her head, "I can't accept it." Her heart pounded in her throat and eyes glistened with tears as her hands shook.
He held her face in between his hands and looked into her eyes, "Elena, look at me." She looked up at him. "I don't want to leave you, period, but I have to." He kissed her forehead. "What I'm trying to ask is—if you would do me the honor of being my girlfriend." He swallowed hard looking at her. She was frozen. "I know it's soon—just—I don't know how I'd live if someone else had you... if I just let you slip out of my life."
Elena laughed and cried tears of joy as she nodded, "Niall!" She held the necklace tightly, "Let me answer you first." He got silence and bit his lower lip waiting. "I would love to be your girlfriend, Niall... You have been the nicest, sweetest guy I've met. You honestly make me feel—beautiful."
Niall smiled ear to ear, holding her face he pulled her face to his and kissed her deeply; locking their lips. Elena rose up on her tiptoes to press her lips back, their eyes closed and the cold breeze pinching them as it blew by.
Back in the cabin, everyone sat: Zayn and Louis sitting on the coffee table across from the couch, Harry and Liam sitting on the big couch with Mara sitting across the two of them; she sitting in Harry's lap. She watched Elena and Niall walk back towards the cabin holding hands; she inhaled deeply, "Guys guess what!" They all looked to Niall, Louis and Liam jumped up; Liam carefully setting Mara's legs on the couch. They all hollered and whooped at Niall. Mara laughed and Elena blushed deeply. Mara's dad built up the fire and nodded towards his daughter and winked, signaling that the night was theirs. Mara stood up and opened the door for Elena and Niall. "By the looks of your shamrock necklace you and Niall have officially become an item."
Harry cupped his hands around his mouth to make his voice louder, "It's about damn time!"
"Yeah, we're sorry mate," Liam began, "but we were getting a tad sick of you walking around going: 'Should I text her? I should text her! Does she like me? I'm going to ask her out! Do you think she likes me?'" They all poked fun at Niall and pushed each other around.
Niall held his hands up in defense, "C'mon guys, you're all just jealous that I got me a hot babe from the states." He winked at Elena; Elena followed Mara into the kitchen where she got out glasses and started popping popcorn.
Elena grinned ear to ear and pushed at her friend, "I have a boyfriend who has an accent!" She squealed.
Mara hugged her tight, "I'm so happy for you, Elena. I knew you two liked each other. I can read vibes." She winked and poured the popcorn into a bowl.
"I smell food!" Harry shot up and ran through the boys into the kitchen, picked up Mara, set her down to the side and grabbed the bowl then ran back into the living room. "So are we going to watch some Princesses or what?"
Elena helped Mara pour water into the glasses and carried them out to the coffee table. "Alright!" Mara began then kneeled next to the pile of movies and pulled up a DVD. "Our first movie we have the options of... Beauty and the Beast OR Beauty and the Beast." She turned to everyone and smiled.
"I like that one!" Harry nodded and tossed some popcorn into the air; caught it in his mouth. They all took their seats. On the love seat sat Elena in the middle of Niall and Liam; over on the big couch sat: Harry, Louis, and Zayn. Harry grabbed some blankets and through them around. "Movie time!"
"No..." Elena laughed, "Mara you're going to cry."
Mara blushed deep and hugged the movie, "I am not!" She looked at the movie and stroked it, "I love this movie..."
"Just let her watch the movie." Zayn winked at Elena, "We got her covered over here if she cries."
"Alright but you'll see." She scooted closer to Niall as Mara put the DVD in, skipped all the intro commercials, and pressed play.
The beginning part of the movie came up, where it flashed to the background of the movie. Mara walked up to the couch and looked at them sitting there. "Where do I sit?" She pouted.
Harry moved the popcorn from his lap, "I got you right here, love." He winked at her.
"Let me think. No." She looked in between Louis and Harry.
"But I want to sit next to my Louis..." Harry pouted back.
"Ugh, fine." Mara squeezed in between Zayn and Louis.
Louis whispered in her ear, "If you want to, you can sit in my lap." He blushed, "I mean only if Zayn is giving you problems again."
She smiled at Louis and wrinkled her nose, "I might take up your offer." Her attention went straight to the movie, "Watch! This is the best part."
"She's going to say that the entire time." Elena laughed.
"Shush!" Mara held her finger up to Elena, everyone laughed.
The movie progressed, Mara sat forward in her seat as she watched, and her eyes wide like a child watching the movie for the first time. Harry, his expression similar as he ate all the popcorn the longer the movie went on. Zayn sat back and watched Mara the entire time, his mind wandering as his eyes followed down her curves and her behind. He cleared his throat slightly. Louis looked over at him then but his arm around the back of the sofa where Mara's back would lie. Over on the love seat, Liam sat watching, his mouth open and mouthing the words to the songs; and Elena and Niall holding hands and cuddling together. At this time, Elena had moved from the middle to completely in Niall's lap. The movie went on and Mara kept speaking out lines and Elena kept smirking comments to her and she kept sticking her tongue out at her like a toddler. "Uh-oh." Elena spoke out once the ending was coming to a near. Mara looked at her and told her to shush.
Mara watched intensely, her breath increasing as the final fight scene between Gaston and the Beast occurred. Mara covered her eyes. "I can't watch!" she slouched back on the couch. Elena laughed as well as Niall and Harry. "No but I have to." She looked back at the screen, reaching over she grabbed both Zayn and Louis' hands. Zayn's heart skipped and he squeezed it. Louis watched Mara carefully. "Oh my god!" Mara screamed and threw herself on the floor once Gaston stabbed the Beast and Belle pulled him up to safety. She curled up in a ball on the ground.
"Told you!" Elena screamed and pointed at Mara who shot back up.
"WHY!" Mara threw a pillow at the screen. They all laughed extremely hard at Mara's seriousness. "Shut up!" Mara stood up. "Here comes the best part." The transformation scene came where the Beast turned into the Prince. Mara screamed with joy. "See! Everything is ok."
"I believe we have all seen this before, love, there will always be a happy ending." Harry threw a pillow at Mara.
Mara started crying. "I just love this movie so much." She ran up to the screen. "I want to be Belle!" She exhaled.
Louis stood up and walked over and stood up on the coffee table, "Princess Buttercup, may I have this dance?" He extended his hand towards Mara. She took it and jumped up on the table with him. Everyone laughed and screamed as Mara and Louis started dancing, Louis dipped her and traced his lips barely against her neck and collar bone.
Liam stood up and clapped. "Bravo!" He laughed and smacked Louis on the bottom, "Let's go out to the fire."
The boys grabbed sweatshirts and jackets for layers; since the temperature reached below freezing and it was not even 10:30 p.m. Mara walked out with Elena and started lighting the fire. Mara struck the match against the box several times. With one match she lit the perfectly built teepee fire. They wood crackled and the flames danced up towards the clear sky. Liam and Zayn barreled out first, laughed and jumping down the stairs and looked at the fire. "Did you light that?" Zayn nudged Mara.
She stuck her tongue out at him, "Duh. I'm a cowgirl. Don't you remember, Rock-star." She winked. They stood by the fire and warmed up. In the middle of the silence came Louis, Harry, and Niall coming out of the cabin and talking with each other loudly; at random they broke into song with Niall playing the guitar.
"Oh God I didn't know we had to listen to you losers for our entertainment." Liam took a seat and inched his chair closer to the fire.
"You're just jealous because we're going to get laid tonight." Harry zipped up his jacket and jumped off the deck.
"By whom may I ask?" Mara held her hands on her hips. "Because there are no girls here."
"Then what do you call yourself then, love?" Harry approached Mara and poked her on the nose.
"Watch yourself." Mara pointed at him and laughed. Everyone started to become settled down, Elena went in and got marshmallows to roast and they all sat in a circle around the water side fire. Oddly, there weren't enough chairs for each person. At the end closest to the dock sat Liam, next to him was Elena who sat next to Niall. In Niall's lap lied his guitar which he played while everyone talked. Next to Niall was Louis. Zayn sat at the other end to close the circle. Harry and Mara decided to become the entertainment for the evening. They stood on the opposite side of the fire; they occasionally sat on one of the hot rocks. "Hey Niall." She looked over to Niall as she ate her roasted Marshmallow. "Can you play me one of those slow jams on one of those things?" She looked over to Harry, they exchanged grins. Harry stood up then extended his hand towards Mara, she took it and stood up and Niall started playing his guitar. He played an acoustic of a popular song; he looked at Mara and winked. Mara started speaking out lyrics: "One big room, full of bad bitches!" she repeated herself over and over again. Elena screamed and clapped. All the boys laughed as Harry cleared his throat before he started singing; Mara picking up where the rap started and rapped the verses while Harry sang background. Niall kept playing as best as he could along to them.
When the two finally finished, they bowed and held hands. While walking back over to the fire the high-fived each other. Harry went over to Zayn and sat on the ground and leaned back on his knees; Zayn reached down and rubbed Harry's shoulders. "Atta boy, Styles!" They all hollered at him.
"I thought they were beautiful!" Elena exclaimed and laughed. Niall leaned over to her and kissed her on the cheek. "You weren't really bad yourself."
Niall winked, "There's more where that came from, babe."
"Get out of here Niall!" They hollered at him and smacked him. Niall blushed.
Mara made her way over to Louis who kept himself underneath the blanket. "So," Mara lifted up the blanket and sat herself in his lap. "I'm taking you up on that offer." She whispered in his ear and giggled.
"Well it's about time." He whispered back. Everyone was silent and watching them. Mara played with her braid and nuzzled deeper under the blanket. "What?" Louis spoke up.
"Do you love each other?" Niall played a few strings and leaned forward.
"No!" Louis and Mara said simultaneously, looked at each other, and laughed nervously.
"We're just buds!" Mara pretended the punch Louis in the jaw.
"Then why did you choose his lap?" Elena leaned forward as well.
"Well..." Mara started.
"C'mon this lap could've used a buddy." Zayn motioned to his lap.
"Or mine!" Harry smiled and put his thumbs up.
"No, you've had enough lap time." Mara playfully glared at Harry. There was a silence, the silence wasn't awkward but it was more relaxing as they all enjoyed the sound of the fire crackling as the sap left over from the logs popped. Mara looked at Louis, he stared at the dancing fire, and he looked deep in thought. Her heart skipped and danced, the feeling of his body rise and fall with each breath made her more and more nervous. It was a good nervous, she loved how it felt. He looked down at her and smiled. Liam and Elena broke the silence. They all talked back and forth with one another. Mara wasn't listening and she could tell that Louis wasn't either. He wrapped his arm around her; Mara wrapped her arms around his firm torso. Her head rested on his shoulder, her face inches from his neck and her ear still exposed so she could hear the conversation. Louis turned his head and pressed his nose and lips against her ear. He inhaled deeply and closed his eyes. Mara smiled and closed her eyes.
"So what do you say mate?" Liam spoke up. It was quiet. "Louis?" Everyone started laughing. "Louis William Tomlinson!"
Niall reached over and smacked the back of Louis' head. "Hello in there?"
Louis jumped slightly and rose his head up and looked out at everyone, "What?" his voice sounded like he had just awoken from sleep. He blinked, "Sorry I was spacing out." He laughed, it shook Mara. She opened her eyes. "What's going on?" He exclaimed loudly.
Niall just started playing the guitar. It was familiar to everyone but Mara. Elena held back a scream and grabbed her arm rests tightly. "Shut up." She beamed ear to ear. Liam started singing first. Niall kept playing his guitar. To Elena it was a dream come true, they boy band One Direction started singing "One Thing" acapella. They had fun with it, clapping their hands and stomping their feet to the beat. It sounded beautiful. It felt unreal to both Mara and Elena. Elena held her hands together and watched as they all stood up; Louis setting Mara carefully down on the chair and they all stood facing Elena and Mara singing to them. As they finished, there was one snowflake that trickled out of the sky and landed on Zayn's head. Elena stood up and clapped. "That actually made my life. I can die now."
Mara laughed as the snow started to come down more. Harry and Louis stared freaking out and jumping on each other; screaming that it was snowing. The fire was died down and Mara stood up, "Should we go inside?"
Elena stood up as well and grabbed all the blankets, "Movie time again!" Everyone laughed. Louis carried Harry newlywed style into the cabin. Niall followed playing his guitar and Elena behind him.
Zayn squatted down, "I got you." Mara jumped on his back and Liam made noises that sounded like horseshoes clicking against the ground. Louis threw Harry on the couch and Zayn sat Mara on top of Harry and he sat on top of her. "Oh no!" Louis jumped on Zayn. Liam ran and jumped on Louis. Mara screamed and laughed. Harry just groaned with the more weight that was put on him.
Niall sat down his guitar and lay on top of everyone. "Aww I love you guys so much." He stroked Zayn's hair and Louis' behind at the same time.
"Mara! You guys killed Mara!" Elena exclaimed. "Hello!" Elena whispered loudly.
From the abyss muffled Mara, "Hello?" She breathed heavily. "I have butt in my face and crotch slammed in my stomach!" She made a loud groan. "Get off of me!" All the boys laughed.
Niall got off quickly, "Oh dear! Mara I didn't see you there." They all got off one by one, Harry, on the bottom faked dead.
Louis let out a fake cry. "Harry!" He got on his knees next to the couch and elevated Harry's head. "We killed Harry!" He looked out to his friends.
Mara got off the couch, "I was forced." She held her hands up in defense.
Louis sat Harry up into a sitting position; he continued to pretend to cry. Liam came over and hugged Louis. "It's ok, mate. He lived a good long life." He patted Louis' back.
"How are we going to revive him?" Niall sniffled as well and Zayn and he held each other.
Elena thought and walked over to Harry and poked him. "Wake up!"
Everyone got normal again as a smile stretched across Harry's face. He still didn't open his eyes. "Harry!" Louis jerked Harry's shoulders. "He still is dead." He frowned, "Or in a coma!" He gasped.
Elena held her finger up and turned on the light, "I know just the thing." She looked to Mara as she started taking her braid out. Elena grinned slyly and everyone else looked at her as well.
Mara awkwardly smiled then looked at Elena; she raised her eyebrows and nodded. "No." Mara's eyes widened, "I know what you are wanting me to do."
"What is it?" Liam looked at Elena.
"Is it that bad?" Zayn looked at Mara.
"Oh it's really bad." Mara shook her head, "Nope! Not doing it, not today!"
"Do it for Harry?" Louis made a pouty face and held his hands together.
Mara shook her head and crossed her arms.
"I dare you then!" Niall pointed at Mara then sat down on the love seat.
"If he dares you then I double dog dare you!" Louis sat down on the coffee table across from the couch. Liam and Zayn sat on the love seat next to Niall and Elena sat on his lap. They all stared at her; she was standing. "You have to do it!"
Mara got nervous and walked over to Harry and stood there; Elena grabbed her phone and turned on music. Mara's cheeks flushed pink. They boys all tensed up and watched Mara intently. She felt the music a little bit then looked over towards everyone. Zayn locked eyes with her, "It's ok, go on, we're just having a little fun here." He nodded at her. She looked at Louis who was staring at Mara's thighs then looked up in her eyes. She felt comfortable and slowly straddled Harry. They boys hollered softly and moved towards the edge of their seat. Niall moved his head onto Elena's shoulder so he wouldn't watch. Mara flipped her hair and started moving her waist slowly, her hips barely touching Harry's. His cheeks were pink as well. She kept dancing though. Mara moved her waist and body like a wave as she gave Harry a lap dance. Zayn's eyes watched Mara's behind as it moved around and jiggled at some slight movements. Louis sat forward, his arms resting against his knees and he as well watched with the same enthusiasm. Liam leaned back and raised his eyebrows at Mara's movements; he mouthed the word 'Wow'. Mara moved her body carefully and slowly, showing off a bit to everyone. Harry's eyes started to open; she looked down at him and slowly unzipped her sweatshirt. His eyes stared at her white shirt; he could see the red lace push up bra. He swallowed hard and tried his hardest not to lose control; he tilted his head back and listened to the music and felt her body grind against his. The tension in the air got thick. The room heated up; Mara took off her jacket completely and threw it. Zayn whistled and clapped.
The song ended and Mara sat in Harry's lap. "Look! It's a miracle!" She held Harry's face and smacked it. "He's alive!" She laughed and got off of Harry, "And I am done." She bowed and everyone clapped. "Oh thanks guys!" She blushed and pretended to dust her shoulders off.
Harry stood up fast and ran into the bathroom, "Pardon me a moment!"
Everyone laughed hard. "Is it done?" Niall muffled on Elena and looked up. "Oh god she has no shirt on." He looked at Mara then put his face back on Elena.
Louis stood up and grabbed Mara's sweatshirt then put it back on her, "I thank you for reviving my friend." He laughed and winked.
Zayn and Liam were standing outside the bathroom, they knocked, "How you doin' in there Harry?" They laughed.
Harry grunted, "Leave me alone for like 10 minutes... Thanks."
"Harry you whore!" Louis ran to the door and pounded on it.
"Hey mate! Leave me alone!" Harry laughed.
Elena clapped and smiled "Movie time?" She stood up and walked over to the movies.
"Let's let one of the guest pick out the movie." Mara sat down on the couch.
Niall pulled the blanket that rested over the couch over his head. "I'm a ghost."
Liam came running over and tackled Elena, "I want to pick the movie!" Zayn and Louis followed. They all surrounded the movies.
"You're picking out movies... without me!" Harry screamed from the bathroom.
"Shut up!" Mara yelled back at Harry and went over to the bathroom, opened it up a crack, and Harry screamed. "Just kidding." She ran back and jumped back on the couch.
"No Louis I don't want to watch something scary..." Elena whined.
"Please please! If it gets to scary you can hide your face in Niall's face." Louis tried to persuade Elena.
"Aw c'mon, love..." Niall sat back and patted his knee, "I'll keep you safe."
Elena sighed, "Fine." She stomped over to Niall and sat next to him, his arm wrapped around her. "I'll watch the scary movie." Niall kissed her cheek over and over then the side of her mouth. She blushed and smiled and kissed him back.
"Ew." Liam made a face, "I'm not sitting next to that..." Elena made a pout face then patted the spot next to her. Liam smiled and ran over. "Ok fine I will." He grabbed Elena's hand and patted it several times. Elena laughed.
Louis put in a scary movie, it was an exorcist movie. Selfishly he chose the movie because he wanted an excuse to sit next to Mara and try to make his move on her. He looked over to her; she smiled at him and blushed slightly. Zayn sat down and left room for Louis and Harry. Louis walked over; he could feel himself get tense. He grabbed a blanket and sat down next to Mara, putting the blanket over the two of them. Harry came running out of the bathroom and shot into the bedroom, he changed his clothes then came back into the room, turned off the light then sat down next to Louis. Everyone looked at him.
"Hey now, what would you all do if you were in my place?" He held his hands up in defense and shook his head. "I am ashamed you thought I was doing something naughty... I had to take a dump!"
"Yeah right." Zayn smacked Harry. They both laughed; the movie started.