Expect the Unexpected (Niall Horan Fanfic)

Red Horror

"GONE," it read. I stood there, my hands were almost shaking. In thick red lipstick, the four letter was written on my bathroom mirror. I stood at the door, not knowing what to do. I swear my heart had stopped for a few good seconds when I laid my eyes on the word. Is this some sort of joke? I walked in slowly and stood in front of the mirror. I looked at my reflection, and above it was the thick red writing. I didn't know what to do.

"ALICE," I screamed so the whole house heard. I stayed still, staring at my reflection.

"Hey, is everything - WOAH," Louis said as he stood at the door.

"Wh-SHIT," Alice cursed as she walked into my bathroom. She slowly walked in and stood next to me, her eyes wide. We just froze there.

"Maddy? Is everything alright?" my mum's soothing voice spoke gradually getting louder as she got closer to us. I didn't reply. My mouth was too dry. "Hey, are you guys-" she started again as she stood at the door. "Okay, you guys go downstairs. I'll clean this up."

Alice had to nudge me a little for me to snap out of my blank thoughts. She dragged me downstairs and into the lounge. She went to the kitchen and poured three glasses of water. She sat mine down on the coffee table in front of me.

"How did it get there?" Louis questioned.

"I don't even know," I replied as I picked up the glass of water for a sip. I swear it was going to spill everywhere, my hands were that shaky.

"Don't worry. It's probably nothing," my sister said, trying to calm me down a bit.

How can I not worry? How did the writing even get there in the first place? What a sick joke. It's probably not even a joke. Someone wants me gone.

"Ready to go?" Liam asked as he came downstairs with the other three boys behind him.

"Yeah, let's go," Louis replied. He gave me a small smile as we all stood up.

For Harry's sake, I'll just pretend that I didn't see it. It was scary though. I won't ever be able to unsee what I saw.

Niall and I haven't spoken since as well. Did I say something wrong? Is he mad at me? I just want things to go back to normal.

I was walking alone, behind everyone. Zayn slowed down his pace so that he was walking with me. I looked up at him and he looked back at me.

"He's just worried, you know?"

"What's there to worry about?"

"He just wants you to be safe. Katie is dangerous and he's just worried that something might happen to you," he explained. I looked to the ground and back up.

"It's just hard though."

"I know. Niall knows too. But it's better for you to keep your distance."

"I guess.."

"So, what was the loud yell for this morning?"

It was as if suddenly, the wind picked up and goosebumps rose to my arms.

"Um, I walked in my bathroom and, um, I saw the word 'gone' written in capital letters on my mirror in red lipstick," I explained.

"What? Who wrote it?"

"I don't know.."

"Okay, that's just weird."

-

I sat on the sand with the ocean breeze blowing my hair back while the others chased each other and splashed each other with water. I felt rude, not being with them and especially when today was for Harry, but I was just scared. I felt sick and I just couldn't act like nothing was wrong.

Niall looked at me and I just looked out to the water, avoiding his gaze. He then said something to Zayn and walked over to me. He sat down next to me and turned his head to look at me but I kept my eyes straight ahead.

"Are you alright?" he asked. There was a short pause before I answered

"No.. I'm not," I admitted. I turned my head to face him. He wrapped an arm around me and in response, I rested my head on his shoulder, breathing in his scent that I had missed; even if it was only for a few hours. It felt good to have him back, even though I never truly lost him.

He didn't speak, he just rubbed my arm in a soothing manner. "I'm scared."

"Don't be scared. Nothing bad is going to happen, and if it does, I'll be there for you. You'll get through it. You're stronger than you think."

I'm assuming that Louis or Zayn had told him about the writing on the mirror. He had just said a few sentences and already made me feel better. I feel as if as long as I'm with Niall, everything will be alright and I really hope it'll be true.

"Thank you."

He kissed my forehead in return and I snuggled further into him.

-

After the beach, we went back and watched 21 Jump Street. Mum cooked us taco's for dinner since they were Harry's favourite. I think that my mood in the first half of the day would've annoyed Harry. I wanted to apologize but after talking to Niall, I felt alright and hopefully Harry was relieved that I wasn't moody for the rest of the day.

After saying bye to Harry, Paul came and picked him up to go to the airport. We then headed upstairs and hit the showers. I was a bit scared to look in the mirror, scared that the writing would be back. I flicked the switch and the light came on. I slowly walked in and faced the mirror. I stared at my reflection, with hesitation. I drew in a deep breath and began stripping my clothes off.

-

"So, what do you want to do for your birthday?" Liam asked.

"We don't have to do anything, honestly."

"We have to do something," Niall added in.

"We'll take you out for dinner," Zayn stated.

"There's no need," I fought back.

"Do you want to invite any of your friends?" Louis asked.

Oh yeah, I'll just invite a friend to have dinner with One Direction. Casual. I don't have any decent friends and inviting Katie was way out of question.

"Nah, it's fine."

"Well, I'm going to take Maddy out for the first half of the day," Niall stated. I looked at him with a smile which he returned and he then kissed me on the cheek, making them redden.

"Aw, that's cute," my sister responded.

"Where are we going?" I asked, suddenly a bit excited about this.

"It's a surprise," he replied giving me another perfect smile. I gave him an annoyed face and he just kept smiling.

It's amazing how being with Niall can just make me forget about everything. He cares so much and I don't know what I did to deserve him. He's just incredible and I can't believe I get to call him my boyfriend.