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Nouis ~ Drowning (1)

Niall's POV
We were eating lunch between takes for our 'You and I' video, and everyone had fish and chips to eat. I wandered over to the edge of the pier with mine to look out over the sea.

It was nice, even with the screams of both our fans and the seagulls. I leant over the side and closed my eyes. It was calming, if freezing, but my fluffy coat was keeping me nice and warm.

Just as I relaxed, something happened. I don't know what it was, but I was no longer on the pier. I was underwater, fully clothed and surrounded by chips. I tried to swim up, but the waves seemed huge and the current pulled me underneath the pier. Panic filled my mind, but I tried not to scream. I could see light on the other side of the pier before there was a sharp pain in my leg, then something pulled at my neck.

I gasped and bubbles left my mouth. I was bleeding, I could see the blood flowing from my leg into the water. My coat was pulling at my neck, but I couldn't move it. It was tangled around something.

I kicked, pulled and twisted as hard as I could to try and get loose before the world began going black. I felt cold now and my body was starting to relax. I let go of everything and gave into the feeling. The last thing I remembered was my head falling forwards and popping out of the coats' collar, freeing my throat.

Harry's POV
"Ok. Places boys!" The director shouted and we all got ready on the pier. Before they shouted action, I saw Louis looking round.
"Where's the Irish lad? Has he finished his chips yet?"
"What? He isn't here?"
"Niall? Niall!" I called and we all looked round for him.
"Could we find him please?" The director told us in annoyance. We had already been a pain to him for most of the day.
"He can't have gone far," Louis said before he jogged off. I walked back down the pier while looking over the sides, just in case Niall had decided to go for a swim.
"Help!" Louis screamed a few minutes later before I heard a splash. Everyone ran to where Louis had screamed and I looked over. My eyes widened in horror as I saw Niall's coat tangled up in the underwater part of the pier. "Help!" Louis screamed less than a minute later and all the crew ran to him. He was swimming with Niall, who was unconscious in his grip. Paul dived in to help Louis while Liam and I ran to the shore.
"He's unconscious Harry," Liam told me in shock.
"I know."
"Do we need an ambulance or something?"
"I don't know," I told him before I waded in. Paul and Louis were both struggling to keep Niall's head above the water, so I got to them and lifted his head up for them.

Between the three of us, we got Niall onto the sand and Paul listened for his breathing.
"Paul?"
"He's breathing."
"Do I need to get an ambulance?"
"Yes. Get an ambulance."
"Harry, give me your top," Louis said as Paul took Niall's pulse and I did so. He proceeded to wrap it tightly round Niall's leg, which was bleeding very heavily.
"His pulse is good. Help me get him onto his side boys," Paul said and Louis and I gave him a hand to roll Niall over. Paul placed a coat down so that Niall's face didn't end up in the sand when he was on his side. Paul then began rubbing Niall's breastbone and Louis and I watched in silence. After a moment, Niall began coughing up water.
"Niall!" I called as Paul put his hand onto Niall's back and Niall gagged and choked on the water as it came out.
"Paul, he's bleeding through Harry's top," Louis said and we both looked at Niall's left leg. Blood was gushing out of it and my top was indeed drenched in Niall's blood.
"Don't touch it, it's stopping sand getting into his wound. The paramedics should be here soon."
"Ok," I replied as Niall stopped gagging and our attention turned back to him.
"Niall? Can you hear us mate?" Louis asked, but Niall had gone limp.
"It was an involuntary action Louis. He's not awake."
"Oh."
"He's freezing," I said as I felt Niall's forehead. "Do we have a hot water bottle anywhere?"
"Here," Someone said before they handed me one.
"Thank you," I replied before I put it against Niall's chest.
"Come on Nialler, wake up," Louis begged as we waited for the paramedics to arrive.