Since You've Been Gone (One Direction Fan Fiction)

Chapter 28

My knees were shaking as I re read the message. Why is this happening to me. I need to save him. I need to save harry. My best friend, I love him with all my heart. I miss him. I miss the friendship we had. I have to save him. I can't let him die. I need to find a way. I mentally rack my brain to find the meaning of the last clue I was given. 3-2-1 that could mean anything.

 I was startled
"Hey Bella?" A voice said from behind me placing there hand on my shoulder. From shock my phone fell out of my hands, smashing against the cement floor. Smashing into pieces. I turn on my heels too come face to face with Paul.
 
"Shit sorry I didn't mean to scare you! Just wanted to make sire you were okay you don't look so well" He bent down and picked up my now useless phone.
 
"It's okay!Its not your fault! I said realizing I now have no way to communicate with mr x. Paul inspected the damage of the phone.
 
"Ill be sure to have a new one for you tomorrow". I nod as I take the smashed iPhone from his hands, trying to find a way to revive it. It was no use. It was gone. Now I'm just going. To have to go by what I remember.
 
"Bella?", "sorry what?" Paul snapped me out of my state i didn't even notice he was talking to me.
 
" i said Do you have the boys costume changes ready for the next song"
 
"what's the next song?".
 
 "Ahh!" Paul quickly flipped through his clip board. "What makes you beautiful is up next!".
 
"Umm..." Shit I have been so tied up in this shit, I completely forgot to do my job.
 
"Yeah everything is out and ready to go - i made the finally adjusmets like you told me to bells!" turn and see Anne-Marie giving me a wink.
 
When Paul turned his back to me quickly I mouthed "thank you".
 
 "Okay good! Well then I guess your free to go and watch the remainder of the show if you like! There is a few spare seats in VIP next to the boys families". I nod politely before Paul turns on his heels and walks of with Anne Marie towards the dressing room.
 
I think back to all of mr x previous clues, in the 2nd clue he gave me the numbers worked out to be WMYB - "omg! Fuck that's next and I haven't even found the girl!" I didn't think I could feel more panicked then I did before. I watch as The boys finished singing kiss me and were running of the left side of the sage for the next costume change. I need help, I can't do this on my own and I know exactly who can help me, i need to stall.
 
"Luke! Hey um nialls head set isn't working he need another one quick quick!" I stalked up to him, he is the music assistant.
 
"What are you talking about? It was working perfectly in the last song?" He realised his right eye brow at me.
 
"Umm Niall accidently go salsa all over it! Quick hurry Paul sent me to get it!", without hesitation Once he heard Paul's Name he handed me a head set. I snatched it out of his hands and running quickly our onto the black stage, before Someone could stop me. I new I not had about 45 seconds until the boys would be out. Flicking the head set on. I was standing centre stage it was darkness. I take a deep breath, it's now or never.
 
"Dennis can I get a spot light please?" I spoke into the microphone. The crowed started a chatter, wondering what the hell was going on.

"Bella what thefuck are you doing!" Paul screamed into his head set - which then rang through my ear piece.
 
"Just please ill be quick I have to do something I said back into my microphone" At this point it looked like I was a crazy girl talking to myself because the crowd could only her me. I heard Paul sigh Into te head set.
 
"Please!" I said again.
 
"You have 30sec - Dennis give her a spot like!". Almost instantly I was blinded by a powerful spot like hitting only me. The crowd went dead silent - then all of a sudden erupted Into a explosions of screams. "Bella!" "Bella!" They began to chant my name. I could only see a couple of rows at the front. And the faces I could see they were lookin at me waiting for me to say something, wondering why I was alone on the stage.
 
 "Ahh hi guys" I Managed to spit out. The crowd responded with I think was ment to be a hi.
 
"Bella you have 25 seconds" Paul was giving me a countdown in my ear. "
 
Who's having a good time tonight?" I said trying to put as much enthusiasm i can manage. The crowd roared again.
 
"Good, Well I'm actually up here tonight - because there is someone in the crowd that has come here tonight to Ruin your night my night and the boys night" The crowd started to boo. "This is where I need all the Directioners help tonight! The crowd screamed again.
 
"So some of you may or may not have heard about the "pathetic Mr .x character" I raised my hands and did the quotation marks.
 
"We'll Mr.X and his minion is here tonight!"
 
"Bella what the fucking hell are you doing! Cut her off cut her off now".
 
"No don't please!" The crowd looked at me in confusion. "Mr.x has been sending me messages and riddles - basically threatening to kill harry here tonight!" The crowd began to scream - not like before but shrillz.
 
"He has given me one last clue...That I need help solving! Do you think you an help me?" The crowed roared in responses.
 
"Okay I don't have long to. Explain. The clue is 3-2-1. Does that have any meaning to you guys?". A girl from the from row poped up, waving her hand in the air trying to get my attention. She couldn't be more then 13 years old, she was wearing a t-shirt with nialls face on it.
 
"Yes you in the front" I said pointing at her.
 
"It could stand for the song moments - because those letters don't match up to any other song, but if you add 1+2+3 it equals 6 - which means it could stand for M for moments!"
 
"wow thanks I would have neve thought of that, but moments was at the begnjng I the show so it must stand for something else, thank you so much!"
 
"I love you!!" She's creamed back at me.
 
"I love you you thank you :)" I gave her a weak smile, I still haven't solved this clue. Paul had been talking to me well screaming at me the entire time so I removed my head peice I needed toco consecrate. 

 "GUN!!!!!!!" A girl screamed from the second row " she's got a gun!" The entire room went into a panic.
 

Thats when i saw it. A pale faced girl, with mousse brown long hair, her black eyes were blood shot red. she had dark deep circles under her eyes, her cheeks bones were defined and harsh. she looked to be about 17 years old. Frail and small. Her eyes full of anger, like she was possesed. she raised her arms, holding the Gun in her hands. Pointing directly at me. the whole room had dropped to teh ground, screaming and crying and all i could do was stand there in shock, my body still and paralyzed. The girl still had the gun aimed at me. it was like everything was happening in slow motion.    "Bella NOOOOO!" from the corner of my eyes i see harry dive out infront of me. Slow motion like you see in the movies. the bullet penerated his chest and he fell to the ground. the screams were deafening, the cries were ear peircing. just like Mr.x had said.

And that's when a wave of panic attacked my body. My energy levels were dropping rapidly and I could feel my weak body deteriorating. My heart rate slowed and so did my breathing. My legs could no longer support the weigt of my body as I collapse to the ground. I was fighting to keep myself awake but I couldn't. This was not the time. My friend had taken a bullet for me, he could be dead. I need to save my friends, Harry's going to die, i failed him. those were my last thoughts. 

 My dieases was bound to catch up on me sooner ot later, im the only one to blame; i did This to myself. Paul came running towards me, followed by am army of security guards.
 
"Bella!" He called as he ran towards me. His for steps hard and loud. My body was shutting down. I was now on my back. Paul came into my line of vision. Why was he helping me no go and help Harry, i tried to scream but nothing was coming out. The crowd was screaming high pitches screams, pure chaos..
 
"Call 911 Soemone !" Paul screamed. "Bella! Stay with me your fine help is coming!"
 
"don't tell them my secret ill be fine" I manged to spit out before Blackness and darkness swept over me.

I was coming in and out of consciousness. I remember being carried by Paul, he was running down a white corridor, it was a blur of white.
 
Again I remembering waking up in the back of the ambulance. Calling my name
 
"Isabella! Can you hear me? if you can squeeze my hand" I could hear them but I had no control over my body. I blacked out again. 

The last thing I remember before I blacked out for good. Was a out of breath Niall, through the theatre window. With tears steaming down his perfect face. The angel of an angel, my Guardian Angel.

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