Started with XFactor (Niall Horan) *COMPLETED*

Chapter 18

Zayn's P.O.V (rare)

"Beth, I'm sorry, but this is really something we can't talk about right now. It will just ruin everything. I've only just gotten you back, I don't want to lose you again." I say, calming my self. I didn't want to snap again, or have my totally rude attitude again. Beth means so much to me, it's true. I just don't want to lose her.

"Zayn, please. This is so important. I just need to know what's wrong. It won't change anything. It's changing things now, because it's eating me alive. I hate seeing you sad. You mean so much to me." She said, and for the first time since we met, I actually saw the tears welling up in her eyes.

I mean, that day when Niall was yelling at John, you could tell she was going to cry. But she ran out of the room before anyone noticed. She has this thing, where she doesn't like being venerable in front of people. So I guess this was really important to her, for her to be willing to cry in front of me.

"Alright. You promise not to tell anyone? And by anyone, I mean, not even your father. I think he might kill me if I tell you this." I said. I can't believe I was actually agreeing to tell Beth this. I could be disowned by my family. I could be killed by her father. I might never see her again. But I would do anything to make her happy.

"Zayn, I promise. And when I make a promise, I tend to keep it." She said softly, eyes shining from the tears that were in her eyes, but have now been swallowed back.

I leaned forward and grabbed both her hands. She held them, and squeezed slightly to reassure me. I smiled sadly. I can't believe I'm actually doing this. I look into her big blue eyes. "Beth. I am-"

Niall's P.O.V

After 5 minutes of Zayn being M.I.A, Rob finally noticed he was gone. He looked around the table to see if he was sitting somewhere else or talking with one of the other boys. When he stood up and whipped his head around frantically, Liam, Harry and Louis stopped talking too. "What you looking for Rob?" Louis asked.

He turned quickly and looked at us all. "Where is Zayn?" He asked, deep worry in his voice. I studied the man confused. He was tense and looked very, very worried. He then looked at me. I sat up straight and looked into his eyes, and I saw what I saw the day I met him: 'over-protective dad mode'. I was frightened once again. "Niall, where is Zayn?" He said, looking directly into my eyes for full effect.

I looked over to the boys, who were looking even more frightened than me. I guess it's because I had encountered this attitude from Rob before, it wasn't totally terrifying to me. I stood up, trying to look as big as possible, to show I wasn't effected by his intimidating posture. "I sent him to go clean up his mess." I said boldly. Louis, Liam and Harry all looked at me, scared to death.

"And what mess would that be Niall?" He asked, using my name to try and make himself sound much more intimidating than he actually was. His eyes may be a soft colour, but they were strong and pouring into my brain.

"I don't know exactly." I admitted. "He had, somehow, upset Beth. So now, he is in the living room trying to fix what is broken. Trying to restore their friendship." I explained. This just got him even more angry. His shoulders got squared and his chest puffed up high, making him look huge, like a body builder.

He charged for the door, but before he reached it, I motioned for the boys to stop him. Louis, Liam, Harry and I all jumped in front of him when he was four strides away from the living room entrance. "Why is this such a big deal? Shouldn't they be getting along?" Louis asked, getting his confidence from me.

"You boys don't understand. There is something that could change Beth's life in there, that really shouldn't be in her hands until she is responsible enough to deal with it. It's bad enough I'm letting her date you." He said looking at me. I gasped and stepped back. "That's not what I meant Niall." He said in a lighter tone.

"What did you mean them?" I snapped. I had too much confidence now, and I'm pretty sure it's going to get me into trouble. But Rob's shoulders slumped down and his chest lowered to. His hands which were previously formed into fists, had now relaxed.

"It's just, the whole publicity thing, you know? She's only 15 for god sake. How do you think she is going to deal with it. I already know the stress she is under at home. Everyone relying on her, because she is too generous." I nodded knowingly.

I knew exactly what he was talking about. Now, not only would she have the stress of her job, her nieces, school work and helping her family, but the hate. The hate came pretty bad with being famous, it was the only down side. "What's wrong with Zayn then?" I asked quietly.

At his name, Rob stiffened up again, but his voice remained calm and soothing. "I am going to lay a really big secret on you boys. You have to promise not to tell anyone! Not even Beth." We all nodded in agreement. He swallowed hard then continued. "Zayn is-"

A/N: Mwahahahahahahaha! Cliff-hanger in BOTH P.O.V's. Please don't kill me for it. Not that many people are reading anyway:D

Oh well. I write for fun, not fame! Love the people who are reading!xx

Dedicated to Naturally_Imperfect! Thanks for reading this!<3