Started with XFactor (Niall Horan) *COMPLETED*

Chapter 19

Niall's P.O.V

"She's what?" I yelled a bit louder than intended. Louis, Harry and Liam just stared, obviously too shocked to say or do anything. They actually looked pretty funny. Eyes wide and jaw open as far as possible. At least I managed to get words out.

"Yeah. She's Zayn's cousin. As you can see, they have no similar features. This is Because he is from her mothers side." He said. We had all had time to think. Me, Louis and Harry were at the table, listening to Robs story. Liam was at the door listening to what Zayn and Beth were talking about.

"They are alike though." I said. They all looked at me. "They are both so stubborn and big hearted and loving and caring. And they worry about everything." I explained. Then I looked at my three band mates. "And did you notice how they became best friends when they first met?" I asked. The remembered back then they all nodded, ginning.

"Rob, Zayn is going to tell Beth something. He said, 'Promise not to tell anyone? And by anyone, I mean, even your father. I think he might kill me if I tell you this.' And now Beth is talking." Liam said worried.

"Boys. We need to get in there. Niall, you distract Beth as Louis, Harry, Liam and I take Zayn from the room." We all nodded and headed towards the door.

Zayn's P.O.V (rare)

"Beth. I am-" I was about to tell Beth I am her cousin, when suddenly Louis, Harry, Liam, Niall and Rob burst into the room. Niall rushes over to Beth and smashes his lips against hers. Then, the next second, there are eight hands grabbing me and pulling me out of the room. There were two on my shoulders,  two on each arm, stopping me from harming anyone, one around my waist and one on my mouth, stopping me from calling for help. Not that I was going to anyway.

I don't think they intended for Beth to see, but she did. She was away from Niall's kiss, but he was holding her back.

Everything was going in slow motion.

I was being pulled away from Beth by four people, while Niall was holding her back, stopping her from getting to me. She was shouting my name over and over, screaming for the people not to take me away. I managed to slightly move my hand in a little goodbye gesture, and let one tear slip. I knew at that moment, I will never see Beth again.

Beth's P.O.V

"Beth. I am-" Just as Zayn was going to attempt to cheer me up, we were interrupted by a sudden blow of excitement. Louis, Liam, Harry, Niall and dad came bursting into the living room. Niall quickly made his way over to me and smashed his lips against mine. Thanks to this, I was oblivious to what else was happening for a few seconds.

I pulled away from Niall and looked into his eyes, and saw something really odd. It was like he was pleading for forgiveness. I wondered why, so I looked over his shoulder and I saw a dreadful scene. I instantly regretted looking over his shoulder.

Zayn was being dragged out of the room by Louis, Liam, Harry and, probably the worst person of all, my father. He was leading them out of the room. "Dad!" I screamed. He looked at me, but kept moving. "Louis, Harry, Liam! Stop it! Please! Leave him alone!" I screamed, my heart sinking to the bottom of my stomach.

I was trying to get to Zayn, to help him, but I couldn't. Niall had his arms wrapped around my waist, obstructing me from getting to him. The one and only person I needed right now, was being pulled out of the room. I carried on screaming and trying to escape Niall's grasp.

Then, what Zayn did next, it broke my heart. Even though Liam's hand was over Zayn's mouth, I saw that same sad smile appear on his lips because of the raise of his cheeks. He made a little goodbye wave, then I instantly broke down when I saw what came next. Just before he was out of the door, I saw a single tear fall. One filled with so much emotion and regret, I knew because of the look in his eyes.

My heart shattered into a million pieces and I broke down crying. I fell back into Niall's arms and hid my face in his chest. My breathing was fast and heavy, and I was violently crying into Niall. I felt so bad. Not only did I not know what was wrong before, but now, the one person who I needed, the one person who could make me happy at this moment in time, was gone.

What hurt the most though, was that my father looked like the master of this plan. Like he knew what he was doing, and he was instructing the others what to do and where to go. My father, and Zayn's best friends (and my boyfriend) upset me terribly. I don't even know why.

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After about 20 minutes of sobbing, my tears ran out and I was calmed down slightly. I raised my head and realized where I was. I was in Niall's embrace. Although I wanted to stay in his arms forever, I knew I couldn't, because he was a part of the plan. I quickly jumped away from Niall and stormed into the kitchen.

I went into the fridge and grabbed a water. Niall hesitantly walked in about a minute after me. I would be careful if I was him now. "Why?" Was all I said, but I didn't look up at him. I couldn't look at his face as he lied to me, because I knew that what he was going to do. He was going to lie to me. Good thing I can detect a lie.

"I can't tell you." Was his reply. He sat on the table in front of me as I stared at the water. Okay, so it wasn't a lie, but he was hiding the truth from me. I just carried on staring at the water. "There is a reason I, nor any of the others, can tell you why. It's to protect you." He said quite sternly.

I slammed my fist against the table. "You think you are protecting me?" I yelled. "From what?" My voice raising higher. "From Zayn?" I asked coldly. I looked up at Niall. He was shocked, and looked slightly scared. "You would have protecting me by letting me help him. By letting him tell me what he was going to say." I said softly.

Niall's P.O.V

"Letting you do both would have gotten yourself hurt Beth. Please, just trust me?" I asked. I was scared. Scared she was going to leave me, again. I couldn't lose her, but I couldn't let her go through that kind of pain. If she had the information that her and Zayn were cousins, she could potentially let it slip at an interview or something.

She snickered at my plead. "How can I trust you when you are hiding something? How can I trust you after the stunt today? Would you trust me if I did that to your best friend?" She asked sharply. I could see where she was coming from. I didn't know what else to do.

"No, I wouldn't, okay? Now let me take you home, as I suspect you have no desire to be here." I snapped. I know it was harsh, but it was the only way to get through to her. Just grabbed her water and nodded.

Honestly, I though she would have made things worse and yelled back at me. Started another fight or something, but no! She had to agree. It just made understanding her even more complicated.

A/N: Was it what you were expecting? Where you expecting something extravagent like this, or were you hoping on Zeth? I LIKE TO MAKE THINGS LESS PREDICTABLE!!! Mwahahaha:D

Dedicated again to Natrually_Imperfect! Just because she is sweet, amazing, nice and brilLiam enough to read this story!<3