Through the dark [H.S]

4

After roaming around a bit, Louis finally found a place where to park his car. Indeed, if Niall wasn't at the studio, he could have been only at one place: his Irish pub in London city centre. He had opened a fistful across the country, but that was his favourite, even because it was easy to reach both from the studio and his house. Emily was sure that place made him feel less homesick, considering that he never really overcame the whole Ireland thing.

The pub inside was cosy and comfortable, not too big with a long mahogany bar that gave it an old fashion touch. On the walls, pictures of famous Irish people and of One Direction-pictures of which Niall was very proud- were hanging. The light was suffused, creating a relaxing atmosphere along with the candles burning on the wooden tables where people were talking, eating and drinking.

"Put down that pint" Louis summoned Niall, who was sitting on a stool at the bar, staring at his large glass of beer.

"Don't tell the owner of the place what do when he is in place" Niall smirked.

"You better listen to me now" Louis insisted, pulling Niall's drink down. Niall looked daggers at him.

"Leave me alone, Louis! What on earth do you want? It's already difficult like that..." he answered, trying to sip his beer again, as if it would chase away all his troubles.

"Your leprechaun won't make Zayn come back..."

"Just shut up and give my beer! I don't want to think today! I don't know what it will be of us...Harry agreed with me, I don't know what's on your mind, Louis..."

"Harry?! Was Harry here?" Emily burst out. Because of the low lighting, Niall hadn't noticed her till then. He blushed a little.

"Yes, Harry was here...why?" he stated slowly, concerned of the answer he might get.

"Because that idiot disappeared! He left his family this morning to find it's true self! Do you know anyone more stupid?" Louis shouted while Niall's face grew pale.

"Niall...are you ok? Do you need me to bring anything to eat?". Sara, the stuff supervisor approached, worried Niall might get drunk at his own place. Emily had noticed how caring she always was towards him. Like him, she was far from her house in Italy and like him, she carried all the features of her nationality in her dark, long hair and hazelnut break-taking eyes .

"No, I'm fine...it's only that...could you please leave us alone, nothing personal but..."Niall asked her, gazing her pretty face that blushed rapidly.

"Okay, I'm sorry..." she said, tottering away and going back to the costumers. Even if nobody was around, Niall lowered his voice.

"He asked me for my boat!"

"He did what?!" Louis and Emily shouted at the same time in one of those moments of perfect silence, making all the costumers look at them. They lowered their voices, too.

"He did what?"

"He asked me the keys of my boat...he said he wanted to make a short trip to take some time to think about all this nasty situation...I thought you and the girl were included in his plans, I'm sorry Emily...I couldn't imagine..."

"Since when he knows how to drive a boat?" Louis exploded.

"Actually...I thought him. He had this thing since our first meeting, so for his birthday I thought him how to drive our boat..."Emily admitted, lowering her head. It was a real nightmare to her.

"Couldn't you give him some sex as present like any other wife? No...the girl that 'he found on a boat' had to teach that donkey how to drive a boat. Nice...really well done...now he could be anywhere...!"

"Louis, calm down! It's not her fault...it's nobody's fault...things are just being horrible lately...it's not our fault..." Niall tried to simmer his friend down, but Louis kept looking at him as if he wanted to destroy not only him but even the whole pub. Emily was kind of shocked by his excessive reaction. After all, she was the one who had been abandoned with a four year old child...

"Let's go, Emily...I can't hear this shit!" Louis screamed and left, without even greeting Niall, who turned to his beer with a much more aggressive attitude. The lost look in his eyes made Emily stop for a second. Zayn's decision was having huge consequences, so huge he could not even imagine. Not only he was destroying One Direction, he was destroying each member of the band as a person. Including himself, sadly. Niall seemed to get what she was thinking and faked a smile.

"Don't worry, princess, if Harry doesn't come back, I'll take care of you! I already told you I have a thing for you..." he winked.

"Yes and you were drunk and almost destroyed my relationship with Harry!" she said, laughing at the memory of Niall stealing her a kiss at a  goodbye party before their first American tour years before...their first American tour...how many years had passed? Her smile broke. Even if many days, weeks, months, years had passed since that moment, she still loved Harry like the first day, she still wanted to spend her life with him so badly. Forever.

"Niall...know listen to me" she said grabbing his hands in hers, "it's a hard period, so accept all the good love people want to give you..."

"What do you mean?" he innocently asked.

"Sara, the Italian girl...ask her out...she would be good for you, I feel she loves you tenderly...and that you like her, too". Niall slightly blushed at these words and then turned to watch Sara who was staring at his back from the other side of the room, biting her lips.

"See how worried she is for you. Leave this pint and go to her. In times like this, all we need is love" Emily told him, holding back the tears. She needed Harry's love, too. She wanted to feel loved by him, too.

Niall finally smiled at her.

"Thanks...Emily, I'll do what you said" he added smiling at Sara who smiled him back for a second before staring at the ground.

"If there's anything I can do to find Harry..."

"Thank you, Niall"

"Why did it take so long to greet that Irish fella? Aren't  you in love with Harry anymore?" Louis' reaction was starting to get on Emily's nerves.

"Let's go, Louis"

"Where for God's sake?"

"At the port. I might know where Harry is".

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Hi again!

I just wanted to say that i introduced Sara's character just to please my sister. She forced me to do so. She had a gun.

Love