the rugby king. || nick nelson x fem reader

9: date.

(all songs link to the chapter. and please please please listen to them while reading.)

nick's pov:
oh shit.
what do i do??? what if shes dead???? is this my fault??
i run downstairs and scream for my mum. tears running down my face like it's a marathon.
"MUM! MUM! MUM PLEASE HELP!" i scream
"what's the matter nicky?" she runs over faster than usain bolt.
"it's aria! when she was here she was extremely intoxicated and now she's passed out and she won't wake up and i don't know what to do" i say all of that without taking a breath.
"okay, nick breathe. she will be fine. just go up there and rest her head on something soft. make her feel comforted okay?" my mum rubs my shoulder.
"o-okay" i sniffle and go back upstairs. i pick up aria's head and place it in my lap and start to stroke her hair.

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after a while i fall asleep and i don't even know if aria woke up. i damn hope so because i want to talk to her about what she said about us. bullshit.
i want her to be my girlfriend so bad. she deserves to be treated right. i just don't want her to think that we are bullshit. she probably thinks i'm using her or something but i'm not. every kiss i gave her, i meant it. the eye contact we shared while she was dancing, i wanted to keep it as long as possible. anyway i'm sleeping so idek why this has come up. but i hope she has woken up.

aria's pov:
i woke up in nicks bed. nellie licking my face. i turn to my side and nick is there sleeping peacefully. i get out my phone and snap a picture. he's such a cutie.. hang on. why am i in his bed.?
did we..?
noooo.
we can't. we didn't. did we?
nellie whines and i let her out the room. i rub my eyes and i have a banging headache. all i remember was taking.. hang on. drugs. alcohol. oh shit.
i get up and go downstairs to see nick, sarah isn't here. i see nick with another male. i don't know who that is.
"ahhhh there's the lucky one!!" the male says.
lucky one??
"what." i mumble
"aria is it?" he walks closer to me..
"david please." nick says
"awh, aren't you a pretty girl?" he strokes my face.
"david. piss off." nick says and takes me upstairs.
"good morning" he says as he shuts his door. "how did you sleep?" he faces me.
"um, fine." i look down at my shoes.
"good. um. so i wanna talk to you about something." he looks serious. he sounds serious.
"okay.." i say quietly, my voice breaking.
"did you mean what you said about us?" he looks me dead in the eye.
"about us?" i frown.
"yeah. you said our relationship is bullshit." he looks around the room, then back at me.
"did i?" i feel so bad. "oh nick." i stand up "i'm so sorry. i did not mean any of that"
"is that bullshit too?" he asks.
"of course not." i get up to hug him.
(tw: mentions of abuse)
he pushes me away and raises his voice.
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE ANYMORE ARIA. I GOT IN A FIGHT FOR YOU, THEN YOU SAY WE ARE BULLSHIT?"
"look, i'm sorry okay?" i start to cry. "i don't know why every relationship i start to get in or be in is toxic. i try my best but, they just use me as a punching bag." i look down at my fingers.
"punching bag?" he sits next to me. "aria i'm sorry for raising my voice at you. it's just, your the only person that makes me feel loved. i've never felt this way before about anyone and i don't know how to react"
"it's not your fault. i'm the one who said that we're bullshit. we really aren't, i think i just said it because i was intoxicated" i smile weakly
"why do you take drugs? sorry for asking" he looks at me
"i don't. but sometimes, when words get to me, i take them to escape from reality." i look down
nick just hugs me. i hug him back and we just stay there for a bit.
"um, i think i should go home. see you in school though yeah?" i ask
"oh yeah definitely" he smiles

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it's monday morning and i can't see nick by the school. i look at harry and give him a death stare.
"i know i'm attractive mate, but there's no need to stare" he says cockily.
"what happened to your face then?" i ask
"ask your boyfriend" he sniggers
"my boyfriend?" i question
"nick nelson. he got some serious anger issues mate."
then elle, tao and charlie comes over to me.
"you okay ari?" charlie says.
"i'm fine." i walk off and go find nick. i find him in our form room and he had a black eye. how did i not notice this yesterday? i go to sit next to him.
"what the fuck happened." i raise my voice a little.
"i tried telling you when you was drunk but um, i kinda got into a fight. with harry."
"nick.." i look at him sympathetically. "how did it start?"
"well, when i got back, harry was saying some really nasty things about you and, i just lost it." he looks at me and i touch his bruise.
"does that hurt?" i ask
"a little" he winces.
"nick.. you do not have to get into fights for me. i'm honestly used to it by now." i smile
"you shouldn't have to be. you are the kindest, most nicest person ever. you don't deserve any of this" he leans his head on my shoulder and holds my hand.