"Home sweet home," Liam murmured, voice holding amusement in a failed attempt to lighten the mood. I had calmed down from the incident at the stable, but the thoughts wouldn't stop twirling rapidly throughout my mind. So many thoughts that I needed answers for; if I was to stay here for long, however.
The door was pushed open, and I hopped inside before Liam, peeling off my shoes and leaving them by the front door as I shuffled inside my new home. Liam wasn't far behind me, making sure to close the door and lock it again.
Sucking in a deep sigh, I plopped onto the couch, quickly falling over to bury my face into one of the decorative pillows as I let out a muffled and frustrated scream. I couldn't help it, all the built up frustration forming in the pit of my stomach from the second those girls called Liam's name at the park.
Liam was quick to sit beside me, his hand making it's way to my back to rub comforting circles. He didn't ask what was wrong, he didn't force me to tell him, he simply let me get all my frustration out, waiting for the time when I would tell him with my own will.
I willed myself to take my face away from the pillow, leaning up to a sitting position so my weight was supported into Liam's side. I took this as an opportunity to place my weight on him, slumping into his in exhaustion. His arm wrapped around and gently massaged circles on the skin of my exposed upper arm, making his way down.
"Want to tell me what's wrong?" He asked gently, his hand still working calming circles on my skin.
My head whipped back and forth rapidly, allowing my hair to fall in front of my eyes. "No, it's stupid. I'm over reacting."
I heard him sigh heavily, shifting beside me as he reached over and pushed pieces of my now frizzy and tangled blonde hair from my eyes. His deep brown eyes searched mine for a moment, before he shook his head. "I'm sure it's not stupid. Tell me babe."
I bit my lip harshly, moving away from his grip as I turned to stare at him seriously. "Liam..I'm scared."
His eyebrows shot up in confusion, before his whole face turned into an expression of concern. "Why would you be scared? No one is going to hurt you or anything.."
"No, I'm scared because-" I cut myself off by swallowing deeply. "I'm scared that the castle is going to find me. That mother and father are going to send guards after me, to force me back to the castle. And I don't know what they would do to you if they found you..I don't want them to find us in general."
Liam let out a short chuckle, reaching over to grab my hand and squeeze it gently. "Babe, I told you, they won't find us here. And if they do we can run away again, or the boys can help us hide-"
"That's my point Liam," He stopped talking to stare into my eyes in confusion. I sighed, clarifying, "I don't want to have to hide from them. I don't want to be constantly worrying that someone is going to see me and recognize me. And obviously today those girls saw me. What if they get my name out? What if all the fans find out? Boom. Easy target for my parents to come and get me back."
"What are you saying then?" Liam asked, not arguing with me any longer. He knew I was right, I could tell by the way his face fell, and he slumped back against the cushions of the couch.
"I don't know what I'm saying. I don't know if I should go back to the castle. I don't know if I should stay here and hide my whole life. I just don't know," Tears started to form in my eyes as I bit down on my lip to prevent them from spilling over.
Liam sucked in a large breath, blinking and turning away from me for a moment. The tears couldn't help but start to spill over my cheeks then, and I reached up to hastily brush them away.
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Unwillingly Arranged(Liam Payne/One Direction Fanfic)
Fiksi Penggemar"Tonight was the night. That night I had been dreading my entire life.~" Sage Craft, a princess in the long lived Craft Kingdom. A long line of royal family that has a tradition of arranged marriage. Which is something Sage has always hated. She has...
