Love In a Hopeless Place (A Harry Styles Fanfic)

Chapter 8

ZAYN'S POV

Now strapped to a chair in the back room of a small home, my hands still bound together, I glared at the smug blonde figure before me. Sometime in between stuffing a black bag over my head and knocking me unconcious, Niall had somehow managed to drive us through town to an old abandoned house with all the windows and exits boarded up. I blinked a couple times shaking my head back and forth and wiggling my fingers and toes to make sure they all still worked and that Niall hadn't tried to blow any of my limbs off. Glancing around the room on either side of me I finally took notice that not only had he taken me captive, but strapped in chairs identical to mine, a gag wrapped around their heads preventing any noise from coming out of their mouths, sat Josh and Andy.

"Oh man this is crazy." I mumbled to myself. Niall chuckled smuglly. He looked amused to watch me struggle in my chair, thrashing depserate to be free.

"Awwwwe, is it a little tight in there Zayn?" He asked pulling a sarcastic pouty face on me. I turned averting my gaze from his, still fighting with all the rope and duck tape to free myself.

"I am so, so sorry buddy!" He exclaimed, again sarcastically, looking everything but remorseful for putting in the position I sat in now.

"Why are you doing this Niall?" I asked hopelessy giving up on getting loose from the chair. Niall chuckled running a hand through his light hair before answering me.

"I would say I'm just trying to have a little fun, you know spice things up a bit. I get tired of always being the good guy, the hero, the innocent one. But no, actually there is an alternative motive for these harsh but quite commical actions. You didnt really think I was going to let you make the choice to help Harry did you?! You thought I might actually allow you to keep that bloody bafoon out of prison and roaming the streets?!?!? After what he did to you, what he did to me, what he did to Ella, what he did to US?!?!" Niall was beccoming outraged as he spoke. "He blackmailed all of us Zayn, you me and Louis. Forced us to help him take part in such a devious crime. I could have gone to prison, you could have gone to prison, and for what?! Just to have the benefit of saying we helped Harry get a girlfriend? A girlfriend we knew he would never treat right, a girlfriend we all knew he would abuse and brainwash? Harry did nothing but hurt Ella and you know that, Zayn, we both know that. I cant let you help him, he shouldnt be free, he shouldnt be with Ella, this just insnt right."

"So thats what this is about!" I spoke, it was my turn to look smug. "Niall, your in love with Ella. You love her, and you have ever since you kissed her in the woods that day two years ago!" I exclaimed piecing together the clues. The poor lad had probably been brainstorming ideas to get Ella for himself since he left scared for his life the evening Harry had shoved him up against the car. Niall squirmed, clearly uncomfortible with my recent discovery, proving I had have been right.

"QUIET!" Niall barked grabbing a baseball bat and waving it at me threateningly.

"Whats going on?" I heard a voice bark watching in complete shock and disbelief as Liam walked into the room wearing the same thing Niall had been dressed in when he'd come to the house and taken me. Niall looked scared, intimidated, backing away as Liam walked around inspecting the binds and knots that kept us in our chairs. Josh began moaning and grunting, kicking and thrashing in his chair to get Liam's attention.

"Awwwwe! How cute!" Liam explaimed chuckling. "You think I've come here to save you?! Oh but buddy you are oh so sadly mistaken! I'm the one running the whole operation, you should be happy I didnt come to take you myself. I'm only here now to bring you some company." With his words, as if on cue, Joselyn and Louis walked into the room. Bound by the same ropes that kept Andy Josh and I captive.

"Looks like none of you are going to help precious little Ella keep her convict of a boyfriend out of prison! The good news is, Your all invited to our wedding after I let you free!" Liam shouted throwing his hands in the air, sarcastically celebrating and laughing devilishly.