Love is Bitter the Second Time Around [Ziall Trilogy]

Chapter Ten: Second Chance

"Hey, Zayn." Niall said as he walked down the stairs. I turned around to see him. "Niall, it's Liam." I told him and handed him the cellphone.

"Liam?" he said into the phone while looking at me. Then, he walked into the kitchen to speak privately. About five minutes later he came back out. "Hey, uh Zayn?" Niall asked me. "Yeah?" I replied, "Is something wrong?" I asked.

"I don't think I can go to the mall today. I have to see Liam." he said. I stood there and just stared. "Is that okay Zayn?" he asked. For some reason, I couldn't say anything. I wanted to be able to spend some more time with Niall. What am I supposed to do? He's not my boyfriend or anything, I can't tell him what to do and what not.

"Yeah, It's fine Niall." I said sounding a little disappointed. "I'm sorry, maybe we could hang out tomorrow?" he suggested.

"Alright then." I smiled. It's just one day, I can wait. "Well then, I guess I'll go now then..." I said and headed towards the door. "Bye Zayn." Niall said, as I got into the car. I saw him walking back inside the house in the rearview mirror as I drove.

I shouldn't be so upset about this. Niall didn't belong to me, he could do whatever he wants. Besides, he even said he would hang out with me tomorrow. But I still felt a little depressed.

** Monday **

Today, I was going out with Niall. Yesterday, I stayed home and did absolutely nothing. I picked up my phone and dialled Niall's number. Within a few seconds, he answered with a tired tone.

"Hello?" he asked. "Hey Niall, it's me." I said sounding a little too happy. "Oh, hey Zayn." he yawned out. I wonder why he's so tired today. I hope that won't affect our plans for today. "Are we still hanging out?" I asked. "Oh right." he replied.

"Umm. Pick me up in ten minutes?" he asked. "Okay." I replied. "Well, I'll see you then." he stated and we ended the call. I got dressed and started up my car. By the time I got to his house, he was waiting outside.

"Hey Niall" I said as he got in the passenger seat. "Where are we going today?" he asked me and stretched a little. "I was going to take you out for some brunch." I answered smiling to him. His stomach growled as if on cue, "Well, that sounds like a good idea." he chuckled.

I drove for about five minutes before reaching a Denny's. Niall practically jumped out of the car and raced into the building, while I walked slowly behind. "Hurry up, Zayn. I'm starving." he complained.

"How many?" the host asked. "Two." I answered. He grabbed two menus and motioned for us to follow. We reached a booth and sat down. "My name's Jill, and I'll be your server today." a female said to us, and put down the menus. "Drinks?" she asked. "Orange Juice please." Niall replied. "I'll have orange juice also." I added.

"Okay, I'll be back for your orders." she said and left us. Niall skimmed through the menu and flipped pages back and forth. "I can't decide Zayn." he said and I chuckled. I looked back down at my menu and found something interesting. The waitress came back, "Alright, what do you guys want?" she asked kindly. "I want the Philly Cheesesteak Omelette please." I said. She looked at Niall who was still unsure of what to get. "Umm... uhhh..." he hesitated.

Niall looked up at the waitress who was still waiting, so he randomly just chose something, "I'll have the T-Bone Steak and Eggs." he finally stated. "How do you want the eggs done?" she asked. "Eggs over hard." he replied. "Okay. Your orders will be here in a few minutes." she said while writing down some stuff on her little note pad.

I sat there face-to-face with Niall. "So, what happened yesterday?" I asked him. He looked at me as confused and then realized what I was talking about. "Oh, I just went out to talk with Liam. He was at Japan for a year." Niall replied. I still remember who Liam was. It was Niall's cousin. "Okay..." I said.

"So do you have any plans after this?" I asked him. "I think I'm pretty much free." he said surely. "Great. I wanna spend more time with you." I said with a little happy tone in my voice and Niall let out a little laugh.

**

After we finished eating, I wanted to take him somewhere for the rest of the afternoon. I took him to the park. "What are we doing here?" he asked me. "I thought it'd be nice to go on a little walk with you." I replied. Actually, I was going to do something else; I wanted to ask him again. Do you think he'll take me back this time?

We strolled along the peaceful and almost-empty path for five minutes. I think it's time now. "Niall?" I asked him sounding a little nervous. "Yeah Zayn?" he looked at the flowers as we passed them.

"Well, in the past couple of days, I had a really great time with you. I know I should still be waiting for your answer, but I just can't anymore, I really want to be with you again. Everytime you're with me, I feel complete and happy. I'm still deeply-" I looked next to me and Niall wasn't there anymore. "Niall?" I asked, turning around and saw him still at the flowers. I sighed, he wasn't even paying attention to me.

I stalked back towards him and stood there. "What are you doing?" I asked him, and he looked back at me surprised. "Oh, I was just taking some pictures." he grinned. Great, now I'll have to repeat everything I said. "Niall. Can we talk?" I asked him pulling him away from the flowers. "What is it?" he asked me.

Oh screw the stuff I just said at first. I'm just gonna cut to the chase. "Niall, I wanna-" I started, but his phone decided to ring.

"Sorry, I have to take this." he took out his phone and answered it. "Hello?" he asked. "What happened to Liam? Okay, I'll be over right now." Niall said anxiously. Liam again. Why is it that Liam always picks the perfect time to interrupt. "Zayn, can you take me to the hospital please?" Niall asked me with worry in his eyes.

"Wha?-" I said. "Please, we need to hurry." Niall said, pulling me along with him back to my car. We got in and I started to drive. By the time we got to the hospital, I hadn't even finished parking, and Niall already hopped off and sped inside the building. I quickly parked and got out. "Niall, wait for me." I shouted behind him and ran after.

** Hospital **

"Doctor, is he going to be okay?" Niall asked. "Liam is fine at the moment, but he is in a coma." the doctor responded. "When will he wake up?" Niall asked. "Some patients may wake up in a few days or weeks. Others may take up to a year or maybe never." the doctor replied and patted Niall's shoulders then walked away.

"Niall, nothing's going to happen." I reassured him, but he didn't want to believe anything. "Zayn, what if he doesn't wake up though?!" Niall said. "Liam told me that he had cancer and only had a month to live, and now he's in a coma." he sobbed onto my chest. I held him tightly to me, and rubbed his back. "He was my first best friend." Niall whispered.

I inhaled a deep breath. "Niall, it's going to be okay." I comforted him, but he shook his head. "No, it's not." he continued to cry. I hated to see Niall like this. It made me feel so hopeless and weak. There was nothing I could do to help him. "He's all that I have left." Niall said.

"No Niall, you still have me." I responded and kissed his head. "I'll be by your side." I said. He looked up at me with his teary eyes. "Niall. Will you give me another chance to be your boyfriend again?" I asked.

"I..." he said. "I promise that I'll always be there for you, and no matter what happens. I will still love you." I stated.

He kept his eyes on me for a few seconds, then finally pulling me closer to him, and pressed  his lips against mine.

That was all I needed for an answer.

A/N : Well, that was the end of this book. It was short and crappy, I know. I didn't feel satisfied either so I decided that the story doesn't stop here! There's going to be a third book coming soon, so brace yourself, for another adventureee.

Hooray! xP

Oh and also, the last and final book is going to be called, "First Love Never Dies."

Ugh, I know sequels never as good compare to the first one, and I'm a terrible writer to begin with. I'm just glad that you were able to finish this book anyways. I'll try and make the third one even better, and thanks for reading! ^^