Forbidden {L.S.}

Eleven(H)

Over the summer, Niall met a guy who went to the other high school in town. They clicked really well, but this wasn't the first time that Niall had gotten hurt around him, which is why we set up a code system.

"I can't break up with him, Harry. I love him. Dealing with this," he barely moved his hurt hand while he continued, "is so small compared to everything else."

"Niall-"

"Friend, not teacher," I whispered to Louis just to remind him. Niall didn't need a lecture, he needed to see things as they really were. Lecturing doesn't work with him, he'll tune it out.

"What happened?"

"I can't tell you, you'll have to report it," Niall repeated for the millionth time.

"We're not at school. I'm not your teacher. River doesn't even go to the same school I teach at."

Niall shook his head. "He'll break up with me if I tell you. He can't be isolated again. He's moving out soon. He's going to be okay."

I climbed into the back seat while Louis was driving and hugged Niall. He broke down, sobbing in to my shoulder. "I don't want him there. I want to help him. He won't let me."

I rubbed his back. "I didn't want help. He thinks you're gonna be there for a minute, then leave him stranded when he needs you the most. Just keep proving you're not going to run."

Niall looked at me while Louis went to the bathroom. "No one protects him," he finally whispered. "River... He's always protecting someone else, even his fucking dad. I want to protect him."

"And you are. You're showing him that you understand him, the way he needs to be protected. Telling someone, breaking up his family, it's not the thing he wants. He wants to be able to keep his sister's safe. He can't do that if they get separated. You're helping him, Niall. You are."

"I hate not telling Louis. I just... He can't try to report it thinking we're just kids and we don't get it. I want to fucking tell him."

I squeezed his shoulder as Louis came back into the room while talking to a nurse. Niall was given the paperwork in how to take care of his stitches and when they needed to be removed.

NGL this was part of the killer of the book too. I wanted Niall to have a bf but I have no idea why I chose a character like this when I know nothing about it lmao. Sorry it's taken this long to get this all up, I kind of forgot about it