Silent Call - (A Niall Horan Fan Fiction)

Chapter Twenty-Eight

We left a cliffhanger last chapter!! Well, wait no longer...here's chapter 28. THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER! However, there will be an epilogue which will most likely be posted on Saturday. Please tell us what you think of this chapter!! - RachelLyn

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Skylar's POV

"Open your eyes, princess," I heard Niall whisper close to my ear. I didn't hesitate to do as he commanded. My eyes flew open to reveal a sight I remembered from my childhood. In front of me was the bright blue ocean, the sun reaching mid-day, giving off a bright glow. A big white sail boat bobbed in the water. The name 'Horan' was painted on the side in big green letters, followed by a pretty shamrock.

It was Niall's family boat. His parents had bought it a long time ago when he and I were about four years of age. They had bought it for the summer, so we could come here for fun, my family and his. They had forgotten about it quite often. The last time we had been her was when we were fifteen, the summer before Niall went to London. That day was one of the best days of my life. I remember the day clearly, we had spent the day lounging on the boat by ourselves while Greg, Niall's brother, played on a smaller boat near us. Niall had brought his guitar and we played thousands of songs, just anything that had popped into our head at the time. Niall had been singing me a song, he opened up to me, telling me how he had felt about me. Everything pretty much lead on from there.

I turned in his arms to face him, my mouth still hanging open slightly.
"Happy anniversary, Skylar," He said flashing me an uncontainable smile.
"What!?" I choked out, shocked at the words that came out of his mouth. I hadn't even remembered about today!
"I didn't want to say anything. I didn't know if you knew...It's the 20th, babe," He said in complete seriousness.
"Oh my god," I groaned my hands flying up to my face. I covered my face in complete embarrassment. How could I have forgotten our anniversary?

"No, no, no. Skylar, it's fine," Niall reassured me by pulling my hands away from my rosy cheeks. "You were in the hospital for such a long time, I don't blame you for forgetting. I wanted to do something special for you anyways. I want to make up for everything that I missed,” He said in all honesty and I knew he was being sincere.

"I still can't believe I forgot," I mumbled.
"It's fine, princess," He smiled down at me, still lightly held in his arms. "Don't worry, let's just enjoy it, yeah?” I nodded slowly, he planted a sweet kiss on my forehead. I looked back over at the boat, Niall grabbed my hand and intertwined his fingers with mine. "Let's go, shall we?" I nodded again and he pulled me towards the dock,. I watched my footing, knowing that even though this wooden dock looked dry it could be slippery anywhere.

Niall lead me onto the boat, my eyes roaming every inch of it. There were tons of white candles carefully placed, decorating the interior of the boat. In the corner, there was a spot with about twenty pillows and blankets. One of Niall's guitars laid next to it, and beside his, I spotted one of mine. I was truly pleased at the view. Memories of the events that took place four years ago danced through my head. Niall looked over at me, a giant smile plastered upon his face. He lead me over to the edge of the boat, pulled the rope off the dock, and pushed us out into vast sea.

The ocean was completely empty, it was just us sailing out on the gorgeous blue ocean. I watched Niall carefully as he steered the boat out to more open water. The wind ruffled his hair, making him like an angel. It felt so serial, something you would see in a movie. My whole life seemed like a movie, or a book. How did I get to this?

I had a best friend from birth, we grew up together, and fell in love. I had been down a long tough road. I self harmed for over a year, even thought of taking my life because of silly, nonsenseable words. I watched my best friend, my boyfriend, the man I loved, go and chase his dreams. He became one of the most famous people in the world, and he was all mine. He tried so hard through the years to help me get through everything, not once ever giving up on me. He kept fighting right at my side. Then, my life was flipped upside down all in a minute, the car crash that took my family's life. Having an "out of body experience", going through that whole faze, everything. Niall still stood by my side, even though he just about went off the deep end, he still came back for me. He was always there for me.

"Skylar, what's wrong, baby?" Niall's sweet voice broke me out of my thoughts.
"What?" I asked turning my attention to him and away from the waves crashing at the bow.
"You're crying, love," He said coming over to me and wiping my rosy cheeks of the moist tears.
"Oh," I laughed softly, rubbing my eyes.
"Why are you crying?" He questioned again, looking slightly worried.
"I was just thinking of everything I've been through, every horrible incident, all the prefect moments, everything that has happened to me or us, you have been there standing next to me the entire time," I said truthfully.
"I've told you before, and I won't stop until death separates us. I'm never going to leave your side, Sky. You're everything to me," He smiled pulling my face to his and pressed his lips against mine, slowing moving together in sync.

The sun was beginning to set, the waves crashing lightly against the boat. Niall and I were wrapped up in a blanket on the mountain of pillows. I was pressed up against Niall's side as he strummed his guitar lightly, singing random songs that popped into his head. We had been like this for hours, he sang to me and I listened to every single word. The music he sang made me fee like it was his apology for everything his missed. I had already forgiven him, though. I didn't mind anymore, he had always been there for me, even if he wasn't there physically.

"Skylar?" Niall called softly. It startled me at first, since he hadn't talked in a while.
"Hmm?" I mumbled, looking up at him.
"You know how much I love you right?" He asked very sternly.
"Of course I do, silly,"
"No babe, seriously. I want to show you something. It's something new that I've written. You're the first to hear this," He said with a smile, but I could sense he was slightly nervous. He began to strum chords on his guitar and I listened intently.

Your hand fits in mine
Like it's made just for me
But bear this in mind
It was meant to be
And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks
And it all makes sense to me

I know you've never loved
The crinkles by your eyes
When you smile
You've never loved
Your stomach or your thighs,
The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine
But I'll love them endlessly

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if I do
It's you
Oh, it's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all these little things

You can't go to bed without a cup of tea
And maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep
And all those conversations are the secrets that I keep
Though it makes no sense to me

I know you've never loved
The sound of your voice on tape
You never want
To know how much you weigh
You still have to squeeze into your jeans
But you're perfect to me

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if it's true
It's you,
It's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all these little things

You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you
You'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.
If I let you know I'm here for you
Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you, oh.

And I've just let these little things slip out of my mouth
'Cause it's you,
Oh, it's you,
It's you they add up to
And I'm in love with you
And all these little things

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth
But if it's true
It's you,
It's you they add up to
I'm in love with you
And all your little things

By the time Niall finished, tears were streaming down my face. He set his guitar aside mine and pulled me into his lap. I cried silently in his arms as he stroked my hair soothingly.
"Thank you, Niall. I love you so much," I whispered into his chest.
"I love you so much more," He whispered back. Niall continued to rock me back and forth as I began to calm down. In that moment I realized one thing I was never going to forget. Niall was all I needed, he was all I ever needed. Even though I had lost my family, I had been through hell. Niall was my everything. Everything I ever needed.

Niall hummed in my ear as I still lay on his chest. I listened to the soothing sound of the familiar rhythm, of what had become, 'our' song.

I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether happy or sad or whatever
We'll still love each other, forever and always
Forever and always, forever and always

He sang the verse in my ear, as he planted a sweet kiss to my cheek.
"Forever and always," I whispered a smile, leaning up and capturing his lips in a very passionate kiss. He kissed back with just as much passion, and pulled away with glistening eyes.

“Forever and Always...”

Written by @Janellexox

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