The Promise

Chapter 7

-Melody-

"Uncle Ryan stop!" I cry. The belt in his hand comes down to land another blow on my legs.

"Shut up whore! I'm not done with you yet!" He raises the belt again and hits my frail body with the buckle. I cry out and watch my ankle swell up. Then I'm somehow transported to Harry's flat, My ankle has magically healed or some junk, so I walk into my room to see Harry's dead body at my uncle's feet.

"NO!"

I shoot up drenched in sweat. I look around and see that it was just a dream. Harry is safe, and I'm still in their room.

"Melody are you alright?" I look up and see Liam seated on the couch. I get up slowly so not to wake Harry, and walk over to him.

"I'm fine. Just a bad dream," I say, sitting down next to him.

"You wanna talk about it?" I tell him what happened in my dream, and he only listened. He would add a comment every now and then to show he was listening. "You know he's never gonna let that happen right?" I look over at the curly haired boy. When I got up, his brow furrowed, and he now looked as if he were missing something.

"I know. He made a promise to me that night," I say, messing with the paper airplane pendant.

"I know. He's a man of his word. He told us about what happened. That's why he got so mad at Niall the other day. Because he knew."

"Oh. I thought he would. He doesn't fully trust you boys with me. I can tell," I say. Louis stirs slightly, but he doesn't wake up.

"I know he doesn't. Give it time. He's really protective of you Melody."

"I  know he is." I yawn and snuggle up against Liam. I feel safe with the boys. They all know my story, and I feel like they'd do anything to protect me. Much like Harry, but Harry's different.

"Go to sleep Melody," Liam whispers.

-Harry-

I wake up from my peaceful sleep and feel around for Melody. I jolt up and look around. I see her on the couch and relax. But grow furious when I see that she's snuggled against Liam. Calm down Harry, they're just good friends. She probably had a nightmare and Liam was awake. She stirred slightly, causing Liam to wake up.

"Morning Liam."

"Morning," he says, shifting Melody so that he can stand.

"Care to explain that?"

"She had a bad dream, I was up having a glass of water. We talked awhile, then she fell asleep on me," he says, starting the coffee maker. I nod, and grab some cereal, a bowl, milk, and a spoon. Liam winces when I grab the spoon.

"What is up with that Li?" I chuckle. He shrugs and puts a waffle in the toaster.

"I dunno, I'm just afraid of them." A few minutes later, Louis and Niall walk into the kitchen. A while after, so does Zayn.

"Damn, that girl can sleep!" Zayn chuckles. Zayn usually sleeps longest, but now it seems like he has some competition.

"Guys, I have something to tell you." All eyes go to me. "Erm...Well, I'm kinda..."

"He's in love with Melody and wants to ask her out," Louis says for me.

"No way! I was gonna when she woke up," Liam blurts out.

"I knew it!" I shout.

"Knew what?"

"I knew you were falling Liam. Falling for her."

"So what if I am?"

"She's my best friend!"

"Exactly. She's your best friend, not your girl friend." This set me off. I took a swing at him, and missed. He tackled me, and he landed a few punches on me.

"Guys?" I turn and look at the horror on her beautiful face.

"Melody." She just shakes her head and runs off. "Lou, go after her." He nods and follows her out of the room. Zayn and Niall help us up and give us questioning looks. I explain, and tell them why we started fighting, then went out to find Melody and Louis.