The Brunette

...k-i-s-s-i-n-g

Chapter 18(Bella's pov): "You need to go to sleep." Niall says suddenly. I can't tell his expression. He's blurry and out of focus in my eyes. I walk slowly toward him, careful not to step on anything.

I immediately think of Zayn. Whenever we had too much lack of sleep, we would cuddle until we slept. I missed him. I didn't read any of his messages. I would cry. I looked at our graduation pictures. I remember that moment so well.

We were so happy. Zayn didn't think he would actually graduate on time. His grades were never good. On the day of our graduation, we couldn't stop smiling. Life was perfect. We had been together since I was 13 and he was 15. We've had problems and we've broken up hundreds of times, but we were always together. Everyone expected us to get married right out of high school. I don't know if we would've. I will never know.

I look back at Niall who's laid down and started to go to sleep. "Niall?" I whispered. I had no idea how fast normal people fell asleep. "Yeah?" He whispered back, not moving. "Im cold." I hug myself, trying to warm up. "Come here," He says, quietly. I crawl next to him and lay down with my back to him. He holds me from behind and pulls me close to him so Im buried in his chest. "Niall?" I whisper. He shifts slightly. "Hm?" I can tell he's about to sleep. "Thank you." I say quietly. He mumbles something in reply.

His breathing is even and deep. I think he's asleep. Im barely tired. Im tempted to text Zayn. I shouldn't. I need to get over him. I listen to the sounds of cars passing by on the street below. Niall snores quietly. He's asleep. I want to take off my bun. I shift, trying to loosen his hold around my waist. He tightens his grip. "Stay." He says, almost inaudibly. I relax.

He pulls me closer to him so that theres absolutely no space between us. He's holding me like a teddy bear he doesn't want to loose. At some point I fall asleep.

I dream of Zayn. I remember this. It was a few weeks ago. We had just made up from a fight. We were happy to be in each others arms again. We were on our couch, cuddling, watching a movie. As always, we forgot about the movie and started talking. Every once and a while he would give me a peck on the cheek or a quick kiss on the lips. Soon, we run out of things to say.

I rested my head on his shoulder. He looked down on me and smiled. "What?" I said, smiling back. "You are so beautiful." He said simply. He gave me a kiss that was a little longer than the others. He looked at me again, his warm brown eyes searching my face. "I never want to lose you." He kissed me cheek lightly. "I'll always be yours." I said, smiling. I was the one who kissed him this time. We were so happy. We had no idea what was to come. My dream ended.

I opened my eyes. I wasn't holding Zayn. I was holding Niall. I was facing him. He was still asleep. He was smiling. He was having a sweet dream. I wonder if my dream counted as a dream or nightmare. No, it was a dream. My reality was a nightmare. I left him. "I'll always be yours." That was a lie. He thought he would always have me. He loved me and I left him. I had to call him.

I struggled to get Niall to release me. "Niall, let go." I said impatiently. I had to tell Zayn that I was sorry and that I was going back home. Most of all, I had to tell him I loved him.

Then, out of nowhere, Niall kissed me in his sleep.

(Niall's pov): I was at the beach. The sand was weird. It was white and powdery, like flour. Ive heard of this place before, its a beach somewhere in Florida. I look at what Im wearing. White dress shirt and matching pants. The wind is blowing. The beach is empty. Its almost sunset. I look around. I hear the crashing waves, their about ten feet away. I don't think what I was looking for was in the water.

I didn't know what I was looking for. Then, I see her. Bella. She's wearing a flowy, white dress that reaches past her knees only slightly. She sees me and smiles. "Niall!" She calls. That's it. That's what I was looking for.

My love.

I run towards her. The sun is setting. Im almost out of time. For some reason I know that I have to get to her before the sun sets. She makes no move towards me, but I know she wants me to get her before its too late.

Just as the suns setting, I finally hold her in my arms. I sweep her of her feet and hold her tight. For some reason, she tries to wriggle free. "Stay." I tell her. She relaxes and lets me hold her. I look at her. She's beautiful. She's mine. I kiss her and she kisses back. I smell roses. I break the kiss. I want to hold her in my arms. I want to make sure this was real.

She starts to try to escape again. I can't let her leave. I love her. "Niall, let go." She says impatiently. I tried to say something, but no words come out. I had to make her understand that I loved her. I kissed her. She stops struggling. She doesn't hold me. She doesn't kiss back. She lets me kiss her.

The scene starts to fade. The sand started to disappear. The pink that was left after the sun set is gone. Bella starts to fade too. I hold her tighter. She couldn't leave me. I loved her so much. I had to be with her. I woke up. Bella stopped fading. That was because I was kissing the real Bella, and she was very much awake.

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