Stay (Niall Horan)

Chapter 3

My pace got slower as I ran out of breath. I could never run fast as a child and that didn't help. I stopped at an intersection while a lot of traffic passed. Suddenly I head footsteps running toward me and I turned around to see Niall charging after me. I couldn't run any farther because of the traffic so I decided to take a chance and run into the woods. Branches and wet leaves kept hitting me in the face. Also, I stepped on a bunch of twigs and glass so I just stopped running and fell to my knees. I held my head up with my hands and started sobbing. There was glass stuck in my foot and a bunch of cuts all over my body. My lungs started to feel heavy and I couldn't breathe because I was having an anxiety attack. I just layed down on the dirt and let the rain hit my face. My attention was quickly drawn to a twig snapping near me. I looked up and to my suprise it was not Niall, but it was a man a few years older than me. Crap.

"Hello babe, are you alone?" He smirked and I looked around but there was no sign of Niall in the woods. I didn't answer so the man came down close to my face.

"Whats wrong? Can't you run?" He teased and pointed toward my bleeding feet.

"Niall!" I tried to scream but the guy covered my mouth, muffling my cries for help.

"Shhh Darling." He just laughed and tried shoving his hands up my dress.

"Please!" I cried. Then something caused the man to roll off of me. In the darkness I saw Niall standing over me with a bloody fist. The creepy guy was knocked out and laying next to me. I sobbed and pulled Niall into a hug. He tried pulling me to my feet but I whimpered in pain and told him about the cuts.

"Sammi you shouldn't have ran from me. I was trying to protect you because I knew if you would have ran down here, something like this would have happened. This part of town isn't safe." I nodded and appologized. Niall felt sorry about leading me on so he picked me up bridal style and walked back to his house.

The whole walk back, I held onto Niall and silently cried into his shirt. Once we got back, he set me down on the couch and examined my feet.

"We are going to have to clean this up." He said while picking me up once again. I sat down on the bathroom sink and waited for Niall to get the First Aid Kit. The tall irish man came back in and got on his knees.

"Okay love, this is going to hurt a little." He told me before placing the soap in my cuts. I winced and handed him the tweezers to get out the glass.

"Okay. Ready? One... Two... Three!" He pulled a large piece of glass out of my heel. I screamed loudly and dug my nails into his shoulder, causing him to moan in pain.

"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have ran away." I admitted.

"It's fine. I could tell he was annoyed with the fact that I didn't trust him.

"Niall.." I asked sort of embarresed.

'"What?" He shot back.

"Erm, do you mind if I take a bath?" I rubbed my arms.

"Go ahead, I'll start the water." Niall walked over to the tub and turned on the water. I looked closely at him and felt like I was attracted to him in some sort of way. No. I can't like him. He's dangerous.

He handed me two fluffy towels and when I thought he was gone, Niall snuck up behind me and began to rub my shoulders. I squirmed away at first but then got used to the nice feeling.

"Babe, I never said you could get a bath without me." He winked and I just shoved him out of the door. I made sure I locked it and slipped into the hot bubble bath.

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When I was finished I walked out into Niall's bedroom to find him not in there. He left one t shirt and some boxers for me to sleep in.

"Niall I'm done!" I called through the house. Suddenly I heard his footsteps getting close to the door and he pushed it wide open. I felt his eyes scan my body and a blush krept up my face. He still stood in the doorway and finished his soda.

"Hey, your shoulders felt a little tense back there. Can I show you something?" Niall sat down on the bed and told me to sit next to him.

"What?" I asked while inching away from him.

"Lay down." He commanded me but I shook my head and crossed my arms.

"Sammi! Just lie down!" Niall said, almost yelling. I flipped over so my back was facing him and I felt Niall come next to me. I shook in fear as Niall sat on my lower back and straddled me.

"Sam, calm down." He told me as he started to move his hands toward my shoulders.

Niall made deep circles on my shoulders with his thumbs. His hands were so large that they covered most of my upper back. I moaned and Niall chuckled at my reaction. He knew exactly how to give a perfect massage and I loved it. I withered under his touch and Niall loved knowing he had that control. Once he finished, he put warm cloths on my back. I became a little less scared of Niall from tonight. He showed me that he wasn't as frightening as he seemed.

"I should have asked this earlier but.. Am I staying here tonight?" I fixed the wrinkles from the bed sheets.

"Of course. You couldn't leave if you wanted to. I would stop you." He laughed at his own joke. I guess no one will be looking for me anyways because I live on my own.

"Where am I sleeping?" I asked, interupting him.

"With me!" He smiled.

"Um. I don't want to." I tried to make myself sound clear but Niall just changed his clothes so that he was only in his boxers. I covered my eyes and turned around.

"You know you want this." I wanted to yell at him but it was no use. I tried to walk into the living room to sleep on the couch but he grabbed me from behind and set me on the bed.

"I said you are sleeping with me." Niall whispered into my ear and climbed under the covers with me. I moved away but he just pulled me in closer to him with his arm. I decided not to fight back and just drift to sleep...