Protector

We'll stay strong

Hailees POV

I stood in the cold november air, back in England, burying my mother. It's been 2 weeks since she died, and things have been tough, really tough.

I cannot seem to find anything to help with the pain of losing her, not even niall. Nothing can take away the endless ache, nothing. It's a horrible feeling, it's a horrible, empty feeling that will never have something to replace. Mum was a part of me, of all of us, but now she's gone. 

My black short sleeved dress was nothing to the cold air, as I shivered against the breeze, and shaking from crying so much. I stared upwards as a small flake of snow fell down onto the skirt of my dress, melting away, a ferocious breeze all of a sudden overcoming the whole of the graveyard. You could look at everyone trying to stop their shivering, but also trying to control the sobs that escaped one and other lips once in a while. As the ceremony was drawing to an end, my mothers coffin being layed carfully into the ground, now all covered in a thin, crisp layer of snow. 

I was shivering uncontrollably now, but I was fighting this weather to stay with mum as long as I could. As everyone else began to file out the graveyard as her tombstone was fitted neatly and sturdly into the ground, I stayed there gazing at it for some time. When everyone was out of sight, I knelt down, not giving a care in the world that I've probably got a hypothermia by now, I stayed to talk to her. 

I had stayed relativley calm during the ceremony as I hate crying front of Niall. But now I just lost it, crouching on the ground in front of her grave sobbing. I looked up, tracing my finger along her name. I felt numb, maybe it was from how cold it was but numb in sadness.

I had never felt so much grief in my life before, and now I really did understand how hard it was for others to lose someone as close to them like this.

'I-im sorry,' I choked 'For everything i ever did in the past that upset y-you, the, that hurt you, I just...' I cut myself of crying again, unable to finish my sentence. 

'I know it's too late mum, but I hate not having you here, and It's so hard for us all... We miss you.' I whispered the last part as if I didnt want anyone else but her to hear my voice. I wanted to hear her voice to comfort me, but instead all I could hear was the howling winds, bringing the snow down even more heavily.

I couldnt see much since my eyes were so blurry from the tears, but I managed to see my way back through the graveyard. 

I was fastly making my way to the edge, and I could just see the gate in the distance, when I heard to snow crunching under someone elses feet behind me. I stopped dead in my tracks, my breath clouding in front of me. I was about to turn round when someone spoke, their voice as icy as the wind was right now.

'So sorry about your loss...' But I could tell that they were smirking. 

I turned round angrily, my teeth gritted together

'Dan,' I spat

'Well hello to you too... No, I really am sorry about your mothers death...' He said taking a step towards me. I raised my eyebrow.

'Okay, because I really am going to believe you.' I chuckled sarcastically 

'Well, you should because I'm here to protect you. I gave a sarcastic laugh at his remark, scoffing at him slightly

'So firstly, you want to kill me? And now you're here, saying this, but i cant trust you so how am a supposed to believe you?' I asked coldly. But for some strange reason there was something strange happening. I found myself beginning to belive him, I know I shouldn't after what he did to me, but I know who Dan really is before he changed, I know him inside out like nobody else ever did, but when he chaged, I didn't ever know, but as he said these words, I found myself starting to understand what he was trying to get to.

'Okay, I don't really trust you, but Can you do me something, help me with something, please?' I begged. He nodded slowly

'What is it?' He said, his tone still hard like it always has been, but It had a small edge of softness beginning to cut through it. 

'I have to go somewhere in January... and I need your help with getting me there and someone not suspecting anything.' 

After Dan and I made our deal he told me everything would be okay, and disappeared. I was scared, I really was. I felt the tears slide down my cold cheeks.

Shit.

I saw my skin on my bare arms a pale turning a blue colour, and I realised I hadn't felt the cold because I was so numb from it already. I ran to my car, shovelling snow of the windows and windscreen quickly, putting the keys in to start the engine, and putting the heater on full, helplessley trying to warm myself up. 

I though about that deal Dan and I met, and it was just about 5 weeks until it would take place, and yes, I was scared, but I knew nothing bad would happen, and I would get where I needed to be well, and safe, and he wouldn't know a thing.

Niall will never know where I went.

And that's what we've all been planning for some time. As much as it hurt me to do this, but the rest of the boys and their girls were in on it.  I knew it was going to tear him apart, and eventually he would know the truth, but I was hoping that would be way into the future. 

For now we had other things to deal with.

We had precious time to spend, and before I know it, it's all going to be over.

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well hello there guys... I hope you enjoyed this chapter! *NOT SPELLCHECKED* Sorry it's a little bit short ^.^ got homework to do but i couldn't resist the temptation to update, so here you go! IM trying to convince my mum to let me see catching fire for a 3rd time, THAT IS HOW AMAZING IT IS. 

If you get emotional, bring tissues, I was crying            sooo much ahaha

BUT NOW I CANT CHOOSE MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER?! PEETA GALE OR FINNICK

OHMYHELP.

But my baby will ALWAYS BE NIALL<3 <3 <3 

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Hanzaa xxx