Forgotten Memories (A Niall Horan Fan Fiction)

Chapter 7

"Should we wake them up?" A voice whispers somewhere off in the distance. Annoyed by the disturbance, I cuddle deeper into my duvet, rubbing my cheek against my pillow twice. 

"I don't know," Zayn's voice speaks to the other person in the room. "I haven't seen him sleep so peacefully in forever. Seeing the two of them like this makes me remember how it used to be before her accident."

"They've been asleep for a day." A third voice joins the conversation in the room. 

"I think you should just leave them alone," A female voice suggests, sounding a lot like my younger sister Waliyha. "They must feel comfortable around each other otherwise they wouldn't be sleeping together."

Wanting nothing more for them to leave, I grab the duvet and pull it over my head, blocking out their voices some. Something Waliyha said repeats over in my head. Did Niall and I fall asleep together after he crawled into my bed to comfort me? Have we really been sleeping for a day? It feels like I've only been asleep for a few hours, not a whole day. 

"I think we should all leave before one of them wakes up and sees all of us watching them sleep like Edward Cullen." Louis jokes around, but I can hear the seriousness in his voice. "It's a bit creepy."

"She told me about her past." Niall whispers to Zayn while I'm pretending to be asleep while curled up into his side. "Everything makes sense now. Why she has trust issues. Why you are so protective of her."  

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about." Zayn says from somewhere nearby. "Natalie doesn't trust anyone. She only trusts me. How in the world did you get her to trust you a little? She always flinches away when someone touches her. Yet, here she is curled up to you."

I flick my eyes open at the sudden memory, flashing through my mind. I stare down at Niall's white shirt beneath me, wanting more than anything for another memory to come to me. So, it's true. Niall and I were extremely close before my accident. 

Niall moves in his sleep, arm tightening around my waist, pulling me even closer to him. I set my hand on his chest, fingers splayed out. His blonde hair is resting on his forehead instead of his normal quiff. Niall's black eyelashes are touching his face while he dreams peacefully. All of this seems so familiar to me. I feel like I've been in this situation before. 

"Alright, get up!"     

"Go away!" Niall groans, pulling me closer to his chest. I snuggle closer to him enjoying his warmth. His arms wrapped around my torso.   

"You've slept the whole day away!" Louis opens the curtains, bright light flooding into the small bedroom.     

My arm reaches out, pulling the white comforter over my head to stop the light from hitting my face.    "Wake up!" Harry yells, jumping on the bed.     

"Go away, Curls." I groan, not wanting anything more than to sleep. 

"Did you just call me Curls?" Harry chuckles.     

"Not the point!" Louis shouts. "Wake up!"

A gasp escapes from my mouth as another memory evades my mind. Niall and I have been in a situation like this before. The two of us have been sleeping like we were before and last time, the guys woke us up. I can't remember what happened after Louis shouted at us to wake up. My memory just ends after that, completely blank. 

Niall rolls over on his back, one arm loosely wrapped around my waist while he slowly wakes up. I rest my head on the white pillow, watching his blue eyes open up and stare at the ceiling before turning his head in my direction, a lopsided smile on his lips. 

"Mornin'." He places his another arm around me, rolling over on his side. His face moves closer to mine, his lips edging closer to mine. 

"Niall, I-" I slide away from him, eyes widen and my hands pushing against his chest. 

Niall frowns then quickly transforms into shock. He curses under his breath, falling back on his back with both of his hands, tangling in his messy blonde hair. "I'm so sorry, Tilly. I wasn't thinking."

"It's okay," I whisper. "You forgot. I understand."

Niall squeezes his blue eyes shut. "For a second there, it felt like everything was the way it used to be."

I stare at him, feeling guilty for denying Niall's kiss. Feeling pain in my chest from seeing him so upset, I kiss his left cheek, leaving my lips there for a few seconds longer. I pull back, watching Niall relax under my touch. 

"I'm sorry," I apologise to him. "For everything. I want more than anything to remember you, but I can't and for now, I just have to wait for the memories to come back to me." I sit up next to Niall's lying figure. "I did remember a memory from when the two of us fell asleep next to each other. The guys barged in telling us to wake up, but it seemed like neither of us wanted to leave each other's side."

Niall pushes up on his elbows. "That was the day we told you we were taking you to Disney World." He takes my small hand in his larger one. Our fingers fitting perfectly with each others. 

I stare at our hands, my heart beating faster than normal. How does he make me feel like this? "My first time to Disney and I don't remember." 

"It was also our first date." I snap my head up at his words. "Our first date was at Disney?"    

"Epcot, to be exact." Niall nods, sitting across from me at a slight angle. "We traveled the world together." He smiles at me.     

On our first date, we traveled the world together, technically we traveled the worlds at Epcot, but it is still the sweetest and most romantic thing I have ever heard. Why can't I remember that date?       

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      Author's Note:    

They are just so cute! I love it. :)     

Natalie had a few flashbacks and she is getting closer to Niall. I was thinking that they should go on a date soon before I make a twist happen. The twist will be very important to this story.     

Question...What do you think is the twist? If anyone guesses it, I'll give you a dedication to the next chapter.     

So, yeah!