Never Leave My Side (A Niall Horan Story)

Never Leave My Side (Chapter One)

"Please don't leave? You're my best friend, Niall. What if they start bullying me again because you've left? I don't think I will be able to handle it." I cry while sharing a tight hug with my best friend of 7 years. Before he moved into this town, everyone targeted me. They bullied me and called me every name in the book. Only because I have two amazing dads. They always pushed me around, and knocked my things out of my hands. That was until...

*FLASHBACK*

"Watch this!" I hear a girl from behind me. Not just any girl. My bully.. Great, we're going to start this already, might as well just drop my books now, I think as I open my arms and let my books and my work jumble all over the floor. I didn't even give her time to push me.

"Oh look, she's learned." She laughs as she points at me and kicks my work around.

"Thank you! " I yell as I pick up my papers, watching her walk away.

"Umm, do you want me to help with that?" I hear a guy ask, which caught me by surprise for a minute, because I don't really talk to anyone, and no one has ever wanted to talk to me for that matter.

"No, I'm fine." I reply quietly, not even looking up at him. Out of the corner of my eye, I see he is helping anyway.

"Listen, you probably don't want to help me, or even be seen talking to me." I say, finally looking over at him. He continues to pick up my scattered papers not looking at me, not saying a word. "Why are you helping me?" I ask in a quiet whisper, thinking he couldn't hear me.

Finally, he looks at me, and smiles a smile that could break anyone. "Why not?" He whispers back as he continued to help me pick up my books. "I saw what they did, and I'm sorry I didn't stop them. I'm a bit shy. It's my first day here, and I just moved into this town with me mum and da." He explains, picking up my last book and handing it to me.

We both stand up straight, and look at each other. I can't help but notice his big blue eyes. I really thought I was okay for a minute. He smiles that smile again, "I'm Niall Horan." He says, extending his hand to me.

I smile and shake his hand. "I'm Sapphire."

"Awe, isn't this just cute? " I hear the same voice I just heard moment before. Only this time, I don't drop my books.

"Hey, you leave Sapphire alone! " Niall yells at her.

"Oh, I see your new boyfriend is going to fight all your battles for you now."

"Niall just leave it, come on." I say, turning around and grabbing his arm trying to pull him away. He just locks up and doesn't move.

"Yeah Niall, just leave it. Listen to your girlfriend." She sneers at him, making him tense up more.

Niall pulled away from my grip and left my side, walking to her with his fists clenched. I don't know where this is going, but there is no stopping it now. I watch as Niall walks those few feet up to her. He slams his fists down onto her books and watches them fall to the floor, along with her papers. I really can't help but smile and let out a small laugh as she falls to her knees humiliated.

She looks up at Niall as he glares down at her. " I HATE YOU!" she screams.

He just smiles wider at her words, "Good, that's what I was going for." He sings as he dances around on her papers, ripping a few of them.

I glance around as a group forms around me. Some were even laughing, and not even at me for a change! When Niall finished his "dance", he walked over to her, crouched down to look her in the eyes, the glare returning. "I don't ever want to see you mess with Sapphire again, do I make myself clear?" He says through his perfectly crooked teeth.

She looks at him and nods, not saying a word, picking up her papers. I noticed no one was trying to help her. And her "friends" have already left. And so we're Niall and I.

*END OF FLASHBACK *

I hug him tighter, and let more tears fall from my eyes. Feeling my own shoulder becoming wet from his tears. I try to move back, to look him in the eyes, but he hugs me tighter, and cries harder. I hate when he cries, it breaks my heart.

"Hey now. You look at me, right now." I say managing to break his grip, and looking him in the eyes." Don't you ever forget that I will always be here for you, just like you were for me." I say as tears escape my eyes. I look down, not wanting to say goodbye to him.

He lifts my head with his hands and wipes away my tears with his thumbs. "Thank you, Sapphire. Thank you for being my best friend, and a huge part of my life all these years. I love you so much. Promise me you will never forget that." Hey says, though his voice is strained from the lump in his throat, fighting back his tears.

"I promise. And I love you too, Nialler." I say. A small smile playing on my lips. He opens his arms again for me, and like always, I don't hesitate. This time, we let the tears fall freely.

After a few minutes, we heard the words that are going to kills us on the inside. The voice of Niall's mum, whose become like my own mum over the years. "Niall, I'm sorry, but it's time to leave." She says in her sweet voice.

I hug him tighter, and he hugs back tighter. "I have to go now. Never forget about me Sapphire. Please." He says in a whisper.

I pulled away from him and look into his eyes. "I would never forget about you." I say in the same whisper. He leans down and kisses my forehead, and I pull him down to kiss his cheek.

Then the moment we never wanted to happen. Happened. I watched as Niall walked to their car, sitting in the seat next to his mum. My dad walks over to me and puts his arm around me as Niall and his mum wave to us, and I have to wave goodbye to the only reason for my existence.

Hey, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Let me know what you loved and what you didn't like. Um, if the girl having two dads offended you, I'm sorry. And again sorry, but I don't plan on changing that. I will be sure not to include that in the next story I write though. Thank you for reading.