Hidden Eyes (Ziall)

Chapter 14 ~ Rejecting

Chapter 14 ~ Rejecting

~September 30, 2013~

~Niall's POV~

It takes a few minutes for my poor brain to process all that information.

So, I'm Zayn's mate as well as Liam's mate.

Liam loves me and Zayn loves me.

This is so sick, but I have to choose one of them.

And I made my choice a long time ago.

"I'm sorry, Liam, but I don't love you back. I can't. I love Zayn." I say with an apologetic look.

Liam looks sadly at the ground before he looks at me again. "I guessed that. I have been your friend for years now and you only know Zayn for a week and you love him."

I smile softly. "I'm sorry, Liam. I'm sure you will find the one for you. It's just not me."

Liam smiles back. "Don't be sorry. I totally understand."

My smile get's bigger and I hug Liam. He wraps his arms around my body too and we sit there like that for a while.

"We are still friends, right?" I ask and look into Liam's warm brown eyes.

He nods his head quickly."Of course, and I still am your guardian. I will be here for you to protect you."

Suddenly, from the corner of my eyes I see a movement and when I look to Zayn, I see he is standing up and brushing the dust off of himself.

"Zayn!" I yell happily and stand up in a flash. In the blink of an eye, I've launched myself in Zayn's arms. "You are still alive."

I hear Zayn chuckle when he realizes it's me clinging to his body. "I missed you too, angel." Zayn says and kisses the top of my head.

"I thought I lost you."  I say and start crying. Damn my emotions, but I'm just so relieved he is still alive.

"Shhh, don't cry. You won't get rid of me that easy." Zayn assures me.

Then his eyes fall on Liam and he smirks. "Oh, now like at that." He says. "The devil came out of his box, or do I have to say angel."

"Liam is just fine." Liam says. "And yes, I did tell Niall about my job."

"I know." Zayn says. "I heard everything."

Liam immediately tenses. "Everything?" He asks worried and Zayn nods.

He looks down at me and makes sure I am okay before he walks over to Liam.

"Thanks, mate." He says and smiles. Not his smirk this time. "I really appreciate that you didn't steal him away from me. And that you saved him when I wasn't able to." Zayn reaches out his hand for Liam to shake.

Liam smiles at Zayn's words and shakes his hand. "No, problem. Niall is my friend. I want him to be happy and safe."

Zayn takes a step back. "Well, you as his guardian should know that my dad wants to kill him. We need to protect him."

Liam nods. "Now we are with two."

Zayn nods. "We have to work together. One of us needs to protect Niall from close by. The other can go on guard."

They are talking about me like I'm not even here. I feel a bit left out.

"I'll go on guard. That's my job anyway." Liam tells Zayn and they both smile with their agreement. "I'll be around here somewhere and I'll warn you when there's danger. You two should go inside and clean up the shattered glass."