(Original Author: http://www.quotev.com/breakmelikeapromise )
*Haley's P.O.V.*
"Haley!" Louis called from the hall away. I opened my eyes groggily, the sudden light from my phone blinding me as I checked the time. 10:26 A.M. I closed my eyes and snuggled back into my pillow, burrowing my face in Niall's sweatshirt. "Haley!" he repeated, bursting through my bedroom door. I groaned, just wanting my sleep.
"Leave a message at the beep. Beep," I responded emotionlessly into my pillow.
"Haley," he repeated sternly. Oh god, he was serious. Lou was barely ever serious. Why was he being serious? His wasn't good. I rolled over and forced my eyelids to open as I looked up at him in semi-conscious confusion. His ocean eyes were full of worry, and he immediately had my undivided attention.
"What's wrong?" I demanded, a thousand different terrible scenarios flying through my mind as I anxiously awaited his reply.
"It's Niall," he said, frowning. His eyes looked as though a tornado had crushed his usual peppiness. "He's gone. We've got no idea where he is, and he left his phone in his room." His words woke me up like a bucket of cold water. Niall was missing? Oh god, what have I done? "He left a note in Liam's room. It said that only you would know where he was, and that he would only come back if he came back with you in his arms." He looked at me desperately with begging blue eyes. My heart raced and I automatically knew where he was.
"Well, if we're getting back together I better take a quick shower," I grumbled, forcing my muscles to work as I swung my legs out of bed and stumbled towards the bathroom. Louis' face brightened at my statement. And, in all honesty, so did my heart.
"Please hurry, lord knows the boy can't go more than a few hours without food," he said before leaving my room. "Not that he's been eating much lately, anyway," he muttered. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to hear it, but I did. I entered the bathroom, turning on the water. I dared to look in the mirror, afraid of the monster that would be looking back at me. Oh god. My makeup was stained in faded and smudged black waterfalls on my cheeks and my hair looked almost like a rat's nest. I forced a brush through it before hopping under the hot water. The shower actually helped a lot, and I tried my best to be quick. I was out in ten minutes and I ran over to my closet, barely seeing what I was throwing on. I just put on a random tank top, slipping Niall's sweatshirt on over it. I didn't bother to do my makeup, I just scrunched my hair, slipped on some socks and sneakers, knowing flats or flip flops would be a bad idea for my destination, and headed downstairs.
The boys were downstairs, along with Dani, Derek, Michelle, and Sydney. Liam was pacing and Sydney was trying her best to comfort him. I felt horrible. I knew how much Niall meant to all of them, especially Liam, and now he was missing. And I was my entire fault. They looked at me curiously as I exited through the back door, but I didn't look back. I just weaved my way through the trees, trying to remember the way.
Apparently I'm good at remembering, because after about ten minutes I arrived at the meadow. My heart sank when I saw that the clearing was empty. Where was he? I wondered desperately, falling to my knees in the center of the circle of grass. As if to answer my thoughts, guitar strings started strumming mysteriously from somewhere along the perimeter of trees that lined the meadow. The sound was coming from my right, and my head flicked in the direction it was coming from. Niall emerged from the shadows, as if some sort of magical creature, staring at me with hope gleaming in his blue eyes under the sunlight.
I sighed, letting out a breath of relief as tears of joys sparkled up in my eyes. My heart clenched as he got closer and realized what song he was playing. He stayed a cautious five feet away as he started singing a song from my favorite musical in the world. "Without you the ground thaws. The rain falls. The grass grows. Without you the seeds root. The flowers bloom. The children play. The stars gleam. The poets dream. The eagles fly without you. The earth turns. The sun burns. But I die without you." I looked up at him, my tear-brimmed brown eyes wide as he captivated me with his voice and his words. Tears were now glistening in his perfect blue orbs as he dared to take two steps closer. "Without you the breeze warms. The girl smiles. The cloud moves. Without you the tides change. The boys run. The oceans crash. The crowds roar. The days soar. The babies cry without you. The moon glows. The river flows. But I die without you." He was standing over me now, and he slung his guitar over his shoulder and held out his hand. I took it, shaking as he helped me up.
