N i a l l :
She was having a nightmare, she screamed and convulsed in her sleep so I immediately went to her side and tried to calm her. "Delighla love, its alright. You're okay, i'm here baby. I've got you its okay." I soothed in a hushed tone as I held her close to my chest. Her cries slowly faded into whimpers and her tears had stopped sliding down her pink cheeks. Her hair was matted around her face caused by all the sweating her delicate body was producing.
"What are you gonna do when she wakes up?" Harry interrupted my thoughts. All I wanted to do was disappear. I didn't want her to know I was here but at the same time I did. I wanted to keep her in my arms forever. I couldn't do that though, not now.
"I don't know mate." I choked out. My mind was having a battle and I didn't know which side I was on.
"I saw Daniel on my way out of the party. I know I've seen him somewhere else, I swear I have." He groaned and tugged at his curls as he paced the room. "He wasn't with Marcus, it had to have been with those stupid dogs but he isn't a wolf so I just don't get it." He plopped down on a chair.
"You don't think he's just a minion or something for David?" I asked and held Del's little hand in mine.
"No." Harry said frustratedly before he gasped. "He's a witch."
I scrunched my face in confusion. How did Harry know this? "Oh my god Niall, Del has been harbored by witches this entire time. Who knows what they've done to her."
"Harry, I don't understand. How do you know this for certain?" I questioned.
"Ni, its been right under our noses this entire time. Melody. Melody is with Daniel. When she came the other day asking for Liam it was because she was telling us how she was picking a side and it wasn't ours. Jesus Niall. We've got to tell the rest of the boys. Holy crap, holy crap!" Harry was talking so fast that I could barely understand him.
"Lad calm down before I have to care for you too." I told him in hopes to snap him back to reality.
"We're gonna have a bloody war and I'm the only one that can see it. Niall, i'm the only one that can see it!" He said loudly. I growled at him to make him lower his voice.
"Harry, you're insane. Why would we have a war?" I asked the bloke in front of me. His head shot towards me and he looked constipated before he exploded. "Because of her!" He yelled.
"Harry I swear to Go-" I started but stopped as I heard a voice, but it wasn't Harry's, it was Del's.
"Niall?" She rubbed her little eyes then turned to me and placed her hand on my cheek.
D e l i g h l a :
"Niall?" I asked groggily. When did he get here? Was it really even him? I sat up and turned towards him. I had to reach up and see if what I was seeing was real. If Niall wasn't real then at least I knew my headache was. He flinched at my touch and his dull blue eyes slowly started to sparkle.
"Why didn't you save me?" I whispered. I didn't think he was able to hear me due to how quietly I said it.
"Save you when?" He asked confused and scrunched his face up.
"W-when that man, I.. Harry?" I ripped my hand away from Niall's cheek and scooted away from him. I turned and scrambled over to Harry who was by the little table. I struggled to stand up and even walk but I was determined to get as far away from Niall as I could. He should have been the one to save me, not Harry.
"Harry save her from what?" Niall asked in a worried and angry tone, I could tell he was growing impatient but I couldn't care less.
"When you were playing with blondie Del had an accident with some rat but I took care of it." Harry said as he wrapped his long arms around my shaking shoulders. Who was Blondie and why did her living state matter more than mine in that exact moment? I'm sorry but unless she was dying I think my well being should have been more of a priority. I don't get it. I asked for seriously five minutes of his time and it wasn't like I was over exaggerating either. I desperately needed help and Niall wasn't there.
"D-don't talk about it anymore." I said sternly, trying to avoid the tears that wanted to spill out of my sore eyes. Harry shot me a small 'sorry' and squeezed my shoulders.
"Where were you when I needed you?" I asked the skinny boy in front of me that desperately needed his hair redone. "Actually-" I snapped, "-I didn't need you anyways. Harry helped me out just fine." I growled and pried Harry's arms off of my shoulders. Niall's gaze instantly shot to the ground and silence fell upon us. "You should go." I stated and looked away from him. Without another word Niall stood up and left, didn't even stop to take a second look at me.
"Del that was a bit har-" Harry started but I immediately shot him a glare which stopped him before he could finish. I don't need Harry making me feel bad about any of this. Niall always told me he would keep me safe, he always wanted to keep me away from David but he couldn't save me from a rapist. I'd say Niall's the best knight in shinning armor there ever was.
Who does he think he is coming in here and acting like nothing was wrong?
I turned to Harry and watched as he was violently typing away on his phone.
"Harold. Please tell me what you're doing." I pressed and crossed my arms over my chest.
"Louis is on his way to get you, love." He quickly looked up at me and flashed me a grin. Sometimes I really loved Harry, he was a great friend. I furrowed my brows once I processed what he had said.
"Harry why would I need to go with him? I mean this is great because I adore him but I don't understand wh-" I started but was rudely interrupted by him.
"Del, something huge is happening and we need you safe. The boys don't know about this yet, the only one that knows right now is Niall." Harry hesitated a bit and it made me feel kinda scared. "I need to be planning with the boys love but i'm sure you don't want Niall with you so I was thinkin' about havin' Lou join ya maybe?" He asked and my throat got tight when he brought up Niall again. He was right though, I didn't want Niall there right now, I'd much rather prefer Harry there. He said Louis would be with me though and I was perfectly fine with that.
"Alright, but is Louis going to stay with me the entire time?" I didn't want to be alone at all. Not even if I was alone with freaking Ed Sheeran. I needed someone I could trust. Someone other than Niall.
"Yeah. C'mon and grab your stuff love because Lou is coming." He stood up and started grabbing what ever little things we had in the little room. I walked into the bathroom and gathered whatever I had.
About thirty minutes later Lou had called Harry and told him he was just down the highway. "Harry?" I surprised myself by calling his name. He said a "yeah" from over by the little kitchen sink we had. I had just started to wonder about where we would be staying and it kinda worried me. "Where are me and Lou gonna stay?"
"Babe you guys are gonna go stay up in a lake house we've got. Its up in a place that no one really knows of because of how deep in the forest its in. We usually go up there after we 'die'. We stay up there for a few years just to wait it out and to pass time. You guys will be fine, I promise. He says and is in front of the door in a flash. He opens it and waits for me to walk through it. I thank him and head outside then try to spot Lou's car.
I saw an old Chevy pick-up truck and Louis waving way too excitedly which made me laugh. I walked up to the truck and my body shivered as the crisp air of the night nipped at my skin. Harry opened the trucks door for me and I thanked him in return. I climbed into the slightly rusted, black, Chevy truck and instantly wrapped my frail arms around Lou's figure and he did the same. If anyone needed cheering up he would be the perfect one to do the job.
"I've missed you so much you precious little daisy!" He beamed and before I knew it I was crying again but this time they were happy tears.
"Gosh Lou, you've broken her!" Harry exclaimed which made me laugh.
"I've missed you guys so much and I'm so lucky to have you guys as friends. It makes me so happy and I cant believe I was ever mad at you guys." I cried and squeezed Louis tighter.
"Its alright, we're never gonna let you go again love." Lou said and gave me a reassuring squeeze before letting me go. "We've got to be on our way if we want to get there before someone finds us." He said seriously and glanced at Harry which made him nod.
"He's right," Harry agreed. He leaned into the truck and planted a kiss on my forehead and hugged me tight. "I'll see you in a few days Del, you'll be safe with Lou." He smiled and I nodded.
"Goodbye Harry" I smiled and swiped a few nervous tears away.
"Bye Delighla." He smiled sweetly and shut the door and with that Lou nodded to him and started the engine.
'This is it' I told myself and took a deep breath as I buckled myself.
