Imaginary (Niam, Ziall, Ziam, Larry fanfic)

Part 13

It wasn't until a few days later Niall saw Zayn in his head again. He had tried with all his might to get the other instance out of his head for good. He didn't tell Liam about it. He didn't want to worry him or have him think Niall actually believed Zayn because he didn't, he couldn't. It happened again when Niall and Liam were walking back to Liam's house from school one day. One minute they were walking on the sidewalk passing by the old bridge when Niall felt like he was having an out of body experience. Everything went fuzzy for a second before all he could see when he gazed at the bridge was the site of him and Zayn in the dead of night hugging and kissing like their lives depended on it. Niall was wearing the same clothing he had died in.

He didn't realize he had stopped walking till he felt his arm getting yanked on by Liam who was asking him what was wrong. Niall just shook his head and continued on only glancing back at the bridge once.

Things were fairly normal for a few days after that. Niall and Liam hadn't seen a trace of Zayn since the one day, which was fine to both of them. Though Niall swore he kept seeing him everywhere he looked. He would be in the trees, or the hallway, across a field, or just standing in front of him a few feet away. But every time he blinked his eyes he was gone.

Niall couldn't figure out why he couldn't get the dark haired man out of his head. Even if he did mean what he said it doesn't change anything right? Niall was perfectly happy with the life he was living now and he never wanted anything to happen between him and Liam. But he couldn't help but wonder about his life before.

Niall didn't realize he had made the conscious decision to go see Zayn that day till he was telling Liam he'd be right back and was slipping through the walls of the school building. Niall really didn't know where to look for Zayn so he just started wondering around town looking for any signs of him.

After about an hour of walking he ended up back at the old bridge. A car or two would pass over the bridge every few minutes as he looked out over the water. Maybe Zayn had left town? Maybe he realized Niall was happy with his life and to just leave him be. Niall knew that was only wishful thinking when he saw the top of black hair as it disappeared under the bridge. Being invisible to most of the living has its advantages, especially when your jumping off a bridge to fly underneath it. Niall's feet grazed the water as he flew to one side of the wall underneath the bridge. Zayn was sitting down on the ledge, his toes inches from the water, as he lit up a cigarette between his lips.

When he looked up shocked seemed to etch across his features as he looked at the blonde in front of him up and down. Niall didn't say anything he just walked over toward Zayn and took a seat on the edge next to him. Zayn offered him a cigarette, but Niall shook his head and looked down at the water sloshing around below them. Zayn was the first one to break the silence.

"So have you begun remembering me again?" Niall could hear the amount of hope that resided in his voice. If Niall was honest it made a part of him feel bad for Zayn if what he said was true and Niall was his previous lover.

"That's what I came here to talk to you about. Why can't I get you out of my head? I see you everywhere I turn and I keep having these visions of us. Did you do some demon mind trick on me? What did you do?" The last part Niall practically yelled into Zayn's face. He hadn't realized how worked up he had gotten till he looked down at his hands clenched into tight fists and felt the heavy pants of anger seething out of his mouth. They didn't need to breath but sometimes his body still mimicked human things when he got worked.

Zayn just sat there taken back for a moment before a smirk appeared on his face. "So you are beginning to remember then. It's only a matter of time now before you remember who you really love and come running back to me." He took a long drag from his cigarette and blew the smoke upwards into the columns supporting the bridge.

"No I don't want to remember, I'm happy with my life right now. I don't care what we had in the past it's over now." Niall was now in Zayn's face poking at his chest to get his point across.

In the moment he stopped speaking Zayn was leaning forward and lips were meeting his and it was like an electric shock had jolted his body. Memories began rushing through his head one after the other. He went from remembering nothing to remembering everything and in that moment he kissed back. His body was flooded with emotions and his mind a tornado of thoughts bashing against his temple. When he finally came to his senses and realized who he was kissing he quickly pushed Zayn away and stood up. He looked down horrified of Zayn as Zayn smiled up at him while wiping excess spit from his mouth on the back of his hand. Niall took a step back, his legs feeling frozen in place.

"I remember everything." He barely whispered. Zayn heard it though, and was standing up to come over to him. Niall took another step back. The part of him that now was flooded of memories of Zayn urged him to move forward and connect with Zayn's lips again. The other half was scared, and wanted nothing more than to fly away straight into Liam's arms and try to permanently forget everything.

Zayn took a step closer cautiously reaching his hand out as if Niall were scared animal. That's how Niall felt inside.

"Niall babe, just give in to the memories. Come be with me for the rest of eternity and leave everything else behind."

The more rational side to Niall began thinking again and he knew he needed to get as far away from Zayn as possible. He took a few more steps back coming closer to the opening of the bridge.

"I don't want to remember Zayn." And then he was shooting up into the sky flying as fast as he could back to Liam's house. He didn't want to go back to the school in fear of Zayn following him. He looked back once to make sure that wasn't the case and to his relief he wasn't being followed.