Say You Care Like I Do // Niall Horan

Its about time.

Louis' P.O.V.

Alex leaned down to cup my cheeks into her soft hands, pecking my lips for the millionth time in about ten minutes. We had just woken up, ditching the party a little early -so we didn't have to clean up obviously, (we all knew Soph would do it)- and now my teenage hormones were kicking in. I know I'm not a teenager anymore- considering I just turned 22- but that didn't stop me from getting excited from her sitting on my lap.

"I wonder what Sophies doing." Alex pondered, now moving her lips down my cheek bones to my neck.

I wrap my arms around her waist, smiling  to myself, "Probably down stairs making out with Niall."

By now she had stopped kissing me and lifts her head up, "But we invited Alphie, sure she would be with him."

"We all know that her and Niall can't keep away from each other." I laughed nervously, her gaze piercing into my own eyes.

"But-"

Her protest was soon interrupted by a scream down stairs, almost giving me a minor heart attack. I would like to imagine it being like some kind of playful laugh, maybe Sophie and Alphie were hitting it off and play wrestling or something, but the content of that scream was way too alarming.

"I think that was Sophie." Alex stammered out, fear clearly in her eyes. She suddenly jumped off my lap, me getting up quickly as well as we searched for our clothes and practically ran down the stairs on our toes.

When we came down stairs I noticed that Alphie guy at the end of the hall, his back facing us. He was yelling at what seemed to be Sophie on the floor, crying her eyes out.

I didn't notice at first but Niall was also standing up, in front of Alphie, facing Sophie. Why was one of my kitchen knives in Alphie's hands.

I turned to Alex to go upstairs and dial the police to come. I didn't know what to do, I'm not a hero, I've never had to be in a situation nowhere near this before.

"Niall, don't. You'll be okay. Alphie please don't!! We can make this through, I'll date you, I'll kisss you a million times but don't do this." Sophie shouts between sobs. Some kind of pang went through my chest, an act of courageousness as I grabbed a flower vase- literally the worse weapons ever to defend yourself and your friends, I know- it held in my grib, I even began to shake.

As I quicked the pace over to Alphie, Niall began to speak, "You're such a pretty girl Sophie, just be happy. I, I l-"

I couldn't wait anymore, he was speaking as if he was saying some sort of goodbye, and even though I could barely see Sophie, the look in her eye broke my heart.

I swung the vase in my hands, it loosening from my grip as it hit the back of his head, another scream beckening from Soph.

Sophie's P.O.V.

I watched as Alphie's body collapsed to the floor. It was like the sudden shock has just gotten to me, my body was numb except for the scream that had erupted. Louis had finally came to the rescue, saving us before Alphie did anything stupid but that didn't stop my body from almost having breakdown.

Niall had ran over to me, his arms around me as I shook repetitively, like this room had just dropped to negative temperatures. "You're okay, Sophie. We're okay." He spoke reassuringly, a gaze in my eyes before hugging me again, and tighter than before.

By then the police had basically barged in, running over to handcuff my childhood friend. His eyes had fluttered open, his face almost looked completely normal for just a split second.

A tubby police officer walts over to me and Niall before asking questions. How did this start, Is anyone hurt, it was hit like an avalanche. And I couldn't take it.

Following Alphie out the door with a police officer on his feet, I was right behind him. "I'm sorry, Alphie! Please, we'll figure something out I know you didn't mean any of it."

He turns around to look at me, a scowl on his face before he practically begs for him to take him away. But that didn't stop me from running my mouth, "You grew up in a bad place, Alphie. You don't deserve this."

It didn't make sense, the way I was talking I mean, because Alphie basically waved a knife in our direction, threatning to hurt Niall, but that didn't stop my guilt from stopping my brain to think.

The police officer sat him in the car and I waited for him to just drive off. I cried even more, and felt a hand on my shoulder to see Alex comfort me.

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The police eventually leave, and Alex and Louis had went back upstairs-him checking the locks about a thousands- before heading to bed. I sat on the couch, me now being Naill's problems as I soaked his shirt with my tears. I guess reality had just hit me.

"Niall, I-"

I was cut off by a phone ringing.

"Hey, Sarah."

This would be the perfect time for her to call. Where was she anyway during the whole party? I wouldn't be surprised if she made some stupid excuse not to come. She didn't like Louis that much, why would she come to the party. I guess the girl did have a brain.

"Sarah I don't think this is the time, I'm busy.... does it matter is she's here or not?.. you know what, I can't do this anymore, Sarah. There wasn't any chemistry," Niall shared a quick glance at me, smiling, before turning back going back to talk on the phone. "Yes, its Soph. Yeah... I think I do love her."

He quickly hung up, his hands cupping my face so softly, "And its been that way forever."

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Cute way to end it I suppose.

There miiggghhtt, be one more chapter and then an epilogue.

Oh, and how goofy was the MM music video, these boys just get weirder, haha.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARRY.