Brave || Zerrie AU

Flower

The morning sun shined through the thin pale pink curtains as it gave light to a new day. Perrie woke up to the sound of the the wave on the shore and birds singing. The place itself held a peace that make Perrie lose her breath. She reached for her phone out of instinct, one that she hated, and realized how many missed calls she had. 

Three were from her mom. Just missing one got her in trouble, she didn't want to know what missing three would mean.

One from Jade. Perrie planned on calling her as soon as she knew what to say. She felt horrible for pushing her friends away but this was something she had to do alone. 

One text message caught Perrie's attention. 

I know you need your space but I just want to talk to you. There are some things that were left unsaid between us.

- Zayn 

Perrie turned off her phone after reading the message. The hole inside of her seemed to open up every time she had something to do with Zayn but he seemed to be everywhere. She still loved him but something inside of her broke when she remembered that he had moved on. 

Yet, that kiss they shared said something different. 

Perrie realized that there were many things left unsaid between them but for the time being she just wanted to forget about Zayn and all the pain he had caused her. 

Perrie walked over to the closet near the balcony and picked out a pale yellow summer dress with some white flats. When she looked at her reflection she smiled. The flowers around her brought a light to her face that made her seem more calm. She proceeded to do her whole morning routine and then left for a small walk in the town. 

When she reached the lobby of the small hotel she was greeted by the owner, Sammuel. He stood behind his wooden desk with a girl next to him. Perrie walked over to Sammuel and the pretty brunet who was clearly his daughter. 

"Good Morning, Miss Edwards." Sammuel smiled to Perrie. 

Perrie laughed at how weird that sounded, "Please call me Perrie." 

The smile never left Sammuel's face he turned to face his daughter. 

The young girl seemed to be the same age as Perrie and stood about a couple inches taller. Her dark brown hair was tied in a beautiful braid that Perrie admired. 

"This is my daughter, Abriella." 

"Hello." Abriella extended her hand for Perrie to shake and she did. 

"It's very nice to meet you Abriella. People from this small town have the most beautiful names!" Perrie laughed as a imagine of Ciro appeared in her mind. 

"Abriella would love to show you around the town, Ms. Edwards. If you don't mind." 

"I would love that!" Perrie said as she took Abriella's hand, "I want to see everything." 

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"So, how long do you plan on staying in Sevence?" Abriella asked Perrie as they walked on the rock covered roads though the town streets admiring all the beautiful houses. 

"I plan on staying here a while, actually. I love the peace this town has. It's something I really need." Perrie looked at everything around her and enjoyed the feeling of the hot sun on her skin. 

"I'm sure you'll find all you're looking for here." 

Perrie and Abriella walked though the entire town and Perrie fell more in love with it than when she first arrived. The neighbors stopped to greet her as they walked by and offered her good wished while she was here. They walked until they reached the plaza and Perrie remembered the events from yesterday. Something inside of her tugged her  and she found herself asking Abriella about Ciro. 

"Well, Ciro and his family have lived here for generation. He's one of the sweetest guys on this planet. Everyone here loves him and they should." Abriella explained as they neared the store where Ciro said his mother owned. 

Perrie wanted to stop by the store and maybe get a glimpse of Ciro but she fought against that thought and continued to walk with Abriella. Abriella was one of the funniest people Perrie had ever met and right from the start there had been no awkwardness. She told Perrie how her family had moved here from Spain when she was very young and that her mother had passed away when she was just ten. Yet, she had this smile that made Perrie's heart warm up. 

"I miss her everyday but I know she's with me." Abriella said to Perrie when Perrie asked her how she dealt with it. 

Something inside of her heart seemed to call her towards the fountain in the middle of the town square as they walked by. Perrie turned to face Abriella but some how Abriella seemed to noticed what she was thinking and told Perrie to make a wish. She handed her a small stone she gathered from the ground and told her to close her eyes.

Perrie pressed the small black stone to her chest and dozens of wishes crossed her mind but one in particular.

I don't want to give up on the idea of love. I wish to love someone with all my heart and for them to love me back. 

Perrie put as much faith into her wish as she could and tossed the small rock into the fountain to join the rest of the hopes of others. 

"You decided to make a wish?" A deep voice whispered in Perrie's ear as she continued to stare into the fountain even thought she had thrown the stone in a while ago. 

She turned around and smiled at the person in front of her. A rush of happiness moved through her as Ciro stood before her with a rose in his hand. His green eyes shone and his smile reached her heart. 

"Ciro," Perrie said when she found her words again. She had no idea why she always lost her words when she had just met this guy yesterday. But something inside of her made her feel like she could trust him. 

"Perrie." He laughed at the small exchanged of words as he continued to hold the flower in his hand. " I saw you walking with Abriella and knew you would make a wish. So I wanted to give you something to help you smile because most people when they make a wish it means they are missing something."

Perrie took the flower from his hand and brought it to her nose. The smell of the rose made her head spin and she couldn't get enough of it. The smell brought back memories of when Zayn had filled their apartment with roses for her birthday. He knew that  red roses where her favorite and he went out of his way to cover every corner of the apartment with them. When Perrie saw what he had done for her she fell in love with him all over again. 

"Thank you, Ciro." Perrie gave him a smile but it was hard when the memories started coming back. Her eyes burned and a tear slipped before she realized she started crying. 

Ciro stared at her for a moment, not sure what to do. But slowly he reached for her face and whipped away the tear that fell.

"I hope that whatever you wished for comes true, Perrie" 

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Zaynn****

Zayn knew that sending that message to Perrie was a mistake but he needed to do it. When Harry had called him asking if he knew where Perrie might've gone he said he didn't know she had left in the first place. 

More lies weight heavy on his chest but he was used to the weight at his point. He had lied to his band mates on why he needed to leave the band. He had lied to Perrie when he broke up with her. He lied to Gigi everyday when he told her he was okay. 

But no matter what he thought about himself the lie that killed him the most was the one he told himself everyday. 

I don't love Perrie anymore. 

Lies. His whole life was a lie. 

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