Through the Dark | LT

Chapter 25

It was around 7:30pm, and the sun was starting to make it's way down the horizon. As I layed on my bed and played on my phone, my door suddenly burst open. I jumped about 2 feet in the air, and I heard Harry begin to laugh. "Hey Meg." He said, calming down and shutting the door behind him. I playfully hit him and said, "Harry! You scared me half to death!" He chuckled and sat next to me on the bed. "We're going to do a campfire tonight. You in?" I smiled. "Of course!" After I replied to Harry, I looked down. He scooted closer to me and said, "You okay, love?" He could tell something was wrong.

"Something's still not the same with me and Louis... I have no idea if he can feel it... But I feel like there's still a huge part of our friendship missing... And I need that part to be here..." I didn't look up at Harry as he began to talk. I twiddled my thumbs, but Harry grabbed my hand and said, "Megan, look at me. We'll find that missing piece. I promise you that." I hugged Harry and said, "Thanks Harry." He hugged me tight to him and replied, "Anytime, love... We've really missed you."

Perrie was touring with Little Mix, and Sophia was with her family in England, so I was the only girl on the island. I followed Harry down to the bottom floor of the house and we went out the back door. I heard crackling, followed by laughs- the boys were already there. I smiled as we followed the trail to the clearing, where a quaint little campfire was set up. I smiled and sat down between Louis and Liam, and I saw Louis reach behind him and give me my guitar case.

I blushed deeply as he unhooked it for me. I've never played guitar infront of the boys, and they'd never heard me sing. Louis said, "It's already tuned, love." He smiled lightly at me. "So, what're we singing this time, boys?" Niall asked, and they looked at each other. Zayn turned to me. "Meg, do you know the chords to 'One Thing'?" I laughed and replied, "Yeah!" I shyly pulled my guitar pick out and got comfortable on the log. Niall could tell I was nervous. "Meg, it's alright! You shouldn't be scared about playing infront of us!" I laughed at Niall's remark and began strumming.

"I've tried playing it cool, but when I'm looking at you, I can't ever be brave, 'cause you make my heart race..." Liam's voice rang in the air as the fire crackled quietly. "Shot me out of the sky, you're my kryptonite, you keep making me weak, yeah frozen and can't breathe." Harry sang powerfully as I began to get a little bit more into my strumming. "Something's gotta give now, 'cause I'm dying just to make you see that I need you here with me now, 'cause you've got that one thing." I palm muted the guitar, and the boys all harmonized as the chorus came.

"So get out, get out, get out of my head, and fall into my arms instead, I don't, I don't, don't know what it is, but I need that one thing... You've got that one thing." We all smiled around at each other as I played guitar subconsciously. Niall sang his part. "Now I'm climbing the walls, but you don't notice at all, that I'm going out of my mind, all day and all night."

Louis' part was next. I looked at him as he sang, and his eyes locked with mine. His voice smoothly surrounded us as the sound of the acoustic guitar made the song so much more intimate and calm. "Something's gotta give now, 'cause I'm dying just to know you're name, and I need you here with me now, 'cause you've got that one thing." I smiled at Louis as we all sang the chorus. I began singing, and I didn't even know it.

We ended up roasting marshmallows, and we sang She's Not Afraid, Midnight Memories, and Teenage Dirtbag... But before the boys got up to leave, Liam stopped them. He looked at me and looked back up to the boys. "One more song. For Megan." I looked up at the five boys with a confused expression, and Niall took my acoustic guitar with him as he sat down next to me. I was between Niall and Zayn now, and Louis, Harry, and Liam were standing imfront of me. Niall counted the boys in, and Zayn whispered in my ear, "Just enjoy this one, alright Meg?" He smiled at me, and I nodded.

Niall had slowed the strumming down on this song, which made it a slower, more intimate version. As soon as Liam began the song, I buried my face in my hands.

Liam grabbed my hand as he began to sing softly, "You tell me that you're sad and lost your way, you tell me that your tears are here to stay, but I know you were only hiding, and I just wanna see ya." He tilted my head up so that I could look around at the boys, and I was beginning to tear up. They picked this song because they knew that it meant alot to me, and that it applied to me alot. "You tell me that you're hurt and you're in pain, and I can see your head is held in shame, but I just wanna see you smile again, see you smile again." Liam smiled down at me, and Niall turned to me while playing guitar and said, "But don't burn out, even if you scream and shout, It'll come back to you, and I'll be here for you." The five boys all looked at me lovingly as they sang, "Oh I would carry you over fire and water for your love, and I would hold you closer, hope your heart is strong enough. When the night is coming down on you, we will find a way through the dark." At this point, tears were falling down my cheeks. Harry got into a squat infront of me and sang, "I wish that I could take you to the stars, I'd never let you fall and break your heart, and if you were to cry and fall apart," Harry squeezed my hand as he finished the line, "I'll be there to hold you." That only made my cry harder.

Louis engulfed both of my hands in his as he sang softly, eyes beaming into mine lovingly, "You tell me that you heard it's all in vain, but I can see your heart can love again," This next phrase was the phrase that always sent me bawling. Louis looked deeply into my eyes as he belted, "And I remember you laughing, so let's just laugh again..." The boys sang through the pre chorus and chorus, but all I was thinking right now was...

'They actually love me.'

Zayn sang his part, and he looked me in the eyes sincerely as he sang angelically, "I know you want to be loved..." At this point I was bawling my eyes out. Louis jumped over the log and went behind me, holding my shoulders and rubbing circles on my back, calming me down. Harry held one hand and Liam held the other, and they sang with such emotion and power, yet it was sincere and loving. As Harry sang the last line, I resumed my crying.

"I love you guys more than you'll ever know..." I blubbered, and Louis rubbed my back and sat next to me as Niall put my guitar back. The boys all gave me big hugs and bade me goodnight, leaving me and Louis at the campfire...