The Lost Souls (Emo/Punk Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter 16 - Begging For Mercy

*Nikita's P.O.V.*

Today's the day I go back to school and I'm honestly too pissed off at Niall to be nervous. How could he be so inconsiderate?

"What would you like for breakfast?" Auntie Anne asked me.

"I'm not hungry"

"You have to eat" she said.

"I'll eat some cereal then"

I poured myself a bowl of cereal and forced myself to eat it. My stomach was in knots and I was dreading the day ahead of me.

After I finished my cereal, I put my bowl in the sink and Harry drove me to school.

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So far people have been whispering about me, but no one has bothered me yet.

I set my tray down at the lunch table. I didn't even get a chance to greet my friends before Niall made it clear that he's still mad at me.

"Make yourself sick lately?"

"Mutilate anything lately?" I shot back. The looks on our friends' faces made it obvious that they had no idea what I was talking about.

How could he be mad at me? I was trying to help him. I don't want him to self-mutilate because I care about him.

"Butt your nose in anyone else's business lately?" He retorted.

"Niall, leave her alone. We don't want her to relapse" Melanie said.

Niall rolled his eyes, going back to eating his lunch.

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I joined Niall and Melanie at our usual study hall table.

I feel bad for Melanie, I can tell the tension between Niall and I is making her uncomfortable.

"I need to use the restroom" she said before asking the teacher if she could go.

Once she was gone, Anthony Wilson sat down at our table.

"Hey, Nikita, Mr. Blake needs a new skeleton for the biology lab. I think you're perfect for the job" he said. Arsehole.

"Go away, Anthony" Niall said, getting annoyed.

"Is that your real hair or a wig? I thought your hair falls out when you're anorexic" he continued, ignoring Niall.

"Leave her alone" Niall hissed, standing up.

I got up and left the room. Niall followed me out into the corridor.

"Nikita, you can't just leave class" he said. I stopped walking and turned to face him.

"I just can't sit there and let that dick treat me like a piece of shit. Besides, when did you start caring about following the rules?"

"I don't, but running from your problems doesn't help, trust me"

"Thank you for standing up for me"

"No problem" he shrugged.

"I thought you were mad at me"

"I was, but now I feel like shit for some of the things I've said over the past few days. I'm sorry" he apologized.

"I'm sorry too"

"Why are you sorry?"

"My comment earlier at lunch"

"You only said that 'cause I was treating you like shit" he pointed out.

"It's no excuse"

"C'mon, let's go back to class"

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Niall and I ended up getting detention for leaving class without permission, we were now sitting in a classroom with our principal.

"I have some work to do in my office. I'm going to be right across the hall, so don't try anything. I can hear everything" he said before leaving the room.

I waited to hear him shuffling around his office before I broke the silence.

"If you don't mind me asking, why do you cut yourself?"

"It's how I cope" he answered.

"With what? Being kidnapped?"

"Yeah, but that's not all"

"What else?"

"Just some of the effects it's had on me throughout the years" he said.

"How long have you been cutting?"

"A couple years"

"Does anyone else know?"

"No" he replied. "Why do you care about me cutting?"

"Because it's not healthy"

"So? Neither is starving yourself" he pointed out.

"I know, but I don't care if something bad happens to me"

"So you care about me?" He smirked. I blushed in response and he leaned over and kissed me.
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(A/N)

I want to see more pictures of Bear Payne!

💋 -TVo