A Haunting Past (One Direction FanFic)

Sing to me

We stayed quiet as we tried to listen to the girls' voices behind the doors. "I think it came from one of the bathrooms." One of them said. Well sh*t. Our eyes widened in unison as we heard footsteps approaching the bathrooms. "Which bathroom do you think he went into?" Another voice asked. "I don't know but he was with some crazy-haired girl. Ugh! She probably dragged him into the girls bathroom." She said, her voice laced with disgust as she spoke of me. Ha, ok!

Niall looked over to me and whispered, "As soon as they enter the other bathroom, we have to sprint out of her, ok?" I nodded and soon we heard the sound of a door opening. Niall stood up, grabbing my hand and pulling me out of the restroom. I started running but.....where were we going? I turned to Niall and noticed he didn't know where he was going at all. So I decided to speak up. "Let's head back to my dorm. I'd rather get murdered by Alice than those girls back there. At least Alice would try to make it less painful." He let out a soft chuckle and we made our way to our dorm. We heard voices from behind us which only scared us.

I began to frantically knock on the door as did Niall and soon enough the door opened, revealing a sleepy Louis. We rushed in, past Lou, and slammed the door shut in relief.

"What's up with you two?" Lou asked.

"Well we got locked out of the dorm, then chased into the guys bathroom by some fans and then chased back here by the same fans!" I exclaimed. Jeez, what a night.

"Ha, so what I'm hearing is that you two had some quality time in that bathroom." Lou said with a wink. Really!? That's all he got from this? Wow. Niall chuckled as he grabbed the tub of ice cream we had left on the counter and said "Goodnight, Lou." He then grabbed my hand and pulled me toward my room.

"Goodnight, be safe." Lou responded with another wink. Niall just shook his head and laughed while I turned pink yet again. We entered my room and Niall turned the lights on with his elbow since one hand was holding the ice cream while the other was occupied with holding mine. He handed me a spoon as we sat ourselves on my bed and began to eat the slightly melted ice cream. He looked at me and smirked, "My turn."

Oh crap! Are we still playing that game!? Ha, I guess so. "Hit me with your best shot." I smirked back.

"Can you sing or play any instruments?" I furrowed my brows in thought. I don't really know if I can sing or nah mainly because I don't like to sing in front of people. The only person that has ever heard me sing was Alice and that's only because she was going through a rough patch in her life and I felt the need to make her forget the bad stuff. That's also the reason why I sing: whenever I'm sad or scared I go to this little studio I discovered near our dorms and sing the pain away. That's where I spent most of my time the first month that we had moved to L.A. since the memories were still so fresh. But back to my ability to sing, I really don't know. Alice always said that I was good but she is my best friend and I know that she is too nice to insult anyone unless SERIOUSLY provoked. So I don't really rely on her opinion but it's the only one I've got....Ugh!

"Ummm....I.....don't think so." I replied.

"What do you mean? How can you not know?" Niall asked, clearly confused.

"Well I just don't like to sing in front of people so I don't really know if I can or not." I answered a bit shyly.

"Well what about instruments? Do you play any?"

"No but I've always wanted to learn piano and guitar." I reply dreamily.

"Is that why you have a guitar in your room?"

I looked over to where his eyes were focused and sure enough my guitar was propped up against the wall. "Well...yeah. I learned how to play one song only though." the one I always sang for Alice when her nightmares occur or the memories flood all at once. It's a song I only play for her when she truly needs it because it only brings sad memories back for me.

"Oh, well do you mind if I try it out?" Niall asked and I nodded my permission. He slowly got off of the bed and walked over to it and picked it up. He carried it back over to the bed and sat down. He began to strum it so he could get a feel for it and tune to his liking. He suddenly looked up at me with a shy look in his eyes. "Is it ok if I play a song?" he asked. A smile spread across my face and I nodded with too much excitement. He smiled back and began to strum a familiar tune. Gosh, I know this song, it's on the tip of my tongue.....Wanted!! By Hunter Hayes. That's it! Suddenly, Niall's voice filed my ears and it was beautiful.

****** (After song)

He put so much passion into his singing, it was mesmerizing. The facial expressions he made gave off the vibe that he meant every word he sang. But who was it for?

I was so tired but I wasn't going to allow myself to fall asleep when Niall's beautiful voice filled the room. The music slowly faded as he began to slow down his strumming until he came to a complete stop.

He looked up at me, his eyes open for the first time since he began singing. I loved how immersed he was in the song. It was quite....attractive. He cared so much and put so much emotion into it. I really wanted to know who he thought of when he sang that song but I was so tired that all I managed to say was "Wow, that was beautiful." A yawn soon escaped my lips and I head him chuckle.

"I think it's time we head to bed, love." I just nodded and put my head on my pillow. I felt the bed shift as he stood up, probably to put the guitar and ice cream away.

About one minute later, the lights were turned off and the bed shifted again as he climbed in under the covers with me. I was nearly overcome by sleep as I heard him mumble a " Goodnight, love." and felt a warm pair of lips on my forehead. Was that a goodnight kiss or was I so knackered I've started imagining things? I don't know but I'm too exhausted to think about it any longer since I was consumed by sleep in mere seconds.

A/N I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for taking so long to post again!! I have been studying for tests and what not...you know what? I blame everything on school :p I will try to update more often, I promise. Thank you for continuing to read my story! I love you all <3