Chapter Six:
Nellie's POV:
As we entered the maze, I felt chills roll down my spine. Lou unlinked our arms and he put his arm around my waist holding one of my hands while he held my other in his other free hand. All I did was stare blankly ahead, just waiting to see if things would jump out at me.
Did it just get darker or am I going blind. I'm gonna piss myself.
"Lou...I-I-I don't think I c-can do this." I confessed to him stuttering terrified at the darkness. He grabbed me by the shoulders and turned me to face him. With the most concerned and meaningful look in his eyes he said, "Its okay, nothing is going to happen."
And with that he went back to his original position and we continued through the dark maze. We were about five minutes into the maze and I started to panic.
We have to get out of here, I thought while fastening my pace.
"Nell, calm down, its okay, just take a deep breath. We will be out of here soon." He pulled me into a hug and I started to feel better immediately, I felt safe. The pit of my stomach relaxed, as did my muscles, as we hugged, but when he pulled away, and the feeling was lost. I immediately grabbed his hand for comfort, not helping very much though, and walked trying to find the damn exit. Louis kept taking glances in my direction, every time he looked at me I would feel little butterflies erupt in my stomach. Though I never turned to look at him, afraid to look away from where we were going.
We turned a corner and my eyes caught a shadow down at the end of the path. I froze in place, my hands holding a death grip on Lou.
"Nell, its okay it's just a man in a costume. Come on lets turn around and go a different way." He said with such a soothing voice. When he talked to me, it was as if he was an angle, his voice ringing in my ears. Then I realized I was starting to pass out.
"Lou I need-d to sit down, I'm gett-ting dizz-zy." I said as I started to shiver.
"Alright love- oh you're shivering." I pulled him down with me to the ground but he stood back up.
"No, Lou don't leave me!" I pleaded him to stay. I would be stuck here forever if he left me in this state. He ignored me and then he pulled off his jumper."I'm just taking off my jumper Nell, its okay."
He sat back down next to me pulling the jumper over my shoulder and continued, "I will never leave you." I sat there shivering and looking into the darkness around us. Lou was studying me, probably trying to figure out what was wrong with me.
See, I don't do well in the dark. It's just a fear that I never seemed to get over. I don't really know why, because most people get over it, I just think of the worst things when I'm in the dark. Right now, is my worst case, I get terrified of what is out there, then freak out and eventually get dizzy. Louis must think that I am psycho right now.
Louis' POV:
I linked my arm through Nell's as we made our way into the corn maze. This is my favorite part of this farm. When I was little my dad used to take me here and we would run throughout the maze and go opposite ways, and whoever got out first won. The maze brought back good memories of my father. Though, Nell seemed to not be as happy about the maze.
I remember this maze like as if it was my own house. We walked for a few minutes, I kept glancing at Nell, and she looked so terrified. I didn't know what to do, should I hug her? Or should I hold her hand. Every time I looked at her I had the urge to just pull her and kiss her worries away, but no. I can't do that; that would most definitely scare her away. I ignored the urge and instead wrapped one arm around her waist grabbing one of her hands and with my other hand I grasped her other hand. She seemed to relax a little bit more.
"Lou...I-I-I don't think I c-can do this." She said to me with such a horrified tone. I turner her towards me holding her shoulders and reassured her, "Its okay, nothing is going to happen." And we continued walking.
I felt useless, like I can't help her in any possible way. Well I could but that would not be appropriate since we just met and I don't know how she would react. I looked at her and her face was full of worry, she quickened her pace so that I was half a step behind.
"Nell, calm down, its okay, just take a deep breath. We will be out of here soon." I pulled her into a hug trying to calm her down as much as possible. Her muscles seemed to relax and her breathing slowed down so I pulled away, she grabbed my hand immediately, I could definitely get used to that.
She seemed to glow under the very low light of the moon, I couldn't help myself, I kept looking at her, she probably think I'm a creep. We kept walking for a few minutes; I knew exactly where we needed to go, so naturally I took a left turn. As soon as she saw the shadow on the other side of the path, she froze in place and squeezed my hand so hard she was going to break it.
I knew he would be there, he's there every year I go, just wanting to scare people. Her face told me everything, she wanted to run, she as terrified, "Nell, its okay it's just a man in a costume. Come on let's turn around and go a different way." Thankfully I remembered a different way to the end.
"Lou I need-d to sit down, I'm gett-ting dizz-zy." she said, shivering like crazy as she pulled me down with her.
"Alright love- oh you're shivering." I said as I stood up to take off my jumper. "No, Lou don't leave me!" she screamed to me.
Oh god, I didn't realized she was this scared; I should have never dragged her in here. Why would she think that I would leave? "I'm just taking off my jumper Nell, its okay." I said trying to calm her nerves. I sat down on the ground next to her as I put my jumper around her shoulders. "I will never leave you." I said truthfully. I meant every word, she probably took it as like right now, but I meant it differently. I don't think I could live without this girl in my life. Even though I just met her today, she makes me happier than Eleanor ever made me. Even if she doesn't like me the same way, I'll be okay with being friends, just as long as I'm with her.
Now I didn't know what to do. I was torn between pulling her to my lap and soothing her or just sitting beside her rubbing her back. So I went with the first option, so what? I can't control myself all the time.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her onto my lap, she laid her head on my chest while I rubbed circles on her back. She didn't seem to mind at all; hopefully this didn't show too much about how I felt. I just can't see her this way, seeing her like this makes me feel horrible. Honestly, I want to stop time right here, and live in this forever. She was still shivering and looking around us, still horrified by the darkness and what was in it.
Out of nowhere, I even surprised myself; I started to sing to her.
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Fix you with Love: (A Louis Tomlinson AU Story) *In Slight Editing with current updates*
FanfictionNellie Dencast has had a rough life for a 19 year old in Cheshire England; her dad left her family when she was young, while having a brother to whom she hasn't spoken to in years that lives in the states, that all adds up along with a haunting even...