You'll Never Walk Alone

Nataly's POV

I hear voices. Then I hear a door close.

I lose conciousness again.

The next time I wake up, my eyes flutter open for a minute. There are bright white lights above me.

Once I close my eyes, I lose conciousness again.

Finally, I officially wake up. I hear beeping. The lights above me are unbearably bright.

I look to the side.

Niall is seated next to me, his head falling forward onto his chest. He's asleep, breathing deeply.

The door opens.

"Hey Nat, good to see you're up," Liam says. The boys enter, followed by Eleanor and Danielle.

Danielle smiles shyly at me.

"Where am I?" I ask, trying to sit up.

They let me. I leaned back into the pillows.

"You're in the hospital, silly," Louis says, walking up to me and handing me a little teddy bear. It was holding a heart that said 'Get Well Soon'.

"Aww thanks, Boo," he smiled when I used his nickname.

Zayn walked up and dropped a balloon at my bedside.

It said ' Hope You Feel Better'.

"It's not as nice as Lou's present, but..." he rubbed the back of his head.

"Thanks Zayn. I love it," I smile at him. He smiles back.

Liam and Danielle walk up next. Danielle hands me a small little box and Liam passes me a long rectangular box.

I open Danielle's first and it reveals a small ring. It has a ruby in the middle and is made of gold.

Then I open Liam's. It's a long golden chain and the word 'Directioner' hangs at the end.

I laughed when I read what it said.

"You like them?" Danielle asked.

"Yes, I love them! Thanks guys!" I smile wider.

"Look, Nat, about what happened-" Danielle started.

"Don't worry about it. Everything turned out fine, didn't it?" I beamed.

She smiled.

Finally Eleanor came up.She gave me a hug and a card that she wrote herself. I thanked them all for their wonderful presents.

"Nialler's present was staying with you ever since you got checked in," Louis joked.

"When was I checked in? How long have I been knocked out?" I ask them.

"You've been out for 2 days. We worried when you didn't wake up, so we brought you here yesterday," Liam explains.

"Where's Harry and Catelyn?" I ask.

"They're out," Zayn winks at me.

"Or smooching on the couch," Louis crosses his arms and fakes being upset.

I laugh.

"I'm hungry," I turn around and see Niall starting to wake up.

"When aren't you?" I ask.

His eyes fly open when he hears my voice.

"Nat! You're awake!" he smiles.

"Yea," I smile.

"What did the doctor say?" I asked Liam.

"He said you were fine. Just that you were paralyzed with shock. Nothing too serious," he waved his hand dismissively.

"We'll go talk to the doc to see when you can be let go. Come on, Nialler, let's go get you some food," Liam smiles.

"Nah, not hungry," Niall says, turning to me.

Everyone gasps.

"I never thought I'd live to hear Niall say that!" Louis exclaimed.

Everyone laughed.

Everyone left and Niall stayed with me.

The only thing in between us was that stupid rail on the bed.

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I was released later on that evening.

Once we got to the complex, I raced up the stairs to Niall's flat. I open the door. My parents are sitting on the couch watching a movie, but their faces are filled with worry.

When they see me, they jump off the couch and wrap me in their hugs.

"Mom, dad, CAN'T BREATHE!" I yell, laughing.

"Sorry, honey," mom says, tucking a hair behind my ear.

"It's over Nat," my dad smiled, in tears.

"I know," tears slid down my cheeks and I smiled.

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I raced to Harry and Louis's flat. I pushed the door out of my way and ran inside. Not seeing her there, I run to her room. She's on her bed, reading a book. She only notices me when I jump on her bed and give her a big hug. She drops her book and hugs me back tightly.

"You're back! Nataly, it's done. He's gone. It's over. It's all over," she sobbed. She pulls back and I see she's smiling.

"I know," I smile back, more and more tears coming down.

"I thought I heard you," I turn and see Harry standing in the doorway.

I jump up and hug him tightly.

"We missed you Nat," he laughed, hugging me back.

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Everyone sat in a circle in Liam's living room. Harry and Catelyn sat together, holding their hands in between each other. Liam and Danielle talked with Louis and Eleanor. It was good to see them happy, together again. Niall had his arm slung over my shoulder. He was still covered in bruises, but he didn't seem to mind. He just seemed happy and relieved that I was ok.

We joked around with Zayn for a while.

And that's basically all we did for the rest of the day. We just hung out in Liam's flat.

Just enjoying the fact that we were all alive and well.

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"Nataly, wake up," Niall shook me awake.

"Mhm," I groaned.

"Come on," he shook me harder.

"Why?" I grumbled.

"It's time to wake up," I heard the smile in his voice.

"Fine," I say, getting up.

"Ok, go get dressed, I've got breakfast waiting for you," he smiled.

I smiled at him.

"Is this what a normal life is like?" I laugh.

He chuckles.

"Yea, pretty much," he says, smiling.

"I like it," I smile.

"Good, you've got to get used to it," he says turning towards the door.

"Niall?" I ask, propping myself up on my elbows.

"Yea?" he turns to me.

I motion for him to come over. He walks over.

I reach up and peck him on the lips.

He smiled goofily.

"Is this how it is to have a girlfriend that isn't on the run anymore?" he joked.

"Yea, pretty much," I repeated.

"I like it," he copied.

"Good, you've got to get used to it," and we both laughed.