Even If It Kills Me (One Direction and The Vamps Fan Fiction)

Chapter 19

Katie's POV

When we arrive in Florida, I'm awaken by Niall kissing my forehead. I blink a few times, recovering from the long plane ride.

"Hey there! Did you have a good little nap with ol' Niall?" Niall asks, followed by a little chuckle.

"Yes, it was quite nice, ol' Niall," I laugh. He laughs along with me, and I go to look to my right. Emma is fast asleep on Harry, and the two of them look so cute. Harry spots me and smiles. I laugh, then James comes up to the seat behind me.

"Hey, can I talk to you?" James and I haven't talked since the incident in the hallway, but I guess we have to talk sometime, don't we?

"Yeah sure-"

"Please depart now," someone over the speaker in the plane instructed us. I turned to tell James that we could talk later, but he was already in the back with the rest of The Vamps and Cat again.

"It'll be fine. Cat probably talked to him," Niall says, knowing I feel bad.

"Maybe. Let's get off this plane," I suggest.

"Great idea," Niall agrees. When we stand up, we notice Harry is stuck with the sleeping Emma on him.

"Here," Niall scoops up Emma in his arms so she's off of Harry. Emma and Niall look like Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming, and I can't help but feel a pain of guilt, even though Emma likes Harry and Niall likes me... I think.

Harry gladly takes Emma from Niall once he stands up. "She's so beautiful when she sleeps," Harry compliments her. If Emma heard that about her, she'd quickly neglect it, but it's true. Her brown hair and blonde highlights are framing her clam face beautifully. she says she doesn't like the blonde highlights, but they actually look really good on her.

"C'mon, taxi's waiting! We can be jealous of Emma later!" A sarcastic voice says, in a rush to get off the plane that she was the last to enter, it could only be Cat.

Everyone laughs, then exits the plane in a single file line. First in line is Emma, who's being carried by Harry, followed by me with Niall holding my left hand. Cat, Brad, and Conner walk behind Niall, and James and Tristan trial off in the back together.

~

"Is she still sleeping?" I ask.

Niall and I shared a bed last night since I couldn't sleep. I felt bad for James, and Emma had been sleeping for a long time. I know they aren't really life- or- death situations, but I still cared for my friends, and Niall accepted that.

"I'll go check on her," Niall tells me.

He kisses my cheek and exits the hotel room. I take a quick shower and change into a tanktop and shorts. I slip on the necklace Emma, Cat and I all have that are identical. It's a crystal infinity sign, indicating that our friendship will last for an Infineon amount of time. I curl my hair also. I then wait for Niall to come back.

"Is she awake?" I ask immediately. He didn't even finish walking in the room yet.

"Yeah. Her and Harry are best friends. She said I was her best friend also though!" I laughed and he sat down on the bed next to me.

"We're meeting at the bus in an hour." Niall says.

I smile and look at Niall. He's still in shorts and a shirt he wore to bed last night, and his hair was a mess.

I ruffle my hand on his head full of messy hair and laugh. "You should get ready." I suggest. He looks down, then back up to my eyes.

"Good idea. Thanks!" His Irish accent makes me smile. It's so Niall.

~

"One Direction for sound check," a man says from the side of the stage when The Vamps finish theirs. The five members of One Direction sprint to the stage, while the four members of The Vamps exit the stage. Tristan goes talking with Emma, while Conner, James, and Brad come to Cat and I. After a little bit of talking, Emma goes away from Tristan.

"I have to go to the bathroom," I lie. They don't hear me, but I head off after Emma. She got a pretty good head start, so I jog a little to find her. When I do, I find her in Tristan's dressing room on the floor. I sprint and kneel down next to her.

"EMMA! EMMA!" I yell. I grab her head and put it to my chest, protecting her. "It's okay, Emma. I got you. I got you," I promise her. After about ten minutes of comforting her, she starts coughing a lot.

I sit her up, her head continuing to lean on my chest, but her head faces forward like mine, not to the side. I gently hit and rub her back, while she continues to cough. Finally she stops, her eyes red, and she's holding her throat since it hurts from coughing. Her nose is bleeding, probably from the fall earlier, and I use tissues to clean it up. She steadies her breathing, and finally looks at me.

"Katie," she breathes.

"Shh. You're okay, Emma. I'm here," I say. She nods and we fold into a hug that seems to last for hours until she points to a waterbottle on the table. I nod, and grab it for her. She's weak from the fall so I help her hold up the waterbottle a little bit.

We sit in the dressing room for awhile, and then suddenly everyone bursts through the doors. Niall and Harry run to us, making sure that we're okay. I nod, and explain what happened. I told them it was because she hasn't eaten or drank in awhile, and I look at Emma. She nods, and walks over to me from Harry. Niall backs up, knowing I need to be with Emma.

"Thank you for helping me." Emma says to me.

"I'll always be there to help you, Em. You're the only person who really understands me, and I'm the only one who really understands you." I say.

She squeezes me tight while she hugs me, tears streaming down her face.

"How can I ever repay you? You-"

"You don't need to, Em. Just promise me we'll always be friends."

"Best friends?"

"Sisters?"

"The bestest sisters ever. You know, God made us best friends because-"

"Our parents couldn't handle us as sisters," I finish. She smiles, and I smile along with her. We collaspe into a hug, and soon everyone gathers in our hug, even James and Tristan. When we finish the big group hug, Harry pulls Emma to the side, and a hand lightly touches my arm.

"James?" I ask, surprised to see him wanting to talk to me now.

"Can I speak to you in the hallway for a moment?" His voice is mean, and I get scared.

"Why-"

He yanks my arm and throws me into the hallway.

"You have a nice little game going on, Katie."

"What?"

"Oh, just being the hero and being the center of attention."

"I don't understand. She's my best friend-"

"No she's not. You're using her and you know it."

"James, I'm not using her! She's my best-"

Numbness spreads along my face from where James hit me. My hearing goes out, and I fall to the floor.

"Katie, I love you. I just hate your game!" He goes in for another punch, but someone blocks it. No, people block it. I see at least four people, and I'm thankful for having such nice of friends.

What has gotten into James? Is it just jealousy?

My mind is flooding with questions I don't have any answers for, and all those questions disappear when the pain fully gets to me and I begin to tear up.

By: BeWriting