Safe and Sound (Niall Horan & Zayn Malik FanFiction)

Chapter Six: I'm Here For You.

Niall's POV

"Such a cry-baby. At least she was a good shag."

I watch Zayn, his eyes widen and blacken in colour. He grabs the man by the arm and drags him out through the door behind the bar.

"Why the fuck would you do that to an innocent girl!" Zayn shouts loudly at the man and slams him against the wall of the alleyway we are currently standing in.

"Trust me, she was dying for a good shag." The man smirks. I don't know what's happening here and I'm not overly sure if I want to either.

''She was a virgin!'' Zayn screams.

"Yeah, tell me something I don't know, blood everywhere and she just wouldn't stop crying. Pussy." The man slurs; this really sets Zayn off.

"You raped her!"

He raped her? Is this the reason she's so petrified of everything, and everyone? The reason I had to look after her the other night? The reason she has hand shaped bruises over her slim, little hips but I decided to brush it off and not bother her about it?

This man is a complete monster.

"You monster!" I scream, surprising myself and Zayn. I grab the poor excuse for a man by the shoulders and slam him against the wall, pining him there.

"She loved it, blondie." He smirks, "That slut was asking for it. She was so tight!"

Before I know what's happening, my fist reaches up and slams repeatedly into his nose and jaw, and I love every second of it. I block out the shouts of my name coming from Zayn, this is revenge for Maja.

Zayn's hands clamp onto my shoulders, dragging me from the scumbag; I headbutt the prick and before I know it I'm inside, with cut up, bruised knuckles.

"Let's go find the girls, see if they're okay." Zayn breathes and leads me down a tatty old hallway with frayed carpet and peeling wallpaper.

"Maja? Leoni?" Zayn taps his knuckles gently against a door with several dents in it.

"Yeah, we'll be out in a second!" Leoni's soft voice calls and Zayn mumbles an 'okay' through the thin piece of wood.

"Are your hands hurting?" Zayn asks, concern taking over his face.

"Not really no, he had it coming, Z." I say quietly.

Zayn nods, "I know, I know, I would've done the same." Zayn smiles reassuringly and ruffles my hair slightly.

Leoni's small frame is first out of the door, followed by an extremely scared looking Maja.

"Come here, you." I whisper and gently pull Maja into me by her wrist, her slim arms wrap around my back, clutching onto my shirt. I wrap my arms around her upper back, my hands protectively covering the back of her head, holding her to my chest.

I hear Zayn quietly explain what happened to Leoni; I can't help it. The tears start sliding freely down my cheeks. I think Maja heard Zayn too.

"T-thank you." Maja stutters, looking up at me, tears brimming from her beautiful eyes.

"You're so welcome Maj." I whisper and press my lips into her forehead, still holding her close to me.

I look up at Zayn and Leoni, Zayn's holding Leoni just like I am to Maja. He is rocking her gently from side to side, whispering something comforting into her ear and her hair. Leoni's clearly really upset by this too.

"Are you okay Maj?" I whisper, I feel her nod softly but stay clinging onto me. I sigh to myself, having absolutely no idea what else to say to her, what to say to make her feel safe and not petrified.