The First Chance (Niall and twin Payne's Liam and Leeroy

Monsters From the Past Return

A/N The boys on the top are Niall's former friends. The one on the bottom is Sean, then James is above him, Neal is in the top left, top right is Theron the last one is Ryan.

Niall's POV

       It's been a week since I found out that my former best friends are transferring to my new school. The week past quickly between homework, football practice and the game on Friday that we won by a landslide. The boys already know about this and are going to be by my side through all of this, especially Harry and Lou. I know that Liam and Leeroy would be by my side as well but they don't know my history with these 5 new guys. I'm more than likely going to have to deal with them next year trying out for the football team. My nerves increase as I get closer to school. I'm not likely to have classes with the others since they are no where near as smart as I am but there's going to be at least one class with them and that's P.E.. I get on campus and thankfully the first people I see are Haz and Lou. I go up to them and just lean on Haz. He knows why I am and doesn't mind because I need all the strength I can get right now. I see Liam and Leeroy get out of their limo and they make their way over to us. They are keeping an eye on us before breaking the news, "Five guys got kicked off the team for doing drugs. We have to replace them." My heart sinks at that statement, I start trembling and everyone can tell. It's at that moment that I hear them, my worst nightmares come to haunt me again, "Niall Horan is that really you?" It's Sean, my ex who is the leader of the group. I don't pay any attention to them because I can't without bursting into tears. Theron is the next to speak, "It looks like we can try out for the football team here anyways." They all start laughing before mocking me for being a horrible player. I feel Liam, Lou, Roy and Haz come around me. Liam is about to say something when someone else's voice rings out, "Niall is the reason we won our first two games this season. We also have a zero tolerance of bullying at this school and especially on the team. If coach sees or even hears about you bullying, he will not hesitate to kick you off the team." I look around to see that it's Murk that said that with Hayden, Drey and Adam behind him. Its those four and the four already surrounding me that make me confident for the first time in years. The first time I've had a chance for friends. 

       My former best friends look shocked to say the least that I actually have friends and that I'm not bullied. They are determined to ruin that though, I can see it in their eyes. Neal is the next to speak and he tells the whole school that not only am I gay but that I'm also very easy. I want to run away but Lou has his arm tightly wrapped around me. I just duck my head in shame and embarrassment. The only ones who seem to take the news with glee are the CRAP squad. Everyone else at the school seem disgusted or disinterested. Hayden smirks as he says, "That statement just cost you a spot on the team for all of you. We will be telling coach. You can try again next year." I can't help but sigh with relief. I don't see any of them until lunch and that is the one time I'm dreading the most right now. 

           I wait until Harry comes to get me from my class before going to the cafeteria. I do this so I don't run the chance of running into the monsters or the CRAP squad. I already know they are going to find a way to humiliate and make my life miserable. I'm not looking forward to the next few years. Maybe I can convince my parents to let me change schools after next year. I don't want to leave though, I have come to love being around all the boys. For the first time in my life I feel like I have actual friends. I;m sitting at the table with my group of friends and I see the monsters walk in with the CRAP squad. They are already friends and that spells trouble for me. Now the CRAP squad will know everything embarrassing and humiliating about me. They will here a one sided story of how I was raped and tried to commit suicide. I'm not ready for this. This is Monster CRAP. With that I chuckle to myself and Harry asks me why I'm laughing. I share with the group that we now have a Monster CRAP squad as I point over to where they are sitting. There's more of us then there are of them, but I know that this next year is really going to be testing for me.

      At the end of the day both Lou and Haz refuse to let me walk home by myself. Since Lou lives closer to me he walks home with me so that I don't have to risk running into the people who can completely destroy me. Once I'm home, my mum is home and I tell here that my former friends from Ireland transferred over and are now at Wolverhampton. She is worried but is hopeful that things don't get as bad as they did in Ireland. She also gives me the big Horan hug that we are kind of famous for. I go up to my room to call my brother to thank him for giving me  a heads up about my former best friends. I'm lucky to have the support that I have now. I didn't have this last year or ever really.