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

Fiercely Loved and Protected

A/N Just wondering if anyone wanted to draw some pics for my story or for my cover. If i use it I'll give a shout out. This also takes place right after The Unbearable Truth. I know that these are pics of Liam, but for the sake of the story right now this is what Leeroy looks like.

Liam's POV

              Tomorrow is the day that Niall comes back to school. Excitement is high for myself and my brother as we are going to pick him up since we can't be sure things won't happen to him anymore. The past week Harry, Lou, Roy and myself have been going over to his house every day to catch him up on work but also get him used to being around us again. He's been happier but there is still not the recognition that there was and it is a bit heartbreaking. There's also a chance he might not ever be able to play football anymore.
          

             It's time to go pick up Niall and we are excited and nervous. He's never been around just Roy and I. When we get to his house he's all ready and visibly nervous; he's paler than usual and his legs won't stop bouncing. It's obvious that he's unsure about going to school and well he has a right. While he was in his coma there were rumors going around from his former friends that Niall is super easy and will present his arse for anyone. We tried to stop it but well the rumors just flew and most of the male athletes, not the ones on the football team, and the cheerleaders are going to make his life even more like hell and he doesn't even know why. At least he doesn't know why because he can't remember. 

          From what we can tell about Niall he can remember the horrors that happened to him before he moved to Wolverhampton, but nothing from after. It's heartbreaking since Lee and I both had fallen for who he was. I'm not sure I can fall for who he is now. He's so different; timid and shy. Not the Niall that I fell for. 

Leeroy's POV

            It's been hard this past week with Niall. I know that Li is having a hard time accepting who Niall is now.  I see him for who he is now. Yes, I fell in love with who he was but who he is now is still deserving of love. If Liam can't love him now then I will pursue a relationship with Niall on my own. I won't let myself be held back by my brother. He's also forgetting that being around him is going to help him remember who he is faster. I can tell that Niall has gotten close to Haz, Lou and myself because we are the ones who genuinely care about him. 

        When we pick up Niall I jump out the car to go get him and he's smiling a bright smile that Li misses because he's more interested in his phone then the person he said he loved a few months prior. His smile has recognition in it and I can't help but smile because he is smiling big. As we walk to the car he admits that he's nervous so I give him a quick hug and tell him that Haz, Lou and I are here for him. I already know that he's going to be made fun of by the other athletes in the school. None of the football guys but the other athletes. The ones that let bullying run rampant in their teams. 

       We arrive at the school shortly and Niall quickly runs up to Hazza and Lou and is talking excitedly to them. I watch him for a brief moment before turning to my brother in anger. "You should be ashamed of yourself!" I shout at him; he looks up in surprise obviously wondering where my outburst came from. I continue because he needs to know that his actions aren't going unnoticed, "You told me you loved him and wanted a relationship with him, But since he's been out of the coma you've been avoiding and ignoring him. He notices and well it's breaking him down inside. You need to get your sh*it together before you loose him." Once I'm done yelling at him I run after Niall and join in that conversation.

Niall's POV

       The first day back at school is going well. I've had people come up to me and say how good it is to see me back at school. I've also been able to catch up on all the work that I missed. Throughout the day I've see  some people giving me looks or sneering at me. I didn't think much of it though. I just thought that there was something wrong with what I had chosen to wear or the like. As it approached lunch time I got a bit more nervous. Most of the time after each class Roy, Hazza, or Lou came and took me to my next class. This is the one class that I doubt that is going to happen with seeing as all of their classes are on the other side of the campus.

       As I step out of the class room to head to the cafeteria, I'm hauled off my feet by some of the meanest looking people ever. I'm terrified now. I'm dragged to the locker room and once there I realize what's going to happen if I don't fight. So I start to struggle and shout, as they are pulling at my clothes and trying to cover my mouth to keep my silent. I bite the hand over my mouth and once it's gone I scream no one stops what they are doing until they hear a cold voice. "What the f*uck do you think you are doing?" They all freeze when they see who it is. I don't recognize him but I see the tats across his arms and his darker skin and shiny black hair. One of the guys end up telling my savior to f*uck off and they use what I think is his last name: Malik. He leaves but before he does he gives me a wink. Next thing I knew Roy came bursting into the locker room ready to fight, but not alone Hazza, Lou and some others were with him. Just not Li. I knew then that he didn't care about me. Not in the way that Roy did. Roy threw a punch and knocked the guy down who was the ring leader of what was going on and rest crammed out of the room as soon as they could. I was just down to my boxers at this point and was embarrassed about what happened. 

        I realize now for sure that Liam doesn't care about me anymore. I am only going to trust Roy out of the two. He's the one who came to rescue me when I needed rescuing. I already know that we have a connection and can't wait to see what the connection is.