One By One (One Direction Fanfic)

Just A Dream

*Danielle's POV*

"IT'S READY!"I screeched both Faylinn and Clarissa's heads snapping towards me. I divided up the brownish green coloured mixture into five different cups. I took one to Liam first opening his mouth and tipping the cup to his lips forcing him to swallow the liquid held inside. I just waited for something to happen, anything. Then his eyelids began to flutter causing me to scream and throw my arms around him. He opened those beautiful brown eyes, looked around wildly and then began to cry and cry and cry.

*Liam's POV*

"I'm just so tired Liam."Niall whispered his head drooping down and he sagged in his restraints. The fairy dust falling out of his fingertips slowed to almost nothing. I knew what was happening, Niall was dying.

"No, Niall stay with me buddy."I said but be shook his head weakly.

"I just can't anymore Liam."He said sounding more exhausted than the bags under his eyes and pale translucency of his skin told me he was."I tried, for you and the boys and Mum and Greg but I can't do this."I sighed.

"Just a little longer Niall, I'll get us out of here."He didn't respond. His chest wasn't moving and the wheezing had stopped.

"Niall?"I said almost afraid to confirm my fears."I'm sorry."He was gone; the Irish one was simply gone. He'd died more peacefully than the others; at least it wasn't extremely drawn out. I pressed my back up against the wall and began to cry. I cried for Niall and again for Louis and Harry. I felt a strange sucking feeling as if I was being ripped from this reality I'd come to know. I opened my heavy eyelids to see Danielle and she squealed in my ear. I couldn't stop myself I just started to cry.

"Oh no, Liam what's wrong?"She asked and I blubbered something about Harry and Niall and Louis and dead."Oh no have you were stuck in your worst nightmare. Khyrah put a spell on you and now it's broken they're all fine look.”I turned my head towards the floor and saw Louis laying there on his stomach and then Harry leaning against the book shelf. Niall was sleeping beside Zayn on the floor while Zayn sprawled across the bed. I looked at Danielle and she smiled. I hugged her tightly.

"Oh God I've missed you Dani."I said."I've missed you so much."

"I missed you too Li and when I thought you weren't ever going to wake up."She said shaking her head.

"I did wake up, it's OK."I said in my normal soothing way I had about me.

"I'm giving some to Harry."Clarissa said stepping down off her chair and hesitating to pick up a cup as Faylinn tipped one up to Niall's lips.

*Niall's POV*

The jail cell began to melt away into nothingness.

"Wait I thought you were going to let me stay!"I yelled feeling despair creep up inside me as I struggled to open heavy lidded eyes.

"Calm down Niall, take it easy."Faylinn said running her hand down the side of my face."It was all a nightmare and it's over, I'm here now."I looked up at her and pulled her down into my lap. Her face turned red with embarrassment.

"Niall there are people here. Don't you think you're being a little bold?"She asked as I wrapped my arms around her burying my head into the crook of her neck.

"I don't care who's around I just never want to let you go again."I said and I felt the familiar flutter of wings behind me. I sighed with relief and just sat there hugging Faylinn as tightly as I could.

*Danielle's POV*

I lifted a cup to Louis' lips and he gurgled a little as he swallowed. Please wake up, for El. She needs you.

*Louis' POV*

She raised her hand to hit Lottie again and I screamed as I opened my eyes to see Faylinn's cottage around me and Danielle in my face.

"It was all a dream; Lou calm down."She said rubbing my shoulder. I sighed and laid my head back down.

"They're safe."I whispered glad when nobody asked why.

*Liam's POV*

"Well then I guess I'll wake up Zayn myself."I said opening his mouth and pouring the mixture down his throat. He started to twist and turn.

"NO!"He screamed bursting out into tears as he sat bolt upright.

"Shush Zayn it's OK."Danielle said rushing to his side and rubbing his back."It was all a dream."

"I wa-want my la-lamp!"He sobbed out and I sighed.

"You know we can't do that."I said and he sobbed even harder.

"I want my lamp!"He cried like a child who'd forgotten their favourite stuffed animal at home when going on a family vacation. I knew this would happen, it was part of the stages, soon it would become the irrational faze when they try to jump off of anything with height. It was their safety valve so they wouldn't have to live without their lamp much like a fairy's inner stop production button. I let him cry knowing there was nothing I could do. He just sobbed on my shoulder as we watched Clarissa tip the last cup to Harry's lips.

*Harry's POV*

We were running faster and faster, farther and farther away from it all. How many times had we done this? I couldn't even tell you anymore it was that many. The longest we'd ever spent had been where we were now running from. Cheshire was the only real home I knew and there I was running from it yet again. It all began to fade and I felt a warm hand on my jaw. I struggled to open my eyes; it felt like I'd been sedated.

"Shush Harry, take your time."Clarissa said and with that my eyes snapped open."It was all a dream."She sounded anxious to calm me down since my eyes were probably bigger than teacup saucers.

"You mean none of it was real?"I asked and Clarissa nodded her head yes.

"It was all more fake than a three dollar bill."I smiled and she did too. I realised that meant she hadn't rejected me and I also realised I'd waited far too long to do this.

*Clarissa's POV*

"I'm so glad you're awake Harry."I said and he nodded.

"Clarissa."He said as I started to get off the chair. I turned my head towards him and before I knew it his hands were cupping both sides of my face.

"I've waited so long to do this Claire; you couldn't possibly imagine the self control it took not to."He whispered his face millimetres from mine with that he did what I thought he never would. He kissed me. It wasn't perfect per say but it was perfect to me. I dug my fingers into his curls as he nudged my lips to start moving against his, I complied of course. We just stood there kissing each other until Liam cleared his throat totally ruining the moment.

"Ugh, Liam, why did you do that?"I asked and he looked back at me.

"Do you really think I wanted to watch you two snogging each other?"He asked and I stuck my tongue out at him.

"That wasn't snogging."Harry said and Liam scowled slightly.

"It would've been."He muttered under his breath. We were all so happy it didn't matter where we were as long as it was together.