The Spaces Between Us | hariana | liriana

|19| Then there were 3(part 2)

"Help me, I'm holding on for dear life. Won't look down, won't open my eyes. Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cause I'm just holding on for tonight."

-Chandelier

Sia

--Previous--

ARIANA'S POV

As we're riding the wave onto shore, someone tackles me, and I fall off the board! I open my eyes underwater, and Troian Bellisario is standing right in front of me, but before I can react she wraps her hands around my neck. I try to unlatch her fingers, but her grip is tight. Right before I pass out, she lets go, and I try to inhale, but instead water fills my lungs. Troian has disappeared, and the last thing I hear is Liam's faint voice saying, "Ariana!" Then everything goes black.

--Now--

LIAM'S POV

"Ariana!" I yell, as she doesn't come back up to the surface. The tall brunette who rammed into her, is long gone, and I didn't get a good look at her face. I dive into the water, and look around underwater for her. The saltwater is starting to irritate my eyes when I see a blur of red. I swim towards her, wrapping an arm around her waist before making my way to the surface. I come up for air, and start swimming towards the shore.

I get to the shore, carrying her bridal style, and set her down on the sand. Iggy, and Nicki rush over. "Shit! What happened?" Iggy asks, her deep Australian accent showing much worry.

"Some bitch pulled her under, and she went unconscious." I explain briefly. Nicki runs over to the group, to tell them what's happening.

I look over to Harry, and he's talking to some brunette, holy shit, is that a Kardashian?! Funny how he is always talking about how much he loves and cares for Ari, but he's flirting with another girl, while she's lying here unconscious.

I forget about Harry, and focus my attention back on Ariana. Her lips have went from their usual plump pink color, to an unwelcoming icy blue. Without a second thought, I tilt her head back at an angle, accessing her airway, before bringing my mouth over hers. I breathe into her twice before coming up, and put my hands over her heart, pressing down 5 times, and repeating the cycle. Pretty soon, the group is crowded around me, creating more suspense, as I continue the procedure. After a minute, Ari starts coughing, and I stop giving her CPR. The group cheers, seeing that she's perfectly fine.

"Li?" She says, and I smile.

"Yeah. I'm right here." I reply.

"Can I tell you something?"

"Anything."

"Your hand is on my boob." She says, and I remove my hand, blushing, as she laughs. I pull her into a hug, before someone pushes me off her. I turn to see Harry fuming above me.

"What the hell are you doing with my girlfriend?!" He growls at me.

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe saving her fucking life! While you were what? Flirting with another chick?" I grimace.

"Hey, what's your name?" We both turn to see Ari speaking to the brunette who followed Harry.

"Kendall. Kendall Jenner." The brunette replies, and Ari's eyes show a flash of sorrow, before she covers it up.

"I'm Ariana Grande. Nice to meet you." Ari shakes her hand.

"Ari, are you sure you're okay?" Nicki asks.

"Duh. That bitch who pushed me is lucky she got away, I was about to whup Liam's ass at surfing...." Ari responds, and I laugh.

"C'mon, we gotta go get ready for the club..." Louis says.

We all start heading to the van, with Ari and me walking side by side, and Harry up ahead. Suddenly Haz turns and says, "Ari, let's go!" and she rolls her eyes.

She leans up, and pecks my cheek. "Thanks for the rescue." Then she runs toward Harry. As she's running, she stops, and turns back to me. "You're not so bad at mouth-to-mouth either!" She winks, and I look down so she can't see me blushing. I can still feel where her lips made contact with my cheek.

--At the club--

HARRY'S POV

We arrive at the club, and I go straight for the bar.

"Straight glass of vodka." I request.

"Rough day?" The bartender, Tammy, asks.

"No kidding." I tell her as she hands me my drink.

"Care to share, friend?" she asks.

I sigh, before telling her about my eventful day.

"Isn't that her on the dance floor?" Tammy asks, and I direct my attention to where she's pointing. Sure enough, Ari and Liam are dancing in the middle of the crowd. He starts doing the sprinkler, and she laughs, as my blood boils.

"Yeah, that's her alright..." I answer her.

"Wow. Lemme get you another glass, you're gonna need it...." She says, making her way to the vodka.

You never really know how it feels to have your lover drifting away from you until it happens right before your eyes.

7 Days.

5 Down.

Just 2 left.

This is gonna be a long night.

*A|N: I don't really have anything more to say for this chapter so vote, comment, follow, and all that good stuff. Deuces!*

~Ashley (;