Keep a secret (A One Direction Fan Fiction)

Chapter 8

Harry screamed again. Liam started crying. Zayn and Niall just stood there, speechless.  And Megan couldn't help but start crying with Liam. This was all her fault. 

Niall finally found the words to say. "I only just sent him to his room. Zayn, you keep looking around the house. Harry and Liam, you go look around outside the house. Megan and I will go in the car into town. Is Louis's car gone?" Zayn ran to the large glass window and confirmed that his car was no longer there. "Okay, we will go see if we can spot it. Megan, go tell your parents that we're leaving."

Megan ran outside and finally realized how dark it was outside. She looked at her watch. It read 11:30. 11:30!! Her parents would never let her go into town now. She had to go without telling them. She delayed going back for a couple seconds, knowing that the boys would find it suspicious that she was only gone for two seconds. Then, she ran to Niall's car. 

 ~~~~~~~~~~ Harry and Liam ~~~~~~~~~~

AsHarry crunched through the forest grounds, he kept trying to keep his mind from wandering to what was going on in Niall’s car. He was steaming that Niall got to go with Megan, but he was really worried for Louis. He didn't want anything to happen to his best friend. But he stayed by Liam at all times, in case the ghost-man came back. 

Liam walked carefully, not wanting to steer away from Harry. He was scared out of his wits, but he knew Harry was even more scared, because of what happened in his past. He couldn’t even watch paranormal activity without screaming and having to sleep with one of the other boys. Liam knew that Harry was angry that Niall got to go with Megan. Even though everyone could tell, Harry wasn’t going to own up to it. 

He started walking towards the edge of lake, and his nose crinkled at the smell of algae and garbage. If they ever got home, he promised himself he would talk to management about donating the money of their next album to cleaning up the environment. It was disgusting out here. 

“Wh-Where do you think Louis went?” Harry stuttered, nervously. He didn’t want anyone to know he was pissed that Megan was with Niall, but he didn’t care if people knew he was worried about his best friend. All the boys were. 

“I don’t know Harry, but he’s probably okay. Don’t worry.” Liam was shaking himself, but Harry had an awful past. He didn’t want to make it worse. He wished he could take back the probably. 

“Do you think Zayn is okay?” Harry asked. He wanted to make sure Liam kept talking to make himself feel better. 

“Yes, Of course.” He didn’t know for a fact, but he knew it was better then scaring the crap out of him. Harry didn’t want to ask anymore questions. He feared the answers.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zayn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Zayn walked around the house, calling out Louis’s name every so often. He looked around Louis’s room, trying to find a clue as to where he went. A little sparkly note caught his eye. It read “Dear whoever is reading this, I am unfortunately not who you are looking for. I am not Louis. I took Louis away. But before you get angry, I will tell you why. Although I can’t go into full detail, I will tell you this. Megan is not the girl you think she is. Don’t trust her. She is helping someone kill Louis. She is not a girl you want around. I am only doing this to protect Louis.” 

Zayn started shaking. It took him a few minutes to process what was going on around him again. He dropped the note and went to find Liam and Harry. Although he didn’t bring the note, it didn’t matter. Every word was etched in his brain. He just didn’t want to scare them, with the smear of Louis’s blood on the bottom.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niall and Megan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Although he was worried about Louis, Niall couldn’t help but stare at Megan. She was stunning. He wanted to be with her all the time. They had just met, and he already knew, he was in love with her. She could cook, she could sing, she was nice, smart, funny, great under pressure, and so much more. He tried to focus on Louis being gone. 

 “So, where should we go? I haven’t been here for that long.” He asked her. 

 “Well, I’m not really sure where he could have gone. The town is pretty big. He could have gone anywhere.”

 She looked around the car, breathed in the faint pine tree scent, ran her hand over the bumpy surface of the leather seats, looked at him. I’m riding in a car with Niall Horan! She thought to herself. Louis might have been her favorite, but hey, Niall was still really hot! She didn’t know what to do or say. He looked so perfect. They drove into the town, and he parked in front of her favorite italian restaurant, The little meatball. Her mouth watered just looking at it. Niall caught her staring and she blushed. She didn’t want him thinking that she wanted to go there so much. She got out of the car before he could judge her. 

 He looked over and saw her looking at a little restaurant, that made the air smell of spaghetti. Wow, and she likes to eat too! He thought. She’s perfect for me... He shook his head. They were looking for Louis, not for romance. But later...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harry, Liam and Zayn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“I don’t believe you.” Harry stated. Zayn stared at him blankly. This was about more than just his little crush. This was his best friend!! Liam didn’t know what to say. He didn’t want to take sides. If he agreed with Harry, Zayn would be angry. If he agreed with Zayn, Harry would be devastated. He bent down to tie his shoes to stall time, when he noticed something on the ground. A piece of black and white striped fabric. 

“Guys!! That’s a piece of Louis’s shirt!” He ran over and picked it up. “He must have gone this way!!” He was thankful for the distraction. They all went over to Liam. He was turning it around in his hand. Then, Zayn looked up and saw more. “Look! They must lead to something!” They all followed them, until they led into a cave. “S-Should we go in?” Harry said. Zayn grabbed their hands and pulled them in. He wish he hadn’t gotten stuck with the two scaredy cats when it came to going into a cave. Even if he was shaking himself.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Niall and Megan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They looked in every single store, and no one had seen Louis. But they had to stop many times for Niall’s fans. Even in the middle of nowhere, One Direction still had admirers. One girl asked if Niall was dating Megan, and they both started blushing and said no. Niall wished he had been able to say yes.

Finally, they took a break on a bench. The old town smelt like wood. Megan loved the smell. It felt like home. As she sat there with her eyes closed, Niall looked at her. Suddenly, she opened her eyes and caught him. They both started blushing and looked at the ground. The only thing that came to Megan’s mind was the lyrics to “What Makes You Beautiful.” “And when you smile at the ground, It ain’t hard to tell...” She looked back up at him. He was still bright red. He looked up at her, and, without saying anything, leaned in to kiss her.