A Nightmare Come True (A One Direction Fanfiction)

Chapter 6: Telling the Boys

Hey guys! New POV! Its gonna be awesome!

Zayn's POV

The first day of school, Carina came home with a black eye and a split lip.

As usual, Louis overreacted. "OH MY GOD! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PRECIOUS ANGEL! Carina, if one of those kids laid a finger on you, I promise you that they will be permanently butt kicked" But Carina only smiled and hurried towards her room.

"I'm gonna go talk to her" I declared, walking towards her room. I knocked on the open door.

"Here" She called from the bathroom. Her voice was hoarse, as if she had either been crying or screaming. I walked into the bathroom and saw that she was splashing her face with water.

"You okay?" I asked, rubbing her shoulder. She looked up at me and smiled, but it didn't reach her eyes like it usually did when she was actually happy.

"I'm fine" She whispered. Her eyes became glassy, and soon enough, she was wiping away tears with the back of her hand.

"Hey, hey, hey. Don't worry. I'm always here to talk" I whispered, gently stroking her hair.

"All I did was stand up for this girl on the bus, and then after school, a boy that I met on the bus and his little gang jumped me and gave me this" She said, pointing at her black eye.

"Don't worry. How about we go talk to the boys about this and then try to find a solution" I said, kissing her hair. She smiled up at me and then hugged me.

"You're the best brother ever. I love you" She said. That was the first time she had said 'I love you' to me, and it felt nice and it felt like it belonged there.

"I love you too, Carina, and I promise to protect you, like any good brother would" I said. I grabbed her hand and led her back to the living room.

Harry, Louis and Liam were already there, so I assumed Niall was in the kitchen "Niall! Come on out. We need to talk"

Niall walked out of the kitchen with a bag of chips. Carina sat down on the couch, with the boys, while I stood in front of them.

"Okay. Carina was beaten up by bullies, because she stood up for someone else. Do you guys see what's wrong there? She was trying to help someone and these are the consequences" I said, gesturing to Carina's face.

"We need to talk to the principle and get this sorted out" Louis said, determination in his voice.

"NO!" Carina yelled, standing up. We all looked at her.

"No. Please Zayn. Guys, I know this sounds insane, but let me handle this. If I dig myself in too deep, then I'll tell you and then you can help me" she said.

"Carina-"

"Zayn. Please" She begged. I looked at her for a few moments, but those big brown eyes broke me down.

"Fine" I said, in a huff. She smiled and hugged me.

"Thank you Zayn. I love you guys" She said. All the boys 'aw'-ed. She smiled and then Harry reeled us all in for a group hug.

"We are One Direction and the munchkin!"

"Hey!" Carina said, punching his arm. We laughed as they began to wrestle on the ground, and eventually, Carina was sitting on top of Harry, smiling proudly.

"You only won because I let you win" Harry said from the ground.

"Sure, Hazza" Carina said, rolling her eyes as she helped him up. Once they were off the ground. We heard a knock at the door.

"Who could that be?" Niall asked. We all shrugged, and Carina went to open the door.

"Hey Carina" A boys voice said from the door.

"What are you doing here? And how did you find my house?" She asked, obviously angry that he was here.

"I came to apologize. What you did on the bus this morning was amazing and Tracy and Macy had forced my friends to do that. I tried to convince them otherwise, but they wouldn't budge. I know you might not forgive me immediately-"

"Or ever!"

"But I know that someday, probably years from now, when you’re married and in love-"

"That's the first you’re wrong about. You don't know me, so don't come to my house and lecture me. And don't talk to me about love. Other people might find it, but you should know that I don't fall in love" Carina said, then slammed the door in his face. She turned around and walked back to the couch. The boy knocked again.

"Isn't...isn't anyone gonna get that?" Louis asked. Carina narrowed her eyes at him.

"Okay. I'll take that as a 'no' then" He said. The boy kept knocking on the door and calling Carina's name. After ten minutes, he finally left.

Before I could ask anything, Carina stood up and walked back to her room. None of us dared to follow.

"You know what? I'm gonna go outside and talk to that kid" Harry said, closing the curtains.

"He's still out there?" I asked, pulling back the curtains and looking through the window. He was sitting on a rock in our front yard. I heard the door open and close and, outside, I saw Harry wagging his finger at the boy and the boy tried to explain, but I knew Harry wasn't going to take it. And by the look he was giving the kid and the fact that his hands were clenched, I knew he was just about ready to take a swing at the kid. I ran out the door and grabbed his shoulders before he could.

"Harry..." I warned. He took a deep breath and un-clenched his hands. 

"I'm watching you, punk" Harry said, and then he walked back inside. I looked over at the kid, who was now sitting down on the rock; with his head in his hands. I walked over and sat down next to him.

"Was that Carina's brother?" he asked. I laughed and shook my head.

"No, I'm her brother. Zayn. That was Harry" I said. He looked up at me.

"I just wanted her to know that I'm sorry. She's a fantastic girl and I'm lucky to even know her" he said, which surprised me.

"You like her, don't you?" I asked. His eyes widened.

"How do you know?" he whispered. I smiled.

"It's hard not to like her. She's beautiful, kind, caring, independent; I could go on all day" I said. He nodded.

"I'm Jake by the way" He said, holding out his hand. I shook it and smiled.

"Do have any ideas on how I can get her to forgive me?" He asked. I thought for a moment, and then, the greatest idea ever popped into my head.

"Do you sing?"

Haha! Cliffy!