The Perfect Storm (Niall Horan Fanfic)

Chapter 14 -- And The Tour Begins

Elsa's P.O.V.

At first, my parents weren't so happy about the idea of me going on tour with the boys, but I reminded my dad that he was the one who said I needed to go out and do something with my life and he agreed. Zeke and Sutton were very upset, but hey there's nothing they could do to stop me. So I got all the rest of my clothes from my parents flat and took it back to Zayn's and together we packed all our stuff.

“Zaynnnn it's too early to go on a plane.” I said.

“I know babe, but we have first class and usually the seats are comfy so you can sleep there.” he said.

“Alright if you say so.” I said.

Eventually we made it to the airport and quickly boarded our flight. I found my seat and plopped down and shut my eyes. About 5 minutes later, someone cleared their throat and I looked up to see Niall staring at me.

“What?” I asked.

“That's my seat next to you.” he said.

“Seriously?” I snapped.

“Ya.” he said.

I let out an obnoxious sigh and got up so he could sit down. For the first few hours on the plane we didn't talk and then out of the blue he spoke up.

“Elsa.” he said quietly. “Elsie?”

My heart literally stopped when I heard him say the name Elsie. Niall hadn't called me that since the night of the accident. I turned to him and felt the tears forming in my eyes.

“What's wrong?” he asked.

“You haven't called me that since the night of the accident. No one has.” I said.

I watched as he searched my eyes and then he sighed.

“We need to talk.” he said.

“Ya? What about? Oh maybe about how you left me?” I snapped.

“Elsa, it wasn't like that.” he said.

“Then what was it like Niall? You didn't wanna deal with me if I ended up being disabled or something?” I snapped.

“No! That was never the reason and that thought never occurred in my mind.” he said.

“Then what was it?” I asked.

“When the doctor said you wouldn't make it, I broke down. It killed me. I had lost the love of my life and my best friend in one night. I always blamed myself for what happened. I couldn't bare the thought of your family hating me and seeing them pull the plug on your life support. I went through it once and it nearly destroyed me.” Niall explained.

“Wait, what? When did you go through it?” I asked.

“When I was around 16. My cousin had a surgery but something went wrong and he slipped into a coma and they had to take him off life support. He was my best friend and it literally almost killed me.” he said.

I looked at him and his head was hung low. I probably shouldn't have but I reached my hand across and held his.

“I'm so sorry Elsie. I never wanted to leave you but I couldn't do it. I beat myself up everyday knowing that I was the reason you died. I killed you.” he sobbed.

“Niall I never once blamed you and neither did my family.” I explained.

“Elsie, I wanna start over and fix things with you. I miss you.” he said.

He looked up and I watched him lean closer to me and when I thought his lips were gonna touch mine, I quickly backed away.

“Niall, just because we shared a moment doesn't change anything. Saying you miss me and want to fix things will not mend my broken heart, nor will it make me love or trust you again. Besides you have a girlfriend.” I said and got up to use the bathroom. I lied. I really wasn't using the bathroom. I needed Zayn.

“Lou, can you switch seats with me? I need to talk to Zayn.” I said.

“Anything for you gorgeous.” he said and got up.

I instantly sat down and Zayn wrapped me up in his arms.

“What's wrong Els?” he asked.

“Niall almost kissed me.” I said.

“What?” he asked.

“Ya. He told me he wanted to fix things and we kind of had a moment and he leaned into kiss me but I stopped him. He has a girlfriend. He can't just do that. He can't just say he misses me and expect everything to be perfect again.” I said. 

“I agree. Now let's get some sleep.” Zayn said. I rested my head on his shoulder and placed one hand across his torso and wrapped my legs with his. He then laid his head on my head and held my other free hand.