Trouble • n.h.

14

Kelsey's POV

I wake up in the backseat of a car, with my arms and legs tied.
Ashton is in the driver's seat.
"Where are we going?" I ask cautiously.
"A fight." He answers simply.
"Why do I have to be there?"
"Well, you're out and the fight starts in about 10 minutes so I don't have time to take you back out to the building....and the winner of the fight gets you."
A silence fills the car after we stop talking.
He parks the car and walks around to the door closest to my head.
He puts a gag around my mouth so I can't talk or scream.
"Wait here. It's not like you have much of a choice." He says, shutting the door and walking away.
I breathe heavily, trying to think.
I'm assuming Niall is at the fight.
I just don't understand why I'm here.
Suddenly, the car door opens and a guy I don't know picks me up and carries me to where I see the big group in the alleyway, but I don't think any of them can see me.
I hear Ashton saying, "the rules we established for this were, if Niall wins then he can have his girl back. If he loses, well, have fun in hell my friend."
Niall speaks up. "I can beat you." He says confidently.
"Hmm. That being said, look who decided to join us!" Ashton exclaims, and the guy carries me over to a chair where I sit, unable to move.
I see Niall's eyes widen.
"KELSEY!" He exclaims.
I try to exclaim,"NIALL!" But because of the gag, it comes out as "BWIAA!"
I look over at our guys and see Luke over there with them.
What the hell?
Well, I guess Ashton did kick him out, but why did he join us?
"Let's begin, shall we?" Ashton says, walking out towards Niall.
Niall doesn't do anything but stand ready, it appears he's waiting for Ashton to make the first move and lunges at Niall, but Niall easily dodges.
He slams into the ground but gets right up.
Ashton is saying something to Niall but I can't hear what.
Niall punches him in the face, hard.
That makes me happy.
Ashton punches him right back, though.
Some other things happen, but I'm focused on the figure running into the alley.
They come into the light, and I recognize her as Jocelyn.
She knows about the fight? How?
She rushes over to Luke and talks, and he points at me, she looks and her face lights up.
She starts to run towards me but Luke holds her back, because the people over here would probably hurt her if she ran over here.
She looks disappointed but stays.
I look back at the fight and realize I missed a lot, because I see Niall kick Ashton because he's on the ground, looking injured, and Ashton suddenly says "I'm done."
Niall won!
Niall immediately rushes over to me and unties the ropes and takes the gag cloth out of my mouth.
I hug him right as my arms are untied and he hugs me back.
I see Jocelyn rush over and I hug her tightly.
"I'm so glad you're okay!" Jocelyn exclaims, a big smile on her face.
I hug Niall again.
"God, I missed you so much. I was so worried about what they would do to you." He says.
"I missed you too." I reply.
"Did they do anything to you?"
"Well Ashton made me practically make out with him, I HATED that, but nothing else really."
"That bastard..."
"I did meet your friends Harry and Zayn."
"What? Are they out?" Niall says, looking around.
"Yes, they are probably at their apartments right now."
"How do you know?"
"Because they escaped with me, with the help of Luke."
"Luke helped you escape?"
"Yes. He didn't want me to tell Jocelyn about his involvement, so in exchange he offered to help me escape, but I made him take Zayn and Harry too."
I say, realizing Jocelyn was right there.
"It's okay, Luke already told me." Jocelyn says.
"You're not mad at him?" I ask.
"Well, no, because he didn't want to be involved in the first place, and he did help you escape." She says.
"So wait, how did they get you again?" Niall asks.
"Ashton followed Luke's car to my apartment and came up to my door, and when I answered he knocked me out." I explain.
"I'm so glad we got you back though." He says, smiling.
"me too."