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I woke up to something or someone stroking my cheek. I blushed suddenly, when I remembered I fell asleep next to Liam last night, so this must be Liam. I opened my eyes and saw Liam staring down at me, smiling, a strange kind of relaxed look in his eyes. I couldn't tell what it was, but it made him look even more beautiful.

He grinned when he saw me awake, "Good afternoon Ni." He said sarcastically.

"What is the actual time?" I asked.

"11:30" Liam replied.

I groaned, how have I slept that long? Why was Liam still here? "Why aren't you having breakfast?" I asked looking into his big puppy brown eyes.

His cheeks flushed red and he looked down, "I didn't want to wake you." Liam mumbled.

"Why?" I asked, really curious now. It was funny to see Liam embarrassed.

Liam turned to me, "Does it matter?" He snapped. I flinched at his harsh tone.

"I just wondered." I shurugged. I felt him move and I got off him, letting him get up. He entered the bathroom, locking the door. I sighed and got up, getting dressed, I'd have a shower, later. I looked around the room for Sophia, but couldn't see her anywhere.

I frowned, and went to look for her. What? I was curious. I walked down the stairs (obviously not taking the lift) and into reception, where I saw her chatting up the receptionist. I felt in my pocket for my phone so I could record her and show Liam and groaned. Damn, I must have left it upsairs!

I left her to it, not wanting to get caught and raced back upstairs. I went to see Zayn who was sitting on his bed reading.

"Hey Zayn." I said.

"Hey, Ni, how'd the thunderstorm go?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows at me.

I shoved him playfully, and blushed, "Nothing much, but, before I fell asleep, he whispered, 'I love you Niall, why'd you pick Zayn?'."

Zayn's face lit up, and he pushed me, causing me to fall off the bed. He laughed and helped me up. "Sorry Ni, but, I TOLD YOU IT WOULD WORK, I TOLD YOU HE'D BE JEALOUS!"

I laughed, "To be honest, I think I dreamt it, Liam wouldn't say that." I said.

Zayn rolled his eyes. I went back to Liam's room to collect my pyjamas, when I saw Liam, emerge from the bathroom, a towell wrapped round his waist, wet hair matted to his head and water droplets trickling down his chest. I stared down at his chest, swallowing nervously.

"Like what you see?" He asked smirking, folding his arms over his chest. I blushed and shook my head,

"You wish Lili." I chuckled, walking from the room, clutching my pj's.

I though I heard Liam say, "Yes, I do." but I must have been dreaming, he wouldn't wish that I liked what I saw. Why would he? He knows I was just kidding, right? He didn't think I thought he was ugly did he? God, I hope not, he's completely the opposite!

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Larry, Zayn and I were watching a film, Larry snuggled together, and me snuggled up to Zayn. I mean, it's nowhere near as good as Liam, but it was still comforting. Liam and Sophia were in the other room, and the others were desperately trying to distract me, but it wasn't working.

About half way through the film, they came in, saying they were going out for lunch.

"Ok, see ya later." Zayn said, forcing a smile, but as soon as they were gone, his face fell.

"I'm going for a walk." I said, standing up, "I'll be back later, call me if you need anything."

I walked towards the door,

"See you later babe!" Zayn laughed jokingly. I laughed, but stopped when I wished it was Liam saying it, and walked out the room, shutting the door.

I walked down the steps and out the hotel. I noticed one of the cars management had given us had gone, so Liam must have driven somewhere. Hopefully, I won't bump into them then.

I began to walk away from the hotel and in to the town, thinking about everything. Everything as in, Liam, Liam, Liam. When I first met him, when I found out we would be put in the same band, when Zayn told me I fancied Liam, when we came third on the x-factor, when we shared some awkward staring moments from our first tour, right up to the recent ones. I sighed, thinking about all the Niam shippers in our fandom, all the banners they hold up, saying Niam forever. I remember one fan that said, Niall's mine making Liam hug me protectively, during a concert.

It all felt so distant now, so far in the past, just a small vauge memory, that felt like a dream now. My eyes began to blur with tears, but I walked on. I came out of the town and found a lake. I sat down at the edge and stared in to the water, through my blurry eyes. I blinked, letting a few tears roll down my cheeks.

I laid down and curled up, tears falling on the grass below me. I closed my eyes, suddenly feeling my head pounding. I suddenly felt exhausted, and began to drift to sleep.

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When I awoke, the sun was setting, and someone was shaking me. I peeled my eyes open, to be  met by Liam's georgous puppy brown eyes. I know I always call them puppy-brown, but they are. Just like a puppy's eyes. I remember how we used to tease him about it all the time.

"Niall, what's wrong? Have you been crying? What are you doing here?" He asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"I went for a walk." I replied, ignoring the first two questions.

"A walk, Niall, you went bloody miles." He said, helping me sit up. Out of the blue, he wrapped his arms around me, squeezing me tightly. "We thought we'd lost you." His voice was breaking as he spoke, and I felt like crying.

"Yay, now we've found him, can we go back now." I heard Sophia's scornful voice say behind us.

Liam helped me stand up, giving me his hand and pulling me to my feet. We were suddenly inches away from eachother, if that, our trouser legs brushing together.

"You really scared me Ni." He said, staring into my blue eyes. My heart was racing now, and my whole body was going mental. I really, really wanted to kiss him, but his girlfriend was standing a few metres away.

"I'm sorry Li, I didn't mean to fall asleep." I said, feeling his hand reach up to my cheek. I barely trusted my voice now, it was wavering all over the place.

"It's ok, Ni, just, don't do it again, please." He said, smiling down at me.

I only nodded, and dropped my head in to his chest. I felt his arms wrap around me, pulling me closer, and I sighed. One of the best feelings in the world is when you hug the person you love and they hug you back, even tighter.

I got in Liam's car in the back while he and Sophia were at the front. It was a very quiet ride, the silence hanging in the air like mist.

When we got back to the hotel the boys welcomed me.

"NIALLL!" they screamed, piercing my ear drums, and engulfing me in a hug.

"Hi guys." I smiled at them, trying to prize them off me.

"Where were you, you were gone for hours!" Louis groaned. I chuckled.

"I fell asleep, but relax, I'm fine." I replied, feeling Zayn kiss my nose and forehead. I chuckled and hugged him tightly. "Hey Zaynie!" I smiled.

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When the night came I wasn't really that sleepy considering I had slept for hours earlier, and I didn't want to keep Zayn up, so I wrote a note, telling him, if I'm not back, I'm probably asleep in the same place as before, and got out of bed, putting my day clothes back on.

Then, I snuck in Liam and her's room, and gave Liam a note as well. They were both snuggled up together in the bed, and I tried not to cry, before I left the hotel, and began to walk.

It all looked different in the dark, but I still knew the way. I arrived at the lake, and it was still beautiful. Despite the freezing wind, the darkness made the lake seem really magical in a strange sort of way.

I sat down at the edge, and took my shoes and socks off. Slowly, I placed my feet in to the water, shivering as the ice cold water circled around my feet. It was cold, really cold, but I didn't care. For some reason, in the moment, nothing mattered.

I sighed, relaxing as much as I could, when I heard a twig snap. Nervously, I drew a sharp breath, and looked around. I heard footsteps andpulled my feet from the water.

A shadow emerged in the darkness, walking towards me. My heart pounded. My palms became sweaty even though, I was freezing.

"Hello Niall." A voice said, and I recognised it at once. Sophia.

"What are you doing here?" I asked. "Leave me alone."

I heard Sophia chuckle, "Stand up." She ordered. I obeyed, my feet stciky against the dewy grass.

She came closer, and with every step she took forward, I took one back.

"Don't move Niall. Stand still." She hissed, and I stopped moving, my heart beating out my chest. "I heard you Niall. I heard you and Liam last night." She said, taking another step towards me. I stepped back again, and found my back against a tree. I couldn't go back any further!

Sophia advanced closer, her breath on my face. "Liam loves you, doesn't he." She said. I shook my head. "Yes he does, you know it." I shook my head again, and her palm came in contact with my face. She did it again and again. Hitting me over and over. I whimpered, tears falling from my eyes.

Then she punched my stomach, making me double over. She pulled me up by my hair, making me howl with pain. Then she punched my chest, and kicked my knee, that was dodgy anyway. I cried out in pain, and fell to the floor, but again she pulled me back up. Carelessly, she knocked my head repeatedly against the tree I was standing against, and I began to lose consciousness. Black dots plastered my vioson, and the last thing I felt was the grass hitting me, and a pool of blood by my side.

Then I blacked out.

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noooooooooo Niall!!!!!!

I'm not sure whether I should do the next chapter in Liam's P.O.V or not? What do you guys think.

I can't believe how many reads/votes/comments it's got ALREADY!!!! Thank you soooo much!

Hope you liked this chapter

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