Stole My Heart (A One Direction Fanfic)

Stole My Heart - Chapter 9

I feel that electrifying feeling again as Niall kisses me and picks me up. I feel him swing towards the bed, and scream in fright midair. I hit the bed softly and laugh. Niall props himself up and kisses the tip of my nose.

"You ready?" he asks.

"Yep!" I reply, jumping off the bed.

Niall takes my hand in his, and we walk out the door. When we arrive at the tour bus outside the hotel, all the boys are waiting for us.

When I step foot on the bus, Liam immediately smiles and says "You look nice today."

I feel Niall come up behind me, and wrap his arms around my waist as he rests his head on my shoulder.

"I convinced her not to wear makeup again." Niall says smiling, obviously proud of himself.

Zayn walks by and gives Niall a tiny fistbump and a 'good going bro' smile. Niall grabs my hand, drags me to his bed, and we lay on it together. He starts to play with my fingers; He's always doing weird things like that. When he gets to my ring finger, he notices the ring that's nicely placed upon it. He starts to slip it off, and I instinctively pull my hand away and shout. It comes off as I pull my hand back, and I can feel myself start to hyperventilate.

"NIALL, NO!" I scream, losing my breath.

He quickly slips it back on.

"What?!" he asks, frightened.

I can feel the tears starts to well up in my eyes.

"Tha- Tha- That was Cassie's." I explain.

******FLASHBACK********

I'm with my sister, closer to her than anyone else in the world. We're walking in the street during the middle of the night; We just want to get away from all the fighting in the house.

"What happens if it never ends?" I ask her.

"If what never ends, Baylee?" she looks at me, confused.

"The fighting. The yelling. What if our fucked up lives never end Cassie?"

"It will, I promise. A while back, you were five or so, we had the same problem. Natasha was the reason, not mom or dad. She was a mess - parties, drinking, always being gone. She'd never tell anyone where she was. But it ended eventually. It took a while, but it did. It always gets better, I promise."

A car approaches quickly, and I grab her hand - trying to drag her out of the way.

"Cassie, COME ONE!" I scream.

My hearts drops as I realizes she's gotten her foot stuck in a pothole.

"I'm trying!" she yells back,  the car getting progressively closer.

I run to go get help, but her voice pulls me back.

"Baylee! Just stop! I'll be fine, just stay strong! Please! Just stay strong!" she screams at me, obviously knowing she isn't going to make it.

I watch as the car comes by and hits her. Just runs right over her, like she isn't even there. The car keeps driving.

I run to my sister, as she's laying in the street taking short breaths.

"Cassie, you'll be fine. I'll get help!" I say, dialing numbers into my phone as quickly as possible.

Cassie reaches up and takes my phone from me.

"It's not worth it Baylee. It's just not. Baylee, please just stay strong for me. I love you." She says, as her breats get shorter and shorter, and her voice fades out.

I run my fingers through her hair.

"I love you too, Cassie." I reply, and I quietly sing in between the sobs.

"I never believed that I'd be all over, the night would end, and everybody would forget." I sing, until she takes her last breath.

The fighting did stop, and was replaced with quiet. Nobody talked at all, for a long time. When they did start talking, it was fighting all over again. That's what led to the divorce.

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I snap back to reality, and fresh tears stream down my face, not showing any signs of stopping. I'd usually be embarassed, but not now. My emotions take over as the most traumatic event of my life comes back to haunt me once again.

I bury my head in Niall's chest and cry.

"Shh babe, It's alright. Just cry." he says, rubbing my back and streaking my hair.

"Im sorry." Niall says, ashamed that he'd made you cry.

I look up at him with my puffy, red eyes and place my hands on his chest.

"It's alright. I mean, how were you supposed to know? I'd never mentioned the ring before." I reassure him.

Niall sighs heavily, obviously feeling horrible for startling and making me cry. I can tell he wants to cry, but he holds back his tears.

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A/N: OH SNAP! A TWIST IN THE STORY - SAY WHAT?!  So yeah, there it is. A piece of Baylee's past that you probably didn't see coming! Oh, and as for all the times this chapter says "Stay Strong" - It's because I wanna get a white ink tattoo on my wrists. Just like Demi's, but white ink instead of black. :) Those words really mean something to me. Well, I hope all my readers are enjoying the story! This has just scratched the surface of all the crazy ideas I have for this book! So continue reading! I love you all!!

Edit:  So, enjoy the picture of my little leprechaun on the little sidebar there. ;) OH, and I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU to try and get through the Teenage Dream video without crying + getting SERIOUS Niall feels. BEST OF LUCK.

-HungryLikeHoran