Chapter 14

                                    

                                          
<<Niall's p.o.v>>
                          
Louis is holding the most determined face. His eyebrows are furrowed and his hands are balled into fists. Liam seems calmer in a way, while I am trying to calm down this ranting girl beside me.
                          
"WE HAVE TO KILL THIS MOTHERFU-" She yells, but I clamp her mouth shut with my hand. I almost laugh at her attempt of cursing, but this is no time for laughing.
                          
If Ashton really is on our side, then he'll agree on helping us. If not, then that means he's a coward and we won't help him if he asks for anything. "ASHTON!" Liam yells, sniffing the air. "ASHTON!" He yells again. No answer. Scarlett shushes Liam and her head perks up. "Ashton" She says, looking in the distance. She squints her eyes towards nothing in particular and in a few minutes of standing in the middle of nowhere, we hear howling, and by the sound of it, I'm pretty sure it is Ashton and his pack.
                          
My assumptions are answered when Ashton comes in view with Calum beside him. "Hey Scar, you called?" My head snaps in her direction when he calls her Scar, observing her facial expression carefully at her reaction, but nothing comes. "Can you.. um.. help us with something?" She asks, rubbing her arm uncomfortably. She glances at me as if she is asking for comfort. I catch on and I wrap my arms around her waist. She seems to grow goosebumps under my touch which makes me confused. Is that a good thing.. or? She leans against me which I am assuming is a good thing. Ashton raises an eyebrow at us and I ignore him, smirking to myself for making him jealous. "Help you with what?" Ashton asks. Scarlett bites the inside of her cheek and sighs. "Um.. fight the vampires and get them to leave us alone?" She says, the words rushed and unclear. Ashton looks at Calum and he nods while Ashton hesitates before answering. "Er.. It'll be hard, but we need a plan and.. and.."
                          
Louis scoffs and smirks at Ashton. "We already have a plan, quit being such a pussy." He says. I raise my eyebrows at him for his words but he doesn't seem to notice as he begins explaining his ideas.
                          
And surprisingly, it wasn't so bad.
                          
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"Okay, this isn't a like, practise or anything, this is the real deal. And by no means is this war, all men for themselves, hell no. This war is about helping each other, and working together." Louis says, his eyes holding a hint of anger. "You must follow the instructions Liam and I gave you earlier." He says. Everyone mumbles an 'okay'. I sigh and when I feel the trembling of Scarlett beside me. "What's wrong?" I whisper, pushing her hair to the side. "I-I don't want what happened to Zayn to happen to you.." She quivers slightly and closes her eyes, as if she's remembering what happened. "Don't worry about me, okay? I'll be beside you the entire time." I reassure her, placing a delicate kiss on her cheek. She takes a deep breath and nods, hugging me tightly. "Be careful, okay?" She whispers, squeezing me tighter. I nod and hug her back, embracing her while I can. 
                          
Unfortunately, our moment doesn't last forever. Louis looks in my direction and nods towards the distance. I use some of my vampire senses to hear what he is trying to tell me. I suddenly understand what he is trying to tell me when I hear the faint running from the distance. I grab Scarlett and peck her on the lips quickly before letting her go and pushing her towards Liam. "Please, take care of her." I plea, my voice sounding incredibly desperate. He nods and pulls her behind him. The vibrating and stomps of the ground get stronger which means they are insanely close. Soon, shadows are visible and they are coming closer. I take a final glance at Scarlett and I blow a kiss before howling out a battle cry. We all rush towards the vampires, my fangs sticking out and my eyes turning red,
                          
'Let the battle begin' Louis screams, before lunging onto a vampire.
                          
I spot Harry and I begin sprinting towards him, instantly pouncing onto him. I punch him straight in the face, and I raise to lift my fist again, but a sharp pain is felt in my back. I don't hesitate to repeatedly punch him despite the blurriness of my surroundings. Another sharp pain in my back is felt again and I feel my body go numb. I couldn't have been shot, I didn't hear the gun shot. I feel myself being dragged and I immediately panic. "LOUIS!" I scream. "Niall, mate i- Aw, fuck!" Louis yells, his figure doubling over. I faintly see Liam and Scarlett running running away, but she yanks away from me and she is.. running.. to me. "NO SCARLETT!" I hoarsely yell. She continues running towards me but Liam quickly carries her and begins running in the opposite direction. "NIALL!" She screams, struggling from Liam's grip. I feel myself being dragged away in the opposite direction from where they are running and I hear her scream my name again. She is really crying, I know because I hear her high pitched screams for me. "I'LL BE OKAY!" I yell back, until her screams for me are no longer heard. Suddenly, I feel lonely without her here hugging me. I need her back, now. I totally regret telling her to leave, I fucking miss her, I need my princess back. "SCARLETT!" I obnoxiously scream. No answer. "SCAR-" I am interrupted by Harry's deep, manly voice growl at me. "Shut the fuck up." And I feel my surroundings slowly fade away.
                          
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"Liam, hang in there." I see a bruised up Scarlett and a badly beaten Liam both chained up against walls. I can't seem to talk so I just watch as Scarlett struggles to reach a drowsy Liam. "No, Liam! Don't you dare close your eyes." She pleas, her eyes watering. His eyebrows furrow and he tries to look up, but his neck seems to be paralized so he is stuck looking down, his neck drooping. "Liam, please." She begs, the metal from the chains clashing against her pale, delicate skin as she tries to escape from the chains, but instead, blood drips from her wrists. She takes notice of this and she tries to lean over to Liam. She begs him to turn his head up. His breathing grows heavier by the second and he turns his head up very slowly. Scarlett gives him a faint smile. Her bright red blood drips into his dry mouth and some of the paleness of his skin dissolves; though he still looks incredibly weak. My eyes widen as Scarlett begins to clash against the chains again, trying to let more blood to come out for Liam. He shakes his head in disapproval and turns away slowly. "No. If you would die, I could never forgive myself, and neither would Niall," 
                          
"I SAID SNAP OUT OF IT, BITCH!" My head snaps up and my dreary blue eyes meet flaring green ones. Harry kicks me in the stomach and I groan, trying to bend over as well, but I realize that my hands and feet are also chained; just lika Scarlett and Liam in my.. vision. 
                          
Then it hits me, Zayn helped me use my power. I look up at the ceiling and somehow; I'm not sure if I am just seeing things, or if I'm having a vision again, but I swear..
                          
I swear I see a really faint shadow of..
                          
Zayn.