One Thousand Songs Later

Lily's POV:

I picked it up softly, still not sure if this was a dream or not. Once I had grasped it firmly in my hand, I picked up all my belongings, slowly stood up and opened the door. Kyle's loud snores echoed in the dark room. Not wasting any time, I crept over to the door and silently unlocked it. I was welcomed with a cold blast of air. I closed the door behind me and took off sprinting, not daring to look back.

I didn't know exactly where I was, what time it was, or what the date was but I just ran. I could feel myself getting tired by the second but I pushed myself further. I finally made it to a street sign and almost cried in relief. I knew where I was.

Running even faster, I was determined to make it home. Then I saw it, my house. Ignoring, my weak capabilities of running, I ran even faster, and then I reached the front door. Dipping my hand into my bag, I pulled out the house key that I still had and unlocked the door.

Everything looked the same, just as I had remembered it, imagined it. I relocked the door and made my way upstairs to Eleanor and Louis's room. I swung open their door and saw them, Eleanor and Louis. I walked up to their bed, went down on my knees and gently shook Eleanor's shoulder. Her eyes flew open and she looked at me.

"Eleanor, I'm home." I felt tears slide down my checks, and my voice cracked with so much emotion. She looked at me, frightened, and started crying as well.

"Go away! Stop haunting me every night!" She screamed. I sobbed and I walked my knees closer to her.

"Eleanor, it's me, your daughter, Lily." Eleanor hesitantly reached out to touch my cheek and cupped it, her warm hands heating my cold face.

"You're real." Eleanor whispered. I hugged her so tight and cried into her shoulder, tears of joy. I had been waiting for this moment for three years. I stayed like that, clinging to Eleanor, hopping that this wasn't just an illusion. Louis stirred and blinked slowly.

"Lily?" He asked, his voice filled with emotion.

"Louis." I climbed onto the bed to hug him, his firm grasp almost sucking the air out of my lungs.

"I thought, you were gone, I thought the worst had happened and you were d-dead." Louis sobbed into my shoulder and I pulled away.

"No, I'm here." Louis and Eleanor pulled me into their embrace and I felt safe and content.

"Reckon, we should tell the lads?" Louis asked. He picked up his phone and texted them while I laid my head in Eleanor's lap, her stroking my red locks, which were down to my waist now.

"We never got you that haircut you wanted." Whispered Eleanor, who was detangling my hair. I chuckled softly.

"It's fine." Eleanor stroked my cheeks with one finger as I curled up into a ball, like the little girl I once was. I stayed there, happily, until I heard the doorbell ring, over and over again. I nearly yelped, afraid that Kyle had found me. I started crying again, except I was so scared, and I started to tremble.

"He found me." I whispered, as Eleanor hugged me again.

"Lily, it's okay, it's just Niall, Zayn, Harry, and Liam, you're safe." Louis walked out the door and I shook even more when I heard the door open and someone starting to come upstairs.

"Shhh, it's okay Lily, it's just One Direction, there's nothing scary about them." Cooed Eleanor, I closed my eyes and let the moment sink into my skin. The next thing I knew I was being hugging by four extremely strong guys. They all had traces of tears in their eyes when they pulled away.

"Let's go down to the kitchen, I'll make some hot chocolate." Eleanor said and we all shuffled down stairs.

"Lily, what happened?" Asked Liam. I opened my mouth to respond but then the doorbell rang. I could sense him. I screamed and ran into the nearest bathroom and locked the door.

"Lily!" Louis called, I heard them all come to the door. I started to cry again and I shook with fright.

"It's him, I know it's him this time! I don't want to go back!"

"Lily, open this door right now." Commanded Eleanor. I shook my head, knowing that she couldn't see me.

"Not until he's gone." I squeezed my eyes shut, dread filling up my stomach. A few minutes later Eleanor responded.

"He's gone Lily, you can come out." I reluctantly unlocked the door. Eleanor pulled me into the vacant kitchen and handed me some hot chocolate.

"Where's Kyle and One Direction?" I asked, taking a sip. Eleanor gave me a small smile.

"Well first they knocked him unconscious, then they took him to the police station."

"Thank you, so much." I felt more tears splat onto my cheeks and my voice cracked.

"Come on, we'll watch a movie until they get back." I nodded and walked to the living room. Eleanor slipped in a DVD into the player and turned the TV on. We watched This Is Us until they came home. They came in about halfway through with a few police officers and Eleanor paused the movie.

"Miss Tomlinson? We'll need you to explain what happened." Informed one of the policemen.

Notes

I'm so sorry for taking super long! And I'm also sorry for the really boring chapter, it'll get really exciting soon!

Love You All!!!!

-Louistomlinson