The Love Behind Everything Else
Chapter 10
(Niall's POV)
"You'll never love yourself, half as much as I love you. You'll never treat yourself darling, but I want you to. If I let you know, I'm here, for you. Maybe you'll love yourself like I, love you, oh."
Today was the day, today was Zayn's last concert. His last day in One Direction. I felt uneasy with that thought running around my mind.
We gave it our all during this performance, making the last memory of us together the best one ever.
After our last song, I ran over to Zayn and wrapped my arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug. Soon, the others joined us, and I could feel the tears stream down my face.
I was going to miss him so much. He was like an older brother to me; always protecting me. I loved him and this was just horrible. I didn't want him to leave, I wanted to spend more time with him. But I knew this was better for him. He could finally break the boundaries and do whatever he pleased. He could finally be free.
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"When are you going to leave?" Harry asked as we all sat down in the car.
"In the morning." Zayn replied.
"Well, have you packed yet? Do you need any help?" Liam inquired.
"No, not really. I've finished packing everything." he answered.
The rest of the car ride was quiet, but sort of tense as well.
"Do you really have to go?" Louis asked as soon as we entered the suite. "Yeah. I'm really really sorry." Zayn nodded but he kept his head down, tears falling down.
"Don't cry, Zayn." I hushed, taking him over to the couch. "I'm sorry." he whispered.
"Don't be. You're doing what you know is right. Nothing to be sorry for." I smiled, but it hurt. I wanted to run into my room and cry. I was frustrated and I felt hopeless.
"You're the best mate anyone could ask for." Liam said, hugging him.
"Yep, amazing." Harry smiled through tears.
"You'll always stay in our hearts, Malik." Louis chuckled lightly.
"You guys are the best, you know that?" Zayn laughed, pulling us all in for a hug.
~~~~~
I got up exceptionally early today, but I couldn't really get much sleep either. I dreaded this day for the past week and now it's finally here.
I quickly took a shower and changed. I slowly walked out of my room, feeling a lump in my throat. We weren't taking Zayn to the airport, security was. That made me even sadder.
"Goodbye, Nialler buddy." Zayn sent me a small smile, tears sliding down his cheeks. "Stay safe, mate." I replied, hugging him for the last time.
We all said are goodbyes and saw as Zayn left from the suite and out of the hotel. It was a dreadful sight, watching him leave.
"Well, anyone up for breakfast?" Liam tried to brighten the mood. "Yeah, sure. Alright." I shrugged. "I don't feel like eating." Louis replied.
"Come on guys! This is for the best! He's finally going to be happy, let him be." Liam scoffed. He really was Daddy Directioner.
"Now go wash up. I'm calling room service." he commanded, pushing Harry into the bathroom. "Hey!" Harry laughed as Liam shut the door behind him.
"I don't want any of you to look like you got some infection at tonight's concert. The fans are gonna be
upset already." Liam further told.
"Infection, really Liam? Though I do think I've got the One Direction Infection!" Louis chuckled. "Long time since I heard that one." I snorted. Thank god the others were smiling now.
After breakfast I decided to check out my Twitter. I opened the app on my phone and sat down on the couch. I scrolled through a bunch of tweets, almost all of them about Zayn.
@jessiecake12: Why did Zayn have to leave?????
@iiglichdirectii632: zayn deciding to leave 1D, I bet it's becuz of that Elizbeth girl.
What the heck? Someone would really blame Elizabeth for him leaving the band?
@NiallOfficial: @glichdirect632 Zayn leaving the band was totally his decision. Please don't bring Elizabeth in to it.
Now I just hope that fans don't send hate to Elizabeth. She helped us throughout this whole fiasco and I don't want her getting hurt.
"Wow, who is this person? Doesn't even know how to spell Liz's name. And you replied to them?" Louis laughed hysterically as he slumped down beside me.
"What? Unlike you, someone knows how to tell someone when to stop." I glared.
"Haha, you don't want me to say anything. Or that'll be the most retweeted tweet of 2015." Louis smirked.
"You're so full of yourself!" I laughed. "You don't have to tell him that." Harry chuckled as he sat down on the floor.
"Hey, boys! What ya all doing?" Liam said. "Nothing really. Niall was just being a gentleman." Louis exclaimed, showing him his phone.
"Wow, Nialler! I'm curious now, do have feelings towards Elizabeth?" Liam inquired. Louis and Harry both stared at me, but I could see the smirk on Louis' face.
"I don't know." I shrugged. "Liar." Harry rolled his eyes.
"Seriously Niall, we know you like her. Now stop with that horrible acting of yours and ask the girl out!" Louis half shouted in my face.
"Yeah! We totally ship it!" Liam chimed in. "Oh my god! What should we call them?" Harry mocked in a girly voice.
"That's difficult. We'll have to think about that." Louis nodded.
"Aren't you getting ahead of yourselves? She's back in the U.K. and I'm here in Japan!" I reminded them, but I found their little show quite amusing.
The three fell into deep thought, leaving me sitting there all awkward.
"We'll get operation Get Niall's Dream Girl to Like Him started as soon as we land back home." Liam stated. "You're horrible at naming stuff." Im rolled my eyes. Liam smacked my head lightly. "No, I'm not."
"And that my friends, is the end of episode one of Gossip Direction with your host Louis Tomlinson. Stay tuned for next time, when we find a way to help Niall get the love of his life's attention." Louis pulled on an accent like that of the X Factor days. We all ended up laughing until no sound came out.
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(Elizabeth's POV)
"You've made great progress joining the boys' for a concert. A bunch of fans also showed their enthusiasm about your new music. I'm thinking of having your new song drop today." Simon explained, but I was half listening, so I just nodded.
Soon after we were done, I picked up some food from the grocery store and headed back home.
"Glad to see your back. How was the meeting?" Alexia greeted as she let me in. "Ah, the usual. Boring. And I couldn't really focus on it anyways." I answered, putting the bags on the kitchen counter.
"Thinking of the boys' again?" she asked. "Yeah. I'm missing them a lot." I nodded.
"Hey, I almost forgot! Niall sort of defended you on Twitter this morning!" she squealed. "Really? My phone decided to die on me so now you've got to show me." I said.
"What the heck? He really did!" I squealed too. I felt so much happiness inside of me. He defended me from the fan even though it wasn't really a big deal, but this got me overwhelmed.
"You're smiling like an idiot and you're red as a tomato." Alexia smirked. "Thank you!" I sang. I didn't care how I looked right now, I was just too happy. But I kept in mind that even though Niall did reply to the tweet, I might get a lot more hate now. The fans could see me as the reason Zayn left the band. It happened after me and Alexia arrived in England though. Maybe it won't be as bad as I think it would be.
"You'll never love yourself, half as much as I love you. You'll never treat yourself darling, but I want you to. If I let you know, I'm here, for you. Maybe you'll love yourself like I, love you, oh."
Today was the day, today was Zayn's last concert. His last day in One Direction. I felt uneasy with that thought running around my mind.
We gave it our all during this performance, making the last memory of us together the best one ever.
After our last song, I ran over to Zayn and wrapped my arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug. Soon, the others joined us, and I could feel the tears stream down my face.
I was going to miss him so much. He was like an older brother to me; always protecting me. I loved him and this was just horrible. I didn't want him to leave, I wanted to spend more time with him. But I knew this was better for him. He could finally break the boundaries and do whatever he pleased. He could finally be free.
~~~~~
"When are you going to leave?" Harry asked as we all sat down in the car.
"In the morning." Zayn replied.
"Well, have you packed yet? Do you need any help?" Liam inquired.
"No, not really. I've finished packing everything." he answered.
The rest of the car ride was quiet, but sort of tense as well.
"Do you really have to go?" Louis asked as soon as we entered the suite. "Yeah. I'm really really sorry." Zayn nodded but he kept his head down, tears falling down.
"Don't cry, Zayn." I hushed, taking him over to the couch. "I'm sorry." he whispered.
"Don't be. You're doing what you know is right. Nothing to be sorry for." I smiled, but it hurt. I wanted to run into my room and cry. I was frustrated and I felt hopeless.
"You're the best mate anyone could ask for." Liam said, hugging him.
"Yep, amazing." Harry smiled through tears.
"You'll always stay in our hearts, Malik." Louis chuckled lightly.
"You guys are the best, you know that?" Zayn laughed, pulling us all in for a hug.
~~~~~
I got up exceptionally early today, but I couldn't really get much sleep either. I dreaded this day for the past week and now it's finally here.
I quickly took a shower and changed. I slowly walked out of my room, feeling a lump in my throat. We weren't taking Zayn to the airport, security was. That made me even sadder.
"Goodbye, Nialler buddy." Zayn sent me a small smile, tears sliding down his cheeks. "Stay safe, mate." I replied, hugging him for the last time.
We all said are goodbyes and saw as Zayn left from the suite and out of the hotel. It was a dreadful sight, watching him leave.
"Well, anyone up for breakfast?" Liam tried to brighten the mood. "Yeah, sure. Alright." I shrugged. "I don't feel like eating." Louis replied.
"Come on guys! This is for the best! He's finally going to be happy, let him be." Liam scoffed. He really was Daddy Directioner.
"Now go wash up. I'm calling room service." he commanded, pushing Harry into the bathroom. "Hey!" Harry laughed as Liam shut the door behind him.
"I don't want any of you to look like you got some infection at tonight's concert. The fans are gonna be
upset already." Liam further told.
"Infection, really Liam? Though I do think I've got the One Direction Infection!" Louis chuckled. "Long time since I heard that one." I snorted. Thank god the others were smiling now.
After breakfast I decided to check out my Twitter. I opened the app on my phone and sat down on the couch. I scrolled through a bunch of tweets, almost all of them about Zayn.
@jessiecake12: Why did Zayn have to leave?????
@iiglichdirectii632: zayn deciding to leave 1D, I bet it's becuz of that Elizbeth girl.
What the heck? Someone would really blame Elizabeth for him leaving the band?
@NiallOfficial: @glichdirect632 Zayn leaving the band was totally his decision. Please don't bring Elizabeth in to it.
Now I just hope that fans don't send hate to Elizabeth. She helped us throughout this whole fiasco and I don't want her getting hurt.
"Wow, who is this person? Doesn't even know how to spell Liz's name. And you replied to them?" Louis laughed hysterically as he slumped down beside me.
"What? Unlike you, someone knows how to tell someone when to stop." I glared.
"Haha, you don't want me to say anything. Or that'll be the most retweeted tweet of 2015." Louis smirked.
"You're so full of yourself!" I laughed. "You don't have to tell him that." Harry chuckled as he sat down on the floor.
"Hey, boys! What ya all doing?" Liam said. "Nothing really. Niall was just being a gentleman." Louis exclaimed, showing him his phone.
"Wow, Nialler! I'm curious now, do have feelings towards Elizabeth?" Liam inquired. Louis and Harry both stared at me, but I could see the smirk on Louis' face.
"I don't know." I shrugged. "Liar." Harry rolled his eyes.
"Seriously Niall, we know you like her. Now stop with that horrible acting of yours and ask the girl out!" Louis half shouted in my face.
"Yeah! We totally ship it!" Liam chimed in. "Oh my god! What should we call them?" Harry mocked in a girly voice.
"That's difficult. We'll have to think about that." Louis nodded.
"Aren't you getting ahead of yourselves? She's back in the U.K. and I'm here in Japan!" I reminded them, but I found their little show quite amusing.
The three fell into deep thought, leaving me sitting there all awkward.
"We'll get operation Get Niall's Dream Girl to Like Him started as soon as we land back home." Liam stated. "You're horrible at naming stuff." Im rolled my eyes. Liam smacked my head lightly. "No, I'm not."
"And that my friends, is the end of episode one of Gossip Direction with your host Louis Tomlinson. Stay tuned for next time, when we find a way to help Niall get the love of his life's attention." Louis pulled on an accent like that of the X Factor days. We all ended up laughing until no sound came out.
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(Elizabeth's POV)
"You've made great progress joining the boys' for a concert. A bunch of fans also showed their enthusiasm about your new music. I'm thinking of having your new song drop today." Simon explained, but I was half listening, so I just nodded.
Soon after we were done, I picked up some food from the grocery store and headed back home.
"Glad to see your back. How was the meeting?" Alexia greeted as she let me in. "Ah, the usual. Boring. And I couldn't really focus on it anyways." I answered, putting the bags on the kitchen counter.
"Thinking of the boys' again?" she asked. "Yeah. I'm missing them a lot." I nodded.
"Hey, I almost forgot! Niall sort of defended you on Twitter this morning!" she squealed. "Really? My phone decided to die on me so now you've got to show me." I said.
"What the heck? He really did!" I squealed too. I felt so much happiness inside of me. He defended me from the fan even though it wasn't really a big deal, but this got me overwhelmed.
"You're smiling like an idiot and you're red as a tomato." Alexia smirked. "Thank you!" I sang. I didn't care how I looked right now, I was just too happy. But I kept in mind that even though Niall did reply to the tweet, I might get a lot more hate now. The fans could see me as the reason Zayn left the band. It happened after me and Alexia arrived in England though. Maybe it won't be as bad as I think it would be.
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6/22/16