Wild

Harry POV

I sat at a table with Matt and the boys, Emily sitting on my lap. They were talking to her about random things while Matt translated for them, but I wasn’t paying attention to them. I was focused on Emily. She looked so beautiful tonight, just like always. I kept my arms locked around her waist as I watched her smile at something Niall told her. Words can’t describe how much I’ve missed her the past three months. It just hasn’t been the same without her. I felt like a part of me was missing, and now that she’s in my arms I feel whole again.

“Harry. Can I speak with you for a moment?” Emily’s father said as he appeared beside us.

“Um, yeah. Of course” I said.
Emily got off my lap and I gave her a kiss before walking outside with her father so we could talk. I glanced back at Emily who was watching us with a worried look on her face. Seeing her like that made me nervous. I wonder what he wanted to talk to me about. Well, I guess I’m about to find out. We stopped outside where no one was around before he turned to me.
“So, what did you want to talk about?” I asked, a slight fear in my voice.
“Relax, kid. I’m not going to yell at you or anything. It’s about Emily”
My heart immediately started pounding and everything became serious.
“What about Emily? Is she okay?”
“Yeah. She’s great actually. You know we went to the hospital a few days ago, and they gave us great news. They said she should be able to talk now because everything is healed perfectly. The problem is that she won’t try to speak. Every time she does she has a panic attack”
“She had one when you called me...Is that the reason she was like that?”
“Yes. I was hoping that maybe you could convince her to try, since she feels more comfortable with you. Something I still don’t understand, but I’m not exactly complaining” I smiled slightly and nodded.
“I’ll talk to her”
“Great. Now get back in there. I’m sure she’s probably thinking I’m murdering you or something” he joked.
“Yeah. You coming?” “I’m going to stay out here for a bit” “Alright”
I walked back into the building thinking about what he said. If Emily was good to talk again, then why wasn’t she?
~.:o:.~
Emily’s POV
When Harry came back from his talk with my dad he was deep in thought. He sat beside me and stared off into space. It worried me. I took his hand in mine, causing him to look up.
‘You okay?’ I signed to him.
“Yeah. Just thinking is all” He smiled and gave me a kiss, but I still wasn’t convinced.
I eventually decided to just let it go and turned my attention back to the boys. My eyes landed on Niall who was staring at something...or someone. I followed his gaze and found that it was Zoe that he was staring at. A grin formed on my face. Now that I thought about it, the two of them would be perfect together. Both were happy, care free, and laughed constantly. Not to mention the fact that they were both obsessed with food. I poked harry to get his attention and he turned to me. I pointed to Niall, then to Zoe, and he immediately understood. I grabbed his phone from the table and wrote something to him. You ask Zoe to dance and I’ll take Niall. Tell her about Niall and then we’ll bring them together. He grinned and nodded. I stood up and asked Matt to translate to Niall for me, then got the irishman’s attention.
‘Dance?’
“She wants to know if you want to dance with her” Matt translated. Niall grinned up at me.
“Yeah Buddy!”
I smiled and took his hand, pulling him onto the dance floor. It was a slow song so we were swaying back and forth. I glanced over his shoulder to find Harry dancing with Zoe, both of them glancing in our direction as he told her about Niall. She looked him over, then at me. I gave her a thumbs up, then nodded to Harry. He danced her over to us and spun her, then I quickly backed away from Niall so she would fall into his arms. Niall looked at us confused, then blushed when we winked at him.
~.:o:.~

Niall’s POV
I just couldn’t stop staring at her. The way her wavy brown hair fell perfectly over her shoulders, the way she laughed, the way she smiled. She was just perfect. The crazy thing was that I didn’t even know this girl. She must be related to Emily somehow. Maybe I’ll ask her about it later. I was snapped out of my thoughts when Emily got up and asked me to dance. Of course, I agreed. She was my best friend after all and I loved her to death. I couldn’t even count the number of times that she’s brightened my day. Sometimes I would see all of the boys sitting happily with their girlfriends and feel lonely and left out, but Emily made everything better. She would spend time with me instead of going out with Harry when I felt down or she’d invite me to do things with them. She also made sure that I didn’t feel like the third wheel when I was with them, and I am forever grateful to her for that.
We danced for a few moments before she glanced over my shoulder at something. I turned to see Harry dancing with the girl I was staring at earlier. I couldn’t help but feel jealous of him. He had no problem going up to her and asking her to dance. If only I had his confidence. I decided to focus on Emily to make me feel better, but she wasn’t there anymore. Seconds later someone fell into my arms and I grabbed onto them to make sure they didn’t fall.
“Oh, my gosh. I’m so sorry”
I looked down to find myself staring at the most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen. We both stared at each other for a moment, unable to speak. I glanced up at Harry and Emily who were grinning at me. They winked at us and I immediately felt my cheeks turn red. I quickly turned my attention back to the girl in my arms after realizing that I haven’t said anything yet.
“Don’t worry about it. I’m Niall” I said.
She smiled and I felt like my knees were going to give out.
“Zoe”
“Zoe” I repeated. I liked the way that rolled off my tongue.
“Well, Zoe, since we’re already here, would you like to dance?” I asked her with a new found confidence.
“Yeah. I’d love to” We smiled at each other and I put one hand on her waist while the other held hers. She put hers on my shoulder and we swayed back and forth to the music.
~.:o:.~
Emily’s POV
I couldn’t help but smile at them as they started up a conversation on the dance floor. They were just too adorable. I could already tell that they were going to get along perfectly by the way the two of them were acting. Get Niall a girlfriend. Check that off my list of things to do.
“Emily...”
Harry’s voice brought me out of my thoughts. I turned to see him staring at me with that intense look in his eyes and a serious look on his face. “Your dad told me about what the doctor said”
My smile faded and I looked away from his eyes. So that’s what they were talking about. He probably told Harry to convince me to try and talk. I felt Harry lift my chin up with his finger so I was looking up at him.
“Emily, you’re able to talk again. Why won’t you try?”
‘I’m scared’ I signed.
“Why? What are you so afraid of?”
‘Reliving the fire’
Harry stopped moving and put his hands on my cheeks.
“Emily, nothing like that will ever happen to you again. I promise you. You have nothing to be afraid of. We made it out, and now you get a chance to follow your dream again, but you have to try. Don’t give up on me now. You can do it”
I wanted so hard to believe him. That I would open my mouth and speak and everything would be alright. But I couldn’t help but remember that terrifying feeling of waking up from a horrible nightmare and not being able to say anything. It wasn’t as easy as everyone was making it out to be.
‘I can’t’ I signed.
A tear escaped my eye and he quickly wiped it away, then pulled me into a hug.
“It’s alright. You don’t have to rush this. Just remember that I’ll be right here with you no matter what happens” He kissed my head, rocking me back and forth in a calming manner.
I buried my face into his chest and hugged him tightly. Maybe one day I would try...As long as I had Harry here by my side I would be okay...no matter what the outcome was.
~.:o:.~
The next morning I woke up to find Harry sleeping peacefully next to me. He and the boys had stayed over night so we could spend time together before they had to leave. All of us had a great time playing random games like Twister and Just Dance. I couldn’t help but feel a little sad that they had to leave again, but at least I got to spend some time with them. I watched Harry’s sleeping face for a long time, thinking about what he had said the night before. I really shouldn’t have anything to be afraid of. The fire was months ago and everything had turned out great regardless of what happened. Everyone made it out okay, except for my loss of voice, but even that wasn’t too bad. Maybe I should try... I took a deep breath and opened my mouth....then closed it again. I just couldn’t do it. A deep sigh escaped my lips. I’m such a scaredy cat.
“Morning” Harry’s husky voice mumbled.
I smiled and leaned in to give him a soft kiss. He smiled into the kiss, then rolled so he was hovering over me. His lips momentarily left mine to leave soft kisses down my jawline to my neck. I bit my lip, feeling butterflies in my stomach as he nipped at my skin. He moved down to my collar bone and quickly found my weak spot. I let out a small whimper, surprising myself because I could actually make a sound. Harry pulled back with a grin on his face.
“See? You’ll be able to talk no problem. Just give it a try, love” I shook my head. “Alright then. I’ll just go back to what I was doing before”
He started to kiss my neck again so I pushed him off of me and quickly got out of the bed. I heard him laugh as I walked out of the room, knowing that I knew he was right. The jerk... Still, he did manage to get a sound out of me, and it didn’t give me a panic attack at all. I didn’t have any bad reaction with it whatsoever.
“Emily!” Zoe yelled suddenly, popping out of the guest bedroom that she was staying in.
She pulled me into a bear hug that nearly squeezed the breath right out of me.
“Oh my gosh! I love you! Thank you so much for bringing Niall and I together! He’s so adorable! We swapped numbers and we’re all going to get breakfast. You and Harry should come!”
“We’d love to” Harry said, appearing behind me fully dressed.
I looked back at him and he smirked at me. Boy did I want to smack that smirk off his face right now.
“Great! I’ll tell Niall!” She skipped off happily and I couldn’t help but smile.
“Those two seemed to really hit it off from last night” Harry commented. “That was a really good idea introducing those two. Niall hasn’t really had anyone in a long time”
I nodded and turned to him.
‘Going to change’ I signed.
“Oo can I come?” he asked with a flirty smile. I raised my eyebrows at him, giving him the look. He held up his hands in defense. “Alright, maybe some other time. I’ll be with the boys” he said before walking away. I watched him until he disappeared down the stairs. What on earth was with him today?
Harry’s POV
I couldn’t help but smile as I made my way downstairs. I had succeeded in getting something out of Emily. It wasn’t words or anything, but it was a start. At least now she knows that it isn’t as terrifying as she makes it out to me. Goal for the next four hours: Get Emily to talk.
~.:2 Hours Later:.~
Ok, so maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. I looked at the panicked faces of everyone as I stepped out onto a busy street. Cars were rushing by and honking angrily as they went past me, some drivers yelling at me to get out of the way. Regardless of how dangerous it was, I stood my ground. Whenever someone would try to make a step towards me I’d step back further onto the street. Emily stared back at me with a terrified look on her face. She was furiously signing at me to come back, but I stayed put.
“I’ll come back if you say something” I called to her.
She shook her head and I took another step back. Now I was full on in the middle of the bus lane, with a double decker bus headed straight towards me. She looked at it, then back at me. She looked like she was fighting herself to make a decision. I just hoped she loved me enough to make the right one. The bus horn blared at me as it tried to come to a stop. I knew all too well that it wouldn’t be able to stop in time anyway. It got closer and closer....Now just half a block away. I prepared myself to jump out of the way at the last second if I had to. Closer...closer...I could now see the terrified driver’s face. Come on, Emily!
“HARRY!”

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