Wild

Niall’s POV
I was just about to sit down and watch some TV when there was a knock at the door. My bum paused inches from the seat and a deep sigh escaped my lips.
"Coming!" I called as I stood back up.
I walked over to the door and opened it to see Emily standing there soaking wet. Her eyes were all red and puffy from crying and she was shivering from the cold.
"Emily? What's wrong? Where's Harry?"
The expression on her face terrified me. She looked like she just witnessed someone being murdered or something horrible. When I asked about Harry she immediately broke down in my arms, igniting an even greater fear that something happened to Harry. I gently pushed her away and looked her in the eyes.
"Is Harry alright?" She nodded and I relaxed.
Good, Harry was fine, but that led me to another question. If Harry was alright then why did Emily show up at my door crying her eyes out? Then it all made sense to me. Harry must have done something to make her so upset. Something that he wouldn't be able to go back from.
"Come on. Let's get you warmed up" I said as I led her inside.
I led her to my bedroom then grabbed her some boxers and a tshirt to where since nothing else would really fit her.
“Here's some clothes"
She nodded with a blank expression on her face and took the clothes into the bathroom. While she did that I sent all of the boys, except Harry, a text.
To Boys: Meet me at my place in ten minutes. It's an emergency
The bathroom door opened and Emily walked out wearing my clothes with her wet ones held in her arms. I took her clothes and threw them in the dryer machine, then made my into the bedroom to grab some extra blankets. When I walked back into the living room I found Emily curled up on the couch staring blankly at the wall. I slowly made my way over to her and covered her body with the blanket, then took a seat beside her. She leaned into me and I wrapped my arms around her, rubbing her arms to help them warm up faster. We sat there in silence, apart from her occasional sniffling, until she broke the silence.
"I caught him kissing another girl... then my ex popped out of nowhere and kissed me in front of Harry which pissed him off so he said he wished he never went into the fire to get me.."
"What?" She went on to tell me what happened and I just couldn't believe it. Harry loves Emily more than anything in the world.
"I'm so sorry, Emily. I-I don't know what to say" I said once I found my words.
"I don't understand...I thought he loved me..."
"Hey" I sat her up and looked her straight in the eyes.
"Harry loves you more than anyone has ever loved another. He would die for you and nearly did the night of the fire. He can be stupid and doesn't make the right choices, but he will always love you"
She nodded slowly. A moment later a loud banging was heard on the door.
"Niall! Open up!" Louis' loud voice boomed.
"I'll be back" I told Emily before getting up to answer it.
I opened the door to three very worried guys.
"What's going on? What's the emergency?" Liam asked.
I glanced back at Emily who had shifted positions so she was now lying down on the couch, then stepped out into the hallway with the boys and shut the door behind me.
"Well?" Zayn pressed.
I explained the situation and watched as their faces became shocked. They all stared at me like I was insane.
"WHAT!?"
Harry’s POV
I don't know how long I stood there in the pouring rain, staring at the place where Emily once stood, but I just couldn't find the strength to move. I knew I should have shut my mouth when I saw the confusion on her face when I accused her of cheating, but I was just so angry.
It's because of that bitch Bella. If she hadn't shown up out of the blue then this would have never happened.
*Flashback*
I pulled the last item out of the last moving box and placed it on the dresser in the bedroom. It was a picture of Emily and I while we were in LA. We were all at the beach and Liam was taking candid pictures of all of us to post on Twitter. I was smiling for a photo when Emily suddenly jumped on my back and gave me a kiss on the cheek. Liam snapped the photo with me smiling like an idiot with arms and legs wrapped around me and her lips pressed to my cheek. I couldn't help but smile at the memory.
My reminiscing ended however, when I heard a knock at the door. I lifted up the box from the floor and carried it downstairs. After setting it by the back door for me to take out later I made my way to the front to find a blonde haired girl standing there, her clothes and hair wet from the rain.
"Can I help you?" I asked.
"Is this where Emily Brighten lives now? I'm her step-sister, Bella. Can I come in?" She asked.
I remained in the doorway, blocking her from getting inside. My mind flashed back to the night Emily showed up at my hotel room. She told me that her step-sister and ex had formed a band and stole her songs and label. I'm pretty sure I remember her telling me that Bella was a brunette though, so she must have dyed her hair. Either way if I let her in now then Emily would definitely be pissed off at me.
"I don't think that's a good idea. She told me what you did to her"
Bella frowned, slightly taken aback by my reaction, but quickly got back her composure.
"I figured she would...Look, I came here to tell her what really happened. Eric was the one who organized this whole thing. I didn't want to do it, but I had no choice. Please. I just want to make things right"
I watched her for a moment, studying her face. She seemed remorseful, but I still didn't trust her completely. Then again I couldn't just let her stand out in the rain either. I sighed and stepped aside.
"Come in" I said.
"Thank you" she said as she walked inside.
She took off her wet jacket and shoes then looked around at the house.
"Wow. This place is beautiful"
"Yeah. It is. Would you like some tea?"
"Yes, please"
I made my way into the kitchen to make the tea while she explored the living room. I felt really uncomfortable being alone in the house with another girl, but I pushed it aside since Emily would be home any minute.
The teapot whistled loudly from the stove and I jumped at the sound. Bella giggled as I took it off of the stove and turned it off. As I poured the tea I felt tugging on my shirt. I immediately spun around and stepped away from Bella.
"What are you doing?!" I asked angrily.
"Sorry, I was just fixing your shirt. It rose up a little and was distracting" she said.
"Oh...Sorry" I muttered.
"It's ok. I probably shouldn't have done that without saying something first"
We migrated into the living room and we sat on different couches, her on the loveseat and me on the bigger one. Things were silent for a while until Bella decided to speak up.
“I can see why she chose you”
“Who?”
“Emily, I see why she’s with you. I mean, you ran into a burning building to save this girl....sadly”
“Excuse me?” I didn’t quite hear the last part because she mumbled it, but I sure as hell didn’t like the feeling I got when she said it. It was almost like she was disappointed that I saved Emily that night from the fire.
“You must really love her...”
“I do. More than anything, and nothing is going to change that”
“You never know, Harry. Maybe something will happen that causes you two to break up. The world can be pretty tempting”
“You’re wrong. Emily and I have something that can’t be broken”
She opened her mouth to say something else, but paused when she heard a car pull up in the driveway. Emily was home. Bella smirked and set her tea on the coffee table in front of her before making her way over to me.
“We’ll see about that”
The next thing I knew she was on top of me, forcing me into a kiss that I was too shocked to break away from...Until I saw Emily.
*End Flashback*
I don’t know how long I stood there, staring at the empty space on the sidewalk where Emily had been standing. All I knew was that I messed up and just lost the love of my life. The one person who could always make me feel better with just a single smile. My everything.
I sat on the ground and leaned against the brick wall with my head in my hands, not caring that my jeans were getting soaked as I drowned in my own guilt. I didn’t mean to say those things to her, they just came out. I was angry at Bella for kissing me in the first place, and then seeing Emily kissing that guy just sent me over the edge. Now she was gone. And it was all my fault.
Niall's POV
“What do you mean he cheated on her?!” Liam yelled.
All three of them started shooting off questions at once, but I put my hands up to stop them.
“Guys! Let me explain”
I began to tell them everything that Emily told me and they listened intently to every word I spoke. When I finally finished they all just stared at me in silence.
“That doesn’t make any sense. Why would Harry cheat on Emily with her step-sister? And what was her ex-boyfriend doing there?” Zayn said.
“Well, I’m going to find out Harry’s side of the story” Louis said walking away.
“I’m going with you” Zayn replied as he jogged after him.
Liam stayed where he was.
“Is Emily in there?”
“Yeah”
“I’ll stay here then”
“Okay. Come on”
The two of us walked back inside to comfort the broken girl who laid on the couch.
Louis’ POV
Zayn and I pulled up to Harry and Emily’s house to find a guy and a girl walking out to their car that was parked across the street. They were smiling and laughing.
“That worked better than I thought. Great job, Eric” The girl said.
“Thank you, Bella”
Wait...Bella. That’s the name of Emily’s step-sister. She was the one Harry cheated on Emily with. I jumped out of the car to go talk to them, but they were pulling away by the time I got there.
“Dammit”
“Louis!” Zayn called from behind me.
I turned around to see him crouched down in front of a figure that was sitting against the brick wall with their head down. As I got closer I saw who it was and I felt my heart break at the sight of the younger boy.
“Harry?” He looked up at me with eyes red from crying, wet hair sticking to his face.
He looked so...broken. There was only one time that I have seen him look like this, and that was when he thought Emily was going to die. The only difference was that he somehow looked even worse now that they were broken up. I pulled him into my arms and he let out a heartbreaking sob.
“S-She’s gone, Lou”
“It’s going to be alright, Harry. We’ll figure out a way to fix this”
“I don’t think I can this time...”
“You’re wrong. You and Emily are meant to be together” Zayn said.
“Come on. Let’s get you out of the rain” I said.
We helped Harry to his feet and went back inside the house. I watched as he made his way up the stairs to change out of his wet clothes, then turned to Zayn when he was out of sight.
“This is worse than I thought...” A few minutes later I started to get worried about Harry.
He had been upstairs for twenty minutes. It didn’t take that long to change your clothes. I made my way to the bedroom to find him zipping up a duffel bag full of clothes.
“Harry? What are you doing?”
“I’m going home for a while”
“What?! You’re not even going to fight for her?!”
“No...Louis, I don’t deserve her. I said some things that I can never take back, even if I didn’t mean them. She deserves someone who won’t hurt her no matter what the reason is. Don’t try to change my mind either”
He grabbed his bag and started to walk out the door, but I stood in the way.
“No, I’m not letting you do this! Harry, you can’t just give up! You love her and she loves you. She’ll understand if you just talk to her”
“Louis....move”
I stared him down for a long time until I finally sighed and gave up. He walked past me and went down the stairs where Zayn was waiting. He looked just as shocked as I was.
“Where are you going?” he asked Harry.
“Home. He’s running away from his problems” I said.
Harry dropped his bag and spun around, shoving me against the wall.
“Just leave it alone, Lou! For fucks sakes, stay out of my life for once! I don’t want your help!” he yelled.
I stood there in shock at his sudden outburst. He let me go and picked up his bag, then turned to us.
“Tell Emily she can come back home. I won’t be here” he said quietly.
Without another word he walked out of the house and drove off in his car.
Harry's POV
It was in the early hours of the next morning that I pulled into the driveway and made my way up the sidewalk until I got to the door. I rang the doorbell, hearing my mum call that she was coming a few minutes later. The door opened and she looked surprised to see me standing in front of her.
“Harry? It’s four in the morning. What are you doing here?”
She then noticed the sad look on my face.
“Honey, what’s wrong?” That’s when I just lost it. I rushed forwards, wrapping my arms around her, and cried. She pulled me close, immediately concerned about what was going on.
“I screwed up, Mum....I lost Emily"

Notes

Let me know what you think! Sequel will be up in the next few days.