She's Not Afraid (Niall Horan)

Chapter 3

Harry’s POV

Luckily we were near my house since we had a concert there and I was going to surprise my sister and mum tomorrow since I’m not busy tomorrow but right now I’m just worried about them, mostly Ruby.

“Just relax, mate. She’s going to be fine,” Liam said from the passengers side.

I gripped the steering wheel and sighed. “I still worry about her though,” I mumbled.

“You’re he big brother so of course you worry about her, Haz,” Louis said, grinning. “All though we all thought you only had one sister.”

“Well I kinda had to keep quiet about her until she turned a certain age. Mums rule,” I said, sighing. “She actually wanted to meet you lads. Unfortunately, she became a Directioner without me knowing.” I grinned at that and so did the others.

I pulled into my driveway and turned off the car. “Something doesn’t seem right,” I mumbled, opening my door to get out. I walked up to the front door and knocked.

The lads were soon behind me and I knocked again. “W-Whoever it is p-please go away! N-Now’s not the t-time!” I heard Ruby yell.

I sighed and took out my keys. Once I unlocked the door, I pushed it open and looked in as my eyes widened. There was blood everywhere and I could hear the closet door under the stairs close. “Go get her, we’ll clean this all up,” Liam said, nudging me forward.

I nodded and ran into the living room then over to the closet door. I sighed as I heard Ruby whimper and opened the door to reveal my little sister with her knees up to her chest while she hugged her legs and hid her face in her knees. She was shaking and was covered in blood. I shook my head and kneeled down in front of her. “Roo,” I said softly.

She jumped slightly and lifted her head to look at me. “H-Harry?” she asked, tears falling down her blood stained cheeks.

I nodded and pushed a stray curl behind her ear. “What happened, Roo?” I asked.

More tears started to fall and she pointed behind me. “M-Mum! S-She told m-me! I-I tried b-but he w-was to fast so w-when he t-tried…! S-She got in front o-of me, H-Harry! S-She took the hit!” she cried, looking at me. “S-So I-I lost control a-and…a-and…”

I slowly turned around and stared at the two bodies on the floor. One had a stake in the chest and the other had part of their neck ripped out. I just stared at the one with the stake as tears started to form in my eyes.

“I-I tried to save her! B-But…! I’m s-s-sorry, Harry! I-I just couldn’t do a-anything! I-It was meant f-for me but s-she took it instead!” Ruby cried, hiccupping. “S-She shouldn’t have d-done it!”

I quickly turned around to grip her shoulders and look in her eyes. “Ruby, don’t say that! She did it to keep you s-safe! S-She did it so you could l-live,” I said, tears falling down my cheeks.

She stared at me and hiccupped. “B-But she’s g-gone,” she stuttered.

I pulled her into a hug, not caring about getting blood all over my clothes. “But you’re not,” I mumbled, letting my tears fall.

“H-Harry,” she mumbled, burying her face in my shoulder and cried.

We stayed that way for while before she pulled away with a shaky sigh. “S-Sorry about your clothes,” she said, wiping her mouth with her sweater sleeve.

I smiled softly and wiped my tears away. “Don’t worry about it. I can change while you go up and change also. Don’t forget to put the necklace on that mum gave you and pack a few things, okay?” I said, standing up then helping her stand up.

She nodded and ran upstairs quickly.

I sighed and turned around to see the boys walking in with a change of clothes. “I believe you wanted a change of clothes,” Zayn said, tossing me them.

I grinned and ran up the stairs, picking up Ruby’s phone along the way. It actually was still in one piece. I walked into my room and quickly changed.

“Harry! We’re done in here if you two are ready to go!” I heard Niall yell.

I walked out of my room and yelled, “Be right there!” I walked into Ruby’s room to see her laying in her bed with her bag under her arm (what she's wearing: www.polyvore.com/rubys_clean_outf...) and her eyes  closed. “You ready, Roo?” I smiled as she nodded slightly.

“Used too much energy, too tired to move,” she mumbled, sighing. “Can you please…carry me?”

I could tell she was falling asleep so I just chuckled and walked over to pick her up bridal style. She had gripped her bag so when I picked her up she had it on her lap. “You’re still light as a feather, Roo! Have you been eating anything?” I teased, smirking as she growled softly but didn’t say anything. “Just get some sleep.”

She just nodded and laid her head on my chest. “Thanks, Hazza,” she mumbled, softly.

I sighed and quickly yet quietly walked out of the room, down the stairs, and to the living room. Everything was spotless. “You lads did a good job cleaning up. Thanks a bunch,” I said as the lads walked in.

“What are friends for?” Liam said, smiling softly. “Sorry about your mum though.”

I shook my head and looked at Ruby who was sleeping in my arms. “To be honest, I’m just glad she’s okay. Mum risked her life to save her so…” I trailed off.

“We know, mate,” Liam said, slowly taking Ruby’s bag from her which was hard since she has a strong grip. “Let’s get going.”

We all nodded and left the house. As I got in the car with Ruby sitting in my lap, I looked back at the house as Niall closed the door as he sat next to me. “I was sure going to miss this place but if whomever is after my sister tries to hurt her than I have to keep her safe no matter what.

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I hope you liked this chapter. Sorry that it was all in Harry’s POV. I just thought it was better since well…I just wanted to do it that way! Also I hope you like the outfit for Ruby! It’s my first time using something like that so I don’t know if its good.