*Ariana's POV*
I wake up with a gasp and look to the clock, seven in the morning. Too early for what we've been through. Harry slowly and groggily sits up, rubbing his eyes.
"Huh? Ari? Wha-what's wrong?" He groans out sleepily, I can't stop the small flow of tears that flood over my eye lids
"I-I ha-ad a nightmare" I sniff, wiping my eyes and trying to take deeper breaths. Harry wraps his arms around me, pulling me into a tight embrace
"It's ok kiddo, it wasn't real. I'm here, you're all right" he soothes, placing a comforting kiss to my hair, I lean against his chest with a fearful sigh
"Haz, it was real it was of-of l-last night, b-but L-Lou-is didn't get there in time" I stutter out, a massive shudder rips through me as the chilling nightmare blurs my vision
"Hey, hey, Ari, you're alright, Louis got there in time, he's ok, you're ok. That bastard won't hurt you again." He comforts me
"Hey! I'm not a bastard" I hear someone call gently from the doorway, both out heads whip to see who's speaking. Louis is leaning against the doorframe smiling sadly. Harry chuckles dryly for a moment
"You know I'm not talking about you Lou-Bear, the other bastard" Harry tris to lighten the mood, I crack a tired smile, Louis sticks out his tongue at Harry
"Jacka**" he mutters, walking forward and sitting on the edge of the bed, Harry yelps quietly
"Hey! No swearing!" He snaps, Louis flips him off. I giggle quietly, still cuddled up to Harry. Louis scoots to my side of the bed so he is beside me, the three of us snuggle back under the covers. I relax slightly, surrounded by two of the people I trust most.
"Louis? Why are you here?" I ask him quietly, he sighs
"I couldn't sleep, too worried about you" he states softly, gently caressing the side of my cheek with his thumb, I smile
"Why are you worried about me?" I ask him, a little confused, I'm just me, Harry's little sister, that's it right? Harry leans down to kiss my temple lightly
"Louis cares about you love, nearly as much as I do" he points out, Louis nods in agreement
"Absolutely now get some sleep bug" he whispers, I slowly fall asleep again in between the two boys.
"Hey! I found Lou!" Niall's voice calls
"Shh!! You'll wake them!" Liam hushes him, I hear the click of a camera, Harry rolls over
"You guys suck now shut up so Ari can sleep" he says, his side of the bed is suddenly empty and cold, I roll over and snuggle into Louis who unconsciously wraps his arms around me
"Haz we have to wake Lou up, Li goofed and forgot to cancel one of our interviews, it's in an hour" Zayn speaks softly, Louis groans from beside me
"Do we have to wake Ari up?" He asks, I crack my eye open to stare up at the older boy
"Well I'm not leaving her here Boo" Harry says, Louis glances down at me and smiles
"Well good morning Ariana, did you sleep well?" He asks me, the bed dips on my other side and I look to see Harry smiling kindly down at me
"Yeah, the second time I fell asleep" I say to Louis who smiles and leans down to kiss my forehead but I flinch away, instantly feeling bad at the hurt expression on his face, I drop my gaze from his, ashamed of my behaviour. Good one Ari! Just let the person who saved you life scare you. I'm such an idiot! I have no reason to be afraid of him but I am, it makes no sense!!! Tears of frustration spring to my eyes and I bite my lip to keep them back. I feel two warm fingers raise my chin to look Louis in the eye, he looks at me knowingly
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Dark horse (One direction fan fic)
FanfictionMeet Ariana, she's thirteen years old and the youngest child in the Styles family. Yes you've heard of Gemma and of course Harry but Ariana manages to avoid the public eye. To most, she seems like a normal, quiet and reserved child but in reality sh...
