Niall’s P.O.V

In the two weeks since the call with my mum Sam and I have seen little of each other. I do not know why but it has me worried. I have this crazy plan for when we get to Kansas City that I know will make Sam happy, but I have no idea where too start. We have a few days off when we reach our destination for the next gig. I call the lads asking for help with what I have planned, and they agree to help. I even call Kate and Rachel to help though they just think they are coming along just for a day of shopping. Yeah I am that clueless as to what I am doing. I know Sam well enough to plan out a time when the rest of us can go shopping without her. I learned that she is never as predictable as people might think. So on the last day we are in this town is when we go shopping.

When we do get to shopping day the weather is nice enough to walk. Rachel and Kate have been switching between who is walking in front and who is taking up the rear of our little group even though our security team is with us. I say even paced with the lads. Eventually they both end up walking ahead of us. Giving us the time we need to talk about what is happening.

“Do you know what your plan is after today? Do you know what you are even looking for today?” Zayn questions.

“Yeah I do know what I am looking for today. As for the plan after today that is the part where I try to not stumble over my words when I finally manage to not get nervous and have enough courage to follow through with the plan.” I say right as we reach the store I was looking for.

“Hey Kate we will catch up with you two in a minute we just want to check on something one of our friend wanted us to look at for him.” Liam calls out as the girls walk away. Kate gives a thumbs up, as she continues to walk with Rachel.

“Come on let’s get this over with Sam will be back any time now. I really hope we don’t get caught by fans and ruin the surprise.” I say to the lads holding open the door. When I am entering the store I turn to make sure some fans didn’t see us walk in, I see a familiar flick of black hair and I get the uneasy feeling that I had the last time I saw that streak of black. The black flash of hair could only belong to Storm. Not one person I know can move the way she does. It has to be Storm.

Zayn, Liam and I make our purchases after a few hours of browsing the items in the store. Once we are out of the store we make our way back to the tour buses with the girls. They have no idea what the next few weeks will hold for them. Honestly I don’t know if what we planned will happen in weeks it might happen in months all I know is that it is going to happen.

It has now been three hours since we arrived back into the town that took us for one hell of time, the city were we were captured last time we were here. Not one horrible thing has happened yet. Sam has been going on and on about how we needed to try the Kansas City barbeque. I gladly take her to get some considering I am starving having to eaten in the past six hours, and we are finally getting to see more and more of each other. I was really enjoying the time together giving me the courage to ask her what I have been wanting to since the last city but once again I lose my confidence. The barbeque at Arthur Byrant’s is the best in the world. I shouldn’t have doubted Sam, the only reason I did was this is her home town she could be biased.

We return to our hotel oddly enough the same one that we had the last time we were here; we even have the same rooms as last time giving us all a little chill. We now have this show left then we are off to Ireland to visit our parents. The plan is that right after the show Sam and I will head to the airport and take a flight to Ireland. I hope that what I have planned will work in Ireland I really don’t want to wait anylonger but I can tell something is going on with Sam she isn’t her normal happy go lucky self. I decide I will wait to go through with the plans until we are in Ireland. In the time it took me to decide that we have already finished our show and are now backstage waiting for things to calm down outside just a bit before we leave to the airport. A few minutes later we are heading out the doors to a waiting car. While heading to the car I have a piece of paper pushed into my hand by someone I couldn’t see. When I get into the car I read what the message says.

“I know what you are planning. If you follow through then you will loose her. If you don’t follow through then everything will remain the same. Go to Ireland but do not do anything else with Sam. I will find what you hold most dear in your life and I will take it from you.
S”

When I get done reading the letter I put it in my bag hoping Sam wouldn’t see it. this was just the beginning of something horrible yet again. Yet I feel safe with Sam next to me and Paul riding in the same car as me. I forget about the letter for now and try to enjoy my time off.

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