Struggle - H.S.

I got up from the floor as soon as he had walked out of the room and I was stunned that he hit me again, just after he had promised to never hurt me again but to my surprise it didn't hurt like it use to, it was like my skin was used to it by now. One thing I did know for sure and that was that the next time he would do this, I would certainly shoot him not to kill him but to hurt him badly because I was getting sick of this.

The worst thing was that he didn't even wait till I was fully healed, he will regret this. I jumped a little when I felt someone touch my shoulder and without registering I lashed out, luckily for Niall he saw it coming and stopped it. "Woa there love, what's wrong?" He asked surprised, that is until he saw the bruise which was appearing on my cheekbone. "Did Harry do this?" He was angry for some reason. I just nodded and he just stormed out. I ran after him "NIALL!" I tried to get him to stop but it was like he turned deaf and the next thing that happened was something I didn't expect.

He lashed out and hit harry so hard that he went down. It looked like everything went in slow motion. Liam was pulling Niall off of Harry and Louis pulled Harry away as fast as possible but Niall didn't want to stop. I had never seen him so angry but now he was seethingly mad. "WHAT THE HELL NIALL!" Harry yelled at him, then Harry's eyes fell on me and the bruise he had put there and you could see the expression change in his eyes. He now knew why Niall had attacked him. He shook his head and Louis let him go. Niall was still struggling to get out of Liams hold but Liam was stronger, so he didn't budge.

'Niall, since when are you in love with Anna?" Time seemed to stop when he asked that. I had figured it out already but I hadn't said anything just to spare his feelings. Niall stopped struggling and threw a glance at me with apologetic eyes and he really looked ashamed of himself. "I don't want to talk about this." He said through clenched teeth but Harry wasn't having it. He got right in his face "I asked you a question, so answer it!" Harry pulled a gun and aimed it at his head. I gasped when that happened. "Harry, that really isn't necessary." I quickly said whilst taking a few steps towards him but he stopped me with his hand.

"This doesn't concern you Anna." He said angry but I was sick of his bullshit especially after today so I pulled my own gun and aimed at him, my hands were shaking this time because I knew that I would pull the trigger if he didn't lower his gun. "You know Harry I'm getting sick of you and your tendencies to hurt the people around you, so lower your gun or I WILL shoot you!" I said angry, his eyes were wide with surprise because he saw my determined expression and as he lowered his gun, I heard everyone exhale the breath they were holding.

Harry still didn't move though. "I'm still waiting for that answer Niall." He said this time a bit friendlier. "Damn it Harry, why are you doing this to me, she is yours and you know it and there is no way I will steal her from you because I know you will kill me." He exclaimed whilst looking at Harry. Harry slowly nodded and turned himself to look at me. "Anna, lower your gun, I won't kill him but this is a warning for the both of you. You will keep distance from each other, which means that you will train with Liam to use a gun properly."

I glanced at Niall and saw that he was looking to the ground but I saw the expression on his face and my heart ached to comfort him, knowing that his discomfort was my fault. "Do you two understand?" I quickly nodded and turned to leave "Not so fast Anna." I stopped but kept my back to him. "I love you" he said to me but this time I couldn't tell him the same because in this moment I hated him with every fiber of my being. When I knew that he wasn't going to say anything, I walked away to my room and locked the door. There was no way I was going to sleep with Harry in my bed tonight.

I walked into the bathroom to check on the bruise that was prominent on my face and I sighed whilst pulling my hands through my hair. I couldn't escape now but someday I would and I wouldn't ever look back, that was how I was thinking right now but I knew that I would forgive him as soon as he showed his sweet side again. "What's wrong with me?" I asked myself reflection in the mirror.

I looked into the mirror again and didn't recognize the girl who was staring back. This girl looked tired, sickly thin and too pale. This girl looked sick. I missed the old me but she was gone and there was no way back because I had sold my heart to the bastard who was downstairs. I shook my head and walked out of the bathroom and stepped into my bed and turned on the tv, putting on some movie and within no time I felt my eyes drop.


Niall

When I saw the bruise forming on her cheek something snapped inside. I was sick to see her get hurt especially because she kept forgiving the asshole. I was so much better for her but she was in love with Harry and Harry was never going to let her go. I had to ask her if he had done that and when she said that Harry indeed hit her again, I just lost it, everything went black and all I knew was that I wanted to kill the bastard for hurting the girl I loved.

I ran out of the living room and I didn't stop when I heard her cry out my name. I had only one goal right now and that was to hit Harry as soon as I was close enough and I didn't stop not until Liam pulled me off of Harry but I still tried to get myself loose. I know Anna was in the room right now because Harry was glancing between me and her and that's when his expression changed in pure misbelieve. I know what he was thinking but I never expected him to ask me that question.

"Niall, since when are you in love with Anna?" Time froze and so did I because I couldn't answer that with her in the same room. I felt embarrassed and Harry knew it. I refused to answer him and Harry got angry and started to walk to were I was standing with Liam. He got right in my face and if I could back away I would've because when Harry is angry you just don't want to be anywhere near him. "I asked you a question, so answer it!" He said through clenched teeth and that's when he pulled the gun and aimed it at my head. I held my breath and didn't wonder my eyes from the gun.

"Harry, that really isn't necessary." Anna tried to reason him but he still didn't pull away the gun but just told her off and when I let my eyes wonder over to her I was surprised by her next move because she pulled her own gun and aimed it at Harry. Her hands didn't tremble, was she really going to shoot him just to protect me and what did that say about her feelings towards me. Wait why am I even thinking about that, I mean Harry is still pointing his gun at me. I focused my eyes back to the gun and to Harry and was a bit pleased when I saw the surprise on Harry's face.

"You know Harry I'm getting sick of you and your tendencies to hurt the people around you, so lower your gun or I WILL shoot you!" Anna said angry and to my surprise Harry did lower the gun, Anna on the other hand didn't and kept her gun steadily pointed at Harry. Harry didn't move though and he was still in my face. He still wanted an answer and I felt utterly defeated because I know he would kill me the second he had a change if I didn't answer him.

"Damn it Harry, why are you doing this to me, she is yours and you know it and there is no way I will steal her from you because I know you will kill me." I said feeling ashamed and harry did look smug when I answered him. I glanced at Anna and saw that she looked a bit sad and something told me she already knew about my feelings. Harry finally got out of my face and gave us a new set of rules which included us from being near to each other in any way possible. Liam was the one who was going to learn her how to use a gun properly and that made me feel heart broken because I was actually looking forward into teaching her as it meant I could spend some time with her.

I saw her nod and walk put of the room when Harry stopped her. He told her he loved her but to my surprise she didn't say it back but I saw her shoulders stiffen a bit before she walked out. Harry had to do some major damage control. This did please me a lot. This time I just knew she wasn't going to forgive him this easily and the way he stared after her with a thoughtful expression told me he knew it as well.

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