Tattooed Memories *n.h.*

NIALL

I watched as Rose got up from the douche's lap. She had stumbled, which was odd since she didn't have drink much.

"Is she the one night stand kind of girl?" I asked Louis as I watched her go up the stairs. He looked at me.

"No. Why?" He raised an eyebrow. I rolled my eyes.

"Not because I want to hook up with her," I replied. "Because Mason just took her upstairs and she was stumbling a bit like she was drunk.."

"But she barely drank." Then his eyes widened. He quickly stood up to his feet, I followed. I knew what he was thinking. "Shit!"

We pushed our way past people to get upstairs. He started looking into the room on the left and I on the right. I opened the second door to see what looked like a bedroom. I looked inside to see a girl laying on the bed with a guy on top of her. I went to walk out when I heard a small 'help' come from the girl. That's when I knew it was Rose. My teeth clenched as I barged back into the room. I yanked Mason off of her and slammed him against the wall.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I asked angrily. He smirked as if he wasn't scared of me.

"Just trying to have a little fun," He chuckled. I slammed him harder against the wall. He groaned when his head smacked it hard.

"You do not treat any girl like that," I growled. "Especially Rose. And never drug a girl." I went to punch him when Rose whimpered.

"Niall?" She whispered. She sounded so fragile, so broken. Louis ran into the room but I stopped him from going over to her. I pushed Mason over to him.

"He was about to rape her. Drugged her drink," I told him. He turned to Mason with an angry expression and fisted the front of his shirt before dragged him out into the hallway.

I rushed over to Rose, who was still laying on the bed. I fixed her panties back into place and pulled her dress down to where it was supposed to be. "I'm gonna take you home," I said softly as I put my jacket around her shoulders. I gently picked her up into my arms making her instantly cuddle into my chest with her arms wrapped around my neck.

I carried her out of the room. I met Louis at the bottom of the stairs. "I'm gonna take her back to her dorm," I told him and he nodded.

"Alright," He said. "Be safe. Make sure she has everything she needs before you leave." He gently kissed Rose's forehead before going back into the living room where our friends were. I went out to my car and carefully put her into the passenger seat. I buckled her in before getting into the driver seat.

I drove to her dorm and parked the car as close as I can to the front entrance. I got out and went to her side to help her get out of the car. When I opened the door, I noticed she was sound asleep. I smiled lightly. I quietly reached over to grab her purse and took out her keys before picking her up in my arms. She sighed lightly and she moved a bit before going back sleep.

I carried her up to the second floor of the building, where her room was. I unlocked the door before lightly kicking it open. I took a few steps into the room and looked at the two beds. After a few seconds, I decided that the one on the right of the room was hers because it Louis' away game jersey on the night stand.

I laid her down on the bed. "Rose." I whispered and gently shook her awake. She groaned and rubbed her eyes before looking up at me.

"What?" She asked, tiredness in her voice. I smiled lightly.

"Do you want to changed into comfier clothes to sleep in?" I asked her as I went over to her dresser. I opened a random drawer to find what looked like to be cotton shorts and some t-shirts. I grabbed a random set and handed them to her.

"Can you help me?" She asked with a pout as she tried to take of her boots. I knelt down in front of her. I undid the bow at the top of her boots and started to unlace from her thigh all the way down to her ankle before helped her slid it off her foot. Then did the same to the other one. I placed them in the corner next to her bed. "Can you unzip me before you turn around?"

I nodded as she turned so her back was to me. I unzipped the back of her dress before turning away to give her some privacy.

After a few moments I heard an 'okay' before there was rustling of the sheets on the bed. I turned to face her. The red dress was just sitting on the floor along with a black bra. I cleared my throat and looked at the bed, where she was cuddled into the duvet. "Do you need anything before I leave?" I asked her. "I'll even run to the store for you if you'd like." I said it before I could think and it surprised me. I had never offered to run to the store for a girl, not even my mom.

Rose nodded slightly. "Could you go get me one of those mixed fruit bowls and sweet tea from the market?" She asked shyly.

"Sure. l'll be back," I said as I slid my jacket I had put on her back on. I grabbed her keys to let myself back in before going down to my car. I drove to the nearest market and grabbed the things she needed.

"For your girlfriend?" The nosy cashier asked. I shook my head. He smiled. "Well you must like her enough to run down to the store at 1 in the morning." I paid before taking the bag of items and went back out to my car.

As I drove back to Rose's dorm, I started to think about what the guy at the store said. Of course I thought she was hot but girlfriend? I don't date. I hate having the feeling of someone or something that can hold me back from doing the things I need and love. I just liked the one time shag and then that was it. No feelings attached.

I parked the car before going back up to the room. Rose was still laying in bed but this time she was playing on her phone. She looked over when I walked through the door.

"I got your stuff," I replied and held up the white plastic bag. I went over and sat it on the bedside table.

"Thank you.." She said softly and sat up. "And thank you for saving me back at the party..."

I smiled. "It's no problem." I told her. "Any good friend of Louis' is a friend of mine."

She looked down at her hands as she picked at her dark red fingernail polish. "Do you need anything else before I leave?" She shook her head. "Alright. Well I'll see you around, I guess. Goodnight." I stood up and grabbed my keys and phone off the coffee table and left.

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