Bullies To Brothers *{{*ON HOLD*}}*

~NIALL'S POV~

We arrived home and everything seemed pretty normal outside considering the little note that scumbag left. Im dreading going inside though. I looked to my side and founfd that Nelly was asleep with her head on her hand that was leaning on the door, then i looked behind me and Sean and Kayleigh were either passed out or asleep, i wasnt sure. I got out and went to Nelly's side before opening the door carefully and her arm dropped onto her lap, then I leaned over her and unbuckled her seatbelt. I picked her up and carried her to the door where i unlocked the door and pushed it open...

Surprisingly everything was in order. I laid Nelly on the couch then went to wake Sean and Kayleigh up. I shook Kayleigh first since she was nearest to me.

"Wakey wakey. Were home." I said and she stirred.

"Ugh, Ray fuck off." She mumbled. Who's Ray?

"Its Niall..." I said.

"Huh? Oh hey Niall." She said and yawned.

"Yeah, who's Ray?" I chuckled.

"Ray? He's a friend from home. Why?" She asked.

"You called me Ray and told me to fuck off." I laughed and she smacked Sean to get him up.

"Oh, God knows. Must have been dreaming of that lot. Anyway, sorry i told you to fuck off. I will get him up for you." She smiled and hopped out. I nodded and returned to Nelly.

She was still fast asleep on the sofa where i left her, looking peaceful with no traces of worry or concern on her features. The most beautiful girl i've ever seen.
I scooped her up in my arms again and carried her upstairs. To her room...to my room...to her room...to my room. I will just put her in my room, after that note im not taking chances. I put her on my bed and went to check on her room.

"Niall!" Kayleigh called from downstairs. I sighed and jogged down the steps.

"Hey, whats up?" I asked her. Sean was sat on the couch with his head in his hands.

"Do you have any, like, Tylenol?" She asked.

"Yeah sure." I nodded and went to get it from the medicine cupboard.

"Thanks." They both said and got a glass of water each.

"No problem. Get whatever you like from the cupboards or the freezer, whatever by the

way." I smiled.

"Thanks Niall." Sean smiled.

"No problem." I smiled back at them both and returned upstairs.

I pushed Nelly's bedroom door open and switched on the light. What i saw before me caused my eyes to almost roll out of my skull and my jaw to hit the deck.

"Oh my fucking God." I said to myself and closed the door behind me.

The room was pretty tidy. Apart from her bed. There was, what looked like, blood covering her sheets and pictures of Nelly scattered on top. I walked forward to investigate further. The pictures were a mix of recent and old ones and there were some of a man and a woman who were quite young. I wonder who they are. I picked one up and looked on the back.
'Kathryn Jennings and James White 1997' It said on the back. The names Kathryn and James ring a bell...Oh shit, they're Nelly's birth parents.

I spotted another picture from the corner of my eye. It was of Nelly but it wasnt recent, I picked it up and what i saw was heartbreaking. She wasnt looking at the camera and it was clearly taken without her knowing, but you could see her face; it was bruised and cut and she was crying. Her arms had blue and purple hand marks on them and her legs were bruised too. I didnt realize i was crying until a drop hit the photo. I tossed the picture back onto the bed and wiped my eyes before taking in the image of the bed. Its not real blood is it? It cant be. I will have to tell Liam as soon as he's home because i havent got a clue of what to do.

I went to Nelly's draws and got some pajamas for her since she's probably not gonna be comfortable sleeping in denim shorts. I took them to my room and placed them on my bed beside her.

"Nelly. Princess. Wake up." I said and shook her lightly. She stirred a bit but didnt wake up. I guess i should go tell Kayleigh.

I went downstairs to find Kayleigh and Sean had made the huge bed on the carpeted floor out of quilt covers, blankets and pillows already, and were asleep. Great. I went back up to my room and stood there in thought for a moment. Should i do it? Would she be okay with it or not? I mean, i've saw her in her bikini which is basically underwear, right? I sighed before hesitating to unbutton her shorts and i pulled them carefully down her legs then i put her phone on the cabinet. I hope she's okay with this.

I saw the faint scars on her thighs, which reminded me of the picture of her in her room, and i wanted to break something out of fury. Its just-words cant begin to describe my disgust towards a guy who would want to hurt a girl in any way, shape or form, never mind a girl who was supposed to be treated as family. Its just horrific.

I got her pajama shorts and pulled them up her legs in place of her denim ones, before i moved onto her tshirt. How am i gonna do this without her waking up? Its a kind of loose top so it shouldnt be to hard, should it? I put my arm around her back and pulled her top up to her arms, then tucked one arm at a time through the holes before pulling it over her head. Well, that was easy enough. I got her pajama top whoch was loose and had thin straps so it shouldn't be a problem. I put it over her head first then i put the straps over her arms. Job done. Im surprised i never woke her up, she must be shattered. I got her clothes from today and was about to go put them in the washing basket when i noticed her shoes were still on her. I put the clothes down on the floor by the bed then untied her converse and slid them off her feet. Now im done.

I heard a car outside so i went to the bedroom window to see who it was. The othes are all back. I checked the time; 3;21am, then i went straight downstairs to them.

"Hey man. How are things?" Liam asked.

"Uh...I need to show you something when the others are in bed." I muttered quietly. His expression turned serious and he nodded.

"Okay." He said and i helped him get everyone to bed. Harry and Ally were still outside...kissing against the car? Jesus what happened when we left?

"Break it up guys, come on. Get to bed." I said to them.

"Gladly." Harry winked and Ally rolled her eyes knowing he wasnt being serious.

"Im kidding! Lighten up Nialler! I have way more respect for the beautiful one they call Allison DiLaurentis!" He announced quite loudly and Ally pointed to herself dramatically.

"Why thank you Harry. I think you should kno-know i respect you greatly too. Your a very handsome man. Or boy. Whatever." She rambled and Harry pulled her in for another kiss.

"Okay, we get it now. Lets go inside." I rolled my eyes and dragged Harry's arm.

"Fine. Lets go m'dear." Harry held and arm out for Ally which she linked hers with and they walked in together. I followed behind and sighed when i got through the door.

"I just got Lou and El to go up and Zayn and Perrie went with no issues. They said goodnight too." Liam said and i nodded.

"Okay what's up?" He asked me.

"Read this first." I said and gave him the note. He read it with a pissed off expression.

"We cant tell Nelly, she will be torn. We were supposed to have at least one day without this shit." I said.

"What else?" He asked and I lead him to Nelly's room.

"Holy fuck!" He whisper shouted.

"I know. What the fuck am i supposed to do?!" I asked.

"Well, we need to get these sheets of to start with and do something with these pictures." He stated and i began collecting the pictures up. I put them in a pile on the dressing table while Liam grabbed a sheet.

"This is actual blood Naill. I think its pig's blood." He grimaced worriedly.

"I could kill him. Seriously." I groaned and my breathing got heavy with anger.

"We all could Niall. It has a domino effect; When she hurts-you hurt-and we all hurt." He sighed and i helped him with the sheets.

"I know Li. It just sickens me. Why does he do this?" I asked my self more than him.

"God knows." He sighed. After we stripped the bed, and gathered all the sheets up, Liam
took them downstairs and i got a bowl of hot, soapy water and a scrubber from the bathroom and clean sheets for the bed.

I began scrubbing away at the blood that has seeped through to the mattress. This isn't working good...I will have to get her a new fucking mattress... I made the bed up and joined Liam downstairs. I swear, the next time i see fucking Joe...

When i got downstairs, Dani was asking questions about the bloody bedsheets and Liam was trying to put off answering them.

"Its nothing Dani, chill out." He played it off but she was having none of it.

"Seriously? You come downstairs with bedsheets full of blood and you want me to chill out? Tell me whats going on Liam." She demanded worriedly.

"Niall?" He asked me and i shrugged and sighed exasperatedly.

"Joe payed a visit." Liam said.

"What the fuck." Dani cringed.

"I know. We didnt want to say anything because we're trying to keep it on the down low from Nelly. She will be so upset." I chipped in.

"Your not gonna tell her?" Dani asked shocked.

"How can we? 'Oh hey Nelly, Joe broke in while we were out and he threw blood all over your bedsheets and scattered awful pictures of you and your birth parents on your bed too. Just saying!'." I said sarcastically and sighed.

"Im sorry, that was really uncalled for. Im just stressing about it all." I apologized immediately after my comment and she nodded.

I shouldnt be taking it out on anyone, especially Dani since she's only trying to help. I should be taking it out on fucking Joe. Urgh i hate him so fucking much.

"No its okay, I can see your point." She dismissed it with a small

"You wont say anything right, babe?" Liam asked her.

"No, i wont say anything." She said reluctantly but agreed.

"Thank you." I said and stood up. I went to the kitchen and got two Tylenol and a glass of water for if Nelly needs it when she wakes up.

"Im gonna go to bed. I will see you both later." I said with a small smile and went up.

When i got to my room, Nelly was still fast asleep but she was still out of the covers, so i put the glass of water and the pills on the bedside cabinet, with a note so she knew they were for her, and tucked her under the covers. I went to my bathroom and brushed my teeth before I tugged my tshirt and jeans off then i slid into the bed next to Nelly, wrapping my arms around her small waist. I kissed her cheek and she smiled lightly and shuffled closer.

"Goodnight, princess." I whispered.

"...night Niall..." She muttered half asleep.

It baffles me how she could have gone through so much and still be okay. Or be good at hiding her true feelings. I dont know how she finds the power to wake up everyday with a smile on her face. It's insane. She's been through hell and back and here she is, still joking, laughing and smiling through it all.

Abuse since age 5(about) and ongoing. Raped aged 14. Suicidal thoughts aged 14. Mom died aged 15. Dad commits suicide aged 15. Brother died aged 15/16. Tormented since age 14(about) and ongoing. And she still has it in her to put it aside and live her life as normally as she can with whats going on. Shes stong but vulnerable. The others might not see it as well as i can, but i can see it crystal. And i wont let him hurt her anymore, he can break in as much as he wants but he's not getting near her. Never again.
I lay there for a few hours, unable to sleep, until my eyes finally closed and sleep overtook me.

~NELLY'S POV~

I woke up to a searing migrane and i didnt know where i was. I tried to sit up but someone was holding me down, so i looked to my side and surely enough, Niall's arms were wrapped around me. I smiled to myself and slipped out of his hold. I realized i was in my pajams but i didnt change last night...i dont even remember getting out of the car. I sat up on the edge of the bed and saw my clothes on the floor with my shoes. Did Niall change me last night? Aw bless him! I would normally freak if a guy took my clothes off me without me knowing, but its Niall. I know he's not a creeper or some psycho pervert. I will have to thank him for that later. I also notced a glass of water and two painkillers on the bedside cabinet by the bed. Are they for me or Niall? Oh wait, a note.

'Happy Headache! :) Tylenol and water for you.
-From Nialler<3' It read, so they must be for me. I grinned and shook my head a little before downing the pills. He's too cute. I got the pen from next to the not and write a small reply to him.

'Haha thanks Nialler! :D Love you!
-Nelly<3<3' I got the note and tip toed to his side of the bed and put it on the cabinet by the bed for him.

I smiled and decided to go to my room to shower. When i got there, i noticed my bedding was different. What the heck? I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion but shrugged it off and got some clothes for today. (http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=134852682) I probably changed the bedding myself and forgot about it. I placed my outfit on my bed and went to my bathroom to shower. I washed my whole body and shaved then cleansed my face, feeling far better than i did before i stepped under the calming, hot water.

After my shower, I wrapped a soft white towel around my body and went to my room. I checked the time on my phone; 9:47am. Not bad. I was about to get dried until i noticed my blinds were open. Dont want to put a show on for anybody! I closed them then I dried then put my underwear on. After i did that, i began moisturizing my arms and legs.

"Nelly? You decent?" I heard from behind my door.

"One sec!" I replied and wiped the cream off my hands then tugged my jeans up.

"You decent now?" I heard again.

"Im just putting my top on, one sec." I repeated and pulled my crop top then my sweater over my head.

"Come in!" I said and the door opened revealing Liam.

"Hey Liam. Whats up?" I smiled. He stared at my bed for a moment. I glanced behind my to see what he was looking at but nothing was there.

"Liam?" I said and his eyes snapped towards me.

"Sorry. I was just seeing if you wanted breakfast." He said with a warm smile.

"Yes please." I replied.

"I will be down in a sec and i'll help if you want." I added.

"Sure, thanks." He nodded and left. I looked behind me again curiously and still found nothing. He was probably just daydreaming.

I towel dried my hair and pulled it up into a messy bun, not bothering to brush or dry it properly. Im reserving my energy for tonight! I went back to my bathroom and brushed my teeth before going to my mirror to sort my face out. I got my toner and cleanser and used them all over my face and neck, before i got my eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow pencil and tinted lipbalm. I did my eyebrows first, followed by my eyeliner, then my mascara and lipbalm. I put them all away then headed downstairs, smelling the bacon waft through the house...probably burning...

"Seriously? How did you burn the damn bacon Zayn?" Harry groaned and Zayn huffed.

"I told you, cooking is not my specialty!" Zayn defended. I sighed then went to the kitchen to see the commotion but smoke blocked my vision.

"Okay, i see Harry's point. Step aside." I smiled and wafted the smoke away with my hands.

"Thank you!" Harry sighed and Zayn rolled his eyes again.

I scraped the burnt bacon into the bin and got some new slices and laid them all out evenly onto the tray before putting them into the oven. When they were near done, i put rounds of toast into the toaster and put the kettle on. I thought for a moment and realized that i didnt even know how many people were having breakfast. I stepped out of the kitchen and saw that Sean and Kayleigh were asleep.

"How many are having this?" I called quietly. Louis, Harry, Liam, Dani, El and Perrie raised their hands and i nodded with a thumbs up and returned to the kitchen. So... eight of us are having this. I will make Niall, Kayleigh and Sean something when they get up.

I popped the toast up and turned the oven off. I then got the butter from the fridge and a knife in one swift move and got buttering and slicing the toast before it went cool. After that, I shared the bacon out evenly so everyone had the same amount . I got sauces out of the cupboard and put them on the island with the plates of food.

"Pick any. Who wants tea?" I asked while they came out for their food.

"Ooh, is it the really nice one you make?" Louis grinned and i laughed lightly.

"Yeah, its that one." I smiled.

"I will then, please." He said and took his plate.

"Me too, please." Everyone, well except from Sean and Kayleigh who were still sleeping, replied politely.

"Eight tea's coming up." I mumbled to yself and got the cups out and re-boiled the kettle. I put the ingredients into the cups and waited for the kettle. I stared aimlessly at nothing and let my eyes roam the kitchen.

Its the perfect size, not too large or small. Just right. And not to be biased or whatever, but considering the fact that five teenaged boys are living here, its really tidy and organized and its nothing ive done. It was like this before i joined them here; at least it shows they were raised right, huh. I let my eyes continue their inspection when something caught my attention...

I walked to the bin, noticing a strange, dark red, substance on the side of the lid. Curiously i touched it to see what it was. Eugh, it almost feels like dried blood or something. I quickly washed my hands and got some wipes from one of the cupboards and cleaned it.

*Ping*

Kettles boiled! I filled the cups up with milk and boiling water and stirred them. I took them in two at a time and passed them out.

"Thank you." They each said when they got their cup and i smiled. Its also weird to know such well mannered seventeen/eighteen year old boys. Sounds stereotypical but kind of true.

I returned to the kitchen and decided to just stay there to eat/drink, seeing as i'd be back to make the other three sleeping beauties their breakfast when they get up sometime soon.
After i finished, i collected our plates and cups.

"What are you up to, Nelly?" Harry asked suspiciously and i furrowed my eyebrows.

"What?" I asked.

"You cooked our breakfast, made our tea, your taking our dishes out and your caming out in the kitchen..." He pointed out.

"Im putting together a diabolical master plan that no one can know about; this is me keeping you preoccupied." I shrugged with a smirk.

"Hilarious." He rolled his eyes.

"But seriously, Im just doing breakfast..." I said suddenly feeling as if im being accused of something.

"We usually take our own dishes but your taking them for us...?" Liam crinkled his eyebrows.

"Do you want to take them yourselves or just relax?" I asked with an eyebrow raised and pretended to give him a plate.

"Oh, you can take it seeing as your offering." He shrugged with an innocent smile and i chuckled and shook my head and took them out.

I rinsed them and put them into the dishwasher. After i did that, i checked the time on the clock.; 11;15. This had me thinking for a moment because Niall is usually well up by now. I decided to go see what he was up to.

I went up the steps and across the landing to his room. Pushing the door open slightly, he was lying there awake with an arm behing his head, staring hard at the ceiling. I walked over to the and i sat next to him. He looked at me and smiled.

"Hey, i didnt realize you came in." He said turning slightly to me and taking my hand.
I noticed he seemed a little off for some reason and it worried me. Like, its hard to explain; just the way he was sat so deeply in thought and didn't notice me walk in until i sat on the bed. And it seems like something has really got to him.

"Hey. Are you okay?" I asked him and held his hand with both of mine.

"Yeah, course. Why wouldnt i be?" He replied and smiled to reassure me. But it didnt seem real; both his answer and his smile.

"Are you sure? You dont seem yourself, is something up?" I asked again sounding more concerned unintentionally. His eyes softened hearing my worry which led me to believe further that there was something.

"Honestly, everything's okay. Why are you so worried? Im fine." He repeated and i sighed but let this one go. I shrugged with a smile and shook my head. I lied down next to him and rested my head on his shoulder while he traced shapes on my hip. I just remembered smething.

"Hey, thanks for changing me last night, but the way." I grinned and looked up at him.

"I wasn't sure if you'd be okay with it, but i figured your denim shorts wouldnt be the most comfortable to sleep in." He chuckled.

"Why wouldnt i be?" I asked him.

"Well, changing your clothes while your asleep; it sounds creepy. But, let me just throw this out there, i didnt do anything creepy. Just changed your clothes so you'd be more comfortable." He justified with a smirk and i laughed.

"Well thanks. And its actually really sweet." I grinned and he kissed my head.

"But, when your so quick to deny things, it makes you seem suspicious." I said, obviously not being serious, but sounding it and his jaw dropped.

"I swear i didnt do anything except change you!" He defended. and i suppressed my laughs and sat up on my knees so i could see him better.

"See, your being so defensive! What are you hiding?" I accused and leaned forward. He looked so speechless and i knew he wouldnt do anything without my consent. I was just being mean.

"Nothing! Nelly, i swear." He promised and looked me dead in the eyes.

"I know. Im just being a bitch. I know you wouldnt do anything." I smiled and pecked his lips.

"Your way too mean." He chuckled and poked my side. At least these laughs and smiles seem true. Im itching to know whats up with him though. Why won't he tell me? Even the small things like waking up later than usual have me slightly worried.

"You know you can tell me anything, right?" I reminded him after a few minutes.

"Yeah, and i will when somethings wrong. So until then, stop your worrying! Everything is
fine!" He grinned at me. Then it occurred to me, why am i worrying and shitting on the mood? We made it through a day without Joe!

"I know, im being paranoid. We made it through the whole day/night without Joe! How amazing is that!" I beamed. Niall seemed slightly speechless for a moment before he cheered with me.

"I dont know how i forgot that! I wonder if we can make it through today without him." He said. Something about his expression and what he just said made me skeptical about Joe.

Did they bump into him last night when i was asleep? If they did they would tell me, right? I decided to just go along with it to save the hassle.

"I know! I hope so." I grinned and hugged Niall. I sat up and stretched.

"Im gonna go downstairs now. What do you want to eat?" I asked him.

"Huh?" He seemed confused.

"We all had breakfast but you wasn't up so you missed out. I will make you something if you want. They all just chose bacon and toast." I said.

"Im not that hungry, but thank you." Niall smiled. Now im certain something is up.

"You dont want breakfast?" Now its my turn to be confused.

"Nah, I will make something later." He assured.

"Okay..." I said slowly and he kissed my cheek before i went.

I walked along the landing and paused at my room. So much shit has happened in this room. I remembered how Niall paused after i said about Joe not bothering us last night, and curiously went to my box under my bed. This should tell me if he did or not.

I placed it on the floor in front of me and put the lid aside before i carefully filtered through everything. After i put everything in front of me, i sat there in thought. I glanced aimlessly around the room then i saw something i'd never noticed before and walked to it. I got my stool from my dressing table and stood on it so i could reach it. It was a stack of photographs...

Notes

CLIFFHANGER AGAIN! :O Sorry it was so tempting haha!
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Also, I think this story needs a new name since 'Bullies To Brothers' doesn't really fit anymore, so please gimme some suggestions for what you think it should be!<3

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