Hey everybody Skye here. Ok so this book has been slow and steady but I'm starting to write better. I want it to be profound and out of the box! I want it to capture your hearts. When it sad I want to move you. My readers are all I have. I thank you for giving this book a chance. I hope you like this chapter. We finally get some Niall x Amnesiac Ruby action in this chapter. So please enjoy and comment. Until the next update, this is Skye signing off. Catch ya later!

Niall had gotten back from the press conference later than he expected. As the day went by, Niall had expected Louis to be here before he had arrived. The fact was that Louis wasn't there. No, Louis had stayed with Ruby. He had watched them perform tests on her behind the tinted glass. He undeniably had many things on his mind. As he watched the nurses and doctors finish up with Ruby, he came back in taking his seat beside her bedside.

"How are you holding up love?" Louis asked.

Ruby simply sighed faintly smiling, "Better than yesterday. I met you. My first friend."

Louis looked at her intently, his irises widening at her. Her smile. He had never seen a smile quite like hers. He remembered how much Niall loved to make her smile. Even with her smile faint, Louis managed to feel warm inside about it in a weird way.

"I want to walk." She suddenly said.

Louis looked at before saying, "Love, that's not the best idea."

She didn't listen because she believed that she could. Her stubbornness was still with her even though the slightest chance of actually walking was thin. The doctor hadn't quite told her what was the problem with her legs. She took the blankets off and used her upper strength to move her legs. After taking one wobbly step the pain grew. It was a pinching pain. She groaned before falling. Louis caught her just in time as he held her waist upwards.

"See love, its best you keep of that leg. Wouldn't want you to get any more injured." Louis said making eye contact with her.

Louis couldn't help stare as they locked eye contact.

"What? Why are you looking at me that way?" She shuttered looking at him concerned her cheeks slightly turning pink in color.

Louis set her down gently on the bed before covering her legs up with the blanket.

"Nothing love. Here." Louis handed her a rose.

"Its lovely. I love roses. They are my favorite flower. " She grinned before touching its petals gently.

"Louis." She said getting his attention.

"What is it love?" He replied

"Will you come back and see me? You are my first friend after all." Ruby trailed off before looking out towards the window.

Louis only looked at her before replying, "I don't know love. Promise me you will keep off that foot."

She looked at him wide eyed before blinking, "Such a promise would be easy to comply. "

Louis nodded before saying his goodbyes as he waved at her. She waved back holding the rose as her most prized possession. She held it close to her heart. As both Paul and Louis made their way out the door, something weighed on Louis's mind. How would he tell Niall? How could he? How would he? As Paul drove home, the more Louis thoughts became clouded. Just as the sky became clouded and rainy, the car stopped and they made their way up the elevator.

Louis took a deep breath before Paul said, "You know what you have to do. It would make Niall's day..."

Louis nodded before speaking, "Right. "

Niall attentively waited for Louis to walk through the door any minute. He was happy to see he had come in the least. Once he stepped through the door, Niall was the first to meet him.

"Louis. You're back. You took longer than expected. Is everything alright?" Niall said concerned.

Louis bit his lip, "Niall, I think you should sit down."

Louis took a seat with him before saying, "Niall, I want you to calm down before I tell you this."

Niall immediately braced himself for the worst as he looked at him with concern. His eyes had never been so clouded, so turbulent.

"Wha-what?" Niall said looking at him with fear.

Louis replied quickly, "It's not bad. Well..."

Niall couldn't seem to contain his emotion which made Louis rush to think out how he was going to say this.

"Niall, she's awake." Louis managed to say.

Niall double blinked before saying, "What?"

Louis repeated his sentence, "You heard me mate. She's awake. "

Niall immediately jumped up with joy before Louis said, "And."

Niall froze before replying, "And? There's an and."

Louis rubbed his chin before saying, "Niall she's awake but she's um..."

Niall watched as Louis fumbled with telling him the truth.

"What is it Louis? I need to know." Niall stayed with a serious and frightened tone in his voice.

"Niall the tests were conclusive. She has amnesia. " Louis said before breaking his silence.

Niall shuttered before looking at him with a blank expression, "She has amnesia.... as in she doesn't remember who she is? That kind of amnesia. The one where you don't know who you are. That kind of amnesia...."

Louis nodded,"Niall. I saw her. She has been awake for about a week now."

Niall spat out, "What! She been awake and that doctor didn't tell me!?!?"

Niall stood up before getting his phone and dialing up the hospital. He wasn't angry, he was furious.

Louis tried his best to calm him down, "Niall, he was trying to get the tests right. He didn't want to startle you with something that could have not been efficient."

Niall scoffed, "The hell with tests! She was awake and he didn't tell me! She was all alone!"

Niall's voice alarmed Liam, Zayn and Harry who had been in their respective rooms.

"What's going on? " Zayn said demanding an answer.

Louis exchanged glances with Niall who said, "She's awake."

The boy exchanged glances before Niall said, "That doctor is ..."

Liam interrupted before saying, "Ok Niall, we know you are frustrated but you need to calm down. Breathe."

Niall couldn't breathe, how could that man be considered a doctor? A helper to other people.

Niall put his arms in fists before clenching his jaw and gritting his teeth, "How could that man sleep at night?"

Harry patted his back, "Niall, at least you know she's alive."

Niall spoke through gritted teeth, "He lied. He didn't tell me about her. He's going to pay."

Zayn spoke up, "Whoa whoa, I think that's enough mate. No one is going to pay anything to anyone."

He looked at the boys for support before Harry simply stated, "I'm sure he did it for an important reason Niall. Imagine telling you this without any tests. What if he was wrong? How much emotional pain would you go through before he tells you that he's incorrect? Wouldn't it be worse?"

Niall thought about it before mumbling, "I guess he had his reasons... "

Louis cleared his throat, " Niall, I think it's best you consult with the doctor. He can give you a clear answer about what going on with her amnesia."

Zayn blurted, "Amnesia? She has amnesia?"

Louis nodded before Zayn patted Niall's back, "Sorry mate. It'll be OK."

Harry nodded, "You have our support."

Niall couldn't help but think about it. He had left and now laid in his bed. It bothered him significantly. His eyes were wide open. They had no intent of closing anytime soon. He stared at the ceiling. The thought of her being all alone without having a single idea who she was, was frightening. Niall felt as if this still was his fault. Nonetheless he was determined to go see her tomorrow and nothing would stop him.

Next Morning...

Niall hadn't slept at all tonight. He was wide awake debating about what would happen to Ruby. Where would they take her? What would happen when she was released? Where would she go?

So many questions, not enough answers. Niall marveled at the fact that when he did get a chance to see the doctor he spoke as if amnesia was a normal thing. He had left early just to talk to him.

"She has a type of amnesia called Retrograde Amnesia. Commonly known as a RA. She does not remember events prior to the accident. She cannot recall anything before the accident. Not even her name." He said to be brief.

Niall mumbled, "You couldn't have called or emailed me?"

Dr. Walker nodded, "My apologies. I wanted to be correct. I am sorry that your friend found out the way that he did."

Niall crossed his arms before saying, "Can I see her?"

Dr.Walker remarked, "That is why you came isn't it? To see her?"

Niall felt slightly vulnerable before he replied, "She is the patient. I want to see her progress."

Dr. Walker added, "We both know that isn't the only reason. "

Niall rolled his eyes, "Can we just go see her?"

Dr. Walker nodded, "Patience my friend. She is out in her wheelchair. She's getting her first chance to wheel around the facility."

Niall blurted, "When do you think she will be able to leave?"

He looked at him before pushing the glasses to the bridge of his nose, "I don't know. It all depends on her progress and recuperation. When she does remember it will be sudden. Until then we are working with her to at least give her a name. She will choose it giving her the opportunity to try to remember or recall something of her past."

I nodded before we walked to her room. She wasn't there so I decided to walk around. The doctor had other patients to take care of, leaving Niall to wander. He made it out towards the ocean view. He threw rocks that skipped over the surface of the water as if they skipped in their own one by one. The rocks created ripples through ocean expanding more every second. Niall stuff his fingers in his pockets sighing before he heard a voice behind him. He had come alone this time. Paul wasn't there. He heard a rustling noise.

Niall turned around to be met by a familiar face. His eyes widened to see her. She looked out at the horizon line, "Beautiful isn't it?"

Niall nodded saying, "Very."

She replied, "Such a shame that the world isn't as beautiful as what you see before you.... No, the world can be desolate and cold and lonely. "

Niall looked at her wondering what he should do, "It's you."

He blurted before saying, "It's you.. as in I've seen you around the hospital. What do you have there?"

He looked at the picture in her lap. A pencil was sitting on her ear. She looked down before saying, "Oh this.. it gets my mind off of it all."

Niall looked at it before saying, "It's beautiful. "

She handed him the drawing, "Here, you keep it. I would sign it but I can't."

Niall looked at her, "It's ok. Don't worry. I never forget a face. Especially when someone is as talented to draw something like this."

A tiny smile appeared in her face before saying, "I can write something on it if you like."

Niall nodded, "It's alright. "

As she tried to turn her wheel chair around, the wheels were jammed in the soil. Ruby was frustrated as she couldn't move.

"Ugh. Stupid chair." She muttered.

Niall offered to push her back but Ruby halted her, "Wait. I wanna feel the sun a little longer. Please. Before I end up in isolation and depression again."

Niall realized this was like starting over again. How would he start? What should he say?

"What's your name?" She asked looking intently at him.

Niall simply looked at her before saying, "Niall."

She smiled, "Niall... what a peculiar name. I just have to remember the Nile River and Egypt."

Niall smiled before she mumbled, " Unfortunately I cannot share my name. I do not recall it. "

She slumped in her seat, a wave of depression settling over her. She looked blue. The light had gone. Her heart was now desolate for she could not remember how she used to be. She closed her eyes and felt the warmth of the summer sun touch her skin for a brief moment before it disappeared and the air became cold. The wind spun through her and slid by. She shivered as the goosebumps formed on her skin. Niall rolled her inside before saying, "I'm sure you'll get to have days in the sun again."

"Days in the sun...." she said.

"How does it feel to have days in the sun? "

Niall smiled, "It's so warm. It's perfect weather for anything. It's..."

"Freedom." She finished.

Niall locked eyes on to hers. They weren't the normal honey suckle brown eyes. The ones full of curiosity and life. Now they seemed lost, distant, and alone..... They were more cold than warm. More divided than composed. More serious than cheerful. More depressed than before.

"Well this is my stop." She said taking a hold of the wheels.

"Yes, yes it is."

Niall didn't want to go. He didn't want to leave her alone as a lost soul.

She looked at him before speaking up, " Do you think that we are puppets meant for a certain purpose or fate?"

Niall stood aback, "I believe that fate is something not to take for granted. When it's taken from you, you fight back with everything you've got. We all have a purpose in this world and sometimes fate is what brings us together."

Now it was Ruby who stood aback at his words, "You are extremely open minded aren't you?"

"You have to look at things on the bright side." Niall smiled leaving her to her thoughts.

She had thought Niall was a certain way. She had generalized a few things about him. She had predicted he was different... but it seems she was wrong.

"I'll come to see you again. " Niall said leaving an awkward moment in the air.

She smiled faintly, "I would like that. Thanks."

He wasn't cruel nor negative. His words were almost poetic to her. She waved goodbye as he walked down the hall. How she wished she could return to having days in the sun. One where she could return to normal. Although his words had merely brought an emotion back to life, she still wondered if she would return to her normal state. But the journey to becoming normal was going to be a long one. At least it wasn't going to be a lonely one.....