*Five Years Ago, June 27th, 2007*

She looks in the mirror and sees what her father tells her. She sees fat. She sees ugly. She sees herself. Her vision blurs as tears well up in her eyes, and turns away. She can't bear to look at that monster any longer and grabs the blade. It glides across her arm, still tender from the damage done the night before. Red liquid slowly pours out, her muscles relax, toes curling, and things are temporarily okay. Her frail hand cups the bottle as the cap pops off. Her mind is currently a place no one wants to be, it's clouded with negativity. His cruel words float around stabbing her whenever they get the chance. She shudders at the thought of him, bad memories flood her mind. *Flashback* *Smash* "What the fuck Jay? You useless whore. Can't you go anywhere without breaking anything? Damn. I was right. You are nothing but a walking disaster. I should have had your mother abort you when we still had the chance." "I-I'm s-s-sorr-" "Sorry doesn't fix anything. You're not worth the trouble you cause. And you deserve everything that's coming to you." "What does that mean? And it was an acciden-" When she woke up, her body ached. Her eye black, lip cut, stomach a canvas of purples and blues. He didn't even give her the time of day afterwards. She wasn't even worth the gum under his shoes. *End of Flashback* She takes one last look in the mirror cringing at the sight, before swallowing a small handful of pills. She feels herself slowly drifting away and whispers goodnight...even though she knows no one is listening...

Present Day

*Niall's Point of View*

I was strolling out of Nandos with the lads, my stomach content with the Peri Peri chicken it recently consumed, when I saw her. She had a clean face, not a speck of make-up, hidden behind those long luscious locks of brown hair. Her eyes were breathtaking, it's like they weren't a proper color. One second they're gray then a vibrant blue. They were trapped behind thick framed glasses, making her look smaller than she already was, yet flawless at the same time. She was natural, innocent, beautiful. And she was going to be mine.

"Ni? Hey have you been listening to anything I've been saying?"

"Huh?"

"Mate you nearly walked into that phone booth."

"Oh." *I could see the concern in Liam's eyes but at the moment, I couldn't care less. I had my eyes fixed on my soon to be princess as she made her way toward me. Shit. With the lads here I won't have a chance.*

"Vas happin' with you?" Zayn asked.

I heard a certain Cheshire accent in the background, "Hello love, what's a pretty girl like you doing all alone?"

*That snapped me back into reality. Damn Harry already has her.*

"Is your friend okay?"

*I swear, she has the voice of an angel. And she's concerned about me! Niall, stop talking to yourself! Respond damnit!*

"Ye-*Beep Beep*

*Every freakin time! I threw my pillow, causing a smash. Damn I broke another lamp, Simon is gonna be mad..*

"Hey mate, have the same dream again?" Zayn's voice filled the room.

"Yeah," I whispered. I heard the others shuffle into my room. 

"Ni, you really have to stop breaking lamps, it's quite sad that we have Ikea on speed dial," Liam chuckled as he tried to lighten the mood.

"Yeah I'm on a first name basis with Steven! You know, the manager? Louis exclaimed, Did you know he has a bird! It's nothing like Kevin but it can speak! We were face timing and he let me talk to it! It was so cool! Wait what were we talking about?" 

"Anyways..when are you gonna stop dreaming about this girl? You almost killed me because of her!" Yelled Harry.

"I did not.." *Knowing full well I almost did..*

"Mate, I woke up and you were standing over me with a pillow in your hand, yelling 'you bastard! How dare you steal my princess!'. You were ready to smother me!" Harry shuddered at the memory but was clearly kidding.

*Defensive mode activate!* "She means a lot to me! And you stole her away from me..so of course I was upset!"

"Niall. You were ready to kill me because of a dream you had. Those are just fantasies, get over her and find a real girl."

"Hey now, be nice to my Niall," Liam said, "Why don't we go to Nando's and grab a bite to eat?" Of course Daddy Direction saves the day, before anyone could respond I was already in the car yelling "FOOOD! HURRY! LET'S GO!" The guys run out of the flat, clearly amused at my actions and we make our way towards my favorite place on earth. Everyone is talking amongst themselves while Louis is singing and I can't help but get lost in my thoughts.

*I was thinking about what Harry said. Ouch. I hate when he makes sense. But hey, I guess I should give her up. What am I saying? I can't do that! I need her..I'll find my princess one day...even if it's only in my dreams. Maybe I'll find a place where my dreams and reality collide. Maybe.*