Shadows

Chapter 1

(Ray's POV)

“Ray! Over here!” Anne called from across the room. I looked over, relieved, I didn’t think I would ever find them, the house was so crowded. I had to push my way through people to get to them, it wasn’t easy. I pushed a couple cute guys out of the way, which I sort of regret, and a drunk hoe who was really annoying. Then I was stopped by a broad chest. 

I stumbled forward a bit and placed my hand on it for support. Slowly, I looked up. My eyes travelled up his broad chest, prominent adams apple and defined jaw to meet his piercing blue eyes. I gasped a little under his gaze and jumped back a bit. I looked back up to see a smirk plastered on his face. He stared at me with his devishly handsome grin as I gazed up at his features. His blonde hair and visible brown roots looked like a hot mess with pieces sticking out in different directions. I snapped back into it and pushed my way past him and to my friends. I turned around to catch another glimpse of him and saw him looking at me, still with that stupid smirk.

“Whoa,” Anne said.

“Wha-what,” I said as I sat next to her at the bar. 

“Were you just talking to Niall?” She asked. 

“What? No,” I scoffed. 

“It looked like you were,” Grace said. 

“He’s so hot,” Anne gushed. 

“Yeah but he’s a jerk,” Morgan said, disgusted. 

“You don’t know him,” I said defensivly, for some reason. 

“Well, I’ve heard,” she said. 

“A hot jerk…” Anne mumbled under her breath. Anne and I exchanged a look and I laughed at her.

“Well I think he’s got his eye on you Ray, he’s been eye raping you ever since you walked past him,” Grace said. 

“What?!” I said and choked on my drink. I felt my cheeks burn up, Grace looked past me, I turned around and found Nialls gaze. He was staring at me. He no longer had a smirk on his face though, now he wore a calm, stiff, some what determined face. I gulped and turned back around. 

“You guys are just paranoid,” I said to them. They looked at each other and laughed at me. 

“Ugh, I’m going to the bathroom,” I said and got up. I walked to the stairs and noticed Niall was no longer in the room. He must have found some other girl…

I got upstairs and pushed through the new crowd of people to get to the bathroom. Someone touched my butt from behind. I whipped around to smack the ass hole but I couldn’t find any guilty faces. I groaned and continued on to the bathroom.

After I freshened up I exited the bathroom and started to make my way back down stairs. Before I reached the door a hand caught my wrist and pulled me to the side. Suddenly I was being pushed up against the wall.

I looked up and met those ice blue eyes again.

I tried to back up but the wall kept me from doing so. Niall trapped me between the wall with his hands on both sides of me. He leaned over a bit to get a good look at me. 

“I know you,” he said and squinted his beautiful eyes. I opened my mouth to say something but my fright took over and nothing came out. He chuckled at my reaction and moved my hair so it fell behind my shoulder, exposing part of my neck and collar bone. He leaned in and sucked a spot on my neck. I gasped and closed my eyes tightly. He stopped and blew on the wet spot, giving me goosebumps. I looked around, desperate to escape his trap. 

“Whats your name..?” he mumbled into my neck. He moved his head up, brushing his nose against my cheek and looked at me, our faces only millimeters apart. Something about him was extremly frightening. But when I looked into his eyes I felt more…looking into his eyes I could feel that there was more to him then just muscles and smirks. We had a moment until he eventually snapped out of it. He blinked a couple of times and looked away.