Fragile, But Not Yet Broken

Chapter 1

(This is a 1D fanfic, but it's more than that. You don't have to be a Directioner to like this story. Please give it a chance.)

"Niall stop it!" I giggled. We were in a tickle fight, which I was obviously losing. He finally stopped, and rolled over lying on the grass next to me. We were both in a fit of laughter.
When we finally stopped laughing, there was a long moment of silence between us. I turned my head, which was originally staring at the wispy clouds in the sky, to Niall.
I was met with his crystal blue eyes staring into mine.
"What?" I asked him, the same smile as his creeping onto my face.
"You're just so beautiful." he spoke, his smile growing wider. I felt my cheeks heat up. I sat up, hovering over him, and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
I was smiling like an idiot. I pulled back to find he was too. I laid back down next to him, and his fingers laced together with mine. He pulled me closer to him, and I snuggled into his chest. We laid under the shade of "our tree", as we called it.
It was under this tree we had our first date, first kiss, and countless other blissful moments together. We come to the park all the time, just to spend time under "our tree".
I looked back at Niall to find a quizzical look on his face.
"How?" he simply asked.
"What?" I questioned. Now I was the one with the quizzical look.
" How did you become mine, Julianna? Out of every guy in the world, you choose me. I just don't see how I got so lucky." he said, smiling lightly
I gave him a blushed smile, followed by another kiss. This one lasting just a bit longer than the one before. Every time we kiss feels like the first all over again. But I guess that's just one more thing that makes what we have special.
" I love you , Niall." I whispered.
" I love you too, Julianna." he spoke softly.
" Julianna," he spoke again.
" Yeah,"
"Can you do something for me?"
" Of course," I gushed.
"Wake up."
" What?" I questioned.
" Wake up. Come on, wake up Julianna..."
His voice began to fade, as did the blue sky, which was replaced with a blindingly white ceiling.
" Wake u-," Niall's voice was cut off. "Good morning, love." he finished.
I turned to meet his blue eyes, and smiled widely at him. I felt the smile fade as reality hit me hard. I felt the tears well up in my eyes. I shoved my face in my hands, and tried not to sob.
" Oh love, please don't cry again." Niall pleaded. I knew how much it pained him to see me cry.
I felt the hospital bed shift as he slipped under the sheets, and curled up next to me. He wrapped his strong arms around me.
"It was the dream again, wasn't it?" he asked knowingly. I nodded my head weakly.
"It seemed so real, Niall. Like everything was normal again, and nothing ever happened. The way it was supposed to be." I choked out.
" I know baby, I know." Niall cooed.
I cried into Niall's chest, and noticed tears fall from his own eyes. Knowing he was trying to conceal them, I pretended no to notice.
After I cried myself out, we stayed curled up on the hospital bed. Niall soothingly rocked me back and forth. After awhile, he pulled me back enough to kiss me forehead and look into my eyes.
" You have chemo treatment today." Niall said sorrowfully.
" No Niall, I don't want to. It's excruciating, and I'm going to die anyway! So what's the point?!" I spat.
Niall jerked his head up and grabbed my hand, holding it tightly in his.
" Please never say that again." he begged. " You're going to live through this. You and I are going to spend the rest of our lives together. Leukemia is just going to be a bump in the road, a rough time we'll look back on later, and smile at the fact we got through it. We're going to have our happy ending. Please, promise me you won't stop fighting. I love you." he choked.
He made no attempt to hide the tears that were flowing down his cheeks. Living with leukemia is horrific, but leaving Niall behind is the last thing either of us want.
" I promise Niall. I love you too." I assured him.
I have no idea of I can make it through this, but I'm not going to frighten Niall about it.
He wrapped me in a hug, and we just stayed there in each others embrace.
Neither of us said a word. For it seemed the only words in the air were goodbyes. If this is what I have to wake up to, I wish I could've stayed asleep.