Ryder POV:
The Past
"Look who we have here boys." Grabbing him by the shirt and bringing him towards us at the alley.
"Looks like we have here a little blondie" My friend says throwing his cigarette on the ground.
"What are you doing here? Do you know you are passing our territory?" I say to him as I push this blondie against the wall.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't know." The boy with the blonde hair says to us all terrified.
"Well now you do. But we need to give you something for you to remember." I give him a smirk.
"No please. I won't pass here ever again." The scared boy pleads."
"Zayn. Buddy you know what to do."I toss him to Zayn.
"This won't hurt ... as much." Zayn smiles as he punches him on the stomach causing the boy to fall to the ground. The boys and I joined in kicking him on the stomach and on his back.
"Okay I think he learned his lesson." I bend down and pulled his hair. Making him look up at me. "Don't ever pass this territory ever again if you know what's good for you." I threaten him one more time before letting go.
We all started walking away from him. Leaving him there at the alley.
The Present
Yes, I was one of those guys in the past. I remember I would go to jail so many times for so much fights, possession of illegal drugs, and selling them too.
But ever since my brother's death I changed my ways. It was hard but I did it all for him. Maybe Niall was right. What type of girl would go out with a guy like me because of my past?
I like Ariel so much but she only knows so little of me. The only thing she knows from my past is the car crash. She doesn't know about the bad stuff I did. I want to tell her but I have a feeling that she wouldn't want to see me again if I did.
Worst is that I can't believe that Ariel was friends with Zayn and Niall.
Zayn was my buddy a long time ago and Niall was the guy I used to beat up and make fun of all the time.
I guess faith is trying to bring us all together to work this all out. I regret hurting Niall before and still am. I hope he will let me fix the stuff between us.
Zayn POV:
Seriously Ryder Lynch. My ex friend is back and he's friends with Ariel.
We use to do bad things with each other and get into a lot of trouble. When I told him I didn't want to be in the gang with him anymore there was a huge fight that gone out.
The reason why I stayed away from him was for me to start fresh. To have a normal life again. I am not going let him ruin this for me.
It didn't end well between me and Ryder. Plus I have a bad feeling about this friendship between him and Ariel. I have a feeling that he's gonna use Ariel on how used the other girls in the past.
But that won't happen that's for sure. I will protect Ariel no matter what. Making sure he doesn't lay a finger on her. I swear on my life that I would keep her safe.
Niall POV:
Ryder was the one person I hated all my life. He ruined everything for me. He was my bully in the past and now he's back.
I was literally his own human punching bag. Every time I would come home there would always be a new bruise. He was the reason why I was scared to come out from my own home.
Ever since I went on the X-Factor it changed my life. I didn't have to worry about Ryder or being beat up all the time. I would always be traveling to different countries for concerts. I also learned how to defend myself.
I wanted to show myself that I didn't want to be scared anymore. That I didn't want to hide anymore.
I don't know what type of trick Ryder is planning up his sleeve but once he does one bad move to Ariel he's dead.
All those torments and beatings just made me stronger. The old Niall is gone and he will have to face the new one now.
----- Back to Ariel's House-----
Ryder POV
"I had a great time with you and the boys." I tell Ariel as she was escorting me to the car.
"That's great Ryder. I knew you would get along with them." She tells me with a huge smile. I hug her and kiss her on the cheek.
"See you soon and maybe we can get a coffee at the cafe sometime?" I suggest to her.
"Sure I'll text you when I'm going there."
We separated from our hug and I went to get into my car. I turn on my engine and roll down my window. "Bye Ariel." I wave.
"Bye Ryder." Ariel waves back.
I give her one last wave and drove away.
I made my decision on telling Ariel about my past with Niall and Zayn. I just hope the guys don't tell her yet. I also want to make things right with Niall and Zayn. I'm gonna show them that I actually changed. I also need to apologize to Niall big time.