The Frozen Heart (Ziall)

Chapter 6 ~ No way

Chapter 6 ~ No way

~Niall's POV~

My eyes widen when I remember the wild animal that was chasing me. I stand up quickly and look at the spot where I just came out of the woods. 

The leaves rustle and then a boar comes out of one of the bushes. It roars at me once again before 6 little piglets appear behind her.

That's why it attacked me. It was protecting its kids.

I breathe out relieved after the wild pig ran back into the woods, leaving me alone with the stranger.

... 

The stranger!

I turn around again to see if he is okay.

"Yeah, thanks for helping me up." He says with a sarcastic smile. He is still laying on the same spot. I hit him pretty hard.

His hand is stretched out for me to take and help him up. 

"I'm sorry." I bring out, but don't even try to help him up. I can't risk it. He has been lucky he didn't freeze when I ran against him.

"It's fine." He says and stands up himself then. I watch him as he dusts off the dirt from his pants.

Then his eyes meet mine and a warm smile forms on his face.

"I found you." 

I frown. "You what?" 

"I finally found you. You have no idea how long I've been looking for you." He says smiling widely.

I sigh and shake my head. "I'm sorry, sir, but that must be a mistake. No one can possibly be looking for me. Except maybe a ..." I stop rambling as I suck in a breath. "Oh god. You are from the police, aren't you? You are here to arrest me." 

The chuckle coming from his mouth surprises me. 

"Calm down, Ice boy. Have you ever seen an agent arrest, someone, while carrying a rucksack like this?" He asks amused, pointing to the giant thing on his back.

I scoff and shake my head. Ice boy. He knows who I am.

Sadly I look down at the ground. "If you are here to tell me how much of a freak I am you can leave. I didn't choose for it." 

I pick up my backpack and swing it on my back. "Goodbye." I turn around and start walking.

"No! Please wait. I didn't mean it like that." I hear him say and soon he has grabbed the sleeve of my coat and pulled me to a stop.

I gasp and pull away from him. "Don't touch me!" I yell in fear.

"Relax, you won't freeze me. I ain't touching your skin." He calms me.

I look at him warily. "What do you want from me?" 

He smiles again. "My name is Zayn." He says and continues. "I have a gift too."

I frown. "A gift?" 

"Yes, like you can freeze people." Zayn says. He raises his hand between us and just when I'm about to say that isn't possible a small flame starts burning in his hand.

I gasp and stumble back. 

"No way."

Zayn looks at me and smiles. "I thought I was alone. I have thought that for so long till I saw what you did in Dublin. I just had to find you." 

I can't help but smile. I'm not alone. There is someone else like me.

"I'm Niall." I say and look at the flame. "How can you control it like that? I never could."