Fearless

Chapter 17: Destiny

"Turn down here" I said. Liam turned down the road to meet something we both didn't expect. The road was covered in lights from helicopters as they hovered high above the dark sky. Police cars blocking the road, their lights decorating the trees in blue and red. "This is bad" as we approached the scene, two cops stopped the car.

Liam grabbed his jacket and tossed it on my lap. "Shove this under your shirt" he said.

"What? I'm not shoving this under my shirt!" I argued.

"Just do it, please!" He pleaded. I rolled my eyes and shoved the jacket under my black shirt, forming it into a ball on my stomach.

One of the cops knocked on Liam's window before he rolled it down. The one cop was round, barely visible stubble on his chin. He held an annoyed look as he looked into the car. "Officer" Liam greeted.

"Well isn't it a lovely evening and where might you two folks be heading at this time in night?" He asked.

Without hesitating, Liam intertwined his fingers in mine. I was about to pull away but he held firmly. I was a little weirded out with his so called 'plan' bug if it could get us to Niall, so be it.

"My wife, she's pregnant and has been having really bad contractions" Liam said. He turned his head to look at me.

I mentally rolled my eyes. "This is stupid", I thought, hoping Liam was reading my thoughts. I faked a contraction, groaning loudly. The man's face went red from embarrassment.

"We were on our way to the hospital, just a couple minutes out of town actually" Liam smiled.

"There's another hospital in town, why didn't you take your wife there?" The police man asked. Well police officer wasn't a complete idiot but I hoped Liam came up with a plan b.

"Uhh.." Liam hesitated, he was blank.

"Well you see, my mother was born at the hospital out side the town and I really wanted little James to be born there as well. It really means a lot that we get to that hospital" I said, amazed at the brilliance of that lie.

"I don't know ma'am, this road is-" I groaned louder, breathing heavily. "But I'm sure we can make an exception. Right this way sir" the man said, clearing the road of cars and people. Liam drove through slowly.

"Little James?" Liam chuckled.

"Yeah well If I have to be fake pregnant, I think it's only fair I name out fake child. Speaking of, nice cover up story dork" I laughed, taking the jacket out of my shirt.

Once we were far away enough, Liam turned off his lights and parked on the side of the road. I sprinted out of the car and into the woods. "Niall!" I shouted.

Liam followed shortly behind me, "Rose wait up!" He panted. I did anything but slow down. He grabbed my arm, pulling me back.

"We can't afford to slow down, Niall could die!" I ripped my arm from his grip, running up the hill of trees and shrubs.

"You don't even know if he's here. It was just a vision." Liam said, he was treating me like I was insane.

"He's here. Don't ask me how I know because I just do. I'm not crazy so don't treat me like I am!" I said, angrily.

"I'm not saying you're crazy, I just think you've been over thinking too much and maybe it's time you just relaxed" Liam tried to reach for my arm again but I turned around, snarling. He stepped back, fearful.

"What?" I spat.

"You-you're turning" he said.

I looked down. What once were my hands were now vicious claws. A new adrenaline flowing through my veins. "Never mind that, we need to find Niall" I thought. Liam nodded and transformed as well.