The Ugly Duckling

Chapter 2

"What time did she say was gonna get here?" I asked as I walked into the office room. "She scheduled her appointment for today at 9:30 Mr. Horan." Said my assistant Merissa. I straightened out my suit in preparation of walking into the conference room when my cell went off. I cursed under my breath as I pulled my iPhone out clad with its black otter case. I sighed heavily with frustration and answered the call. "Hello." I said bluntly mentally preparing myself for the lecture I was about to receive. "Niall James Horan! Where are you?" Yelled my dad over what sounded like traffic to me. "Agh! Dad I completely forgot about the trip." I said as I walked into the conference room where business officials from different companies conversated.

I walked over to the head of the oblong conference table and sat down. The entire room went quiet as I put my dad on hold. "As many of you guys know I have made quite a few changes around here I have also decided to bring back a few of the old ways." I said glancing around at the adults around the table. "Many of you know that my brothers and I started this modeling agency at a young age and now made it into the richest agency in all of England. Yet we have seen the models turn into something more of creatures. They look scary and thin and enhanced and that is what I want to change." I said as a few really creepy pictures of models flashed on the board. "What I want you to look for is purity and innocence and models that look natural." I then picked up my cell again in which my dad was still on hold. "Dismissed." I said as I walked out of the office.

"Merissa cancel her appointment. I have a family vacation trip to go on. I'll call you when I plan to come back." I said as I got onto the elevator. "Now what time is dinner?" I asked my dad tiredly.

FLASH FORWARD

When I pulled onto the street of the home of my youth I sighed. I saw my dads car along with four of what I assumed to be my brothers cars. I parked in the large driveway and got out the car. I grabbed my luggage as I mentally thanked Merissa for remembering to pack for me. As I headed towards the door I saw a taxi pull up. I watched as my younger brother Harry got out of the taxi with a goofy grin on his face. "Niall, it seems like forever since we last saw each other!" He said happily. "Yeah, yeah I just saw you Monday." I said as I hugged him. We then both walked to the door and rang the doorbell. We waited patiently as someone opened the door. I had a huge grin on my face as the door opened. It faltered slightly as I tilted my head. "Uh, hey I'm a friend of-" Started the stranger until he was interrupted by Louis screaming.

I had finally gotten inside the house and was greeted by my brothers and a female voice. The voice seemed to have scared all of the lads and I except dad. We all turned to the stairs to see a beautiful sight. She had her hair down and in mad curls that were everywhere. Her skin was a lovely caramel color and touched by an angel. She wore a mid thigh dress with stripes and a blue jean jacket. Her feet were painted a teal color that complemented her skin along with an ankle bracelet and boy was she something. My eyes traced her face which held the most beautiful grey green eyes I had ever seen. Her lips were a light pink and even. I was just standing there admiring her when my eyes landed on a familiar scar next to her left eye. It was about 3 inches that curved in the shape of a backwards C.

"E-E-Ezra?" I whispered speaking first. She smiled slowly and my eyes raked her toned and curvy figure one last time. She nodded and seemed to be muttering to herself before she managed to say. "Y-Yeah." Her stutter clearly improved. "You're back!?" Asked a frantic Liam. "She nodded again as she stepped down and approached us. I just watched as she walked or more like glided towards and then stopped. "I-I-I thought it w-w-was t-t-time to c-come home." She said and blushed lightly. "P-P-Plus dad h-has s-s-s-something important to share." She said glancing at all of us. "How long have you been here?" Asked a confused Zayn. "She arrived here first from her flat in Ireland." Said dad. "She slept a lot a couple of hours due to the time lapse. She brought her friend Adam along because after she leaves the two of them are going to Germany for a youth group thing." He said saving her a bit of explaining.

We all nodded a bit taken back by our half sisters sudden appearance. Especially after she left without a word or a trace. Yet we were all surprised by her physical appearance as well since the last time I had checked she had always been overweight, had acne, had a fidget, wore glasses, and short hair. But now here I was Niall James Horan looking at my sister after 23 years and wishing I didn't know she was my sister, at least until after I had had her in my bed. "Well, damn." Said Harry as he outwardly showed his attraction to his baby sister. Ezra's head snapped up at those words and her hair bounced like a yoyo. She blushed under the gaze of the lads and I. "L-Living room?" She asked as she turned and headed to the stated destination. My gut twisted as I thought of how terribly I had treated her growing up and now I knew all the tables would turn on me.