How I met One Direction

Vampire Powers

"Hannah?" 

"Lou, call her by her real name. She knows."  

"how?"  

"he told her, duh."  

"dont give sass, woman."  

"i don't date sexist pigs."  

"was that a threat?"  

"yes."  

"ha ha! You just got burned!"  

"shut up, dog."  

"she can hear you ya know."  

"how do you know, Eleanor?"  

"cause i can see her asking you about it later. Duh."  

"little freaky future-seer."  

"I could say the same about you, Zayn."  

"open her eyes in five, four, three, two-" I heard Eleanor sigh.  

"what?" Louis asked.  

"I was counting down the secounds until she opened her eyes, but Esmerella got stubborn and now won't open her eyes."  

I opened my eyes. I was curled up in Harry's lap, him stroking my hair absently. Niall string at my feet, Louis on the armchair with Eleanor on his lap. Zayn standing a foot away.  

"of course." Eleanor groaned. "you don't like my power, do you?" she asked.  

I shook my head. I just don't like people telling me what to do, and eleanors power make it seem like shes telling me what to do and exactly when I'll do it.  

"Zayn, what's your power?" I asked.  

"told you." Eleanor whispered. I ignored my flicker of irritation. 

"Brainwashing." I paled. "don't worry," Zayn assured me. "it won't work on Royals. Saves 'em from corruption." I felt kind of better but I still worried about him doing it to other people.  

'Harry?' I asked tentively.  

'yes?' he answered.  

'has Zayn brainwashed anyone?'  

'the first time was accidental, it's how he discovered his powers. And Zayn messes with the others sometimes, for chips or the remote or something silly like that.'  

'you said 'them' '  

'as a protector, I am not affected by a lot of vampire powers.'  

'oh.'  

'why are you asking me in thought?'  

'I didn't want to offend Zayn.' Harry busted out laughing.  

"what? What are you laughing at?" Louis asked. Harry glanced at me.  

"nothing." he told them. Louis's eyes narrowed.  

"you guys were having a thought conversation, weren't you?" he accused. I blushed.  

"what was it about?" Niall asked.  

'can I tell them?' Harry thought.  

"stop that! Tell us!" Louis demanded.  

'sure, Louis will bug it out of you anyways.'  

'true, true...'  

"stop it! That is so annoying!!!"  

"take a chill pill, Lou. We were just talking about Zayn."  

"what about me?" Zayn asked.  

"she was just wondering if you've ever brainwashed someone."  

"you told her I accidentally brainwashed the child into suicide?" my eyes grew wide in fear and I shrunk into Harry.  

"relax, Essie." Louis said. "Zayns just messing with you." I sighed with relief.  

"what's your power, Louie?" I asked.  

"what? You assume that just because I'm a vampire I have a power?"  

"oh, I'm sorry." I blushed. Louis smiled. 

"actually, I do have a power. But you shouldnt go around thinking everyone has a power. Some vamps are sensitive about it."  

"okay." I looked at him expectingly.  

"what's your favorite animal?"  

"elephant."  

"really? The biggest animal? Pick something else."  

"uh...manatee."  

"good." Louis looked at Eleanor. "do you mind?" he asked. Eleanor stood up and went to stand by Zayn.  

Louis put his fingers to his temple, closed his eyes and concentrated. He started going grey and fat. And fatter and fatter. His legs started to fuse together. It was pretty disgustingly wierdly cool.  

Soon a manatee was sitting in the armchair. It waved at me with one of it's flippers.  

"you can shapeshift?" the manatee nodded. "into any animal?" he nodded again.  

"like a bat?" he nodded. "a vampire bat?" everyone burst out laughing and Louis nodded, also laughing. he concentrated some more and turned back.