of feathers and fangs • niam

Chapter Eight

This is the last quick update before I slow things down. But don't worry, they won't be too far in between.

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"Look Liam!" Niall beamed, waving Liam over to a closed off animal pen. Liam leaned closer to see a few furry creatures inside. "Aren't they cute?" He squealed in delight, eye lit with excitement.

"What are they?" He asked, raising an eyebrow as he continued to stare at them. He hasn't been to a zoo in years.

"They're red pandas." Niall answered, tugging the vampire over with him to read off of the enclosure's animal information.

"These are the animals you said was your favorite?" Liam looked down at the information plank then back up at the animals themselves.

"Yep." Niall nodded, smiling. "I like cute and furry animals." The vampire chuckled, glancing at the angel next to him. "What?" He asked, in sincere innocence as he looked up at the brunette.

"Nothing; you are just too cute." Liam mused, pinching Niall's cheek. He blushed and mumbled a hey in protest as he swatted the brunette's hand away. "Shall we move on?" He asked and Niall nodded, grabbing Liam's hand, and tugging him to the next animal enclosure.

It was close to evening when the two returned home. Niall walked into the mansion behind Liam, carrying a stuffed Red Panda the vampire had bought for him. Liam had a content look on his face as he walked inside, glancing back at his angel. That is until the sound of his brother's aggravated voice caught his ears. He stopped walking, looking questionable in the direction of the voice as he stood in the foyer.

Niall stopped as well, noticing that Liam did and looked at him. "Liam, is everything okay?" He asked, arms wrapped tightly around his new stuffed animal.

"I have been trying to get rid you for the past three hours. Get the hell out of my house. Now." Niall looked up when he heard Zayn's deep and angry voice. His eyes widened a bit. He's never heard him this angry before.

"Zaynie, why are you being so mean to me?" Came a whiney, unfamiliar female voice.

"Do not dare call me, Zaynie." He spat. Liam's jaw dropped. That second voice, he wished his ears were deceiving him. But they weren't. He very well knew who that voice belonged to.

"Liam, what's going on? Why is Zayn so...angry with this other person?" The angel asked, innocently, lost in confusion. Seconds later Zayn walked from the right hallway to the balcony of the grand dual staircase, catching glimpse of his brother and the angel. Trailing after him was a woman with long dark brown hair. She stopped next to Zayn, hands on her hips about to say something when she noticed he wasn't paying her any attention.

She followed his gaze until it landed on Liam. She squealed and headed for the right set of stairs. "Liam!" She shouted. Niall looked on in surprise, then quirked his eyebrows when he heard the vampire growl.

"Sophia." He cursed under his breath, nearly growling the name in disgust. Niall looked up at him, still as confused as before.

"Sophia?" The Irish boy asked in a quiet whisper just as the girl latched herself onto Liam, wrapping her arms around his neck. The brunette, however, just stood there. Actually to Niall, he looked quite annoyed. It looked like she tried to kiss him when he pushed her off, harshly.

"Get the hell off of me, Sophia." He growled. She stood straight, a pout gracing her red lips.

"That is no way to talk to your girlfriend." She scolded, her lips curving upward.

Girlfriend? Thought Niall as he just stood on the sidelines. He wasn't sure why, but it hurt him to see this woman here.

"Ex-girlfriend, you fucking skank." Zayn shouted from his spot still on the balcony.