Taken (h.s.) **EDITING**

Taken: Ch. 9

First Draft. Will be changed. Once so,  the following chapters will not make sense nor correspond with this chapter. You will be alerted when each chapter is redone.

A/N: Pardon the slashes, they're there to help me once I get on the computer find all the places I want italics. Sorry :P

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I wake up with the sound of Niall's soft breathing in my ear. Looking sideways at the alarm, I realize it's almost ten in the morning.

Only seven hours of sleep? I feel far more rested than that....

I get up carefully so as to not wake Niall, and, surprisingly, succeed. But once I reach the door and creak it open, he stirs.

"Mmmaya...?" he slurs. Crap, shit.... Fuck.

"Shush Spock, you have to sleep before Vageeta tries to take over." He's about to fall back asleep when he shoots up to a sitting position, looking at me with a goofy grin on his face.

"Ha, ha, very funny, but I've never seen Lord of the Rings." He sounds serious. I frown at him.

"Uh, obviously they're from Star Trek." I pause, "Or maybe Star Wars.... Oh vell," I say the last part with an accent and shrug. He laughs, shaking his head. He gets up and is next to me at light speed, chuckling as he entwines my fingers around the strap of a familiar bag. I gape at him and raise my bag higher to make sure it's what I'm seeing.

"I can have it?" I try not to think about the fact that my iPhone (which I got with birthday and Christmas money) is in there, but fail.

"Yeah," he smiles. "And the plan on the phone's been cancelled." I sigh and he ruffles my hair. The memories of my last day at work flood me and I remember that I'm still in my work clothes. Niall giggles like a girl and runs off, returning in a millisecond with some female clothes.

Jeans, a light blue tank top and a black, loose tank top with a silver infinity symbol.

"Oh, wow."

He frowns. "They're normal clothes."

"Exactly. /Wow/."

"You weren't exactly rich, were you?"

"I'm working--- I was working, at mom-and-pop Diablo's! Of course I'm not rich." He nods and points towards the bathroom door.

"Go change," he laughs. I give in and take the clothes from him, going towards the door and closing it. I change and smooth my hair, then turn off the light and close the door.

"I'm done," I say the exact instant he wraps me into his arms. "Heeeeeey!" I say as he squashes me. He lets go and I start towards the exit.

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" he says softly, pulling me into his chest, his blonde quiff tickling my ear. Man, he's acting weird.

"Downstairs," I say adorably, turning my head slightly and batting my eyelashes at him. 'I hope to god he doesn't tickle me...' I think to myself.

"To do what?" He runs the tips of his fingers against my ribs, hearing my thoughts. I giggle, squirming away from his touch.

"To go outsiiiiide," I sing. He frowns.

"Since when have you thought you could do that?" I look down sadly at his words.

"Since you said I could before I slept," I say, confused.

"Well, shit!" I'm taken aback by the sudden outburst and gasp. He runs his long fingers through his hair and continues,"You can't today, me and the guys are going hunting and Lou's gonna.... 'See'.... Eleanor."