THE WATERS :: ZAYN

pants

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Well first of all, she screamed.

And it wasn't an 'oh my God you scared me' type of scream, this one was blood curdling and screechy and...downright scary. When she did scream, the wind outside was even worse and a flash of lightning struck ousted the window, scaring the shit out of Zayn. Rain fell for just a moment, and the high tide seemed to come in briefly.

She sat up abruptly, her legs still close together. The blanket fell off of her and on the floor and she looked down.

Zayn stayed in his spot at the corner, waiting to be noticed in any way.

"Um--"

She looked up, the whites of her eyes now black along with her pupils and when she blinked, they were back to normal.

And then, for some odd reason, she screamed yet again. It pierced his eardrums and he covered his ears. Rhino started barking and the girl looked at him, lunging off the table and attacking him. Zayn pulled her back but she was way too strong for him, wriggling out his grasp and landing on the floor in a thud.

He thought she was knocked out or something but she moved her head, hair all over her face and her lip busted. Black liquid seeped out of it and he gasped lightly.

"Hey, hey, you're alright, okay," Zayn's shaky hands went to her shoulders. She was glaring at the dog, whose lips were curled menacingly at her. "Hey."

Their eyes met for a moment and Zayn was in a trance. His stare was hard and he could feel his hands lose grip on his book. The girl smiled at him softly, her brown eyes now turning a more aqua color as the time went on.

And then he realized she was trying to hypnotize him and he blinked, snapping out of it right before she slapped him in the face and pushed his body away. There was a loud crack and Zayn felt his body hit the floor. He yelled out in pain, touching his jaw and feeling a warm liquid dripping down his neck.

He couldn't feel his right arm, the arm she touched in order to push him. He sat up, his eyes tearing up now that he felt how broken his arm was. The girl let out a gasp, still backing away from him. Zayn didn't have the energy to stay awake right now, the blood leaving his body was causing his unconscious state to ensue. He fell back, his eyes closing as he hit the hard linoleum floor.

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He groaned and heard a sudden squeak followed by small smacks on the floor. It was hot so he shrugged his jacket off, throwing it away before opening his eyes in front of him.

The girl whom he still couldn't verify her identity sat in a corner, not too far away from him, her big doe eyes staring back at him. He shivered, remembering how menacing she looked right before she hit him.

Zayn cleared his throat and she didn't move. Not one bit.

"What happened?"

She just stared, not speaking, if she could.

"Um--"

"I hit you," her voice was smooth and...captivating, "and your arm broke so I fixed it. You've been sleeping for a few hours."

Zayn looked down at his arms and notice it was completely fine. He smiled, moving his arm a little before looking back at her.

"And your jaw was bleeding," she continued, "I fixed it."

"You fixed it," he raised his brows and she scooted back, her eyes now filled with fright, "hey, you're fine, I promise," she didn't say anything and he sighed, "would you like clothes?"

"Clothes?" she repeated.

"Yeah, uh, like what I'm wearing. I'll get you some, don't move."

"Where I'm a go?" she looked around as if the answer was hidden, "I can't walk,"

Who knew mermaids were such smartasses?

"Right," Zayn scratched the back of his head and left the room. He shook his arm as he walked, amazed at how she could heal it so quickly. He found a pair of joggers and a t shirt, strolling back downstairs and entering his office.

"Here," Zayn handed the clothes to the girl and she frowned, "what's wrong? Do you not--"

"Not exactly, no," she laughed and it was so heavenly, like seriously, "I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize," Zayn got on his knees and smiled a little, "arms up."

She gave him a weirded out look before raising her arms above her head. He heard her gasp as the shirt went over her head.

"You're fine, you're fine," he cooed, smiling when her head popped out of the neckline and her arms through the appropriate holes, "now pants."

"Pants?" she repeated, staring at the black cotton, "those look different than regular ones I've seen on land."

"What have you seen on land? You've been on land before this."

She nodded, batting her eyelashes innocently before looking down at her feet, "they're during the summer, uh, shorter than this. Sometimes they cup your butt and sometimes that cover your uh," she patted the spot where her knees were.

"Knees."

"Knees. I knew that."

"And those are shorts."

"Shorts. Okay." Zayn put her pants on for her and pulled back to give her space.

"What's your name?" he asked shyly, his desire for knowledge was insatiable; he needed to know more but he didn't want to seem nosy.

"Solána," her nose to the air, "yours?"

"Zayn."

"Odd," she uttered truthfully, looking away and at his dog, who was sitting right at the door, "get that thing away from me," she kicked at Rhino, causing him to cry out and back up from them.

"Okay, first of all, you're not kicking my dog."

"Get him away from me," she reiterated, snarling at Rhino.

"Fine, Fine," he shut the door and looked back at Solána as his dog started barking, "happy."

"No, you locked me away and I have no way to leave."

"Where ya gonna go," he looked around like she did earlier and waved his arms sporadically, "you can't walk anywhere."

She grimaced at his mocking and looked away.

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hey sweets

yeah this is kinda dry but it'll get better

still don't have much of a plot but I'm working on it😁💜