strange :: n.h

six

"jumping up and down the floor, my head, is an animal. and once there was an animal, it had a son that mowed the lawn, the son was an okay guy, they had a pet dragonfly. the dragonfly ran away, but it came back with a story to say.." i quietly sang, my knee's tucked up to my chest, as i rock back and forth in the now cold bathwater.

i don't know how long i've been in here for, but niall ran the water as i cried deeply into the fancy pillows and expensive bed comforter. he is sitting on the toilet seat, watching me intently as i just rock back and forth.

"you've been singing that for the last 2 hours." he crookedly smiled, blushed, and looked right at me.

"it's a pretty song." i giggle, wondering what has happened to my bad mood, the one that wanted to jump from a 8 story building. niall grabs a towel, as i stand up, my wet clothes molded to my body.

"you're so ugly." alexander whispers frantically behind my ear.

n.h pov-

"ugh! i just wish she jumped." molly huffs. i roll my eyes at her, and look at alexis.

her pink hair falls past her rib cage, the color is so pale and oddly enough, it suits her quite well. her wet clothes showed the outline of her hips, and her breast from the soft gray shirt she was wearing.

her dark eyes are framed by even darker eyelashes, her left eye showcasing a small freckle right by it. she bites her lip and coughs, obviously meaning to grab my attention. i look up, and blush. she caught me starring at her...

"yes?" i say teasingly, and she laughs.

"stop staring, you perv." she quietly mumbles, wrapping herself in the towel. i check the time on my watch, it's 3:28 in the morning. where had the time gone? most likely wasted with me starring at her in the bathtub, as she sang 'dirty paws,' by mumford and sons.

"i'm going to make tea, and we can read a bit of a book. sounds good?" i ask her, debating if i should even leave her alone to get dressed. no, not in a dirty way, but a i-don't-want-her-to-try-to-drown-herself-in-a-bathtub way.

"yeah, yeah..." she sighs, stripping off her wet clothes. i rummage through her small suitcase and grab her some sweatpants and a black sweatshirt. my hands hold them out to her. she coughs.

"i need a bra and panties." she blushes. i look away, knowing if i saw her silly grin, i'd go pink myself. i don't even look in the suitcase and i grab a pair of underwear and a bra for her. as my hands grab the undergarments, i look don for a split second to see how big of a bra size she wears. hey, i'm still a guy! hmm, 36C, cool, cool...and lace underwear? i blushed as she burst out laughing. she grabs them quickly, pushing me out the bathroom door and shuts it after her.

the lights in the hotel got shut down awhile ago. a power line fell, and whoops, the lights are now out. we've been handed a small lantern to use until day time from the staff, the same old woman at the front desk.

i put on the kettle, grabbing two mugs and setting them down on the counter with a light thud. i hear the door open a swoosh, and outcomes alexis, frowning and sitting on the bed. she gets comfortable under the covers, so i grab 'hamlet,' and head over to her.

"though this be madness, yet there is a method in't." i begin, my voice scratchy and cracking. "i'm sorry, alexis, i can't read right now. my voice is...sore." i say quietly, hoping she would understand.

"man, you messed UP." charles sighs then chortles, as victoria agrees.

i grab my hair, and scream. why must they taunt me? am i some sort of joke to them? i'm living! and they are not! i should be the one to laugh at their misery.

a.f pov-

i frown, my eyebrows knitting together. i quietly take the cream cover off of my body, and sit besides niall.

"stop. don't comfort him. go cut. your so disappointing," alexander booms, "you couldn't even commit a simple task! kill yourself! that's all i ask!"

'then why don't you leave me?' i think, hoping he'd respond.

"because i need a weak person to command," he spits out harshly.

i grab my hair and yell, just like niall. why must alexander do this shit to me? i deserve to happy. but no, i simply cannot. he won't let me.

damn, we actually are both messed up.

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hey howdy. how's eveyryone? short chapter but hay.

songs for this chapter:

dirty paws - mumford

electric feel - mgmt5

ribs - lorde

i love y'alls.

ps: my birthday is in exactly one week holla.

pss: @infamous-royalty her birthday is the tenth. i love you! you on of my best friends, and i couldn't ask for a better person to have inside jokes with. check her out, she is utterly amazing.

-alexis<3