Eccentric (Niall Horan)

Chapter 1

The knots in my hair are always a big problem when I wake up in the morning for school. My brush isn't strong enough to untangle my hair and it sucks that I have to wake up early to get my hair done just right into its small curls. My problems would be solved if it weren't for the way that I sleep.

"Century!" The sound of Cassandra's voice wanders through my room. Quickly brushing the mess of my hair I tie it up into a bun leaving a few other strands out.

I walk out into my room and jog to my closet pulling out my dark skinny jeans and my gray 'Design and Wonder' t-shirt and slip on my white converse. I grab my black school bag and unplug my phone from my charger when I hear my bedroom door open revealing Cassandra.

"Century, what's taking you so long? Breakfast is ready" She smiles at me keeping her hand on the doorknob. Cassandra wears her usual casual pants and her dress shirt that fits perfectly around her body. Her long brown hair is perfectly settled in a braid on her shoulder, she looks taller than usual since she wear her black heels. Sometimes I wish I can be like her. She is this beautiful forty year old woman, who takes care of six adopted children.

Not only that, I feel bad that she couldn't have kids of her own. She's been a mother to me since as long as I could remember. Her and Jason, who have had the liberty to take care of six kids who have grown throughout the years. They took us in when no one else wanted us.

"Sorry just have a bad hair day" I smile back her and she shakes her head before walking slowly towards me with her arms crossed.

"Just like yesterday, and the day before?" She jokes with me and I roll my eyes at her. "Here" She opens her arms and raises them the same level of my height. I drop my bag, and take a step towards her. She may say I'm a pretty tall girl, but I'm not as tall as she is, not even as tall as the guys in my school.

Cassandra undoes my hair and let's it fall down just below my shoulders as I shove my hands in my back pockets. She runs her fingers through my hair and curls it around her finger at the tip.

"You always say you have a bad hair day, but you don't know how much I envy your blonde hair. You have perfect curls, not a mess okay? Now come on, the boys are waiting for you downstairs" Cassandra grips my shoulders and gives them a light squeeze before letting go of me and picking up my bag. I smile at her and I grab my bag from her hands, walking before she does which was a bad mistake since she slaps my bottom.

I laugh loudly at her and jog down the stairs making a turn into the kitchen letting my bag, once again drop to the floor by the door.

"Well look who decided to wake up" My eyes widen, and I almost go to tears when I see Dean the oldest from us all sitting in the kitchen island eating breakfast with the rest of us.

"Dean!" I practically jump on him when he stands up and tuck my head in his neck. He laughs in my ear and hugs me as he rubs my back. "I missed you too kiddo" He laughs again and I let go of him. The last time I saw him was almost a little over a year ago, he had come to visit for Christmas, I haven't seen him since and barely even heard from him.

"What are you doing here? Christmas break isn't until like a month and a half" I breathe.

"Dean has a girlfriend" Robbie the second youngest teases Dean as he eats his pancakes. I haven't realized who else was in the room with us. Cassandra was simply leaning on the doorframe with her hand on her hip, Jason was smiling as he flipped his pancakes. Marco the youngest was pouring syrup on his pancakes, Jacob was right after Robbie who had his nose stuck in a comic book, Christian was right after him only a year younger than me. He was eating cereal like every other morning.

"Your just jealous" Dean jokes and Robbie opens his mouth and sticks his finger in as if to make himself throw up.

"Well we're all just glad he has finally settled down" Christian says getting up placing his hand on Dean's shoulder momentarily before bringing his bowl to the sink.