One Choice (1D Fanfic)

Chapter 5: Zayn's Story

Everyone exited the living room and walked out onto the porch except for Zayn. "Joy I'm first. I was the first to gain my powers." Zayn said as he looked into my eyes. "How old were you?" I asked before I gave him time to continue. "Joy I was very young... That's why I'm wiser than the others and more skilled... Joy, I was five years old." Zayn explained. "Now don't say a word until the end of my story okay? I'll give you time for questions later." "Okay Zayn." I promised. 

"It all began about 16 years ago. One morning I woke up, my bedroom was in the basement, and my parents bedroom was on the third floor. I could never hear them fighting but this morning was particularly strange. As I woke up my parents voices were in my head and they were screaming at each other. It hurt so much but I didn't do a thing. I held in my screams and as my tears started to slip down my face they would immediately disappear as they dissolved into my skin." He looked at me and I could see the pain in his eyes and then I accidently stared deep into his deep brown eyes.

I saw Zayn when he was younger sitting up in his bed, smashing his hands on his ears, clenching his eyes shut, and as his tears smeared his face as they quickly disappeared right as they started to travel away from his eyes. As I closed my eyes as tight as I could from what I had just seen I opened them once again to see Zayn shaking me. "Joy what happened!?" He asked concerned. "I looked into your eyes... I saw what happened... What you described..." I replied. "And you didn't faint?!" He cried. "No... I don't think I fainted..." "This is great! You're beginning to handle your powers with more strength." He smiled.

"Well anyways back to my story." Zayn continued, "As they kept fighting I thought to my self, 'I wish I could stop this or at least turn it down.' and after I had thought that the fighting became quieter in my head and I removed my hands from my ears and opened my eyes. I noticed that I could control what I heard by using my thoughts. I found out that I could hear things from far away." Zayn gasped as he stopped for some air.

"Okay Joy, that is only the first part of my story. A couple years later when I was about eight. I was at school and I was going to go talk to a girl that I liked... Meg... You were standing next to her blabbing on about some dream about unicorns you had the night before and I started thinking to myself, 'I wish I knew how she felt about me so I don't embarass myself.' Then all of a sudden I heard Meg, 'Wow, Joy really knows how to have strange dreams.' 'I wonder if she's ever going to stop talking.' 'How much of her dream actually happened and how much of it is she actually making up...' 'Oh god, I wish I could tell her to shut up without sounding or being mean.' Finally I stopped listening to Meg's thoughts by telling myself to stop and then I started listening to the actual conversation." Zayn stopped and sat down on the couch.

"You finally stopped talking about your weird dream and then you said, 'I met this really cute guy today at lunch. He said he thought I was pretty!' Meg laughed and asked you who and you said, 'I actually don't know... I think that he is a grade higher than us. He's so cute though.' Then Meg said, 'Explain him! Now!' You looked up at the sky as if you were in love and then you said, 'His hair was cute and blonde, his eyes were the prettiest blue color, he smelled like... I don't know but really sweet and good, and his face was just so cute.' You finally finished. Meg said, 'You like Niall! He's in fourth grade this year! But I do agree. He's pretty cute, but not as cute as-' Meg got cut off as the bell rang for recess to be over and she said, 'I'll tell you later.' as you both ran to the doors. But I couldn't wait that long I wanted to know now so I tuned into Meg's thoughts again and I heard, 'Niall's not as cute as Louis.' and my heart sank but that's why I've been after Meg for so long. She's just so perfect." Zayn stopped as a tear fell down his happy face.

"That day in fourth grade was the day that I figured out I could also read minds, but also I would never stop trying to win Megs heart." Zayn finished with a smile. "Well I bet Meg will like it when I tell her that you like her." I smirked. "No! She can't find out! Ever! I could hurt her!" Zayn cried. "No Zayn, if she can't know then why did you tell me? Because all of you know I tell Meg everything, EVERYTHING!" I soothed. "Joy this is different, way different than everything else. Her safetly will be in danger if you tell her... One of us will be forced to change her if you tell." Zayn looked down as he talked. "What do you mean?" I asked scared. "Joy the president of our... kind forbids telling humans or else if they arent changed in a day or so they will be... assassinated." Zayn cried.

"Change her then! You love her! I love her! Please! I won't be able to do this without Meg!" I said defensively. "I-I-I don't know." Zayn stuttered, "This is a completely different subject. Let me finish my story and we can talk about this later." Zayn said as I nodded.

"So far I had only learned how to hear far away things and read minds but about four years ago when I was 17 I learned something else. Louis, Liam, Harry, Niall, and I were all outside water gun fighting when I heard Niall say, 'I'm gonna get Louis and Zayn at the same time!' As I turned around I saw Niall behind us and he shot both me and Louis but then I said something in my mind and Niall looked up at me funny. I asked him what and he asked if I had said something out loud and I answered no. Niall continued to say, 'Did you just talk to me telepathically?' I answered him in my mind and he said 'Holy shit. Zayn can talk to us telepathically!' and that was how I learned to telepathically talk." Zayn ended as he stood up and grabbed my hand.

"Joy, in the past 21 years I have only learned how to do three different things but I have also learned tricks and a few other things from Louis, Liam, Niall, and Harry. You too will only learn a few things by yourself and the rest of us will try to add new powers to your training to make you stronger and to give you better chances of being able to get away from attackers. You will only be able to learn certain things from us though. Your body won't always be able to process other powers. Only certain powers." Zayn took a deep breath, "Do you have any questions Joy?" "Not really Zayn..." I answered. It was a lot to take in, but I still hoped that Harry was last.

"Well if that's the case I'll send in the second youngest to gain their powers, and I will see you at the meeting tonight after you've heard all the stories. Bye Joy." Zayn finished as he kissed my hand and left to get the next boy from the porch.