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"Wake up everyone! Its adoption day!" Niall's ears rang with shrieking voice of the woman who ran the orphanage he so sadly live at. He groaned hearing the other boys snicker and make comments about him as he slinks himself out of bed. He walked himself to the bathroom where he brushed his teeth and washed his face. 

"Morning Snow White!" One of the girls teased Niall as she walked past combing her hair. 

Niall was born with albinism and people at the orphanage made fun of him for it everyday.  His hair was white along with his eye lashes, eye brows, and body hair. 

Niall walked out of the bathroom and slid on his nice clothes he had gotten from the local thrift shop. He had saved up money from doing the dishes and other chores that other kids would not even think about doing. He did not really mind cleaning and doing things like that. It was calming. 

Niall tied up his pink shoes and clipped his moon necklace around his neck. He had to look nice today because it was "Adoption Day". He always had hated how they called it that. It made it sound like the kids here were just dogs in cages. 

He was fifteen, was a pastel goth, and was just weird. He loved reading books about the universe and watching horror movies. Chicken wings were his favorite thing to eat and his music taste scared some people. 

"Steven! Come down stairs!" The woman yelled again, calling the boy by his real name. Her name was Mrs. Warren, but Niall never really cared. He walked down stairs and sat in the main area with the other boys and girls. He sat on couch and looked out the window. Mrs. Warren walked up to him quickly "Steven stop dressing like a girl and change your clothes." 

Niall rolled his eyes and looked at her "These are male clothes Mrs. Warren and this is all I have because Tyler spilled paint on my other ones and please call me by my real name." He spit back. 

Mrs. Warren put her hands on her hips and sighed "Just stop wearing those girls colors. You will never be adopted if you dress like a pansy and Steven is your real name not Niall." She said sternly before rushing off. 

Niall rolled his eyes and went back to looking out the window. As the hours went by he just sat there watching the cars go by and birds around. Less and less kids were in the main room as new parents walked in and out. All of them just wanted a young little boy or little girl they could spoil and bend to their will. Of course Niall was a teenager, so he was out of the picture for everyone.

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Chris had wanted a kid for a long time now. Not a baby or toddler or whatever. He wanted a teenager. Someone like him. Someone that could understand life and get how things worked. It was the middle of the Graveyard Shift tour. Chris was madly single and lived alone when he was not touring. After the sad passing of his grandmother he was left with a great deal of money, so out of the kindest of his black soul he wanted to adopt a teen. He convinced Ricky to come with him as Ricky was good with younger people (He was as short as them). They took an uber to the local orphanage. When they got there they looked crazy to the other people walking out with their kids. Chris's eyes were covered by black sun glasses and his lip piercings showed off. His neck and arms were covered in tattoos and his hair was ink black. Ricky was in his black hoodie with his sun glasses on too. He had raccoon eyes make up and his skinny jeans looked like their were in the hands of Edward Scissorhands.

They walk to the doors and Mrs. Warren quickly stopped them "Whoa whoa whoa I think you got the wrong place, boys." She gives an evil step mother grin.

 Chris laughed softly and looked at Ricky. He looked back at her "We are here to adopt a kid, so this is the right place." He walked past her and found his way into the main room. There were a few boys and girls left, but none of them peeked Chris's interest. He then saw Niall sitting on the couch looking out the window. Chris felt something about this boy and walked over to him. He sat next to him and tapped his shoulder "Hey," He smile and took off his sunglasses. Niall looked at him and grinned softly "Hi there." Chris chuckled softly "What's your name?" He knew something about this kid was different. 

"My name is Niall. Mrs. Warren calls me Steven because it was the name she picked for me, but I hate it." He played with his sleeves. 

"I like it, does it mean something?" Chris played with his lip piercings. 

"Yeah it means cloud and it can also mean passionate." 

Chris laughed softly "That's awesome. What do you like?" He leaned back and let the boy feel more relaxed. 

Niall thought for a moment "Well...I love reading books about the universe and space. I love watching horror movies. I love eating chicken wings and don't get me started on the office." He giggled softly. 

Rick snorted "Chris this is a mini Motionless in White kid. He is us rolled up into a teen." Ricky crossed his arms. 

Chris nodded and smiled "How do you feel about metal kid?" 

Niall's eyes widened hearing the question "Are you kidding me? If I had a phone it would be filling we Korn, Slipknot, Misfits, Lamb of God, and more." He laughed. 

Chris smiled even wider "What's your clothing style? Like what do you call how you dress?" 

Niall giggled "Pastel goth and pastel grunge. I love being all goth and cool, but I love light pinks and blues too." He nodded and smiled. 

Chris got up and smiled "Go pack your things kid. You are not living here anymore." 

Niall's eyes widened. He got up quickly and looked at Chris "Really? You are-" 

Chris cut him off "Yes, now get your stuff." He smiled and laughed. 

This is a whole new life. Niall is going to have something he had never had before

A family.

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