One By One (One Direction Fanfic)

Punishment

*Liam's POV*

I couldn't believe she'd done that for them. When supper was over and they were all talking I pulled her aside.

"Thank you Faylinn for what you did for Louis and Harry."I said."They'll probably never come out and thank you but they're more grateful than you could imagine."She smiled.

"It was nothing really."She said walking towards Zayn's bedside with a plate. Zayn was staring at the ceiling. His eyes were glassed over and he was just laying there with his hands folded over his stomach. I was losing him and I wasn't OK with it.

"Zayn, you have to eat something."Faylinn said pushing a forkful of food towards his mouth and he turned his head away. She looked at me sadly.

"He won't eat anything."She said in exasperation. I walked to Zayn's bedside.

"Listen Zayn. I know that it's hard for you to lose your lamp like this. I really do get it but I promise you we'll get it back and not eating won't bring it back to you."I said."Look at yourself, you're wasting away and I can't watch anymore. You will eat Zayn."I took the plate from Faylinn and put it on his lap. I walked away from him and went back to normal conversation with the others. When I snuck a peak back at Zayn I saw him nibbling away at the plate. I smiled to myself. My mission had been accomplished.

*Zayn's POV*

I felt so achy and tired. I just wanted to sleep but I couldn't, not without my lamp. Until I was back in my bed in my lamp I knew I wouldn't sleep a wink. I picked at the food Liam brought me because I wanted to make him happy and make him stop bugging me. Why couldn't everyone just leave me alone? I know they were only doing it because they cared about me and I was their friend but I wished they wouldn't. There was still a little piece of me that whispered that I had so much to live for and Liam was right. We'd get my lamp back. Unfortunately the part whispering to just end it was far louder than that part ever could be. I was starting to find it was easier to retreat back into my own little world than deal with the one existing around me. I hoped that everyone would leave me alone. I just didn't want to be bothered.

*Danielle's POV*

I had changed into my PJs when Eleanor left but I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep. I was too worried I was going to mess this up and we'd never get the boys back. I lay down on my couch and watched some TV. I didn't even realize that my eyes were closing until my phone rang. My eyes shot open and I jumped off the couch. It scared the daylights out of me and I found myself standing in the middle of my living room with a candle stick clutched in my hand. I grabbed the phone taking a deep breath in before pressing the talk button.

"Hello."I said my voice shaking slightly.

"Hey Dani it's Eleanor are you OK?"Eleanor said sounding slightly worried.

"I'm fine, I was falling asleep and the phone scared me."I said feeling almost stupid about it. I mean it was just a phone and it had scared the crap out of me for no reason.

"Oh well as long as Khyrah isn't standing in your living room."Eleanor said and I giggled."I have something to tell you. My Aunt, she works on the council and she sent me a package. It has some dust in it that's supposed to stop all broadcasting for a day or so. I don't know how much there is in here."

"You never told me that you had an Aunt that was a council member."I said squeezing the phone between my shoulder and my cheek pulling on a sweater.

"Well, we don't like to talk about it."Eleanor said."She's always digging into everyone's business and using her job to do it. Anyway, this dust it jams the signals from broadcast stations so we can stall the boys secrets getting out until they're back to do damage control."

"Well then go do it El why are you calling me?"I asked yawning and flicking off the television. She sighed.

"I'm calling you because I'm a mermaid and we need to sprinkle the dust on the antennas of the stations."She said."Last time I checked the only creatures that can fly are fairies and witches."

"I'm coming."I said pulling my clothes back on and slipping on my shoes."See you soon Eleanor."I hung up and walked out the door towards her apartment.

*Faylinn's POV*

Everything was going fine. I was setting up beds for the boys on the floor when that bad feeling settled in my stomach. The same feeling I get before Khyrah asks me to do something I don't want to do. Everyone went to sleep and I stood in the middle of the room as the all too familiar blackness consumed my world. I was suddenly standing in front of her throne of sorts.

"Hello fairy."She said examining her long red painted fingernails."You've been associating with the enemy. Naughty girl you've been."Her purple eyes narrowed."For that you must pay."My eyes moved to the floor. I couldn't bring myself to look up at her no matter how hard I tried.

"What will my punishment be Queen Khyrah?"I asked and she smirked.

"Why don't you find out?"She said clapping her hands together.