Scales (A *Tail* starring One Direction, like no other)

Chapter 7 ~ The Transformation

Chapter 7

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Received @ 8.30pm

Hi sweetie! Hope everything is good at home.

Your Father and I have found a pod of Narwhals and are tracking them across Antarctica. It's very white out here. And cold. Very cold. Luckily the boat has a good signal, and it's warm inside.

Be back in a few days.

Love Mum & Dad xoxoxo

After quickly texting back a reply, I get back to the popcorn I'd stuck in the microwave.

Right now Liam and I are watching 'Sucker Punch' on DVD.

I'm enjoying it and loving the action scenes, but Liam thinks the plot's a bit depressing, especially since I spoiled the end for him...When everyone dies apart from one girl, and the main character still gets lobotomised.

Yikes.

"Popcorn's ready!" I shout.

"Yum, I'm starving" Liam replies from where he's sprawled across the couch, something he usually does when he's over.

"What have I missed?" I ask, carrying in the popcorn.

"Oh, she just told all the other girls her escape plan. Man, that one girl called 'Rocket' I think, she reminds me of Chayanne." He smiles at me.

"Yeah, she totally does!" I reply, flopping down next to him and handing the bowl of popcorn across.

We snuggle up as the movie continues and I'm so worn out that I'm half asleep by the time the movie ends.

"Hannah? You awake?" Liam whispers to me.

"Mmmm" I mumble halfheartedly.

He scoops me up and carries me into my room, placing me gently down on the bed.

"You should probably put some pjs on, and brush your teeth." He whispers, before closing the door softly behind him.

"Don't go." I mumble, but it probably sounded like a groan, and I can faintly hear him walk back to the lounge.

I sigh, drag myself off the bed and stumble groggily into the bathroom to brush my teeth. When that's done, I decide I'd better check my leg again.

It's not looking much better. The cuts have moved further up my leg and are now covering over my knee.

"This is some strange disease." I groan, then head back to my room.

I'll deal with it tomorrow, maybe it's all just a figment of my sleep deprived mind.

Liam has flicked the lights off in the hallway so I fumble around in the dark before I find the door handle, then I enter my room and flop onto my bed, into another much needed deep and dreamless sleep.

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"Shh, don't wake her up!"

"Psst, Han? You awake?"

"Huh?" I look up to find Leylanie smiling down over me, Liam's behind her, leaning against my bedroom door.

"What are you doing here?" I ask, half awake.

"Oh, sorry, well I haven't seen you in a few days and I was wondering if both of you wanted to come surfing with us." She replies, her eyes bright.

"Who is us?" I wonder, squeezing my eyes open and shut a couple of times.

"Oh, it's Niall, Chayanne and Harry should be here soon too though." She smiles at me.

"What about Chayanne's other friends?"