Cacophony - Zayn Malik

~Ten~

A/N:

Listen to Bruises by Lewis Capaldi on repeat while reading this chapter!

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"So, that's your plan? To ignore everything that has happened since morning?" 

I press my pen a little harder on the register as I shift uncomfortably in my seat. I haven't looked at her all day, hoping she'd leave me alone if I ignore her hard enough.

"Arthur?" She snatches the pen from my hand, I bang the register closed and I clench my fist.

"Leave me alone." I demand. 

Shooting myself off the chair, I walk around the desk trying to get away from her. She doesn't move, instead she just stands by the desk with her hands folded under he chest.

"You can't avoid this forever, Arthur-"

"You know that that's not my name." I snap at her as I come to a halt in front of the staff lockers. "Stop calling me Arthur, Robinson."

It fell silent, I take it as a cue to slide my headphones over my ears. A little Lewis Capaldi could heal my peace after being damaged by her annoying voice.

Counting days, counting days since my love up and go lost on me...

I grab a banana after pulling my locker door open, I walk towards the door as soon as I place the lock on my locker.

As I raise my hand to reach the door knob, the metal melts in front of my eyes. Turning into a slimy liquid, it slithers off the door.

Anxiety starts kicking in, I bowl my eyes at the sight of a solid door knob melting on the floor. I need to get out of here.

There must be something in the water...

She will kill me, I thought to myself. I charge at the door, throwing the banana in my hand at it. I fail miserably to push it open. I step away from the door as the hot metal liquid started spreading all over the floor.

"Stop playing, Robinson." I hear my voice stutter. My breath hitches, suddenly feeling claustrophobic. 

I aim to charge at the door again, when a strong arm grabs me by my neck and spins me around. I feel nauseous.

I shut my eyes closed, trying but failing to get away from her grasp. I feel like a rabbit in her clutches. 

"Stop it, Ro-"

Just when I open my eyes to see her, she crashes her lips on mine. Two warm, seemingly appealing pair of lips.

I've been holding on to some hope that you'll comeback when you'll find some peace...

As much as I was shocked, I didn't let it last another second. I feel myself pulling back, her grip firm on the back of my head. The music filled my ears, all I could hear was Lewis telling me how perfect that kiss could've been.

I steady my hands not sure what to do with this sudden strong affection. My head spins, without thinking twice I charge my palms against her abs pushing her back. 

My hand balls into a fist and shoots in her direction, she was only recovering from the previous attack when I punch her in the face.

Strong.

Nose breaking.

I wince in pain, she is a stone of a woman.

Oh, my lord, Oh my lord, I need you by my side...

"Arthur!" I read her lips when she cupped her nose with her right hand. "Why would you do that?" I see her mouth moving in agitation.

How I made her words out is beyond me.

"I'm not Arthur." I hear myself whisper, I found myself eeriely calm like I knew what the hell I was doing.

"You son of a-" 

Sliding the headphones off of my ears, I turn on my heels to run out of this room when I hear her scream, 'Obstupefacio!'

Without thinking twice, I bring my hands closer to my chest in the form of a cross and whisper, 'Shield'.

The room turns dark as two flashes of light crash into each other, I open my eyes to watch it play in slow motion. A blue aura surrounded my body, weaving the cool light around me personifying, literally, a shield.

My eyes widen as I keep my hands in tact, I turn around to see a magnificent pink light hovering in mid air, trying to break through the blue aura around me. I couldn't take my eyes off of the bright pink incandescence over me, it was like the Northern Lights only prettier.

The entire room went dark, long shadows being thrown on the walls by the blue aura and the pink illumination over me. 

Atleast, Lewis Capaldi could've kept me sane through this. I hear the muffled music through the headphones resting around my neck.

Steadily, the pink light retrieved. I follow its track leading me to a very terrified looking Robinson. Her face turned pale, I quickly lowered my hands. The blue aura retrieving behind me, simultaneously the room was yet again lit by the only small bulb hanging from the ceiling.

 "What were you thinking casting that on me? Petrify me?" I hear my self in a soft voice, it was as if this voice didn't belong to me.

It came from deep within, somewhere inside me. It made me shudder. I slide the headphones off of my neck.

"How did you do that?" 

"You really wanted to petrify me, huh?"

"All I wanted was-"

"Leave me alone, Robinson."

"Arthur, you're not safe here. This morning he was here. Vlad was here. You need to-"

"Leave. Me. Alone."

I feel a snake slither in my chest, my vision grew blur. I could feel my head spin, my chest rose and fell. I needed her to leave.

My eyes burned, her silhouette grew darker. The insides of my head banged on the walls of my skull, it felt like I would explode.

I shut my eyes closed, my knees giving in.

The distant sounds of drums playing run through me, making me choke. I didn't want to hear it anymore. I felt short of breath, I collapse on the floor.

The room spun around me, suddenly growing dark again. The drums grew louder, the Jumanji beat. I can't breathe.

'Zayn.....'

I hear voices, whispers even. I press my hands against my ears as my eyes begin to water. 

I can't breathe.

'Come to me....Zayn.' It sounded like a man, like a husky, spine chilling hoarse voice belonging to a man.

I curl into a ball on the floor under me, I feel cold. My throat feels like its on fire. 

"Zayn!" I feel a soft pad on my cheek, I open my eyes slowly to see big blue eyes hovering over me. Robinson wraps me in her arms, trying to talk me to consciousness. 

"Arthur, are you okay?" She whispers slowly, I push myself away from her and sit on the floor with my back rested against the lockers.

"What is the matter with you?" I hiss, rubbing my forehead with my fingers. 

One minute she doesn't stop calling me by a loony tunes character name and the other she can't stop calling me by my name. This woman surely has a thing for names.

She pats her back, blowing dust particles in air, before she fixes her eyes on me. "We're leaving for Chesstica, tonight." 

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