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When Monday rolls around Liam is excited. He missed a few days of school, but it’s not that big of a deal to him. What he’s most excited about is seeing Zayn. It was so hard for him, not being able to see Zayn for an entire week. But Liam knew it was important that he trained and trained hard. He knows he has to be prepared to fight. Whenever that fight comes, he has to be ready for it. And yes that is a lot of stress, but it’s what he’s here for. So Liam sucks it up and deals with it to the best of his ability.
When he gets to school he doesn’t see Zayn at his locker like he usually is. Liam grabs his books and sees if he has enough time to make it to Zayn’s locker, but he sadly doesn’t. And Liam thinks that maybe his boyfriend had something to do before school and that’s why he didn’t meet him at his locker. He shrugs and walks to his first class. The day drags by and there is still no sign of Zayn. Liam texted him five times, but got no response. Zayn understands why Liam couldn’t see him all week. He was training. So he knows Zayn isn’t upset with him… Well he hopes Zayn isn’t upset with him.
Lunch time comes and Liam gets to the cafeteria early. He sits at their usual table and waits for everyone to join. Louis and Niall file in shortly after him. Liam look around the cafeteria and still no sign of Zayn.
“Have you all seen Zayn?” Liam asks and Louis shakes his head, with Niall doing the same after thinking about it.
“Uh nope.” Louis shrugs and he nods.
“Do you all know where he is?”
“He could have come down with that bug that you had last week. It has been getting around.” Niall pipes in and Liam nods, mentally applauding Zayn for the lie he came up with.
“Maybe. I texted him a few times and he didn’t respond.”
“Is he mad at you?” Louis asks and Liam shakes his head.
“Don’t think so.”
“Well then maybe he is sick and he’s hopped on medicine so he’s out of it.”
“Yeah, yeah. You two are probably right.” Liam forces a smile and the two nod.
“You were quite missed on your leave of absence Payne.” Louis smirks and Liam rolls his eyes.
“You melt my heart Louis. Honestly, you do.” He responds and Niall laughs loudly.
“I guess the bug you caught made you sassy, huh Liam.” Louis quips and Liam laughs lightly.
“Guess so.”
“Liam Payne.” A deep voice comes from behind him and Liam turns around to see a teacher.
“Yes?”
“You are needed in the office.” He speaks and Liam nods, watching him walk away.
“What did you do?” Niall whispers and he shakes his head.
“I have no idea.” Liam stands and collects his things before making his way to the office.
When he gets there, Liam is told to wait outside. He takes a seat in an empty chair and waits to get called in. He plays with his thumbs and tries to go over anything wrong he could have done, other than miss a few days of school.
“You can go in now.” The secretary speaks, and he nods entering the office.
When he goes in, the principal motions to the seat that is across from his desk. Liam sets his things down next to chair and stares at his principal. He gives Liam a small smile, and takes his glasses off his face, moving them to the top of his head.
“How are you doing Liam?” He asks.
“I’m fine.”
“Now Liam I am going to ask you some questions and I don’t want you to worry about anything alright?”
“What would I need to worry about?” Liam asks and the man just smiles.
“Nothing.” He looks down at a piece of paper before back at Liam. “Liam when is the last time you spoke to Zayn Malik?”
“Friday… Why do you need to know that?” The brown eyed boy sits up a little more in his seat and watches as the man sitting across from him scribbles something down on the piece of paper.
“Just a question.” He smiles. “When is the last time you saw Zayn Malik.”
“Weekend before last. Why are asking me this?”
“If in any situation Zayn Malik would run away, do you know where he would go?” The principal speaks again and Liam stares at him confused.
“Runaway? What?”
“If Zayn Malik were to feel unhappy in his situation, do you know where he would run off to? To maybe get away?”
“No. Zayn never talks about running away.”
“Was Zayn Malik in trouble with anyone or group?” When he asks this Liam’s blood runs cold, and he can feel every ounce of color run from my face. “Mr. Payne? Did you understand my question?”
“I’m not anymore questions unless you tell me what the hell is going on.” He grits out and the principal sighs, placing his glasses back on his face.
“Looks like I got all the information I need. You may be excused now.” He motions toward the door, but Liam stays seated for a little bit before getting up and storming out.
Liam leaves the school and runs to Zayn’s house. When he gets there, he sees a bunch of police cars out front. He stays standing in the driveway, before walking up to the door. Liam knocks once, and the door opens immediately, revealing Zayn’s mother. She begins to cry and he instinctively pulls her in a hug. She cries into his shirt and he rubs circles on her back, carefully walking them back inside the home.
There are officers scattered around the house. Zayn’s sisters are in the living area with his father. When they all see Liam they each nod, with tears in their eyes. Zayn’s mother finally pulls away, and she wipes her eyes.
“Oh, I’ve gotten your shirt all wet.” She tries to laugh but Liam shakes his head.
“It’s fine. What… What’s happened?”
“We came home. From our trip. I don’t know if Zayn told you about it. But we left. Went on a trip and he stayed behind. And when we got back yesterday we saw that the front door was open. At first I thought he just forgot to shut it. You know? Got caught up in something and forgot to close the door. But then we saw the kitchen. And it was a mess. A mess that continued to the stairs, where there was a bit of blood.” She begins to cry again and I rub her arm, holding my tears back.
“Blood?”
“Yes blood. We don’t know if it is his or not. Then we went up to the stairs and saw that the master bedroom door was destroyed. Knocked off the hinges and everything. And there was so much blood Liam. The mirror that we had hanging on the wall was smashed and there was blood on it. We don’t know where he is. We’ve tried his cell phone, but have got nothing. And I was hoping… You don’t know where he is do you?”
No, I… I don’t . I don’t…” Liam chokes back a sob, and this time Zayn’s mom pulls him into a hug.
Liam grips onto her back, and she pets his hair. He lets everything sink in. The questioning at the school. Zayn’s random absence. Then all of this. And he can’t. He refuses to let anything bad happen to Zayn. Especially because of him. He pulls away from the hug, and wipes his eyes.
“We will find him Liam. We’ve got every police officer in Bradford looking for him. We have to find him.” She smiles sadly and Liam nods, thinking the same thing.
He walks into the living area and gives each one of Zayn’s family members a hug before excusing himself from the home. When he gets home, he sees Paul standing and pacing the floor. When he hears Liam, he stops and faces him, with tearful eyes.
“So it’s true then?” Paul asks and Liam nods short.
“It was them Paul. I know it was.” He shakes his head and lets out a sigh. “I know you might not think it’s smart for me, but…”
“We have to save him.” Paul speaks and it’s not condescending, but genuine.
“I can’t lose him Paul.”
“I know you can’t Liam.” Paul nods. “But we have to find them first. We find them, we find him.”
“But how are we supposed to…” Liam trails off, before passing out.
It’s pitch black again. Like how it always is when this happens to Liam. He looks around in the darkness, trying his hardest to find a piece of something. But to his luck, he finds nothing but darkness. Until there isn’t. It’s a surge of light and then Liam is somewhere else. Somewhere he’s never seen before. It’s a large space. And it’s a bit damp. Almost like a cave. Than he realizes that it is a cave. He walks deeper and deeper into the cave. He looks around and sees a lot of them. Way too many to count. Zodians. Liam feels around but can’t find any of his weapons.
The odd thing is, they are not trying to attack him. They are waiting for him. As he enters more and more into the cave, he feels there eyes on him. Vicious grins on their faces. Liam stops when he sees a hole. Except it’s not a hole. It’s a passage to the lower portion of the cave. He goes to step back, but is pushed. Liam falls down the hole, biting his tongue so he doesn’t scream. When he lands it’s with a thud and right on his butt. He stands slowly and looks around. It’s complete blackness like he was in before. Until a green light flickers on from behind him. Liam turns around and sees him. Zayn. He is hooked up to a machine. His arms and legs bound. Liam can see currents flowing through the machine. None harmful, he’s assuming because Zayn isn’t yelling. He’s completely out of it. Head drooping down and eyes closed. Liam goes to run to him, but he can’t move his feet.
“I did tell you I was going to take him. didn’t I?” The voice that Liam has come to loathe comes from behind him.
“Let him go.”
“But his screams…” The voice speaks and right on cue a volt of electricity surges through the machine Zayn is being held in, causing the tan boy to yell out in pain. “His screams are quite beautiful.” The voice laughs and Liam tries to move.
“Stop. Stop!” Liam screams and then he sees who is behind the voice.
It is the same Zodian that he watched kill his parents. The Zodian general, as Paul called him, stands in front of Liam. He still has the mask on, only his jade eyes being shown.
“If you want me to stop, then come find me oh prince.”
Liam jolts up, with sweat covering his body. He’s breathing heavily. Paul brings him some water and crouches down next to him. Liam finishes the water quickly, before running to his chest. He collects all the items he can and turns around to face Paul.
“Liam…”
“I know where they are.”
(A/N Yay for an update!!! So there is one more chapter after this and then the epilogue!! But I will be writting a book two and three so don’t get too upset that this book is almost ending!!! Love ya!! Xx)
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