Zayn groaned at the morning light in his eyes, or maybe it was the weight on his chest and stomach. "Zayn C'mon, get up! It’s time for breakfast!" Two happy voices chirped, both girls sitting on top of Zayn. "Alright girls, I'll get dressed and meet you down there, Yeah?"
Daisy and Phoebe nodded, jumping off Zayn who grunted, laughing at the twins who scurried out of the room. "Zayn! T-Oh sorry girls." Jays voice came, probably bumping into one of the twins.
"Its time for breakfast love." She said, poking her head in the door. "Alright, I'll get dressed." He smiled, Jay closing his bedroom door and returning down stairs were Lottie stood with her arms crossed, her sister Felicite beside her. "Did you know that the twins slept in his room last night?" Lottie’s foot tapped against the floor.
"Yes, I'm aware." Jay laughed, helping to set up the table. "And? He could have raped them mum!" Lottie growled. "Trust me, Zayn would never do such a thing." She reassured but Lottie wasn’t so sure.
"How can you be positive mum! I haven’t even meet the guy; he could be a creeper!"
Jay simply rolled her eyes, patting Lottie on the head. "It’s nice that you’re worried about your sisters, but I'll explain everything at breakfast, Okay?"
Lottie bit on her cheek, finally giving in and nodding her head, taking her seat at the table, everyone else soon joining in. But of course, Zayn was the last one down; dressed in a pair of blue pajamas, a black Obey shirt, messy hair and a sleepy little smile and Lottie had to admit, if he was a creeper, he was a hot one.
"Good morning." Zayn said sleepily, taking his seat beside phoebe who smiled up at him. "Good morning Zayn!" She cheeped, Zayn ruffling her hair which made Lottie grumble.
Once everyone began eating, Jay started in on the conversation; or more of a family meeting. "Okay, since we are all here, I wanted to go over things with you guys about Zayn and his brother, Okay?"
By this time, Harry had joined the Tomlinsons through the back door, sitting down in his usual spot beside Louis. "Oh good; you're here, you should listen in on this too." Jay announced, sitting up a little in her chair. "As you guys are aware, Zayn and his brother Niall will be staying with us, but sadly, Niall’s still in another foster home until he can be moved in with us." She took a deep breath.
"Niall is...Special." She looked to Zayn whose face was contorted with sadness. "Niall has autism, which means he’s a little...slow, Okay? But that doesn’t mean we treat him any differently, is that understood?" she pointed her fork at Louis and the older girls who nodded.
"And," she looked to Lottie. "Zayn here has been taking care of him since he was 13, so he means absolutely no harm, when you see him playing dress up with the girls, Lottie." The girl made a grumble sound, Zayn slouching in his chair. "He’s more comfortable around them then he is around you guys so try to help him fit in." She looked at Zayn, giving him a reassuring smile.
"There’s something else." Zayn’s quiet voice chimed in. "He...He thinks you guys are all Princes, and Princesses, so it would help if you guys introduced yourselves like that if it’s not too much to ask...And he thinks you guys are Kings and Queens." He pointed to Jay and Mark, who smiled. "I don’t see a problem with that." Jay laughed. "So were princesses?" Daisy asked, with a quiet squeal.
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Louder Than Lions│Ziall Horalik AU *Trilogy*
Fanfiction*Book One* Niall Has Autism; Always has, always will. But he doesn’t let anything stand in his way. From his abusive stepfather, or his careless mother, Niall knows he can escape it all by closing his eyes and dreaming of all the promises...
