-A few days later-
Zayn
"Harry," I mumbled, halfway asleep as I tried to nudge him awake.

"Harry the babies are crying, do something." I said, clearing my throat.

He didn't budge.

"Harry get up." I said louder, nudging him harder.

He still didn't move.

I propped myself up on my elbow, reaching over and turning the light on.

After staring at him for a while, I realized what was going on.

Harry was pretending to be asleep.

"Are you serious? Harry get up and go take care of the babies!" I laughed, pushing on his shoulder.

He grinned, rolling onto his back and stretching.

"Tired, beautiful." He complained.

"So am I. But you're the one who wanted more children. So go." I said.

"But you're awake too. Why can't you?" He asked.

"I did it last time." I said, staring at him.

"Did not." He mumbled.

"Harry, if you don't-"

"Okay, okay." He sighed, slowly getting out of bed.

"Damn right okay." I scoffed, smiling as I watched him shuffle towards the door.

"Beautiful is mean." Harry mumbled as he left.

"Mhmm." I hummed, laying back down after turning the light off.

Later that day, long before it was time for me to go get Morello, her school called.

"Is this Mr.Malik?" Someone asked me.

"Yes, is something wrong?" I asked, worried that Morello set something on fire.

"No, I'm principal Sheeran, but you can call me Ed. I wanted to schedule a meeting with you." He said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because...well maybe it'd be best if we discussed it in person." He said.

"Is this about...." I trailed off, not sure how to word it.

"The fact that your daughter is only half human and has the ability set things on fire?" He asked.

"Look, there will be no tests, no...experimenting or anything like that. They're my family. And I'd appreciate it if this was kept quiet. I don't want exposure." I said.

"Beautiful? Miko has made the yuck." Harry said, coming into the lounge.

"Mr.Malik, I'm absolutely fascinated by what your daughter is. Or...half of what she is. I would never put her kind in danger by bringing the government or some scientist into this. I just want to meet her father, and observe." Ed said.

"Hold on a sec," I told him, looking at Harry next.

"Just change his diaper." I said.

"But...the yuck." Harry said, making a face

"It's not pleasant for him either. Change it." I ordered.

"What d'you mean observe?" I asked Ed.

"As in...ask him or his brothers questions and see how they communicate. I want to see how large they are in person, and just observe how they do things. M-Maybe just for a few hours?" He asked.

"And you want to do this because..." I trailed off, looking up from the floor and seeing Harry still standing there.

"Go change his diaper." I mouthed to him, giving him a look.

Harry pouted, turning and shuffling off down the hall.

"Well...for my own experience. I've been studying these types of things for years now and I've never come so close. I've never gotten an opportunity like this." Ed said.

Based off of the desperation in his voice, I figured he was telling the truth.

"Fine. But I'd prefer if you came when Morello is in school. How about lunch tomorrow?" I asked.

"That'd be great, thank you so much Mr.Malik. I promise I won't tell a soul about this." Ed said.

"Sure thing." I said before he hung up.

And Louis called me a nerd.

-The next day-

"They're gorgeous." Ed said, looking at Edward, Marcel, and Harry, who were all sitting at the table having lunch.

For the last two hours, Ed had been asking questions, and taking notes.

"And they enjoy human food?" He asked me.

"A lot of it, believe me." I said, folding my arms.

"I can't be a lab rat for long, I have to go get Niall from work." Edward spoke up after finishing his chicken and stealing some from Marcel's plate.

"Who's Niall?" Ed asked.

"My mate." Edward answered, standing up.

"Is he human?" Ed asked.

"Very." Edward replied, walking towards the kitchen doorway.

"Wait, j-just a moment I want to look at something." Ed said, stopping Edward.

He pulled out a flashlight, shining it into Edward's left eye.

"What the hell are you doing?" Edward squinted, pushing him away.

Ed narrowed his eyes. "How long have you been on this planet?"

"Dunno. Why?" Edward frowned.

"You act very...human." Ed commented.

"Okay." Edward said, staring at him.

"We try to blend in. Well, I do. Edward doesn't care enough and Harry can't." Marcel spoke up.

"Can I go now?" Edward asked me.

"Please do." I said, watching him leave.

"Why can't Harry blend in?" Ed asked, walking over to Harry and messing with his hair.

Harry turned and hissed at him, making Ed quickly back away. "Okay, that's new." Ed said, looking at me.

"He does that sometimes." I smiled.

"Harry isn't as intelligent as Edward and I. He just different." Marcel shrugged.

"Harry is intelligent." Harry frowned at Marcel.

"He speaks in third person?" Ed asked me.

"Occasionally. Like Marcel said, he's just different." I said.

"Interesting. Edward's mate is a human male, just as Harry's regardless of Harry's differences. What about you?" Ed asked Marcel.

"What...what about me?" Marcel asked with a slight chuckle.

"Your mate." Ed specified.

"Don't have one. I don't want children." Marcel shrugged.

"You don't seek love and contact?" Ed asked, as he took more notes.

Marcel got quiet, looking away from him. "No, I...have all I need."

"You're lying." Harry said, staring at his brother.

"Shush." Marcel said sharply.

"Hm. Mind if I look at your teeth?" Ed asked Harry.

"I'm going back to Edward's." Marcel said sadly, getting up and leaving.

I bit my lip, wanting to say something to him but I didn't know what.

"Wow. It looks like you have a good dentist." Ed said, shining his light into Harry's mouth.

"I'm done eating the light." Harry said, smacking the flashlight out of Ed's hand.

"And what is a dentist?" Harry asked.

"A human who works on teeth." I told him.

"Sounds unpleasant." Harry said.

I shrugged, watching Ed gather his things.

"Thank you for today, Mr.Malik. It was great." Ed nodded.

"Yeah, no problem. Remember what I said though, yeah? Keep this quiet." I told him.

"Of course." He nodded again before he left.

I sighed to myself, and Harry smiled at me.

"Beautiful is okay?"

"Beautiful is fine." I smiled back at him.

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A/N: There was foreshadowing, did you catch it? It wasn't foreshadowing anything negative, though. Things are going to be mostly calm for the rest of the story. And about that...the end is near. It's been fun, but all good things must come to an end. Thank you for reading :)
-Zaydrian x