So, here is the next chapter. We will face the first problems. And will Harry turn to the others for help? Is he even a mermaid?

How does the boys deal with the change? 

Will Liam expose their secret? 

Reminder: Eleanor is not a bitch in here. Harry and Shawn are pretty mean. 

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"Louis". In a flash, he turned around and saw Niall running towards him.

"Have you been waiting a long time?" he asked panting.

"Just arrived" Louis lied. He didn't want to tell Niall that he couldn't sleep again at night. He didn't want to scare his potential friend right away.

"Are we going to leave then?" Niall interrupted his thoughts.

"Course".

With that said, they cautiously climbed over a few rocks and finally arrived at a secluded part of the beach. Louis' heart was thumping like crazy. He had shunned water throughout the whole day yesterday and this morning, hoping it was all just a nasty dream. But now he stood here with his mermaid colleague, to go swimming for the first time. Who would have thought that he would ever think or say that ...

Niall took Louis' hand and together they stepped into the water. Louis gasped and his pulse throbbed wildly. Again he felt this tingling and the next moment he splashed into the water. They were not very far out yet. Almost amused, the two looked at each other. Without another word, the two swam. 

The feeling was overwhelming. The ocean was indescribably beautiful. You could see the reef clearly and many fish swam around their tails. For the first time, Louis really did take a look at Niall and himself. The sight was so unfamiliar, but it also had something special. Only then did Louis realize that their tails had different colors. Nialls was bronze and Louis' was blue. Both were strong and majestic. Gradually, Louis panicked to run out of steam, motioning Niall to float to the surface.

"That was absolute madness" Niall breathed heavily.

"Yeah, you're right. That was unique. Too bad that Zayn wasn't here" Louis said. 

"He'll be fine sometime" Niall assured him.

"We should go now or we'll be late for school" Louis reminded him. He had absolutely no desire for school today.

"You can really spoil the good mood" Niall grumbled.

Nevertheless, both swam back, dried off as quickly as possible, watched as their legs and clothes came back and made their way to school. They were talking about the incredible dive when suddenly Shawn crossed their path.

"Ai, what do you want?" grumbled Niall. Shawn glared at him.

"I told you not to mess with me and what are you doing? Ruin my boat. There'll be an aftermath, Niall" he snarled at him.

"Aww, does our Shawnie boy have a toy less? Daddy will buy a new one for sure" Niall mocked him.

"Watch what you're saying, Horan" Shawn threatened, reaching for him agressively.

"Hey, keep calm. No reason to be palpable" Louis interposed.

"Not you again. I told you to be wise, Lewis. You picked the wrong group of friends" Shawn now turned to Louis. He was so much taller than himself. Pretty intimidating. Especially with that evil look on his face. 

"I think I know what's the right decision for me" Louis tried to reassure him convincingly. Shawn just laughed.

"Just look at you, two little losers trying to be tough. I'll tell you something, it's not quite working yet, keep trying".

"What's your problem, Shawnie boy? Was Daddy angry? Did he take your golden toothbrush away from you? Oh no, wait, the scented toilet paper." Niall almost choked on his own laugh. 

That was clearly not what Shawn wanted to hear. As he was about to run towards Niall and do whatever, Louis unconsciously moved his hand at a certain angle and the water hydrant next to him responded. Shocked and a little confused, he repeated the same movement twice and without knowing how he did it all the water shot out of the hydrant. Right at Shawn causing him to stumble back and falling completely wet to the ground.

Immediately, Louis dropped his hand and stared blankly at Shawn. Niall didn't know if he should laugh or if it should scare him. So he decided on both. He laughed loudly while Louis took his hand and pulled him with him to school. Nobody said a word.

When they arrived at the school, they ran to their spints and then straight into the classroom. First, they had English. All together. That was relieved. After all, Louis knew somebody now. Even if it was due to a scaly matter.

Zayn was already sitting in the classroom chatting with Liam as Niall and Louis came in. Immediately, he looked at them. Somehow they looked intimidated. Slightly pale. They both sat down next to him and greeted Liam.

"Finally I can greet you properly and not in the middle of the night in the middle of the ocean" Liam joked as he shook hands with Louis. Zayn had to grin slightly. Liam was special, but that's why he was his best friend since the fifth year. 

When Liam was briefly distracted by the teachers entrance, Niall turned to Zayn. "Psst, we need to talk urgently, something has happened. We'll meet in the lab before lunch" Niall told him. Zayn just nodded. What did that mean?

During class, his thoughts drifted off over and over again. To Mako Island, Niall's words, Louis' facial expression when he came in, but also to Shawn and Harry, who both glared at him again and again. Could it get worse?

At the end of the lesson, they set off for their next lesson. On the way, Zayn's thoughts became vague. He wanted to talk to somebody, more specifically to one person but Liam knew nothing. Without thinking about it it gushed out of him.

"Liam, tell me, do you know something about mermaids?"

Immediately he regretted his words. The faces of his friends spoke volumes. Niall and Louis were both stunned. Liam just looked at him, looking for any sign that he was joking. Apparently he didn't find anything, because he only shrugged his shoulders and walked on, followed by the other three.

"Not really, I'm sorry". 

Zayn tried to ignore Niall and Louis, but he felt their eyes on him. Luckily he had art now. That meant he was all alone. Only a few more art students.

With every passing minute Zayn became more restless. It was almost lunch time. What did Niall mean? What happened? Did they find a way to reverse it? Mh unlikely. What if they were seen? Were they discovered?After not even two days? Okay, just be calm. Breathe. Continue to breathe. He almost jumped out of his chair when the bell rang. He quickly made his way to the lab.

Niall was waiting for him in the lab. Almost at the same time Louis arrived.

"Sorry, got lost" Louis grinned.

"Why am I not surprised now?".

"Shush it Niall" Louis laughed.

"Can we get to the point? I'm hungry and lunch isn't going to last forever and Liam is waiting for me, otherwise he'll catch" Zayn interrupted the two.

"Fine, Grumpy. So on the way to school, we met Shawn. He wasn't happy about his wrecked boat and when he was freaking out something weird had happened to the water hydrant ... It was ... show him Louis".

Confused, Zayn watched as Louis poured some water into a glass, put it on the table and looked at it almost fearfully. He took a deep breath and held out his hand. He turned it slightly in a semicircle and the unbelievable happened. The water rose out of the glass in a kind of column. On and on.

"Where does all the water come from?" he asked in shock.

"I don't know. That didn't happen before" Louis replied, dropping his hand.

He hadn't considered that all the water immediately claps down. Zayn held his hands over his face in defense, though that was pointless. But he didn't get wet. Blinking, he opened his eyes and barely trusted his eyes. The water was completely frozen.

"Did I do this?"

"It wasn't me Zayn" Louis assured him.

Stunned, they stared at the ice. Expectantly, they turned to Niall. He understood without a word. Experimentally, he moved his hand. Nothing happened at first. But when he made an almost spiderman like movement, the consistency of the water changed. First it was like jelly. Like jello. As he tried again, the water hardened. Almost like glass.

"That's so cool" he marveled.

"I don't know if cool is the right word" Zayn pointed out.

"Whatever it is, it's our job to keep it a secret" Louis said. Zayn and Niall nodded in agreement. 

Slowly they made their way to the cafeteria. As expected, Liam ran towards them. "Where have you been? I've been looking for you".

"Sorry Liam, we had to do something. Now I'm hungry for god's sake. If I'm not eating right now, I'm going to die immediately" Niall exclaimed dramatically.

After getting their food, they sat down at one of the tables. Exactly one week ago Louis was sitting alone in a corner. Now he was surrounded by three boys, whom he hopes to be known as friends in the future. He ate happily, his strangely not so bad tasting food.

Suddenly they heard how someone climbed on one of the tables and cleared his throat. Annoyed, they turned around and froze at the sight. On the table stood Harry and Shawn. Why did  he not see this coming?

"Attention! I have an announcement to make!" Harry said with a loud voice. Niall looked at Louis, but he just shrugged.

"On Wednesday at 6 pm, the mega party is rising at my house. We will celebrate until dawn" Harry announced.

"It's his 16th birthday. It's going to be unviable. Come on over here, here are the invitations" Shawn added adamantly.

They let out a sigh of relief. Could have been worse.

"It's a Pool Party". 

Did Shawn really just said that? Oh oh.

"A pool party? Is he crazy?" Niall shouted in a whisper.

"Maybe we were wrong and he's not ... well, you know" Louis whispered back. 

Instead of answering, Niall cleared his throat and pointed with his head behind Louis. Confused, he turned around and saw Harry coming towards him. Fantastic. Note the sarcasm ....

"Here Liam" Harry said, handing him an invitation.

"Thank you". 

Harry looked amused at the others.

"Liam will take you with him whatever I say anyway" Harry chuckled when he saw Zayn's expression.

"Well, and you two ....maybe one of your friends will take you along. Oh,wait, you don't have any" Harry laughed hatefully.

"Oh how funny. Was that really it?" Niall replied amused.

"Maybe I'll find an invitation at the very bottom of my bag" Harry tried convincingly to search for one while he used his power over everyone with joy.

"Don't bother. I wanted to whiten my teeth that day anyway" Louis teased cheekily. 

Niall cracked up laughing and Harry just stood there dumbfounded. Apparently he wasn't used to comebacks. That was his problem now. 

"If you excuse us now, we have more important things to do" Louis added as he got up and pulled a still laughing Niall with him.

"Louis, I love you" Niall laughed dramatically. Yep, the two were destined to be friends.

"I'm just saying, no matter how much I hate him, maybe we should warn him" Louis said.

"Why? It's funny when something pienous happens to him" Zayn laughed.

"Oh yeah, imagine he's fooling around at his oh-so-awesome party" Niall commented.

"Oh believe me, I would like to see that, but what if he reveals himself and ...well... us?".

"You almost sound like the voice of reason in my head" Niall scoffed.

"How funny" Louis said monotonously.

"Somebody has to do it" Niall just shrugged.

"But why me? Why not Zayn?" Louis asked dramatically, putting his hand against his chest.

"Hey, stop. Let me out of this. I'm not sensible or responsible" helaughed.

"I'm not fucking either. I'm damn immature ... I'm freaking Peter Pan" Louis sighed heavily and fell back on the bed laughing.

"Peter Pan can fly, Lou Lou" Niall reminded with amusement.

"Did you smoke something without telling me?" Zayn asked, playfully horrified. 

"Sure, when you just looked away" Niall laughed louder.

"Of course, and I've also offered something to my FOUR younger sisters" Louis exclaimed and fell from the bed due to laughing.

"Four sisters?" Zayn checked.

"Correct" Louis laughed and climbed back onto the bed.

"You are the only guy in the family?".

"Yes, Niall. I am" said Louis proudly.

"That explains why you're gay. Ow". Louis throw a pillow against Niall's head and he fell dramatically backwards.

"I have one younger sister" Zayn told Louis. He smiled at him.

"Now, I know why I'm straight. I'm missing the younger sister" Nialll aughed. 

Zayn and Louis glanced at each other and the next moment Niall landed on the floor with a bang. Still laughing. 

"Will he ever stop laughing?" Louis chuckled.

"I'm afraid not" Zay cackled.

"Aww you're bonding. Zouis is rising " Niall giggled.

"What?" both asked at the same time.

"Well, Zouis, your bromance name" Niall explained as a matter of  course. 

"And you define yourself straight?" Zayn asked in surprise.

"I wanna ship something. I need a ship".

"Niall, you're completely stupid".

"And never in a million years straight" Zayn added, laughing.

"You complete each others sentences. My ship is rising".

"Niall" both exclaimed but cracked up laughing. 

"Zouis" Niall screamed out of his throat.

Immediately two more pillows flew into his face and it ended in a huge pillow fight. In a very manly pillow fight of course.

At the morning swim, Niall and Louis set a new record. 12 minutes!. They endured 12 minutes without air. That's pretty impressive, they thought.

During the lessons, Louis really tried to concentrate, but he was either busy with Niall or Zayn. That was pretty blinding. Liam stared at them constantly, confused.

During lunch, Niall told them loudly about some of the special sweets that he must have. If Louis didn't know better, he would say Niall is sure to marry food. Oh, what is he talking about? Sure, he knows better. Of course, Niall gets married to food. 

Biology was the worst. He has no motivation for the subject at all. Who needs double lessons ?! Tuesdays were awful. That reminded him, tomorrow was Harry's party. He still thought someone should talk to him. But who? Zayn and Harry did't particularly like each other . No idea why. Niall can't be serious, so it will probably depend on Louis.

Zayn said goodbye right after the class and disappeared with Liam. Niall had some misterious plans so Louis was left alone. However, Niall wanted to come over later. That would give Louis the time to talk to Harry, anyway. On the way out, he collided with someone.

"Sorry, I didn't see you" he apologized.

"It doesn't matter. It happens to me all the time" a feminine voice replied. A girl with brunette wavy hair smiled at him.

"I'm Eleanor" she introduced herself. 

"My name is Louis".

"I know, we have English together, among other things" she chuckled.

"Oh, my bad" Louis laughed uncertainly. 

Together they strolled towards the JuiceNet Café. Louis learned that Eleanor had many classes with him, moved here a few years ago, and was friends  with Sophia and Danielle. He has seen the two before somewhere, that he was sure.

When he arrived at the café, he said goodbye to her, but not without exchanging numbers. If he wasn't gay, maybe he would ... who was he kidding. It is simply impossible for him not to be gay in this universe.

When he entered the cafe, he searched for Harry. He was sure he was here. And he was right. Harry was sitting at one of the tables by the wall. In front him on the table was a glass of coke. As he approached the table, his heart began to beat faster. He was incredibly nervous. What did he want to tell Harry? Was he a mermaid at all? Does he know about the powers? He did't like him, why was he so nervous? Oh right. Because Harry was a complete idiot and could betray them all. Totally forgot. 

At the table, Louis cleared his throat. Harry glanced up, grimacing, and returned to his cell phone.

"Can I sit down?" Louis asked carefully.

"I hope so, but not next to me". 

Louis completely ignored his statement and sat down opposite him.

"If you suddenly want an invitation, they're all gone. Oh no, I forgot, you had something in mind already" Harry fired at his head annoyed.

"Woah, someone is in a bad mood". Louis avoided any eye contact. He didn't know why, but Harry could be pretty intimidating. But no one beats the Sass Master of Doncaster. He laughed softly to himself.

"You know, it's pretty weird to laugh at your own thoughts" Harry said blantly. 

Now Louis looked at him. That was a mistake. The knowledge that he had caught Louis sparkled in Harry's eyes. A mischievous grin spread across his face.

"So tell me, Louis, what's the honor for me? What did you want to talk about? Oh oops, I don't have time. I'm so busy" Harry put in a half-hearted look.

"Let me guess, you really need to water your overpriced plastic flowers?!" Louis mocked him.

"What's your problem with me having money? Are you living in a garbage container and now you want alms from me? I'm sorry, but charity isn't really my thing" Harry teased. 

Stunned, Louis stared at him. Was he really serious? How could anyone be like that?

"Wow, who would have thought that you are even more disgusting than your already terrible reputation, Mister I'll fuck around half the world" Louis replied sourly. 

Harry hadn't expected that. You could see the anger in his face. Slowly he began to clench his fists.

"Oh, do you want to tell me anything else? Now I'll tell you something. No one likes new people that don't know where their place is. We're at the top. You and your little loser friends only come after the cockroaches. Listen, shorty, take you and your poor ass elsewhere. Just shut up and do us all a favor and go back to where you came from. Don't mess with us. The city belongs to our parents practically. The school is ours. Do you want to go through hell?" Harry threatened him. 

Behind his eyes Louis felt the first tears emerge. No, don't cry. He is not worth it. You're stronger than that. Don't give him that kind of satisfaction.

"Do you know what Harry? I just wanted to talk to you about your fucking party because I mean, pool party, you're so stupid. Have fun, could be your last. Actually, I wanted to tell you something important, despite our difficulties, but now you can acidify. I certanly can't wait for it. Niall and Zayn were right, you are just not worth it. Sometimes I can be really naive.  That was a waste of time. I'll ......... What the bloody hell? " Louis exclaimed but stopped mid-sentence as Harry's glass began to smoke.

"Ouch. That's hot" Harry moaned. 

Louis barely trusted his eyes. "That's your power" he murmured softly.

"What did you say?" Harry hooked. Louis just shook his head and got up. 

"Nothing. Have fun at your party, enjoy it " he said goodbye with dripping sarcasm. Louis left the cafe and didn't look back. 

At the same time, Zayn and Liam sat on Zayn's bed staring at their books. Liam got him to study again. It's not even a test, why study then? 

But he would probably do anything for Liam. After all, he was his best friend. Nobody was more important to him. That's why it was so hard to lie to him. He would love to tell him everything. Tell him that he turns into a dolphin when he touches water. That, he can freeze water. That, now he is confronted with his greatest fear day after day till the end of his life. 

He just asked himself: why him? He didn't want that to happen to him. Why couldn't that happen to someone who likes water? He was satisfied with his simple life without adventure. Only Liam and him. 

But a good point had the whole thing already. Niall and he finally did something together outside  school and they met Louis. He's pretty cool. The four could really have fun together if it weren't for the Harry problem. Why did he have to be there? Why did he have to turn up again in his life? He was done with him and that was mutual.

Apparently, Liam must have realized that he was deep in thoughts, because Zayn suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Arey ou alright? You look depressed" Liam asked worriedly.

How right he was. Liam could read him like an open book. How was he supposed to lie to him? It would be the perfect moment to tell him the truth. Would he run away? Laugh at him? Be disgusted? Have him briefed? Have him examined in the lab because he was a freak? Zayn shook his thoughts away. Liam would never do that. right?

"It's nothing. I just think a lot, don't worry" he tried to convince Liam, but it didn't seem to work.

"Zayn, I know you better than anyone else. I'm noticing if you're lying. So what's up?". Concern for his best friend was written in Liam's face. His eyes showed nothing but sorrow. He made it really hard for him,  but that wasn't just his secret. He couldn't just expose Niall and Louis.

Zayn quickly tried to find an excuse when suddenly his phone beeped. Thank God. Immediately he reached for it and saw a new message from Louis.

From Tommo:

We were right. He is one too. He has just discovered his powers. I'm not sure he got it. The party will be a disaster.

Sighing, Zayn put the phone away. Oh great. So it could get worse.

"Was that Niall?" Liam asked curiously. Zayn shook his head.

"Louis. It was about the party" Zayn explained, and in fact it wasn't a lie, he just left out a few details.

"Oh right. The party. I completely forgot.  Are you going?".

Zayn was glad they had changed the subject even though the party theme wasn't any better.

"I'm not invited" Zayn reminded him.

"Just because Harry assumes you're coming with me anyway" Liam said and nudged Zayn against the arm.

"I don't think that was serious" Zayn muttered.

"Hey, I know you're not necessarily friends, but the party could still be funny. Maybe you're new friends will both be there. They're kinda cool. Could be fun to spend more time with them. But if you don't want to go, fine. Then I won't go either" Liam clarified.

"What?" Zayn exclaimed

"What am I supposed to do at the party without you? "He smiled at him, a smile that gave Zayn an incredible feeling, as if his emotions were riding roller coasters. He would do anything for Liam, so he didn't think long before hugging him tightly and whispering against his ear.

"OK, we're going to the party, but only for you".

Wednesday was the absolute worst day. Not because he didn't like his lessons, but because this day just hangs in the middle of the week. It wasn't as surly as on monday, but not as jittery as it was on friday. It was just unbearable. At least it was almost lunch time. Louis and Niall next to him also looked like they wanted to jump right up and run away. As always, Liam was focused on the lesson. Nevertheless, Zayn felt watched. As if all the time someone was watching him and his friends and studying every one of his movements. This feeling was very uncomfortable. He didn't dare look back, as he would tell himself. Totally ridiculous.

Finally it rang at the end of the lesson. They quickly packed their things and went to the cafeteria. Arriving at their table, they immediately fell into a good conversation. Zayn was delighted that Liam got along so well with Niall and Louis, though they were so different.

Liam has always been responsible, very thoughtful, very focused, serious, helpful, always ready to listen and always backs up. Above all, he doesn't judge anyone prematurely. He is a big cuddly teddy bear with a heart of gold. 

Both Louis and Niall can be very loud, albeit in a different way. Niall is so carefree and acts as if he is just enjoying every second of life. And of course he's always eating, but what would Niall be without food?

Louis, on the other hand, can be very quiet when he doesn't know the person, much like Zayn himself. But once he gets used to someone he is very funny, sarcastic, cheeky and just someone to like. But he also has a very calm and helpful side. He plunges into the surf for others without thinking. After all, he came to help Zayn without even knowing him, simply because he doesn't support bullying and one should treat people kindly, well, as far as that is possible. Is this guy a human at all?

"Hi Louis". A female voice tore Zayn from his thoughts. He looked up and saw a girl from his English class at their table. For years they went to the same school, but he had never talked to her. What was her name? Elouise? Ella? El ..

"Hi Eleanor, what's up?" Louis asks her joyfully. 

"I just wanted to ask if you're coming to the party" she came straight to the point. 

"Straight forward. I like that" Niall was amused. Eleanort ried to suppress a laugh.

"Mister super cool and his show-off friends didn't invite us" Louis shrugged.

"Who do they even think they are....!" Eleanor stirred. 

"Tell me, you know them longer than me."

"You mean I've been out of their way for more time" she corrected with a laugh. 

"Direct and cool, that's getting better and better".

"Niall, shut up" Louis laughed, banging his hand against the back of Nialls head. 

"Anyway, just come with me and my girls. The house is huge, we'll not even see Harry and co with some skill." she suggested.

"Did I hear my name there?" came a voice that they knew only too well from behind.

"What was it this time? My incredible body, my great hair or my excellent ability to satisfy someone?".

Liam just stared at Harry. He was just too innocent for that. Niall made sounds like he was vomiting and Zayn himself just rolled his eyes and wondered how he had landed here. While Eleanor tried to ignore Harry, Louis had other plans. 

"Actually ..." Louis started. "We just talked about how unbelievably gross an overused cock can be. It  has to be really hard when you just don't feel it any more because it's so worn out. Oh wait, you probably don't even know how really hard feels like. Oops, my bad" Louis grinned innocently, clapping his eyelashes.

The laughter Eleanor had held back was now unstoppable. Niall and her cracked up laughing and lay almost on the ground. Liam didn't understand the world any more. Innocent puppy. 

"Oh burned" Zayn hissed and also laughed.

At first, Harry didn't say a word. Then he scowled at Louis.

"You little piece of shit. Just because nobody wants to get laid by you, you don't have to let go of your frustration on me. Sexual Frustration sucks and makes ugly. Oops, too late. Face it. People want to fuck me, not you. As simple as that. So, Ely, I'll see you at the party?". Without waiting for another answer, Harry left them puzzled. Did he just? Just unbelievable.

"What just happened ?" Liam asked into the resulting silence.

"Louis just ignore him, it's not worth it to get upse..." but Zayn got cut off.

"You know what, I'm coming. Just text me when and where" Louis addressed Eleanor. 

"Anyone up for a party ?".

Arriving at the party, they weren't that confident any more. Louis didn't remember what had led him to come here. Niall babbled next to him about some Irish movie he really wanted to show him, but Louis' thoughts were louder. How should they avoid water at a pool party? Just because Harry totally upset him, he's in this situation now. Great. 

"There you are" Eleanor greeted the two.

"Oh yeah, Nouis is in the house" Niall tried to make a cool rapper, but failed miserably.

"What is that with you and ship names?" Louis asked amused.

Together with Eleanor and her two friends, Danielle and Sophia, they entered the huge villa of Harry's parents. To say he was impressed would be understated. Doesn't change the fact that he didn't want to see Harry. But with his luck he will meet him again. Oh, How much he is looking forward to it...

Just when they looked around it was already too late. The devil himself approached them. When he saw Niall and Louis, his face hardened. "Didn't you want to whiten your teeth, you little sucker?".

"I'm glad to see you too, Harold" Louis replied sarcastically.

"I would say nice villa, but you know, crawling asses is not my thing" Niall said bluntly. 

"What are you doing here anyway? I don't think that I invited you" Harry ignored Niall and faced Louis.

"Funny story, you'll laugh" Niall chuckled.

"Actually, they're here with us. We should bring friends, didn't we?" Eleanor intervened now.

"You're friends with that? Voluntary? Wow, they have to be good in bed" Harry asked, obviously horrified.

"You know Harold, not everybody thinks with his dick. Some people actually use their minds. Come on girls, let's party" Louis joked as he just left and padded Harry on the shoulder.

For a while they really had fun. The five danced wildly to the music. At some point they saw how Liam and Zayn finally appeared. And no Harry far and wide. Couldn't be better.

But Louis gradually got warm in his clothes. He really wasn't dressed for a pool party. None of them were. He wore tight skinny jeans, a white shirt and a denim jacket to avoid any contact with water. Niall had a similar idea and wore one of his hoodies. Really too hot for a party.

Looking around, Louis glimpsed Zayn, who also wore skinny jeans and wore a leather jacket over his black shirt. Same idea. Louis had to grin.

How could Harry just be so calm? He was wearing nothing but swimming shorts. Well it was still a pool party, but he was a damn mermaid. Anyway, not Louis' problem.

He took a break and allowed himself a drink. Niall was still dancing with Danielle and Sophia. Besides, another boy had joined. Louis had seen him before, but couldn't remember his name. Something with an A.

As he looked around, he wondered where Eleanor was. She was just there. He got up to look for her. Suddenly he heard Harry's voice.

"If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?" Harry asked with a sly grin. Louis saw that Harry had pushed Eleanor against the wall, but she didn't seem to like it.

"Forget it, Harry. I'm not one of your whores" she hissed at him.

"But we can change that" he didn't let go.

Immediately, Louis walked over to them and tore Harry's hand from Eleanor's arm. "Didn't you understand it? She's not interested" he glared at Harry.

"Mind your own buisness" Harry pushed him aside.

"Oh, I do. She's here with me. So, can you friendly fuck off" Louis grumbled and took Eleanor's hand.

"Oh, he can get in your pants but I can't ? You could have something much better. He can't be that good" Harry called after them when they left, but they ignored him.

"Thank you, Louis" she said softly.

„Not for this. He is an annoying sex obsessed idiot who thinks he is the greatest miracle of the day. I'm glad you didn't succumb to him" Louis smiled at her.

"You  know, I meant what I said. I'm not a whore. I'm not one for a single time. I want a relationship. Why did it get so abnorma?l" she sighed.

"I ask myself that too. I don't  want just sex without feelings, but apparently I'm almost alone with that" mused Louis.

"Come on, let's go. The party isn't that great" she suggested.

"Good idea. I just go get Niall and say goodbye to Zayn. Will you get your girls?". 

"No problem".

 Louis made his way to Niall when he heard Eleanor say something else.

"The boy who gets you is really lucky, I hope you know that". He turned to her and gave her a genuine smile. Nobody had ever said that to him.

Meanwhile, Zayn sat with Liam out in the shadows far away from the pool. Zayn has always been afraid of water. Liam knew that. So it wasn't unusual to avoid the pool.

"And then she just ran away" Liam finished his story. 

Zayn raised an eyebrow incredulously. "She just ran away?".

"Well, it's possible I scared her off" he admitted meekly.

"You're really special sometimes" Zayn sighed and shook his head.

"I'm hoping especially well" Liam grinned.

"Whatever lets you sleep at night" Zayn laughed.

"Ey" snorted and Liam punched Zayn in the arm. 

"I'll have another drink. Do you want something?" offered Liam.

"No, but thanks" Zayn declined.

 "Alright, but don't run away, yeah. I'll be back" joked Liam.

Zayn watched Liam for a while until he disappeared into the house. When he let his eyes wander, he noticed Harry. The jerk had indeed only swim shorts on. Well, that's his problem.

At the moment he was too busy to snog a blonde girl. It looked like he was eating her face. The girl's name was Taylor ... at least Zayn believed that. To know that, he needed to be interested in the female population.

When he turned his gaze away from Harry, the blood froze in his veins. Shawn came right up to him. A devilish smrik on the face. Liam was out of sight. He also didn't see Niall and Louis. He was alone.

"Well, who do we have here? If that's not Zen. What? All alone? Did your friends abandon you? Where is your little protector Lim? Did he finally get enough of you? Oh, let me guess, you've got yourself fell in love with his deer eyes, but he ran away in disgust." Shawn laughed maliciously. The anger seethed in Zayn's stomach.

"His name is Liam" Zayn growled at him.

"Aww, how sweet. The princess protects her prince. You disgust me". Lightning fast Shawn turned around and turned to his friends.

"Hey, Nick, Aidan, what do you think if we have a little fun with little Zaynie" he suggested in a haggard way. 

Oh oh, that didn't sound good. What was he up to? Desperate, he looked around for his friends. Still no sign of them. Shawn looked him up and down. The grin came back.

"You're definitely still too dry. You've certainly felt nothing damp for ages. We can change that."

And suddenly Nick and Aidan grabbed his legs and Shawn grabbed him by the shoulders. Shocked he saw the pool getting closer and closer.

"No, let me down" Zayn pleaded with dread.

"Is someone afraid of a little water?" Shawn ashamed him.

Meanwhile, everyone near the pool had heard what happened. Apparently people found it funny. Zayn looked at Harry. But he was busy elsewhere. Although he looked to the pool, but his attention was on Taylor, who let her hand drift into his pants. Ew, Zayn really didn't need that sight.

Shawn announces "So, on three". 

Zayn saw his whole life pass by. Not much happened, but he liked his life. He didn't want to end up in the lab.

"1..... 2 ..... and ..." Shawn counted down.

"Shawn." Liam's voice sounded annoyed. He was one of the quietest people in the world. If he was angry you should rather run away.

"Let him down immediately" ordered Liam Shawn. Behind Liam came Niall and Louis to the fore. Both with horror in their eyes.

"Okay" Shawn said, releasing Zayn directly above the pool so that he landed in the water. Liam immediately ran to Shawn.

"Tell me, do you have something like a brain?" he glared at him.

"You said let him go," Shawn shrugged. Liam was about to chase his fist into Shawn's face when Louis held him back.

"It's not worth it" he whispered softly.

"Now, look at that. The dwarf protects his friends" Shawn laughed at them.

"Shawn, just leave it. The mood is ruined. Let's go inside" Harry intervened surprisingly. Shawn just shook Harry's hand off his shoulder and disappeared inside, followed by the rest. Now only five were left.

Before anyone could stop him, Liam ran to the pool and knelt in front of it. 

"Liam, I have something to tell you" Zayn began swallowing hard. 

"First we get you out of the pool".

"No, Liam, it's important." But it was already too late. The water began to bubble and he transformed.

He didn't dare look at Liam, but he had to do it. He couldn't leave without his help. Slowly, Zayn sought eye contact. The sight was scary. Liam sat shocked on the floor and moved back.

"Liam, please, I need your help. I'm stuck without you" he pleaded at him. 

Gingerly, Zayn reached out his hand. Liam still just sat there. For a moment Zayn thought he had lost Liam forever, but then he felt Liam take his hand and tried to pull him out of the pool. But with the weight of the tail that was easier said than done.

"Can you help me, he's damn heavy" Liam gasped, turning to Niall, Louis, and Harry, whom they had completely forgotten. Why was he still there?

"Doesn't work well" Niall shrugged. Liam looked at him in confusion.

"When we get wet we get tails too, do you want that?" Louis enlightened him.

Liam was baffled. "All of you?". They only nodded.

Still shocked, Liam got up and jumped into the pool. Before Zayn understood what was happening, he felt Liam's strong arms against his back. He carried him bridal style out of the pool. It was easier that way. Panting, he put him on the floor. 

"And what now?" Zayn asked worriedly.

"Somehow we have to get you out of here. Does one have an idea how to get him dry?" Niall thought out loud.

As if he was awakening from a trance, Harry now came up to them. Without a word, he knelt beside Zayn. Slowly he let his fist wander over his tail. At the same time, the remaining water began to boil.

"That's hot" moaned Zayn. 

"Thats what he said" Niall laughed quietly to himself and Louis punched his arm, but chuckeld also. 

Zayn's legs came back in seconds. A little unsteady he got up. Nobody said a word. Did Harry just? No, impossible. Zayn should be right.

"Don't look at me like that. I did that for myself. Who wants freaks at his party?! I'm not going down with you just because you can't be careful" Harry defended himself.

"Not careful? Your fucking friends threw him in the pool" Niall shouted at him.

"If he was cooler it wouldn't have happened".

"Just amazing" Zayn muttered.

"I want to see you when you're in trouble, and you will be at some point. Don't think we'll help you then" Niall let him know.

Zayn and Liam made their way to the back door with Niall, but Harry held Louis back. "One wrong word and I will process you to sushi" he threatened.

"Your threats are really cute, but believe me you have to be more careful than us. There are three of us, now four. You're alone. Have fun with your secret, Harold" Louis told him. Harry just snorted and disappeared inside.

"What else did he want?" Niall wanted to know. 

"Just empty threats" Louis laughed and disappeared through the back door. Niall was still standing in front of the pool. 

"C'mon Niall" Zayn shouted as he ran back in to get his friend. As Niall left Zayn stood there and stared at the pool and before he left, he iced it completely. 

"I don't like pool parties".

All four sat on rocks with the view to the sea. Of course, they had explained everything to Liam now. With each further word he looked more astonished than before. After a while, he exhaled loudly.

"So, that I understand that correctly, you can control water" Liam addressed Louis, who just nodded. "You change the consistency to jelly or glass." Niall nodded as well. "And you Zayn, let it freeze and you all three get tails".

"That's pretty much true" Louis sighed thoughtfully. 

Zayn could understand him well. They had never heard it so clearly spoken out loud. That sounded quite crazy.

"And Harry too? He makes water boil? I can't imagine him with tail". Liam still couldn't believe it.

"It's really a problem with Harry" Zayn admitted.

"But it doesn't look like he needs any help, quite the contrary. He looked pretty contented today, not like he's worried about it" Louis said to consider.

"No problem my ass. He just looked content because Taylor promised him a blowjob" Zayn snorted.

"Ew, I really didn't needed that picture in my head! Thanks, Zayn" Niall glared at him.

"You must go crazy about that" Liam exclaimed.

"Yeah" muttered Zayn. 

"It is.... it's ... Mh, there's no word that describes it" Louis mused.
"No, but three, even". 

Now all three turned to Niall who was grinning like an idiot. 

"Totally, absolutely crazy".

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This was pretty damn long. Longer then expected but this all had to happen in one chapter. Sorry guys. What do you think so far?

Liam knows now?

They have special powers?

Harry doesn't want to be with them?

Zayn's fear of water?

Tell me what you think in the comments. Would mean the world to me :)

Love you all :*