Later that day

Cautiously,I walked into Indigo's lab which had been turned into a makeshift hospital and looked on at the scene with fearful eyes. People were laying on their beds clutching body parts as they bled whilst Indigo was rushing around trying to help those who were seriously injured. Coby's arm was already in a cast and I saw him grimace with pain as he tried to position himself to sit upright, the strong man was crumbling.

I had never been fazed by the sight of blood or injuries however watching the people I cared about suffer made my insides twist and turn till nausea came over me. Swallowing down my emotions, I walked over to Niall who had stitches in the side of his head and bandages wrapped round his leg. I came and sat on the edge of his bed and watched as his eyes fluttered open at my presence.

"Hey," he murmured, wincing slightly as he spoke but he still kept his smile plastered on his face. I knew I would never truly know what was going on in his mind, he would always hide something from me whether it be pain, love or hate.

"How are you? Wait no that's a stupid question- sorry..." I trailed off my sentence and looked down to the floor- was I nervous? I suddenly felt like a small school girl talking to their crush, he gave me butterflies. What was happening to me? What was going on?

"I'm surprised of course, slightly tired and in a great deal of agony but still alive so I can't complain. Its just strange to think-" he yawned and rubbed his eyes and I noticed how relaxed his body became, it was obvious that he would be asleep within two seconds.

"What's strange?" I asked, shaking him lightly to try and wake him up but he was already heavily breathing which meant our conversation was over, I would probably never get to hear the end of his sentence.

I left the hospital, feeling rather sick and went back to my bedroom where I sat silently on the bed, just reflecting on the previous events of the day. It all seemed to happen so fast, so sudden, so abrupt. But I knew the outcome would have long lasting effects.

The arrival of the mutants meant one thing only- danger. We were no longer alone, there were others coexisting alongside us however I knew that they already had a deep rooted hatred for us. It made me question everything we had originally been told- how much could we believe? Were we really chosen to rebuild humanity?

My brain began to ache from the intense thinking and soon I found myself closing my eyes, trying to block out the new reality we had to face. We had new priorities now. We no longer had to just live but instead...survive.

Niall's POV

The room was pitch black when I opened my eyes I looked around to see the faint outline of some people's bodies; there was a throbbing pain in my temple but I chose to ignore it and instead I carefully swung my legs over the bed and stood up. A red hot fire coursed through my thigh and bit my tongue in order to stop myself from screaming, tears pricked the corners of my eyes and I squeezed them shut until the pain subsided slightly.

"No I can't do this, it hurts too much," I whispered to myself and lay back down on the uncomfortable bed, cursing silently as the fire ripped through my leg again. That combined with the pounding headache I had was enough to make me want to cry but I held in my tears, not wanting to succumb to my own emotions.

It was oddly reassuring to know that outside the mutants reigned free, at least it meant we weren't all alone in the desolate world. Even if they were trying to kill us, it made a change to the bleak future that was ahead of us.

Closing my eyelids slowly, I remembered Dara's beautiful face that day, the concerned look that was etched into her features. I smiled to myself as I thought about her visit to me, she had only come to see me. My smile faded as I remembered what I had agreed with myself, I wouldn't think about Dara romantically any longer because it over complicated things. Instead I would suppress my feelings till they disappeared all together.

But trying to pretend like you don't have feelings for someone you love is easier said than done. Every second with her was agony, I wanted to just kiss her. Feel my lips pressed against her soft ones while I cupped her face in my hands. I wanted to run my hands through her hair, feel the silky strands against my fingertips and watch as the goosebumps rose on her arms. I wanted her.

"Shit," I mumbled to myself as I felt something rise in my underwear, I should have know thinking about Dara would do me no good. Trying to stop any more thoughts of her I thought back to the grotesque mutant humans, their transparent skin which revealed everything inside of them. I shivered at the memory of seeing them for the first time, watching as the blood ran through their veins and went up to the pulsating brain.

The mutants were terrifying... But also extremely exciting.

So this was a short chapter, I promise some more action is coming up :)

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