Case file: One Direction.

Chapter Three

*Zayn POV*

 I layed tossing and turning in bed we all turned in early all hoping that sleep would take us. I have been so tired lately I surprised I haven't slipped into sleep yet. I got up and walked down the stairs almost getting lost a few times. I made my way to the dining room where I saw Penelope playing cards she was still in her outfit and had the guns strapped to her.

 "What are you doing up?"  I asked her

 "My job sir."

 "Please don't say sir, just say Zayn. It's way to formal for me."

 "Sorry Zayn, force of habit."

 "But I don't see how your doing your job?" I said still confused

"I'm watching seeing if anybody is going to try to come in uninvited."

"Oh." Was all I could say, she's loosing her sleep to make sure we can.

 "Look." She said popping her boots on the table.

 "I know you guys are scared and I can see how you all can't sleep. Or how you constantly tap your hands on your legs when your tense. I see it all."

 I was slightly taken back, no one has really noticed that about me.

I played with my fingers and we sat in silence.

"Are you afraid?" I asked looking at her

"Pardon?" She said tilting her head confused.

 "What are you scared of."

She stood up and looked over all the papers scattered on the table.

"I'm scared of a lot of things like spiders, bad hair days.." She trailed and I got slightly mad. She was avoiding the question.

She sighed, "I'm afraid of these people." He said pointing to a folder that said top secret classified information in red.

 "Who's that?"

"The people after you Zayn, I don't know why and the more I try to lead them in the dark they are really just pulling me in farther then I am to them." She said sighing

 "I'm scared of what hides itself from me." She said sliding a picture out

 "if you hide you have something to hide from me. it means that you better hide well enough because I will find you and kill you." She said wiping a blade out and lodging it into the forehead of the picture.

 "Zayn believe me I am scared of things just like you but that's not my job to hide from them I face the fire, run right through it. But I want you to know that you all can sleep at night and you will wake up in the morning with no problems." She finished sitting back down.

"Has anyone thanked you for being here." I said touched

"A few times." She said chuckling

"Well I haven't. Thank you. We all need this. We need you here." I finished

"Now go to sleep boy I'm pretty sure Liam wouldn't want to know you're down here talking to his cousin this late." She said in her fake but really well spoken British accent.

I laughed a genuine laugh and walked back up stairs. I laid down and for once in way to long once I hit the pillow I felt my eyes droop and I was out in minutes.

*Liam's POV*

 I woke up and I was surprised. I guess having Penelope calmed my nerves a little bit I got about three more hours of sleep then I usually do. I got up off my bed and padded my way down stairs.