Chapter 89
{Harry}
Dedicated to: Boobear2510 for being in on the most awesome birthday surprise. My day just got a lot better with you in it 😘❤️❤️
Zayn slid down the slide, a grin on his face. He then turned around and climbed inside the tube in another way. Harry was standing a few feet away, leaning on the wall with his arms crossed and a small smile on his face.
Zayn appeared again, sliding down, when another kid bumped into him as he jumped off the net on the right. The kid with the brown hair fell on his bum and Zayn's eyes widened, reaching forward to help him. "Showwy!"
Harry bit his lip to stop the smile from spreading and he watched intently as Zayn pulled the boy up, who must have been maybe a year or so younger, his eyes wide. Zayn tilted his head, probably waiting for a reaction, but the small boy gave none. Zayn then turned towards Harry and made a face, nodding his head towards the boy. "Why he not anshew?" he whispered, or what he thought was whispering when in reality, he was just talking with a hiss at the end.
The other boy shyly moved away, walking out of the playroom on his own. Harry looked out curiously, making sure the boy went to his family and didn't get lost. Zayn followed his gaze and peeked out too. "Jayn hungwy."
They went to eat, but their food hadn't arrived yet. Harry smiled at the boys, pulling Zayn on his lap. "Someone was eager for the slide."
Zayn grinned and nodded. He then spotted the boy who was sitting on a chair beside his sister/cousin and Zayn jumped off Harry's lap. "Where are you going?"
Instead of answering, the three year old pulled up a chair and sat down on his own, his mouth barely reaching the table. Nonetheless, he place his hands on the table and smiled widely. "Hello."
The boys laughed and Louis waved at him. "Hello. Who are you?"
Liam bumped his shoulder and rolled his eyes. "Don't pick on him Loueh."
"Yesh, don't pick Jayn Loueh," Zayn said proudly, smiling at Liam. "Leyyum the besht!"
"Hey," Harry said, pouting. He bumped his knee against Zayn's small one. "What about me? I thought I was the best."
Zayn shrugged, lifting his hands up and turning them. "Evewyone the besht, but not Nawiall and Loueh."
"Why not?" Niall said, starting to fake cry. "I'm always nice Zayn."
"No," Zayn said flatly, looking up at him indifferently despite Niall's fake sobbing. "You want Jayn to cut hish haiw, you evil, you fwiendsh with Vilgax."
"Who?" Louis asked with a snort. Zayn was too busy staring at Harry's folded hands to reply. He then crossed his own hands on the table despite being as short as a little puppy.
"What about Louis? Is he evil too?" Harry asked, bumping his folded hands with Zayn's. He couldn't stop smiling today, too happy of Zayn being happy.
Zayn grinned and shook his head. "No, but he'sh Jayn'sh mate."
Niall gasped, shaking his head. "I thought we were all your mates."
Zayn shook his head, pointing to Harry. "Hawwy ish Jayn'sh kiddo. Loueh ish Jayn'sh mate. Nawiall ish me cookie buddy and Leeyum ish Jayn'sh man."
"Man?" Niall laughed, making a face at Liam. "Where'd you learn that from?"
Zayn nodded. "Leeyum shaid man, now Leeyum Jayn'sh man."
"Oh!" Liam said, face breaking into a sheepish smile. "I was talking to Andy yesterday and I think I said something along like, yeah it's tough man or some sh-thing and-" he stopped talking and playfully narrowed his eyes at Zayn. "Were you eavesdropping mister?"
"Am not youw mishtew, am youw man," Zayn said, lifting his chin up and folding his hands on the table again, totally ignoring the question. Harry laughed and Louis left to bring the food.
The moment the trays were placed on the table, Zayn jumped in his seat. "What'sh dat?" He pointed at the happy meal Niall wa holding, rummaging for the toy. He then picked it up and dangled it in the air, Zayn's eyes following it curiously.
"Every kid who eats his food gets a free toy!" Niall beamed and Harry shook his head, exchanging a look with the other boys. Someone was great at creating myths.
But Zayn, the innocent child he was, grinned and started to eat. He focused on his fries first, but with the promise of eating the burger later.
By the time he started on his burger, Harry had an inkling that McDonalds was now his favorite food chain. Typical.
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When they dropped Zayn off at home, his face immediately turned sour. "Jayn go with."
"Nope, you're staying at home with Liam and me," Louis said, setting him down on the floor. They were in the entrance, Liam and Louis taking off their jackets while Harry and Niall waited to bid Zayn goodbye.
But it was proving to be difficult.
"Jayn go with," Zayn repeated persistently.
"That's a bad idea. I have a better one," Louis said, kicking off his shoes. "Zayn stay here."
"Jayn have a idea," Zayn said with a smile. "Jayn go and Loueh and Leeyum shtay home."
"Your deals and ideas suck," Niall commented with a laugh. That upsetted Zayn and his face fell. "Oh. Okay, Jayn shtay."
Harry's chest constricted and he bent down, smiling softly. "Your ideas are wonderful. But then who's going to look after Louis and Liam?"
"Leeyum," Zayn answered as if it was the most obvious answer in the world.
"But they need you, Zayn," Harry pressed. "We can't take them with us because they're always lifting kids up and playing with them. They're scary."
"Thanks, man," Liam said with an eyeroll. He then broke into a grin. "Hey, I do say that a lot."
Zayn crossed his arms, thinking. "But Nawiall tickle and kiss and Nawiall want to cut haiw, Nawiall shhcawy not Loueh and Leeyum. Nawiall shtay and Hawwy go alone."
"You want me to go alone?" Harry asked and Zayn uncrossed his arms with a sigh. "Okay new idea, Hawwy go with Nawiall and Jayn babyshit Loueh and Liam." Zayn leaned forward to give Harry a hug. "Jayn not let them fight," he whispered, making Harry's heart flutter happily. He pressed a kiss to Zayn's forehead. "They won't," he promised back.
They arrived just when parents were starting to pick their kids up. An assistant led them through the playground and into the building where the two were led into a small office like room. The walls were painted a light blue and several posters were set up. There were a few stuffed animals in the shelves along with a few books.
"Good evening, what can I help you with?" The woman behind the wooden desk smiled up at them, setting down the book she was reading.
Harry smiled and shook her hand, greeting her back. After Niall had done the same, they sat down on the chairs across from her.
"We were thinking about starting our three year old-" Niall paused for a second. "Our three year old child."
"Oh! That's wonderful!" The woman said, glancing back and forth between them. Harry got the impression she was thinking they were the parents, which in a way they were.
Sure enough, she sat forward and asked. "Are you two the parents?"
"No we're five," Niall answered bluntly, and Harry explained to her about being a group and adopting Zayn.
"Oh, okay, that's sweet," she said, smiling brightly. She pulled out a form and passed it to them. "Just fill in the information, we do take in kids around this month and November."
Harry accepted the pen and hunched over the form, already beginning to fill out Zayn's name. Niall pointed out his birthday and then they wrote all five numbers in case one of them weren't available.
The woman, who told them her name was Glenn, took in the form. She then said Zayn could join sometime in November, but they would like to meet him first.
"He will get registrated," she assured them. "We just want to meet him, get to know him first."
Niall and Harry nodded. "Yeah sure."
And as Harry left the kindergarten watching the kids run to their parents, he felt both excited and unsure. He hoped Zayn would enjoy it here, he kind of suspected he would. But then again, Harry was scared Zayn would start to realize that he didn't have normal parents. Didn't have a mum and a dad.
"Stop thinking," Niall said when they sat in the car. "It's the best for him, he's going to have fun."
"What are we going to be for him? His five dads?" Harry asked with a frown.
"Or uncles," Niall added. "Depends on how he grows up and in see us in which way."
"He doesn't even like the name dad, he won't ever look up at anyone in that way," Harry mused sadly.
Niall smiled at him, eyes shining excitedly. "We'll have to change his point of view then. After all, I'm pretty sure I just wrote my name under the guardian part."
Harry laughed and started the car, reversing out of the driveway. They'd have to see how it went.
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Excited for Zayn starting kindergarten?
Want a double update? I'mma do it becaaaause you guys are amazing and it's my birthday and I just want to sprinkle everyone with confetti 🎉☺️ so yes, I'll be double updating (:
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