Republishing this chapter since Wattpad wasn't allowing anyone to comment

Adrian is 100% relatable in this. I'm just shaping him as someone every can relate to tbh

Adrian wouldn't really go as far as saying that he's the forgotten child - because he isn't, they remember him, most of the time - but he wouldn't classify himself as important and that's okay, really. It's not as if he cares that Fletcher and Olivia have a close Brother and Sister relationship because honestly, he'd rather not have one of his siblings all up in his grill, he'd rather be on his own sleeping or playing video games than being dragged to the mall by Olivia.

His Dad's pay attention to him, they go to his Football Matches and minor drama performances, they pay for his clothes and food and give him just as much love and attention that they give to his older siblings. You could just say that Adrian is just there, he's got nothing special to him and he's never the first choice for anything. But he's okay with that, don't get him wrong.

So really, it isn't a surprise for him to wake up in an empty house with nothing but a sticky note stuck to his forehead to tell him of his Brother and Sisters disappearance, and really it's time like these that he's glad he's not a first choice because he had a damn well good nap.

Scratching the back of his head, Adrian is scrunching up the sticky note as he looks around the livingroom, trying to figure out what it was that woke him because usually he would sleep until someone wakes him up for dinner or he needs to pee. He groans whenever he notices that somebody is knocking on the door, pulling himself off of the sofa and shuffling over to the door.

"Andy!"Niall's familiar Irish accent is greeting Adrian as he unlocks and opens the front door, wiping tiredly at his eyes as he looks at Niall. Before Adrian can say anything, he's being pulled into a bone crushing hug by his uncle.

"Uncle Niall!"He greets breathlessly, trying to hold back his surprise at his uncle who stands on the front porch in front of him, a backpack slung over his shoulder and a suitcase by his side. He has his sunglasses pushed up onto his naturally brown hair, a grin on his face as he pulls away do look at his nephew."Uh, what are you doing here?"

"I'm back!"

"I see that, yeah."Adrian nods his head slowly, taking a step back whenever Niall is walking into the Payne home like he has so many times before.

"I tired using my key but your parents have changed the locks? Since when?"

"Since you left. Six months ago."Adrian deadpans, following his uncle into the kitchen, grabbing his mobile off of the coffee table on the way so that he can send out an emergency text message to Olivia and Fletcher to warn them of their Uncle Nialls surprise appearance.

It's been 6 months since anyone has seen Niall, since their Papa and Niall had argued it out at 2 in the morning which resulting in Louis crying and Niall leaving and not returning for a couple of months. It had been shocking because of course it had, Louis and Niall were best friends, are still best friends, and for Adrian to find his Papa crying over that argument meant that it must've hurt for Niall too.

"Andy..."Niall dumps his backpack and suitcase by the stairs, heading into the kitchen as he continues to talk to the 13 year old."I just needed to...clear my head for a while. I went to Australia, visited your Uncles and Bonnie and Winnie. Don't you want to hear my adventures?"

"I'd rather hear why you and my Papa argued."Adrian gives Niall what could be said a 'Louis look' which never fails to make everyone uncomfortable."Was it because of Chase?"

Niall seems to physically freeze in his actions of getting himself a bottle of water, trying to shake it off as he continues his actions and grabs a bottle before shutting the fridge.

"What was said between your Papa and I is our business. I was stupid, and I shouldn't have said the things that I had said to him, neither should I have got up and left for 6 months without contacting anyone, I know that. But you have to understand that grown ups do things and sometimes it's for the best and sometimes it's not."

"And your decision, was it for the best or the worse?"Adrian raises his eyebrow at his uncle Niall, stuffing his mobile into his back pocket after sending out the message of warning.

"It's complicated."He sighs, setting down the bottle of water onto the counter as he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand."But moving on from that. I need a place to stay."

"You're not staying here. Papa would kill you."

"He won't know."

"I am not hiding a foreigner in our attic!"

"I'm not foreign!"Niall rolls his eyes at the teenager."It'll only be for a couple of days, only until I work up the courage to go back to my mums. But for now I can't, so I need to stay here. And you don't want your favourite uncle to be homeless, do you?"

"Well technically my favourite uncle is Uncle Matthew but I'd rather not have you be homeless."He deflates, looking at Niall with a look that could kill whenever Niall just grins in triumphant.

"Thanks, Kid. I'm going to put my stuff in the attic and get a shower. Ta."Niall is grabbing the water bottle of the counter and ruffling Adrian's soft brown hair on his way out of the kitchen, in need for a long hot shower and a good kip after his long, stressful flight.

"Fuck."Adrian curses whenever he knows that his uncle Niall is out of hearing, leaning against the kitchen counter. It wasn't like he didn't like his uncle Niall, because he loves the man a lot, he just couldn't manage the thought of his Papa finding out that he has been keeping the man in the house without him knowing, because as much as he loves his uncle Niall, the man still did make his Papa cry.

From// Fletcher

Fuck seriously? Fuckkk dad is gonna flip shit if he finds out that he's came back without telling anyone, u know how pissed off he was when uncle Niall had left. And I love the man but he made papa cry and I'll whoop his ass

From// Fletcher

Axel says hi btw

To// Fletcher

Don't get me started. He acted like none of it happened and won't tell me shit about the argument. I'm curious, I want to know why it was that big that Niall left

To// Fletcher

I thought you were shopping with Olivia???

From// Fletcher

I heard from Olivia who heard from uncle zayn who heard from uncle Harry that it was to do with chase and how he found out that he was pregnant and that uncle Niall couldn't deal with the fact of being a dad so he ran off

From// Fletcher

I was, now me and Axel are at the cinema

To// Fletcher

Shit. He's gonna be staying in our attic for the next 4 days btw

To// Fletcher

On a date 😏

From// Fletcher

Fuck off Twerp

From// Fletcher

Oh no fuck what about the party

To// Fletcher

What party???

From// Fletcher

Dm. We'll improvise. He can buy us alcohol so dw kid

I kinda didn't like this chapter but again, I wanted to update it

I'll have Louis and Liam in the next chapter (;

Please tell me your thoughts!

On Niall and his running away?

Why do you think that Niall and Louis argued?

Your thoughts on Adrian so far?

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