Zayn was back in school the next day, but it didn't seem to matter as much to the students anymore. With Louis being his normal, cheerful self, there was no need for the presence of a rough, bullying smoker. Later that night after school Mia and Zayn decided to hang out, allowing both Liam and Niall to tag along for the sole purpose of making it seem less like a date. Not that either boy really minded. They could both see the love in between Zayn and Mia, and Niall and Liam cared enough about the two of them that they were more than willing to sit in on the twos dates if it meant the two could still have them. Because, like it or not, the strain of his illness was beginning to weigh on Zayn. Ever since the incident he had been calmer, more contained, and most noticeably, paler. His lack of time to live was beginning to show. And while no one had pointed it out to Kia or Zayn, both Niall and Liam had heard the reports. The drugs had made Zayn weak, and the doctors estimated that he would have a few weeks on his feet, able to live outside the carefully monitored environment of the hospital. In fact, they had been rather surprised that he had as much energy as he did. According to their reports, their studies of his lungs, the tumors were far more advanced than they had at first thought. His energy had fooled them. If he continued without medication, they said, he would be dead within the month. Liam didn't know qhat to do with the grim news anymore than he knew what he would do without Zayn. But he dis know Zayn disnt have as much time as he gave the illusion he did. And it was time that he acted like a true brother to the boy He had always considered to be one.
"Niall, can I talk to you?" He suggested. Niall looked a bit confused, But he nodded. Zayn and mia didn't even look up from their conversation as the two other boys left Zatns bedroom, standing in the hallway.
"What's up Liam?" Niall seemed confused, biting his lip in a way Liam thought adorable, but he pushed those thoughts away. He had all the time in the world to win Niall over, Zayn only had a few weeks to gain the interest of the girl Liam was determined to set him up with.
"We need to set Zayn and Mia up. Like, As a date. They don't have the time to pretend that they don't like each other." Liam stated simply. Niall nodded as if it wasn't absurd at all, as if it was just an absolutely normal thing.
"Agreed. But how?" Niall asked. Liam shrugged.
"We haven't got time to be subtle. We tell them they're going on a date, send em out, and lock em out of the house." Liam seemed indifferent.
"You think that would work?" Niall sounded skeptical. Liam simply nodded.
"They like each other, and Zayn knows he doesn't have the time to waste. I bet you they'd do it." Liam seemed fairly sure of himself.
Niall shook his head. "Mia is a virgin and she's proud of that. She wouldn't sleep with him."
Liam raised an eyebrow. "Hes dying. Would She let him die a virgin?"
"I think she would." Niall affirmed.
"There's no way." Liam scoffed.
"Wanna bet?" Niall asked. And thus the bet began, the results yet to be determined, and even more highly anticipated that the results of the bet in Niall and Liam. And you could bet, with Liam running things, that the results would come out clearly, in favor or one side or the other. And so it began.
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FanfictionZayn Malik has always been the school's bad boy. Snap your fingers and he'll have a new girl by his side. Look at him wrong and live to regret it. His skin is covered with permanent ink, his face covered with a permanent scowl. Even if you don't kno...
