Just a Spark (LiLo)

Just a Roomate and a Couple

Before Liam even left Louis on his own after breakfast he kept on letting Louis know that he had no problem with doing the washing up, even though they had already come up with the agreement that Louis would do it. Part of the reason why Liam kept on bothering Louis about it was because he was the one who made the mess of the kitchen and he was still in his early plans of showing Louis that doing the smallest jobs for someone you care about could mean the most. 

Of course, Louis Tomlinson wouldn't have that or see it in that way, at least not yet. Louis actually gathered up Liam's shoes and hooded sweatshirt and forced Liam out of his place, pushing the sweatshirt against Liam's chest and reaching behind the broader boy to unlock and open the door at the same time.

With a defeated sigh, Liam knew that he sometimes just had to let Louis have his way. That boy would keep on fighting until he won anyway. Sure, they frustrated each other often when they played 'who is right and who is wrong', but that was just how their friendship was.

Liam made it back to his own place, putting his key into the lock and then pushing the door open. Once he walked in and closed the door behind him, he tripped over someone else's shoe. When he looked down he recognized who the boot belonged to: his roommate's girlfriend.

Liam lived with another boy, Zayn Malik, who answered his advertisement in the town's newspaper. At first, Liam was a bit weary on meeting Zayn but he really needed to find a roommate so he could afford the rent. The two boys hit it off quite well and became friends rather quickly. Zayn was a pretty good roommate for the most part: always paid his half of the rent and paid it on time, would take out the rubbish, and do dishes if any were left out. Even if they were friends and lived together, they seemed to often live independently.

Zayn and Louis had met a few times, which Liam hoped that Zayn would be able to stand Louis, not caring if Louis could stand Zayn. Luckily, they did have a few things in common with one another other than knowing Liam as a mutual friend. Zayn never hung around with Louis on his own but the two could hold a conversation if they ever happened to be in the same room.

Their two lives were pretty separate until Zayn found himself a serious and steady girlfriend. That was when it felt like Zayn and his girlfriend lived in the apartment together and they were the ones letting Liam stay with them. Liam had nothing against Zayn's girlfriend, Perrie. She was a really nice and friendly girl, who came and slept over in the apartment quite often.

He bent over and fixed the boot he knocked over when he tripped before taking his own shoes off and set both pairs away from the door to make sure that there wouldn't be anymore accidents.

"Liam, is that you, mate?" He heard his roommate call out to him from his bedroom.

"Yeah, did I wake you?" Liam asked as he made his way to his room, ready to have a nap from not being able to sleep all that well on Louis' couch.

Zayn stepped out into the hallway, scratching his fingers down over his slept-on hair, which looked much softer than it was when he put product in it. "No, we've been up for a little." Then Zayn smiled over at Liam and crossed his arms over his chest, using the wall to lean his weight onto.

"What?" Liam asked him, confused as to why Zayn's smile was hinting at something specific.

"Don't act innocent. The last thing you told me was that you were going out with Danielle. That was last night and now you're stumbling home the next morning." He told Liam, his tone teasing him and trying to get him to confess something.

Then Liam shook his head once he took a few seconds to piece together what it was that his roommate was trying to get at. "We didn't sleep together or anything." If Zayn knew the truth, then he would be able to figure out that Danielle probably didn't want to have sex with him anyway. She didn't want anything from Liam but to call things off.