The Truth

The Love

"Oh for fuck's sake!! You are doing it again, Zayn Malik! Go away! Actually, 'm going away. I have to get out there. Jesus. Control, Harry, control. Don't let this nympho get on your mind, mate." I mumbled the last sentence, like a crazy man. I always allowed him to get to me right before the shows, now he was doing it during. No wonder why we couldn't get him to come often. I left him laughing and went back there. Last thing he did, was handing me the white plumage coat I was wearing. He pecked me and I ran.

Fans started shouting when they saw me back on stage. I read few signs and then again, my in-ear provided me with the cue for the next part. We were almost done. I went back to the centre of the stage and the band surrounded me.

"Ready for some more music?" I asked and the fans responded. Yes, yes, we all were ready for it.

When the first accords for Little Things started playing, they went crazy. Totally crazy. It wasn't Mitch the one playing though. When Niall showed, the screams were at its highest. And then, it was all silence. As soon as Zayn started to sing. I wanted to laugh. It was like he had killed the fucking arena all at once. My heart was pounding so hard I felt like it would escape by body through my throat. When my man showed his face, it was like he brought them back to life. The fans all at the same time started screaming his name, some of the ones in the first row even started to cry. I looked at him and God, the expression he had, he was glowing.

I felt like crying. It had been more than a decade since the three of us shared a stage. Niall stopped playing, but by the time Z joined, Mitch had also picked up with Niall, so he continued while Ni and Z hugged. Niall wasn't singing, we decided to do a duet and the next verse was mine, so I felt left out. Zayn, who could read me better than myself, got close to me and put his arm around my waist and Niall held my free hand.

When the words, 'cause it's you, oh it's you they add up to and I'm in love with you came, Zayn caressed my face like he usually did in our intimacy, like he did once on stage way, way back and I remember I had to collect myself from melting that day, and right now I was experiencing the same feeling. Also, it was the very first time ever we were making it perfectly clear for the whole world to see, that we were singing to each other. We knew some people knew, but still there were some with doubts about it.

When Zayn and I started to harmonize for the last verse, he intertwined our hands and kissed mine. I had to forcibly make myself finish the song without saying I love you to him. Niall was bursting into laughs next to us, his typical way. Jesus. I vaguely wondered what the internet was saying of this interaction. I wonder if they were talking about the fact that it was just three of us here. But I wouldn't allow my mind to go places. I had to stay focused. At last, the song ended, and Zayn and I were still holding hands. I muttered I love you to him and he said I love you too.

The crowd went silent again and I knew I had to say something, so I did.

"ZAYN, ladies and gentlemen. The one and only, the owner of the best God-given cheekbones on earth." I made a short pause and looked at him and he nodded, blushing so I continued, "And the man who has given me the pleasure to call my boyfriend, the love of my life."

Niall and my band started clapping at the same time, yelling, Yeah! Yeah! And they were all we could hear in the whole arena, again. I didn't know if the fans thought we were pranking them and Zayn seemed to think the same, so he grabbed me and kissed me. Fucking fully kissed me, tongue and all.

Then, people starting to scream again. At some point, all I could hear was Zarry! Zarry! Zarry! It was hell of a funny thing to say. Zayn and I snickered, and then we heard Niall addressing the crowd.

"Good night, thank you for being here tonight. It was a surprise to see us here, 'm sure. In case you're wondering, yeah, Zarry's real. I feel honoured to be able to share the stage with two of the most talented young men in the world. We did it as teenagers, and now as fully grown ass men. I love'm, they've been two of my best mates all these years and I thank you for supporting our baby Hazza, well his baby, my mate." He laughed at his own joke, pointing at Zayn and Zayn chuckled too.