I'm not Him (Zip x Edward/ZipWard)

"What if I'm Him?"

Ever since the events of the day before, Zip's demeanor had completely changed, like there was something on her mind... Instead of still sulking over Claire's words, she was instead thinking about something else... someone. And it wasn't Engel...

She walked to school with her little brother following beside her, holding her hand tightly she was his lord and savior.

"Zippie, you look bwisy! What are you thwinking about?" The curious child asked, tugging on his sisters arm. She just laughed as she shook her head. "It's nothing, broski." She patted his head.

That was all Zip could say, she couldn't muster up any other words because her thoughts were filled with the words of Miss Sasha's. She kept thinking it over and over.

But the main thought she was focusing on was someone else... A specific boy. Edward. Now that she looked at it more clearly, he always blushed around her, and is always there when she needs it.

Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a familiar voice coming from afar. She turned to the source of the sound, finding the one person that had been on her mind all day.

"Hey! Zip! Mini Zip!" Edward yelled as he ran over to them, eventually catching up with a big grin. She couldn't help laughing out loud, lightly shoving him. "Do you always have to be this goofy in the morning?"

He laughed along with her, picking up her brother who had been watching them curiously and placing his legs on his shoulders. They were walking to school together; in a way they looked like a married couple with a son.

But Zip felt that they weren't the only ones here... like someone was following them. She turned around and saw Oliver, who stopped walking immediately as he saw her turn. "Damn, I was hoping to surprise you." He said with a chuckle.

She turned to Edward, nudging his shoulder with her elbow softly as she leaned closer to whisper. "Ed, did you bring this dork along? I thought you guys weren't on speaking terms."

Just before Edward could speak, Oliver let out a little giggle as he placed his hands on both their shoulders, walking behind and between them "Oops, sorry lovebirds. Am I interrupting something?"

Then they both started to blushed, moving away from eachother and both screaming at him; "SHUT UP!" which caused Oliver to laugh even more. "See? You're even in sync, it's meant to be."

Zip observed him giving a wink to Edward, which she found strange but didn't question. There's no way anyone could like her, let alone Edward... right?

Then the child on Edward's shoulders interrupted Oliver's little tease, thank god because they were both too embarrassed to even continue saying anything. "Uwm actwually... yur fowth wueeling... because im the thiwd wueeler."

Edward couldn't help feeling even more flustered. He gently picked up the child and placed him in Zip's arms, before bolting away like a flash of lightning. What just happened? Is this a reference to the father getting milk and leaving the family?

Oliver just smirked, looking at Zip with his arms crossed. "He's a good match for you, y'know Zipster?" She couldn't help feeling her heart ache a bit. Even if she had lost feelings, she still felt nervous around him. She didn't know what to say, she only nodded.

"Wow, you didn't even bother denying it! HEY EDWARD! ZIP'S INLOVE WITH YOU!" He then yelled while laughing, running off to catch up with Edward. Now it was just Zip and her brother there, she didn't know what to do... but she knew one thing for sure; she's seeing Edward in a new light.

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Edward sat in class, neither Zip nor Oliver there to be with him because they were in a different class. He felt slightly jealous that Oliver got to be in the same class as his cutie patootie pookie honey bunchkins.