Don't Get Hurt (Zayn Malik)

Chapter 1 - The Beginning

AN - First of all thankyou to everyone who has read Niall's Princesses and got it to almost 8000 reads! I've been planning this story for ages so I've dedicated this chapter to someone who's been waiting ever since I told her about it for me to start writing it. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Aime’s P.O.V

It was the end of school on a Friday, so the start of the weekend and Louis had been there as soon as school finished to pick me up seeing as he was taking me to London to stay with him and Harry, Liam, Niall and Zayn were coming with us.

He took me on trips like this because he felt bad that he never spent any time with me anymore. Before he became famous we were incredibly close and we would spend a lot of our time together but of course now he was away a lot so we didn’t see each other very often. I was only staying there for two nights but I couldn’t wait - not only did it mean spending some time with Louis, but also it meant I got to spend a weekend with Zayn; he was perfect in every way but I knew I wasn’t the only one that thought it.

We had the radio on and we all started singing to every single song that came on. People say it’s weird that I act so natural around them but if they know how weird Louis is then I’m sure they realize it runs in the family. Anyway they’re like my best friends, which kind of makes the attraction I have towards Zayn even more awkward than it is already.

Girls at my school were so jealous of me due to how much time I got to spend with them. When they first came to my school when they did their home visits on X Factor they got attacked by the majority of the school, even though Louis had been to the same school just a few years beforehand. Things had now calmed down though and whenever I got picked up by Louis now people just stood nearby staring at him with their jaws dropped whilst he awkwardly smiled and then drove away as fast as he could the second I got in the car - my thoughts were disturbed by Liam shouting at Niall

“Niall you’ve finished all the crisps in the car! Do you ever stop eating?!” Liam said, shocked, showing Niall all the empty packets around his feet that were meant to be for all of us to last the entire trip. Me, Harry and Zayn started laughing as Niall stuck his tongue out childishly and looked out the window.

Even Zayn’s laugh was perfect. Everything about him was perfect. It was hard not to fall in love with him. I couldn’t help smiling at the way he looked but that’s when he looked back at me…

Oh god, he caught me staring at him but he just smiled and turned back around. Harry nudged me in the ribs from the seat next to me and raised his eyebrows whilst smirking knowingly. Great he had seen me staring at Zayn too. Thankfully neither of them mentioned it to the others. Not yet anyway…

When we arrived at the hotel we were staying in, we checked in then had to decide who was sharing with who. We were staying in a hotel because none of us wanted to sleep on the floor at Louis’ flat. We had booked a big apartment with two twin rooms, a double and a sofa bed. The boys let me have the double, Liam and Niall shared a twin and Harry and Louis had the other leaving Zayn with the sofa bed.

“No fair! You know I don’t sleep on sofas!” Zayn complained throwing his bag onto the sofa bed anyway.

“But Zayn it’s a sofa BED!” Niall said laughing loudly and then laughing harder as Zayn looked at him disapprovingly. We all started heading towards our rooms with our luggage and Harry came over to me as soon as I walked into my room.

“Not going to offer to let Zayn share the double with you” Harry whispered and I could sense the smirk in his voice. I ignored him and carried on walking into my room but he still decided to follow me. I pretended I hadn’t noticed him as he sat down on my bed. “You know the way you look into his eyes when he’s talking is the same way I’ve seen married couples look into each others eyes.” Harry continued, “I don’t mean to make you feel uncomfortable or anything, but anyone that see’s the way you look at him would automatically know you’re in love.” This is when I turned around to stare Harry in the face.

“Who said I love him?!” I snapped, I think I scared Harry a little with my feistiness but right now his courage wasn’t my priority.

“Well it’s pretty obvious Aims.” He gave me the you-know-it’s-true look, was it really that obvious? “Look we have all weekend and that means there’s enough time for me to sort something out for you?” He continued hopefully only causing him to receive a death glare from me.

“No way Harry!” I shouted angrily at him, probably too loudly as Louis came running to the doorway, shortly followed by Liam and Niall.

“What’s going on here?” Louis asked as he glanced over at Harry who was now laying comfortably on my bed, then looking back at me confused. I admit if you just heard that and looked at the scene in front of you then any situation could run through your mind and knowing Louis he’d probably think of the worst possible thing.

“It’s nothing.” I said bluntly, my eyes still staring evilly at Harry.

“What’s the matter with you two?” Louis questioned as he looked between us waiting for an explanation.

“Sure it’s nothing.” Harry said, completely ignoring what Louis said and smirking at me, raising his eyebrows before jumping off the bed.

“So this is where the party is!” Zayn said bursting through the door. My heart fluttered while everyone else turned to stare at Zayn, who obviously hadn’t noticed the tense atmosphere. Louis sighed and walked off after Harry had left the room and everyone else slowly followed except from Zayn who stayed in the doorway, completely dazed by what just happened.