It's Just Us Now (1D Fan Fiction)

Chapter 4

Hey. 

So, I'm really stressed. :(

I think I screwed things up between me and a guy friend. Word of advice, don't care too much about what people think of you. It's just gonna kill you inside.

I'm dedicating this chapter to my amazayn wattpad-less friend Arige, who gave me a title for this story and listens to me go on and on about crap in my life that she doesn't care about. She's also the only one of my friends that knows that I'm writing this, and idk where I'd be without her :D

I love writing too much to stay away from Wattpad...so here you go. I'm a dork at heart <3

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*Emma POV*

"So you're not gonna tell me what you have planned?" I whined.

"Nope" Zayn said playfully. I give up. He still won't tell me what he meant when he said he'd get my mind off things! I guess it's a surprise. But I don't like surprises... 

Zayn walked over to the picture frames on the shelf and picked one up. It was a picture of Carly and I. We were in the park a few blocks from here, swinging on the swings and laughing. Carly looked so innocent, like the last person on Earth that would ever consider suicide.

"So this was you and Carly?" he asked.

"Yeah. That was taken about a year ago." I recalled. 

He nodded and stared at the picture. I smiled a little. That picture’s one of my favorites. 

"She was amazing." Zayn smiled, each of his sparkling white teeth showing. "She could always make me laugh and supported me when I was on x-factor."

I looked at him in interest. 

"Did you ever have feelings for her?" I asked.

Zayn put the picture down and sat down again. 

"Umm...no." he replied blankly.

"Okay." I said. Whatever.

We sat in silence for a minute.

"So how's school?" he asked.

"It was good. It's technically winter break right now, but I did a bunch of online classes and graduated early." 

"That's cool.” He said. “What are you doing this summer?"

This summer...it was supposed to be perfect.

"I don't know. I was going to spend it with Carly." I said honestly.

"I see." he replied.

"So what about you, what are you doing this summer?" I asked.

"Tour with the boys. But management promised us more breaks this time."

Oh yeah. They're kind of famous. I'm so used to seeing Zayn as an old friend. 

"That sounds really fun. And exciting." I responded. 

"Yeah. Fans everywhere, going from hotel to hotel, and long airplane rides." Zayn sighed. 

I looked at his annoyed expression.

"Sounds like you miss home." 

"Well, yeah. I love being a part of One Direction, don't get me wrong.  It's really an amazing experience. We just don't get that many breaks or I have to spend them visiting my parents in Florida."

"That really sucks. But I guess that’s just part of your life now." 

"Yeah." Zayn said. "What about you, how are your parents?"

"On a four month cruise." I said.

"Ohh." he replied.

We just sat there for a minute. 

"So when is my surprise coming?" I asked.

"Very soon." Zayn checked his phone and smiled.

"I want food.” he said randomly, even though we just ate. He walked up to the fridge and opened it.

"Hey, cake!" he said. Well, this should be entertaining. He pulled out the large pink vanilla cake and took a fork and knife. Still standing up, he cut a piece of it and took a big bite.

"OMG EWW!" he screamed through a mouthful of cake.

He ran to the sink and in the process, dropped the rest of the slice all over his front. Most of his black shirt was now covered in pink frosting. He thoroughly (and hilariously) rinsed out his mouth. I burst out laughing and realized that I should probably help him out.

“Oh my gosh, are you ok?” I asked, failing to stifle my laugh. He didn’t answer. He was too busy using up all my soap to scrub his tongue. Did it really taste that bad? 

My friend Julia had sent me the cake a month ago. I had been too depressed to eat it. I went over and smelled it cautiously. I rolled my eyes when I figured it out. It was a prank cake! My friends and I used to send those to each other all the time, especially Carly. We would put a bunch of gross ingredients in the mix so it would taste like pickles, fish, or rotten eggs. And sometimes all three. Zayn finally finished his mouth cleaning. He had a look of pure shock on his face as I continued crying with laughter.

"What the hell was that?" he half shouted, half asked. I just burst out laughing even harder.

"It was prank cake!" I managed to say between giggles.

"Oh, you think this is funny?" he pouted.

He took a paper towel and tried to scrub the frosting off his shirt. It wasn't working. 

"Well, yeah!" I laughed.

"Come here."

I got up and got a better view of the huge frosting stain on his shirt. I just pointed and laughed even harder. Zayn did not look happy, but had a devious look on his face. He took a handful of the cake and threw it square on my tank top. My white tank top. 

"Hey!!!" I whined. I had a big, pink mess on my chest.

I swept past him and grabbed a handful of cake and launched it toward his neck. It exploded right on target and started a full out cake throwing war. Before I knew it, I was entirely covered in cake and my face hurt from laughing so hard. Zayn was too. I never thought I'd laugh like this again after Carly's death. I took a paper towel and scraped the cake off my face. Zayn did the same. 

“Oh my gosh. I’m caked in cake.” I laughed. Bad jokes with Emma.

“Me too!” Zayn laughed. 

On the way to the trashcan, I tripped on my own feet. Crap. Clumsy me. I expected to feel the impact of the ground, but a strong pair of arms caught me instead.

"Thanks, I’m just—"

I froze when I looked up to see Zayn's face inches from mine, his bright eyes really close to me.

Zayn’s the only person who’s given a crap about me since Carly died. No one else was there for me. And honestly, I’ve always had a little crush on him since we were kids. But I’m really good at hiding things.

The entire world froze. We both leaned in. The electric force grew stronger. Our lips were right about to touch when— 

Ding-dong. The sudden doorbell pulled us apart. I gave Zayn a small smile and went to get the door. I can’t believe I almost kissed him. Swinging open the door, I froze. Four gorgeous, beaming boys stood in front of me.

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