Forever My One Shots

Full Heart, Empty Stomach Pt. I

***WARNING: Could be triggering!***

Zayn: recently turned 12 years old

Niall: 13 years old

Louis: 14 years old

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"Alright, now don't go growing another like four inches before the next time I get home," Yaser says as he kisses Zayn's forehead one last time.

"I'll try not to, Baba! I'm gonna miss you," Zayn says as he stuffs his face into his father's chest while stood outside the airport terminal.

"I'm gonna miss you too, bubba. I'm also gonna miss all the food here, next time you see me I'll probably be a hundred pounds," Yaser says with a laugh.

"You get food over there, though. They have can food drives at school all the time, and the box is always filled to the brim."

"Yeah but a lot of the times people send the yucky stuff they don't like and we usually don't like it either, so we don't use a lot of it. You should tell your friends to send us some good stuff. Now I really have to go, Zayn, I love you and I'll be back home before you know it," Yaser says while hugging the boy before detaching him and walking off to the security check.

From there, Zayn solemnly walks back over to Liam and Harry who give him a sympathetic smile as they guide him and their boys back over to their car. The family drives home in silence, however, no tears had been shed yet which was a good sign. As they pull into the house Harry tells the boys to wash their hands before coming back down to eat the dinner they had picked up on the drive back home.

The three boys were quick to do as told before raising down the stairs only to then be scolded by Liam. From there the man gives them their Chipotle bowls and allows them to eat by the TV, however, when he and Harry joins them twenty minutes later he can't help but notice Zayn's still full plate.

"Zee, c'mon you gotta eat a bit more," Liam says casually and Zayn can't help but frown while thinking about the other men like his father who don't get to eat good food like this.

"My stomach's been hurting today, can I just save it for lunch tomorrow?" Zayn questions and Liam and Harry agree without thinking much of it.

As the night goes on the family enjoy their time watching a movie with one another. Niall and Louis were sitting on either side of Louis while Harry sat in the reclining chair with Zayn in his lap. Everyone was watching the movie and having a good time except for Zayn. The boy just couldn't stop thinking about what his father had said and he just wanted to figure out a way to help. And in his mind he came up with the perfect solution just as he fell asleep.

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"Why are you buying lunch if you brought your own?" Ant asks as he sees Zayn carrying a tray of food over to where he had placed his lunch box.

"Because my dad said everyone always donates bad food to the soldier boxes, so I'm gonna make up for everyone by donating yummy food," Zayn states as if it's obvious while emptying his lunch box to see everything he has to give. Two sandwiches- one ham and cheese the other roast beef, two bags of crisps, a small baggie of pretzels that was suppose to be Zayn's snack, and a packet of carrots. From there Zayn stands up from the table and places all his food- minus the carrots because he knows those will go bad- in the box before returning to the lunch table.

Even though Ant knows what Zayn's doing is stupid, he decides to say nothing since he assumes the boy is only gonna do this for a couple of days before realizing it's not worth it. So instead of mentioning it Ant, Danny, Zayn, and Shahid go on to talk about plans for a sleepover next weekend and possibly getting Shahid's older brother to rent them a rated R movie.