TORN (a Liam Payne Fan Fiction)

IX. Gaying Around

~Eleanor's POV~

It took a minute or so before Louis picked up his phone. Not that I'm impatient, it's just that I missed him a lot.

"Hey," he said breathlessly.

"What took you so long?" I asked in a joking tone.

"Well... erm... Harry..." he mumbled, "We... uh--"

"-- are getting down and dirty! Hahaha," I chortled, clutching my stomach with a hand. God, what a green mind I have. There was silence after that, making me burst into laughter again. "My God, Louis, I was just kidding! Don't tell me you took that seriously?"

"Oh. Oh! Hahaha," he laughed. It sounded so fake. "Why would I?"

I rolled my eyes even though he couldn't really see me. So you think I'm falling for that?

After a sigh, I pressed the phone to my ear again. I was expecting Louis to be repeating "hello" on the other end, but of course, I was met with no Louis, but a series of beeps.

What did I just do?

~Zayn's POV~

Yawn.

I slowly stretched with my eyes still closed, smiling when my bones clicked.

I suddenly opened my eyes when I heard someone sigh. Then I saw Liam and Harry gawping at me with strange, almost starry-eyed looks. Both of them sighed again.

"What the fuck was that for? I actually thought someone was having se--" I said.

"Isn't he beautiful, Liam?" Harry said before I can complete my sentence.

"Right, Harry," Liam replied, smiling. "A real angel."

I know I've been complimented by the lads many times before, but this time felt somehow... different. I felt my cheeks flush.

"Aww, he's blushing!" Harry grinned cheekily. "Are you shy, Zayn?"

"So cute, mate. Too cute," Liam said dreamily. Despite my ruined reputation (I know I've been known to be super shy to them, but I'm now trying to get out of my old shell), I still managed to raise my brow sassily at them.

"Are you playing with me?" I grumbled. They both became silent and their faces fell. The two lads were staring at me with disbelief. Liam opened his mouth as if to say something, but he closed it.

Harry was unshaken though. He simply smiled and walked around the Liam's hospital bed towards me. I turned away from him, so when he hugged me, my back was against his chest. I can feel his breath against my neck mumbling unfathomable words.

His mouth moved to my ear, blowing hot breath into it. I shivered, my heart beating faster and my face burning red. Harry was about to say something when the door flew open.

"Louis," I said as if I just commited a crime. The older lad turned to me with his eyes wide and nostrils flared.

I looked at Harry just as when he was lowering his lips in an attempt to kiss my cheeks. Instead, he met my lips. He pulled away immediately in surprise, but shrugged it off nonchalantly after.

"YOU!" Louis charged at me with anger glinting in his turquoise eyes. Harry jumped in front of me, shielding me from the infuriated Doncaster chap.

"Louis!" Harry warned, his arms wrapped around me protectively. There was silence and tension after that.

The latter broke the silence. "What do you say we go get out of here and grab some breakfast, Lou?"

Louis sighed then nodded, stomping out of the room. Harry followed the older lad, shooting me an apologetic look before finally leaving.

What the fuck was that about?

~Harry's POV~

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ABOUT??!" I growled at Louis as soon as we exited the room, not being able to hold it in any longer.

"'WHAT THE HELL'!?!" he retorted, "You're asking me 'WHAT THE HELL'?!"

"Unless you're deaf, I CLEARLY AM!!!" I shouted.

"Why don't you tell me?!" he shouted back.

"Tell you what?!"

"That you were seducing Zayn and you just can't keep your hands to yourself!" he lashed out, "That after being unsuccessful with me, you go looking for someone else to fuck, and it had to be ZAYN!!!"

I was utterly speechless after what he said. A nurse went to where we are and said something like, "My good sirs, you are making too much noise. You have to leave." but I was too busy organizing my thoughts to actually listen.

Am I? I asked myself, Am I just another faggot who is trying to get into my friends' pants?

"Wait... Harry, I..." Louis said. "I didn't... mean to..."

"Maybe you're right Lou," I mumbled, tears flowing down my face.

"I'm not Harry, it's just..." he didn't finish his sentence anymore, he just ran up to me and pulled me into a hug.

~the next day~

"... and I was like, CHICKEN NUGGETS!!!"

Zayn and I laughed as Louis cracked another joke, climbing up the last steps to Liam's house. Here we are, deciding to go back to daddy's house after our graveyard shifts in the hospital for him and... ah, clearing up the tension from yesterday.

"That's a good one, Lou--" Zayn opened the door and stopped midsentence as soon as he looked inside. His eyebrows were creased as if he had just seen something tragic happen.

"Why, what's--" Louis pushed himself beside Zayn and he, too, stopped before he could finish. "-- up?"

I rolled my eyes impatiently and pushed myself beside Louis, making ur three end up on a pile on the floor. I looked up to be met by four shocked stares.

"Whoa," I breathed, "Baby."

As soon as we fell inside, Nicola, Ruth, and Liam's mom, Karen stood up as if the queen just arrived.

"Lads," Karen said, surprise still clear in her voice. "You're here."

"We are," Louis spoke up. "And so are they."

He pointed a bony finger at Nicola and Ruth. The two ladies nodded. "We just came back this morning," Nicola said.

"Ah," I nodded.

"But who is she?" Zayn lifted himself off of the floor before dusting his chinos, pointing to the unidentified lass sitting in between Ruth and Karen.

The girl with curly, blonde locks, green eyes, bony structure and rugged appearance shook her head slowly as if Zayn just made a big mistake by acknowledging her presence.

"I was hoping you wouldn't notice."

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Hello guys!

So you're probably wondering...

"WHERE'S NIALL??"

You might be saying he's dead or forgotten. But you're wrong. He's NOT. I'm not gonna say which is which though.

And then there's this other thing bugging you...

"IS HARRY REALLY GAY IN THIS STORY??"

And then, you might add those "OMG, I'm not reading this anymore." and/or "YOU MOTHA******!!! Why don't you go ******* bury yourself and DIE!!!!!"

As to prevent those, I'm going to say it here firsthand: HARRY IS NOT GAY IN THIS STORY. And for a bit of spoiling, he might be dating a girl sometime in this ebook.

That's all, my beloveds. This is getting long, so bye. See you next update.

- Noelle-or-Emee-or-whatever-you-wanna-call-me :) xx