Let's Call It Love [A Zayn Malik Fan Fiction]

Chapter 5

Lana's POV

Okay, she had to admit, going on a 2 hour long trip in a rental van with One Direction wasn't the worst thing she could imagine, though it wasn't the best either.

Louis was behind the wheel with Liam beside him. The two of them were arguing about which route was better. Harry and Niall had the seats in the middle and they had to change position every five minutes. She and Zayn were in the last row, behind them were their bags and things.

Zayn had fallen asleep and his head was on her lap. She had said it wasn't a big deal. She was guilty about him not getting any sleep the night before.

Lana had her earphones in and was blasting You Need Me, I Don't Need You by Ed Sheeran.

He was who she looked up to. He had climbed the ladder of success on his own. Exactly what she was planning to do herself.

The song changed and she closed her eyes, listening carefully.

In shadow where there lies hope,

Cut tension with a knife,

I find it hard to cope,

Stop playing with my life

You analyse my fears,

Analyse my dreams,

Choke on burning tears,

Through my silent screams,

Things aren't what they seem

Lana felt the familiar sting of tears behind her eyes but she blinked them away furiously. She was done crying over him.

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Zayn had woken up when Harry had screamed his lungs out. He had dropped his phone.

The first thing the Bradford boy did was fix his hair. After making sure it was in a perfect quiff, he smiled at her sheepishly.

"So, care to tell me where we're off to?" She asked as the scenery passes by.

"No. I want to see if you can guess the place."

She stuck her tongue out at him. "How much longer?"

"Fifteen minutes, love." Louis answered.

Lana groaned and stuck in her earbuds. Only to have the one on the left yanked out. She glared at Zayn but let him put it in his ear.

He started nodding to the beat of the music. "This is good. Who are they?"

Lana sputtered in disbelief. "This is Demons by Imagine Dragons! It's on my Week Favorites!"

Zayn chuckled. "Okay. What else have you got for me?" He asked and she started to take it as a game.

She scrolled down and found one who's beat never grew old. This Love by Maroon 5.

Zayn started to hum, then Harry was tapping his hands to the beat. Louis was swaying, Liam was cocking his head and Niall was munching his crisps to the beat.

"I was so high I did not recognize, the fire burning in her eyes..." They mumbled the next lines because nobody knew them then...

"THIS LOVE HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON ME! She said good bye, too many times before!"

They all started laughing and she changed the song.

By the time Louis had called out "We're here!" Zayn was hooked to half her music list.