the zone ➸ ziam [completed]

eight.

Zayn smiles when he sees his best friend running towards him with his backpack flailing behind him. Niall catches his breath before letting out a chuckle, "First week of public school done. How was it then?"

Zayn shrugs his shoulders before smiling, "I like it. Bit crowded but better than being the only one in the room with a teacher."

Niall snorts and nods his head. Zayn follows beside him as they make their way through the hallways of the school.

Zayn likes to think his first week of public school ever went pretty well. He didn't get teased or anything so that is always a good sign.

"Good, I'm glad. There's a party tonight and we, my friend, are going." Niall grins, throwing his arm around Zayn's shoulders.

Zayn scoffs, "No thanks."

"Actually, I didn't offer. I'm stating that yeah, we're fúcking going to this party Zayn."

Zayn rolls his eyes and just listens to Niall go on about the party. There's no use trying to fight Niall on it, especially when Zayn's already planned on staying over at Niall's house tonight.

It's been two weeks since he's learned all about what his father does exactly and it's been pretty tense between the two. His dad has tried keeping a conversation going with Zayn, but it usually falls just as quickly.

So, Harry's decided on letting Zayn let the new information sink in at it's own time and has taken to agreeing to almost anything Zayn asks for.

Which is why he gets to stay over at Niall's on a Friday, where apparently they are heading out to a party later tonight.

"Just a little warning, the parties going to be at Ethan's house tonight, his older brother's hosting it. But-"

"Wait. The same Ethan that's been flirting with me all week?" Zayn mumbles, buckling his seatbelt before Niall takes off, quickly.

He decided on not bringing his own car since he was going to Niall's. There was no need for him to bring his own car when Niall could drive for them. Zayn doesn't really like driving all that much, he'd rather be in the passenger seat and look out the window.

"Yeah which I don't understand why you don't just give him a chance, he's a pretty chill guy." Niall replies, reaching into the glove compartment with his free hand to get an unopened pack of Goldfish.

Zayn rolls his eyes, "Because I'm with- I'm seeing Liam."

Niall scoffs, "Dude, c'mon. You two barely even get to hang out with each other, where's the fun in that?"

"You rarely get to see Justin." Zayn points out. He tries to ignore the fact that, yeah he hasn't seen Liam in a week and a half because the older man has been busy with his job.

"That's not true. We see each other like four out of the seven days of the week."

Zayn rolls his eyes. He definitely does not get jealous because Niall sees Justin more than Zayn sees Liam.

"As your best friend, I have to admit I don't really like him much."

Zayn frowns at his best friends words, upset that Niall actually said he doesn't like Liam. "Why don't you like him?"

Niall shrugs, "Just have this weird feeling about him."

Zayn bites his lip and doesn't reply. It means a lot to him that his best friend(practically his brother) like and get along with whoever he dates. Hearing that Niall doesn't particularly like Liam, just makes Zayn sad.