Everybody Knows [Niam]

"National Hit Zayn Day... (Un)expected Surprises"

Everybody Knows

Chapter 7

“National Hit Zayn Day… (Un)expected Surprises”

Where the hell was he dragging me off to? I barely knew him!

I tried struggling out of Liam’s grasp but found out it was a surprisingly difficult task. Damn, he was way stronger than he looked. About halfway through our little journey I gave up on getting free and allowed him to guide me to wherever he was taking me. It didn’t take long for us to reach our destination, a table in the S.F. Dining commons with three very familiar faces. For some reason I got really nervous and subconsciously his behind Liam.

“So, you finally made it?” Cici asked Liam as she ate her salad. “Were the lines that long today?”

“Not exactly.” Liam answered casually as he scratched his left forearm.

 “Oh! Is that pizza!?” Harry beamed as he looked up from his plate of expensive looking sushi. His eyes gave away his sudden desire for the Italian food on the tray Liam was holding. “Can I have some?” He put on the best puppy face I’ve seen to date. I mean, he could go up to government and ask for classified information with that face they would’ve simply handed it over on a silver platter.

“No.” Liam stated with a deadpan face. “Don’t you already have enough food on your plate?”

“But I’m sharing this with Zayn! It’s not as much as it looks.” Frowned Harry.

“If you want more, you can have the rest of mine.” Zayn grumbled as he went through his cell phone. “I’m pretty full.”

“Really? How? You barely touched any.” Cici said with a skeptical tone.

“That doesn’t matter though.” Liam said with an annoyed look. “You know he would starve if it means it would keep Harry full, which is kind of sad when you think about it because Harry is never full. Its like his stomach is a black hole. How he’s not the size of the moon should be next big scientific mystery if you ask me.”

“Hey! That’s not nice!” Harry said while making a face.

“Go jump off a bridge.” Zayn said not looking up from his cell.

“Only if you follow me.” Liam smirked. “And besides this isn’t my slice of pizza to give away anyway, Harry.”

“Then whose is it?” Harry asked.

“My new friend’s.” Liam flashed this charming smile that reminded me of his smile.

Wait? Did he just introduced me as his friend? But we only met like a couple of minutes ago. Was he just taking pity on me because I was the new kid? If so, he didn’t need to. I hated being patronized.

“Friend? Where is she?” Cici asked with a worried look. “And heads up, I’ve been told to report to Reira if I catch you flirting with any girls.”

Liam looked offended for a split second before he regained his cool demeanor. A cheeky grin edged it’s way over half of his face. “Well, then you have nothing to report…because I wasn’t flirting with any girls…” He stepped out of the way and I suddenly had three pairs of eyes on me. “I’ve been flirting with Niall here.”

My eyes widened and my jaw dropped.

He was what??? Wait, what the hell did I just miss? Sure, he was being kind of friendly to me, but it never crossed my mind he could be… Oh, god. What gave him the idea that it was okay to flirt with me? Could he see something I was unaware of?