Love Me Like You Do - A Zayn Malik AU

Chapter Nineteen | Part two

For the information, Zayn and Nina did already know each other before the ball. Of course, this is a story and made up. They still have graduation and prom.

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The cold air of outside goes through the doors. He quickly closes the doors when he sees goose bumps appear on my arms. I look at him. He also closes the doors to the dining room. He sits down on the stairs. There are a pair of chairs in this grand hall but okay, we will sit down here. I sit down next to him. "You know I was only trying to protect you, right?" He says, luckily starting the conversation first. I look at him. "Yes, I know that." I say answering his question. "Then why did you get so mad at me?" He says. "Because there will be a lot more times were, we will be apart." I say, turning on the ring with the silver stone around my fingers. "Yes, but we don't want it. I don't at least." He says looking at his fingers. "I don't either but it does happen." I say looking up at him.

 "How did you think I felt when Deliah, kissed you on the cheek just then?" I ask him. He rolls his eyes for a millionth time after the stories of Jonathan and looks disgusted. "Well." He begins his answer. "Do we really have to talk about this?" He says looking down. "Well, this is our job." I say. "Not the kissing other people, but the being all kind part." I say. He looks at me. "Since it is our task to be kind to everyone, even though we don't like them, I trust you not to cheat on me." I say looking at him, hoping he is getting the hint. It looks like he got it. "That is why you got so mad, because you want me to trust you back." He says. I nod and smile. "I do, I trust you." He says after a couple of minutes. I smile and take his hand. My mother walks in through the doors. "Oh, sorry." She says smiling at me. Zayn smiles at her. "Jonathan wants to speech." She says trying to imitate Jonathan. "We will be there." Zayn says smiling at her. She nods and walks back inside. Zayn chuckles at me.

We walk back inside. Deliah her smile returns as Zayn enters but when she sees me behind him, it turns into a glare. I ignore her and sit down in my seat. "Is it solved?" Mother asks me with a hopeful look in her eyes. I nod. She smiles. Dad talks about the plans of giving the hotel a makeover. The lobby and the older rooms/suites are being redone. I smile as we have a good, funny conversation with Deliah and my mother. The wine incident seems to be forgotten. It is a relaxed atmosphere and we all seem to love it.

Jonathan, his wife and Deliah have left. I feel that it is going be late when we leave this place. Safaa is gone to bed. "I am going to go to the restroom." I say as I get up. I enter the grand hall and go into the what I think is the restroom. It is not the bathroom. I see portraits of the royal family. Not just Zayn with his family but the grandparents of his too. I take a walk towards the first portrait. It is an older man with his father's eyes and an older woman. King Nicklaus Malik and Lucinda Le Contea - Malik. Is what it is says on the little tag under the frames. Next is the portrait of his parents. King Yaser Malik and Queen Trisha Jazelle - Malik. Then there are portrait of Zayn and his sister. Crown-prince Zayn Yaser Nicklaus Malik on the side of that there is a picture of a much younger Safaa Lucinda Patricia Maria Malik. I smile. "You maybe have found the Royal room of portraits." I hear Trisha her voice behind me. "I am so sorry, it wasn't my intention." She smiles. "Nina. It is fine." She says, looking over at Zayn's portrait on the dark red painted walls.

Zayn stands, in front of the front door. "Where are we going?" I ask him when I see he has on his blazer again. "For a walk." He throws me my coat and I out it on with a smile. We don't take the way to the midnight park but the other way. This is one of the other three gardens. I see a billion sort of flowers with the lights that are built in the ground. I smile when the smell of fresh roses fills my nostrils. "I am pretty happy that we have worked it out tough." He says. "I am too since I still need someone to be the date for the wedding of my older sister. He hits my shoulder. "Do you remember when we first met?" He asks me. I laugh. I nod at him. It was a couple of years ago. "Yes." I say smiling. "You were very shy." I hit his shoulder. "Wouldn't everybody be, when they first meet the prince for the first time?" I ask him. "Well, some people do." He says as he takes my hand in his, he squeezes my hand. He pulls me closer towards him. "I am very happy with you." He says. "I am very happy with you too." I say and smile. 

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We have arrived home. I smile when I come up into my room. This night was so much fun. I am very happy that we are back together. I change into my pjama's and clean my face. Looking on my iPhone I smile bright. Emma texted me. She has invited Zayn and I for her birthday. Dad has sent and e-mailed to me from school. On the of 17th of April there is graduation and prom. I smile. Tomorrow I have a meeting and a presentation. I am very tired. Lying in bed, I think about the night and fall asleep slowly...