No Forever | Z.M (AU)

Chapter 10: The Annoying Bird

I let Zayn to get inside, he sits on Lauren's bed and I sit on my bed. Before he could speak, I sneeze a couple of times, "Bless you." He says, handing me a tissue.

"Thanks."

"I wanted-" I cut him off by sneezing, again. "Isy, are you okay? You seem sick?"

"No, I'm not sick, I'm fine, why would you say that?" I laugh nervously, hope he will buy it.

"Okay....I wanted to ask a couple of questions if you don't mind." He says, playing with his fingers nervously.

"Okay?" my respond comes out more of a question then it should be. Why would he want to ask me questions?

"Are you investing some case or something?" I tease, laughing nervously.

"No, no." he shakes his head repeatedly, then sighs, doesn't know how to explain this thing to me.

"I just need to get some answers." He runs his hand through his hair and bites his lip.

"What for?" I curiously ask.

"I will ask and you just answer, please."

"Okay." I nod my head and cross my head, waiting for him to ask the stupid questions he's so eager to know their answers.

"Do you know someone called The Dux?"

"No."

"Have you ever heard of this name before?"

"No."

"Do you know anyone who knows The Dux?"

"No, I don't know anyone called 'The Dux', or heard this name before or know if anyone knows him." I throw my hands in the air in annoyance. "And why are you asking me all these about 'The Dux'?" I make quotation marks on the word The Dux.

"He's no one." He lies and I can see it through his eyes. Of course he didn't come all the way here to ask me about The Dux and then says he's no one, because that's just a waste of time and plain stupid.

"Zayn, please, I'm not stupid, who's The Dux?"

"He's just this guy that I'm curious about and I want to know more about him." he shrugs and look around the room.

"Fine, don't tell me." I huff, rolling my eyes in annoyance and cross my arms.

"C'mon Isy, its nothing." he protests reaching for my arm but I flinch away.

"Whatever." I mumble, not looking him in the way.

We stay in silence for a moment. He goes and lays on my bed and leaning on his elbow to support his body. I stand there-in front of him, my back is touching the edge on the desk. Okay, this is so awkward. We still silent for about few minutes and I decide to break it, "So, you're going to stay here?"

"Yeah. You don't want me to stay?" He smirks up at me and I roll my eyes.

"Not to be mean, but yes." I say self-assured and with emotionless face.

His head falls back and he laughs hard and wrinkles his nose in this cute way. "Isy, just because you say not to be mean, doesn't actually mean it's not mean."

"I know." I crack a small smile and he smirks widely.

"So, I guess I will stay." He insist, putting his arms around his head and laying on them. I don't know if I should kick him out or let him stay, I mean I'm really tired and I want to sleep and who knows whats going to happen, what if something bad happens and maybe soon enough I will vomit. I'm overreacting. "Okay...." I say insured by my answer. I can't kick him out, even if I want to, I can't.