"Well?" Zayn bellowed, pinning a boy a little shorter than him to a locker "speak up!"
Nobody moved, except Niall. He pushed through the crowd to see what was going on this time. The mute kid, Josh, had obviously bumped Zayn by accident
"Speak!" Zayn ordered, making Josh scrunch his eyes shut
Niall gave the boy a sympathetic look and when Josh opened his eyes, they pleaded for Niall to defend him
"Who are you looking at?" Zayn growled
Josh's eyes continued pleading, filling with tears. Niall's head began to throb and for the first time ever, Zayn Malik looked at him.
Niall froze, knowing Zayn would arrange a very specific time for Niall. Two years he'd been off the radar... Now on his third he'd been discovered
"And who are you?" Zayn smirked, standing above Niall
"Niall Horan" Niall forced his voice
"Niall Horan" Zayn nodded "doesn't your last name mean... The whore?"
Laughter broke out around Niall as he blushed, nodding his head a little
"So... Are you a whore then?" Zayn whispered, crouching down to Niall's height "or are you a good little lad"
Niall couldn't look at Zayn, he didn't want to. He knew what Zayn wanted and e wasn't going to give it to him... Zayn didn't need anymore power over anyone and he didn't deserve it, so Niall stayed in control of his own emotions.
"Well?" Zayn asked "say something"
"I'm a good little lad" Niall answered, reciting Zayn's option
"Well isn't that nice to hear?" Zayn asked
After Niall didn't answer Zayn got to the point
"You weren't trying to help the quiet freak were you?" Zayn asked
"He's not a freak" Niall looked up at Zayn with a hardened expression "he's mute, it's not his fault Zayn"
"Oh he's mute?" Zayn pretended to surprised "please, he just doesn't want to talk to me... And that's not such a wise idea"
"Leave him alone Zayn" Niall locked his gaze with Zayn's, feeling himself melt a little on the inside "he didn't mean to"
"I'm pretty sure he meant to push me" Zayn harassed Niall some more "don't you think leprechaun"
"Shutup" Niall ground his teeth
"Excuse me?!" Zayn roared
"Nothing" Niall put his head down, glancing up at Zayn with regretful eyes
"That's what I thought" Zayn snapped "let's go guys"
And just like that, Zayn trailed off with his group of Harry, Louis, Michael and Calum.
The school began to clear off, Niall was greeted with tackling hugs from his three bet friends Luke, Ashton and Liam. Niall couldn't help but watch Zayn walk away.
If only Zayn were nice, Niall thought to himself, then maybe I would talk to him a little more.
"So?" Ashton asked "how was it talking to the hottest boy in school"
"Not as great as I thought it would be" Niall answered
