Betrothed To My Bully

Chapter 5

LIAM.

"What was that all about?" I asked as soon as I got over the shock.

"What was what?" Harry asked.

"That! It was like you guys were speaking in code. And since when do you know him?" I asked him.

Harry shrugged. "I don't know him." He said.

"Yes. And that is why you get what he meant just now, right?" I pointed a thumb behind my back.

"Look, Liam. He has been through a lot, okay. Please be careful with him. I'm really scared that you might be that one extra push that will make him fall off the edge." Harry said vefore turning around and leaving. What does he know about Niall? Because that is what his brother told me.

I turned around and went to my locker to get my books. I took out Math, French and Physics text books before going to class. I really don't like going to my locker in between classes.

I walked into my Math class, which I have with Niall. I walked passed my sport in the third row and went to the back where Niall is sitting alone.

"May I sit with you?" I asked when I got to him.

"If you want." He shrugged with his head still down.

I pulled out the chair next to him and sat down. "I was thinking, maybe we should go out after school. As friends." I suggested. "Get to know each other a little bit more."

"I'd like that." He finally looked up.

I smiled at him and was about to continue with the conversation but Harry, Lou and Zayn walked in, my three best friends. "Hey, Payno. What are you doing with the fag?" Zayn asked with so much hate and disgust I could practically taste the emotions.

"Zayn and Lou, meet Niall, my friend. Niall, these are my friends, Zayn, Lou and you have already met Harry." I introduced. Desperately praying that Zee and Lou don't do anything stupid. "We are hanging out after school if you would like to join us."

"Oh? You are friends now?" Zayn asked while Lou just observed us.

"Yes, we are friends." I glared at him in hopes that he gets the message.

"Okay." Lou said. "Yes, we would like to join you after school so that we can get to know our new friend. I mean any friend of Liam's is a friend of ours."

"Okay, fine." Zee said.

"Great! It's a date." I said just as the bell rang and the teacher came in.

The rest of the day went by uneventful, save for a few whispers and glares directed at Niall.

After school, we all piled up in my car and went o a local Pizzeria. We ordered our pizzas and started getting to know Niall. Surprisingly, we have a lot in common.

"So Liam, what made you want to be Niall's friend all of a sudden?" Lou asked. He has been less talkative and more observant today.

I looked at Niall, silently asking him for permission to tell them what is going on, he just shrugged. "Do you guys still remember about that arranged marriage I told you about?" They hesitantly nodded. "Since you guys are my closest friends. Guys, meet my fiancé." Their eyes widened at that. Good thing they all know about my crush on Niall.

"Congratulation!" Lou almost screamed out. "We have to celebrate. Order ice cream and the three of us will settle the bill." He has released the tension from his body now. He is Lou.

"Yeah, congrats." Zayn raised his glass.

"Thanks." I looked at Niall, who has been quiet the whole time, and found him in deep thought. His eyebrows are creased and he has stopped chewing, his focus look is also the cutest.

"Are you okay?" I asked him and he nodded.

"Just thinking." He smiled at me. A real smile.

The little bit of hope I had that Niall and I will be okay sometimes in the future, just amplified big time because of that smile.

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Had to get these updates up in celebration of Life s birthday.