Zalien Abduction

6

Zayn wakes up way to early the next morning from another nightmare. He wasn't scared, just needed a little bit of comforting. A hug would always be nice. He rolls over and discovers an even worse nightmare: Liam wasn't next to him!
'Where'd my baby go!? Did he leave? Is he okay?' Zayn wonders as he starts to panic.
"Liam?" Zayn asks quietly as he sits up in bed. He looks around and sees he was all alone. Not even Watson was sleeping on his dog bed on the floor.
     Where did they go? Why was he all alone?
What happened??
     Zayn stands up to search the house for Liam. He finally finds him in the kitchen standing in front of the sink.
     "Liam!" Zayn says in relief.
      "Hey Zaynie," Liam greets with a smile over his shoulder at Zayn.  
       "Why are you up so early love?" Liam asks with a grin when he takes in Zayn's messy hair and tired eyes.
      "Why are you up so early?" Zayn questions with a raised eyebrow and a slight grin.
    "Im going for a run in a little bit," Liam shares as he fills up his water bottle in the sink.
"A run?" Zayn repeats in confusion.
"Yeah! I want to Get a few more in before the weather gets too bad and it's sooo nice out today! And id so rather run outside than inside. Especially since It's so nice outside," Liam carries on but Zayn was still lost.
"Yeah. Run outside is... Great," he mutters.
"Would you want to come with me?" Liam asks with a hopeful smile.
"Yeah sure," Zayn shrugs.
"Are you really gonna come with me Zayn?" Liam asks excitedly.
"Yeah.... Unless you don't want me to or whatever," Zayn mutters.
"No!! I just didn't think you would want to so I never offered before but I'm so happy now that you actually wanna go with me!" Liam says as he smiles and presses his hands to his cheeks excitedly making Zayn smile because Liam was being so cute.
He couldn't possibly say no to this giant ball of sunshine with squishy, dimply cheeks.
      "So when are we gonna go?" Zayn wonders curiously.
     "I'm ready right now," Liam shrugs. "But You should probably put on real clothes before we go," He suggests.
"Oh.... Yeah... Yeah good idea," Zayn nods.
"What should I wear though?" He wonders.
"Um.... Anything but ripped skinny jeans and giant combat boots," Liam advises.
"I don't have much else beside that.... But I'll see what I can find," Zayn replies with a shrug as he turns and goes back to their room.
He comes back a few minutes later wearing proper workout attire and Has hair tied back in a cute little man bun
"Zaynie..... What the hell are you wearing?" Liam asks, unable to hide a wide amused smile as he looks at Zayn's little stick legs.
"Oh these? I don't know. But Louis gave them to me a while ago. He said he never wore them though but I don't know why they're so comfortable and freeing. But I think they're his little sister's he said," Zayn says as he looks down at the pair of short red running shorts he was wearing.
"Well you look super cute wearing them," Liam compliments and Zayn beams happily.
"But it's kinda cold outside. Maybe you should put pants on," Liam suggests worriedly in concern.
"I'll be okay Liam," Zayn insists bravely.
"At least put some kind of jacket on. Please," Liam insists longingly. "It's cold and I don't want you to get sick."
"Okay Liam. Okay I'll do it," Zayn mutters as he goes back to their room again to find one of Liam's hoodies to wear even though it was a little too big on him.
"I'm ready now Liam," Zayn says.
"You ready? Let's go!" Liam exclaims excitedly as he opens the front door. He walks outside and Zayn follows him then Liam starts off at a slow jog.
"C'mon Zaynie!" Liam calls as he jogs down the sidewalk.
Zayn walks down the stairs in confusion. He had never ran before but he thought he'd give it a try. He bravely takes a few steps then pushes himself forward into a slightly awkward stiff run until he catches up with Liam.
"Hi," he says with a small smile that Liam returns. 
"Hey baby," Liam greets happily. He was so overjoyed and couldn't believe that Zayn actually came with him on his morning run.
Zayn was glad he came too. Running was a lot of fun. It was energizing and rejuvenating; a chance to clear your mind and strengthen your body; and it was something Zayn found enjoyable.
Until they got to the end of the short sidewalk to round the block and his feet were hurting and he was sweating and gross and it was hard to breath now and his chest hurt.
"Liam can we take a break?" Zayn asks, gasping for air already.
"Zaynie we just started! We can't break now!" Liam replies with a smile as he glances over at Zayn.
      "But my feet huuuuuurt," Zayn whines.
      "That's okay that's normal," Liam says. "Just focus on your breathing and posture and you'll be okay," Liam says with a confident smile.
     Zayn groans but takes Liam's advice and just focuses on his running but it didn't work. It only made him realize how sore he already was and how badly he just wanted to go home and go back to sleep.
Why did he let Liam talk him in to this again?
But despite his struggle, Zayn tried to keep up with Liam to make him happy. Liam was so happy that Zayn was actually here and he didn't want to ruin that happiness.
So, He runs his Awkward, Stiff penguin run down the sidewalk next to tall, athletic-track star Liam. Zayn's little heart beats as he has to take 3 quick strides just to keep up with 1 or 2 if Liam's long-legged strides and he wishes he could just die and not have to run any more.
      "Come on Zaynie!! Keep up baby!" Liam calls with a playful grin as he turns around and runs backwards to look back at Zayn who had fallen behind.
       "Liam I hate this," Zayn grumbles very irritably as he tries to keep up with Liam but was barely even able to fast-walk at this time.
"C'mon zee!!" Liam calls.
"Liam my heart is beating!!" Zayn whines as he presses a hand to his chest to feel his heart beating rapidly under his ribs, afraid it might just burst.
"Well I hope your little heart is beating, Zaynie," Liam replies with a little giggle.
       "Liam!! That's not what I meant!" Zayn cries. "Liam I am gonna die!!" Zayn complains but Liam doesn't hear him and keeps running.
Zayn groans loudly but forces himself to keep going.
      "Isn't this fun Zayn?" Liam says with a Smile when Zayn finally caught up to him when Liam finally slowed his pace a little bit to a nice steady jog.
     Zayn glares up at Liam, unable to speak because he was panting so desperately for air.
      "And just think, when we get home I can make us a protein smoothie! Won't that be good?! And I even bought kale when I went to the store the other day! Oh I'm so excited! It's gonna be so good! And we can put some blueberries and strawberries and a nice protein powder in there. Wouldn't you like that Zayn?!" Liam says casually as if he hadn't been running for the last 25 minutes.
      Zayn shakes his head and doesn't say anything. He's in such a bad mood and he didn't even want to talk to Liam anymore.
      He just wanted to stop moving and go home and never do anything again. His bones and muscles hurt and were cramping and he had a terrible stitch in his side that felt like somebody had brutally stabbed him with a butterknife and it hurt so bad.
How could anyone consider this enjoyable?
Zayn had never been in such pain and discomfort in his entire life. He would rather be tortured and experimented on as a government test subject than have to run any longer.
You know. The usual thoughts people have when running.
"Liam I can't fucking do this!!" Zayn cries then stops suddenly. Liam stops in confusion and looks back to Zayn.
     "You alright?" He asks worriedly.
      "No I am not alright and I am not going a fucking ztep further!!" Zayn insists as he sits down cross legged on the sidewalk.
"Zayn..." Liam trails off, hiding his grin.
     "No Liam!! I've put up with this shit long enough and I'm done. This is fucjing crazy!" Zayn adds.
      "So you're just gonna sit in the middle of the sidewalk forever?" Liam assumes.
      "Forever. I'm not taking another step," Zayn claims.
     "Then how are you gonna get home then?" Liam wonders with a slight grin.
"You can take me," Zayn resolves.
  "I am not carrying you," Liam says.
"Well you can keep going. I don't fucking care. I'm going home," Zayn says in determination as he crosses his arms and stands his ground.
"My feet hurt. My legs hurt. My chest hurts. I can't breath. I almost fell like 10 times. I'm cold. I'm going home," Zayn says as he turns around and starts the long journey home.
Liam laughs and runs up to Zayn.
"Hey baby," he says as he tries to hold Zayn's hand but Zayn crosses his arms frustratedly.
"Fuck off Liam," Zayn mumbles.
"Somebody's in a bad mood," Liam comments with a laugh and a huge grin.
They walk home slowly, at Zayn's pace. When they finally get home, Zayn falls on the couch, having absolutely no energy to do anything or move ever again.
A little while later, Liam walks into the lounge and laughs at Zayn.
"Baby you gotta get in shape. We didn't even go that far. That wasn't even half of my usual running distance," Liam tells him jokingly.
"Fuck off Liam," Zayn grumbles unhappily.
"I'm just saying! You really should consider your stamina. It's not very good," Liam comments as he takes a sip of his green protein smoothie.
"What!! Don't look at me like that!" Liam laughs. "You're the one that wanted to come with me!" Liam reminds Zayn who shakes his head and glares viciously up at Liam. 
"Hey baby, face is still really red..... You want some water or something?" Liam offers politely.
     "No Liam. I want to die," Zayn mutters unhappily into a pillow.
     "But I thought you liked running," Liam says playfully.
    "Why the bloody fucking hell would anyone enjoy that shit?" Zayn questions harshly.
      "I enjoy it...." Liam says.
       "Well you're fucking crazy," Zayn concludes and Liam laughs.
"Here, drink this it's good," Liam offers as he holds a glass of his smoothie toward Zayn.
    "I don't want that fucking evil running juice!" Zayn cries as he hits the cup out of Liam's hand and it falls and spills all over the floor.
      "Zayn!!" Liam gasps then laughs.
"Clean up your mess," Liam orders.
"No!!" Zayn declines stubbornly.
"I can't move Liam! You ruined me for life! I try to be nice and do things you want to do. And then shit like this happens. I'm paralyzed for the rest of my life now!!" Zayn says dramatically as he rolls over on the couch.
"You are so dramatic," Liam groans. "It's not a hard concept. The more you work out, the easier it becomes and you won't hurt as much. It actually can be a lot of fun," Liam offers.
"Or I could just never do it again and zave myself from going through that fucking useless shit hell," Zayn mumbles and Liam laughs.
"How is that funny?" Zayn demAnds.
"I'm sorry. You're trying to be mad but you're not intimidating at all. It's just adorable. Like a little tiny sweet kitten," Liam admits.
"I fucking hate you," Zayn mutters.
"No you don't baby. You just hate running. But wait..... If you don't like running, why'd you want to come with me?" Liam asks.
    "I didn't fucjin know what running was!" Zayn claims and Liam grins.
"Well..... Now you know. I'm gonna take a shower. Wanna join?" Liam offers.
"No," Zayn says.
"Baby you need to take a shower. You smell bad," Liam says jokingly.
"I don't fucking want to hear it Liam!!" Zayn insists angrily.
"Wanna take a shower with me?" Liam offers with s smile.
"No!!" Zayn demands.
"Baby why not?" Liam asks sadly. "You always love showering together."
     "I'm never taking a shower with you ever again! I'm never even gonna talk to you ever again!!" Zayn claims dramatically.
      "Baby whyyyy?" Liam laments sadly.
"Because I'm mad at you!!" Zayn replies as he stumbles off to the shower.
"What did I do?!" Liam laughs.
"It's your fault!! You did this to me!!" Zayn replies from down the hallway.
"It's called working out and getting stronger Zayn. It's good for your body," Liam explains as if it was some new crazy concept.
"Fuck you," Zayn mutters unhappily. "And I'm never doing anything with you ever again! I hate you!!" He adds and Liam just laughs at him.
"Okay Zaynie if you say so," he agrees with a smile.
Clearly, Zayn was not a fan of physical activity.... But he was still pretty adorable. As always.