We'll make this work

chapter 5

Niall aimlessly scribbled at his paper, the shape forming into a bunny. He frowned, crumbling the paper and turning to a knew page. 

"What are you trying to draw?" Niall half smiled hearing his voice, not looking up from his paper. 

"I don’t know, I was just kinda doodling." Mr. Tomlinson knelt down beside Niall, looking up at him. He smiled, then reached out and grabbed Niall’s crumbled piece of paper. 

"This wasn’t bad. Why’d you ruin it?"

Niall laughed. “I don’t like bunnies."

Mr. Tomlinson rolled his eyes. “What do you like then?" 

Niall bit his lip, smiling as he starred at Mr. Tomlinson. “I meant, what’s your favorite animal?"

"I don’t know, penguins are cute." Mr. Tomlinson smiled, standing up as he messed up Niall’s hair.

"Draw me a penguin, Niall." Niall watched as Mr. Tomlinson walked away then started drawing. He looked back up at his table once he realized no one was talking, not even Liam and Zayn amongst each other.

"What? No more comments anymore?" 

Harry shrugged. “I guess we got used to you two flirting in class."

"It’s not flirting."

"Half the time you two just stare at each other, talking really slow. You’re nearly as bad as half the girls in our class with their boyfriends. You’re almost as bad as Liam and Zayn." They both looked up at Harry, then at each other, then smiled back down at their paper.

"Whatever, I’ve got a penguin to draw."

They continued working in silence up until the bell rang. They gathered their stuff and headed for the door. 

"Niall, come here a second." Mr. Tomlinson called as they neared the door. 

"I’ll meet you in biology, Liam." He called as the rest of them went out the door. “Yes?" Niall grinned as he approached his desk. Mr. Tomlinson handed him a small envelope.

"Don’t open it until you get home." Mr. Tomlinson smiled as Niall put it in his bag. “Have a nice weekend, Niall." 

"You too." Niall smiled back before slipping out of the classroom and heading down the hall to biology. He sat down beside Liam right as the bell rung. 

"What’d Mr. Tomlinson want?" Liam asked. 

"I don’t know. He gave me this envelope." Niall pulled it out of his bag. “He said not to open it until I got home but I’m really curious."

"It’s the last class of the day, just wait until you get home. You never know what he wrote in there." 

Niall shrugged. “True." He stuck it back into his bag and they began working.

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"So’s everyone going home?" Liam asked as everyone pilled into his car, Zayn shotgun, Harry and Niall in the back. “I mean I’d invite you guys over but me and Zayn were going to go to a movie." 

"Just take me home." Niall said as Liam pulled out of the parking space, anxious to see what was in the envelope Mr. Tomlinson gave him. 

"Yeah me too I guess." Harry jumped in. “Because apparently Niall doesn’t want to hang out." Harry rolled his eyes as Niall neglected to pay attention to what was said. 

"Thanks Liam." Niall said, getting out of the car and heading into his house, the envelope still in his hands. As he walked into his house he began opening it up.