Royal Secret

Chapter 2

After school, Harry walks out to the parking lot to meet Sherman by the car.

"Your grace." He opens to door for Harry to get in but Harry shakes his head and throws his bag in the car.

"I have been invited to pizza, I must go!" Sherman shuts the car door and begins to shake his head.

"You must be protected." Harry lets out a sigh and tries to think of something.

"Hey, Marcel! You coming?" He turns and sees Zayn and another boy waving for him to come over. He looks back at Sherman and then back at Zayn.

"Send backup guards to follow me and tell Mother that I joined one of those things you do after school."

"A club?"

"This is not a time to think about golf, Sherman!" Harry runs off and jogs over to Zayn and the boy.

"Who was that your dad?"

Oh, Sherman, no. He's-yes. He is my father."

"Your dad still drives you to school?"

"Yours doesn't?" Harry tries to play it off with a smile and Zayn just brushes it off.

"Marcel, this is Niall. Niall, this is Marcel." Niall gives Harry a wave.

"Pleased to meet you."

"Enough with the chit chat, I want some pizza."

"Alright, let's go then. The trio walk across the street to a local pizza shop. Harry was amazed that an entire business could fit in such a small building as soon as Zayn opened the door for him, the smell hit him.

"Oh, my goodness. What is that smell?"

"That my friend is pizza." They all take a seat while Niall gets up to get the table a pizza.

"Whatever this pizza is, I wonder if they have a cologne line." Zayn laughs out causing the brown haired prince to raise an eyebrow.

"What?"

"Nothing, you're just so weird. I've never met anyone like you." Harry begins to overthink and second guess himself.

"Is that a good thing?"

"Not necessarily a bad thing."

"I just want to fit in. I don't want to be the weird one. I would like to have some friends. Other than you, no offense."

"Never said we were friends but I understand what you mean. Without Niall, I do not know if I could function." Zayn gives a smile at Niall who is making small talk with the girl at the register.

"Oh, are you two, uh, together?" Harry smiles curiously and Zayn scoffs with a grimace.

"Gross, never. Niall and I are way too close to be like that."

"Noted."

"I heard Gigi is throwing a party soon." Niall walks over with drinks, nudging Zayn.

" We just might have to crash that."

"So, I hear you were home schooled?" Niall takes a seat next to Zayn and looks over at Harry.

"Yeah."

"What made you want to come in the middle of the school year?"

"Improve my social skills?"

"But why wouldn't you just wait so you aren't behind in your classes?"

"Niall."

"Too much?"

"We're not here to interrogate the lad."