The Buddy Project [A Zayn Malik Fan Fiction]

Chapter Five

I was sitting across from Damien in a upbeat indie dance restaurant called "Warm Nights". It wasn't crazy like your average club, but it wasn't calm like a restaurant. Instead, they played fun indie songs, didn't smell of desperation from both genders trying to get some, and served great food.

"B Team" by Mariana's Trench was currently playing as Damien and I laughed and sipped on pineapple margaritas.

"I can't believe you made me get this." Damien chuckled and took another sip.

"Why?! They're so good!!"

"Yea and they're for chicks. Some guy is gonna come up and hit on you because they'll assume I'm just a gay friend!"

"Oh, Damien!-" I gave him a light slap on the shoulder "Stop exaggerating!" I took my fork and stuck it into my chicken salad. I took a bite out of the wonderful salad."Plus,-" I swallowed "what's so wrong about me getting hit on!" I brought my hand to my mouth and laughed.

"Well, It would suck for-" Damien got a wide look in his eyes as "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand started to play "Chasity. We've gotta dance." Damien started to get up.

"But our salad! It's-"

"They're just salads with already cold chicken!" With that, Damien took my wrist and pulled me from our booth and to the dance floor.

Damien pulled my arms back and forth and moved his body to the guitar riffs. We had a blast as we laughed and danced with confidence, though we had no idea what we were doing half the time.

Damien and I slid back into our booth after the song ended. "That was so fun." Both Damien and I were trying to catch our breath so I simply nodded.

A more intimate song was playing now, it was the French version of "Desert" by Emilie Simon.

I looked into Damien's eyes and my heart sped up. Maybe it was the intimate music, or the how the dim lighting hit his face but Damien look different. He seemed so much more attractive. The blue tint in his eyes seemed to glow and all I could think about was the question he had asked me.

That question. He had the same look in his eyes when he asked me.

I had been sitting on the marble bench beside the fountain. I was playing with the hem of my skirt and admiring the intricate designs of the angel on the very top of the water fountain. Damien had slid right next to me, startling me in the process. "Damien! Geez man! You're gonna give me a heart attack one day!" I said laughing.

Damien began to laugh too but did something weird. His laugh got awkward towards the end. He stared at the floor for a few seconds with a frown on his lips. When he was done thinking, he looked me in the eye and his breathe hitched. "Uh-Uh Chasity... Can I ask you something?"

I hesitated before giving him a smile and answering. "Of course! What is it?"

"Will you be my girlfriend?," He blurted out. My body got stiff as he continued,"I know we said we had boundariesand should wait...B- but I don't care about those rules!" He looked down when he finished.

There was a moment of very awkward silence. "A- Ah...Damien.."

"Uhm...Look you don't have to answer right away. Hahah! Uhm so let's go to dinner now, okay?"

"Uh- Uhm.. O- Okay." Damien got up swiftly and I followed.

Damien hadn't mentioned anything at all during dinner. Yet now the recollection struck me as I looked at Damien's handsome features.

"Hello? Earth to Chasity!"

"O-Oh! Uh s-sorry Damien... I was just.. I was thinking of what you asked me by the fountain!" It came out on it's own- and I felt myself heat up as Damien stayed quiet. I wanted the silence to end so I said what I felt. "And my answer is yes!"

Damien stayed quiet for a few more moments until he finally broke the silence. "Thank God."

I decided to get flirty. "Ooooh! I see. You were genuinely nervous. How adorable."

"Huh?! Pft. Puh-Leeezz Chasity. You were super red and frantic just now. I think you were very worried. Heh." Just as I was about to get super flirtatious, I was greeted by a smooth voice that sounded oh so familiar.

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~A/N: YOU DIDN'T THINK I WOULD FORGET, I HOPE!?!?!? Its been a while! Here is the long awaited update! (not really) Enjoy!! ~Emi <3 :)