Hero Academies

Special Chap: Zayn POV

How It All Began

As he felt his fist connect with the thug’s face, Zayn wondered how he was going to get out of this. Sure, those jerks were real assholes, coming up to him with racist remarks without even knowing him, but they didn’t deserve to get the beating he could really offer with his powers.

He could always scare them a little with a fireball or some sort, but that would mean risking accidentally hurting them and then getting in some real trouble. Control was never one of his strong points, especially when he was angry. However, it was three against one, and Zayn was would get seriously get hurt is things continued.

The raven haired teen was torn. On one hand, he could not use his powers and face three potentially armed gangsters by himself, and on the other, he could use them to scare them off, but maybe seriously injure one of them and cause a huge scandal for the school. It seemed like it was a lose-lose situation.

However, he was saved when an outsider joined in the fight. At first, he was worried it was another thug, but he turned around to see a boy his age fighting alongside him. He wondered why a stranger would help him of all people, but momentarily ignored it as he got back to fighting the other three men off.

It seemed like the other boy had some experience in boxing, and eventually the two win the fight and the three thugs are running off with their tails between their legs. Both teens panting and heaving, the raven haired boy crouched down to catch his breath.

Having finally recovered, Zayn looked up to get a proper look at the boy who helped him, only to realize how good looking he was. His face, although serious, had an amiable and genial disposition about it, and his warm, brown eyes are the kind that you could easily get lost in. He took a moment to admire how attractive he was, before quickly realizing that he was staring and stopped himself. Thankfully, it seemed like the other boy didn’t notice. He tried to regain his cool demeanor.

“The name’s Zayn. Yours?”

“Liam.”

And that was the start of a whole new chapter in Zayn’s life.

Explanations and Introductions

Zayn was never one to curse a lot, but he found himself muttering swears like a sailor as he ran to the school entrance. He was so intent on looking perfect for his and Liam’s reunion that he lost track of time. He knew he could only blame himself for being so late, but the last time the two were together, he was entirely disheveled looking from the fight they had. He needed to make a good second impression.

Although, it didn’t occur to him at the moment why he cared so much about how Liam saw him. It was highly unlikely the brunette even cared about how perfect his hair was, or what clothes he was wearing. It would be a question he would ask himself often later on.

The raven haired teen smiled brightly at seeing the familiar figure of his new friend. The two may have only known each other for a week, but he liked to tell himself that they were already quite close.

Liam was lost in his own thoughts, and Zayn had to go right in front of him and shake him out of his stupor before getting a reaction from him. Back to reality, the brunette had offered him a slight smile, trying to exude an air of confidence, but the dark eyed teen could easily see past the front. He was always good at knowing when people were lying, and he could tell that Liam felt like a nervous wreck.

He tried to comfort the other boy, taking his hand as he led the way to their apartment. At first, he was worried that he may have freaked out the brunette by the sudden closeness, but Zayn is relieved to see Liam took it in stride, following him wordlessly without avoiding his touch.