Bully Me [Larry/Ziall | AU]

Bully Me : Chapter 10

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Chapter 10

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Niall immediately tensed up on hearing Zayn’s question and rolled down the sleeves of his dark navy blue shirt. He began to shuffle and put more distance in between them. The gesture wasn’t lost to Zayn and he frowned at this sudden hostility from this new guy.

‘I told you I wasn’t going to hurt you man. Stop trying to run away from me like that.’ Zayn was getting annoyed by the silent treatment Niall was giving him. The blonde looked even more scared then he did before Zayn started to beat him up.

What was his story?

‘It’s nothing.’ Niall whispered and hugged his knees tightly, his gaze dropped and suddenly staring at his shoes seemed way more interesting than answering Zayn’s question.

‘I won’t tell anyone about it.’ Zayn whispered back and scooted closer to the small guy. The closeness of their bodies made him blush and Niall looked even more flustered then was possible.

It was the first time he had managed to get this close to a guy without knowing his name. It felt strange and suspicious, yet Niall didn’t have the heart to push this raven haired beauty away. He had promised never to fall for another guy after what had happened in his last school, but this guy seemed genuinely curious about his story. It wasn’t the response he had wished for, nor did he think Zayn would take any kind of interest in him. But his soft brown eyes showed him the sincerity in it. He could trust this guy with his secret.

‘It’s a long story.’ Niall began.

‘We have twenty long minutes before the last bell rings, so you better hurry up with the story.’ Zayn gave him a small smile and settled back against the shared bench they were using as support.

‘I used to have a boyfriend back home, a guy from the same grade as me.’

‘Yeah, I figured you were gay.’ Zayn snickered, but stopped when Niall gave him a disapproving look.

‘His name was Derek… Derek Stokes. Handsome, dark haired with light green eyes…he was perfect and fortunately gay.’ Niall whispered and Zayn saw the first signs of that beautiful smile he had wished to see.

‘I never had the guts to tell him my actual feelings and had no idea about the crush he had on me. The only time I became aware of his feelings was at Stan’s party, a supposedly best friend of mine. After a few drinks in my system and the dancing with Derek, I decided to come out with my proposal and asked him to be my boyfriend. Of course for a lonely nerd like me there wasn’t much hope, but I turned out to be the lucky one and Derek agreed to date me. I was so foolish back then to think it was possible. It was the biggest mistake I ever made.’

Niall sighed and a tear rolled down his cheek. He quickly wiped it away and saved Zayn from making a fool of him-self. The urge to comfort Niall was growing stronger with every passing minute and Zayn was trying hard to stand against it.

‘What happened?’

‘Last year…on my birthday…he broke up with me. We had just began our relationship, just a little over three months and he said ‘it was a waste of time’ …that he shouldn’t have gone out with me. To top it off, he wasn’t even gay! It was all just a game to win a stupid bet, to see me make a fool of myself in front of the whole school. And it worked…it bloody worked!’

More tears began to fall from his eyes and Niall continued to wipe them away fiercely as if angry at him-self for crying. Zayn didn’t stop his heart then; he pulled the lad closer and put his arm around his tiny body. They fit perfectly together like some kind of puzzle and Niall automatically leaned more into his touch.

‘All it took was three months to know my deepest, darkest secrets and he made sure to use them against me. All of my friends turned against me, calling me a fag, hating on me. The rumors spread and in a few weeks’ time the whole class took pleasure in bullying me. These cuts are the only signs visible now, but it was a lot more than some spilled blood. It got worse after a month, things began to get a bit out of hand, but nobody cared what happened to the boy that Derek dumped for the bet. Nobody cared how he felt…nobody.’

Niall began to sob again and Zayn automatically pulled him closer, making small soothing circles on his back. The boy didn’t calm down though, in fact his sobs became louder and his whole body shook with it. Zayn wanted to know what happened next, he so badly wanted to know whether this Derek guy ended up getting punished or not. The anger building inside of him was fuelling him to hate this unknown guy even more.

How could he do something like that to someone as sweet as this blonde?

‘I… I tried to end it all…twice…’

Zayn gasped loudly and turned to look at the boy in his arms, he couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Niall had tried to commit suicide? Twice? Is that why he had all those scars? Were they failed attempts at ending his life?

‘Yes.’ Niall answered his silent question and looked at him with sad eyes.

‘It’s ok. It’s alright now.’ Zayn whispered as he brushed away the tears that hung on his long eyelashes with the tip of his thumb. He enjoyed the feeling of the smooth skin under his fingers and smiled at the blonde wrapped safely in his embrace. He wanted to protect this innocent boy, protect him from everything that could harm him. He wanted to keep Niall all to himself, away from the cruel heartless world.

They stared at each other for a long time. The deep ocean blue eyes drowning into the soft brown ones, making them feel like the time had stopped and the world and come to a standstill just to watch this odd couple begin their journey towards a new end.

Zayn had never felt this way about anyone, especially not a boy. He didn’t know what it was, it was all too new and strange for him.

They leaned forward, each lost in the hypnotic gaze that held them, their lips just a few inches away from each other when –

The shrill sound of the bell startled them out of their day dream and Zayn realized how close he had come to kissing the boy, kissing a gay boy! It wasn’t something he had thought would happen in this life time…not to him. He quickly removed the arm that was still securely wrapped around Niall’s body and got up. Zayn’s mind was filled with confusion and he wanted to get away from the blonde as soon as possible.

‘Uh..uh..’ Zayn muttered trying to come up with something sensible to say, but he was at a loss for words and stared dumbly at Niall who was still sitting on the ground. He made no move to approach him.

‘I’ll see you around then.’ Zayn finally stuttered and pulled a hand through his messy hair, giving Niall a somewhat fake smile and dashed out of the room, away from the new guy and away from this strange feeling bubbling inside his chest.

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