Think of how much love that's been wasted (One Direction bromance)

Chapter 1

Zayn's POV

Ever since the X Factor I have been having this weird feeling towards Liam, I know he is straight, he has dated Sophia and Danielle, but that does not mean anything, I dated Perrie for quite a long time, but I guess that was different, I only did it to prove myself straight, failing miserably in the process. Besides, the way Liam acts is totally straight, and I hate myself for having these feeling for him; I always try to act normally when I am around him, but I always end up getting too intimate with him, and I have to force myself to stop. I do not want to ruin our friendship, to flush it down the toilet because of my feelings, but at the same time I can't stand being with him and not being able to touch him, hold him and to call him mine. I have been in this state of uncertainty for almost 5 years, and still have not come to an answer.

"Zayn, mate" I was brought to reality by the calm voice of Harry "You zoned out, you have been zoning out quite a lot lately" he added

"Sorry, It's just that I'm tired, I haven't gotten much sleep lately with all the concerts and meets and greets" I said, trying to sound genuine, I guess it worked because they dropped the subject and continued eating the pancakes Harry made for breakfast.

I looked at Liam, and saw he was having cereals with milk and he was eating it with a fork, how cute is that. I know a lot of people are put off with someone with such a weird phobia, but for me, this is one of the things I love the most about him; it's the only weakness Liam has. I mean, he's strong, tough, responsible, mature, but at the same time has an irrational fear of spoons. It's the perfect example of God telling us that no one's perfect. 

I was brought back to reality by the sweetest, most melodic voice in the universe "Hey Zayn, are you all right? You have been staring at me for more than 5 minutes, it looked like you were checking me out" Liam said, and then winked at me, I swear, he winked at me. I felt all the blood in my body going up to my cheeks, making me look like a tomato.

I was about to say something when Harry beat me to it "It's true dude, It definitely looked like you were checking him out" Then Louis started singing "Zayn likes Liam, Zayn likes Liam" Not shortly after, Harry joined the choir and they started singing different romantic song "Zayn and Liam sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g" I was shaking and didn't know what to do, I looked at Liam and he was laughing his ass out, Niall was the only one who didn't say anything, mainly because he was shoving pancakes down his throat.  

I placed my hand in Louis' mouth to put a halt to their singing. I felt something wet in my hand, soaking it to its very last fiber "Louis you're disgusting, stop licking my hand" I said, disgusted by his action, to which Harry answered cockily "He will, once you get your hand out of my boyfriend's mouth" I took my hand off him and quickly finished my breakfast; I placed the plate in the sink and went upstairs to my room, but not without taking a last glance at Liam, who was intensely staring into Niall's eyes.

I entered my room, a pang of jealousy arising. I took a quick shower and put on a comfortable t-shirt and a pair of sport pants, we were going to stay home anyway.

I heard someone shrieking and thought someone was hurt, so I hurried down the stairs to check if everybody was all right. What I saw next would be haunting me forever: It was Liam on top of Niall, tickling him and staring into his eyes as if there was no tomorrow; I even saw Liam leaning in, and the weird thing was that Niall didn't pull away. They were inches apart when I felt I had to stop them.

I tripped over them deliberately. Luckily, I fell onto the couch and not onto the floor. I stood up when I heard Niall complaining "Ouch Zayn, look where you're walking" to which I answered, in an aggravating tone "Shut up Niall; you shouldn't be playing on the floor anyway. Man up and stop acting like a little child, we're not always going to be here for you, you know, you should start acting like a grown up like Liam and me".

Once the words had come out of my mouth I regretted every one of them, but it was too late. Niall ran off to his room, tears in his eyes, and I looked at Liam who had an expression full of hatred plastered in his face.

Oh God, here it comes "Who do you think you are, saying these ugly things to Niall? You should feel ashamed of yourself for reacting this way over an insignificant accident like this. You call him childish when your reaction was the childish one"

Those words stabbed my heart as if it were stabbed by a sword. I don't know what came into me, but I replied thoughtlessly to what he said "You're only saying this because you like Niall, you would think the same as me if you were not blinded by your love for him".

He stood there, not moving for at least five seconds, and then, he broke to tears. I didn't know how to react, I was not expecting this; I had only seen Liam cry when they nominated us in the X Factor. I walked near him scared, as if I was approaching a lion, and when I saw he was harmless, I pulled him into a bone-crushing hug. We stayed in the same position for what felt like hours, hearing his sobs and uneven breath.

" I'm sorry for what I said"  I said, breaking apart.

"It's okay, it wasn't your fault. You're right; I can get overprotective when it comes to Niall. It's just that, I don't know, I get this tingling feeling when I'm around him that I have never felt before, not even with Sophia or Danielle. In fact, I broke up with Danielle because I could not hide my feelings for Niall anymore, and I felt like I was using her. You're not completely right, though, I don't like Niall; I love him with all my heart" He said, with watery eyes.

Those last words tore my heart apart, but I stayed strong and didn't show a sign of weakness.

"I know he'll never love me back; he's straight as a ruler" he added.

An idea popped into my head, so I said "I wouldn't be so sure about it, I see the way he acts when he's around you and I think he likes you back, but he doesn't know it. I think if he ever saw the jeopardy of losing you, he would know what his feelings for you are then and there. I'd say, what if we go out, like in a fake relationship, so that he gets jealous and realizes what his feelings are?" I suggested.

This is the best plan ever, I get to be with Liam all the time, and I get to piss Niall off, because I think he really likes Liam.

"I'm not sure about it, what if he doesn't like me back, and we're just doing this for nothing, I mean, I don't want to make you go through all of this for nothing" Liam said, answering my question.

Oh Liam, I'd spend the rest of my life with you if I could.

"Don't worry Liam, I'm absolutely, completely, positively and utterly sure that Niall likes you back. Trust me; I'm very good at guessing people's feelings. Now go fetch Louis and Harry and I'll go fetch Niall and we'll tell them about us "going out"" I said convincingly, making the quotation marks with my hands.

He smiled widely, showing his perfect teeth, and walked up the stairs. I stayed in the dining room, an evil grin showing itself on my face. 

What will happen in the next chapter? Will Zayn's plan work and end up getting Liam for himself, or will the plan backfire on Zayn, so that Niall actually ends up with Liam?