Bittersweet (Zayn Malik AU)

Chapter Five.

I bustled around, tidying the room up a little and washing the dishes gathering in the sink. Zayn had left about ten minutes ago, and he still hadn't returned. It was a little worrying, to be honest.

I knew all too well that I shouldn't be feeling this way about Zayn; not when I was locked in a poisonous relationship with Tyler. Tyler was my first kiss, first boyfriend, you name it. But never have I felt goosebumps when his eyes met mine, my stomach never leaped when our skin brushed and my heart didn't race when he smiled at me. So what did Zayn mean to me?

I didn't know the answer, and frankly I didn't want to find out.

Lost in my thoughts, I almost didn't hear the knock at the door until I heard his voice.

"Open the door Li." He grumbled. I could immediately tell he was in a bad mood.

I unlocked the door and he walked inside, clutching a plastic bag. The wonderful savoury smell of the pizza wafted into my nostrils, causing my stomach to rumble and reminding me of my lack of breakfast that morning.

Zayn slid the pizza onto a plate and pulled a 300ml coke out of the bag. He silently poured the coke into two tumblers, not making eye contact with me.

I cleared my throat. "What topping did you choose?" I could clearly see that he had chosen chicken but I just wanted to break the silence.

"Chicken." He mumbled. He switched the TV on and flicked through, looking for anything the looked remotely interesting. He settled on a cooking show and placed the plate of pizza and the coke on the coffee table, sitting on the sofa.

Finally, he turned to me. "Come and eat Li."

I was really hungry but I wanted him to cheer up a little first. However, his bad mood was dampening my spirits.

"Tell me what's wrong." I mumbled.

He let out a frustrated sigh. "Just fucking eat!"

"I'm not hungry." I lied.

He rolled his eyes. "Delilah, I'm a vampire. I can easily hear your stomach rumbling."

I flushed. Damn him and his vampire hearing. He chuckled at my bright red face and gestured for me to sit down. This time, I accepted.

Despite the fact that I had embarrassed myself, I had succeeded in cheering him up. And I would take his laughter over my embarrassment any day.

We chomped through the pizza, in silence. This silence was comfortable however, not awkward. I reached for a second pizza as soon as I finished the first, my eyes glued to the screen. Mary Berry was such an amazing ba-

I felt Zayn's hand snake over the back of the sofa slowly, as if testing my reaction. I looked at him in shock, but he continued to watch the TV casually. His arm landed across my shoulders and his hand caressed my arm gently. I leaned back slightly into his arms, unable to resist. He shuffled closer to me and pulled me closer to him, so my head was resting on his shoulder. I jumped in shock when I felt his other arm rest on my stomach. Leaping off the coach, I gaped at him in horror.

We were sitting how couples usually sat and I just gave into it. What the fuck would Tyler do if he find out? Kill me, that's what. This was so wrong.

His mood swings were fucking baffling; one minute he was close to tears, the next sullen and quiet and now he was all seductive and comforting.

An image played through my mind of what Tyler would do if he find out, and that was when I realised that his rage wasn't what I was afraid of.

It was how I felt when Zayn's arm touched my shoulder; so content. With Tyler I was always tense and worried around him, and that was what scared me.

Zayn was supposed to be my friend; no, he had to be my friend. And that thought was what made my mind up for me.

"I think you should leave." I declared, pointing a shaking finger towards the door. He mock pouted, and that was when I noticed how.. how dark his eyes were.

"What if I don't want to leave?" He whispered, wrapping his arms loosely around my waist. I took a step back and stood my ground.

"Too bad. You have to leave." He grinned at me, standing up so he was right in front of me, my heart skipping in fear. He wasn't acting like the Zayn I knew.

"I will never leave you again Delilah," He whispered, burying his neck in the crook of my neck and kissing the skin softly, causing me to shiver.

I pushed him away. "Just go!"

"Never in your wildest dreams," He smirked and once I looked up to meet his eyes, I gasped.

His two ordinary human canines grew slowly into gleaming animal fangs, sharp and sinister.

"You're so beautiful Lilah, you know that right?" He said gently, gazing into my eyes. His hand moved up to cup my cheek but I turned away, causing him to frown.

"I know you feel the same way baby; I can hear how fast your heart is beating." He leaned down and pressed a deft kiss to my temple and my eyes fluttered close.

When I opened them again Zayn was smiling warmly at me, and I swear I could feel goosebumps erupt over my entire being. He was so beautiful.

He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine, one hand holding my cheek. I kissed him back, moving my arms around his nec-

"Delilah!" I woke up in cold sweat.

"Huh?" I mumbled.

"You must have dozed off whilst we were watching TV." Zayn smiled.

"I- what?"

"You were asleep Li."

"I was asleep?"

So it was a dream? I dreamt of Zayn kissing me, telling me I was beautiful and holding me.

And in the dream I kissed him back and damn, I enjoyed it.

[wrote on 28/02/2015

I said 'Can you give it back to me?' She said 'Never in your wildest dreams'

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