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Chapter 9

A/N So there's going to be like a lot of pov switching in this chaptah. So sorry (?) Anywhore, this is a Ziam chapter, ayyy. Also, sorry I haven't been great about updating the past couple of days, I'll try to post another chapter today to makeup :)

*liams pov*

I watched him. I watched him flirt all day with him. It killed me watching Louis call Harry his boyfriend, when it should be me, it should be me right? I've known him longer than Harry, way longer. And sure, I did start a fight with Harry, and win but that doesn't change who I am. Fights can't change love. They can change how you feel about the people who were involved, for a moment. But if its true love I know it will prevail. I looked up from my lunch for a moment to see Louis with Harry coming this way I looked down and rolled my eyes before getting up to throw my crappy cafeteria lunch away.

As I turned around I scanned the cafeteria again, someone catching my eye, he was looking at me, with the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen, even more beautiful than the blue orbs I have grown to know. They looked brown but if you looked deeper you could see gold and a bit of green in them. I shook my head and looked down feeling heat rush into my cheeks and rushed back to the table next to where Harry and Louis were sitting. All I could think about were those eyes.

I got up to go to the bathroom, I needed an excuse to get a closer look at him. Maybe even an excuse to bump into him, if I got lucky, that is. I finally got up, excusing myself from the table for a second, I started to head over to the bathroom by where the guy I saw was. I frowned a bit, I didn't see him there. Well, to late to head back. I looked down putting my hands in my pockets. As soon I as I walked into the bathroom I stopped in front of the mirror, washing my hands, then inspecting my hair. I jumped a bit as

soon as I heard a toilet flush. I looked into the mirror and was greeted by a pair of slightly familiar brown eyes, looking a bit puffy. Has he been crying?

All I could think was, 'I couldn't like him, I liked Louis and that's how it will and always will be.'

*zayns pov*

Wow. Just wow was all I could think about when I saw him. His bright brown eyes connected with mine and instantly I was infatuated, though I have liked Niall, the lilac-haired boy sitting next to me, for a while, this boy was... Different. In the best way possible. See, I've never believed in love at first sight, I believe in infatuation, you can't instantly love a person for their looks, that's, well that's just not love. But when I saw him, I just sensed something. "Ello Zayn?" Perrie waved hand in front of my face, I mentally rolled my eyes and looked at her, cocking an eyebrow. "Yes?" I asked her with a smug smirk on my face. "you were practically drooling over Liam." She looked at me, the smug grin now on her face. I felt the blood instantly splash into my cheeks.

I looked down and then over at Niall who was laughing a bit. "I um, uh, be right back." I hopped out of my seat and then over to the bathroom, catching a glimpse of the brown eyed boy, Liam, looking down playing with his thumbs. He was sitting next to Louis, and the new boy, Harry I think his name was. I shook my head and ran over to a stall. I sat there for a minute letting a couple tears of frustration spill over. I let myself take a couple minutes to calm down before flushing the toilet. I got up and opened the stall greeted by the familiar pair of brown eyes, who were looking right back into mine. "Hey" I said, putting on the most confident face I could. "Hi." He said smiling at me. "Um, what's your name?" I approached him, going to wash my hands. "Liam, you?" "Zayn." I smiled back.