Plot Twist | Zion Kuwonu [sʟᴏᴡ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇs]

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He unlocks the door and walks in first, as I follow and close the door behind me, he tosses his keys on a hook by the door, puts his jacket on a stand and tells me I can do the same, I nod my head and put my sweater on the stand, follow him into the living room.

I glanced around at his huge living room, but seeing as he did live with four other boys, Im not sure I would have expected otherwise.

"We could chill down here if you want?" he says, more like a question, and I just nod my head.

"Do you want something to drink?" he asks, and I just nod my head. "Girl. Stop nodding your head. Speak" he continues laughing, and I laugh along with him.

and then he disappears into the kitchen. I sit on the couch nervously, just fidgeting with my hands and looking at my nails.

Truth be told, I was nervous around Edwin, I'm not even sure why, he gives off this whole vibe that just makes you feel like you can be yourself around him but yet I still find myself so nervous.

He comes back with a glass of something in his hand, I just take it without even asking what it is, sipping on it, I realize it's soda and place it on the coaster to the right of me.

He sits down next to me on the loveseat, leaning over me and grabbing the remote. "Wanna watch a movie?" he asks, "sure" I respond, shrugging my shoulders.

"Which one?" he asks flipping through titles.

"I don't care, whatever you want to watch" I respond.

He plays some movie, I wasn't paying attention so I'm not even sure what.

I feel myself dozing off and Edwin looks down to me, "you tired? want me to take you home?"

"I'm fine, I'll stay a bit longer" I say.

I find myself more tired than before and at this point I couldn't fight it. Unintentionally, I lean into Edwin and surprisingly he pulls me closer, throwing his arm around my shoulder.

Due to my low amount of energy, and the comfort Edwin was providing I stopped fighting and just let myself fall asleep.

-

I wake up, and look around the very dim lit room, I find that the movie has finished since the TV is back to the Netflix main screen, and that Edwin has also fell asleep.

I look over to him, 'he looks so adorable asleep, he's even adorable when he's awake.' I shake those thoughts from my head, I knew it'd be wrong of me to catch feelings for him, or to even think of him in any way other than a friend.

He was Zion's friend, and he was my friend. Even if Zion did whatever he did, I wouldn't do that to him or myself.

Putting myself in a position like that wouldn't end well, it'd cause conflict between the boys, and from what I've heard they've been doing pretty good musically. I wouldn't want to be the cause of an early end to their career as band.

And Edwin is so sweet, and I'm just confused, I don't want to involve him in whatever I got going on when I'm not sure exactly what I want and what I have going on...

My mind continues to wonder rapidly, thought to thought, each either containing Zion or Edwin or both. I hadn't noticed the front door opening, and in walked the rest of the boys - except for Nick.

First Austin, Then Brandon, Then Zion, and shockingly enough Zion walks in with arm wrapped around Aliyah.

At this point I was sure this whole group of friends was just mangled, including Aliyah, and how could the other boys be so comfortable around Zion knowing that Nick and Aliyah were a thing, and vice versa. I was shocked and amazed at the sane damn time, and somewhere in between I felt sorry for Nick, I always thought he was the sleazy one in the relationship.

Of course Aliyah has to just say something and make me dislike her more than I already do, "oh I didn't know you would be here", she says, sliding underneath Zion's arm and away from him, and Zion walks away from the group of friends sitting on the couch trying to play it off. She continues, "aw... Y/N & Edwin... so cute" she giggles as she pokes me in my side.

"Just friends" I say, waving her off.

"Better be..." Zion mumbles, causing both Aliyah and I to look back, and say in unison,

"What was that?" we question.

"Nothing", he mumbles...

I shake my head, slide on my slides, and put my sweater back on, announcing "hey, I think ima get going now".

"I'll walk you" Zion and Edwin, say in unison, same as Aliyah and I responded to Zion's previous comment.

"I can manage" I say, and Edwin and Zion both sit down. I didn't even realize he was awake, or when he woke up.

I shake my head and walk out the front door and get on my way home.

-

After passing maybe two houses or so, I hear a voice call back from behind me. Looking back I tie a face to the voice, it was Zion...

"Hey! Y/N! Wait up!", and just hearing that made me walk faster, and before I know it he's right on my tail. I decided to stop running and just turn and face him.

He catches up and when he reaches me, he stops at a pause to catch his breath, hunched over, taking heavy breaths, his hands on his knees.

He comes back up, taking his hat off, running the same hand over his face, using his left to flip his hair back and then returning the hat atop his head.

"Can we talk?"

Before even responding I had to consider, did I even want to hear whatever he had to say?

"Yeah, I guess we can talk." I sigh, crossing my arms over my chest, "what do you wanna talk about?"

"maybe, you and I ?" he says questionably.

I laugh slightly, "there is no 'you and I' you fucked that up, or even the chance of that happening"

"I know and I'm sorry, I really am." he says

"Are you even sure what you're saying sorry for?" I ask raising my eyebrows slightly, wondering if he knew where he fucked up.

"Sorry for playing with you... it wasn't right, I know that, but I like you, I do." he says

"And what? You like Aliyah too?" I ask.

" I don't, but you shouldn't be mad if I did, after all your best friend was giving me all the attention you wasn't, too busy all over Edwin" he says scoffing.

I couldn't believe he had the balls to say something like that.

"See this is why I wouldn't even want to be your friend, you're such a dick sometimes, why would you even say that? I liked you, I showed you I liked you and you played me. Played me with my best friend, Edwin was there for me as a friend, nothing more, yet for some reasons that bothers you" I say.

"Is it cause you got caught, is that why you're mad? Cause you couldn't keep both around? and if you're bothered now imagine how bothered you're gonna feel after I tell you this" I stop, "I know about your bet, about you trying to get into my pants to keep your car, that's pathetic, I hope you lose that shit, and to answer your question, no we cannot be friends, so consider me gone too." I said, and kept walking.

"Wait no, Y/N, I didn't mean for it to sound like that, I'm sorry. Please just wait, let me explain the bet, it's not the way it sounds." He says, chasing behind me, once again.

"No, I don't wanna hear nothing you have to say, just leave me alone Zion." I say, and he doesn't even plead with me, glancing back after a few seconds I find his sad frown before he turns and walks back toward the house.