shadows // zerrie au

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Zayn waited inside the bus impatiently. He gave word to the boys that she was coming over soon, leaving them no imagination as to why. They didn't need reasoning. She had been over enough times for them to know he wanted them out. He ran a hand over his hair, frustrated at her tardiness. Before he grew overly impatient and told her to not show up at all, a light knock sounded on the door. He jumped off his bed, running over to open the door.

"Eager today, are ya?" She rose her eyebrow. His eyes scanned her body and pulled her inside, wasting no time.

His lips attached to the brunette's neck, her mouth hanging open in the sensation his soft lips sent her.

"Took you long enough, Karen," He growled in her ear.

"You leave me alone in a motel without a trace two months ago and now you suddenly want me up and early?" Her hands wandered around his chest, making heavy contact with his lips.

He pulled away breathlessly, his breathing ragged. "Does it fucking matter, Karen? I still called back. Besides, you and I both know you're always going to come around."

He popped open her blouse, going right in, his sloppy lips trailing down her chest. She stayed silent, too breathless for a comeback. Her hands reached down his plain black vest, lifting it from his head and tossing it to the side. He fumbled with his jeans, ready to let all of the weight off his shoulders.

Her hands played with her skirts waistband for a moment before she pulled them down, laying herself on the couch.

He stared at her all too familar figure. By this point, he had every curve and spot of skin memorized. He had Karen where he wanted as he always did. He didn't want to feel anything else at the moment. Too much thinking led to destructive things and Perrie was the last thing he wanted to analyze.

Karen bit her lip, gesturing him with a single finger to get closer. He obliged, hovering right above her, falling into the same meaningless sex with the same distraction as always.

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"That was incredible," Karen breathed, her nude body sprawled across his.

"Mhm," Zayn muttered.

"What gotten into you today? I reckon it's the best we've had by far," she whispered next to his ear, planting small kisses allong his jawline.

He moved his head away, sitting up. "Alright, Karen." He reached for his phone checking the time. It 4:40 already and he was still laying around when he should be showering, get the smell of sex off of him, and warm up for the show. Niall still hadn't come back.

Karen glanced at his phone and sighed. "Are you really doing this? Come on, what does 10 minutes late hurt? Can we just lay here for once?"

"No," He stood up, avoiding her hands reaching for a round two. "It was a quickie, I have to rehearse. You know that. Leave."

She pouted and stood in front of him, using a finger to hold him back from moving any further. "Come on," She whispered, running her hands down his chest. She reached for his own, placing them on her waist, lowering them down to her bum. "One more."

His hands released from her soft grip and backed away from her. "Bye, Karen."

She huffed, gathering her things and putting her clothes back on. She smoothed out her messy hair, pulling it up into a ponytail. Her feet slipped into her heels and turned to Zayn. "Guess you'll give me a call again soon?"

"Sure," Zayn nodded mindlessly. He had put his boxers and jeans back on, leaving his chest bare.

"I'll see you soon, Zayn," She winked, leaning in to give him a long kiss.

"Niall, hurry up, Shawn's going to get angry," Perrie's bubbly laugh  barged in. Her eyes left from outside and noticed Zayn and the girl. She paused, eyes wide in surprise. "Oh, hello."

Zayn gave Karen a soft push, his eyes landing on Perrie's petite figure. Her cheeks were slightly pink in contrast to her pale skin.

Karen sighed and turned to face thr blonde, raising an eyebrow at her. "Hi."

"I'm Perrie," She stook her hand out.

"Karen," The brunette responded plainly, eyeing her hand. "I'll see you later, Zayn."

Her heels clicked, moving past Perrie. Niall's faint voice greeted her before showing up behind Perrie.

He rose an eyebrow at Zayn. "You've brought back your friend?"

Zayn rolled his eyes. "Shut up."

"She was pretty," Perrie piped in. "Do you love her?"

"Just cos I kissed her doesn't mean I love her."

"I think she loves you," Perrie said.

Zayn looked at her strangely. "Alright."

"Well, I've just come to get my guitar," Niall said, pushing past him. He quickly got his guitar inside his case and gave his back a pat. "I'll see you there, mate. Try not to take long, Shawn's going to go mad."

He took Perrie's hand and led her out the bus and into the building. She waved a small goodbye before disappearing, her long dress dragging right behind her, almost brushing the floor. He sighed and rubbed his face. How did such a tiny thing stir so much?

tried my best not to go too into awkward content (seeing as I'm trying to not let this be a smut fic) hahaha but here's the new chapter! note that I might miss some updates now since I've got a job. I was thinking of choosing days to specifically update to avoid leaving yall waiting, so after commenting and voting (which isn't mandatory obviously, but would be appreciated), leave 2 day suggestions on when to post woo

-kat