Infinity //1D AU ✓

Chapter 3

~Down to earth,

It's like I'm frozen, but the world still turns~

Two days later, Louis, Harry, and Liam sat in the airport, waiting on a flight back to Yorkshire. They hadn't got to talk to Zayn after the group had gotten kicked out of the restaurant, and no one had still heard from Niall.

Louis was stalking Luke on social media while they waited for their flight. Liam was flying back with them since the wedding was in a month, and he wouldn't miss it, even if it killed him inside. He was just gonna stay with Louis and Harry for the time being. (He secretly hoped that their lovey dovey attitude would kill him before March 30th.)

"Facebook. Okay. Works for All Star Security UK."

Harry looked that up. "Run by Paul Higgins. They do security for bands and celebrities and such. Sounds legit."

"He actually has pictures of him and Zayn. Ew." Liam said.

"What exactly is your situation with Zayn?" Harry asked him, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"I've talked to Louis about this quite a bit, and he's really opened me up to the idea that sexuality is fluid. You like who you like. And to put it in simpler terms, like a quote I found on Instagram - I walk the line of being 100% straight, and being 400% gay for Zayn."

"Relatable." Harry nodded. "I'm sorry that it took you this long to figure that out, bud, but Zayn's gone."

"I know." Liam said, burying his face in the blanket that he had wrapped around him.

"Hold up a hot second!" Louis exclaimed. "Now this is the real tea! Perrie and Palmer also both work at All Star Security. Palmer would follow Perrie until the end of the earth, but security? Perrie would never get involved in that. Something's going on."

"It's probably just a coincidence, Louis."

"Nothing is a coincidence anymore, Hazza." Louis said.

"Now boarding flight number...." They stood up, putting their stuff away and moving to get in line.

"And the fact that Niall didn't show up for coffee and dinner and hasn't called Zayn? That's not a coincidence either!"

"It is a bit weird." Liam added.

"Well, something is a bit off there, but don't dig any farther into Luke, okay Louis? Zayn loves him, and we have to support him."

"Zayn loves him, okay. But, I don't trust Luke. Argh, curse my heavily guarded heart." Louis said.

"Stop speaking in tongues." Harry snapped at him. "What's going on?"

Louis sighed. "Not ready to talk about it yet." That shut Harry up, as he hated to make Louis mad or angry.

They got on the plane, Liam getting the window seat, Louis the middle, and Harry the aisle. Louis started eating a package of skittles, refusing to share them with Harry, who loved fruity things.

"I'm really worried, actually. Where is Niall?" Liam asked this, and the other two didn't say anything. "Do you think they got him? That he's back in jail."

"No. I would've seen it on TV. Heard about it, maybe. Simon would've called, most likely. And Niall's careful."

"Yeah, but no one's that careful." Liam said, looking at his nails and contemplating whether or not to bite them down to the nub. He decided to drink water instead, and that worked until it was gone. "How could I be such an idiot?"

"Please don't start crying again." Louis said. "I'll find you some really hot guy/girl to go to the wedding with, and make him jealous, and he'll just marry you instead." Harry hit Louis in the stomach, and a Skittle flew out of his mouth, hitting the seat back in front of him and falling on the floor.

"We're happy for Zayn."

Louis rolled his eyes. Harry was happy for Zayn. Not Louis, and certainly not Liam.