Sitting on the couch with a cup of tea in my hand, I wait for Zayn to come back from the bathroom. We ate breakfast silently and exchanged few words. Things aren't necessarily tense, just awkward.
I'm still taken aback with him lying to me, but neither of us wish to discuss it just yet. Zayn insisted for me to stay the rest of the day, so we agreed to have a relaxed day. I already notified my parents I won't be home until later. They were okay with it oddly, not asking who I'm with. Having your parents trust pays off I guess, but it was still odd.
I hear the floor squeak and Zayn emerges from the kitchen. He plops down beside me and neither of us say a word. I readjust my grip on my mug, tucking falling strands behind my ear. I glance at Zayn and he stares at his hands. I take a deep breath, deciding to ease the awkward situation.
"So what do you have planned for us today?" I ask Zayn and he looks up at me.
He licks his lips and runs a hand through his own now dry hair. "Well, what do you think is fun." Zayn questions me.
I think about it for a moment before deciding on my answer. "Do you have a wii, Kinect maybe?" I ask, looking to the tv, seeing if I can spot one.
Excitement bubbles in me when I spot a wii.
"Yeah, I have a wii. Why?" Zayn watches me as I excitedly set my mug down and get up. Going to the wii, I prod through the tv stand, trying to find the games.
"Zayn, where are the games?" I look back at him, a frown fixed upon my face.
He points beside me. "Games and controllers are on the movie shelf to the right." Zayn replies.
I glance to my right and sure enough, two bins sits there, neatly stacked with the movies. Looking in the bins, one holds controllers, while the other games. I pick through them and find exactly what I was hoping for.
"Alright Jo, what are you up to?" I hear Zayn chuckle. I turn around and he stands, making his way to me.
"No, go sit!" I exclaim, "Just set up the tv so we can play." I command him and he laughs at me.
"Alright, your highness." Zayn holds his hands up in surrender and does as I asked.
I set the disk in and hand Zayn his controller. The game loads and Zayn groans immediately. The Just Dance intro appears and I smile widely.
"You asked what my interests are and I told you I dance so." I gesture to the screen and giggle as he only groans in annoyance again.
"Josie. I am not dancing." Zayn objects, tossing his controller onto the couch. I glare at him and he only glares back. "I mean it, I'm not."
"Hell you are." I say. I start to move the coffee table to the side and stand in front of Zayn as the game loads. I hold out my hand and wait. "Let's go captain killjoy, get up."
Zayn stares at my hand and looks to me before sighing. He reaches out and takes my hand, the remote in his other. I pull him up although that doesn't do much. He managed to stand just fine.
When the game loads, I look through all the choices. It's one of the older versions of Just Dance but they're all equally fun. In a hurry while Zayn puts the band around his wrist, I pick a song I adore.
"So, how do I do this?" Zayn asks and I stare at him, dumbfounded. I'm about to speak when he breaks into a smile. "I'm only joking, I've played before."
"Ha ha." I mumble under my breath. The music starts and I get ready to dance. Zayn stands casually beside me, not as into as I am. I turn it up as the first few seconds of the song begin.
See you driving 'round town
With the girl I love and I'm like
Forget you
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough, I'm like
Forget you
And forget her too
I begin to mimic the moves on the screen, smiling as I do so. Zayn gasps and laughs. I see him look at me from the corner of his eye and I glance at him.
"What?"
"You like this song?" Zayn asks, sounding like an excited little kid. I falter for a moment, missing some of the dances to look at Zayn.
"What, I like Cee Lo Green!" I defend.
"No, I have to agree actually." Zayn explains, laughing once again. I give him a high five, then tell him to start dancing or I'll kick his ass.
As we play, I hear Zayn singing along under his breath. Once more than half way through the song, he's practically belting the lyrics out.
Now baby, baby, baby
Why d'you wanna wanna hurt me so bad?
(So bad, so bad, so bad)
Zayn stops playing and instead turns to me and grabs my hands.
I tried to tell my momma but she told me
"This is one for your dad"
(Your dad, your dad, your dad)
He starts to spin and dance foolishly with me, all while singing at the top of his lungs.
Yes she did
And I was like
Uh! Whhhy? Uh! Whhhy? Uh!
Whhhy lady? Oh! I love you oh!
I still love you. Oooh!
By now we've forgotten about the actual game and create our own dance moves, singing to each other. Zayn laughs as he still holds my hands, almost doing a goofy waltz.
When it ends we're both in laughing fits and smiling to our fullest extent. I thought Zayn was just an asshole who didn't know what real fun was but he was surprisingly enjoyable to hang out with, let alone dance with.
"Well I see why you like dancing now." Zayn speaks, breaking the silence.
I giggle, nodding my head. "Yeah, so you'll think next time before teasing me right?" I joke, poking his chest. He shrugs and laces his fingers through my hand again.
We stand almost chest to chest, the background music of the game being the only noise. I smile at him, looking up. Zayn only smirks at me but this time, more kindly than other times.
"So how about that date?"
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hiii sorry it's taken so long, my iPod was broken two weeks before Christmas and i had to study for midterms so i didn't have much time to update! but it's all good now because i have an iPhone now yay!
but i thought this was cute although it's only kind of a filler really until we get to the main stuff, so it's all kind of leading up, like how he's being a sweetheart so but hope you liked it!
also if you like larry, ive been writing a larry story that i think ill post soon so keep an eye out for it!
please vote/comment and i love you all!
and thanks for all the reads; that makes me so so so happy you have no idea! i didn't think this story would go anywhere!! so thank you so much!! -amanda xx
