Ashes- Zayn Malik AU

Chapter 5

As the day goes by I perk up. I don't understand why I'm in a good mood when I found out Zayn and I would be partners. My heart races as I think about it. Crap.

"Val!" Samantha Brunner the team captain of the cheerleading squad comes up to me. Snotty brat. I want to slam her platinum blonde head into the locker.

"Samantha." I continue walking towards the cafeteria.

"So I saw you're partners with Zayn." She smacks her pink glossed lips together.

I sigh, "yeah, I am." Why does she care? Oh. She's probably looking for another hot bad boy to hook up with. Not that Zayn was hot. Hot is merely a temperature but gorgeous? Yes. I want to smack myself for thinking this.

"Well. Drop him. Let's trade. I have Michael Shrader." She makes a face. My eyes wander to Michael Shrader a genius freshman who has had an obvious crush on Samantha. I smile. This is great. No way was I trading now.

"No." I smile at her and she cocks her head. Samantha has clearly  never gotten a no so she stares at me for a minute trying to process this.

She gives a nervous laugh. "Excuse me?"

"Samantha, I knew you weren't passing most of your classes, but I was sure that you knew what no meant." I spotted my friends and made my way to them.

Samantha grabs my wrist. "I see what you're doing. Goody two shoes Valerie is finally try to get the new guy. You won't get away with this."

I almost choke on my spit as I laugh. Zayn and me? Oh my God, this is too funny. "That was a good one, nothing will ever happen between -"

"Zayn!" Samantha cuts me off as she runs over to Zayn as he seats himself with another boy I don't recognize. He has floppy wavy brown curls, pink lips, tall, muscular, with green eyes. Like Zayn he has his fair share of tattoos covering his skin. He's wearing black jeans and a gray sweater with brown boots. He pushes his hair out of his eyes as he catches a glimpse of Samantha and leans back in his seat toying with his rings. "Who's your friend?" Samantha ogles the boy and licks her lip. Could she get anymore annoying?

Zayn sips his water without making eye contact with her. Unaffected by Samantha's charm he nonchalantly says "His name is Harry."

I walk away as Zayn catches a glimpse of me staring at him and Harry. I'm so creepy. He must think I stalk him.

"Val!" Kenzie waves me over and I sit next to her. "What was that about? Who's the other new guy?"

I shrug. "She wanted to trade partners with me. She wants Zayn." I brush it off as it was no big deal. because it wasn't a big deal.

"Well did you?" She takes a bite of her granola bar and waits for me to answer.

"No of course not." I glance at Samantha, she has her whole possy surrounding Zayn and Harry so I can't get their reactions. They're probably loving the attention.

Liam scoffs and watches them. "I don't know why I ever dated Samantha." Liam, our best friend was in their clique but after he injured himself playing football, samantha thought that was the perfect time to move on. They dropped him just like that. Liam was cute, really cute, he had light brown hair and wore a nike hoodie and low slung jeans. He was dating Tristan.

"Hey guys! Sorry I was reviewing some shots that I took for the yearbook. What'd I miss?" Tristan arrived with her hair in a high bun that looked adorable with her plaid skirts and cardigan. Liam gently pulled her in for a kiss and she giggled. This was my cue to leave.

"See you love birds later, I'm gonna head to the restroom." I threw my long hair up in a messy ponytail as I got to the soccer field.

The soccer field was quiet and nobody came during lunch so I could just chill. Except today there was someone practicing.  The captain of the soccer team Louis Tomlinson was practicing. I was tempted to leave when I see Zayn and Harry talking on the other side of the field in private. What were they saying? Zayn glanced at me and bit his lip. Crap. I ran down the bleachers and bumped into Louis as he went to get water.

"Woah there! You okay?" He held my shoulders and his blue eyes met mine.

"Yeah, sorry, I'm a klutz." I laughed. Zayn was making his way over a grimace on his face. Please don't come over here.

"Can I help you practice? "  I blurt out.

Louis' eyebrows raise and he grins, "By all means, I love it when a girl gets her hands dirty." He winks at me. A soccer ball flies toward Louis' head and hits him right smack in the middle.

"Sorry mate, did I interrupt your attempt to flirt?" Zayn kicks the ball at Louis again.

"What the hell was that?" Louis charges towards Zayn but Harry pushes him back.

I run between Zayn and Louis. "Stop! You're both idiots." Harry doubles over and laughs and Zayn follows.

"I was waiting for a more strong word. But Zayn was right. You are good." Harry assesss me and steps forward.

"Get out of here mate." Zayn growls to Harry. Harry lifts his hands in surrender. "Hey captain how about a match?" He beckons Louis to follow. Louis does. So now I'm left alone with Zayn. Again.

"He's an arse." Zayn says as he lights his cigarette.

"That's gross. You should quit." I cross my arms in front of my chest.

He steps closer. "And you should relax babe." I wrinkle my nose at his use of 'babe'.

"You don't like the word babe?" He breathes out smoke. I don't. But hell, with that accent it sounds wonderful.

"No." It's freezing and I forget my jacket,

Zayn stares at the goosebumps on my arms.

"You're cold?" He hands me his leather jacket.

"No thanks." I grin. "Don't try to ammend the fact that you're not any less of an asshole than Louis is." My teeth are chattering. I want that jacket.

"Just take the fucking jacket." He tosses it to me and I wear it. "You're so stubborn." He says this with a smirk playing on his lips.

I throw my head back and laugh. "And why are you so secretive? "

Zayn arches a dark brow and leans in. His lips brush my ear and I shudder. He whispers "I'll tell you only if you join me for dinner."

I was taken aback by this request. But whatever he was hiding I had to find out.

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