A confusing title, I know. I just had no clue how to name this chapter. What do you think could happen now? Zouis being a thing?

Leave your honest opinion in the comments below, my loves <3

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"And that's how he became so famous but not without sacrifices. Willingly and not so willingly. I want you to talk about him and other artists in groups now" rambled Mr.Graham on and on about some singer during their music lesson. It was the last one before the break and he knew no one would really listen to him.

"Did one of you even listen?" turned Niall around to Harry.

"I tried but after his raving about Michael Jackson I couldn't listen any further. It was too much" rubbed Liam his temples.

"It would have been cute if he had cut it short at some point. Damn, he is such a huge fan" rested Sean his head on the table.

"Who was he even talking about right now?" questioned Zayn unknowingly.

"No clue. Didn't pay attention to him" shrugged Louis, who was leaning with his head against Zayn's shoulder.

"Hopefully you were distracted by me, Tommy" grinned Zayn down on him.

"By who else? Niall or Lima? Nope. They're simply not you, Javy" tapped Louis Zayn's nose.

Having to see that interaction made Harry wanna throw up. He hadn't processed the Zayn and Louis kiss from yesterday yet and wasn't keen on enduring their love-struck behaviour all day. None of them had said anything about the kiss or told the rest about it. No one knew anything apart from Harry and he didn't understand why. Was Zayn hiding Louis or was he ashamed of him? Was Louis embarrassed that they started off as fuckbuddies although he has never been into that?

"Stop zoning out when Zouis is being cute" slapped Niall Harry's shoulder.

"Huh?" blinked Harry at him.

"You were staring into space and for a change, not at Jake. Is Zouis bothering you?" smirked Niall widely at him.

"I couldn't care less if they fuck on the table. Just don't expect a reaction. I was thinking about some important stuff. Uni and exams" replied Harry bitterly, feeling Louis' eyes on him.

"Uh, your bromance is getting some headwind" cooed Niall exaggeratedly.

"Nialler, you don't make any sense. Did you even listen to what he said?" cocked Liam an eyebrow at him.

"I tried but Zouis was distracting me" justified Niall himself.

"What else" chuckled Liam amused.

"Are you really that needy, Nialler?" looked Zayn challengingly at him.

"Definitely. Please, make out right now" begged Niall fakely desperate.

"It would be hot, that's for sure, but I guess you're the only one who wants to see that" retorted Zayn indifferent.

"Because they're too blind to see your perfection, Z. Dumb idiots. Damn, you're sexy" play flirted Niall with him.

"I feel flattered" put Zayn his hand on his chest.

"You wanna feel even more?" rested Niall his chin on his hands on the table.

"Is that an unmoral offer?" checked Zayn seductively.

"Could be".

"Tell me when you know" winked Zayn flirtily at him.

Flabbergasted, Harry was watching this exchange. It was obvious that Niall was definitely joking but somehow, Zayn didn't seem to be joking. It came off as if he was really hitting on Niall although Niall had a girlfriend and Louis was sitting right next to him, looking miserable. Now Harry really wanted to find out which game Zayn was playing.

Although he was sharing his physics lesson with Louis, Harry had never felt so alone. They were still sitting next to each other because they had always the same seats but it seemed like they were miles apart and Harry didn't like this one bit. Best friends fight but they also always make up again, but the two of them never seemed to do that anymore.

"Lou?" listened Harry carefully.

Immediately, Louis' head snapped up and he looked surprised at him, almost shocked and that fact alone really hurt. Maybe Harry actually went too far.

"I um ... are we good?" asked Harry in a whisper but didn't get an answer. Louis was still just staring at him with empty eyes.

"Look, I know I maybe said somethings I shouldn't have said and maybe you did the same but w ...".

"Mr. Styles, no private conversations in my classroom. You're free to have this talk outside the door and then say hello to our dear headmaster. Mr Tomlinson, you go with him, make sure he actually goes there and come back in ten minutes" interrupted their physics teacher him.

Embarrassed but also defeated, Harry stood up and left the classroom. He heard some whispering and some shuffling and a few seconds later, Louis came out of the room as well. He leaned against the wall and slid down to sit on the floor. Harry followed suit but with some space between them. Now it was silent and Harry had no courage left to speak up.

"Didn't think making up with me would be worth some detention" broke Louis the silence.

"It's worth anything" stated Harry surely.

"Good to know" mumbled Louis softly.

"I'm sorry if I crossed a line and for walking in on you on Tuesday. I just want us to be friends like before" played Harry nervously with his fingers and the straps on his wrists.

Louis placed his hands on top of Harry's, which made him stop his nervous movements, and lifted his chin up. When they locked eyes, Louis smiled warmly at him. "We will always be friends, Haz. You can't hurt me enough to let you go".

"Oh god, Lou" fell Harry into Louis' arms, who immediately hugged him tightly.

"That's me" giggled Louis lightly. "And I don't wanna ruin this moment but I think you still have a date with the headmaster".

"This won't be fun" pouted Harry like a child.

"No, but in two days we have our last break. That's gonna be fun" flicked Louis Harry's nose.

With a bright smile on his face, Harry went over to the headmaster's office and got detention like excepted. In the end, it wasn't so bad and definitely worth it. And maybe he would get another round of detention for stalking people but he didn't care because on Thursday during their little break, Harry was following Zayn. He just didn't trust him and needed proof to make Louis see how he really was.

Carefully, he crept after him and followed his way outside and to no surprise, Zayn was meeting up with his ex-boyfriend Max. Hiding behind a corner he watched them interact, mobile phone ready in his hand. Max and Zayn were definitely flirting with those touching arms and intimate glances. He snapped some pictures but knew that wasn't enough to prove anything yet. He needed to get Zayn in a better or worse moment, depending on the perspective.

During the band rehearsal, he didn't even need to think about the perspective because it was clear as day that Zayn was flirting with Liron while Louis was talking about some details with Aria and Àmber. Harry watched all this with a constant glare on his face. Like this, Sean had noticed something was wrong and tried to make Harry open up about it but he kept it to himself. Every fucking time he had mentioned something into this directionSean and Niall have been at his throat and he didn't need that right now. They would all see the real Zayn pretty soon.

Soon was also the only word in Harry's head on Friday's football game. Soon this game was finally over and their team would win and the break could start. Harry was looking forward to some free time with his friends without any stress or drama. They all needed that badly.

"Uh, that looked bad. Hopefully, Tommo stays unharmed. Don't want him getting injured before the next and last game after the break" grimaced Niall when he watched Louis getting rammed by some weird guy.

"Tommo is tough. He can take it but I still want him to be careful" wobbled Liam nervously on his seat.

"Careful and Tommy in one sentence? Nah, he is living on the edge, always ready to jump and getting hurt on the way many times" commented Zayn strangely.

"I don't know what to say apart from it's true" looked Liam suddenly conflicted.

"Just keep watching the game. He is so good and he looks good running down the field" leaned Àmber closer.

"Weren't you gay? You sound way too straight right now" snickered Sean childishly.

"Did anyone ever tell you that you're not funny?" looked Àmber pointedly at him.

"I'm very funny" huffed Sean cutely.

"Now you sound like Harry" snorted Aria amusedly.

"And he isn't funny either" chuckled Àmber freely.

"That's why they were a thing" shrugged Niall, mostly focused on the game going on.

"And that's why it didn't work out. A relationship without humour is pointless" added Zayn cheekily.

"Is that why you keep Tommo to yourself?" glanced Niall back at him.

"Innit" threw Zayn him a funny look.

"I knew it" was Niall satisfied now.

"A wonderful reason" shook Harry his head at them.

"Your reason to like Jake was only his looks until he talked to you. At least, I'm going after character traits" replied Zayn surprisingly.

"So, you admit that you have something going on with Louis?" used Harry this perfect opportunity.

"Why do you care? It's not like you care at all" was Zayn's only answer.

"Oh, I do care. I want Louis to be happy" clarified Harry determinedly.

"Then we have something in common for once, just that you fail to make him happy," said Zayn and Harry had the feeling he was doing this to piss him off.

"I failed, yeah? I'm not a hypocritical two-timing pig, who has still something going with his ex while fucking a bandmate and a friend, who obviously loves you and is hitting on a taken friend to top it all off. So, tell me who failed?" exploded Harry, still quiet enough not to disturb the game though.

"Obviously you because you couldn't be farther away from the truth, but funny how you make up all those scenarios in your head" stayed Zayn surprisingly calm while the rest was just staring at them.

"I didn't make this up. I saw you and noticed a lot for weeks now. Stop pretending" stood Harry his ground.

"Says the one pretending to date his 'best friend'. Now that's funny" shot Zayn back and the way he had said best friend let Harry's blood boil.

"Unbelievable. Louis deserves so much better" couldn't Harry believe any of this.

"I have to agree. He deserves so much more than what he is in at the moment. Way more" sighed Zayn sadly.

"What are y ...?".

"Guys, enough. Harry, shut up. Really. Zayn, just let it be. Look, the game is over and you missed it" went Liam in between them now.

"Who ...?".

"Our team. We have Tommo. They had no chance" cut Sean Aria off.

"Should we wait for him here or by the locker room?" asked Niall his friends.

"I'm gonna go and wait by the locker room. Do whatever you want" muttered Zayn and left the bleachers with Liam.

"Harry, what even was this? Zayn never did any of those things" questioned Sean stunned.

"Oh, he did. I saw it, starting with Louis and Zayn kissing" told Harry him, earning big eyes from Sean.

"They kissed?" gasped Aria shocked.

"Yep, but Zayn isn't worth Louis' attention. Yesterday alone Zayn was involved with Max and Liron" let Harry them know, not caring anymore.

"I can't believe this. Are you sure?" checked Niall overwhelmed. Harry nodded in confirmation.

"Whatever. Only Zayn knows what's going on and Louis knows what he is doing. More importantly, I need you to come to my party tomorrow. It's the 'start of the break' party and oh, Jake is gonna be there" informed Àmber them, successfully changing the topic.

"You sure?" hooked Harry excitedly, forgetting about Zayn in less than a second.

"Yep. Aria invited him because she wanted to speed things up. It was a bit difficult but he agreed when he heard that you would be there" let Àmber him know.

"Really?" was Harry baffled.

"Yup. Does this mean you're all coming?" checked Àmber, already knowing the answer.

"Definitely".

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Are Harry's accusations right? Is Zayn playing with fire?

Is the party a good idea?

I'm just letting you know that I finished Chapter 27/28 this morning (Or what was supposed to be those chapters) and damn, it almost made me cry but now I'm close to being halfway through and close to the POV Change ... it's gonna be one hell of a ride ...