After Ariana got ready for school, she went to the dinning room to eat breakfast.

She saw the curly haired boy eating waffles and there's another plate of waffles acrossed from him.

She thinks it's odd seeing him eat breakfast before her, usually she's down here before him.

"Morning." He said, before he finished his plate.

"Morning." She sat down across from him.

She grabbed an apple from the fruit basket and took a bite out of it.

"You're not going to eat that?" He pointed at the plate of waffles.

"No, I'm trying to become a better vegan. I've been consuming stuff with dairy lately and I'm trying to stop." Ariana answered.

"That means more waffles for me!" He leans over the table to get the plate of waffles in front of her.

As soon as he finished his second plate of waffles, he grabbed his keys from the kitchen counter.

"Why are you leaving so early?" The little brunette asked.

"So I can pick up Zayn before Selena. He can't ride with you and Justin anymore since things got awkward for you guys." Harry responded as he went over to the front door.

"Oh." Ariana said, regretting that she asked.

"I'll see you at school." He said, before leaving the house.

Ariana still feels bad about last night. She wants to give Zayn a proper apology, and hope they can still remain as friends. She knows that will not work since she's basically friendzoning him, and no one wants to be in the friend zone. She sighed, not knowing what to do.

A couple minutes later she got a text.

Justin: Morning babe are you ready? I'm outside of your house right now.

She grabbed her backpack from the couch before going outside. She got in Justin's car which is parked by her house.

"Hey." He pecked her cheek.

"Hey." She smiled, but it suddenly turned into a frown. "Harry told me Zayn isn't riding with us anymore."

"I wasn't planning on picking him up anyways." He shrugged as he drove to school.

Ariana understood, there would be too much tension in the car, and it would be too awkward.

When they arrived at the school, they held hands as they walk down the hall. They gained a couple of stares, but not a lot.

"Can we stop by my locker real quick?" Justin told Ariana, and she nodded in response.

They both went to his locker and she waited by his side as he did the combination on the lock.

Niall was walking down the hall, and it looked like he was searching for someone.

"Hey, Niall." Ariana waved at him.

"Hey, have you seen Demi?" He asked, a hint of worry in his voice.

"No? why?" Ariana asked back.

"Because I texted her a few times and she's not responding. I hope she's okay." He frowned.

Ariana thinks Demi didn't want to show up at school, because of Tori.

Then the bell rang. Niall sighed before heading to class.

Ariana and Justin both walked to class together. When they got there they sat in their original seats.

Ariana noticed that Zayn didn't arrive yet. He usually sits next to her. She hoped that there won't be any awkwardness between them.

Tori and Selena entered the class and sat in front of Ariana and Justin as they usually do.

That made Ariana wonder where's Zayn. Harry was his ride, and he was also Selena's ride. That means they got to the school at the same time. She thinks Zayn just stayed home too.

"I hope you all remembered that you have a test today." Mr. Price told the class making them groan.

"Is it open notes?" Selena asked.

"My tests are never open notes. You should know this." He shook his head. "Everything off your desk, except for a number 2 pencil. I'm going to be giving out your scan sheets first."

He picked up a stack of papers off his desk and passed it out to everyone.

"The test has 30 questions and I expect you to do your best. Once you get your test you may begin." He picked up another stack of papers.

After he handed out the test to everyone, some students were still talking.

"No talking or you will get lunch detention." He warned, making the room silent.

The door swung open, causing everyone to look up from their test. Ariana's eyes widened at the student who entered the room.

"You shouldn't be late." Mr. Price told the dark haired boy as he handed him the the test and scan sheet.

Ariana didn't notice that she was staring at Zayn until their eyes met. She quickly looked back at her test as he took a seat next to her.

Ariana can smell something strong that's coming from Zayn and it's not his cologne, it's nicotine.

She didn't know he smokes, because he never smoked around her before.

Zayn patted his pockets and realized he didn't bring a pencil with him. He turned his head and saw Ariana who had the end of the pencil pressed to her lips. She looked very concentrated on her test.

Zayn stared at her pink lips, remembering how they used to feel on his. He snapped out of his thoughts when she looked at him with a confused expression on her face.

"Do you have a pencil?" He whispered.

"What?" She whispered back.

"Do you have a pencil?" He repeated a little louder.

"Mr. Malik and Ms. Grande, I clearly said no talking during the test. You both have to serve lunch detention." Mr. Price told them in a stern voice.

Justin gave Ariana a questioning look, wondering why she was talking to Zayn.

Zayn sighed in frustration at how his day is already having a bad start.

Ariana pulled out a number two pencil from her backpack and sticked her hand out to Zayn, waiting for him to take it. He silently thanked her before taking the pencil.

***

Harry, Niall, Liam, and Louis were all in English class doing a group reading, but they were mostly talking than doing their assignment.

"She keeps asking me if I want to hang out after school, and I don't want to." Liam told his friends.

"Leigh Anne seems to really like you and she's a cheerleader! Why are you complaining?" Louis asked.

Liam ignored Louis and looked at Niall who was staring at the floor with a frown like something was on his mind.

"What's wrong, Niall?" Liam asked, changing the subject.

"I don't understand girls. They act like they are into you and then the next day they completely ignore you." Niall said, still frowning.

"Are you talking about Demi?" Harry asked.

"Yeah." Niall nodded.

"Yeah, I don't get that either. At first it didn't seem like she was into you." Liam said.

"Liam has a point." Harry agreed. "Out of no where she just asked you to be her date."

"What if she was desperate?" Louis shrugged.

"No, Demi isn't like that." Liam shook his head.

"How do you know?" Louis asked.

"Yeah. How do you know, Liam?" Niall put his elbow on his desk and rest his head on the palm of his hand, waiting for an answer.

"Ok, maybe I happen to have a liking towards her." Liam confessed.

"That explains why you're not interested in Leigh Anne." Louis pointed out. "Why didn't you say so?"

"Because I don't want you guys helping me out. I can do it myself." Liam responded.

"We won't unless you want our help. Besides, you're not doing anything about it. You just let her get with Niall." Louis said.

"I been putting notes in her locker, trying to be her secret admire, and I think it was weird how she got with Niall when she didn't show any interest at all." Liam explained.

"Well you're a creep! You put notes in her locker, making her think she has a stalker!" Niall raised his voice a little, causing some people to stare.

"Niall, calm down." Harry put his hand on the Irish lad's shoulder.

"How am I a stalker? I wrote my own poems in those notes, it's not like I'm saying I'm watching her. It's called being romantic." Liam stated.

"Then why would she ask me to be her date?" Niall asked, trying to calm down.

"That's what we're trying to find out." Liam answered.

***

At lunch, Ariana and Zayn both went to their history class for detention. Mr. Price made them sit away from each other.

He was sitting at his desk, eating his microwaved tv dinner. He realized part of his chicken alfredo is cold.

"I'm going to the teacher's lounge, and I'll be right back. Don't leave." He warned before leaving the room with his tv dinner.

"I'm sorry that I got you into detention." Zayn told Ariana from across the room.

"It's ok, you were only asking for a pencil." She responded.

Then there was an awkward silence.

Ariana was tapping the desk with her nails.

"Justin is a lucky guy, huh?" Zayn tried to start a conversation.

Ariana was surprised at what he said. She wasn't expecting him to say that.

"I thought you were still mad?" She raised her eyebrows.

"I can't stay mad at you." He admitted.

Ariana is glad that he's trying to make things go back to normal.

"So we're still friends?" She asked.

"Of course." He gave her his best fake smile.