Lima Syndrome #Wattys2016

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After all trouble was settled down, Harry could finally breath again. He sat outside the principle's office with his face in his hands. Zayn was sitting with him while Liam and Niall were inside talking to the principle as well.

" You're lucky you got Liam and Niall." Zayn stated and that was the truth. Harry didn't know what he would do without those two boys. Probably die, but there was something he couldn't help but ask Zayn about.

" Why did you decide to help me as well? I've never met you." Zayn kept quiet for some time, like he had to think about how he could answer.

" I'm a friend of Liam's. He said you've had some problems with those two." He nodded his head towards the Office. " Plus, I hate bullies." Harry frowned and tried to think of a time when Liam have mentioned Zayn.

But he has never done that. Though he decided not to tell him that, he didn't want the other bloke to feel offended or sad. " Thanks again Zayn. I must learn how to defend myself, honestly."

He glanced down at Zayn's arms and damn, they were muscular. " Where have learned to fight like that?" Harry asked suddenly. Zayn give him a small smile and took off his black jacket to show him his right arm.

There he had a big tattoo of an achore and a rope. " I was in the Navy for two years. Doesn't sound much, but it did much."

" Wow." Was all Harry could say when he saw the tattoo. " But, does that mean that you're not in the same age as we are?" He said while refering to him, Liam and Niall.

" I'm 19. But the teachers said that I was ' too smart' to start the first and even the second year. So they placed me in the same year as you're in."
He said while putting his jacket on again.

" I see." Harry said, maybe he could help him with some school stuff then. He would need it.

" Is it true that you're gay?" Zayn said our of the blue. " Is that why they beat you up everyday?" Harry felt so ashamed of saying it. He felt proud when he came out, he sure did. But two people just had to ruin it.

It was a big step just to tell Liam and Niall, and don't even start with how it felt to tell his mother, sister and step-dad. Of course they accepted him, but it still wasn't easy for him.

Ever since Nick and Stan started picking on him, he had felt so ashamed of himself again even though Liam and Niall kept telling him that he shouldn't be.

" Yeah I am." Harry said weakly and looked down at the ground. " You shouldn't be ashamed of yourself, Styles."

Zayn said and pat him on his shoulder.
" It's the haters who should be ashamed." For the first time Harry actually looked into Zayn's eyes and saw how honest and real he was.

" I'm glad Liam met you." He said smiling. " Me too." Zayn chuckled, but they were interrupted when Niall and Liam walked out from the office just in front of them.

" Guess who got expelled?" Niall smiled brightly so you could see his braces clearly. " I hope you're talking about Nick and Stan." Zayn said and stood up.

" Of course, you never expell the heroes." Niall said while he high fived Zayn. " Some principles do." Liam filled in.

" Yeah, when they don't know the whole story." Harry said and stood up as well. Liam swung his arm around Harry's shoulder. " I see you've met Zayne."

" Yeah, how come you've never told me about him? He seems to be a nice guy."

" You mean cool!" Niall said and jumped onto Zayn's back and Zayn adjusted Niall so he had a grip on his legs. " Oh please Nialler, you flatter me." Zayn rolled his eyes while he carried around with the Irish lad.

Fortunatley, the Cafeteria was still open so Harry could get something to eat. They walked in and there was still some people sitting there eating in peace. " Okay Irish boy, jump off." Zayn said and patted his leg.

Harry got his food and could finally sit down and breath properly. Liam sat down on the other side if the table, and if Harry didn't see wrong, it looked like Zayn hurried to sit down next to Liam so Niall didn't take the place.

" So Harry..." Zayn said. " Do you have a boyfriend then?"

" Of course he do." Niall said before he could reply and swept his arm around Harry's shoulder. " He's got me. " Harry just raised his eyebrows and shook his head.

" No I don't." Niall put his hand over his chest and gasped, while  face faked a hurt expression.

" I thought we had something special, Haz." They all laughed and Harry continued his lunch. But Harry couldn't help but look around in the cafeteria and feel watched.

" Are you looking for your future boyfriend or something?" Liam said and looked around in the cafeteria. " No, I'm just feeling watched." Harry explanied.

" Yeah you've got three guys around you who's watching you eat. You should feel watched." Niall said.

The day went on pretty good and Harry had never felt so happy, even if it all started pretty ugly. After their last lesson Zayn was waiting by Harry's locker with Liam. Standing strangley close to each other. But he didn't really mind.

" Liam told me you can sing." Zayn smirked a little and Harry blushed.

" I just sing in the shower." Harry said when opened his locker and took some books he needed when he studied at home later. " Well, my friend owns a pub here in town. 17 Black, heard of it?"

Harry nodded and closed the locker and started walking with them.  " And he needs someone who sings some nights. Think you can do it?"

" Yeah I...think so." Harry said and felt how his cheeks started to heat up. He had never sung in front of a crowd.

" Great, can you sing tonight?"

" Tonight?!" Harry almost jumped at the question. Sure he could, but he wasn't mentally prepared for it.

" Yeah, that would be great. We can be there for you." Liam said and looked at Zayn for confirmation and he nodded. " Absolutley."

" I have to study..." Harry said and gave them a small smile. " Alright, if you change your mind, you should be on strage by 8 pm." Zayn said.

They went seperate ways and Harry walked home. He was greeted by his older sister, Gemma, who hugged him tightly.

They had dinner and Harry walked up to his room to study. When he sat there he could only think of songs that he could've sung on the pub later.

When he tried to concentrate on the pages he was suppose to read he realized that he had already wrote all of down in his notebook. He sighed and grabbed his phone and dialed Liam's number.

" Hey Liam, considering that you and Zayn would be in the pub tonight,  maybe you can give me a ride?"

He could actually hear Liam smirk back at him on the phone and look over at Zayn. Harry saw the clock on his wall that said 7:30 pm.

" Took you long enough."