Liam
As the shorten school week passed, Liam and Niall became close quickly. The two seemed to be talking more and more, and they even had a few of their classes together. As they were walking to Niall’s car on Friday, and getting in, Liam saw Zayn. He hadn’t talked to the other boy (who I do not like, Liam thought to his wildly beating heart), or really seen him much, since the weekend. “Hey Zayn.” Liam said as casually as he could. He liked to pride himself that it did come out pretty normal.
Zayn gave him a smile. “You ready?”
Liam had to think for a few moments before he remembered. Last weekend, him and Zayn had made plans to go and see the new Batman movie that the theater in town was finally showing. “Oh, right.” Liam couldn’t help but look over at Niall. Him, and Louis had made plans to teach Niall everything they could about flirting, and how to tell if someone liked you or not. And Niall and Liam had a project due on Monday.
Zayn looked somewhat deflated, but nodded. “Oh, uh, yeah, that’s fine.” He shrugged, giving Liam another smile, but it wasn’t as bright or as real as the first one.
Liam felt extremely guilty for ditching, but he did have a project. “Sorry, it’s just-”
“It’s fine, honestly.” Zayn played it off cool, shrugging. “Maybe another time.” He walked off before Liam could reply.
“Wow.” Niall looked at him plainly as the two got into the car, and he started it, pulling out of the parking lot.
“What?” Liam asked, confused. “And eyes on the road.”
Niall rolled his eyes, but looked at the road instead of Liam.”All I’m saying is, is maybe that you should be getting advice on how to talk to girls- or, I guess guy- from Louis as well.”
“This is different.” Liam said, without realising that he was basically admitting that he likes Zayn.
“Aha!” Niall grinned, looking over quickly. “So you do like him!”
“Yes- no- ugh!” Liam said, letting his head hit off the window. “Yes, I like him but, no, I’m not doing anything about it, because he likes girls. I heard him and Harry talking about some ex of his named Perrie.”
“I will sell my soul if he isn’t at least bisexual.” Niall said firmly, pulling into the driveway.
Liam rolled his eyes, but there was a small smile on his lips. The two boys headed into the house, saying their hellos to Liam’s aunt, and his two twin cousins, who were helping their mother in the kitchen. They headed upstairs, and into the attic. “So I got Liam to admit-” Niall cut off, realising there was someone else other than Louis in the room.
On Louis’ bed, were both Louis and Harry, laying down and making-out. Louis was on top of Harry, straddling him with the other’s hands on his waist. Liam rolled his eyes, grabbing a pillow off of his own bed and throwing it at his cousin. “Oi! Stop that.”
A flustered Louis pulled away from (an equally flustered) Harry, looking only slightly sheepish. Liam couldn’t count how many times he had walked in on Louis making out with some dude, but Harry was the first one he actually liked. Louis climbed off of Harry, not looking guilty like the werewolf was. “What took you guys so long?”
“Liam had to ditch Zayn.” Niall said bluntly, collapsing on Liam’s bed as he (Liam) blushed.
“I didn’t ditch him.” Liam muttered, “I just made a promise to Niall and we have a project and I have a ton of homework.”
Harry looked at him for a few moments before speaking. “Can you really not tell?”
“Tell what?”
Louis cut Harry off before he could answer. “Nope. We’re not talking about the Zayn-and-Liam problem because that is some difficult shit.” Liam raised an eyebrow, but didn’t say anything as his cousin continued. “We’re educating poor, little Niall.”
“I’m taller than you.” Niall pointed out, before Louis shushed him, and begun talking.
-Ж-
It was the next morning, when Liam woke up to hearing people talking downstairs. Niall had slept over and was hogging the bed (Liam and Niall just share his), and Liam was inches away from falling off the bed. He tried to push Niall over a bit, but that only made Niall roll partial on top of him. Liam sighed, and just stopped moving, tuning into Louis’ voice.
“… He’s just sleeping.” Louis voice said to the other heartbeat, as the got closer to the the attic stairs. “Him and Niall were up late, working on some project. Teacher sprung something on them on Friday, due Monday. Ridciou… lous.” Louis said, coming up into the bedroom and seeing Niall and Liam (who was pretending to be asleep for the sake of things) together. “Huh.”
The other heartbeat skipped a beat, and it there was a soft sound. “Oh.” Zayn. Liam would have recognize that anywhere.
Liam allowed himself to ‘wake up’, eyes blinking slowly. “Lou?” He asked, looking over at his cousin. “Oh, hey Zayn.”
Niall made a low groaning noise, shoving his face in Liam’s neck. “Shhhhh.” He mumbled, trying to get Liam to be quiet. “Loud. Sleep. Now.”
Liam let out a small laugh, unable to help it. “You’re in my bed Niall.”
He let out another groaning noise, and rolled off of Liam and, also, rolled off of the bed. “Fuck.” He said, sitting up and rubbing his head. “Hey Lou, hey Zayn.”
Zayn was currently glaring at Niall, and Liam shot Louis a look of confusion, who just shook his head. “So, uh, Zayn… Why are you here?” Liam asked. It wasn’t that he didn’t want Zayn there (rather quite the opposite), but he was just surprised.
“I uh…” Zayn shook his head. “It’s nothing… You’re… Busy.”
Niall looked at Zayn, slightly suspicious before making an ‘o’ with his mouth. “Dude, I’m going in, like, 5 minutes.”
Liam turned to Niall. “I thought you said you didn’t have to be back until after dinner today?”
Niall looked at Liam bluntly, then shook his head, muttering under his breath, something about “how fucking daft you are Liam.”
Louis shook his head, and pulled Niall up. “I’ll walk you out mate.”
Niall nodded, allowing himself to be pulled out. Zayn stood awkwardly, as Liam stayed in his bed, the sheets covering his almost naked body. Well, kind of. They only covered his stomach and to his knees. “So…” Liam said blushing slightly as Zayn’s eyes lingered on his body. He pulled up the sheet and Zayn’s eyes snapped to his face, with a very small pink tint to them.
“So…” He said back, looking down.
“Sorry about yesterday.” Liam said guilty, sitting up and allowed the blanket to fall into his lap and show off his perfectly toned body. Zayn did want him to be more comfortable with being less clothed around others, right? “For ditching you. I would’ve loved to see the Batman movie, but mine and Niall’s teacher sprung this project on us and-”
Zayn put up a hand and smiled slightly. “It’s fine. Lou explained.”
Liam nodded, looking at his lap and picking at a loose thread in the sheet. “So, uh… Why are you here?” He paused, realising how rude that could be taken as. “Not that I don’t want you here! I just… Yeah.”
“Oh… Uh…” Zayn said, and he seemed almost to be scrambling for a good explanation on why he was there. “I was bored…?”
Liam smiled at him. “Give me like, 5 minutes and we can go for a run?”
Zayn’s smile grew and he nodded. “Yeah. Definitely.” He paused, “As…?”
“Wolf.” Liam clarified. “That ok?”
Zayn nodded again, his smile growing impossibly big. “Very ok.”
-Ж-
After quickly throwing on some sweats (since he couldn’t leave the house in his pjs/boxers), Liam met Zayn just inside the forest.
“Hey.” He said, stripping off his sweater and sweats as Zayn did the same.
“Hi.” Zayn grinned, before shifting down into his black wolf, and Liam shifted into his brown one.
Liam nosed Zayn’s neck, and the licked his ear. Hi again.
Zayn’s laugh filled his head, and Liam gave him a wolfish grin. Wanna run?
Liam gave him a nod, though it was a rather awkward one, since he was a big freaking wolf.
The two wolves ran through the woods, laughing and chatting, and chasing each other to their hearts content. Something inside of Liam, his more wolf-side, was howling happily as he nipped Zayn’s heels.