Summary: Zayn loves Liam, Liam loves Niall. A deal, a lie leads to... what? Find out yourself!

Pairing: Zayn Malik x Liam Payne (Ziam)

A/N: Haven't proof-read, so deal with it!

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I am said to be the most caring and loving boy in One Direction and in the whole wide world if you ask Directioners. Yes baby, if you think I am Liam Payne, you're right.

As aforesaid, I'm the girls' dream, but nobody knows the real me... I'm a gay. I wouldn't know it if there was no Niall Horan in this world. Yup I'm in love with my best friend. Don't know if it's lucky...

Let's just make this straight between you and me (I shouldn't use the word 'straight'), the whole band which I'm in is a bunch of gay. No offense, but I'm serious, Louis and Harry, I'm in love with Niall and... Zayn seems to be interested in me.... I don't know. I shouldn't have said it since Zayn is like the most normal one in us and saying that he is also a gay turns us all into freaks...

We were at the interview. They just asked hot or not and I figured out Zayn was following my every step. It's quite nice of him to stuck with me, but I just feel quite sad because Niall didn't do the same.

After the interview, Zayn asked me whether I liked to go to his flat for a little party. Excuse me, but party BETWEEN TWO OF US. He's definitely up to something.

"OK!" I replied, knowing it's time to solve the problem.

...

"So Liam," Zayn sits down next to me, handing me a glass of fresh water, "you know it right?"

"What do you mean I know it Zayn?" I'm clueless about what he was saying at the moment.

"You know how I feel towards you, right?" Woah woah, too much information, don't you think Zayn? I can't believe he could talk about it non-reluctantly.

I nodded. "Maybe!"

"So what do you think?" Without hesitation, Zayn looked me straight in the eyes and asked. This was awkward Zayn.

"This is awkward Zee!" I shook my head. "I don't know you are the same."

"Yes I don't either. Neither I know I'm a gay nor I can talk about it so openly." Zayn smirked. I'm so hate that smirk of his. Everytime he tries to put on the to seduce, I always fall for its cuteness. Damn my disloyalty.

"I'm sorry Zee! I don't feel the same!" I said, closing my eyes. What if he begged in front of me and cried? I will surely fall for that. I never want to hurt anyone's feeling, because I understand how it feels to be torn.

To my surprise, Zayn burst out laughing. I then rubbed my hair. "I know Li! I know! You're in love with Niall, aren't you? That's so obvious!"

"What?" I can't understand his mood. In a blink of an eye, he changed from proposal to laughter. Is this some kind of joke to him?

"No sorry. I don't think you would be so confused. And yes, I do know how you feel when I saw you looking at Niall like that. You are one nice person Niall is one lucky boy. I think he deserves it. Why don't you just tell him?" As he was saying, I feel the heat on my face. What an embarrassment!

"You think I should tell him?" I asked him curiously. You don't see the one who you just rejected would advised you to confess your love to someone else everyday.

"Of course. I mean if he isn't straight, which apparently he isn't, he will fall for you!" Zayn smiled friendly. How could he do that? Is that smile fake? Coz it looks so real.

"Oh-kayy..." I said reluctantly. Well, that's who I am. When I'm not sure about something, I won't do it. Niall is a sensitive one, if he knows that, he will ignore me and put an end to our friendship. I never want that to happen.

"Oh-kayy? You're such a..." Zayn frowned. Why did he want me to talk to Niall so badly? It's not his bussiness. Oh I'm such an ass. "OK let's make a bet, Liam, between me and you. You will tell Niall tomorrow, or not, your choice. But by the end of tomorrow, if you hadn't got a 'yes', you would be mine, and if you had got a 'yes', I would put my feeling aside and congrats you two, ok?"

I looked at him with concern. Isn't it so...? I don't know....

"Come on! Don't let me down!" Zayn put on a puppy face. I don't know he could do that. I thought it was Louis's specialty. Whatever he was doing, he got me.

"Deal!" I push out my hand and shake his. What a stupid movement.

...

"Niall, can we talk?" I asked as Zayn gave me the signal.

"Yeah sure, spill it babe!" He said smiling seductively.

"I mean in private."

"Oh OK!" Niall's face turned serious.

...

I walked in the room with Niall's arms around me, he was rubbing my hair and I never thought it would be that easy. Zayn smiled at me and winked. In a minute, I felt a crack in my heart.

...

"Zee? Open the door!" I shouted into the camera in front of his apartment.

In about more than three minutes, he opened the door with his messy hair and red eyes. "Yes? Come in Li! I thought you were cuddling with Niall right now.

I've never seen his pathetic appearance like this before. His question made me want to cry out. "Zayn? Are you crying?"

Zayn looked at me with a rather surprisingly frightened look. "Remind me of the last time you saw me cry! Never? Good. Because I NEVER cry no matter how bad things were. And I was just sleeping, that's all!"

I ran into his lap, hugging him tightly in my arms. All of a suddenly, Zayn had nothing to say. His hands trembled as he laid it on my shoulders and tap tap on it. "W-What's wrong?"

I don't say anything. I don't know since when I began to cry, I only noticed it after feeling the hot water on my face.

"Zayn I'm sorry... I-I lied!" That's the only thing I can say..

"What are you saying? Did Niall do something wrong?" His voice sounds worried.

"No Zayn, this got nothing to do with Niall! It's me who did a nasty thing that I can't forgive myself. I broke you!" I burst into tears.

"What do you mea-? I'm not broken Liam. You're happy and I'm happ-"

I cut him mid-sentence. "NO I lied.There's nothing happen. I just...." I bit my bottom lip.

"You what Liam?" Zayn asked doubtedly.

"He said... he said he had someone... Josh... and... and I told him about the bet... and ask him to pretend.... I'm really..."

"Shshhh! I got it!" Zayn put his finger on my lips. "It meant you cheated and you actually lost the bet!" He smirked and I blushed. I don't know how a day ago I hate it and now I'm blushing because of it. "C'mere loser!" Zayn opened his arms and held me close. I could feel the warmth and his breathe against my ears, he whispered. "Ya know, even if you lost, I would never want to force you into a relationship. I was just making up an excuse for being rejected. I wanted to cry, wanted you to be mine so bad that I'm afraid it might break our friendship. And yes, I wouldn't be happy if you end up with Niall. I guess that's my lie. So now we're even."

I choke him up and never want to let go. I never thought someone could do everything for me like that. I never knew how much I was loved by him and... I don't know... Am I falling for this guy?

"So you say you don't want to fulfill that bet?" Now those words of his is slowly beginning to sink in, I asked curiouly.

"Not if you don't want it. I don't want you to feel awkward and forceful." Zayn smiled at me, kissing on my cheek. "I'll make you love me more everyday until you said you love me." Zayn smiles at the ground and lets me go. Right at that moment, I know what I need, what I've been missing, why I feel this way and what I have to do.

"I love you Zayn Malik." I say non-reluctantly, causing him to widen his eyes.

"R-Really?" He stuttered. "Well, maybe not as much as yours to me, but-"

Zayn cut me off with a kiss on my lips. This is my first male kiss, I'm freaking out, I'm fangirling, or fanboying, whatever.

"Don't you think it's too... soon? I mean, I'm not even sure-" We pull out and I pretend like I don't want it, but I really do.

Once again, Zayn seduced me with his deep dark eyes. "That's enough for me!" and pulled me into another kiss.

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A/N: Please vote. That means a lot to me! One question btw, is that they have between them is love? :)) Thanks for reading! xox