Walking into school the next day, Zayn had a lot on his mind. He was wondering if this was the right thing to do. Would Louis even say yes? He was very independent and maybe that meant he didn't like being part of a team.

He was also a little worried about what Harry thought about it all. After all, he was the only one who didn't vote for the omega to join the pack, and Zayn knew Harry had some sort of infatuation with the omega, he wasn't sure the extent to which it ran, but he's sure he'd soon find out.

Zayn walked into the building, knowing he'd be late for art, but he really didn't care today. He knew he would be otherwise preoccupied during the lesson anyway. And just as he got to the door, he opened it and then got a shock because an alarm started roaring throughout the school. "Okay class, it seems we're having a fire drill." The teacher spoke, and everyone began to cheer. 

"Everyone, please! We have to act in this situation as we would if there was a real fire!" The teacher yelled, and the students kept quiet. Zayn looked over to his seat, seeing Louis was already sat next to it, he thought that was a good sign until he remembered they were about to split up. "FUCK ME!" Zayn cursed from the door. Throwing his hands up. 

"I beg your pardon, mister Malik?!" The teacher gasped and a few students snickered. Zayn simply turned around and began making his way towards the football field, where the evacuation point was. "Okay students. Lets pack up our bags and make our way to the evacuation point." The teacher sighed, basically giving up on protocol at this point.

Louis gathered his things and followed the class to the field. He was wondering what could have caused such a reaction from Zayn. The boy was so unpredictable to him. He had so many moods Louis wasn't sure he could keep up, yet, he was curious enough that it seems he was going to try. 

By the time the art class had made its way to the field from the other side of the school, most of the students and teachers were already there. Louis was observing everyone's actions, from the seniors who all looked bored because they had done this plenty of times before, to the freshmen who were freaking out and wondering if there was actually a fire. 

Louis watched as the principal raised his megaphone, about to give out instructions to the students. "May I have your attention please?" He asked calmly, gaining everyone's attention. "we want to get through this drill as quickly, and efficiently as possible. So i need you all to cooperate." He added. "Now, Can I have the seniors sorted into English classes, up the back of the oval. The juniors in math classes to the left. The sophomores in gym classes, to the right. And freshman in science classes, up the front."

The students and teachers made their way to the respective areas. Sorting themselves into English classes, the boys shuffled over to their teachers who looked almost less impressed than the students. Zayn had a moment of relief when he realized that Louis was in his English class.

 They lined up in alphabetical order as the teachers marked off their names, making sure they were all there. When they finished, the teacher dismissed them to talk among themselves. Harry watched as Zayn approached Louis. He wasn't sure what to think about his plan. He assured Harry yesterday that Louis wouldn't be in any fights, more like the house mother.

Harry wasn't sure what he was hoping Louis would say yes or no to Zayn's proposition. He just knew things were probably going to change and he just hoped it was for the best. Zayn tapped Louis' shoulder and the omega spun around, "Hey Zayn!" he smiled. "Hey Louis." Zayn' lips quirked up ever so slightly and that was enough for Louis. 

"Come to give me more of your life story?" Louis smirked, and Zayn was laughing on the inside. Louis reminded him of harry in the way he was charmingly sarcastic. "No, asshole. I'm here to ask you something." Zayn rolled his eyes at the omega and could see the his face shift from amused to concerned. 

"Really?" Louis asked, his voiced dropping a few octaves. "Yeah. is now a good time for you?" Zayn asked, and he could see the wheels turning in Louis head, wondering what he could possibly have to ask him. "I guess?" Louis was trying to hide the unsurety in his voice, but was failing.

"I just wanted to ask-" Zayn began, but saw the look of fright behind Louis' eyes. The omega didn't trust him enough yet. And if he asked now, he'd ruin the chance of Louis accepting his offer. "Did you wanna hang out sometime? Outside of school. Not a date or anything. I just want to get to know you." Zayn opted. He figured he should take it slower.

He could see Louis breath out in relief. "Yeah, sure!" He chuckled. He knew that he'd made the right choice. Besides, it'd be nice to get to know the omega a little better.

PUBLISHED~06/JUL/2018