age 11 (harry) 12 (zayn)

grade six

"harry do you want to play football with me and the lads at recess?" louis asked harry who simply shook his head and thanked louis for the offer.

"i think i'm going to make flower crowns." harry whispered.

louis frowned. "that's so gay harry!!" and he ran off to grab a football.

harry's smiled dropped as he trudged outside and sat in the small flower garden.

was making flower crowns gay?

what did that even mean anyways, zayn said gay was when two boys like each other.

harry pulled out some red and yellow flowers and began to loop them through one another creating a small crown.

harry wanted to figure out how to make flower crowns that would last him forever instead of one day.

zayn had always told him to try fake flowers.

zayn said he'd help harry one day.

today zayn was sick at home.

"harry, what happened?" leigh, the girl that was in harry's switch class looked at him. "you look sad. what the heck did louis say this time?"

"hi leigh, nice to see you." harry giggled. "i'm fine," harry bit his lip. "maybe not, never mind."

leigh sat down with harry. "nice flower crown. maybe you can make me and jesy one? maybe jade and pez on too?"

harry nodded. "okay." he smiled. "can i ask you a question?"

"sure,"

"is making flower crowns gay?" harry asked shyly, and leigh gasped.

"gay?!" she questioned, frustrated.

"yeah.." harry shrugged.

"louis is so mean! but no, making flower crowns is certainly not gay." leigh huffed.

"okay." harry felt relieved.

"oh my gosh." leigh shook her head giggling.

"what's wrong?"

"jade is over there watching niall play football."

harry widened his eyes, smirking. "does she like-like niall?" he gasped.

leigh nodded. "oh yes! she likes niall a lot."

"really?" harry grinned.

"yes." leigh nodded.

"i'll be right back," harry went full sprint, to the field.

he had to tell niall.

"niall!! niall!!" harry shout wanting to get niall's attention.

niall stopped playing football and ran towards harry who was at the side of the field. "apparently jade came to watch me!!" he bobbed up and down excitedly.

"yes she did!" harry grinned. "she like-likes you!!"

niall opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out. "oh. my. god."

"go ask her to the dance!" harry encouraged.

"you know what? i'm going to do that right now." niall held his head up high and trotted across the field.

leigh came running towards harry. "niall likes jade-"

harry cut her off. "niall's asking her to the dance!!" leigh and harry jumped up excitedly and made their way closer so they could hear.

"hi jade." niall waved at the brown-haired girl.

"hello." she smiled.

"d-" niall stopped. "do you want to go to the dance with me?"

jade's eyes widened.

leigh mouthed, "say yes," more than a million times to jade.

jade giggled. "sure niall."

"okay, so i'll see you," niall ran back onto the football field. the lads playing football cheered and doggy piled him.

leigh, harry, jade, jesy, and perrie who were at the side of the field fangirled for a little, then kept their cool and made fun of the boys playing football.

- the dance

zayn was back at school today. he was feeling better.

"zayn, the dance is today." harry grinned.

"yeah, why do you think i came back?" zayn rolled his eyes jokingly.

the two boys were supposed to be reading for a book report they were working on together, but instead, they were chatting.

"niall asked jade to the dance." harry smiled.

"really? i knew it all along." zayn laughed.

"me too." harry nodded. "who did you ask?"

zayn shrugged. "all the girls are too needy."

harry shrugged.

"who did you ask?" zayn questioned. "did you ask anyone while i was away?" zayn tried to not sound worried.

"no," harry paused. "can i ask leigh anne?"

zayn bit his lip. "yeah... i guess.. if you wanna.."

"okay." harry ripped a piece of lined paper out of his notebook and wrote;

do you want to go to the dance with me?

circle:

a. yes

b. a

c. no

d. b

all the love x

"no erase 'all the love'." zayn pouted.

"fine." so harry did, then when it was time to switch classes, harry folded it up and handed it to leigh.

at second break, harry and zayn sat in the flower garden.

"later do you want to try making actual flower crowns?" zayn asked.

"okay," harry nodded.

jesy came over to the two boys with the piece of paper harry gave to leigh earlier. "leigh was afraid to give it to you." jesy handed harry the paper and ran off.

"okay let's read it." zayn spoke, praying it would say no.

harry opened the piece of paper.

'd' was circled.

zayn looked up at 'b', then 'a'.

"have fun." zayn smiled.

harry nodded. "yesss!"

later at the dance, zayn and harry danced together until the first slow dance.

niall and jade were already dancing together.

liam had asked dani (danielle) and they were dancing.

zayn smiled at harry and told him to go.

"have fun. go." zayn sat down at the corner of the gym and sang along to the song which was ed sheeran.

"okay." harry ran towards leigh. the two began dancing.

it was fun at first, until harry didn't feel really into the dance, yet he continued dancing.

zayn never felt this jealous in his life.

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