"Give it up already, Tommo. You know he won't budge." Zayn smirks seeing me look at Harry.

"He's scared. I don't know why, but he's so scared he can't even speak." I explain.

"Why? Do you think his parents are abusive?" Niall asks me.

"NO! Anne is a wonderful woman. She and Des split up but she's a wonderful person. She wouldn't lay a finger on Harry."

"How do you know so much about the Styles family?" Liam looks at me suspiciously.

"I've been to his house a few times over the past three weeks after the day he left his stuff behind."

"What do you do there? Talk to the walls? Because he sure as hell doesn't speak." Niall comments with a snigger.

"Don't be mean Niall. Yes he doesn't speak but I like to try. He will talk to me. One day, he will talk to me. You'll see." I say stubbornly and they all give me a sarcastic look as if to say 'Yeah suuuuure.'

The bell rings and Zayn and Liam rush to class while Niall and I have a free period together.

"I have something important to discuss." I say in a urgent whisper as I drag Niall to the library.

"What is it Louis?" Niall asks with a hiss once we settle at a corner table where we won't have the librarian breathing down our necks.

"Zayn and Liam."

"What about them?"

"Zayn likes Liam."

"So? We all like Liam. He's a good friend."

I roll my eyes at that. 'Honestly. Good friend. What is he, eight?' "You don't get it. Zayn likes Liam."

"You don't say?" He raises his eyebrows.

"YES!! He can't stop looking at the guy. I think Liam likes him too but he hides it pretty well!" I exclaim excitedly.

"How do you know?" He asks me suspiciously, narrowing his eyes at me.

"How do you not?" I ask incredulously as he shrugs. "Don't tell me you didn't notice!" I say loudly.

"Notice what, Lou? You're making me feel stupid right now." He pits pouts at me.

"The way Zayn was starting at Liam? Like 'the stare'. Liam was melting under his stare."

"No, what bullshit! I don't think so!" Niall exclaims loudly and the librarian shushes us.

"Yes! I saw them. That's all Zayn ever does. He talks to me but stares at Liam. It's honestly annoying at times. I mean I'm a very interesting person, show some interest. Give me respect." I say feigning offense making Niall laugh.

"So you're trying to say...." Niall tries to figure it out.

"That we should get them together, yes you tube light." I roll my eyes.

"Someday your eyes are going to roll out of your skull." He mutters darkly earning a whack upside the head. "Ow, you dick!! But you do realise it won't be easy. They aren't open about their sexuality? Hell even we don't know their sexuality. They could be gay, bi, pan or even pizza-sexual and we wouldn't know."

"Liam is bi, Zayn is gay." I say with a careless shrug.

"Now you're just making shit up. How could you possibly know that?"

"Mannerisms, previous girlfriends." 'Oh god. Is this how Sherlock feels when everybody doesn't see the kind of stuff he can. This is so basic. You literally gotta be blind not to get it'

"Zayn has never had a girl-oh" Niall's eyes widen with realisation, "but that doesn't change the fact that they're in the closet."

"We'll have to get them to come out." I conclude.

"Do you realist they know how badly you are bullied at times so they won't come out?"

"They don't have to come out to the entire school, only to us."

"How will that happen, if you will?"

"Jealousy. Since I'm openly bi, I can pretend to like one of them to get the other jealous and admit it."

"That's genius and all but what if either of them fall for you? What if they push you away and say they're straight because they aren't open? You could be damaging your friendship."

"How about having someone else do it?"

"No one would do it willingly."

"Eleanor Calder would." I smirk

"Why?"

"For a date with me. Of course I clearly tell her that it's only one date and only if the plan is a success."

"As twisted as it is, it's pure genius. Count me in."

"Well let's text Miss Calder then?"

"How do you have her number?"

"She slipped it into my jacket yesterday." I laugh showing him the paper.

Her response is quick

I cringe. "This is going to be hard." Niall laughs at my misery.

When lunch rolls around, Eleanor is at our table before us. I internally groan at her eagerness. "Let's get a different table." I tell her.

"Go for it man." Niall murmurs as he pats my back while Zayn and Liam look confused

"In glad you're finally coming around, Louis." Eleanor says excitedly.

"Eleanor, I have a deal for you."

"A deal? What are you going on about?"

"My friends Liam and Zayn like each other."

"Okay but what does that have to do with me?" She asks confusedly.

"Well they aren't open about their sexuality so I wasn't you to pretend that you like Zayn to make Liam jealous and if they admit their feelings for each other then I go on one date with you. JUST ONE." I explain making sure that she's clear about everything.

I can see her weighing out the pros and cons. She bites her lip in thought. "Won't it seem fishy that I like you and all of a sudden I like Zayn?"

"It will but you can just day you were putting up an act."

"Zayn doesn't like me."

"He isn't supposed to, that's my headache, leave it to me. Are you in or not?"

"I'm in, I suppose." She agrees hesitantly.

"Oh god. Thank heavens. Thank you so much Eleanor. I exclaim hugging her enthusiastically.

This is going to be great. Operation Ziam step one: getting a girl, check. Step two: introduce girl to the guy, begins.