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FIVE YEARS AGO

2012: Zayn

I wish I could have stayed at home.

The club that I'm in is so uninteresting and boring that it's even causing me to go to sleep. But being the best friend that I am allowed myself to be dragged into this “fun experience.” The fun experience that it's made of me observing my friends as they are dancing and enjoying the night. 

Well my friends think that I’m not allowed to have self pity about ending my long term relationship. My relationship of 2 years. That my jackass of ex-boyfriend decided to end it because he wanted to be more “marketable.”

Dany and Anthony, my best friends, decided that the best way to get out of my depression and self-pity is to go clubbing. But they left me here sitting alone with a couple of bottles.

“Zayn! Let's go dancing.” A sweaty Danny said from the dance floor. Well, more like a signal.

Danny and Ant are currently dancing. Those crazy people are my best friends, well to me they are the 2 older brothers that I didn’t have. As an omega, life is hard, because the stupid's alphas don’t seem to understand what the word “NO” means. That’s when Ant and Danny come in handy, having two alpha best friends was like having a parental figure when Alphas got too rough.

“ Hey Zainy.. let’s go dance. Please I know you are bored but I promise that after this dance you can go home, so what do you say?”Danny came to ask. Looking all sweaty and in fact packing a boner, typical Danny.

“Fine, but after this I’m leaving”,I said. Passing by my drunk best friend, making my way to the dance floor. Danny grabbed me by the hips, non sexually, and we started to move in harmony.

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2012: Liam

When a person sees me all they think “Is that Liam Payne from One Direction?,” but they never see me as a person. Not that I’m complaining but it's just that I want to be acknowledged as a person with feelings, so basically a human. Yes I know that I have the power and money to rival a president, but I’m still human.

Being in One Direction has opened many paths for me, it allowed me to follow my passion, travel the world, have three best friends, and be surrounded by supportive people. But the only thing that is lacking in my life is happiness. I mean I’m happy financially but not personally, I’m lacking having someone who loves me and supports me to the fullest.

Being in a band surrounded by two couples that are mated and expecting their first newborn, the lonely feelings are the strongest. Harry, Harry Styles member of One Direction also Alpha, is mated with Louis, Louis Tomlinson member of One Direction Omega, and they are expecting their first child. They recently made their relationship public back in January after they found out Louis was expecting.

Then there is the most funny man we know, Niall, our wonderful Omega, he is dating and planning to mate with Josh, our drummer. They have the most carefree, in a good way, attitude about life and they are not susceptible to the criticism of society. 

Then there is me, a self declared workaholic that only has interactions with the studio staff and my band mates. I’m that person that wants to find a partner but does not go out or is even active on social media. But I have recently decided that I need a life more reflective of an adult in their early twenties, not the life reflecting a retired person. I need to have more ambitions than just gardening, cooking, and writing music.

Well I was a workaholic, but now that we are taking a hiatus, due to Louis' pregnancy. We as a band decided that it was for the best to take a break and prevent Louis the misfortune of being a single father to their baby. Harry, after learning of the pregnancy, has become a bit protective of Louis to the point where even a wrong look in Louis could cause a blood bath. He has gone all “Alpha mode” or maybe he is just tired of people looking at them. Either way it was best to have a break than have Harry become an inmate and Louis a single father.

“Liam, are you there? We have been calling you for some time but you haven't answered.” Niall asked after I had ignored their conversation for some time. 

We are currently on the way to a club that I don't even know the name of and by the looks of its quite famous to the “young community.” Well I do think that it's known for its atmosphere and the usual appearance of certain celebrities. Or …

“Liam! I’m trying to talk to you!” Niall yelled after hitting me on the shoulder, were more like shoved. 

“Sorry! What Niall? What is so important that you need to tell me?” 

“Ohh! Just that we are here. Also that there are paparazzi at the front of the door. Apparently they got an insight that we are here or some other celebrity is already here.” 

“What can I say, to go back, you will not like that nor Josh. Let’s just go inside, have a few drinks and then we leave.”

“Liam, we are here so you can meet someone and be happy. I see how now that we are on break you are kind of depressed. Even when Louis announced his pregnancy you looked sad. I mean not sad but kind of hopeless.”

“I know that you worry about me but I’m content alone. I don't need someone to make me happy. I’m happy with my work and with my life.”

“Liam, we are just worried about you. You don’t go out, you stay in your house all day, and you just work all day long. That is bad for you, you need someone to make you happy, not just content with your life.

“Josh, help me out here. Tell Niall that not everyone needs someone to be happy.”

“Josh, you shut up.”

“Anyways you said that we are here. So let's get out. It must look weird for a truck to just be parked at the entrance of a club and no one gets down from it.”

“Alright, Liam. But we are not finished talking about these.”

“So, are you ready,” I asked, pulling the handle to the door and instantly being blinded by the flash of the cameras.

We travel through the ridiculous amount of paparazzi and through the club entrance. Now that we are inside I can actually admire the atmosphere that many people claimed as transformative, well now I get all the hype that many have toward the club. 

As we are escorted to the VIP section, I can see that people here appeared to not he disturbed or care that two members of a popular band just walked in. Maybe that is why the club is so frequented by many of his acquaintances. 

“So, Liam, how do you like the club?” Niall asked now that we are seated and enjoying a quality drink of whatever it was that they served me.

“Well the club is a bit more likable than what I thought, it appears that we are invisible here.” 

“That 's what I was talking about with Josh, that it feels almost as if we are normal again and not some millionaires.”

“Niall, love. You both are millionaires. I'm just a commoner compared to you both.” Josh said with a teasing smile. I know that Niall detest the wealth comparison between the two of them.

“Of course you are a peasant compared to us.” Niall replied with a smile on his face.

Sitting at the table now with a couple of drinks that appear out of nowhere I can say that I might actually enjoy my time in the club, with the two of my friends by my side.

“Liam, we are going to the dance floor. Try to make friends or at least smile and look less unhappy.” With that Niall and Josh went to the dance floor and I’m again alone with my alcohol bottles.

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Chapter II

2012:LIAM 

You know the only downside of going out with your friends that are a couple is that they are constantly leaving you alone, either they go dancing or need to leave “early.” 

Which now leaves me to be alone in a club with nothing to do, but watch people dance or more like try to dance. In the case of Niall and Josh it seems that they kind of have just one pace to all of the different songs, no matter the genre or if it's a fast or slow song. 

As I’m looking at the crowd no one seems particularly fun to look at, well beside my two ridiculous friends. Well to end the pity party of one I am just gonna head home to my dog and sleep the night away. Just to be a good friend I’m going to say bye to Niall and Josh.

Deciding to take my drink I start walking toward them, which is a hard task due to the amount of people on the floor and that they are in the very middle of th…

“I’m so so sorry, I didn't mean to hit you.” Someone to my right said after they collided with me, and spilled my delicious paloma, my drink.

“Hey it’s fine,” I said, turning to the person that spilled my drink. 

“I’m so so sorry, It's just that my friend pushed me so hard when we were dancing that I lost my balance and bumped into you.” The man said.

As I look properly at the person that spilled my drink I cannot help but admire his beauty, from the hair to the eyelashes that he possesses. It's like I'm looking at a painting of what my dream partner looks like. The man, from what I can see, has dark hair and eyes that are just beautiful and framed with the tickets lashed I have ever seen.

“Are you ok?” The man continued to ask, carrying so much concern in his expression.

But instead of responding, all I could do was admire his delicate, yet sharp features. His hair is black, was styled in a quiff, but now it's out of place as if he was running his hand through it. And he also had a jawline that could cut glass.

“Mate, just to be sure you are not going to attack me right?” Mate that was what he said and it caused my Alpha to growl.

“I’m okay, just did not watch where I was going.” And with that I left to find Niall and Josh.

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ZAYN

Bumping into someone at the club is not unusual, it's something that comes naturally with the environment we are in, it's usually not something that you are constantly thinking about. But after bumping into that stranger in the club it left me thinking back to that moment over and over again.

It surprises me that even when I’m trying to clear my mind all I can picture is the face of the stranger, I mean I can’t even recall that smell that he had but I can recall the face of the stranger. It's like he is a ghost that will not leave my mind. 

Anyways back to the present, it has been two weeks since the club outing, and I’m meeting with a potential business partner that is interested in opening a fashion brand for male omegas. One that it caters the needs for male omegas that are in different phases of life. I know that being a male omega is not bad and there are many brands that offer clothes to omegas, but as a model I have seen that the clothes that are for male omegas are designed with the anatomy of a female omega in mind. 

I have specially seen how maternity clothes are made with the anatomy of female omega, we as males don't grow prominent breasts. We do lactate but we don’t grow significant breasts where there has to be alterations around the breast area.

Anyways, the idea to start a clothing brand was presented to me by a musician that is going through his first pregnancy, and noticed that people like him do not have a lot of options.

Today we are meeting to see if our ideas are compatible and to see if we are wanting the same thing as the other. I know that a musician and a model usually are not the combination to start a clothing brand, but usually it's one or the other that takes the credit.

Which leads me to waiting for about 10 minutes in a beautiful coffee shop that has an assortment of different coffees and pastries.

“Zayn, is that you?” I hear someone to my right say.

“Yes, it's me, it's so nice to see you in person. How are you?”  I question after noticing that it was Louis.

“Well, let me sit down and tell you all about it.” Louis said, pulling the chair back and sitting down.

“ I’m finally feeling better, not a lot of nausea, and I can finally eat more than crackers, '' Louis said with a smile on his face.

“Well, that is good to hear. I know we talk a lot through text but how is life right now, everything is good.”

“Yes, I’m so excited about my pregnancy, we always wanted a baby and we are finally able to be a little family. Also we are going on a bit of a break from the band.” A band, Louis is in a band? I thought he was a solo artist. I need to check more of his instagram and google. 

“I forgot you are in a band and how's it going on tour?” 

“Well, the tour was great. We finished early this year, nothing crazy. Harry, Niall, and Liam are great coworkers that helped the last weeks of the tour go smoothly even with me being constantly sick and pretty much out of it.” Louis said, making a sour face.

“Those are your bandmates: Harry, Niall, and Liam.” 

“Well you really did not google me as you said in one of our previous conversations. That's a first, but yes those three are my bandmates. Only that Harry is my mate/husband/baby daddy.” Louis explains in teasing matter.

“Hey.. I was telling the truth in the fashion show that it was the first time that I had seen you, and that I did not know who you were.”

“I know, I know.. I was just teasing. Anyway to what we are here for. Are you still interested in being my partner in the clothing brand that I want to launch, well more like are you interested in being a co-owner of a clothing brand?”

And with that we were in tune of what clothing brand we wanted to create. A mixture of his relaxed style with more of my contemporary style that I have. But we want the center of the bland to be male omegas.

We as male omegas deserve the same quality of clothes that are being offered to females and their ever changing bodies.

“I know this might be weird to ask, but are you single?” Louis asked with a hesitant smile.

“It's not weird if we are going to be business partners. But yes I’m single.” 

“You know I might present you to Liam, I’m pretty sure you would make a good couple, or at least have a beautiful friendship.” Louis said with a bright smile.

“Well.. sorry to disappoint but I’m not looking for a relationship. I had a couple bad relationships and breakups.”

“I understand that but if you are ever interested just let me know.” 

Well I cannot tell Louis that my current obsession is a stranger that I saw in the club two days ago. A stranger that I do not know the name of or his proper face that is not illuminated with colorful lights.

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Chapter IV

Liam

I used to believe that a person cannot fall in love at first sight, I thought that you need to know the person first to actually love them. But that perfect stranger at the club might be the exception that changed my mind. 

Well I know that the chances of ever seeing him again are slim to none, there might be a chance that someone got a picture of us both. That way I can either search for him or at least see that he was not a product of my imagination.

Back to the present now that we are officially on break I can say that I need to find something to do other than sitting on my laptop or watching a series. The series that are coming out are not the best, but rewatching every Batman movie or rewatching Game of Thrones is fantastic.

To start my research I need to look back at two weeks at the club to see if any other celebrity or noticeable person was also at the club. The stranger is most likely a model, well I support with that beauty and confidence that he carried.

As I type “Liam Payne at the club,”  various articles show up of how I am back at the party scene and that it looks like I am the only eligible bachelor of One Direction. Along with the inclusion of me being seen “getting cozy” with various strangers in different stages of the night.

As I am looking at the articles I cannot help but see the stupidity of them, and all the documented stuff is mainly quick bait for the same information repeated in every article. The only one that seems interesting is “Many Stars are Partying at this New Club.” Well interesting as other people being the topic of the article.

Scrolling to the article I see that Niall, Josh, and I are on the top three of the list out of ten. Continuing to scroll I see the person that I am looking for, The Stranger.

By the looks of it, I was right he is model of the year, Zayn Malik.

Zayn Malik 

Now I know the name. 

ZAYN

After the meeting with Louis, it gave me hope that our clothing brand was going to be a done deal. That my dream is going to be reality not just a distant thought or plan.

Getting to actually get to spend time with my new business partner I can say that I acquired a new friend that might expose me to a whole new world.

That whole new world being the music industry.

Well, the music industry being an invitation to the bands get together. I am going to be part of the final dinner of One Direction as a 4-piece band. Louis said that they are having the “Final Dinner” as a way to say goodbye to their life without them being parents, they want to say goodbye to their teenage years and their reckless behavior.

Now that I am actually outside of the house of Louis I cannot say that I regret saying that I was occupied and could not make it. It seems that when Louis said intimate and just a “couple of people,” he meant that he invited all of Hollywood. There are cars everywhere.

Getting out of my car and walking up the stairs takes more time than what is needed, I am literally moving at a turtle pace. Well at least I know that I just need to press the doorbell as Louis instructed.

Well here goes nothing.

As the doors start to open I cannot help, but be nervous about the amount of people that are going to be here…

And there he was the stranger that has occupied my mind since that night at the club. The Stranger was staring back at me.

“Zayn?”

How does the stranger know my name and even better why does it sound so good to hear him say it?

“Liam, who is at the door?” I hear Louis say behind Liam.