twisted dares - l.s.

Chapter Twenty-Seven

The newlyweds were cuddling on the sofa as the clock hit midnight. Louis was asleep while Harry sat there, drowning in his thoughts. He remembered the final task and before Harry had time to even process what was happening next, his body was moving on its own. He had no idea where his legs were taking him. His heart was racing, his breaths were increasing, his eyesight became foggy.

The abandoned, old, rusty bridge lay ahead.

He knew what his body was urging him to do. And no matter how hard he tries, Harry knows there's no way out. He knows he can't win a battle against his own body. His body will always be more in control than his mind.

He doesn't want to do it. Trust me, he doesn't. He has Louis now, a future, he wants kids. There's so many reasons he can't do it, but his mind won't listen.

Harry is having an internal battle with himself. His demons are at war with one another. The conflict in his brain makes Harry want to pull his hair out. He snaps out of his thoughts when he hears the angelic, pained voice of his now awake husband.

"Haz?" Louis' footsteps arrive closer, and the concerned boy's ears fill with sounds of muffled cries.

"Harry?"

"HARRY!" he runs towards Harry, only being able to tell it's him by the way the moonlight hits his face, revealing the perfect features and dark, scared green eyes.

"Don't!" Harry begins to plead, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

"Don't come any closer," Harry repeats, sternly.

"Harry.."

"No. Babe, please. Stay where you are."

Louis is standing on the ground by the side of the old bridge while Harry is sat on the top of the bridge's ledge, him staring at the rocky river below.

"Harry, whats gotten into you, love?" Louis' eyes water, taking in the sight before him.

How could Harry do such a thing?

"Aren't you happy?"

"Of course I'm happy! I married the love of my life today!" Harry shouts.

Louis takes a shaky step forward.

"Then what's wrong?"

"Don't come any closer! I swear-"

"Answer the goddamn question Harry!" Louis belts, clearly frustrated.

"Nothings wrong! I- mean I- I don't want to do this! But I don't have control! Somethings controlling me and it's fixed on the fact that this is my ending. I want to be at our house, with you. I want to grow old with you, have kids, watch our kids grow, have grandkids. I want to travel the world with you, create memories that will last a lifetime. And above all, I want to be your husband," Harry yells at the top of his lungs.

"I want that too!" Louis was now a complete sobbing mess along with Harry." Please. Come down. Why are you even up there?"

"I'm trying my hardest for my legs to move closer to you. My heart is practically ripping itself out of my chest to be with yours. No matter how hard I'm trying right now, my body won't move," Harry pauses before whispering, "It's like I'm a puppet in some sort of sick, twisted story."

harry, this is a good thing. you can do this. this is your destiny. you won't have to fight, lie, cover, or struggle anymore. you will be free. and when you wake up, louis will be right there with you.

"Louis, stay back. I don't want you getting hurt."

"It's far too late for that. I've always been on the edge of plummeting to the depths and if you do this, it will push me over that edge. Think of all that you will miss. All the memories you'll never get to have," Louis stutters.

"You'll have to experience those memories for me," Harry stands up on the ledge, locking eyes with Louis.

"Harry. As your husband, I am begging you to step down from there and return to our home with me," he tries.

"It won't be our home for much longer," Harry moves his gaze to the ground.

"It will always be our home."

"How can that house be my home when you already are! You're my home," Harry took deep breaths.

"Harry, I love you. My entire body is aching at the thought of you being so close yet untouchable. I know I cannot come closer to you but I'm not letting you take the easy way out. You've come too far. 7 years since that night. 2 years since we met."

Louis' eyes were staring into the deepest parts of Harry's soul, to the parts Harry wasn't even aware of. Louis' heart was beating so quickly. The only sounds being the sobs from the boys and the river passing by. His heart was aching. He wanted to run up to Harry and kiss him but he knew if he tried Harry would just...

Louis took a breath to attempt to calm himself down.

"Dying is the easy part, living is the trick," the blue eyed boy stares at Harry with the saddest look in his eyes. "Living may be hard but we can get through this together."

"I knew from the first moment I saw you in that grocery store that I wanted to get to know you, I knew from that first kiss I wanted to spend the remainder of my life with you, I knew from the very beginning I loved you, but I was too afraid of hurting you. And now you'll still be left broken," Harry stares at Louis. "We may be meant to live our entires lives together...except this lifetime didn't allow it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for dragging you through hell with me. I'm sorry for everything," Harry breaks.

"I'd rather you'd drag me through it with you then you being left to do it alone."

"I've been fighting for so long, Lou, but I can't fight anymore," he whispers just so Louis can hear. "I love you."

*splash*

"HARRY!"