Who are you?

chapter 2

"Something's off about these songs," Louis said after they finished I Want. Instead of Louis singing the few lines in the chorus, they had Niall sing those lines, and it sounded all kinds of wrong. 

"You're just saying that because you hate boybands," Fizzy said from the back, to which Lottie agreed. At the next stoplight, Louis grabbed his phone from Lottie. 

"Let me see what other songs they have," he said, wanting to test a theory. His theory was correct, Taken, Everything about you, and Same Mistakes were all gone from the album. It was a shame, Louis thought those were there best songs. Switching to Take Me Home, he noticed the same thing. All the songs he wrote on were missing. 

Louis decided to turn on Loved You First, as that was the song he played to remind Harry that he had him before anyone else did. It didn't matter anymore, but Louis still liked the reminder. 

"I love this song!" Phoebe shouted excitedly from the backseat, and Louis smiled. It also sounded somewhat off, he definitely thought it was better in the real world. 

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After they got back from the mall, Lottie with two new One Direction shirts and a Harry Styles poster (which Louis may have bought for himself as well), Louis talked to his mum about his plan for getting VIP tickets. 

"I have a... friend who's an insider with their management, and I heard a rumor that they leave little hints around the city that will lead them to a specific website where they can meet the One D boys for free," he explained, not realizing how much more sketchy it is when he explains it out loud. 

"It sounds like a scam, Louis," Jay said slowly, and Louis shook his head. 

"It's not though! And even if it is, I want to be able to take Lottie and Fizzy to their first concerts, maybe they can even meet their idols!"

That was an excuse. He was hoping that once he met Harry, something would click and Harry would know what was going on. Maybe Harry would recognize him, introduce him to the boys, and everything would fall back into place. 

"I'm not a huge fan of the idea, Louis," Jay started softly. Louis opened his mouth to protest yet again, but she continued before he could, "But you're an adult, and I trust that you know what you're doing. I just don't want you getting hurt."

Louis let out a huge sigh of relief. He didn't know how else he would be able to argue his case without exposing the truth to his mom. He wouldn't be surprised if she figured out anyway, but he still felt denial in the situation. It doesn't make sense why he would put that on his mother as well. 

How would he even tell her? Hey, by the way mum, I'm not where I'm supposed to be and I'm pretty sure none of this is real because I'm actually world famous and haven't been living at home since I turned eighteen.

Yeah, no. 

Another problem that he realized while driving his sisters home was the question of, Did I even audition? Maybe he auditioned in this world, but didn't make it through. He had no idea how he made it through in his reality, maybe this one was more logical. Maybe he overslept and missed it, or for-went it all together. He couldn't ask anyone, though, because that would make things suspicious and the last thing he wanted was to cause anyone else the same stress he felt. 

Deciding to get an early start, Louis thanked his mum and grabbed his keys. The drive from Doncaster to Manchester was about an hour an a half, which was nothing compared to what Louis was used to. While he wasn't normally the one driving, he still knew how to pass time, especially on long car rides. Long drives were amazing.