I Want What You Have - l.s

Prologue

Harry feels nervous looking around at all the new faces. It's his first day of reception away from his parents and he feels lost not knowing anyone. His eyes shift back and forth taking in the other kids and the new environment.

"Hello!" 

Harry jumps, his eyes going wide, as a face suddenly appears in front of his.

 "I'm Louis, what's your name?" The boy, Louis, states, his bright, cerulean eyes crinkling in the corners as he smiles at him. Harry immediately feels more comfortable in the presence of this boy. 

"My name is Harry." He smiles back hesitantly.

"Hawey. Hmm, sowwy I can't say it very well. I'm still working on my awr's." Louis giggles, slightly embarrassed of his speech impediment.

"That's ok! We can come up with another name that you can call me." Harry doesn't want his new, and only, friend to feel bad for not being able to say his name. "My mum sometimes calls me Haz, what about that?"

"What about Hazza! That way I can say it and you'll always know it's me calling you!"

Harry giggles, "Perfect!"

"Louis!! Are you gonna come play cars with us or what?" Harry's eyes drift over Louis' shoulders to find three boys in the corner, cars in hand, looking expectantly at Louis to come over.

"Hazza, you wanna come play cars with me and my fwends?" Louis holds out his hand expectantly, causing Harry to grin and reach out his own.

"Yeah!" Harry clasps his hand with Louis' as they walk over to the boys playing with race cars in the corner of the room.

"Hazza, these are my fwends from nursewy: Liam and Zayn." The boys look at Harry while still rolling their toy cars along the carpet.

"My name is Harry actually, but you guys can call me Hazza if you want." Harry adds.

"Hi Harry! I'm Liam. Louis and I have known each other since we were two!" Liam says proudly to Harry while holding up two fingers. "This is Zayn, he's known us since we were all three!" Liam motions beside him to Zayn who keeps his head down, focusing on his car. Harry barely hears him mumble a hello.

"Hazza! Here, you can have the purple car! You wanna wace awound the wroom?!" Louis says excitedly.

"Ok!"

"C'mon, we'll start ovah here." Louis places his car behind an imaginary line on the carpet, moving it back and forth like he is revving up the engine. Suddenly he turns his head towards Harry's as they both sit crouched behind the line, cars ready. "I just know we awe all gonna be the bestest fwends! Ok wready?! On your mark, get set, go!" 

A/N

The rest of the story takes place when they're in high school. Just had to get the foundations in place. I promise Louis loses his speech impediment. ; )