Once upon a time

chapter 4

Suddenly my hair is released. I slowly open my eyes to take a peak at what's happening to see Marcel, Edward and Harry looking at me with shocked and worried faces.

Louis' pov 

"Did you really think I would hurt you?" Marcel asks in an oddly soft voice "I-I uhm-" I look back down at my hands when I hear Harry huff "Why the fuck do you even think that we would hurt you" He suddenly yells out making me flinch back again. 

"You're not really helping Harry." Edward mumbles out. 

"You know what fuck this I'm going out, I don't wanna be around this stupid kid any longer." with that Harry walks out of the room leaving me with Marcel and Edward. 

"Louis can you look at me?" I look up at Edward and see him look at me with an emotion that I can't read.

"Why did you think that Marcel was gonna hurt you?" I shrug once again not feeling ready to tell them especially because they have never been nice to me. 

"C-can I just be alone please?" I hear both of them huff softly before leaving the room leaving me alone to dwell on my sad thoughts. 

Marcel's pov 

Edward and I made our way out of Louis' room and go to our own room, yes our room. Edward, Harry and I share a room because even though we are brothers we are also boyfriends. Most people find it weird while poly relationships are very normal now. 

Edward let's himself fall onto the bed with a loud groan. "What's up drama queen?" Edward rolls his eyes at me while I sit down next to him on the bed and rub his arm softly. 

"It's just Louis... I don't get him. I get that we have not been that nice to him but why the fuck would he think that we would hurt him?" 

I shrug "I don't know Ed maybe we should ask Liam what's up?" Edward shakes his head "No how could we even explain why we are asking that? Like sorry Liam we have been rude to your brother and caused him to think that we were gonna hurt him? Yeah no we can't do that Marcy." 

I nod slowly "I think we should call Liam anyway though" Edward groans but hands over his phone "Just ring him I don't care." 

I roll my eyes and look up Liam's contact and ring him. 

Liam answers on within seconds "Hey what's up Edward?" 

"Nope it's Marcel but everything is going well and over there." 

"Nothing much, I apparently had the wrong date in my head so I still have some days off which is nice and relaxing." I frown slightly when he doesn't ask about Louis but quickly shake it off. 

"That's nice I hope that you enjoy the few days off, Do you want me to say anything to Louis for you?" I ask making Edward rolls his eyes. 

"Yeah no I got to go bye." 

He hangs up right away which has me confused. Edward sits up and notices my confused look "penny for your thoughts baby?" He pulls me against his chest making me feel safe. 

"Liam is being weird... He seemed so distant..." Edward shrugs "He probably just misses Louis, You know how close they are." I shake my head "I don't think that that's it Eddie." 

"Don't worry your pretty head over it darling let's just get ready for bed ok." I nod and shed of my clothes while Edward does the same. 

I lay my head on Edward's chest and trace one of his tattoos with my finger "Harry will be back right?" Edward hums. "Do you think that Louis is ok?" Edward groans loudly "Don't worry about him. He's not our problem."

"He kind of is though, I feel like we should be nice to him... I mean he's nice I think just a bit shy and scared. We should just give him a chance." 

Edward just ignores me and I know that that's my cue to stop talking and go to sleep as well. 

Louis' pov 

I was woken up around 4 am by the sound of stumbling on the stairs. 

My heart is beating like a crazy thinking that it might be a thief or murderer. 

The handle of my door starts jiggling before the door swings open revealing a sad looking Harry who stumbles into my room. 

"Lou!" He whines out before falling face first into my bed, his face on my thighs only inches away from my crotch. 

"Uhm I- Harry what are you doing?" Harry wiggles his face on my lap and puts his hands on my tummy which feels oddly nice. 

"Dunno... Yous cute and cuddle me." Harry slurs out "I don't think that you should be here with me. You hate me?" Harry lifts his head up to look into my eyes, laying his chin right on my crotch making my breath hitch slightly. 

"I don hate yous." Harry looks at me with big and innocent eyes which is seems very weird seeing that I have only seen him angry or annoyed. 

His eyes travel all over my face while a goofy smile makes its way into his face. "Pretty" he mumbles out and moves one of his hands to my eyes almost poking them, I move his arms back right on time making him giggle and move his hand in a way that he's now holding my arm which he leads to his head onto his soft hair. 

He moves his hand back to lay it on my thigh with his hands still on my tummy "Play" he mumbles out "Huh what do you mean?" I tilt my head looking at this weird version of Harry in confusion. 

"Play wif hair" He once again slurs. 

Oddly enough I just do what he asks without protesting or even thinking making Harry hum in approval which turns into snoring within seconds leaving me with a sleeping Harry in my lap who I don't even dare to move. 

I'm unable to fall asleep with Harry asleep on my lap, all this time I've just been playing with his hair or staring at the wall. I don't even know how long I've been awake before I heard movement around the house. 

I hear footsteps getting closer to my room and suddenly the door swings open to reveal Edward in just his sweats staring at me with wide eyes. 

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?!" He yells while gesturing at the sleeping Harry on my lap. 

:)

~~~Renée