Always and Forever

~ 12 ~

This chapter was written by bittersweetlou!

Middle school.

As if life wasn't hard enough already, middle school just had to exist.

Middle school and Zayn.

For the last four years, Louis had gotten pretty close to another kid in their class, Zayn. While Harry was still Louis' priority of the two, he still tended to get pretty jealous. Louis was his only friend, and he really didn't want to share.

It was alright most of the time though, he knew he was Louis' best friend so he didn't get jealous too often. Especially now, halfway through his first year of middle school, Zayn was the least of his worries.

Middle school was rough for any kid, but for Harry? It was hell.

Things were rough from the start. He didn't have any of his classes with Louis, and the only time he got to see him was during lunch. He kept to himself in class, in elementary that had worked just fine. Sure, he hadn't made any friends over the last several years, but he hadn't made enemies either.

Harry learned the hard way, that middle school wasn't quite the same. With a larger group of students, and a different age range, people behaved differently. He was classified as an outcast from day one.

Chicken legs.

Ugly.

Worthless.

Fag.

Those were just a few of the names he was called on a regular basis. The one he didn't understand however, was fag. He hated how awful and discriminatory the word was, and why people called him that, he didn't quite know.

Maybe it was his painted nails.

He wasn't gay though, he wasn't. He was sure of that....

It was a Monday, no different than any other Monday. Well, that wasn't completely true, it was Monday, February the 14th.

Valentines Day.

For Harry Valentines day wasn't much different from any other day. He was single after all, so the day really meant nothing to him. He wore pink though, wanting to be just a little festive. He was always a bit cheesy like that.

"Harry!" Louis smiled, waiting at Harry's locker, "Happy Valentine's day."

"Uhh happy Valentine's day to you too" Harry chuckled, looking at him oddly as he opened up his locker, only to find it filled with chocolates and flowers. Louis was the only other person who knew his locker combination so he quirked an eyebrow, "Did you do this?"

"Well yes... but no" Louis responded, handing Harry a little card. "Someone left all this stuff on my porch last night, they wanted me to put it in your locker."

"Ummm that's a little creepy" Harry giggled.

"Hey love is love! People go to great lengths-"

"Shut up Louis. We're fucking twelve." Harry glared at him as he opened the small card.

Meet me after school at the baseball field. Come alone. ;)

Love,

Your Secret Admirer

"Louis. I'm not stupid I know this is you. Stop messing around," Harry rolled his eyes, as Louis took the note from his boney hands.

"Harry since when could I ever write in cursive like this? It's not me." Louis responded.