(Not)Another fairytale ~L.S◟̽◞̽

Chapter 2: Oh How Shit Changes

Chapter 2: Oh How Shit Changes

Home.

It felt good to be back home.

Louis breathed in the London air, and his mind felt peaceful again, as if the past four years hadn't happened, and he was still 22 and still lived in that small flat, and worked for Styles.

But no, four years ago, Harry Edward Styles almost ruined his life work.

At the time, Louis thought he had lost his career, and that he would go to jail for crimes he never even thought about committing.

However, Louis forgot he had his cousin at his side.

Zayn Malik only met his second cousin when he was 26 and his cousin 22, and it had been quite the accident.

During the job interview Malik had with Louis, he found out through his records that Louis and him were related through his mother's side, and had the same maternal great-grandparents.

It came as a shock to both of them, and Zayn was even more persistent about hiring Louis, as he loved family and Louis had brilliant grades, but the latter had refused.

"I really do want us to meet up and have a drink later, but I cannot work for you. If this information leaks you would be accused of favoritism and you have worked too hard for you to be accused of anything."

Zayn didn't listen to him and they argued till Niall managed to come up with a compromise.

"How about you Louis work for another company here, but you can work here unofficially, and help Zayn with some of the harder cases. Maybe then he'll come home at a realistic time and actually sleep."

Zayn had glared at Niall, but then thought about it and agreed to the idea.

For the next few months, Louis had helped his cousin in three cases, before he won his first one and got very busy.

After Louis left the hall that day, Zayn wanted to go right after him and comfort him, but Harry had put security guards on each door and they would report back to Harry immediately if anyone left the room, and the last person he wanted to know about his relation to Louis was Styles.

And so, during the rest of the evening, he stood at a table with Niall at his side, thinking about a way to prove his cousin's innocence and get him out of this mess.

That night, when everyone left, Zayn had called Louis and through drunken words and tears, he had figured out where he was and brought him to his hotel room.

They had slept for the remainder of the night, and the next day, Zayn explained his plan to Louis and Niall, and they both agreed it was the best under these circumstances.

The next month, Louis had defended himself using that plan, and walked out of there an innocent man.

Louis did want to work for Zayn, but he couldn't.

No one respected him, and if he worked in his cousin's company, no one would respect Zayn either.

Which is why he travelled to Canada without telling anyone -which got him quite the yelling down from his mum and Zayn and Niall- and started working in a small law company there.

And now, four years later, he was finally home.

Niall and Zayn had begged him to come back home for a long time, and now he did.

He was also invited to a rather interesting soiree organized by Tyr's law company, currently managed by Anthony Tyr after the death of his father the previous year, and his older sister's inability to manage it.