I've been holding my breath
I've been counting to ten
Over something you said
~~~~~
"Tomlinson"
Louis turned towards Landon and raised an eyebrow
"No fights. Promise.... Just thanks"
Louis furrowed his brows "For what?"
"Taking care of H while I was.... Occupied"
Louis' eyebrows shot up "Occupied?"
"Yeah, Occupied. Thank you for.... Being a good friend" Landon said before he smirked, patted Louis on the shoulder then walked away
Louis stayed quiet and looked down at his books and sighed
He shook his head before he opened his locker, threw everything inside then slamming it shut then walked away
~~~~~
Harry has been pulling away from everyone.
Everyone noticed but they all stayed quiet.
Their group felt odd, without Harry's jokes that would either make them groan or laugh
Louis was mostly quiet now as well, he noticed Harry hanging around Landon all the time
The only time he felt relaxed enough would be when Harry would show up for his practice
Harry no longer spent the hour though.... He'd spend 30 minutes at his max but Louis shrugged it off
Harry and him are just.... Friends
And though it hurts, it's the truth
~~~~~
"INTRODUCING MINE AND LIAM'S CHILD-" Isaac said before he smiled and showed everyone a plastic doll "Cactus"
"Dumb name" Zayn mumbled and Liam frowned
"I chose it"
Zayn stayed quiet then silently sighed and mumbled "I guess it's cute...."
Liam smiled and sat on Zayn's lap and kissed his cheek
Zayn just wrapped his arms around Liam's waist and buried his face into Liam's neck
"We don't know what you did to this psycho.... But please don't let it wear off"
Liam rolled his eyes but Zayn was the one who replied
"This psycho can still throw a knife into your throat without looking"
Liam sighed and turned to Zayn "We talked about this.... No threatening Isaac"
"Wait what?"
"Damn I actually enjoyed the Isaac threatening"
"Same"
"New rule. Threatening is now green lighted again"
Zayn rolled his eyes "You take the fun out of it when you say I am allowed to do it"
Louis' jaw dropped "Oh my god, you made a joke"
"CALL THE EMERGENCY POPO THE MASTERMIND MADE A JOKE"
"WEEEWOOO WEEEWOOO WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND IT'S NOT LIAM FALLING INTO A HOLE"
"YEA- I HAVEN'T FALLEN INTO ONE IN ALMOST A MONTH!!"
"You fell face first into the floor last week wolfie"
"The floor. Not into a hole"
"Still an emergency"
"Stiles stubbed his toe and Derek needed to carry him"
"Yeah but that's Stiles"
"Agree"
"Agree"
"Mm"
"Yeah"
"Yep"
"Hey!!"
~~~~~
Harry feels horrible for distancing himself.... But he just can't get himself to face Zayn
He knows he's giving the biggest fuck you to everyone by not being with them but he can't get himself to even look in Zayn's direction
He's obviously had two instances.
Such as when Zayn walks in, or they have the same class and Zayn gets pulled to the board to answer the question, and a few more
He'd look at Louis who'd be quiet then would burst out laughing then get quiet again.
He knows it must be horrible to see someone you viewed as a friend turn their back on you
But he didn't have the courage to look at them.
He doesn't know if he ever will.
~~~~~
Finding someone who you didn't have to fight for until all the fight in you is extinguished is hard
Finding someone who you don't have to beg to stay is hard
Finding your person is hard, whether it's a friend or more
When you see friendships that hold on, when you see relationships get stronger
All he could do is sit quietly and wonder
'When will it be me?'
~~~~~
Harry paced around the room, then sighed, picked up his phone and called Louis
He heard Louis laugh and he smiled weakly
"Ello?"
"Lou!!"
"Oh, hi Harry"
From behind Louis, Harry heard multiple 'Hi Harry's and his smiles slightly fell
"You all.... Went out together?"
Louis stayed quiet then said "If you count us going to the hospital as us going out together then yeah sure"
Harry's eyes widened "Is everyone ok?"
"Yeah yeah yeah.... Well kinda just Isaac forgetting Zayn has limits and isn't afraid to put Isaac in a hospital bed"
Harry slowly nodded "Why did he do that?"
"Isaac.... Touched Liam?? None of us really know what actually happened, what we know is what I told you" Harry sighed and Louis cleared his throat "Would you like to join us for a movie tonight??"
"Can't.... I'm meeting up with Landon"
"Oh..." Louis' voice sounded sad for a second "Well uhh.... Hope to see you soon" Louis said before he hung up
~~~~~
Louis hated how he hung up.... But remembering Landon's words and knowing Harry and Landon are something.
He turned towards everyone and noticed Zayn was a bit behind him
"You alright?"
Louis chuckled "If Liam forced you to this-"
Zayn rolled his eyes "You all assume the worst of me and disappointing."
Louis raised an eyebrow "Meaning??"
Zayn put his hands in his pockets "It means what it means" Zayn said before he walked away
Louis blinked and furrowed his brows
"Wha-" He then just rolled his eyes and walked back towards everyone
"What movie are we watching?"
YOU ARE READING
A Version Of Us
Fanfiction"You and I have been playing a different game. You thought this was a game of Russian roulette, when in reality it's chess, and I just won"
