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twenty seven

the next few weeks have gone past, the couple have been taking it easy since the last talk they had. there haven't been much unnecessary fussing, yelling, or animosity between the two of them as they prepared to begin university together very soon. it seems as though that talk made them both open their eyes and see things from one another's point of view more clearly. things appeared to have run more smoothly nowadays.

they haven't been getting into petty arguements, or getting upset with one another over trivial things. sure, there have been a few disagreements here or there, because there are only human after all, but they would end up settling it without turning it into a big pointless fight. nonetheless, everything was still very much a slow process, and they knew they weren't quite out of the hot water yet, but both of them were willing to do their best make sure that nothing got out of hand between them.

they both truly did love one another. they were young, still full of uncertainties, energy, and hormones. if that was anything to go by, it was no surprise as to why they fought so much before. although, probably too much to be deemed as normal for their age, but every couple comes with their share of struggles. the two of them were just both happy that they were still together, ready and willing to make things work, and hoping for a stronger, healthier relationship. they cared about one another far too much to let their love die.

currently, harry and zayn are out together, spending time with one another. since it was their last week at home before having to leave for university, they wanted to get as much time in together before their classes started and hectic schedules were bound to clash and take up majority of their time—no doubt even more than high school did. first they thad went shopping at the mall, deciding to do a somewhat last minute haul, for clothes or other accessories to take with them when they leave home.

after shopping, they sat down and ate inside the food court, sharing their thoughts about anything that came to mind. and when they're done, they lug their bags back to the car, and head off somewhere else, wanting to seize the day as much as they could before it was over. zayn had suggested going bowling since they hadn't been in a while, but ultimately they end up at the arcade just opposite of the bowling alley, settling instead on something more fun.

they were playing at the basketball station, both competing against one another to see who could get the most shots in before the timer runs out. at the moment, harry was in the lead by two points, the two of them both rushing to grab the balls and throw them into the hoop. with only twenty seconds left and harry still in the lead, zayn kept trying to make him mess up, by bumping or nudging him, or putting his arm out in front of him to block harry's view.

"cheating won't help you win, i'm still in the lead!" harry laughs, shoving zayn's arm out of the way, quickly picking up a ball and attempting to throw it in the hoop. but, zayn knocks it out the way and harry gasps. zayn laughs at him, grabbing his own ball and continuing to shoot them into the hoop, catching up to harry as the other scrambled to grab the ball that fell out. then he immediately goes for another shot, desperately trying to gain his lead back on zayn. as the timer starts to count down from ten, the two of them moving fast and trying to get in as many shots before the time runs out.

and when the buzzer goes off, harry cheers, jumping up and down when he managed to still win, despite zayn's cheating.

"take that! i totally kicked your ass!" harry exclaims, smiling widely at his boyfriend when zayn rolls his eyes.

"you won by one point, big deal." he says sarcastically. harry giggles, sticking his tongue out at him.

"how do you cheat your ass off and still manage to lose?" he asks.