The Triangle

Chapter 4

TW Chapter contains self harm.

Harry woke up that morning knowing exactly what he wanted, Louis. Harry ate breakfast, put some clothes on, and rushed over to Louis' house. Hopefully he wouldn't show up at a bad time.

Harry walked up to the front of the house and knocked on the door. He hoped Louis was home, after yesterday he didn't know what to expect from him. Louis' mom greeted Harry and told him he was upstairs. Harry walked up the steps and into Louis's bedroom. Louis was lying on his bed watching some show on Netflix, Harry went over and lied down on the bed right next to him.

"Hey! Whatcha watching?" Harry asked ecstatic to see the boy. Before Louis could say anything Harry looked at the screen and realized what show it was. "Holy shit, you watch Pretty Little Liars too!" Pretty much his favorite TV shows ever.

"Yeah, so why'd you come over...?" Louis asked, he didn't seem quiet as shy as he did yesterday.

"Well I was thinking we should go do something or I can just show you around. Is that ok with you?" He asked he saw a wide smile go across Louis face, that was the first time he had seen him smile. Man did he have an amazing smile.

"I guess we could go do something, let me ask my mom though." He quickly ran down and talked to his mom. "Yeah she said it's alright, what should we go do?"

"Well first we have to finish this episode of Pretty Little Liars!" Harry quickly turned the episode back on. This was one of Harry's favorite episodes from the first season. They kept watching the episode, Harry got a great idea. He scooted in closer to him so that their bodies were touching. Louis took the cue and put his head on Harry's shoulder. Suddenly Louis slid his hand down and wrapped his pinkie finger around Harry's. Harry could feel his face get warmer, he was redder then a tomato.

When the episode ended they didn't move, they both waited there speechless. Until Harry quickly pulled away acting like it was no big deal, even though he didn't want to. "So it's about time for lunch, want to go get something?" Harry said realizing they had watched more then one episode, probably because he hadn't wanted that moment to end.

"Sure, I don't really know what there is around here so you're going to have to show me." Louis said with a smile that stretched from one side of his face to the other.

"Want to just go to Chipotle, it's just like burritos and stuff." He said hoping this option would please Louis. It was his favorite place to go with Niall, they went every weekend when he wasn't taking Anna.

Harry and Louis went back to Harry's house to get the car he shared with Gemma. Luckily for him she was at home being lazy, like usual. When they got there they got their food and sat down. They talked for a bit and Harry finally got his number. It was amazing how much Louis had opened up to him in just a day. Almost as if Louis had read his mind. "I really want to thank you for all of this. I really haven't had a true friend in a while and I think I finally found one."

Right as Louis was about to answer someone came up to the table, it was Niall. "Harry we need to talk, in private, away from whoever this fag is. I want you to know I'm sorry. Can you post pone this little get together with this nobody and come over?"

Did Niall actually just say that. He was always so nice and considerate, he was obviously jealous of Louis by the way he was talking. "Well Niall we can't always get what we want, I'm hanging out with my friend Louis right now, who is way more relevant then you at the moment so you can leave. Bye." Harry had worked up all the courage he could to let that out.

"Harry are you kidding me, I get that you found a new little friend to kiss but I'm not here to apologize. I'm here because I want you, I like you a lot Harry, I even dumped Anna. Hey fag, that's your cue to leave, nobody wants you here. Feel free to go home and point a gun to your head. No one will care when you're gone." What the hell Niall, if only he knew what Louis had been through. Harry was furious he wasn't about to let anyone talk to Louis like that, he promised to protect him.

Harry stood up, pulled his fist back and nailed Niall right in the nose. He felt it crack as Niall fell to the ground grabbing his nose. "Don't you ever talk like that to him again. If you do I swear it will be worse next time." Harry said trying to act all tough but they both knew Niall could beat him in a fight.

"Guess I'll just have to find my someone else because you found yours." That line hurt, after all that him and Niall had been through he wanted him too. But not right now, not with Louis here, Louis was who he wanted. Niall ran out the door, Harry immediately felt bad about what he had done and ran after him. "Niall wait." He yelled to the boy.

He chased after him into the parking lot. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have punched you in the face, are you ok? Let me take a look." Harry said trying to be as nice as possible.

"I think you've honestly done enough and hey you found what you always wanted a real gay dude, not me." Niall said as he slammed his car door. How did he know how to make some feel so bad, but he had it coming after what he said to Louis, right?

Harry ran back inside to find Louis and apologize for everything but he was nowhere to be found. He sat there finishing his food for ten minutes hoping maybe Louis would come back, he didn't. Harry felt is phone Vibrate he had gotten a text

~Louis: I'm out :'(

Harry quick hopped in his car and drove over to Louis' house. He couldn't even tell what that text meant but he wanted to know. What if Niall had made him cry. Harry walked into the house without even knocking went up stairs and tried to open the door, it was locked.

"Louis please let me in, I'm sorry about what happened back there. Niall is going through a tough time." No response. "Please let me in Louis, I just want to see your face." Harry called pleading to make sure he hasn't followed Niall's instructions.

*Click* Louis unlocked the door and opened it. His eyes were all puffy and red, he had obviously been crying. Harry again did the same thing that had made Louis stop crying yesterday, he hugged him. "It's gonna be ok I promise. I said I would protect you and I intend to keep that promise, did you see me punch him in the nose?" Harry said jokingly he thought all problems could be fixed with humor.

Louis giggled a bit but still didn't say anything. They just stayed there for the next five minutes cuddling and Harry was comforting Louis with his words as well. When finally Louis said something. "Thank you, I've never had anyone stand up for me before, it really meant a lot. Sorry I left I.... I.... I just couldn't keep it all together" Louis said in Harry's arms, he was no longer crying.

They sat in Louis bed cuddling and watching movies all night. Harry just held him in his arms, he never wanted to let go. As the night went on Louis got tired and fell asleep on Harry's chest. He looked like an angel when he was sleeping.

Harry couldn't stop looking at him, he was running his fingers through his silky brown hair. He slid Louis glasses off his face trying not to wake him up and put them on the nightstand. He was looking at Louis beautiful body when he suddenly noticed something on his jacket. It was a red spot on the sleeve that almost looked like blood. Harry pulled back the sleeves of his jacket when he saw it, Louis had fresh deep gashes on his wrist. He must have cut right as he got home from Chipotle. A tear from Harry's eye dripped onto the cuts.

Oh how the night changes.....

Authors Note:
Hopefully you guys enjoyed the long chapter, sorry for any grammar problems again. Feel free to comment and star the story I would really appreciate it.

I will try to update frequently like this because I don't have a life but if it takes more then two days to update no I have not given up. Thank you guys so much for reading this, it means a lot!