When green meets blue

5

He thought about it constantly for two days before he decided what to do. He had to talk to Niall about it even if that meant that Louis would punch him and hate him for the rest of his life. Louis needed help and maybe he would listen to Niall?

Niall had invited him over to play video games, another thing he sucked at but he was happy to have someone to hang out with so it didn't really matter what they did.

After losing another round of some wrestling game he put the controller down.
"Giving up already?" Niall smirked.

"Yeah. Uhm, I need to talk to you about Louis." Harry said nervously.

"What about Louis?" Niall asked.

"He doesn't want me to tell anyone but..." Harry started and Niall interrupted him.

"Then don't break his trust."

"Usually I wouldn't but he needs help, Niall." Harry said with a sad pout.

"Help? What's going on? Is he okay?" Niall asked worriedly.

"No. He's homeless Niall." Harry sighed.

"What are you talking about?" Niall questioned with big, blue eyes.

"His dad kicked him out for being gay. He sleeps in the school's locker room." Harry confessed.

Niall gasped and clasped a hand over his mouth and his eyes teared up.
"Are you sure?"

"Yes, he told me and I can see him, you know with that whole soulmate eye thing." Harry said.

Niall just stared at him and then he got up and shouted "MUM!" and hurried out of the room.

Harry didn't know if he should go home or stay so he just sat there. Niall returned after half an hour.
"Come on! We need to find Louis. He's gonna live here. I talked to my mum."

Harry let out a breath of relief.
"Really? That's great. I would have offered him to live at my house but he would never agree to that."

"Stubborn, I tell you." Niall chuckled before he continued.
"Come on, my mum is driving us. Do you know where he is?"

"I don't know if I should come with you. He'll be angry at me for spilling his secret." Harry hesitated.

"I don't think he will be. Let's go." Niall smiled encouragingly and Harry went with him.

Niall's mum drove them to the school and they ran toward the gym just to find the door to the locker rooms open. They found Louis laying on a bench with a blanket over him and he flew to his feet. He turned his eyes at Harry. He was angry.
"You fucking told him!"

Harry looked down on his feet and shoved his hands in his pockets. Niall was the one who spoke up.
"He did the right thing, Louis. I can't believe you haven't told me yourself. Come on, you're living with me now. I already talked to my mum about it. Greg is away in college so you can have his room."

Louis's lower lip started to tremble but he crossed his arms over his chest and looked defiant.
"I'm no fucking charity case. I'm good here."

"No, you're not Louis! Stop being such a stubborn hoe and get your ass in the car." Niall argued upset.

"Stubborn hoe?" Louis questioned.

"Well, yeah! You're my best friend! I'm not gonna let you sleep in a freaking locker room. I can't believe you haven't told me. Thank God Harry did." Niall said.

Louis broke down crying all of a sudden. Niall was just about to go over to comfort him when Louis came and threw his arms around Harry. He stumbled backward from the sudden impact but found his balance and wrapped his arms around Louis's petite body.
"It's okay Lou." He whispered soothingly.

"Thank you." Louis sobbed getting Harry's t-shirt wet, but he didn't care. Having Louis in his arms felt so right, like his soul could rest.

Louis calmed down eventually and took a step back. He wiped his cheeks, looking embarrassed but then he turned to Niall and hugged him as well.
"Thank you too. Are you sure your mum is okay with me staying for a while? I don't want to be a burden."

"My mum loves you and you can stay for as long as you need. Her words. She got really upset when I told her and immediately demanded that I would bring you home to us." Niall said and Louis smiled.

Louis went to his locker and took out a bag. Harry's heart clenched from the sight. All of Louis's belongings fitted in a gym bag. That was heartbreaking.

They headed out to the car and Niall's mum got out and came to hug Louis.
"Are you okay, sweetie?"

"Yeah, thanks for letting me stay with you. I hope it's not a problem?" Louis said shyly.

"Of course not. We will love to have you living with us. Maybe you can get Niall to do something else than just play golf?" Niall's mum smiled and Niall protested.

They got in the car and dropped Harry off first. He jumped out but Louis's hand on his arm made him turn around.
"I'll see you tomorrow Harry." Louis smiled.

"Yeah." Harry breathed out and popped both dimples, smiling back. He could see Louis's pupils increase. He liked his smile?

Later that night Louis showed him his new room through his soulmate's eye.  He ended the tour by pressing his palms together, looking down on his hand and Harry got the message. He was saying thank you. He did a thumbs up.

Maybe things would get better between them now? He could understand why Louis had acted as he did. He couldn't even imagine how horrible it must have been to be homeless having your dad disown you like that. Losing your mum. Louis had been dealt a bad hand in life. He must have been so sad and overwhelmed and lonely. He would make an effort to reach out again, but he would wait until Louis had settled down at Niall's place. Feeling good about his decision he fell asleep.