Time

July 26, 2010

Niall looked at their lists and mumbled quietly to Russel. He looked at Louis.
"Number two on your list. Location?"

Louis blushed a little.
"Hotel room."

"Okay, and number five?" Niall asked.

"Our house." Louis muttered.

Harry gave him a curious look. Louis could see that he was dying to know which moments he had put on his list, and he kind of regretted some of them now. How could he possibly know that Niall had found a guy who had figured out how to time-travel for real? That was crazy! But he was equally curious about which moments Harry had chosen.

"Harry? Number four and five?" Niall asked.

"Our house and hotel room." Harry replied.

"Alright! Are you ready? Remember that you have to stay hidden. Russel here has written the date, time, and location on the computer. You'll get half an hour at each place so spend it well." Niall grinned.

"I can't believe I actually think this will work." Louis mumbled.

Russel came and put the pot/helmets on their heads. Niall walked in front of them.
"You'll start with Louis' first pick, then Harry's. Louis' again, and then Harry's. For the third moment, you both picked the same one. Then it's Harry's, Louis', and the last one is on the same date but at different locations. Interesting." Niall grinned excitedly.

"If you fry our brains, I'm gonna strangle you." Louis threaten. He was nervous.

"Deal. Just... Talk about the moments you witness. Explain why they are important to you. See this as one hell of a couples therapy." Niall said.

Harry and Louis exchanged a look.
"Okay." They both agreed at the same time.

Russel returned to the computer. Harry inhaled sharply and grabbed Louis' hand. Louis held it tightly. Russel pressed a button. For one second, they both stared at Niall, and then they were standing in a toilet stall. Harry realized quickly where they were.
"This is your first significant moment?"

"Well, yeah. I'm a little surprised that it's not yours as well." Louis replied.

"It is! It's... oh, here you come. Shhhh." Harry whispered the last part.

There was a hole in the door to the stall, and they put their heads next to each other and stared across the room. A much younger Louis walked up to the urinals. A young Harry was already standing there. He jumped when young Louis walked up beside him and managed to splash his pee all over young Louis' shoe.
"Oops!"

"Hi." Young Louis replied with a giggle.

"I can't believe I peed on you." Harry whispered behind the door in the stall.

"You made an impression." Louis whispered back with a smirk.

They watched as younger Harry ran to get some paper towels while younger Louis relieved himself. Young Harry waited until he was done before he leaned down to wipe his shoe.
"I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay, curly. It can be me good luck charm." Young Louis laughed.

"You're auditioning?" Young Harry asked as they walked to the sink to wash their hands.

"Yeah, you?" Young Louis asked.

"Yeah. I'm really nervous. I have stage fright." Young Harry admitted.

They had turned around facing the bathroom stalls their older selves were hiding in.
"I'm sure you'll smash it. What's your name?" Young Louis asked.

"Harry Styles."

"I'm Louis Tomlinson. Hey, didn't you perform at The Battle of the Bands last year?" Young Louis asked.

"Yeah! So did you! Now I recognize you. You're great!" Young Harry smiled.

"So are you. You're gonna be a star, Harry. I just know it. You have a great voice, and I mean, look at you. So cute. Here, give me your autograph. I'll be your first fan." Younger Louis said and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen.

Young Harry giggled, but he wrote him an autograph, using young Louis' back for support. They just stood there staring and smiling at each other after that.
"So, I guess I have to get back. It's me turn soon." Louis finally said.

"Good luck! I'm sure you're gonna be amazing." Young Harry smiled.

"I don't know about that, but I'll give it a try." Young Louis said, and they walked out of the bathroom together.

Harry and Louis had watched the scene with fond smiles.
"That was weird." Louis chuckled as soon as they were alone in the bathroom.

"Yeah. So why did you choose this moment to go back to?" Harry asked curiously, eyeing him.

"It's...." Louis sighed and scratched the back of his head, looking a little embarrassed.
"You and I have always had a different take on sexuality. For you, being pan, I think it wasn't such a life-changing moment. I struggled with it, but you're more like, go with the flow. Meeting you for the first time was a big, life-changing moment for me. I thought you were the most beautiful boy that I had ever met, and I was smitten from the beginning. I had found guys to be attractive before but not like this. I felt an instant connection to you, and you were just adorable." Louis admitted with blushed cheeks.

Harry smiled sadly.
"Thanks for explaining it. It makes sense, except for one thing. This was a life-changing moment for me too, Louis. I was so embarrassed over the fact that I peed on you because I found you so beautiful and nice and I was so happy to meet you in person after seeing you on stage in The Battle of the Bands. This was the beginning of us, and it will always be one of my fondest memories."

They both felt the weight of their upcoming divorce. How could this pure moment lead to that? They knew why, but that didn't make it less painful. There was an awkward silence between them, and then they changed scenery.