heartless // ls ; au

「chapter two」

As a good neighbor but mostly out of curiosity, Styles rang at Tomlinson's doorbell three times, a plate full of cookies that just came out of the oven in his hands. He knew how to bake pretty well. It was raining outside and he figured out his direct neighbor would be there. Eventually, Louis answered the door, quite surprised to see that someone was visiting him.

" Hello, " he opened the door, wearing baggy grey sweatpants and a large white v-shirt. He had his signature smile on and his hair was quite messed up. He didn't even bother to fix it with his hands, not expecting to see someone about his age at the door. Styles noticed his apartment smelled of new things and Yankee Candles.

" Hi, " Harry smiled. " Uh... I brought cookies. "

The older boy's attention went straight away to the plate in the hands of the curly-haired boy. They looked really good. Chocolate chip cookies were his favorite. He opened the door a little wider.

" Oh ! That's so nice, thank you, " Louis answered, still smiling. " Come in ! "

Harry stepped inside and a moment later, the door was closed and they were both heading towards the sofa that was used as a bed.

" Sorry, I just moved in... "

" Oh, I don't mind, don't worry about this. "

They sat down on the sofa, uneasy. Harry placed the plate between them and made a smile that meant go on, eat to Louis. Not being asked twice, he hesitantly picked up a cookie and started eating it, fully appreciating it's wonderful taste. He even let out a small moan, hoping Styles didn't hear it. When he finally finished eating, Louis suddenly stood up.

" I'm forgetting my good manners ! Would you like something to drink ? Tea, coffee ? "

" I wouldn't mind some coffee, please. "

He had already started unpacking but everything wasn't quite in place. The coffee machine was already out of its' box and plugged next to the sink. Louis made Yorkshire tea for himself and coffee for Harry. He brought the two mugs to where his neighbor was sitting. The atmosphere wasn't the best as the two boys didn't really know each other yet.

It was Harry that broke the heavy silence.

" So, you're name's Tomlinson, right ? "

" Yeah... "

Styles quickly added, so he would sound creepy. " I saw it on your mailbox. "

" And you must be... "

" Harry. Harry Styles. "

They shook hands.

" Well, I guess you know it already but I'm Louis Tomlinson. "

They both chuckled even though there was nothing very funny.

Everything was so formal and polite at first but after some time discussing about the town, Harry brought up Louis' future work.

" So, I heard Liam saying you were going to work at Starbucks. "

" Yup, I hope I'll fit in... "

" Don't worry about that, I'll be there and Liam too, he's a great guy, you'll see, " he gave him an encouraging smile.

" Thanks. "

They said goodbye after another weird silence. It was only when Louis accompanied Harry to the door that Styles realized how small Tomlinson actually was.

A normal person would find it cute. Harry found him even more vulnerable.

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writer's note :

hello everyone !

sorry, this was a boring chapter but i have no inspiration at all. school is really tiring but it's the holidays soon so i hope i can write better quality chapters by then. and sorry for the extra small chapters, i'm still getting used to writing a fanfiction. it kind of changes from writing normal fictions...

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