His fear

2. Prank Talk

At lunch time Louis walks over to their usual table and sits down, he then spots Niall walking over, "You alright, mate?" He asks him once he's sat down.

Niall nods, "Yeah, I'm cool, and I've been meaning to ask, um, how is Harry, really? Since you know," he lowers his voice to a hushed tone, "He had that full on panic attack in that supermarket last week when that old man just, bumped into him?"

"I really don't know, sometimes he seems ok, and then the next, it's like he's a different person entirely," he fiddles with his fingers that are on his lap under the table and then he continues, "He acts like he's scared of everything and the only time I see him relatively ok is when he's with someone that he's built that trust with."

Niall knits his eyebrows together, "So you then?"

Louis looks at him and replies, "I guess. I just want to know what he's so afraid of. But I won't push him to tell me."

Niall points out, "Maybe you will have to push it out of him one day, because whatever is scaring him, I can't see him telling anyone out of choice and no one can be truly happy if they have the weight of the world on their shoulders."

Louis nods, "Wise words Horan, thanks." He pats him on the shoulder and smiles.

Niall replies, "No problem, bud," they both then spot Liam and Harry walking over, he continues, "Here they come."

Liam sits down next to Niall, Harry sits down next to Louis, Liam begins, "So, I was thinking earlier about how we all haven't met up for a while, and how we used to all the time," he pauses and puts one elbow on the table and scratches his chin as though he's in deep thought, he then asks, "Maybe we should all hang soon or something, like the old times?"

Harry looks to his lap, feels awkward, out of place and then asks, "Erm am I invited to hang out with you guys? Its totally ok if I'm not, I like, erm don't want to intrude or anything."

Niall and Liam both look a little taken back, thinking Harry would know he would be invited. Liam assures him, "Of course you are Harry."

Louis looks to Harry, smiling and trying to reassure him, "Yeah, why wouldn't you be invited H, you're apart of the gang."

"Sorry, I'm just still getting used to being invited to hang out with people, thats all." Harry says.

Louis sees Harry getting upset and quickly changes the conversation, "How about we say we hang out tomorrow night?" He looks around at the three others, "We can watch some movies and shit, like the old times. And since it's Saturday tomorrow, you can all stay round mine? My mum will be out with her friends all night at some work do."

Harry smiles, "Sounds great, Lou."

Which follows with a nod from Niall, "I'm up for that."

Liam pauses from texting and looks up from his phone before looking back down to his phone to carry on with texting, "Yeah, me too."

"You've hardly looked up from your phone for a minute Li, you chatting up a girl?" He smirks, teasing him, "What's her name?"

Liam holds his hands up in mock defence, "Ok looks like I've been caught out. Her names Rachael."

"It wasn't that hard to tell Li, you were smiling like a goof-ball at your phone the whole time we've been sitting here," Louis smiles, "How did you meet her?"

Liam puts his phone away in his pocket and smiles, "I met her at my cousins party, you know the one I went to a few weeks back?" Louis nods, "And I gave her my number, because well, she was cute and we've just been talking from there."

Louis smiles, "Good on ya mate, I'm happy for you."

Liam nods and then smiles, "Thanks, man."

Louis changes the conversation, "I haven't done a prank on anyone for too long, how about it Niall?"

"I'm up for it! Remember, when we did the flour in the hairdryer prank in the changing rooms? That was the best." Niall chuckles.

Louis says, "Yeah and I got detention for a week for it."

Harry interjects and becomes curious, "Whats the flour in the hairdryer prank?"

Niall replies, "Its where you put flour on a hairdryer and whoever turns it on gets flour blown all over them. And when we did it, Louis forget to wipe the flour of his trousers and he got caught by one of the PE teachers. It was hilarious," he laughs and then accidentally snorts in the middle of laughing, smacks his hand over his nose, "Oops!"

"It was worth it to see Stan O'Ryan walk out of the changing rooms, pissed with flour all down him and his, oh so precious hair." Louis mocks, laughing at the memory.

Niall smacks hand down on the table, "We should do the toilet prank in the boys toilets."

Louis likes the idea, smirks, "Tell me more."

Niall begins, "Well we could get cling foil and spread it over the toilets in the cubicles and when someone goes to piss, bam, it hits them in the face." He chuckles.

Louis laughs, "That sounds brilliant, I can buy the foil."

Harry fiddles with his fingers underneath the table, looking down at his lap, "Um, can I do the prank with you guys?"

Louis looks at him and smiles fondly, "Of course you can, Harry."

Niall notices the way Louis looks at Harry, and smiles at the two, "What about you Liam?" Niall looks to Liam, "You in?"

Liam looks at Niall, "Sorry, I can't join in on this one boys. I can't risk getting another detention. Dad would murder me."

Niall mutters, "Party pooper."

Liam laughs and then the bell rings out signalling it's time for class, Liam stands up and turns to face Niall and says, "We both have Maths, we should get going."

Niall stands up, walks with Liam and says sarcastically, "Eh, what fun," He turns around and waves to Louis and Harry, "See you tomorrow, lads." Liam and Niall then leave the café.

Louis turns to face Harry, "Want me to walk you?"

Harry smiles and nods, "If you don't mind?" They both start to walk to Harrys Biology class in a comfortable silence, they then get outside the room, "Thank you for walking me," Harry blushes, "I'll meet you outside the library at 4, yeah?"

Louis nods, "I'll meet you there." Louis then turns around to walk in the opposite direction, smiling to himself.

A/N: The purpose of this chapter was to show you a little of each of the boys personalities and I hope I did just that.

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