Unrequited Love (one shot)

CHAPTER 1 

Harry sat back as he watched the other preform on stage. He made it through to the next round and he was more than excited. Being only 16, he knew this was his last chance. If this didn't work out, he had to go back go school. Which wasn't a problem, because he knew what he wanted to do in life. But this was his dream, to sing in front of people. His band back at home was fun but the adrenaline rush from singing in front of thousands instead of hundreds was what pushed Harry onwards. 

"Up next is Louis Tomlinson!" he heard over the speakers. Harry's hear fluttered a little bit and his palms got sweaty. This boy from Doncaster took over Harry's mind almost immediately. Maybe it was his hair that fell ever so softly. Or maybe it was the way he dressed, because Louis didn't care who said what about him. All Harry knew was that he never felt this way before about anyone, let alone a guy. Harry always wanted to date a guy. He wanted to see how it was like to be with someone he could connect with easier. But Harry never went through with his plans. Maybe Louis could change that.

CHAPTER 2 

Now that Louis and Harry were alone, maybe Harry could make a move. See if Louis felt the same way. "Do you have anyone special in your life?" Harry automatically turned bright red, turning away to hide his cheeks. 

"Just my mum and my sisters. You?" Louis replied. Harry looked at him and saw he. Was turning red too. 

"Not even close," Harry chuckles. "I'm not sure what I want anymore. I am only 16, mate. I do have my eye on som-" Harry realised he was rambling and cut his sentence off short. He turned away again, feeling foolish for ever letting that slip out of his mouth. 

"What was that?" Louis tried to get his attention again, but Harry refused to even look at him. He knew he would give it away if he turned to face him again. 

"I have- I gotta go Lou. I'll see ya later." Harry rushed away, leaving his phone behind. Louis noticed it and quickly grabbed it. He walked away before anyone could see what he was doing. He opened up his messages and saw what would change everything between them. "I think I love him idk what to do man" was the first one Louis read. He continued up, seeing things like, "Lou is not my bf! Not yet anyways ;P" and "I can't get his voice out of my head, or the image of his bum out either haha". This made Louis very uncomfortable, but somehow made him want Harry even more. He decided he would go to Harry's room later to return the phone and confront Harry. Louis was straight... Wasn't he? That's what he wanted Harry to believe at least.

CHAPTER 3 

After the failed attempt to return the phone the week before, Louis decided to try again. They were nearing the end of the X-Factor show and he didn't want any confusion as to what their relationship status was. Strictly friends. 

Harry sees Louis walking towards him and smiles. Why can't it be this easy to talk to him? "Good afternoon Lou. How goes it?" 

Louis stares at him for a second, lost in his eyes. He shakes his head as if to clear it and says, "here's your phone." His voice was so dark that Harry stepped back as he took his phone back. 

"Everything alright man?" Harry said hesitantly. He had a feeling that Louis was about to say something terribly wrong. 

"I'm not gay." 

"Wha- where's this coming fr- you read my messages didn't you? You went through my phone?" Harry felt a stinging in her eyes. He rarely cried and he almost never cried in front of others. 

"Im sorry. But what's done is done. Just know I'm not gay. I like girls. I like girls. I like girls." He almost says that in a tone as if to reassure himself and not Harry. As soon as the words leave his lips, he almost wishes to take them back. Harry's eyes overflow with tears and he becomes angry. "I'm sorry, I just- I can't be gay. Harry-" Louis stops himself from saying anything further. 

"You know what, I trusted you. I confided in you. I thought you were different." 

"But I am, I l- I like you Harry. I just am not supposed to be gay!" Louis starts to cry too. 

"Look at yourself man!" Harry turns Louis to the mirror closest to them. "You're gay! Fucking totally and completely gay! You wear scarves and you hate when girls gossip and you love looking at me the way you do and I just don't see how you think you're straight. Everything about you screams gay. Louis. You. Are. Gay. And it's okay." Harry turns Louis to look him in the eyes. Louis stares back for a minute before leaning in to kiss Harry.

CHAPTER 4 

Harry starts to lean in until Louis realises what he did. He steps away and says "I'm sorry" repeatedly. Harry tries running after him but it's too late. Louis already is out the door. 

Louis is outside crying, knowing this was a mistake. He wasn't gay! His mum would be so upset if he were, and that was not what he wanted. They have to stop this before it goes any further. Louis turns around to go talk to Harry. When Louis walked back inside, there was so sight of him. Louis ran through the building, desperately trying to find Harry but with no luck. He picks up his phone and looks for Harry's number. It rings twice and goes straight to voicemail. He continues to try and call him. Louis goes outside and finds a corner to sit at, then starts to bawl. This is his best friend and he just ruined whatever there was. They only knew each other for a few months but they were so close, and everyone knew it. Finally Louis gives up. He lost Harry. This was the worst day of Louis's life. He decided to work on a new song that would show Harry how sorry he was. He went back inside and got to work.

CHAPTER 5 

Harry spent the whole week crying. He couldn't tell anyone except a few friends why he was so upset, so he made up the excuse that he heard one of his favourites from the show was leaving. Everyone around him was that gullible, and his friends went along with it. Harry was dreading going back to sing on stage, knowing he had to face Louis. He planned to sing "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston to show Louis he still loved him even if Louis would never love him back. He practised day and night, hoping it would be enough. He would cry in between the practices, saying he had a lot of green tea the night before. 

Once the night came where they had to forcibly like each other and pretend they were still best mates, neither was prepared for what was about to happen. Louis walked past Harry's dressing room and overheard Harry practicing his song for the night. 

"Wow, you sound lovely," Louis applauded. 

Harry spun around to face the intruder, turning bright red when he saw who it was. "You weren't supposed to hear that. I was practicing for tonight." Harry was still frustrated with Louis, and this predicament wasn't helping at all. 

"Wanna hear what I have planned for tonight? It's a song I made myself," Louis closed the door behind him and cleared his throat. "People say we shouldn't be together. We're too young to know about forever. But I say they don't know what they talk talk talkin' about." Harry's eyes started filling with tears as Louis serenaded him some more. "They don't know about the things we do. They don't know about the I love you's. But I bet you if they only knew, they will just be jealous of us." Louis wiped away Harry's tears and whispered "I love you. I'm sorry it took me this long to realise it. I just had to figure things out." 

Harry grabbed Louis's face and said "I love you." He then proceeded to walk out of the room, holding onto Louis's hand. There was something he had to do tonight, and he didn't care who saw.

CHAPTER 6 

They walked out on stage hand in hand. "We each had something else planned to sing," Harry started. 

"But we decided a duet would be better." 

The song started playing and the crowd went silent. 

Louis started "You think I'm pretty without any makeup on, you think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong, I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down." The crowd went wild. They were ecstatic. Nothing like this had happened before, not on this show. 

They both had just finished singing the song when Harry chimed, "This man right here means the world to me. This wasn't planned, I barely met him on here and look what happened. What was an unrequited love turned out to be true love. Whether we win or lose, we have each other. Thank you all." They exited the stage and saw how everyone loved their little stunt. They both won, as a couple. Regardless of what happens in the future, they knew they would always be together.