Through the dark [H.S]

8

"I admit this was a pretty smart idea, I'm amazed" Louis commented.

"Ssh...be quite. If they find you are here, too, we will be trapped. Oh my God! That's him! That's Harry!" she gasped, covering her mouth with her hand. They had been following the bunch of excited girls till the beach, hiding behind the corners and the spontaneous vegetation of the island, like perfect, ridiculous, stalkers. But now all that masquerade fulfilled its purpose: in the distance Emily could spot Harry standing, signing autographs for his fans and taking pictures with them. She guessed he wasn't able to hide himself that well.

"Let's stay here till they are done, okay?" she invited Louis, who rolled his eyes.

"God, I've never been on this side. Waiting is deadly boring. How could you stand it?" he asked after a while. Emily could only smile him back.

"Okay. It think we can go now" she said, standing from her refuge between the bushes. Harry was alone on the beach again, sitting contemplating the sea.

"Don't you come?" she turned to Louis, after realizing she was walking alone. Louis was standing still, biting his lips.

"No...you go first" he answered, staring his feet. Emily nodded.

"Thank you" she whispered with all the love she had in her heart.

"Just...don't screw things up, okay?". She smiled and in silence she reached Harry.

"Harry..." she said, almost trembling in her whole body. There was something in her stomach that pushed tears to her eyes. He turned looking at her with his breath-taking green eyes.

"Hey, Em..." he muttered. He didn't look impressed that she had been able to find him. He didn't look happy neither. He sat there passive on the shore, and he gave the idea that the sea could as well took him away.

"I've been looking for you, Harry..."

"Mmh" was all he answered gawking. Still shaking, Emily sat next to him and wrapped his tattooed arm with hers.

"Harry...why did you have to leave like that? Don't you know I love you?" she was trying to reach his eyes, but they were just staring at the sea. Their bodies had never been so close but with their souls so far away.

"Harry please...talk to me..."she begged him, drawing him closer to her. He was like hypnotized. She closed her eyes and embraced him as strong as she could. Finally a voice came out of his stony body.

"I'm a mess, Em. I'm a totally mess. You'd better leave me alone"

"I'm not going anywhere, Harry" she said.

"Why not? Don't you see I'm a sinking ship? Don't you see how fragile is what I built? I went around the world like a wandering idiot spreading my love, giving it to people I don't even know...giving them my life, every single piece of my soul and in a couple of years this will all be gone, nobody won't care, nobody won't give a shit, because nobody gives a damn shit!"

"I do care about you Harry. I always did..."

"But looked what happened to Zayn's family. The separation, the kids that he sees only on alternating weeks! I don't want to end up like him! I don't want to lose everything in the course of a night...I don't want to disappoint you."  

"What happened to Zayn was terrible, but it doesn't mean it has to happen to us also..."

"But they did love each other. Just like us. He had a dream, just like mine..."

"Things are not exactly as they look, Harry...the might seem the same, but they are different...we are all different people". Harry remained silent, not convinced at all by her words. She sighed.

"Listen..." she said and she cupped her husband's face into her hands, obliging him to look her into the eyes.

"I won't let this happen. I'm here to hold you. If you wanna cry it's fine, but let me be the one to take the pieces and put them together. You are not alone, Harry. Do you understand? I won't let your heart break, or this love we have go away. We came this far together, we are meant to keep walking on forever. Just let me here by your side, my love and..."

"We'll find the way through the dark?" Harry finally smiled. It was like he had opened his eyes again, letting the light of the day in. Like the day of their marriage. Out of the dark he had cast on himself, he could see the world again.

"What have I done...Emily I'm so sorry..." Emily shook her head, crying profusely and smiling at the same time. She held him tight, caressing his long locks. He squeezed her in his strong arms, hiding his face in her chest. She couldn't believe he was back.

"Don't leave me anymore, okay? If you have to leave, take me with you. I'll follow you till the end of the world. You are my life, Harry. I don't give a shit about what people think or do, or what you have or what you do...I just love you, the person standing now in front of me, with every single piece of my heart. Like the day we first met. I love you, Harry, and I will always do...". His nose, red because of the salty tears, was the cutest thing in the universe. He swept them away with his hands and then smiled of his beautiful, innocent smile. Emily was happy she was able to say everything she wanted to do, she was happy she had shown him how much she cared about him and their love. She was happy because he still loved her, too.  In a moment the sun hit illuminated his eyes, that shone of the most amazing green. Harry bit his wet, pink lips.

"Thank you, Emily..."

"I love you, Harr..." she said, closing her eyes while Harry was approaching her lips...

"Ehm-ehm...sorry for interrupting you but it think I could die of boredom"

"Louis, what are you doing here?" Harry exclaimed, leaving Emily with her face lifted at the sky, longing for a kiss. She sighed.

"What do you think, idiot? We came here to rescue you! You are the biggest dick head in the history of dick heads, just stop fucking up with your mind and come back home. I mean, what have you been thinking of? If you thought this was the end of One Direction, you were wrong. I won't let that happen. And even this lady here won't give up on your love so easily so...bring your pale ass back home!". It was amazing how Louis had said exactly the same things as Emily, but in a more efficient and direct way - in Louis' way; and it was beautiful to see how much he loved him, still.

Harry stood up, smiling. He helped Emily to do so and then he put one arm around Emily's neck and one around Louis'.

"Thank you. It's just beautiful to be loved by such wonderful people like you" he said in his deep voice. Both Louis and Emily smiled.

"Actually at home there's somebody who loves you more than we do, little stupid" Emily scorned him playfully. Harry's face brightened at the thought of his baby. They couldn't believe they had finally found their way through the dark.

"Em...can I ask you something?"

"Yes, tell me..."

"Do you have a banana with you by chance? I'm starving". Emily started laughing.

"I can't believe he really asked for it! I can't just fucking believe it!" Louis screamed in the fits of laughter, bending in two.

"What?!" Harry exclaimed, his eyes moving from Emily to Louis.

"Let's go, my dear, I've got an entire bunch of bananas on my boat" Emily finally said, kissing him on the mouth. Harry smiled in such a sweet way that her heart melted. As they kept walking towards the boat, Louis's laughter still filled the air. It was all fine. They were going back home now.

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