Missing Pieces (Larry Stylinson)

Ch 1: The Meeting

First part of the story, I hope you like it!

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Harry walked alone down the cracked sidewalk, occasionally glancing up at the darkening clouds. He didn't know where he was planning on going, or why he even decided to go for a walk; all he knew was that he needed the fresh air.

Just as Harry turned the corner, he felt a raindrop. Then another. He decided to ignore them, but soon it was pouring, and he had to find someplace dry. He stumbled into the nearest coffee shop, and shook out his dripping hair. He began to look around, and realised that the coffee shop was nearly empty. The only other person was the cheerful guy making coffee, and even he hadn't noticed Harry's noisy entrance. Until now that is.

"Oh hello! I didn't see you there!" He said, smiling over at Harry. "Would you like to order something?

Harry decided that he might as well. The shop looked like it needed the money, anyway, "Sure. Just give me a sec."

Harry skimmed over the menu before placing his order. He sat down at the nearest table, listening to the coffee guy hum away as he made the coffee. He chuckled at the guy's energy, and his choice of outfit for that matter. The guy was wearing green chinos and a red shirt. Classy.

"Hey, you look familiar." The guy said, catching Harry staring at him. "Do you go to uni?"

Harry nodded with a small smile on his face, "Yeah! I'm Harry by the way."

"I'm Louis."

They didn't really talk much after that. Louis finished making Harry's coffee and went back to humming whatever song it was. When he was done, Harry paid and went back to sit down. That's when he noticed that there was a phone number written on the side of his cup.

He looked over at Louis, who was cleaning up the counter, and couldn't help but notice how cute he was. His fringe was messy, but in a very attractive way. He also had the bluest eyes that were lighting up for seemingly no reason at all. Louis was blushing brightly, and Harry thought that just made him look more adorable.

He looked back down at the phone number on his cup, and smiled. That explains Louis' goofy choice of outfit. Maybe this was Harry's chance to figure out if maybe he was actually gay. Louis seemed like a pretty nice lad, so he definitely would give him a call. If anything, he would come back to the coffee shop during Louis' next shift.

"Hey Louis, when's your next shift?" He called over to him, smirking when he caught Louis staring at him. He watched his blush brighten, and Louis stumbled over his words.

"I-I work t-tomorrow I think." He said to Harry with a small smile on his lips.

Harry nodded but couldn't help himself from what he said next, "You're cute, Lou. Wait, can I call you Lou?"

Louis' cheeks became even more red, and Harry chuckled quietly. "Y-yeah. That would be nice."

Harry smiled as he finished his coffee, tossing it in the trash. He walked back over to the counter. Louis was too busy staring down at whatever he was cleaning to notice Harry standing right in front of him. Harry placed his hand on top of Louis', smirking when the smaller boy jumped. He watched Louis look up at him with nervous eyes. "Thanks for the coffee, Lou. It was great. I might even come back tomorrow." With a wink, Harry turned around and headed for the door.

In all honesty, the coffee wasn't that fantastic. Louis wasn't to blame of course, but Harry knew that it must not be a great recipe if the place was as empty as it is.

Right as he was about to push the door open and head out into the rain, he looked back at Louis one more time, "And, Lou, it was very nice of you to give me your number. I'll be sure to use it sometime." Harry winked at him again before walking outside.

He honestly didn't care about the rain. His thoughts were too busy thinking about the cute, feathered-hair guy from the coffee shop. Who would've known that a rainy day would bring him to meet such a great lad? Harry smiled as he continued down the sidewalk, thinking to himself that this may be the answer to all of his questions.

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After Harry left, Louis tried desperately to stop blushing and smiling like a fool. Surely Harry wasn't gay, an attractive lad like him was obviously into girls. Probably hooking up with a different girl every night. But Louis couldn't help but think about how Harry acted towards him.

It took a lot of bravery for Louis to put his number on that cup. He took a risk for the gorgeous curly-haired guy, and he had seemed to enjoy it. Harry had smiled and winked at him. He had been hopelessly flirting with Louis, and Louis just hoped he meant it. Louis didn't find many chances to fall in love, but Harry could be his opportunity.

He only hoped that Harry came to get coffee tomorrow, like he said he would. Louis wanted nothing more than to see his amazing face again.

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