new year's day (Complete)

II

3. Excitement

After the group had grabbed food they resettled - Micheal found his way onto the couch in the middle of the girls, and Luke had decided to simply sit on Ashton's lap. Louis was pretty sure Liam and Zayn had moved closer to each other, though Harry thought they'd always been that distance.

As everyone eats, Niall puts on a movie, When Harry Met Sally, and everyone enjoys their time together. Halfway through the movie, most of the group had finished eating, and whispered conversations could be heard.

Eventually, conversations grow louder and the movie's turned off - instead, a timer's put on the screen - everyone cheers as it shows two hours - and music's started.

"So... Are you excited?" Harry asks, the two had yet to move from the loveseat, despite half the group up and dancing.

"Yeah. I've never been to a New Year's party. It's not something I've ever experienced before," Louis answers, Harry nods and looks at the group.

"Wanna go to my room? The music's a bit loud," Harry comments, looking back to Louis, who smiles at him and begins getting up.

"Sure, that's why we're sneaking off," Louis responds and Harry gives him a soft giggle in reply.

Harry holds his hand and leads him to the room at the very back of the hall, each of the doors has signs showing their separate personalities - though the bathroom sign is... something.

The door to Niall's room has a solid green and incredibly bubbly sign, Liam's was almost plain, though looking closely there's more detail than Louis could imagine. Finally, Harry has a rainbow. With glitter. Glitter. Who the hell uses glitter? Harry. Harry uses glitter. Lots of glitter.

Though Louis finds he likes it, it shows him a part of Harry he's not seen. He finds he likes discovering things about Harry.

"See? The noise goes down a lot back here," Harry says, laughing lightly. The noise had hardly gone down.

"Sure it did," Louis replies, also with a light laugh.

"So... Are you enjoying yourself?" Harry asks, sitting on the bed and inviting Louis to join him - he does.

"Yeah, and, um, I was wondering actually... Is it okay with you if I kiss you after the countdown?" Louis wonders shyly. Harry's smile grows.

"Of course... I wouldn't mind if you kissed me before actually..." he replies, a slight blush rising on his cheeks.

"Sounds like a plan," Louis answers before leaning in, letting his lips meet Harry's.

Needless to say, it went further than kissing.

After they'd finished, they managed to fall asleep, only to wake up to a pounding on the bedroom door.

"Guys! If you've finished, there's ten minutes! Come out here! Come with an o and e!" Niall yells from outside the door, Harry chuckles lightly as Louis blushes.

Harry gets up, and after watching him get redressed, Louis follows. Once they leave the room, the countdown's gone down to five minutes.

Looking around the living room, they see that Niall and Lewis had taken the loveseat they had previously been in, though everyone else was still in their same spots - Ashton had moved Luke off his lap and was now the one sitting on Luke's lap.

The room greeted Harry and Louis with knowing looks before continuing their conversations, and the two simply looked at each other and smiled.

Louis makes his way across the room, Harry following, to find Zayn - with Liam by his side.

"You look cozy," Louis comments upon the view of Zayn laying on Liam's shoulder with Liam's arm around him.

"Whatever. You look like you've been having-... Fun," Zayn deadpans, smirking and looking Louis up and down.

"I was," Louis answers, flipping Zayn off and giving him a false innocent smile before stepping closer to the loveseat, "Scooch, I've got a big bum," he tells Zayn, who scoots closer to Liam, though Liam hadn't noticed the conversation happening - he'd been staring into space - and Zayn instead ends up on his lap.

Louis laughs as Zayn's face grows red, and Harry giggles lightly before settling himself on Louis' lap, resting his head on Louis' shoulder.

"THREE MINUTES!" Niall yells from across the room and the room erupts in cheers, Harry pulls his head off Louis' shoulder to cheer with them.

"How much you wanna bet Ziam kisses at the countdown?" Louis whispers in Harry's ear, though Harry only turns to him confused.

"Ziam?" He questions, his eyebrows furrowed.

"Zayn and Liam," Louis answers, Harry seems to understand momentarily before turning his head to the side, eyes still on Louis.

"Why would they kiss at the countdown?" He asks, and Louis chuckles lightly and looks at them before looking back at Harry, who had also turned to look at them.

"They've gotten close quickly. I wouldn't be surprised if they did," Louis says, and Harry looks between him and Liam and Zayn - finding Liam looking into the group playing some drinking game in the middle of the room, Zayn's eyes stuck on him.

"Maybe. We'll see," he eventually says, looking back at Louis.

As their eyes meet, Louis could swear that Harry could - would - end up being his entire world. In just the small time they'd known each other, Harry had managed to already keep him alive. Keep him excited for what's to come.

Harry smiles at him, maintaining eye contact as he leans his head comfortably to the side. Looking into his eyes, Louis feels as if maybe, just maybe, Harry could feel it all too. Harry's eyes shine perfectly, and his soft smile feels like everything Louis needs.

Maybe, just maybe... Maybe Louis makes Harry just as happy.

Louis' never been the type to believe in New Year's resolutions, they all break by February. But maybe...

Maybe Louis finds himself promising he'll find ten things to live for. If he makes Harry happy, he's not going anywhere. Harry deserves happiness.

Louis leans in to kiss Harry lightly. Their lips don't meet as they suddenly jump apart in surprise.

"TEN!"