The Man Next Door « Larry AU »

Chapter One

« Louis »

"Come on Niall, we're gonna miss the game!", Louis calls out from the living room. It's currently 4:00 and Louis is slumped right on the couch with his own custom jersey and boxers.

"I'm here, I'm here.", Niall says as he rushes downstairs, wearing a custom jersey as well. Suddenly, a certain smell comes into the air, and Louis can't help but bring his jersey over his mouth and nose.

"Jesus christ Niall! What in the bloody hell did you eat before you came here?", Louis says before getting up, going over to grab a spray, spraying the air.

"I was in the mood for something spicy, mate.", Niall tells him, his cheeks flushed pink from embarrassment. Louis rolled his eyes, making a mental note in his head to not use the bathroom for a while. He sets down the spray and jumps right back on the couch, grabbing his chips and popping them open. Niall and Louis watch the game, cheering and yelling at the screen, food being thrown around. Soon enough, the game ends and their team wins.

"Such an intense game, mate!", Louis says, getting up from his seat and stretching. He looks down at the slight mess on the floor, knowing he's going to have to clean it later.

"I know! Too bad Liam couldn't come.", Niall says, stretching as well as he gets up from his seat.

"Sophia has him wrapped around her finger, what can we do about that?", Louis questions Niall, only getting a shrug as a response. Louis decides to start putting the snacks away, turning off his tv.

"Hey, mate, have you seen this?", Louis hears Niall say from the living room.

"Seen what?", Louis asks him, turning from the kitchen and over to Niall. He seems him staring out the window.

"Niall, what are you staring at?", Louis questions him again, shuffling beside him to see what he's looking at. He sees a moving truck and two guys. One guy is carrying the boxes inside the house, he's wearing a leather jacket with some boots, a cigarette in his mouth. He's very tan, pretty attractive. He also has that topknot hair style, another attractive bonus.

"Hey, I think that guy right there is the one moving in.", Niall snaps Louis out of his thoughts. He tries to find who he was talking about before stopping his gaze at another man. He was wearing a white blouse with his sleeves up to his elbows, his tattoos very visible. He has so many, just like Louis. He's standing there, running his fingers through his long locks before he suddenly glances at the two of them. Louis and Niall duck right away.

"Shit, he's going to think we're creeps, especially me.", Louis says, covering his face for a brief moment.

"Don't worry about that, maybe you can go and welcome him into the neighborhood once he's more settled in.", Niall tells me. That wouldn't be a bad idea, but Louis is too paranoid at the moment.

"That...That doesn't sound that bad.", Louis tells him. Niall gives him a thumbs up before getting up from their quick hiding spot.

"I should honestly get going, got work in the morning.", Niall yawns out, going over to grab his jacket from the kitchen counter.

"Right.", Louis says as he gets up from the floor as well, going over to Niall.

"I'll keep you updated, you know, if anything actually happens.", Louis tells Niall, letting his friend out the door before letting out a sigh. He decided to go to bed himself. He shut off the lights of his kitchen, making slow steps upstairs towards his bedroom, falling face first in his bed.

"Goodnight, me...", Louis mumbles before shutting his eyes closed.

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