Barricade Bunny

CHAPTER SIX: TOUR RESEARCH

"Lottie, I found him. His name is Michael, he's gorgeous, and I need to know if he's going on tour with Harry."

Louis can hear his sister sigh from the other end of the line. She is a fan girl, so if anyone knows tour information, it'll be her. He knows she's sick of his antics, but he has no one else to ask.

"Louis, let it go. Mitch has been with Harry for years. He'll be back as soon as he's better, and Michael will go off doing whatever Rockstars do. If he's part of Harry's band, he is probably straight anyway, you idiot. Why are you doing this to yourself again?"

Louis knows this is his voice of reason, but he can't ignore the pull he feels.

"Just answer the fucken question, Charlotte. Is he or is he not going on tour with Harry dickhead Styles?"

*Beep, beep, beep*

Shit. Well, he probably shouldn't have called Harry a dickhead or called her Charlotte. Oh well, back to the fan page he goes.

BAND ANNOUNCEMENT

Mitch has departed from the live band for the remainder of Love on Tour.

Michael will be taking his place immediately and will be touring with Harry.

Mitch will pursue being a tour dad while Sarah is on stage every night.

We love you, Mitch; you'll be missed. Welcome to the love band Michael.

To follow along, check out Michael's Instagram' themichaelblackwell.'

Well, that makes things so much more straightforward for Louis. He now knows where Michael will be. He needs to figure out how he will follow the entirety of the tour so he can have a chance with Michael. Louis has seen rumours on Twitter that Michael took a fan backstage after Coachella, so at least he has a chance, right? He has to try at least, and if it doesn't work, he can make money worldwide working in clubs in some of the most incredible cities. Speaking of work, he will have to shake some serious ass to pay for all these tickets. He will also need to hide all this from his sister and friends.

Louis needs to do some research about love on tour because he has no idea if this is even possible. He will need a minimum of $30,000 for a ticket for each night, flights, accommodation, food, outfits and whatever else along the way. Louis already has over half of that saved, which will take some stress off, but that means having to say goodbye to the dreams of a down payment on a range rover. He can work in clubs before or after a show in some towns, which will gain him his travel money between each city and possibly find a way to craft things to sell. Still, he will need a different way to raise his savings to purchase all his tickets.

Looking around, he thinks of everything in his apartment; he doesn't own much besides the essential furniture and his clothes. He can save money by getting rid of his apartment, but then he would have nothing to return to. He could get a flatmate in, but the second bedroom is tiny and wouldn't be worth charging someone for. He could work more at the club, but that would raise suspicion considering he usually spends all day with his family and friends, only working nights. The most straightforward option would be to pick up a day job. Although with Louis' attention span and the fact he doesn't have a peppy customer service bone in his body, he doesn't think that is an option. He could call Lottie and ask, but she's probably still mad, and he can't explain why he needs a job. She'll tell him to get a 9-5 office job. Fuck that. His personality is too big for a cubicle in a stuffy building with snobs in suits.

There is only one other option, but Louis is in two minds. If he goes forward with this, he can't take it back. Specifically getting the stripping job because the most he has to do is have his ass touched occasionally. He never wanted to sell his body if it meant being fucked constantly. If it means getting the guy, then it'll be worth it, but he will need to figure out how to hide his tattoos and stop this from coming back to him.

Opening Google, Louis types in the website name; taking a deep breath, he clicks 'sign up.'

"All or nothing, right, Louis?"