1D 1-Shots! (Closed)

Just Give Me a Reason (Sophie & Louis)

The music blared around me. 

If I'm not deaf by the end of this, it may be a miracle. 

A video began on the large screen in front of me, a countdown to the start of the concert. Butterflies filled my stomach. I was so close to the front of the stage; the band members would be looking at me. 

I bounced on the balls of my feet, watching as the countdown reached 10 seconds. 

"9…8…7…6…5…4…"

Just as the next number was yelled out, I ran into someone next to me. I looked over, ready to apologize profusely. It was a boy, about my age, with long, brown hair and sparkling blue eyes. "Sorry!" We both yelled at the same time, smiling afterwards. 

He held out his hand, "I'm Louis." He then motioned to a boy next to him, who I hadn't even noticed, "That's Harry." I smiled and replied, "My name's Sophie." Just after this small exchange, the band ran out from backstage. 

The Fray. I was standing right in front of The Fray!

Isaac Slade, the lead singer, pointed right at our group as they started their first song. Louis bounced up and down next to me, screaming out things like, "He looked at us! He actually looked at us!" 

I laughed, expecting things like that to come out of a teenage girl. 

I looked over, into Louis' eyes, and felt like I could swim in them. They were the kind of eyes you get lost in, the kind you could stare into forever.

If there is such a thing as having your heart stolen, I think it was happening to me. 

***

The day after that, Louis, Harry, and I went out to an amusement park. I had met two new friends, two random people from a concert. 

Louis was definitely the bouncier one, with the maturity of a two year old. I mean, I thought I was bubbly until I met this guy.  Harry was the calmer one. It's not that he was quiet per se, but I definitely don't think he could rival Louis' excitement. 

We were currently waiting in line for the Ferris wheel when Louis left to buy candy floss. "Don't lose my spot!" he yelled, running towards the stand. 

I sighed, eyeing the large amount of people in front of us. "So…" Harry started. "Are you single?" I was taken back, and hesitated before I answered, "No."

I don't know why I said it. It was a lie. I am single. 

What just happened?

***

6 months later

I caved in on myself, letting the tears flow down my face. Somewhere else in the house I heard a door open, "Sophie?" A familiar voice yelled out. 

I didn't have the strength to move. Louis found me in my bedroom, and without asking a thing, he wrapped me in his arms. "Love..." He trailed off as I stuffed my face into his shoulder. 

I cried for what felt like centuries, and Louis never left my side. Once I had come to the point where I couldn't cry anymore, I began to speak, "It's my friend. My childhood friend. Her name was Angela, we were so close. A couple of months ago she developed Leukemia, and just last night she passed away. I don't know what to do, Lou." 

He let out a breath, and pulled me closer, "We can make it through this. I promise, everything's going to be okay Sophie. I'm going to make it okay. I can't bring her back, but I will do everything that I can to make it better." 

I looked into his eyes, the very same eyes that had won my heart over 6 months before. "Hey," he started again. "I know what will make you feel better: a joke. What did the pig in the desert say?" I wiped my eyes, "What?" "I'm bacon out here! You get it? Like he's baking, but he's a pig so he's bacon." Louis explained, a wide smile on his face. 

I let out a small laugh, which turned into a couple of giggles, "I love you Lou." 

***

Louis' POV

I fiddled with the string connected to my sleeve, sitting in silence. Sophie was next to me, doing something on her phone.

You could have cut the tension with a cake knife. 

I opened my mouth to say something, anything to try and ameliorate the situation. The words didn't come, though, and I ended up closing it again, going back to playing with the string. 

"Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson?" 

A man in a crisp suit was standing in front of a door, welcoming us into his office. We entered and took the two seats in front of a large mahogany desk. Silence filled the room until the man, Dr. Perry, spoke again, "So, what exactly seems to be the problem between you two? You've been married less than a year, we don't usually see arguments this quickly." 

Both of us were quiet, neither wanting to fess up first. 

I felt disappointed in my own cowardice, and spoke, "A week or two ago Sophie told me that she doesn't feel like it's working between us anymore. I don't understand where all of this is coming from; I thought that we were fine. I thought we had everything."

Dr. Perry looked over to Sophie, who had silent tears falling down her perfect face. It tore me apart on the inside to see her like this. "And you suggested this marriage counseling Mr. Tomlinson?" Dr. Perry asked. I nodded, then turned my attention to Sophie, "Listen, Soph, just give me a reason. I know you, and I know us. We're not broken... just bent, and we can learn to love again."

"I don't know why I said that," she started. "I felt overwhelmed by work, and being newly married, and Harry didn't even come to the wedding, and the fans, and the fact that you're going to be gone for basically a year." 

"Harry is the least of our worries." I said, looking her straight in the eyes. "Whatever problems we have, and whatever happens, I'll fix it. I promise. I just want us to be together, and in love." "I do love you, Louis." she said, a small smile on her face. "Good," I returned the smile. "Because I love you more than anything Sophie."

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