The boys were breathless and damp from the snow that they had thrown at each other for the past hour. They had tired smiles on their faces as they occupied the lobby to the boy’s dorm building and watched the television’s news broadcast as they laid there on the floor.
“We won.” Niall breathlessly declared, his chest moving as if it were waves from an ocean.
“Don’t lie to yourself.” Louis retaliated weakly, his eyes glued to the screen as it began to broadcast something about a big name politician being assassinated. He propped himself onto his elbows and furrowed his brows heightening his hearing so that he could hear the report.
“What’s going on, Louis?” Harry asked as he turned to look at the boy beside him. He looked at his expression then followed his sight towards the television. “Oh.”
“There are still assassins out there?” Niall asked as he surprisingly began to listen, Liam had been listening the whole time.
“Yeah, the politician had wanted to bulldoze a monument. I don’t remember where they said it was, but apparently someone didn’t like the idea as did the majority of the population ironically.” Liam explained to them and rubbed his fingers across his scalp and growing hair. It was just during the summer that he had shaved his head, but now there was a small quiff making itself known.
“Oh wow, well I guess I can understand but that’s still no excuse to kill anybody.” Louis frowned and was watched by Harry.
“Aren’t you Louis?” A voice hit all their ears and they looked back to see a man with olive skin as well as dark hair.
“Oh . . .” Louis recognized the bloke from the party Eleanor had forced him to. “Yeah, you’re James right?”
“It’s lovely of you to remember.” James smiled and Harry couldn’t help but feel a chill run down his spine. This man’s smile had an odd familiarity to it and when their eyes met he felt frozen. Harry scooted closer to Louis whom eyed him curiously but shrugged it off not going to pry.
“Sure, sure,” Louis waved his hand. “What do you want?” It wasn’t a question, but more of a demand.
“Can’t I just want to say hello?” James continued to smile as he would occasionally glance to Harry. He was somewhat interested in the way those curls so loosely covered the man’s head.
“Not really. No.” Louis answered. Niall and Liam eyed the man suspiciously but Liam did smile in greeting.
“I haven’t seen you before, what year are you?” Liam asked but was immediately swatted by Louis who scolded him under a whisper.
“Don’t talk to him.”
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Bury my Heart (Larry Stylinson)
FanfictionUniversity life isn't what Louis expected, he thought that it would be all fun and games until his chem professor lays down the law. He's told to raise his grade in order to get the credit in order to graduate, or he will be kicked out of the class...
