Locker Room (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 14

At the end of first period Niall and Liam are waiting for Louis outside of his classroom.

When Louis leaves the class room he immediately shoves Liam. "You said you wouldn't hurt him!" He shouts.

Liam stumbles and then Louis moves over to Niall. He puts both of his hands on his chest and he shoved him backwards. "You promised me you wouldn't!"

"Louis, I'm sorry. Really, I am." Liam apologizes, but Louis has known him long enough to know that he isn't sorry about what he did. He's only sorry because Louis is angry at him.

"Just leave me alone." Louis says as he turns in the opposite direction.

Louis walks quickly down the hallway and he stops when two arms wrap around his waist and he's pulled to a warm chest.

Louis doesn't have to turn around to know its Harry. Louis fights against him and Harry just calmly holds him.

"Louis we need to talk." Harry says, Louis can feel the rumble of Harry's voice through his chest and Harry's breath fans against his ear and neck.

"There's nothing to talk about." Louis says as he once again tries to fight against Harry.

"Yes there is. What you saw the other day-"

"I don't care Harry! Do whatever you want!" Louis shouts and Harry let's him go out of shock from his outburst.

"That's not true." Harry says as he follows Louis. Louis ignores him and Harry grabs Louis' arm, he turns him so they are facing each other.

"That's not true." Harry says again, eyes hurt. "You do care Louis. I know you do."

"I don't." Louis says weakly. "I don't, I don't, I don't." He repeats, trying to convince himself more than Harry.

Harry grabs Louis' wrists and he presses them to his chest, bringing Louis closer.

"You do care Louis, I know it. If you didn't you wouldn't have cried, you wouldn't have told Niall and Liam... you would have wanted me to get hurt." Harry says and Louis tries to move away, but Harry has him trapped.

After seconds of silence Louis finally speaks up. "Maybe I care to much, Harry. Maybe I care more about you than you care about me. Are you happy? Is that what you wanted to hear Harry!? That I care about you so much it hurts, that seeing you with someone else hurt more than any physical pain ever could. Is that what you want to hear?" Louis asks loudly, he rips his arms out of Harry's grip.

Louis almost storms off, but he notices the bruise on Harry's face and a wave of guilt goes through him. He knows he shouldn't feel guilty, but he does.

Louis touches Harry's cheek softly and then he drops his hand. "I'm sorry about Niall and Liam." Louis says looking at the floor.

"Louis...I'm sorry, okay? I really am. I'll do anything, please. What you saw with Nick wasn't what it looked like, okay? He kissed me. I didn't kiss him. I know I should have handled the situation better. I know when you ran out I should have been right behind you, but I was to busy screaming at him. I'll do anything for you Louis." Harry says, his tone desperate.

"Harry...I don't know. We aren't even together or anything-"

"I want us to be." Harry interrupts Louis and the smaller boy look up at him with wide eyes.

"I met your friend Zayn." Louis says.

"Oh...really?" Harry asks cautiously, not really sure where this is going.

"Yeah...he said you were gonna go to my house?"

"Oh, uh I did. You weren't there...and you didn't call." Harry says, his eyes trained on his shoes.

"I didn't know I was supposed to..." Louis says, he didn't know Harry had tried to reach out to him.

"Really? I told your mum-"

"Oh. You can't trust that old lady with any information." Louis jokes and Harry smiles a little and looks up at Louis.

Louis also has a small smile and the two boys gets lost in each others eyes for a second. "We're probably late." Louis says and Harry shrugs.

"It's worth it. I got to say what I needed to say. Do you forgive me Lou? Can we try again?" Harry asks, his eyes wide and nervous, much like a child's would be.

He looked so fragile and scared and Louis really wanted to say yes, but he needed to think.

"I...I need time to think Hazza. Can you give me like a day?" Louis asks softly. Harry's face falls because he's sure Louis is just being nice and he's lost all hope.

Louis notices. "I just want to think Harry. It's not a no...but not a yes either. I just need to think..." Louis says.

Harry just nods, eyes on the floor. Louis chews his lip and then he gets on his tip toes and kisses Harry's not bruised cheek.

"See in gym Harry." Louis says as he turns and quickly walks away. Harry stares after him, his hand resting on his cheek.

All Harry can do is hope now. His heart is resting in Louis' hands and he knows that Louis can crush it just as easily as he can mend it.

When lunchtime rolls around Louis doesn't go, he's so upset with Niall and Liam he doesn't want to sit with them at lunch.

Louis avoids his two friends the whole rest of the day and he makes sure to get to gym late so he can change by himself in the locker room.

It's Friday so Coach Mark gives them free day. Some people play with the volleyballs, some play footie and other sit in the bleachers.

Niall and Liam try to talk to Louis, but he ignores them. So, Niall and Liam hang out while Zayn and Harry hang out. (Zayn has the same gym period as them) Both groups of friends are talking about Louis.

Louis sits alone, his music blasting in his ears as he tries to make a mental pros and cons list of what would happen if he gave Harry another chance.

There are hardly any cons and Louis already knows he wants to give Harry another chance. But that doesn't mean he isn't still mad at Niall and Liam and the ultimate dickface; Nick.

Halfway through gym a soccer ball flies at Louis and nearly hits him in the face. When Louis looks at the culprit, it's Nick. He has a smug smirk on his face and when he says sorry it's the most insincere sorry Louis has ever heard. Louis takes out his headphones and sets his phone down.

Louis grabs the ball and walks slowly down the bleachers.

"Oooh Tomlinson's gonna play." One of the guys says. Louis just glares at Nick as he sets the ball down.

Zayn and Harry notice the ordeal and they watch as Louis does everything with eerily calm anger.

Now Louis has a history with football, he used to play all of the time when he was younger, he only stopped in high school. Nick doesn't know this as he foolishly stands in front of him.

Louis brings his foot back and gracefully swings it forward, hitting the ball with the side of his foot like he was taught to.

The ball arches perfectly and hits Nick square in the face. There's a cracking sound and Nick is on the floor, his hand on his nose as he cries.

Blood gushes onto the floor and everyone stops what they're doing and looks over.

Louis immediately slips into his acting. "Oh my gosh I'm so sorry!" He exclaims running over to Nick, even though he feels no remorse.

Coach Mark runs over "What happened?" He asks as he kneels by Nick.

"We- we were j-just playing soccer and I k-kicked the ball, I-I didn't know it would hit him." Louis says, forcing tears.

"It's okay Louis. Accidents happen yeah? I'll just take Nick to the nurse, it will be fine." Coach Mark comforts Louis.

Louis nods and wipes his tears. Coach Mark helps up Nick and then they leave the gym.

The boys who were playing soccer look at Louis, who is going back to the bleachers, Louis is done acting as he sits down and puts the headphones back in his ears.

Zayn looks over at a shocked Harry and says. "Dude your boy is savage as fuck."