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3. Let Me Be

Niall was getting pretty annoyed with Louis lately. He's fed up with the way Louis baby's him and follows him around like a lost puppy. He just wanted to have his own space, but everywhere he went, it seemed that Louis followed. He felt like he had no privacy once so ever and he was just being watched over at all times. He's not a child, he shouldn't have to be watched over 24/7. He wanted Louis to just stop, but he didn't know how to tell him. So instead, he was just pissy the whole day.

Niall was sitting on the bean bag chair in the hang out room, texting some of his friends. He was talking to them about random things that teenagers usually talk about. He also had his headphones in his ears, blasting the music, not wanting to be bothered by anyone. No one was really there to bother him. Harry was knocked out on the floor, after playing too much of Just Dance. Liam was on his laptop, not caring about anyone in his surroundings, and George and Zayn were gone. That left Louis and Niall was praying that he didn't come down here.

But that prayer was thrown out the window, when Louis strolled into the room smiling. Niall groaned internally and faked like he didn't even see Louis just walk in. He kept his eyes glued to the screen as he texted one of his friends furiously. Louis sat down so close to Niall, that he was practically on his lap. Niall still continued to ignore him. Louis leaned over and kissed his cheek, then looked at Niall's phone screen to see what he was doing.

Niall moved his phone away from Louis' vision and glared at him. Louis said something, he knew because he saw Louis' mouth moving. But he didn't hear anything, and didn't even car really. He wanted to be left alone at the moment anyway. He then felt Louis remove one of his earphones out of his ear and groaned lowly. "Who you texting Ni?" Louis asked. Niall snatched his right earphone out of Louis' hand and scooted away from him.

"None of your business." He snapped grumpily. Louis frowned and scooted next to Niall again.

"What d'you mean it's none of my business? You're my boyfriend Niall, who are you texting?" Louis asked sternly. Niall glared at him.

"Why d'you need to know?!" He yelled.

"Tell me now!" Louis shouted, getting irritated with Niall's attitude.

"Milo! Jeez! I'm freaking texting Milo. He's just my friend. There, I told you, now stud off." Niall spat. Louis growled and snatched the phone from Niall, ripping the earphone out of his ears as he did. Niall gasped as he smack to his thigh.

"I'm taking you're phone away since you wanna get loud with me. And drop the attitude." Louis warned. Niall knotted his fists together in anger, scowling at Louis. Why did he have to come down here messing with him anyway? Everything would've been ok, but no, Louis decided to come down here and bother Niall, when he really wasn't in the mood for it.

"Fine then!" He yelled, before getting up and storming out of the room, and up to his and Louis'. He locked the door and threw himself down onto the bed. He really just wanted Louis to give him some space.

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It didn't change when Niall came out the room later that day. Louis yelled at him some more and Niall just sat there and listened to him, not really caring. After all the talk for nothing, Niall went on about his business, hoping Louis would stay away from him for just a while at least. But nope, that wasn't happening. Louis was back next to him once again, all in his breathing space. Niall was annoyed and couldn't even react to that because he knew it would happen.

He just kept moving around to different places, to get away. But that was no help, when Louis would follow behind him like a love struck teenage girl. It was like he was glued to Niall's side. Niall didn't know what it was about Louis that made him want to follow him around. But whatever it was, Niall wanted it to stop. He was sick of the following and he was so close to snapping at Louis. He wanted to yell, do something, to make Louis stop following him.

So at dinner, when Louis sat next to him and kept staring at him while he ate, Niall rolled his eyes and put his fork down. He got up from the table and everyone looked at him. "I lost my appetite, I'm gonna brush my teeth and then go to bed. Night." Niall said, before walking out the kitchen. Everything was staring wide eyed at each other, cause did Niall just walk away from food? Something was definitely up of Niall didn't finish his food. Niall never, ever leaves his place full. So Louis, being the concerned boyfriend, goes up to see if Niall was ok. But he didn't know that he was the one bringing Niall's mood down. He walked into the bathroom, to see Niall about to brush his teeth. He looked at the doorframe to see Louis standing there. He groaned and threw down the tooth brush.

"What do you want now?!" Niall shouted.

"Hey, don't raise your voice, I was just coming to see if you were alright." Louis said sternly.

"I'm fine ok, I'm fucking fine!" Niall said, pushing past Louis to go into the room. Louis stormed after him and grabbed Niall's forearm and turned him around to face him.

"Don't walk away from me and watch your tone with me." Louis growled. Niall ripped his arm from Louis' grip and glared.

"You've been following me all damn day, I can walk away if I want!" Niall yelled.

"Don't talk to me like that Niall." Louis warned.

"What? What are you gonna do if I don't?" Niall said.

"Niall, stop!" Louis says as he tries to grab Niall again. Niall pulls away though.

"Leave me alone Louis, fuck!" Niall yelled. Louis glares at him and then goes after him. He has had enough of Niall's mouth. He grabs Niall and pulls him over to the bed. He takes off his belt and Niall's eyes widen as he struggles to get away from Louis. Louis is not having it though. He pulls Niall over his lap, with Niall still squirming around like a worm, and starts his punishment. After the first ten, Niall is already crying and telling Louis to stop, but Louis doesn't let up. He wants Niall to learn not to talk back to him. He reaches 45 swats and decides that that is enough. He puts down the belt and pulls Niall up into his arms, hugging him tightly. Niall cries into his neck, mumbling a sorry.

"M'sorry L-Lou." Niall says.

"It's ok babe. But you shouldn't talk back."

"I- I know, you were just, I-" Niall stopped, still crying. Louis patted his back softly.

"I was what babe? Tell me what's up."

"You j-just kept following me around all day a-and I wanted to have some space, b-but I didn't want to tell you that cause I knew you're feelings' would be hurt." Niall hiccuped. Louis ran his hand through Niall's hair.

"Ni, if I was bothering you that much, you could've talked to me." Louis says.

"I- I know, but I thought you'd be sad." Niall told him. Louis rocked him and kissed his cheek.

"No babe, I would understand if you needed space, everybody does." Louis whispered. Niall nodded and Louis kissed him again. He picked Niall off his lap and set him behind him. "Now if you want to be left alone, I can-" Louis said as he started to get up from the bed, but he was quickly pulled back down.

"No, don't leave. Cuddle with me." Niall said. Louis chuckled and pulled Niall into his arms, letting him curl his body into his and held him close.

"Ok baby." Louis said.

"I love you Lou."

"Love you too."