soulmate || larry stylinson *slow updates

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"Huh?" Louis is suddenly woken up by a light knock on his window. He is oddly confused, but gets up from bed and walks towards the window in his bedroom. Louis makes eye contact with green eyes, however it wasn't the usual full of hope and shiny eyes he was use to seeing. His eyes were red and puffy and he looked absolutely miserable. 

Without anytime to ask what was wrong, Louis is tackled in a tight hug. Harry hides his face in the crook of Louis' neck, continuing to sob, which of course Louis did not mind. Ever since the day Harry went up to Louis and introduced himself, in a rather queer way, they almost seemed indestructible. Every minute was spent together and it seemed as if the two boys had known each other their whole life, when really it had only been about a year and a half.

Louis brushes Harry's curls off his face with his fingers, and asks, "What's wrong Harold?"

"M-My" His words stumble out of his mouth. "My parents were fighting again, and my father hit my mum."

Louis gasps. He feels anger boil inside him, remembering his father words, 'you never hit a woman'. This wasn't the first where Harry snuck out of his house, away from his parents late at night to be with Louis, due to them arguing, but this was the first where his father had actually got physical and laid a hand on Harry's mother. He rubs Harry's back and hugs him tighter. Harry had it tough; home and school. Which was something Louis never really understood. Harry was the kindest, sweetest kid on the whole entire earth, so why exactly was life so hard on him? He gave so much, however was returned with less.

"It's going to be okay, Harry." Louis assures, "You're safe here. Safe with me. No one will ever hurt you as long as you're with me. Okay?"

Harry lets out a sigh in relief, feeling secure in Louis' warm arms. "Okay, Lou."

"Let's go to bed, yeah?" Harry nods and is swift off his feet. Louis carries Harry to his bed, which was a bit small, but both boys were tiny, and lays him down. He tip toes to his window and closes it, feeling the cold breeze. Louis then makes his way to his bed, where Harry waits, and cuddles with him.

After a long tranquility in the dark, Harry breaks the silence. "Lou, promise me you'll never leave me."

"I promise."

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"Friends just sleep in another bed, and friends don't treat me like you do."  -Ed Sheeran

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