A Big Larry Musical - Act 1

Act 1 - Chapter 6 - Ready To Run

Songs for the chapter: You&I, Ready to Run

In Ready to Run everyone sings his own solo so you should know who's singing even without me saying it before.
Usually the deadline for Universities to answer applications sent in January is May 5. I needed to postpone it for fictional purposes so I extended the deadline to June 8. Hope no one minds^^

Niall and Zayn are making out in the chemistry lab and Zayn is thinking that his boyfriend is really soft.
His skin is so smooth, feels like velvet under Zayn's fingers, and it's addictive. Zayn hasn't stopped touching him since the costume party two months ago.
"You are so soft" he says to Niall and the blonde boy smiles fondly at him.
"Thank you babe" Niall replies giggling a bit, before grabbing the back of Zayn's hair, closing the distance between them, starting to kiss him again.
Their tongues are dancing slowly, exploring their mouths while their hands are running over each other's bodies, curious and lascivious at the same time.
Zayn's ringtone for Liam (Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys) interrupts them and it's so rare for Liam to call when they're all at school that Zayn wastes no time at all before answering, putting him on speakers.
"What's up man?" Zayn asks, both him and Niall frowning in concern when some unknown music comes from the phone.
"Z!!! Can you hear me?" Liam shouts through the speakers "Wait a sec, I have to go out of the auditorium"
Oh, so the music is from the Drama Club Rehearsals. What is Liam doing there?
"Z, you still there?"
"Yes man, what happened?"
"I was in the auditorium retrieving Louis' stuff"
"Why???"
"You don't know? Thought Harry has written to all of us!!!"
Zayn's and Niall look at their notifications. None of them has heard the phones, busy as they were with each other's mouths.
"Fuck we haven't seen them" Niall says "I'm so sorry, shit"
Harry has sent them similar texts, explaining Louis' situation and asking them to retrieve his stuff from the locker and the theatre.
"Did you already take his stuff from his locker?" Zayn asks, getting up from the teacher desk where he and Niall were laying and going towards the door, Niall right behind him, their free hands joined together.
"Nope, I'm on my way though" Liam replies, breathing heavily, like he is running while speaking.
"We are nearer" Zayn states "See you at the gate in 10"
He ends the call and runs with Niall as fast as he can. Their friend needs them, they have to hurry up.
Nine minutes later they arrive at the gate, where Liam and Stan are already waiting for them.
"How is he now?" Niall asks and he looks so worried Zayn wants to cover him in tiny little kisses, but it's not the right moment and he's really not in the mood for anything sexual.
"He's in bed. His temperature is high, around 39°C... I knew he was holding back too much, this thing was literally killing him" Stan explains while going to his car. They jump inside as fast as they can and Stan drives them to Louis' house.
Niall's sitting on the back seat with Zayn, pondering about what's happening to Louis and something's not quite right.
The deadline for Uni to answer their applications was June 8th, which means 5 days ago. Both him and Zayn have received their confirmation letters in time, but they hadn't told that much to Louis because he was too upset. Then he started to hide in the auditorium every single day and they hadn't had the chance to ask him about it but at this point probably he didn't get in. Which is really really weird.
When they arrive at Louis' home, Harry is outside waiting for them.
"Is he still asleep?" Liam asks, handing Harry Louis' bag and clothes.
"Yeah he is" he replies, leading them into the house. "The girls are still at school and Johanna just went to retrieve them so it's just me and Louis now..."
"What are you going to do?" Stan questions, sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"I don't know... I think we'll stay in Manchester at this point... I'm not going to London by myself"
Niall is confused.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand" he voices, catching Zayn's hand between his own two and starting to play with his fingers.
"Don't be sorry. What doesn't sound right to you?"
"How is it possible that Louis didn't get in? He is the best student here, we know his essay was perfect and his short movie was superb, funny and hilarious. What's wrong with those people?"
Harry hesitates.
He knows the deadline was five days ago and as soon as he realized Louis didn't get in, he gave up on King's College right away.
He doesn't want to leave Louis, so his first thought was to stay with him and go to Manchester University. Okay, it may not be as fancy as King's college, but he belongs where Louis is, so he can go to Uni in Antarctica if Louis' going to be with him
They can stay at their parents' places or share a little apartment near the campus. Harry has already visited a couple of accommodations, a very nice two bedroom with an amazing kitchen and a rustic one bedroom with a very low rent.
He's also planned to find a job, and has sent CVs around, and even did an interview to work in a flower shop. He loves having everything set very far in advance and since it's still June he's really proud of himself for what he has already done.
But now that Niall's made him think about it, Louis has never said once "I didn't get in". He always said "They haven't answered yet" but that's impossible.
Even without the physical letter, the website must say if he got in or not.
Truth be told, the letter can actually be lost in the mess that is Louis' bedroom, which is literally covered in dirty clothes, empty bottles of water, books and copybooks, and even more stuff Harry doesn't want to think about. His boyfriend hadn't cleaned that much since this story begun.
"Should I check his account?" Harry asks his friends, that nod frantically, all anxious to know if this story will have a happy ending or not.
Harry retrieves his laptop from Louis' bedroom and goes on the King's website. He logs off his own account and enters Louis username and password.
His eyes become wide and he puts a hand in front of his mouth to stop the scream of joy that was coming out of his throat.
"Did he got in?" Niall asks and Harry nods.
"YES!!" Niall shouts, and everyone shush him at the same time, while giggling and laughing and smiling happily.
"Why hasn't he checked his account? And where's his letter?" Liam asks, voicing what every one of them was thinking.
"I have no idea" Harry responds "But I have a strong feeling that the letter might be in Louis' bedroom under some pile of dirt and he hadn't checked his account because he's an idiot. But that's also one of the reasons I fell in love with him in the first place, so I guess it's okay"
The boys laugh quietly and get up to leave. They hug Harry goodbye and the curly boy watch them drive away, before going back to assist his boyfriend, who's still asleep in his bedroom.
"I better start cleaning off this mess" Harry thinks to himself as he starts rummaging through the piles of dirty clothes. "Might even find that letter".