Stripper (Narry)

Fourteen

Niall's home and he's home early. Harry isn't back from his run yet so Niall goes to the room they share and gets into the shower. Niall still feels confident after his talk with Zayn and it has him in one of his happiest moods. He hums a song that he doesn't really know the words to but he likes the melody of it so he hums.

Zayn hasn't shown his face or any kind of contact and Niall feels that Zayn is following through with his word. Niall shouldn't feel this confident after a day thought right?

Not right.

Niall hums along to the song in his head while washing his hair and his body. He hums and he doesn't hear Harry come home. Niall rinses his body and steps out of the shower still humming, pulling on boxers and sweatpants. He doesn't hear Harry rummaging through the drawers and throwing clothes into a suitcase. He doesn't hear Harry's soft sobbing yet.

Niall walks out of the heated bathroom and smiles when he sees Harry. His smile fades when Harry doesn't look at him and throws more clothes into his suitcase. Niall's eyes find the suitcase and sees Harry's red eyes. He's done something. He knows he has.

"Harry?"

Harry stops and places his hands on the suitcase and he's sort of shaking. He's angry and upset. He's upset that Niall would go behind his back without talking to him first. He's angry that Niall broke part of Harry's trust in him.

"Why did you do it? Why did you go behind my back and talk to him?" Harry asks, wiping the tears from his red puffy eyes.

Harry knows.

Harry knows and Niall is fucked. Niall felt like he was doing the right by confronting Zayn, by getting Zayn to leave alone and out of his life but clearly Zayn didn't keep his word. Zayn told Harry. Zayn was near Harry and talked to him and it angers Niall but that shouldn't be what he's worried about right now.

Harry moves past Niall, walking into the bathroom and grabbing things on the counter, from the drawers and throwing them into his suitcase. He tosses a few more clothes in and zips it up.

"I'm sorry. Harry I'm sorry. I should of talked to you first. Where are you going?" Niall asks, worried.

Harry pulls the suitcase off the bed and places it on the floor with a thud. He pulls the handle up and sighs, "It's a bit too late for that don't you think?"

Harry pushes past Niall and walks down the hall, grabbing his keys and wallet. He's leaving. He's really leaving and Niall's falling apart. Harry can't stay with someone who he can't trust. He just can't. Niall's running after him, begging him not to go.

"Where are you going?" Niall asks again.

Harry's half way out the door and he looks over his shoulder, "I'm saying with Liam and Louis."

Then Harry was gone.

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Harry's in his car and he's stopped crying but he still feels sort of empty. He hurts because Niall went behind his back, he hurts because Niall just encouraged Zayn to try a little harder and to be a little more unpredictable. Zayn was never a person you should challenge. He quite liked a challenge and if he's playing for something he wants, he won't stop till he wins. And Zayn has never lost.

Zayn has won every game he's been challenged at and it has Harry worried and scared. He hates how involved Zayn is in his life and everyday Zayn seems to be even more involved then what Harry thought. Harry wants him gone but he just doesn't know how to get rid of someone who never stops bothering you.

Harry pulls into the parking lot of Liam and Louis' apartment building and gets out of his car. He pulls his suitcase out of the trunk and makes he's way up to the sixth floor. The elevator digs and he steps out walking down the hall to the door at the end.

Harry sets his suitcase down and rings the doorbell. He hears feel shuffling behind the door and a loud groan before the door is pulled open, "Harry!" Louis yells.

Louis is such a loud mouth and it causes Harry to wince a little at the sound of Louis greeting him. Harry gives Louis a small smile because it's all he can manage at the moment. Louis grabs Harry's suitcase and pulls it in, "Come on in. Liam's making chicken and pasta for dinner."

Harry nods and walks in. He finds the couch and sits down while Louis takes his suitcase to the guest room. Harry's grateful that Liam and Louis agreed to allowing Harry to stay over. He's not sure how long he's staying honestly.

Harry wonders into the kitchen to find Liam making them plates and setting them on the table, "Harry! It's nice to have you over. Missed you mate."

Liam gives him a hug and hands him a glass of tea,"Please sit down. Dinners ready and I've made rolls."

Liam sets the basket of rolls on the table while yelling for Louis to come sit down.

It's quiet while they're eating and all Harry heard if the sound of forks hitting the plates. Harry takes a few bites of his chicken and Louis is the first to speak.

"So what happened between you and Niall?" Louis asks.

"You seemed pretty upset over the phone," Liam adds.

Harry sighs and sets his fork down. He looks at Liam and Louis and lets everything out. Harry tells them how he ran into Zayn while on his morning run. He told them how Zayn told him that Niall came and talked to him. He told them how hurt he is that Niall went behind his back and how he's scared of what Zayn might do next.

"I'm sorry Harry. You and Niall have to talk it out though. You guys will make it work," Liam says, giving Harry a soft smile.

Sure, he and Niall will work it out but not right now. Probably not tomorrow. Harry's still hot with anger and he's just not ready to forgive Niall that easily.