Chapter 12

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(Harry's POV)

We couldn’t stay in my flat any longer than we already had. It was getting stuffy. What was the harm in going out and getting a little fresh air? I didn’t see the problem. Niall had no reasons not to go out. So that was the plan. Go out on the town, piss of management, do a little damage. Well, no damage. I didn’t think I could handle any more damage.

Got everything? Niall showed me his board and I nodded, patting my pockets for my wallet and my phone. He had the keys because there was no way I was going to be driving anywhere. My dreams haunted me with driving, especially the most recent one from a few days back where everything went back to the crash and I relived the moment over again. He pulled out his phone and tapped a few things before my phone buzzed.

I pulled it out and realized what Niall was doing. From Niall: We can text since you can’t hear me. We can at least keep that a sort of secret. =] I looked up at Niall and nodded. It was a good plan. Next was just to get out of that apartment. I had been getting better with using my crutches and Niall suggested duct-taping towels to the tops for more comfort. The idea did wonders and my armpits didn’t hurt as much after moving around on the crutches for a little while.

We really should have called Paul or Preston to come with us, but we wanted to do something on our own for once. No units watching out for us, just two guys going out for some food and maybe to walk around a bit. My body had come accustomed to lounging about and I wanted to get back to the action.

From Niall: Where to?

I didn’t really know where I wanted to go. I knew we would stop at Nandos because Niall couldn’t go anywhere out on the town without stopping at Nandos and getting some of their delicious food. Our first stop was there, we quickly made it in and out with a few girls noticing us, but being nice enough to respectfully ask to take a picture with us rather than freaking out and spreading the news like wild fire. Well, I did receive a tweet about one of the girls meeting us. I favorited it, knowing it would make the girls day.

Once we were done with the food, I couldn’t help but realize my phone blowing up with mentions. Something sure was happening. I scrolled down the page on my phone and groaned. Louis was supposed to have a nice date with Eleanor, but apparently the fans had other plans. They were tweeting about Louis and Eleanor, some saying they looked cute together, but others asking where I was because Louis was my supposed “boyfriend.” That’s where the mentions came from.

I looked at Niall with sad eyes. I frowned and handed my phone over. He scrolled over the page and frowned as well. He held his hands up in a ‘it happens’ gesture. I shook my head, annoyed with the fans that swarmed us at times. I bet Louis was pissed. Niall and I got into the car and locked the doors, because you never know. I quickly put my seat belt on and looked over at Niall again before asking, “What do you want to do?” out loud.

He shrugged and turned the car on, driving down the traffic filled road. When we stopped at a red light, his thumbs moved quickly over his phone and my own phone buzzed in response. From Niall: We could go save Lou and El?  I thought about it for a second, but that was better than going back to the flat. What was a little excitement?

So that’s what we did.

Although, we didn’t realize how many fans would be there. We thought maybe ten to twenty at most, but when Niall pulled up to the café that Louis and Eleanor were said to be at, there was one hell of a crowd. We carefully pulled into the alleyway that the fans were crowded into. They moved out of the way and some even turned around and saw that we were in the car. I assumed they started to shout our names because Niall was grinning and waving. Out windows were slightly down and I poked my hand out and waved at everyone. We got close enough to where we could see Louis and Eleanor and even one of the bodyguards that was assigned to them. Niall stopped the car and the crowd made their way around out car and their faces were lit up with excitement.

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