"louis, wake up." lottie whispered in louis' ear. he grumbled softly and swatted her hand away. louis heard lottie sigh gently from above his bed.
"don't make me take the covers off of you." she threatened. louis could hear her smile as she spoke. this only made louis grip tighter onto his blankets so he could stay warm. lottie ripped off his blankets with ease, seeing how gentle louis' grip was. he moaned and curled his body in a ball to protect himself from the cold air.
"come on. we've got to go out." she said and walked out of his room. louis obliged and snatched up his gorgeous lilac jumper that he adored so much. he then climbed into his black skinny jeans and chucked on a beanie. he was worried that if he took it off later in the day, his hair would be a total and utter mess, therefor making him look silly. he skipped into the kitchen and greeted lottie with a gentle smile.
"where are we going?" he asked and tipped his head to the side.
"you'll see." lottie smiled widely at him and gripped his hand to lead him out the door. lottie climbed into her black car, taking the wheel. louis crawled into the passengers seat after her and fastened his seat belt. they drove a long way before lottie stopped somewhere, in what seemed the middle of nowhere. louis tipped his head to the side with curiosity. lottie's phone began to ring and she immediately answered as if she knew who it was.
"mm. yeah. see you in a minute!" she chided and ended the call. lottie threw a mischievous stare at louis and quickly exited the car. slowly, louis climbed out after her and to his disappointment, she was nowhere to be seen. he heaved and leaned against the car, thinking. louis then began to follow the smell of her strong perfume into a field. he giggled to himself as he thought about how stupid he must look, trying to sniff out his sister. he was definitely not a dog, as much as he wanted to be a dog as a six ear old. pushing the thoughts out of his mind, he kept walking. the bushes rattled and liam stepped out of the bright green plant, smiling sheepishly.
"hi lou!" liam said loudly. he ran to louis and took his arm and began to drag him through a dense forest. louis felt so confused as liam continued to drag him along his side.
"li, where are we going?" he asked. liam smiled at him again and soon louis heard the sound of rushing water. maybe he was taking him to a lake. lakes are fun. the only thing was his clothes were getting dirty, which made him quite upset. he cringed as he spotted the dirt on his favourite jumper. louis whined at liam, only to have him giggle back. the water seemed to be getting closer seeing as the air was beginning to smell fresher and the sound was getting louder. liam stopped abruptly infront of him.
"louis, we're going to a waterfall, okay? i thought i'd bring you here because i know how you feel about being around harry and how shy you're becoming. i thought the waterfall would be calming for you and maybe i could help you boost your confidence." liam smiled. only now did louis realise how shy he was becoming by talking to harry. he nodded his head towards liam. happily, liam pulled him forward.
"okay louis, let's pretend im harry." liam said brightly. louis immediately began to blush, even though it wasn't harry. he cowered into a tree and wrapped his arms around his stomach.
"no, lou. you can't hide yourself away from your problems." liam sighed. this made louis feel bad and he stepped back next to liam. liam then cleared his throat and began to try help louis with his confidence, yet louis was still extremely shy. nothing anyone could do would make him feel any more confident about himself or his actions. liam was beginning to lose his patience with the fragile and shy boy.
"louis, for gods sake! if you want to have a chance with harry, you have to try to be more confident! you aren't making any progress, and i can't help you if you don't start trying!" liam yelled at louis. tears welled in louis' eyes and he backed away from his friend, stuck for words. a singular tear slipped from his eye as he stared in disbelief at liam. liam's eyes immediately softened as he saw louis with tears forming in his eyes.
"louis i.." he began but louis shook his head softly. liam's face was so soft and gentle as he reached out to hold louis' shoulder. louis broke out into tears. his state decreased in a matter of seconds. he was sobbing onto liam's shoulder for a very long time until he calmed down. liam was apologising for a very long time as they made their way back to liam's car. louis shushed him by falling asleep on their way back home. he was woken by a beep from his phone in the back of his pocket.
hstyles94: hey
louist: hey how are u
hstyles94: spiffing
louist: that's good
hstyles94: i was wondering if you wanted to meet me outside or something
hstyles94: i mean you don't have to
hstyles94: it was just an idea
louist: im in the car w/ liam atm but yes i would love to meet you outside when i get home
hstyles94: cool
louist: cool
hstyles94: great
louist: okay lovely i'll see you soon :)
hstyles94: can't wait :) x
"liam. i think i just arranged to meet with harry when i get home." louis shoved his phone in liam's face. he was so struck by the little "x" at the end of harry's message. he almost passed out as they pulled into louis' driveway. liam wished him luck as louis hopped out with a small smile.
"hey, louis, over here!" harry called, waving his arm around. louis smiled and walked slowly up to harry, his cheeks a shade of light pink. he hoped harry wouldn't notice.
"hi louis!" he said brightly, giving a little wave as they came to a stop beside eachother. louis observered everything about harry, his voice, his curls, his eyes, his lips.. everything. everything about him seemed perfect.
"hi harry. how are you?" louis muttered, kicking the cold snow with his white converse and looking down at his small feet. harry smiled at louis, showing off his pearly white teeth.
"im so so so great, thanks. how are you? are you cold? it's quite cold," harry rambled. louis didn't have time to answer his question before harry started talking again. he loved it.
"you look freezing. and your eyes are red. oh god, have you been crying? i hope you haven't. have you? oh my god. you have been crying, haven't you?" harry spoke quickly. (a/n: i know for a fact that harry doesn't speak fast but hey, this is an au, amirite??) louis giggled softly and watched as harry inspected his face and especially his eyes.
"um. yeah, just for a bit. how about we go inside?" he suggested, burying his hands in the sleeves of his jumper. harry had obviously noticed and giggled at him. his laugh was so cute and the way his eyes crinkles when he laughed was beyond amazing.
"sweater paws," harry smiled at louis as they walked inside. he was referring to louis' sleeves that were pulled over his hands. louis blushed at him as they made their way to louis' room.
"your room is so pretty." harry commented as he looked around. he looked at louis' mirror and his soft bed covers and basically just everything in the room - which he seemed to adore. louis smiled proudly as harry complimented the clothes that were spread across his bed neatly. louis gushed and quickly picked them up to put them away.
"noo!" harry wailed, "don't put them away! i want to see them on you." harry beamed at louis, knowing that louis most definitely did not want to.
"only fair if you do it too, then." louis said shyly. harry gasped with happiness and then jumped up and down with excitement. the two giggled with excitement as louis rushed to the bathroom to put on a pair of blue jeans and a shirt with a rainbow on it and 'cali 09' printed on it. once he had fixed his hair in the mirror he skipped back into his room. he twirled around the room like a ballerina- skipping and prancing around the room until he banged his head on the wall with a thud. harry squeaked and rushed to his side, checking if the small boy was okay.
"'m fine, honestly." louis muttered as he rubbed his head. he climbed on his bed and lay against his pillows and waited for harry to come back. once he returned, harry did a little curtsy to show off how great he looked in one of louis' many, many jumpers. louis admired the way the black jumper fitted perfectly with whate was wearing. the same blue jeans as louis had ans the black jumper. he looked amazing.
"i don't really like it.." harry mumbled, looking at his outfit. louis scoffed at him, wondering how he couldn't see the beauty that had overridden the curly haired boy.
"i think it looks really good on you." louis commented thoughtfully. harry weakly smiled at him. as much as louis loved it on him, he dashed away to change. once he had returned they two boys sat on louis' bed.
"i love your hair, lou. wait- is it okay if i call you that? we're friends right?" harry said happily, giggling at every word. louis nodded.
"of course you can."
being friends is a start.
a/n: two updates in two days, yw.
