Scared to Death [larry a.u.]

Prologue

Harry is scared to death.

He hates the doctors', always has. But this time is different. A week ago he basically collapsed in the corridor at school. He couldn't get up, and ended up with a nasty bruise on his hip that just won't go away. He's embarrassed of the fall, although by now no one probably remembers.

"Harry Styles?" The nurse says with a smile. He stands up. Harry exhales and looks back at his mother and stepfather, his mother nodding and smiling encouragingly. He turns back around and follows the nurse to the back room.

They run so many tests. They take his blood and run x-rays and Harry never thought it'd be this serious. Finally they call Harry's mum and stepdad back to the room, and they all sit in silence. They all know it's serious.

The doctor's tell them his red and white cells are "acting up", which is basically a less obvious way of saying he has leukemia.

Harry just closes his eyes.

He thinks about prom, which is in a couple of months. He thinks about dancing with his boyfriend, Louis, who is just as excited as he is and can't wait to take Harry.

Fuck, he'll have to break it to his boyfriend that he has cancer.

The doctor continues to talk about how they caught it just in time, and they want to try a new therapy that was just approved, and there's a 60% chance it will go away and won't come back.

Harry throws up on the floor.

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"You seem upset."

Louis knows Harry too well, Harry should know better than to try and hide something from him. Harry just ignores him, instead burying his face into Louis' chest even further. Louis pulls back from Harry, grabbing his face by putting his hands on his cheeks. "Harry, you know you can tell me anything."

Harry looks into Louis' eyes, his honest eyes that look like the ocean, and he breaks. "It's cancer, Louis."

Louis doesn't say anything, just looks at Harry. "Oh," Louis says quietly, hands slowly dropping from Harry's cheeks. "Oh, fuck, Harry. I'm so sorry."

Louis practically attacks Harry in a hug, and Harry doesn't know when he started crying. Louis lifts him up and holds him tightly

"I love you," Louis whispers in his ear. "We'll be okay, I promise."