Give and Receive ((Zarry))

Chapter 16

Harry's POV:

I stretch causitously, trying not to wake Zayn. The thought of Zayn sleeping next to me almost makes me giggle. His body is curled into a ball, turned away from mine. I try and peer over at his face silently, to see if he's still sleeping. 

"I'm not asleep you know." he murmurs, and I hear him chuckle. 

"Awww... I wanted to wake you up!"  I whine, such an early bird.

"That wouldn't be the best idea..."

"Why not?"

"Because I tend to attack whoever wakes me."

Oh.

"Then I'd have to be so sweet you wouldn't possibly hit me."

"I would never hit you Harry." He whispers, sounding painfully intense.

Oops.

"But how sweet are we talking about here?" He says and I can practically hear his smirk.

"Probably breakfast in bed. And one hundred kisses and cuddles." I decide, and try to sound completely serious.

"I think I'm gonna go back to sleep" He purrs and a blush immediatly creeps to me.

"What were you thinking about?" I ask, sitting up cross legged on the bed. He mimicks my actions and turns to face me, a serious expression. 

"Remeber yesterday in your apartment living room? When you and your Mum came back from packing your things?" He asks quietly and I nod. "I was thinking about something that happened yesterday that I have to tell you about but am not sure how you're going to react." I give him a slight reasuring smile and nod my head before resuming seriousness. I've never seen Zayn nervous before.

"There is a story that all the runners know. It's called the legend of Ash. Ash was this runner kid just like us who worked for Boss. He was sort of considered a favorite of his. He was one of his head runners, which meant that he was in charge of all the newbies behaving and organizing their runs. He was barely ever hit by Boss, and everyone assumed that after Boss... you know, died... he would take over. No one really knows what happened. If Boss pushed him too much. Or hit him. But one day Ash snapped. Apparently he just snapped. Ran up to Boss after a run and sucker punched him. There was a huge fight between the two, but Ash was out of control. He beat him until he passed out then a couple wanna be head runner boys dragged him away. Boss was unconsious for 3 days. Ash was never seen again. A few people said he went into the runaway business. Helping kids like me at the time run away. Ash is incredibably unstable and dangerous." He has been leaning foreward throughout the whole story telling, and I lean towards him too. 

Why is he telling me this? What does it have to do wit-

"Read Louis' latest message." He says, handing me his phone. 

What does Louis have to do-

 From Lou:

I have to tell you something. I understand. I used to be a runner. My name was Ash. 

 The phone falls from my hand. Louis. LOUIS. LOUIS?????? 

Dangerous? Impossible. This has to be a mistake. Louis can't be Ash. But then how would he know the name? This is too much. Zayn is staring at me with a worried expression. I realize that I've been staring at the wall for 10 minutes. His hand reaches towards my face and I flinch away, my mouth popping into an 'o' shape when a pained look comes over him. "Harry?" He breaths. "T-t-this is a m-mistake." I stutter out, lying to myself. He shakes his head, looking straight into my eyes, his gaze piercing with truth. "Omigod." I breath, and my hand covers my mouth. I then realize that my hands are shaking. Fortunatly Zayn pulls me into his arms and the shaking stops. I rest my head in the crook of his neck into the shock wears off. "I-I just can't believe it. All those times he's threatened to beat them." I whisper, pulling away only slightly. "Beat who? Has he ever threatened you!?" He asks, his voice raising and his eyebrows pulling together. I flinch at the loud tone and his gaze softens instantly. "No! Course no. Just to beat all those guy friends." I whimper, trying not to be scared by this new protective side of Zayn. "I'm sorry for yelling baby. I didn't mean to scare you. Just... all I know is that Ash is more dangerous than Boss. And Louis is Ash. I don't want you alone with him. I can't stand the thought of you being hurt." He says, taking my hand and brushing his thumb over my scabbed knuckles. I remember that when he woke up he was more worried about me. I smile lightly and lean into another embrace. He nearly picks me up by the hips and spins me around in his lap so that my back is against his chest and his mouth is on my ear. "I understand. But I don't like when you're hurt either, so please don't try and face this on your own? Yesterday you scared the crap out of me." I whimper, turning towards his voice. I've never been held by someone like this and I really like it. "Promise. I love you so much Harry." He says fiercly, before pressing his lips against my neck. I sigh with happiness as he begins a kissing trail. Then there's a knock on the door. Of course. He groans and I laugh. "Never any alone time." He mutters. I start to climb off his lap and his grip tightens. "Have it your way." I say and lean back into his hug."Come in" we call out in unison and I grin. My Mum opens the door carrying a tray and she blushes when she notices our position. "Too cute" She squeals before setting down the tray. There are pancakes and a bowl with strawberries and blueberries in it. "I hope you don't mind Zayn, I did a little grocery shopping." She says smiling brightly at her achievement. "But Mum we don't have a car." I say cautiosly. "I took her." A voice says behind her and I smile. "Thanks Per." 

"No problem. We'll leave you guys to... whatever you were doing before. Just remember that your Mum and I are down the hall. Keep the noise level down. And be safe." She says, taking my Mum's hand and walking out of the room, sending me a wink. I roll my eyes then blush when I hear my Mum fail at whispering "You don't think they have yet? Right?" I turn to Zayn and he raises his eyebrows suggestively. I lightly kiss his lips, then harder until we are pretty much snogging. I pull away and Zayn pouts "Sorry babe, my Mum and Perrie are down the hall. And our pancakes would get cold." I explain, pushing him away slightly but staying in his lap. It's damn comfortable. We spend the rest of the morning feeding each other fruit and pancake. I love having a boyfriend. I love my boyfriend.

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A/N:

Hey so... Zayn told Harry about Louis!!! And Harry's Mum went shopping!!!! YAY!!

Pretty much a filler chapter. Don't worry. Drama soon!