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Rae POV

1998, Doncaster

"I'll race you to the stop sign!" My best friend squeals.

"Lou! We just had gym class! I'm exhausted.." I drag out.

"Rae is right, love. You need to rest," Mummy Jay said. I smirk victoriously.

Louis scoffs and drags his feet as we walk home from the bus stop.

"I'm ready for naptime!" I sigh as we walk into Lou's flat.

"You're 7, you're too old for naps.." Lou says. I roll my eyes.

"Nonsense! Lou, why don't you and Rae get some blankets and pillows?" Jay says. I nod with a grin, Jay always agrees with me. We race up the stairs to Lou's room.

"Lottie! Fiz! Get out, you buzzers!" He yells at his younger sisters as they scramble out, dropping his action figures. And I giggle at the sight.

"Hey, Rae!" Lots and Fiz squeal as they scurry out.

"They can be so annoying sometimes!" He groans.

We grab his comforter and pillows and waddle down the stairs. We lay them down on the floor, and walk to the kitchen.

"Mac & Cheese, your favorite!" Mummy Jay says. Louis and I cheer in unison.

We sit in our blankets and watch cartoons. I feel my eyes getting heavy and all of a sudden my head drops on Lou's shoulder and I drift to sleep.

2005, Doncaster

"And then she just scoffed and me and said 'whatever,' can you believe that??" I ask.

"Sure, Rae.." Louis rolls his eyes in annoyance, and in return he earns a smack in the head.

We laugh at the action and continue walking back to our flats.

"Oh, looks like your mum is here.." Louis says confused. My mum usually comes to pick me up at Lou's later.

We walk into Louis flat and see our mums crying. We immediately rush over to see whats going on.

"Mum! Are you guys alright??" I frantically ask.

Louis goes over to his mum and drapes a long arm around her shoulders and pats her reassuringly.

"I have some bad news, love." My mum croaks out in between sobs.

"Lou, lets give them some space." Jay says. They quickly pad over to the living room and leave me and my crying mum.

"Please tell me whats going on." I plead whilst holding her hands.

"Your father and I, we've decided to split.."

"Like... get a divorce?" I croak, feeling a lump inside my throat beginning to form.

She nods and lets her head fall, and I see several tears fall from her face.

"And..." She begins, "We'll be moving to Holmes Chapel. It's for the best.."

"Please, no. Mum, please!! Don't, please.." At this time I'm on my knees on the ground, picturing my life falling apart before my eyes.

"It will be alright, darling. Don't cr-" She was cut off by Lou's loud voice yelling from the living room.

My mum and I quickly get up and follow the noise.

I see my best friend on the floor crying with his head in his hands. I've never seen him like this.

He notices our presence and hastily gets up and scrambles over to me.

He looks at me dead in the eyes for what seems like an eternity. He then wraps his arms around me in a tight embrace.

During that, I feel something in my stomach. Something I've never felt before.

We pull away and I see his eyes are beginning to be puffy.

"Why don't we all settle and I'll make some dinner?" Jay says to break the uncomfortable silence.

Louis and I walk up to his room and lie on his bed, with even more uncomfortable silence followed.

I still can't shake the foreign feeling I had felt not long before.

We lay there for a few minutes before Louis drapes his long arm over my small figure. I inch closer by instinct and I don't know why.

I feel his breath on my neck and I turn rigid at the contact.

"Please don't leave me, Rae. Why don't you live with your dad?" He whimpers.

"Lou, I don't want to leave. And you know if I could live with my dad I would, but.. You know my dad. He can be scary and dangerous. I love him and trust me I don't want my parents getting a divorce, but they've been fighting for months. As much as I hate to say it.. but maybe its for the best." I ramble.

Louis sits up and stares at me dead in the eye.

"What do you mean? Leaving your best friend is for the best?" He snaps. I'm taken back by his reaction. He knows thats not what I meant.

"Lou. I don't want to leave you. I just want whats best for my family!" I try to reason.

He scoffs and rolls his eyes. He then gets up and walks out, leaving me alone in his room. And I feel really hurt by his cold shoulder.

I follow him down the stairs and I'm hit with even more uncomfortable silence.

We set the table and begin to eat. Yet the entire time, Louis doesn't even acknowledge me.

Hey! Thanks for giving this a read! I'm really excited for this fanfic bc I've never read anything like this, and (as far as I know) this is pretty original! So yeah! Enjoy :)

Also! You should give my other stories a read. (Giving In - Larry ; Behind The Scenes - Louis T.) All of them will be One Direction/Harry Styles/Louis Tommo/Larry based for now. I might change it up in the future but for now thats what I'll mainly be writing about!

Comment any suggestions you might have! It would be greatly appreciated! ily!