Bully Me [Larry/Ziall | AU]

Bully Me : Chapter 13

[This chapter is dedicated to @haley21097_1D for supporting this story ^^. She also writes some amazing 1D fan fictions, so you should definitely check them out ^-^ Enjoy!]

Chapter 13

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'Huh?' 

If Louis found Zayn's behavior to be strange, then Harry's odd request was even more confusing. Not only had the lad given him some utterly normal task to do, but he also didn't bother to gang up on him again. 

'Do I need to repeat myself...Shorty?' Harry spoke in a slow voice, giving the impression that he was talking to a two year old and not some fearful boy who he had just bullied. 

'No.' Louis shook his head rather rapidly and took a step in the opposite direction. Harry was offering him a chance to escape the beatings... who was he to say no. 

 He wanted to run away from him as soon as possible. 

Harry watched his every move like a hawk ready to pounce and for a second Louis thought he was going to do just that. His tense body language and blank face told him everything he wanted to know, but for some reason Harry was keeping a ten feet distance from him.

 Even before he had begun walking in the said direction, Harry had already reached the end of the street with Zayn and Josh trailing behind him. Louis didn't dare look back at him, even though he could feel those green eyes burning holes into the back of his head. His body was screaming for him to run but he held on to that urge and kept walking as fast as possible. 

After a few long minutes, the familiar two-storey houses painted in their usual pale yellow shades came into view and Louis sighed in relief. The feelings of safety and home engulfed him as he stepped on to the well-mowed lawn of the house on his right. 

The living room was shrouded in darkness, the only dim light coming from inside the kitchen. Louis tip-toed his way to the fridge, searching for the remains of spaghetti his dad had made earlier in the morning and sat down to munch on it. 

 Everybody was well aware of his late night outings and had given up on convincing the eldest son to stop with the non-existent street fighting. Louis could have denied it all but he didn't have any other make believe valid reason, so he kept mum letting them spin those worrisome fantasies. 

With his stomach considerably less empty and his brain on the verge of collapsing, he dragged himself up the stairs on to the first floor, turning on to his left side to the 'Do Not Disturb' sign hanging on his door. Louis took hold of the knob, turning it as gently as possible and slipped inside. 

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Louis's eyes fell onto the calendar and he sighed in relief. Seems like luck was on his side and tomorrow was one of those days when he would be able to sit at home and enjoy some quality time with his family instead of being at school suffering from the blows Harry showered on him. 

Sunday was the only day of the week when Louis had a valid reason for staying at home. His dad had taken it upon himself to push his son around, encouraging him to go out and play with his other school friends when in fact all Louis wanted to do was hide in his room. It was the only day that was devoid of Harry's presence and his snarky comments. 

However his smile dropped as his mind returned to Harry. The bully had given him the impossible task to complete his homework.

Of course, as compared to other students in his class Louis was a very bright, straight-A student. He was the typical nerd who sported spectacles on rare occasions that mostly involved his family members and never his school mates. If Harry were to find out that not only was he weak and a coward but a nerd too, Louis could only imagine what kind of treatment he would receive after that. 

The math homework wasn't the main problem; it was the amount of sums Mrs. Spencer had given them that was causing him to slip into depression. Not only did he have to complete Harry's homework, but his own as well. And judging by the clock hands that were closing in on the digit ten, he knew that finishing the rest of the sums would take more than three hours and by that time it would be past midnight. 

Louis sighed and began unpacking his bag, settling to complete the work at hand as soon as possible. His sisters were one thing when it came to yelling but his father was a whole different. Right now all he had were suspicions about his son doing drugs, if he were to find out that he was staying up let at night Louis knew he would imagine more horrible stuff, coming to the conclusion that Louis was making another fix for himself, some drugs that he had supposedly bought from the menial pocket money he gave him. 

Don't get him wrong, Louis loved his dad dearly and was always amazed at how the man balanced time between his family and work. But at times his suspicious nature got under his skin and Louis hated it, especially when all of the claims on him were false and baseless. 

Groaning out loud, Louis went about his routine changing into a pair of pajamas that had cartoon characters and carrots on it. For some reason he had always been fond of carrots, even as a child. His sisters usually teased him about it, but that didn't stop his obsession for it. 

Now more than anything he wore these pajamas just to irritate them and enjoy the annoyed looks they gave him. Even though he was the eldest amongst them, Louis liked to kid around from time to time, becoming the clown of the family and enjoying a good laugh with them.

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Just as he had predicted, Louis completed the exercises in three hours. 

The house was abnormally quiet and the only thing that disturbed his silent room was Louis's heavy breathing. His brain had turned all mushy after all the mathematical problems he had solved and now all he could think about was the warm bed a few feet away from him. 

He stretched out on his chair, his neck muscles screaming in pain because of sitting in one position for too long. Louis gave out a huge yawn and dragged his feet towards the bed. He could barely see where he was going as his eyes had begun to droop the minute he left his study table. 

No sooner had he flopped down on to the squishy mattress than his eyes closed shut and he was fast asleep, with half his body still on the ground and the upper part lying diagonal on the bed. 

A few minutes passed by and then he heard it - 

'Lou?'

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[*whispers* please don't kill me...please don't kill me >-< ! I know I promised you some Larry action and I know you think I am being mean but I am not T_T ... I have written the Larry scene but its all rushed and has a lot of mistakes in it >-<. I will make all the corrections and post it as soon as possible ^^. The next update might be tomorrow night or on Thursday! Love ya - xxSMxx]