Migraine [louis-centric]

chapter 40

Third Person P.O.V

Louis could hear the commotion outside of his room, quickly wiping his tears and getting up to check what was happening.

A frustrated Harry slammed the door open, Louis nearly jumping out of his skin. Although, he regained his posture quickly, a poker face ready as an armor. He observed Harry's face closely, his cheeks were red and eyes were red. He looked closely, Harry was misty-eyed. But he couldn't ask why, it wouldn't fit in with his unfazed, uncaring beta act.

"Can I stay with you?"

The question was unexpected to stay the least. What was equally shocking was the crack in Harry's voice. It seemed as though he were about to start crying or scream till his lungs collapsed. It took Louis an additional minute to process the situation before replying.

"Why? What happened to the pack?"

Harry's eyes diverted to the ground, he didn't want to upfront admit that he believed Louis was lying. It would only get his guard up.

"I...had a fight with the pack, to say the least."

Louis was skeptical, he knew the pack had fights like any normal couple but none of them had ever been so bad that they resulted in one of them moving in with Someone. Let alone Louis. And the fact that the whole fiasco had happened just a few moments ago, right after the management incident thing added fuel to the fire.

"What happened?"

"Louis, it's nothing. Just something...petty. Please, can I stay with you?"

"But I want to know why lover boy would-"

"IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!"

Harry didn't mean to startle or scare Louis, let alone raise his voice. But emotions and hormones were fogging his brain. He couldn't think of a proper excuse and he really needed to be close to Louis to figure out what happening. Observe every tiny detail about the boy, anything and everything is, after all, a clue. Also Liam had kicked him out and he don't want to waste this opportunity in a hotel room, watching rom-cops by himself.

"Oh...ok." Louis looked at the ground, his voice timid as ever. But his facial expression didn't change, he was a perfectly trained beta.

"I'm sorry, just- can I please tell a bit later? Please let me wrap my head around what happened? Could I please just stay at your house, I can do all the cooking and cleaning, I just don't want to be alone tonight. Please?"

The words hit a bit too close to home. Louis knew what it felt like to be alone with your thoughts. Every word those voices said, how much it hurt. Even if someone wouldn't hold, just knowing that someone was there in the same house filled the void. It made him feel a little less lonely. He knew how horrible it was to be abandoned. He was well-aware of the fact that it could all be a trick, if  anything happened to Harry; he would never live it down.

Louis let out a small sigh, "ok. You can stay but my house over here is a huge mess."

Louis knew he wouldn't be welcomed in the mansion the whole pack was sharing when they arrived there. And since Harry was so adamant on staying with Louis, he had no choice but to take him to his house a few miles away from the mansion.
He would just have to leave his stuff. He had some clothes which the pack had bought him during his stay in the hospital, he had his phone and charger. And the extra key to the mansion was hidden under a flowerpot. All he had to do now was figure out how to get there.

"Thank you thank you thank you thank you so much! I owe you!"
Harry expected more of a fight or resistance against Harry wanting to move in. Louis looked concerned for Harry's well-being. Usually only omegas would be more bothered about an alpha's health and needs who played a significant part in their lives. Betas were more carefree and reckless. Now, betas weren't heartless creatures but the way Louis went about and portrayed himself, one would seriously doubt if he had a heart or not. But Louis' almost instant agreement to Harry moving in and his unexplained concern was completely out of character, once again raising Harry's suspicions.

"I just need to inform the pack and I'll be back, okay love? You could pack your stuff until then."

With that Harry rushed out, leaving Louis alone with his thoughts. Harry called him 'love', louis couldn't get it out of his mind. How badly had he wanted this, to be loved, to feel anything at all. A normal beta wouldn't pay much attention to it but Louis was neither normal or a beta.
Anxiety coiled at the pit of his stomach, as a realisation dawned upon him. Why was Harry being so nice? Harry should have hated him right now, been as cruel to him as possible not move in with him. After the whole beta/omega drama, he had expected more shouting from the pack. Maybe Harry had a clue, maybe he was suspicious, maybe he knew! Louis could feel his stomach tie into knots if his lie came out to the world. He needed to pull his walls up.

Just as Harry stepped outside of the room, closing the door behind him, Zayn came into his line of vision. He looked at Harry with an unreadable expression.

"Where are the other two?"
Harry finally spoke up. The silence was stretching over.
Zayn sighed, people seemed to be doing that a lot today.
"Look...Harry, I'm sorry for whatever Liam said. Don't take offence to it. And just let him cool of for a while, he needs some cuddle time when Niall. He's in the carpark right now. Said the hotel was getting too stuffy."

Harry nodded his head slightly, "Since Liam kicked me out of the house, I'm going to be staying at Louis' for a while. And before you say anything, I still stand my ground. I know Louis is lying, I can feel it. I'll prove it to you."

Zayn didn't interject. He had no idea what to believe, Liam would be absolutely ferocious if Harry came back to the mansion. Louis, without a doubt, wouldn't be allowed to return. Liam and Harry both stood tall in their grounds. Liam believes the management while Harry believed i the alternative. Zayn, best described, would be standing on no man's land.

Harry expected a protest, a plea to make up with Liam and give up his 'delusions'.
Instead all he got as a reply was, "whatever you do Harry, please make sure to find the truth. For louis' sake."

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