Something new

Chapter 3

Love at first site.Some believe in it, other laugh in its face. Before Niall, Louis would haveagreed that it was total shit. Louis didn’t believe in anything other thanchange is inevitable. He didn’t have the best of lives to be honest, but Louis would never complain, always plastering a fake smile on his face.

            Now, with Niall here,Louis was smiling, and it was the real thing. One look at Niall and Louis knewall he needed to know. The expression he was making, how hard he was trying,the smile he put on his face, which was so genuine for someone, and he didn’t even know yet. Louis had never had a crush before, but he was sure this was probably what one felt like, but to the extreme.

            Louis couldn’t help that he fell fast, when he goes for something, he goes for it completely and hard. He was just that kind of person. Louis became jealous whenever any of the others boys got too close, it just came naturally. Louis didn’t even notice hewas doing it most of the time. Only when Zayn or Liam gave him a dirty look did he realize he was glaring at them too person. Louis wasn’t even sure what itwas at first that was making him so hostile, but it didn’t take Louis long to realize what he was doing. He was obviously jealous.

 He found himself not wanting any of the boys to be around Niall or be the ones to make him laugh, or even totouch him. It was actually quite a selfish request really, all the boys wereclose to Niall and he couldn’t expect them to stay away from him completely,but Louis simply couldn’t help it. It drove him absolutely mad.

            A rapid knocking onthe door distracted Louis from his thoughts. It would have startled him, but itwasn’t exactly loud or fast, just a steady taping. Finally getting annoyed bythe repetitive rhythm, Louis got down from his spot on the top of his and Harry’s bunk bed and opened the door.

            “What?”Louis rolled his eyes to emphasize his annoyance, although somewhere between putting his hand on the doorknob and opening the door Louis realized that noone was home except for Niall.

            “I’m sorry, amI bothering you?” Niall asked politely, leaning his head against the wallon the left side of the door lazily.

            “Oh—No, ofcourse not.” Louis covered up quickly, easily suppressing a blush.

            “Do need something?” Louis asked, trying to be casual, but he was sure he couldhear strain in his voice. Another thing he couldn’t help. Niall made him nervous.

“I’m booooooored.” Niall stretched out his words, lazily stumbling into Louis’ chest and resting the top of his head there, looking directly to the floor, still a good distance from Louis, but they were touching. Actually touching.

            “Do you want to come in?” Louis asked, not daring to move however, so that Niall didn’t fall. Niall nodded best he could, pushing Louis backwards into his room, still managing not to have to lift his head.

            “Let’s do something.” Niall said, almost hopefully, moving his head so that he was no longer leaning on Louis and actually looking him in the eye.

“Like?” Louis stuttered.

            “Stuff…”Niall had been doing absolutely nothing all day. He had actually gotten to a point where he was narrating everything he was doing in song. That was never a good sign. When Niall got bored, he did stupid things. Now, Niall had people to distract him and he thought that’d change everything, but so far its done nothing.

            Louis chuckled, “Whatdo you usually do?”

            His cheery smilenever leaving his face. Niall didn’t really know what to say. The truth sounded weird no matter how Niall said it and although Niall enjoyed himself and the people he went to see were some of the best people, Niall always got in troublethere. Tom had practically begged Niall not to go back… but… it might be different if Louis came along.