new beginnings | l.s

04 | 'friends?'

Harry woke up at around nine am, he didn't even check his phone he just took some painkillers and showered. Once he was done, he picked up his phone and saw a text from Louis, his heart dropped.

'You must of butt dialled my last night while you slept off whatever the hell you'd taken...you have some explaining to do.'

With that, his heart dropped even further and he dropped his phone on the bed. What did he do? He tried to backtrack his thoughts to the night before and groaned when he couldn't remember a single thing, he remembered up to where he'd started taking shots and Niall ditched him.

He quickly picked up his phone and dialled Louis' number, anxiously pacing his room. "Louis? What did I do last night?" he was desperate to know, fidgeting with anxiety.

"Well um..you asked for a lift and then- and then when I pulled up you were uh, kissing another boy." Louis' soft voice cracked a little and Harry's mind flashed a picture of him and Zayn kissing, his fist clenching. "Harry?"

"Zayn. Fucking. Malik." Harry muttered through gritted teeth. "Listen I didn't kiss him back, I was looking out for your car and he just- I promise you I didn't kiss him back."

He heard Louis sigh on the other end. "I know you wouldn't cheat, and I know you keep your promises so uh..so okay. I believe you Harry." a wave of relief rushed over Harry's body. "On one condition."

"And what's that?" he asked, he furrowed his eyebrows and waited for the younger boy to answer.

"We tell people we're together. I- I uh don't want to hide it anymore. I don't wanna be a secret." Louis whispered the last bit and Harry swallowed hard, biting his lip.

"Yeah..yeah course we can tell people Lou. It's been a month, I don't want to hide it anymore either." Harry spoke in a gentle voice, which seemed to reassure Louis as he heard a relieved sigh come from the other end.

"Thank you, I just I really like you Harry and I don't want to have to hide that." he mumbled and soon the call was over, Harry laid down.

He'd never been 100% out with a boyfriend, well not since his last relationship. He hadn't told his friends about his relationship with Louis, he'd told Niall that he liked him but even he didn't know they were together.

But there came the first issue.

Everyone knew Harry as someone who didn't do relationships, someone who just messed around and didn't give a care in the world.

And, now he was someone who does relationships.

As school rolled on, Harry walked down the corridor with Niall. He'd explained to him that he and Lou were a thing now, but Ni didn't seem the slightest bit shocked.

Now came the part where he had to tell everyone else, but that time couldn't come quick enough as he saw Louis walk towards him.

"Now you aren't drunk this time are you?" Louis said jokingly and Harry carefully interlocked their fingers together, he'd been given a second chance with this boy.

Who even gives someone a second chance after seeing them kiss the host of a party? No one. But, this boy did.

They walked together, but all that was on Harry's mind was if he saw Zayn; he'd tell Louis what Harry said. Either that or Louis would get himself in trouble by getting mad.

He couldn't stop thinking about what Zayn did, his blood boiling at the thought of it.

Sure enough he caught Zayn's eyes in front of them, letting go of Louis' hand and using both his hands to grip Z's collar.