Lilo & Nouis Smut (BoyxBoy)

18. Stuck Between Up & Down (Nouis)

"Alright Mum. I love you too. Talk to you tomorrow." Louis says before hanging up the phone. He shoves his phone back in his pocket and raises the collar of his jacket, trying to block out some of the bitter wind. He pushes his hands in his jacket pockets and continues walking to his flat where his roommate, Harry, is sleeping. It's 2:45 in the morning, of course he's fucking sleeping; he himself should be alseep. He had to make sure his little sister was okay. She got up to get something to drink and half way down the stairs she fell and hit her head. The doctor said she was going to be okay, only a mild concussion but they still wanted to keep her overnight for observation.

The hospital isn't too far from Louis' apartment, twelve blocks, but he's angry with himself for not bringing his wallet for a cab because the weather is hell. When he finally comes up to the building, he sees a cab pulls up. A blonde staggers out and hands the driver some money without checking the amount. Louis recognizes him as Niall, the Irish lad that moved in a week ago. Louis met him when when picked up his phone when he dropped it in the lobby but he hasn't talked to him since. Louis walks through the doors and makes his way to the elevator. He can hear footsteps behind him and knows that it's Niall. He presses the up button, and as the doors open and Louis steps in, he feel someone's hands on his shoulders and weight being pressed down like they're using him for balance. Louis turns around to see Niall looking at him with a wide smile. He's drunk.

"Oh sorry. I-I-I kinda tripped there." He says before giggling. Louis gives him a tightlipped smile and nods his head.

"It's fine." Louis mumbles, pressing the number six. Niall suddenly gasps loudly, and Louis jumps, hitting his back against the wall and covering his heart with his hand. "What's wrong?"

"I live on that floor too!" He exclaims with a wide smile. Louis lets out a sigh of relief and shakes his head as he regains his composure.

"Well isn't that a coincidence." Louis bites sarcastically. Niall giggles, obviously not catching Louis' tone, and then they go quiet. Louis watches the numbers on the screen above the doors change and counts with them in his head.

2...3...4-

Then there's a clanging, grinding noise and the elevator shakes before coming to a stop all together. The lights flicker before dimming out, leaving them in a very dim hue. Louis goes forward to the doors and starts trying to open them. When that doesn't work, he starts yelling for help and hitting the doors to make more noise. All the while Niall is standing behind him just watching.

"Hey, it's not gonna work." Niall shouts over Louis' noises. Louis stops and turns around to look at Niall. "I've been trapped in one before. What you're doing isn't gonna work. Call the police, they'll send someone to help." Louis nods his head and pulls his phone out of his pocket.

"I don't have any service in here. Can we use your phone?" Louis asks, lifting his phone above his head to see if he can get just one bar. Niall smirks at Louis and pulls his phone out, giving it to Louis. There are cracks all on it and when Louis tries to turn it on, the screen just stays black.

"Someone got pissed at me and poured his drink on my phone and threw it in the floor and stepped on it. That's why I suggested we use your phone." He says. Louis groans and leans against the wall, sliding down and tossing Niall's phone down. Niall does the same thing next to Louis, and Louis wrinkles his nose at the smell of sweat and alcohol. "It's not so bad. You could be alone."

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It's been over an hour, and Niall hasn't shut up since they sat down. He's been going on and on about his life and Louis feels about ready to kill himself. He honestly stopped listening soon after it started, but the sound of Niall's voice and thick accent is really annoying, bouncing off the walls of the small space. He doesn't even realize that Niall is asking him a question until he feels an elbow in his ribs. Louis looks at him and raises his eyebrows.