university (an l.s. fic)

chapter nine

"Harry isn't pregnant, is he?" Liam cowered in the corner in disgust as we gathered all of the boys to share our news. We'd been waiting until the weekend to tell them, considering that we hadn't even really had alone time during the rest of the week anyways. 

"You took the words right out of my mouth," I gasped. 

Louis feigned shock by pretending to faint onto my bed, I sat down beside him. "You didn't even tell me?"

"Alright, lads, spit it out," Zayn rolled his eyes from his position between Liam and Niall. "Are you finally dating?"

"Actually, yes," Louis smiled. 

"Wow, I never saw that coming," Niall lied. "Harry, we oughta just trade roommates at this point." Niall had a point and I wasn't completely opposed to the idea. The worry crossed my mind that Louis may get sick of me if we kept such close quarters. 

"It seems a bit too soon for that," I hesitated. "Right, Lou?"

"I don't know, Harold," he took my hand and traced circles on my palm with his thumb. "I'm a bit in the middle about it."

"You'd probably hate me eventually," I said. "I'm very messy."

"So am I! I'm betting that's why Niall is trying to sell me over to you."

"Are you sure you wouldn't hate me?" I had only just become official with Louis and I'd be damned if I lost him now. 

"Can you two just make the decision already?" Zayn groaned. 

"Harry, I'll miss you of course, but it may be the best choice," Liam said. "You're hardly in our room most nights anyway."

I sighed, "Fuck it. Let's move."

Louis squeezed my hands and gave me his sunshine smile, then pecked me on the cheek quickly before the other boys could see. Niall lit up instantly at the idea of getting to share a room with his closest friend at university. He smiled wide and looked at Liam who was doing the same, they high fived. Zayn said goodbye fairly quickly to avoid having to help us swap. 

We spent the rest of the night taking our things back and forth between the rooms next door. We decided that Niall should move into my old room and vice versa. The timing of our decision was good because neither of us had really unpacked much anyway. It also gave me an excuse to put clean sheets on my mattress. 

Niall and I didn't have very many things to move. Once I had carried over my clothes, scented candle collection, and jewelry box, there wasn't much left to do. 

"Does this mean I won't see you as often?" I stood by Liam and watched as Louis as he tried to fit Niall's nightstand through the door. 

"I mean, yes," He replied. "But I still will see you no matter what. We're next door neighbors, alright?"

I nodded and hugged him. I was beginning to become a little sad about leaving Liam with Niall, but I knew that in the long run it would be best for us all. If moving meant that Louis would be able to sleep at night and that I would see him more often, it was the right decision. 

Louis stood in the doorway, cursing under his breath and trying to position the table in a way that it would fit through the doorframe. He looked as if he was beginning to get angry when Niall swooped in and angled it just right. 

"I'll miss you, Li. Don't have too much fun without me."

Louis had been correct about his messiness, but did not completely emphasize how bad it really was. All of his clothes were collected in a pile in one corner of his room, taking up a large amount of space. If I was him, I would have never been able to find anything. Liam had always been pretty tidy and mature with his belongings, my new roommate was the polar opposite of my old one. My mum had always called my room a "creative clutter", but this was nothing of the sort.