Path of Destruction

Chapter Fourteen

Harry woke up the next morning to find a body curled up against him. Suddenly the events of the previous night came rushing back to him; Louis breaking up with Eleanor, the fight between Liam and Niall, Harry telling Niall of his love for Louis, the unexpected reaction, and best of all; drifting off to sleep snuggled up with the one person he loved most in the world. 

Harry remembered the original plans he had made that night to quietly watch a movie by himself. Oh how things change. 

Harry was taken away from his thoughts when he felt the body shifting next to him. 

Louis yawned, “Good morning curly.”  

”Morning Lou, sleep well?” 

”Like a baby. Well apart from your snoring.” Louis grinned. 

”I do not snore and you know it!” Harry argued back. 

”I know no such thing!” 

”I don’t snore!” 

”I think the folks in Australia beg to differ.” Louis joked. 

Harry mustered up his best serious face and looked Louis straight in the eye. “Take it back.” 

”Or what?” Louis questioned. 

”Or I’m going to have to show you the hard way that it isn’t good to make up rumors about people.” 

Louis got up and sprinted out of the bed. 

He stopped in the doorway and shouted, “You know what they say about rumors, a rumor is only a rumor until it can be confirmed then it becomes truth.”

He paused to catch a breath. 

”And this, my darling Hazza, is confirmed.”

And with that Louis sprinted out of the room. 

Harry got up from the bed grinning. He walked into the kitchen to look for Louis. He was nowhere to be seen. Harry quickly searched the rest of the apartment and called out for his roommate. “Louis! Where are you? You can’t hide from me forever! You know what they say about rumors, rumors are mostly a projection of the individual who started them!” 

Harry saw a figure quickly darting across the living room and into the kitchen from the corner of his eye. 

He turned to see Louis standing behind the center island. 

They made quick eye contact and then Harry bolted after him. 

They ended up running around in circles around the island.  

”Louis you need to be shown the error of your ways!”

”I will never face punishment for the truth!” With that, Louis gathered his courage and sprinted to the couch in the next room. Harry sped after him and jumped onto the couch, grabbing his waist and wrestling him to the floor. 

Within seconds Harry had him pinned to the ground, hands held firmly out to the side. 

”I want to hear you say it,” Harry finally got his breath back and muttered out. 

”NEVER!” Louis argued back. 

”Fine. But you asked or it.” Harry threatened. 

Harry began to tickle Louis in all the places he knew it would affect him the most. He moved his fingers over his sides and stomach. 

Louis laughed uncontrollably and tried to fight back, but Harry was too strong for him. 

Finally after Louis couldn’t handle it anymore he blurted out his surrender. “Okay! Okay! What do you want me to say?”