He's Not Afraid || L.S AU

Chapter 18

Louis' POV

"Louis! You're late for school!"

I grumble and roll out of bed causing me to collapse on the hard floor in addition to the pain on my ankle from the impact. Why the heck am I so exhausted?

"Louis! You missed your bus!"

Mum screams down the stairs, thuds and bangs heard from the next room. The twins are probably getting ready for school.

Fudge! I'm late!

A sudden realization of reality hits me and I gather myself off the floor and into the bathroom. I hop inside the shower once I've taken all my clothing off. Rubbing the heavy sleep out of my eyes, I start scrubbing my body clean with a soap and washing my hair underneath the warm water to rinse off the shampoo.

I slip a towel around my waist tightly once I step out the shower and turn the faucet off.

"Louis Tomlinson!" Mum opens the door whilst I grab a random shirt in my closet and fresh clean boxers from my drawer.

"Mum! I'm getting ready!" I squeal, holding my shirt over my chest, holding the towel covering myself securely.

"Right, sorry. Why're you up so late?" Mum sits on one of the 3 beanbags, clearly not leaving my room leaving with no option but to change in front of my mother. Sigh...

"I was up late" I say, putting on my shirt over my head.

"Oh? What book?" Mum rests her foot on the other beanbag, picking on her painted fingernails.

I shove my boxers on, with the towel still on me. I'm not comfortable showing what Harry told me, cock.

"Here," Mum hands me my black skinny jeans leaving me into smiling at her.

"It wasn't a book." I roll the end of the jeans to my ankles and tie up my red vans.

"What then?" Mum asks me, looking up from her hands to my eyes.

"E-Er just on my phone." I pack my work in my bag then slinging it on my shoulders.

"Love, I know you were talking to Harry" Mum chuckles, like it was the most casual thing to say to your son.

"N-No"

She smirks, my blush heavy dusted on my cheeks.

"Alright, whatever you say, lover boy. Go go go. School!" Mum laughs, pushing me out the door, handing my crutches. I whine at the specific choice of name she said but only get greeted my a slam of my bedroom door.

"Fizz!" I jump on her where she stands by the open door with her uniform on.

"Fuck, my gosh! Aren't you supposed to be in school?"

"Language! And I slept in," she gives me a perplexed look, "Now! Walk with me young child!" I point to the outside door, stumbling on the steps slightly with my younger sister behind me.

"I really hate that my school is about 2 minutes away from yours" Fizzy mutters, scuffing her black shoes on the gravel pavement.

"What was that?" I cup the palm of he and around my ear for emphasis.

She obviously knows I heard her due to her sorry not sorry look she gives me.

"Nothing."

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"Hi Lou, you coming to watch the game after school today?" Niall puts his arm around my shoulder, I put my arm around his waist but with more energy than necessary as I'm still stuck on crutches.