How to be a bad boy || larry

Step ten

Step ten: Just be you.

Harry was suspended until Thursday and just didn't go to school Friday. His mom of course took that as an opportunity to give him another speech about his behavior and he just sat through it, trying not to roll his eyes.

Now it's Saturday and his moms out getting coffee with her friend Mary and Harrys lounging in his soft pink sweater and drinking hot chocolate. He's bored and he's missed his sweaters so much. They're warm and comfy. He doesn't need those stupid steps and that stupid pretty boy. He can just get through high school as boring Harry.

There's a knock on his door and he groans as he sits up and walks to the door. He opens it up to see Louis standing there, a shy smile on his face. Harry wants to say that his heart doesn't beat like crazy, but it does. It beats so fast that he's surprised Louis doesn't hear it.

"Hey," Louis says, his normally peppy voice not there.

"Hi," Harry replies back just as soft. They look at each other and finally Louis just sighs, his hands behind his back and rocking on his feet.

"So, I have the final step," Louis says and Harry rolls his eyes.

"I'm done with this. Whatever it is, I'm not doing it," Harry tells him and Louis just looks up at him sadly.

"Step ten..." Louis starts. He pulls his hands out from behind his back to reveal Harry's fedora that he stole and he places it on Harry's messy head. "Just be you. That's the final step, Harry, because I think you just being you is pretty badass," Louis tells him softly. Harry just reaches up and touches his hat and then looks at Louis.

"Why didn't you say that at the start?" Harry asks and Louis shrugs and looks down at his vans.

"I wanted to spend time with you. I've like had this thing for you since the project and you came up to me and it was cute and I just couldn't let that opportunity go," Louis says and Harry's heart is beating even faster. Is he going to die?

"But you made me have sex with a girl! I'm gay!" Harry accuses and now Louis chuckles quietly.

"I know you're gay. A straight guy would not wear that hat or that sweater," he teases. Harry just looks at him with raised brows and Louis sighs.

"I was hoping you'd give up on the idea of being with a girl if I kept shutting them down. I wanted to be the one with you that night, but fucking Becky," Louis grumbles and Harry just purses his lips.

"And the fights?"

"Actually I have no idea what you were thinking. That was stupid. Theo, really? You had to go after Theo?" Louis says and Harry shrugs and Louis just shakes his head.

"What about Eleanor?" Harry asks and Louis just shakes his head.

"Best friend. Practically siblings me and her."

They both just stare at each other again and finally Louis sighs and takes a small step back. Harry watches him and he doesn't know what to do.

"Sorry that this was a mess for you. I just really wanted to spend time with you and I should have kissed you so many times and this wouldn't have happened. I'm sorry," Louis says and then he's turning away. Harry just surges forward and grabs his wrist, pulling him back.

"I'm not sorry this happened. I really liked spending time with you, Lou," Harry tells him and Louis has the prettiest eyes in the whole world and the way he looks at Harry is so special.

"Really? Because you just made me feel like the worlds biggest asshole," Louis tells him and Harry just grins and wraps his arms around Louis' petit waist.

"You are the worlds biggest asshole, but you could make it up to me," Harry says with a smirk and Louis just smirks back at him, moving his hands so they're in Harry's hair.

"How can I do that?" Louis asks and Harry leans down so their foreheads are touching.

"Step one," Harry starts and Louis laughs, his eyes crinkling in a way that Harrys grown to love.

"Kiss me," Harry finishes and Louis just smiles and connects their lips, making everything right in the world.