Shadows - larry Stylinson

8 - impossible

Louis P.O.V

I just got done with my morning lecture and walked along the shops. I caught a whiff of freshly baked sweets and I felt my sweet tooth begging for something. I made my way into the bakery and went up to the case with all the sweets displayed. I leaned down and looked at everything when I saw a worker on the other side crouched down and wiping the other side of the glass. We both looked up and I instantly recognized those green eyes "Harry". We both stood up and he laughed "Louis hey" I chuckled walking to the register as Harry did "I didn't know you worked here". He chuckled "yeah yeah, what can I get you?" I smiled "I have no idea everything here looks so good". Harry chuckled making me smile even more. His smile and laugh were so infectious. "Here I have the perfect thing, he grabbed a Danish out of the oven and put it on a small plate "these are my favorite, made them myself" I chuckled "sounds great, how much?" he shook his hand. "On the house, I don't make my mates pay". I laughed "I don't want you to get in trouble" "shush the ladies here know I do". I smiled "thank you" "well hey I'm about to go on my break would you wanna sit and chat? I smiled "yeah definitely". I went and sat in a both by a small chalkboard. I took a bite of my pastry and melted, this was really good. "How is it?" Harry asked as he sat in front of me. I smiled "it's so good" he laughed "I'm glad, I always bake at my flat so if you or the guys come over you'll have tons" I laughed "Must be nice, I can't cook for shit". He snickered "well I cook all the time so feel free to come by for dinner". I smiled "thanks Harry" he smiled "you can call me hazza or hazz if you want" I hummed "How about H?" he smiled "I like it". As I finished Eating Harry grabbed a piece of chalk and drew something. "I have to get off my break but text me yeah?" he asked and I nodded handing him my phone and he put in his phone number and texted himself. "see you" he said taking my plate, I thanked him and grabbed my stuff before I looked up at the chalkboard. I stared at the initials he drew on the board. H.S with a smiley face. I stared at it and took out my phone taking a picture before leaving. I hurried home and went to my room. I went through all my pictures before I found the old drawing I made of two boys. I compared the H.S signature on the old paper and Harry's. they looked identical. I shook my head, there's no way it's just a coincidence. I clicked off my phone and put the picture back in the box. I worked on homework for a couple of hours when I got a text from Liam "Hey mate I'm going out with Zayn be gone all night" I chuckled and texted back "have fun!". While I was working on my design I saw my phone light up and I reached over seeing a text from Harry. I smiled 

"hey" -H

"hey H" -L

"What are you up to?" -H

"Homework, what about you?" -L

"Just finished editing my story, you done for the night?" -H

"Yeah I am now" -L

"You wanna come over for dinner? I'm cooking" -H

"yeah that would be great"-L

"great heres my address come over whenever :)"-H

I got ready and called a cab and rode to Harry's flat. I made my way up to his floor and knocked on his door. Harry opened the door and smiled "hey" I smiled as he let me in "hey H, how was work" I asked as I took off my shoes. "great, a bit more boring once you left" he admitted. I felt a small heat creep onto my cheeks "I'm sorry" I said chuckling. I sat at the counter while harry cut up vegetables and I watched "do you wanna help?" he asked looking at me and I shook my head "no I will mess it all up". He laughed "come here". I groaned as I got up and moved by him and he handed me the knife "you're gonna just do long cuts" I stared at him "what". He laughed an moved so he was behind me and put his arms around me and slowly sliced the veggies "just like this" I nodded "o-okay" I turned my head to look at him and our faces were close. He cleared his throat quietly and smiled "yeah like that". He started cooking two steaks and seasoning them as I finished the veggies. "Hey look at me I'm cooking" I said as I set down the knife. He laughed and looked at me "okay now bring those here and put them on that pan. As I finished helping him cook he set our plates and we sat together at the counter. We talked as we ate and after we finished I offered to help him with dishes. As I washed he dried. "This was great thanks H" he smiled "yeah of course" I chuckled "been a while since I had a real home cooked meal". He hummed "well again you're more than welcome here". We sat on the couch and both sipped on a beer each. I was telling him about an assignment I was working on when I noticed him playing with a pendent around his neck. I stopped talking and reached out looking at it "woah.." he looked at me kind of confused "what?". I shook my head "nothing I have the same airplane tattooed" I said as I lifted my arm and showed him. He touched my arm "oh woah... why did you get that?" he asked and I shrugged. "Well I don't know really for some reason I've always just liked them" he chuckled "yeah me too actually... I don't remember where I even got this I've had it since I was really little and I never take it off". I stared at it "I-I think I had one like that when I was younger honestly" I said chuckling. He smiled "cool.." suddenly both our smiles dropped and we both let out a gasp and leaned back a bit, both of us holding the couch for support. I saw something from the corner of my eye and I whipped my head to look and I saw a dark outline before it darted away. Harry and I stared at each other "d-did you-" "yeah I saw it" he said sitting up. I glanced at the clock on the wall, midnight. "Can I ask you something?" I said looking at Harry. He nodded "the other day when we were all hanging out... You and I both got the same feeling like this didn't we", he nodded "yeah I think so". I let out a breathe "This has been happening every night for me" I said still confused on what was going on. He nodded "actually me too... every night around-" "midnight" I finished for him. We both stared at each other not really sure what to say. He spoke up after a couple minutes "a while back when I went to the pub with Niall... The same thing happened as I was in the bathroom, I saw a dark figure and I had the same feeling like I was missing something? I just didn't know what" I nodded "I know what you- wait the night that Liam met Zayn?". Harry nodded "I was there too, at the pub... I went to the bathroom and I bumped into someone" "that was you" he said and we both let out breathes of confusion. "what does this all mean?" I asked and Harry shook his head "I don't know... but we have to find out".