Shadows - larry Stylinson

9 - investigate

Harry's P.O.V

I laid in bed thinking about everything Louis and I had talked about yesterday. I still couldn't understand what this all meant. I stared at the clock, almost midnight. I furrowed my brow. whatever that dark figure was it obviously had to do with me and Louis. And it showed up at midnight. we know that. What if I could follow it? I got up glancing at the clock. Ten minutes until midnight. I rummaged through my dresser and found my video camera. I set it up on the nightstand so it could see my whole room. I grabbed my phone and set it up to record outside just in case. I laid in bed and waited. click. The alarm changed and I felt chills run through my body and I sat up quickly seeing something dart out the window. I jumped up and looked outside seeing the figure dart in shadows away down the street. I let out a breathe and grabbed the camera and phone and rushed to Louis place. I knocked on Louis door repeatedly "Louis, Louis!" The door swung open and a concerned looking Louis swung the door open. His hair kind of messy, I liked it. "H what's going-" I cut him off "I have to show you something".

We sat on his bed and I played him the videos. He looked up at me with his bright blue eyes "what is it?" I shrugged "I have no idea..." I stood up and began pacing as I spoke "it was going somewhere into London.. I think. I mean that's where it looked like it was going but-" "H" Louis said making me freeze "what" "look down at the ground" I looked down. "What is it?" he nibbled his lip and turned on his side lamp, even though his main light was already on. and he told me to walk around. I walked in a small circle and he let out a soft breathe "H your shadow..." I furrowed my brow "what about it?" he looked in my eyes "you don't have one".

Louis P.O.V

Harry stared at me "w-what.." he realized and stuck his hand under the lamp light. Usually a hand shaped shadow would appear but instead nothing. He reached out and gently took my hand giving me tingles for some reason. He put it directly under the light. nothing. "It's our... shadows?" Harry said as he sat by me on my bed. I sighed "what does this mean? Is this even possible? Harry shook his head "I don't know Lou but we'll figure this out". 

The next morning I stared at my desk. My shadow was back. That saying "scared of your own shadow" became a real fear for me and Harry. none of this made any sense to either of us. How was it possible our shadows were leaving? why did they leave at midnight every night and why was it Harry and I only? As many questions as I had about the shadows. I couldn't let this distract me from my school. I had been working on my assignment for the past three hours so I was ready for a break. I reached for my phone and texted Harry

"hey are you busy?" -L

"No I just got done with some homework and cleaning, want to come over?"-H

I smiled "Yeah be over soon :)"-L

I got ready and grabbed a baseball hat from my closet and groaned hitting an old notebook off the shelf making some papers fall out. I scooped them all up and saw a baby picture ripped in half. It was just a picture of me but you could tell someone was on the half that was ripped off. I put everything away and put the hat on my head backwards. 

I knocked on Harry's door and he yelled "come in!" I walked in and locked the door behind me and went to the living room. Harry walked out and I smiled "Hey" he smiled "hey, I'm glad yo came, I figured we could eat then figure out a plan" I nodded in agreement. We ate together and at 9 o'clock we sat on the couch together. "I did some research last night and I couldn't find anything about it" Harry explained as he typed on his laptop. "But I did find one thing that seemed to be kind of similar" I scooted close to him as he showed me a website of old folklores. "What does it say?" I asked and he cleared his throat reading. "The story of the midnight walkers. When a body is searching for something it's soul yearns for, it's silhouette leaves it's host and meets in a place that feels familiar and safe to live out the dream". I bit my lip "so our shadows are leaving to go places that remind of us the thing we want but don't know we want?" Harry sighed "I don't know it was the only thing I found that sounded similar to what's going on with us" I tapped my cheek "well it isn't much but it's something". 

Later after I went home I sat on my bed, I couldn't sleep. All of this was so strange and confusing. As the clock got closer and closer to midnight I made the decision. I was gonna follow my shadow.