Ghostly (Narry)

Chapter Eighteen: Keep Away

Niall refuses to see Harry.

During the day, avoiding the curly haired lad was easy. He was in ghost form and Harry had been out most of the day, busy with classes and work.

He walked through the front door of his apartment with some food he ordered for both Niall and himself, a skip in his step.

Harry had been excited all day. He had bought the food for the two of them with the intention that they could have a nice dinner and talk some more in his room maybe, if Liam was around tonight. He had the intention of kissing Niall tonight, before the sun was even near coming up.

He had even stopped by the university's quick shop and stocked up on energy drinks just in case he was feeling tired. He wanted to spend as much time with Niall as he could, which meant pulling an all-nighter after their already late night up yesterday.

What he hadn't been expecting though, was Niall locked away in Liam's room, refusing to see him.

Liam had answered the door when he knocked, and he stepped out before Harry could even get a glance at the blond whose hair was stuck up in silly directions due to the amount of times he'd pulled at it.

"He doesn't want to see you."

"What?" Harry's surprised, "Why?"

Did he make Niall uncomfortable last night? Did he not want to kiss him back?

"I don't know. He wouldn't tell me either," Liam said, placing a hand on Harry's lower back, pulling him into a half hug and directing the taller lad to the couch, "He said he wanted Zayn."

There's a pang of jealousy in the pit of Harry's stomach but he pushes it away, "Really?"

"Yeah...do you know what could've happened?"

Harry feels the familiar burn of a blush sweeping across his cheeks. He coughs and clears his throat, "Yeah, I mean I think so? I kind of...almost kissed him last night."

"What?" Liam sputters. Harry refuses to meet his eyes but gives him a sheepish smile.

"Harry," his friend says disbelievingly, "When?"

Harry's about to respond but he realizes that Niall is in Liam's room a few feet away. He hopes that Niall isn't listening in on their conversation. The pair hadn't been talking loudly, but he didn't know how good Niall's hearing was.

"Maybe we should wait until Zayn gets here," he says quietly, "And we should probably call Lou."

"He told me he's staying in tonight," Liam says.

Harry rolls his eyes and puts the bag of food that's still in his lap on the coffee table in front of the two, "Tell him Zayn's coming. He'll come running."

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Harry was right, that's exactly what Louis had done when he received a text from Liam saying that Zayn was coming over to his and Harry's apartment tonight. He'd give his right arm to see Zayn.

Louis burts into the apartment, startling both boys on the couch.

"Where's Zayn?" Louis asks, quickly shutting the door behind him. He winces as it slams shut rather loudly.

"Don't look so eager Lou," Harry snickers, "You haven't even kissed yet."

"As opposed to you and Niall?" Louis replies swiftly, crossing his arms.

Harry deflates, remembering the situation at hand.

"Louis," Liam says, shaking his head and giving the boy standing by the door a serious look.