Your Addictive Heart || l.s

TPWK!

The school was filled with tacky Halloween decorations this week. It dawned on Louis that with Halloween around the corner the season would be ending soon. The holidays were approaching quickly and before he knew it his last year of high school would be over.

Maybe his newfound optimism and compassion started off as a tactic to whatever game of cat and mouse he and Harry were playing, but if this could kill two birds with one stone he was all for it.

The truth was that this year had not been shaping up to be what Louis expected. His friend group was in shambles and it was about time someone did something to fix it.

What would Louis do differently you ask? Easy. 'WWHSD'? He repeated the mantra in his head and decided to be as annoyingly there for everyone as Harry is. Maybe, the whole kindness and consideration thing hadn't worked for him before but that's only because Louis had the wrong mindset. This time it was all about paying it forward. Small acts of kindness.

Louis couldn't wait to steal Harry's thunder.

***

He saw Niall first this morning and decided he would be the first stop on the Tomlinson Kindness Express. He hadn't been greeted by Harry and Olivia yet, so this was his window of opportunity.

"Morning, Mr. Horan." Louis threw an arm around him.

"Mornin'" He greeted skeptically. "See you decided to wear clothes today." He teased him.

It took everything in Louis not shoot him a witty remark back. "Yeah, you really got me on that one."

"Is there something I can do for you? I'm fresh out of mates you can cheat on at the moment but other than that glad to help." He wore a fake smile as he dished out his sarcastic remarks.

Breathe. You can do this. Just be nice. "Actually, there's something I can do for you."

He raised his eyebrows as he considered what Louis' angle must be.

"You know the new Haunted House that just opened up downtown. Well you see, my mum got me two VIP pre-sale tickets for this weekend and I don't have anyone to go with. I was thinking you might like to take someone. Diana? Olivia?"

"Blood Manor?" Niall snatched the tickets out of his hand to get a better look.

"So you've heard of it?" Louis smiled satisfied.

"Dude, I heard you have to sign a waiver just to stand in line!" Niall was smiling cheek to cheek.

"Good place to get close to someone don't you think?" Louis nudged him suggestively.

Niall narrowed his eyes at him. "What's the catch? I'm sure you could get a date if you wanted."

"You are absolutely correct, but I happen to know how nuts you go for this stuff and they had your name written all over them. So, I thought why not give them to my friend Niall so he can take a pretty girl out and use her as a human shield."

"We are not friends." He studied the two tickets in his hand a little longer. The only thing he'd ever looked at with such admiration was food. "But I'll take them. Thanks."

Louis put a hand over his heart. "My pleasure. All I ask is that you pay it forward. Spread a bit of positivity in this world. God knows we need it!" He turned on his heel feeling oddly more satisfied than he imagined he would.

***
Louis continued his work at lunch. Zayn still sat at the end of their table and Liam sat at the other end. They looked like two ends of a mirror. Both slouching in their seats with their faces resting against their palms like all the color had left the world.