FLOATING UP AND DREAMING // L.S

two

quick fyi, the first two - maybe three - chapters were written in october 2020 - before i took a break until (ballpark) july 2021 - so if there are any holes in the plot, please let me know so something can be done ('༎ຶٹ༎ຶ')

Louis and Harry walked side by side as they walked towards the lake with their bikes and towels in tow. As they got closer, the sounds of splashing and screaming coming from nearby became louder as they walked closer.

"Oi!" Someone shouted from in front of them.

The two boys looked towards the boy, interrupting their conversation about the new Kid Cudi album. "What do you want?" Louis shouted.

"Hurry up you bellends, you're late!"

"Fuck off!" Louis turned to Harry, rolling his eyes. "That's Niall, he's Irish." He pointed to the blonde guy that was yelling at them who was now in the water.

"That's Zayn, he's dating Gigi." He pointed to the guy with black hair standing beside the lake on his phone.

"That's Gigi, she's dating Zayn." He pointed to the girl with dirty-blond hair in the water, splashing Niall with the clear water.

"And that's Bella, you met her last night, Gigi's sister, she's really cool." He pointed to Bella who was sunbathing beside the lake.

"And you're Harry." He stopped and turned to face his friend, prodding his chest with his finger. "You're curly." He shrugged.

Harry chuckled and they continued to walk down to Louis' friends. The lake was ringed with tall trees and at the shoreline was a tangled mass of reeds snaking down into the water. A beautiful setting for a hot Sunday morning.

They threw their things down next to Bella who was now yelling at Zayn for some unknown reason. Harry placed his towel down on the lush grass and pulled off his shirt and pulled a cap out of his bag, putting it on backwards before turning to Louis who has his back to Harry as he placed his towel down next to his.

Zayn and Bella stopped yelling at each other and Louis turned to Harry, looking over his shoulder. "Brace yourself." He said.

Harry turned around and saw Zayn walking towards them with a grin. He opened his arms up and pulled Harry into a hug. "Hello! How are you?"

"I'm fine, you?" Zayn pulled away and held him at arms length.

"I'm great, thank you."

"Who's to say we get in now? Off to it shall we?" Louis practically yanked Harry away from Zayn.

Louis held Harry's forearm as he stomped down to the shoreline of the lake. Harry dipped his foot into the water and almost cried at the feeling of the cool water on his hot skin. "It's so nice." He gasped as he continued to go all the way into the water.

"Because it's like sixty degrees," Louis answered.

Harry swam out to the middle of the lake with Louis following him. He stood on his tippy toes when the water got too deep and watched Louis tread through the water. "Here." He turned around and offered for Louis to sit on his back.

"Thank you." He splashed Harry's neck and jumped on his back.

"Stop, you're going to ruin my cap."

Louis moved his head from his shoulder to the back of his head and smelt the cap. "Your cap reeks of weed." He laughed. "It could use a wash."

"Mmm, weed." Harry hummed.

"Just get Zayn to give you some."

"Does he deal?"

"He deals to his friends and you're our friend now, he'll hook you up no problem."