UGH, my fave film and one of my fave gifs ever. LOVE !

Not to suck my own dick, but this book would be such a good tv series

Like there's a cliffhanger at nearly every chapter and saga 1 finished at 40 with a huge cliffhanger (which would be like the end of a season) and there's a good balance of romance, action and comedy etc

Ugh, that's the dream

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"We did it!" Niall exclaimed enthusiastically, strolling into the living room where the rest of the boys were sitting

"Did what?" Zayn questioned, eyes flickering up to meet Niall

"The total of our savings accounts amounts to one billion" Niall stated "Just counted it up"

"You what?" Liam quizzed, blinking up at Niall with wide eyes as he put down his glass of alcohol

"Counted it up" Niall repeated "We're billionaires" he stated, plonking himself down on the sofa next to Zayn

"Actually, I'm a billionaire" Harry cut in "The three of you are just living off of my back" he said

Niall scoffed loudly at this "Fuck that, you'd be nothing without the three of us, mate" he argued "We do all of your dirty work"

"That's true" Liam added in "You don't do shit these days, Harry, and you know it"

"Fuck the two of you" Harry replied in a playful tone "Only need Zayn and my Louis"

"Amen to that" Zayn mumbled, taking Liam's wine glass and raising it before taking a sip

"Louis doesn't do shit" Niall pointed out

Zayn elbowed him at this and Liam threw a cushion his way as he replied "Don't be so fucking rude" he snapped "Take that back"

"It's a lie anyhow" Zayn stated "He keeps up all of our spirits" he added "Makes us all happy, that's enough"

"He could sit on a throne looking pretty all day and I'd still value him above you, Niall" Harry told the boy with a raised eyebrow

"Wouldn't blame you" Niall replied "He'd look cute with a crown" he stated

Zayn rolled his eyes at this "You're stupid" he pointed out "I hope that Harry doesn't pay you this month"

"Might not" Harry added "Might not pay any of you" he said

Liam huffed at this "How kind of you, boss" he replied bitterly "Not like I helped your arse out in Paris"

"Hardly" Harry replied "Could've done it without you if I wanted to" he stated

"Like fuck you could have" Liam scoffed as he spoke "Could hardly carry Gerard's arse up the stairs" he stated

Niall snorted at this "You getting weak, Harry?" He teased

"First his heart softens and now his biceps are disintegrating" Zayn muttered

"Oi" Harry snapped "I'm not going soft" he argued

"Your dick certainly isn't" Liam mused, causing Niall to snort

Zayn raised an eyebrow at Harry, ignoring the other two men "The other day we literally watched you spoon feed Louis ice crea-"

"Shut it, Malik" Harry replied, cutting the man off "It's none of your business"

Zayn hummed at this "And thankfully so" he agreed "Hopefully you can keep it more private next time"

"This is my house" Harry reminded "Don't like it, get out"

Zayn grinned "Don't get touchy" he replied "Do whatever you want" he added "It's refreshing that you're finally happy" he pointed out

Liam nodded in agreement "I second that" he cut in "It's nice" taking a sip of wine

"Are you drunk?" Zayn quizzed in a muttered tone, eyeing Liam suspiciously

"You guys are saps" Niall stated, eyeing Zayn and Liam "Obsessing over Harry's happiness and all"

Zayn glared at him "Wasn't it you who cried when Louis spoke about how much he missed Harry whilst the boys were in France?" He quizzed

Niall flushed at this "Th-that's not true!" He exclaimed "I had something in my eyes and you know it-"

"He missed me?" Harry questioned fondly, eyes shining and a smile invading his lips

"Duh" Zayn replied "Who else does he get hugs and kisses from twenty four seven?" He quizzed

"Um, all of you?" Harry told them truthfully

"Okay, touché" Liam agreed "But they're friendly hugs and kisses, it's different"

Harry rolled his eyes at this "Don't appreciate you all touching my boy" he stated, eyes still fond and teasing

"Tough shit" Niall replied "Because m'not going to stop" he added "I mean-like...unless he asked me to...because, you know, like- consent and all"

"Amen to that" Liam cut in with a raise of his glass "Billionaires who know how to treat a man, am I right, ladies?"

"First of all, he's mine" Harry replied "Second of all, what the fuck" he added in a questioning tone

"He's drunk" Zayn declared

"I'm a bad bitch, that's what I am" Liam replied

Zayn glared at him, standing and offering his hand "Up" he ordered

"-down, all around" Liam sang

"Okay, come on" Zayn demanded, hauling Liam up and trying to steady him "Come on" he said again when Liam refused to cooperate "Liam!" He said firmly

"Zayn!" Liam replied in a whiny tone, eyeing the dark haired man "Oh wow you look pretty" he blurted

Niall choked on air and Harry's eyebrows raised

Zayn flushed pink and almost dropped Liam "Uh- what?" He replied

"Pretty pretty" Liam repeated "You're pretty" he blurted "Have I ever told you that you're pretty?" He quizzed

"Have now" Zayn muttered in embarrassment

"Do you two need some privacy?" Harry questioned with a grin

"I need your arse to help me drag him to bed" Zayn replied, still fidgety and shy

Liam pouted at this "Drag me?" he said softly

"Uh yeah, seen as you're refusing to budge" Niall cut in standing to his feet and holding a hand out to Liam

The brown haired man looked at Niall's hand in disgust

"You expect me to touch that?" He questioned unenthusiastically "I don't know where that hand has been" he stated

Niall glared at him "Okay, gross" he replied

"Liam, take his damn hand" Zayn scolded

Liam blinked at him "Okay, pretty" he replied, grabbing Niall's hand and letting the blonde man haul him up

Zayn's lips parted and he flushed deeper "Stop saying that" he grumbled shyly

"You're pretty" Liam repeated "And I'm the truth" he added "Wait no- you're the truth" he corrected, frowning when it still didn't sound right "I mean the truth is that you're pretty-"

"Okay, that's enough" Zayn interrupted quickly, voice cracking midway

"God, he's more of a sap than I am" Harry stated, watching Liam and Zayn with a grin "And I admit that I give my Louis a fair amount of... sappiness"

"He doesn't mean it, he's drunk" Zayn pointed out, trying to help Liam stand

"Drunk words, sober thoughts" Niall spoke up "Isn't that, like, a thing?" He quizzed

Harry hummed in agreement "He thinks you're pretty" he reminded, smirking at Zayn

Zayn glared at him "I am pretty" he replied sharply

"You're the prettiest" Liam told him with a lopsided grin

"Stop" Zayn said quickly, his tone embarrassed and frustrated

Harry scowled at Liam "The fuck do you mean, 'the prettiest'?" He asked "Have you not seen my Louis?"

Liam shrugged,  wrapping his arms around Zayn's neck "Louis' pretty too" he added "Everyone in this house is so pretty" he added

"Um, okay?" Niall replied

"But Zayn's still the prettiest" Liam told them

"I beg to diff-"

Liam held out a hand to silence Harry sloppily "Louis is pretty" he agreed again "But to me Zayn's prettier" he said and Harry glared at him

"You have no eyes" Harry declare

"I have eyes. I'd still kiss him" Liam replied

Harry blinked at him in shock, feeling his heart palpitate at the man's words "You what?" He quizzed

"Kiss Louis" Liam replied and all of the men practically gasped

Zayn let go of Liam completely and the man would have fallen, had it not been for Niall's arm around him

"That's not cool, man" the blonde replied

Harry rose from his seat and glared at Liam "Are you asking for a punch?" He questioned "Because that's what it looks like right now"

Zayn  stood in front of him "He's drunk, alright?" He reminded "Doesn't mean it"

"Oh, I mean it" Liam chirped

Harry growled, raising a fist at Liam which Zayn held back

"Harry, he's drunk" Zayn repeated "You say some dumb shit when you're drunk too"

"I don't drink" Harry stated, still scowling at Liam

"Well, when you did" Zayn said softly, pushing Harry's fist back

"Take that back, Liam" Niall told him "That's like, bro code or whatever" he said

"Not bro code if I'd never actually do it" Liam defended "M'just saying that I'd kiss him, like, if he wasn't your boy" he told Harry

Harry huffed and Zayn deflated as Liam rambled on

"I'm agreeing with you, stupid! Louis is pretty" Liam muttered "I agree. I see why you kiss him. A lot, like all the time actually" he continued "Probably too much-"

"Okay, that's enough for today" Niall said quickly "Help a brother out would you, Liam, and actually walk" Niall told him, practically dragging the man out of the room

"Not gonna kiss him!" Liam shouted from the hallway

"Harry-" Zayn started once Niall and Liam had left the room

"I'm not mad at him" Harry replied quickly

"Oh" Zayn said softly "Right, okay"

Harry raised a brow "What?" he asked

Zayn blinked at him "I thought you were gonna kick his ass" he said and Harry snorted

"Blame Louis, he's turned me into mush" Harry grumbled

"I can see that" Zayn replied with a grin "You're absolutely wrapped around his little finger"

Harry's eyebrows raised "What makes you think that?" He mused

"Apart from the fact that you'd literally hand him your heart on a golden platter?" Zayn joked

Harry rolled his eyes at this "Shut up" he grumbled

Zayn grinned in reply "Don't worry, brother, he'd do the absolute same for you" he stated

"You think?" Harry questioned

Zayn rolled his eyes as he spoke "I know" he replied

Harry sighed, his face at peace "I honestly think that I mightbe fall-"

"Zayn, can you give me a bloody hand up here?" Niall practically screeched from upstairs

Zayn sighed "One minute!" He called back, shaking his head before turning back to Harry "What were you saying, mate?" He quizzed

Harry blinked before quickly shrugging "Oh- uh, nothing" he answered "Nothing" he repeated "Go see to Liam" he instructed

Zayn furrowed his eyebrows in confusion but shrugged in agreement "Uh, alright then" he answered "Catch you tomorrow then" he added

"Without a doubt" Harry replied "We have business to discuss, pretty" he reminded

"Seven AM sharp" Zayn promised before dashing out of the room to attend to Liam

***

As promised, the boys met up the following day at 7AM on the dot. Zayn was tired, Liam was hungover, Harry was grumpy and Niall was his usual chirpy self; it was safe to say that Harry regretted ever suggesting such an hour to hold house meetings

Especially ones which consisted of something as serious as going to France to exterminate any enemies they had left

Going to France wasn't exactly something that Harry had planned on doing anytime soon, or ever in fact. But it turned out that Harry didn't have much control over fate or where it lead him. So, with that being said, he knew that he'd have to speak to the boys on what they intended to do about the situation

"Do you think that you're well enough to go abroad, Harry?" Zayn quizzed, eyeing him sceptically

"You're the doctor" Harry reminded "You tell me" he said with a smug raise of his eyebrows

Zayn raised his own eyebrows in a challenging way as Harry folded his arms across his chest "I can't tell you how you feel" he replied finally and Harry smirked at him

"I feel like we need to go back to France" Harry told him

Zayn hummed at this "Someone needs to go back to France" he stated "Doesn't have to be you"

Harry scoffed loudly in reply "Not one of you has the means to do this without me" he argued blankly "You need me to come" he added

"What we need is for you to recover" Niall cut in "Fully" he added

"I'm fine" Harry insisted

"Harry, you can hardly stand up" Liam pointed out, gesturing to the man with a pitiful frown

"Neither could you last night, Liam, but do you see me throwing judgement?" He quizzed

Liam rolled his eyes at this "Harry, you literally can't eve-" 

Harry huffed at this, straightening his stance and glaring at the men "I'm fine!" He repeated "And if you don't want to believe me then that's fine but, know this-" he stated, eyes narrowed as he continued "-I am the one who knows that city like the back of my hand, I am the one who can execute a man with a single punch, I am the one who leads this gang to victory time and time again, and I am the one who got us into this in the first place"

Zayn blinked at this "This isn't your fault Harry" he said simply "This is on all of us"

"No, it's not" Liam replied "But it is on me" he stated "I had a responsibility, not only to listen to you in Paris, but to make my own decisions too" he explained, speaking directly to Harry "I went against my judgement and this is the consequence"

"Are you sure that this is to do with Peter's gang?" Niall questioned "I mean, you were told that there was only few left"

"From an unreliable source" Liam reminded and Harry frowned

Zayn sighed "Who else could it be?" He quizzed "The Perez brothers are dead, Lawrence, Clarence and Terrence" he stated "We killed them all" he reminded "We killed Edward" he reminded "And the remainder of his gang were killed either in our house or at the ball" he said "Who else?" He asked in frustration "Who else could possibly have the nerve to try and shoot us?" He said loudly

Niall stilled in a guilty way, not voicing his thoughts. Zayn squinted at the man in confusion

"Got a theory, Niall?" He asked

Niall shrugged "Not a good one" he replied

Zayn shook his head quickly "Don't even say it" he said quickly "Don't say that"

"Say what?" Liam quizzed

"You know what" Zayn replied in a hushed tone, glaring at Liam

"What are you-" 

"Anyway!" Zayn exclaimed, cutting Liam off quickly before Harry caught on "We know two things for sure" he started "One, that someone is after us" he stated "And two, that this house is no longer safe"

"Two predicaments, no solutions" Harry replied bluntly, walking over to the spare armchair and flopping down into it "Perfect"

Liam rolled his eyes once more "Thanks for reminding me" he grumbled "This is all I need to get past my ridiculous headache" he complained sarcastically

"It's your own damn fault" Harry scolded "No one asked you to raid my liquor cabinet" he stated

Liam raised an eyebrow "Thought that you didn't drink anymore" he pointed out

Harry narrowed his eyes at the man as he spoke "I don't" he confirmed "But that doesn't mean that you should" he snapped "Especially at a time like this"

"And with the state that your health is in" Zayn cut in "Need I remind you that you have fucking kidney problems?"

Liam blinked at his a couple of times before biting his lip guiltily "I mean yeah, but-"

"Why would you do that to yourself, idiot?" Zayn questioned "You know that it's not good for your damn kidney" he scolded "Do you wanna die?"

"Stop being so dramatic" Liam told him "I'm fine" he insisted

Niall looked between the two sceptically "So are you two like....dating now?" He quizzed

Harry elbowed him quickly, coughing to fill the silence as Niall shot the green eyed man a confused look

"I-I think we should be discussing plans for the house" Zayn practically flushed out, cheeks tinted pink "We're being tracked every single day and being here is a risk"

Liam nodded, flushing slightly "Yeah, what he said" he muttered

Harry coughed again abruptly before clapping his hands together "Well, any suggestions?" He quizzed "Preferably without abandoning the house that holds the flower garden for my two favourite people"

"We could move temporarily" Zayn suggested "We could keep maids here to keep the place in shape"

"This is my home" Harry told them "The place that I grew up in" he listed "The place that my mother..." he coughed, shaking his head "I don't wish to leave it in the hands of strangers, Zayn" he said "It means a lot to me"

Zayn smiled at him pitifully "I know" he replied "But also I know that Louis' safety means more"

Harry nodded at this "Without question" he agreed

"Then moving seems to be the only option" Liam told them

"I don't get it" Niall said "Everyone who knows of this house is supposed to be dead" he stated "I don't understand how anyone found us here"

"Words spread like wildfire in a city that's forever burning" Zayn muttered "There's someone we've left alive"

"Are we really just going to sit here and pretend that there's not a possibility that D- "

"Niall!" Zayn exclaimed "For God's sake, stop it" he scolded "We have enough on our plates without you bringing up futile parts of our past, alright?"

Niall flinched slightly "Whatever you say" he grumbled "Sorry for trying to have any sort of input"

"Not when it's a stupid one" Zayn shot back, shaking his head before clapping his hands together "Now someone please tell me that they have a reasonable plan for-" 

A gentle knock on the door pulled Zayn from his thoughts

"Come in, my love!" Harry called loudly

The door opened slowly and Louis peeked his head around the corner and Harry smiled at the sight "Am I interrupting?" Louis questioned softly

"Never" Zayn told him

Louis smiled at this shyly "Then can I please steal Harry?" he asked

"Actually, Louis-" Louis pouted, cutting Zayn off immediately and causing the man to nod blindly "Take him" he replied, unable to watch Louis pout for a second longer

Louis grinned at this, stepping into the room and holding a hand out for the man "I have something to show you" he stated "Come look!" He exclaimed happily, tearing Harry from the meeting and grabbing at the green eyed mans hand

"Darling, I'm-"

"Come on!" Louis said happily, pulling a confused Harry up and out of his seat

"Harry!" Liam called "You can't just leave" he shouted after the two men

"Let them be, Liam" Niall said, flicking Liam's cheek "Harry's happy, he hasn't been in forever"

Zayn hummed in agreement before nodding "Let him be happy" he added, watching as the two men stumbled out of the room

"First you steal my heart and now you're stealing me from my meetings?" Harry quizzed softly as Louis lead him out of the room and through the corridors

"Oh give over" Louis told him with a smile "I know that you're entirely grateful that I pulled you from that meeting" he accused "I could see the boredom on your face, love"

Harry grinned at this because Louis was right. Just like he always was

"Where are you taking me?" Harry asked

"Don't you trust me?" Louis questioned, raising an eyebrow at Harry as he opened the front door to the garden 

"Absolutely not" Harry teased, grinning at Louis

"Rude" Louis replied with a giggle, leading Harry outside towards the garden of roses "Look" he said softly, dropping to he knees and pointing at the soil

Harry knelt down besides him and smiled once he realised what Louis was talking about

"It's growing" Louis pointed out, smiling down at the little stem in the soil

"It is" Harry confirmed "You've looked after it well, little one" he added

Louis smiled, looking down at the plant in awe "I mean, it's taken months but just looking at it now-" he cut himself off, shaking his head

"What?" Harry encouraged "Go on, little one"

"It's just- it's worth it" Louis finished "Everything is worth it" he said "Life is worth waiting for"

And Harry just smiled because he didn't know what else to do. He smiled and he wrapped an arm around Louis

"Th-there's times where I didn't want to wait anymore" Louis admitted, leaning into Harry's touch "But this- " he looked around with a shrug before his eyes went back to Harry "You" he added "It was all worth waiting for"

Harry held the boy tighter, nuzzling his cheek into the top of Louis' hair "And I'll be eternally thankful that you did wait" he whispered "It gets better" he promised "Always" 

Louis nodded in agreement, eyes teary "It does" 

Wow, that ending was sister sappy! Yay or nay?

Questions: 

Should Harry go to France? 

Why does Zayn keep shutting Niall up? 

Liam as a character? Do you like him? Is he trustworthy? Honest? 

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