Monday mornings were never easy for anyone. And Louis was no exception, his mother came up to his bedroom door for the third time this morning, "Louis, i will not ask again. Get your lazy ass out of that bed! It's hard enough getting your sisters up, I need you to work with me here!" She groaned before stomping off to the sound of a young girl calling her name.

Sighing, he reluctantly arose from the warm sheets. He wiped his eyes and looked at the clock on his bedside table, "Shit" he sighed groggily. He hastily got himself ready for school, he slapped some cheese on some bread and ran to the car where his mother was ready to reverse out of the driveway.

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He was glad to get out of the car when they pulled up at the high school. After being in the car with his four younger sisters, carrying on about everything, school seemed like a distraction. But only for a second, before he spotted the table where the boys all sat waiting for him. He gulped, the hadn't talked to Harry since the incident yesterday.

He took a deep breath and walked to the table, keeping an emotionless face. "There you are!" Niall shouted, making everyone else's head turn, he cursed the Irish lad internally. "I waited for you but you never came." He sulked. "Sorry Ni, I overslept. Mum had to drive me." Louis shrugged, taking a seat next to Liam.

Harry stood and walked around the school building, "I need a cig too" Zayn spoke, following Harry. Liam turned to Louis and Niall, "So, you've had a taste of being in a pack, how are you finding it?" He smiled. "Well, the training sucks ass, but everything else seems great!" Niall let out in his classic Niall charm, earning a chuckle from Liam.

"How about you, Louis?" Liam asked, and both betas looked at him curiously awaiting the answer. "It's a change, that's for sure. I'm still not entirely sure what my role is, but you're all quite welcoming." Louis babbled, unsure of his answer. He looked up at Liam and Niall, they both had their brows scrunched up, obviously confused with his answer.

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"Now, boys and girls. Abstract art is all about feeling. In today's exercise, I'm going to play some classical music, and you are all required to pain to the rhythm. I'm excited to see what you can all come up with." the teacher announced and then proceeded to turn on the music.

Zayn and Louis had set up their easel's next to each other. Louis was beginning to feel more comfortable around Zayn, seeing him in action as pack alpha. Louis was figuring out that the boys aren't as 'vicious' as people made them out to be. They protected what's important to them, and if that mean others had to view them a certain way, they were that selfless that it didn't matter to them.

"I swear everyday I'm in here I question why i took this class." Zayn whispered, making Louis chuckle. Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" Louis dipped his brush into the black acrylic paint, and began the harsh, quick brush strokes against the canvas. The song came to an end after five minutes. Louis looked over at Zayns canvas, seeing a drawing of an abstract Mozart. He looked at his black paint splatters and felt insecure.

The teacher walked around the room, commenting on everyone's works, giving helpful reviews. He approached Louis and Zayn, looking towards the omegas first.

The teacher couldn't stop his jaw from dropping when he moved to Zayn's work. "Mr Malik! I think this may be the best work you've produced in the two years I've taught you!" The teacher Pat Zayn's back and walked away.

Louis had a smug smile; he got as far as opening his mouth to speak before he was given a glare from Zayn. "Don't. Even. Start." He warned and the omega only laughed.

**

"Lunch. Best part of the day!" Niall smiled as he sat down at the table, looking around at the boys, "Where's Lou?" He asked, Zayn chuckled before nudged his head to the left. Niall looked over his left shoulder and saw Louis sitting on the jock table, Logan, an alpha, sitting on the seat staring up at the omega. Niall couldn't see the alphas hand resting on Louis' knee.

Niall scoffed. "What about Harry?" He asked, Liam pointed to the three a few metres behind Niall, who turned around seeing the alpha, leaning against the tree, headphones in, cigarette in hand. "Oh." Is all Niall said before biting into his sandwich.

"Niall, I don't mean to pry, but, is Louis always... hanging around other men like that?" Liam asked cautiously. Zayn burst out laughing "ah shit, I can't do this with you two right now..." he smiled walking over to Harry. "Well, I guess. But it's more like they always chase after him. Louis's had a rough past, you'll have to ask him yourself. It's not my place to say.." Niall finished.

They both looked over at the omega, who was walking back towards them, Liam's face was unreadable, he was curious, what had happened to Louis? 

NOTES:
Hey guys, sorry, this is just a filler chapter, I just wanted to post something.
Much love. x

PUBLISHED~12/OCT/2018