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Louis' eyes met Harry's briefly and the world seemed to momentarily pause

All too soon, Louis turned around and jogged down the hall, leaving a starstuck Harry behind

"What the hell just happened?" Liam questioned, furrowing his eyebrows when Harry didn't reply "Harry?" He quizzed

"Harry, is that who you're upset about?" Zayn asked "You're upset about Louis?"

Harry's nose twitched angrily "Doesn't fucking matter" he grumbled "Doesn't want me anyway"

"Course it matters!" Liam exclaimed "You're sulking around and we want to know why"

"I pissed him off" Harry muttered in reply, fists balled angrily

Zayn scoffed at this "You piss a lot of people off" he reminded "It'll blow over" he stated "He's always mad at you"

"It's different" Harry said quietly

"How do you know that?" Liam asked

Harry shrugged, shoulders tense "I can just tell" he answered

"Hey" Zayn said firmly "Snap out of it, alright? Just talk to him"

"He doesn't wanna talk" Harry muttered

"So what are you going to do, eh?" Zayn questioned "Mope around all day and be a moody bastard?" He quizzed

"M'going home" Harry replied with a long sigh, turning on his heels

"You can't just go home in the middle of school, you idiot" Liam scolded "You have classes"

"Fuck classes" Harry told them "I have to go" he stated, storming through the hallways and making his way to the exit of the building

"Harry!" Zayn called "What shall I tell everyone?" He shouted after the boy

"Tell them to suck it" Harry yelled back, flinging open the exit door and storming out of the building

"Well" Liam said with a sigh, turning to face Zayn "He seems happy"

"Shut up, Liam" Zayn replied fondly, rolling his eyes at the boy

***

"Oh, hey" Louis said softly, when he felt an arm sling over his shoulder

"Hello" Zayn replied cheerily, walking besides the boy and smiling as Liam slung an arm around Louis from the other side "What's up?" He questioned

"What do you mean?" Louis quizzed, looking between the boy's

"Are you okay?" Liam asked

Louis shrugged in reply "I'm good" he answered "Are you guys okay?" He questioned

"Dandy" Zayn assured "We just thought you looked a little-"

"Sad" Liam finished "Earlier, when we saw you" he explained

"Yeah" Zayn agreed "What was bothering you?"

"Oh" Louis replied, blinking at the men "I-I was just stressed over school stuff" he answered "No big deal" he promised

"Anything we can help you with?" Liam asked

"I'll be fine" Louis told them "Thanks though"

Zayn nodded at this "We just thought that you could be sick or something" he replied

"Sick?" Louis repeated and Zayn nodded enthusiastically "Why?" He questioned

"Because" Zayn drawled "Harry had to go home earlier because he was so unwell"

"Unwell?" Louis quizzed and Zayn nodded quickly

"Yeah, he was in a really bad way" he answered "Right, Liam?" He pushed

Liam nodded at this "Oh-yeah" he agreed quickly "Might even have to go to hospital" he added on "He was practically fainting-"

"In the middle of class" Zayn finished "He had to leave"

"Really?" Louis asked, eyes wide "Well, is he going to be okay?" He questioned

"We're praying for him" Liam stated

"Yeah" Zayn agreed "Hoping it's nothing life threatening" he added

Louis frowned at this, blinking at the men in utter confusion "When did this all start?" He asked "He seemed fine just a couple of days ago"

"This morning" Liam answered "Started with a terrible fever"

Zayn hummed in agreement "Temperature was sky high" he said

"That's awful" Louis mumbled sadly

"Yeah" Zayn agreed "You know, maybe you should go see him" he stated

"Me?" Louis questioned "Why?"

"You're friends aren't you?" Liam quizzed

"We're um... we're not really talking right now" Louis answered

Zayn frowned at this "I mean...he is really sick and all" he emphasised "But, yeah, if you're not up to it" he trailed off

"Yeah, I'm sure he'll make a full recovery-"

"In a few weeks or something at best" Zayn cut Liam off

"He's really that sick?" Louis quizzed

"I've never seen anyone so bad" Liam declared "Maybe it's the-"

"Drugs" Zayn finished "He's had a bit of a...um-"

"Relapse" Liam cut in "He's been having a shit time"

Louis' lips parted in shock "What drugs?" He questioned

"Cocaine" Liam replied

"Heroin" Zayn added

"Heroin?!" Louis exclaimed

Zayn shoved a hand over the boy's mouth quickly "Shhh" he hushed "It's not exactly something we want the whole school knowing" he mumbled into Louis' ear before removing his hand from the boy's mouth

"Right, sorry" Louis said softly "I just- I didn't know" he admitted "That's horrible"

"The worst" Zayn stated "But maybe you're right" he pointed out "Maybe he needs space or something for recovery whilst he..."

"Battles the withdrawal symptoms" Liam finished

"Exactly" Zayn agreed "Maybe you should leave him be"

"Are you sure?" Louis questioned "Maybe he might want some company"

"Nah" Zayn replied "I'm sure he'd rather be alone when he's throwing up or passing out or...or-"

"Or crying in his bed" Liam chipped in

"Precisely" Zayn stated

"But shouldn't he have someone with hi-"

"No, he'll be fine" Zayn promised "Afterall, you two aren't on good terms"

"But if he's-"

"He'll be alright" Liam cut Louis off once more

"So do you think the withdrawals are what's making him sick?" Louis asked after a couple of seconds silence

"That's out best guess" Zayn admitted "But we're no doctors" he stated

"Maybe I should go and check on him" Louis concluded

"Are you sure?" Liam quizzed

"It might not be pretty" Zayn reminded

Louis nodded quickly "It'll be alright" he said "Sounds like he needs some help"

"Well, if you insist!" Liam exclaimed a little too chirpily "He's home now"

"Right now?" Louis questioned "I meant like...after school or somethi-"

"He's home now" Zayn repeated, practically leading Louis to the exit of the school "You might just catch him before he has to go to..."

"...Like- surgery or something" Liam finished

"But I thought you said this was about drug-"

"Rehab, he meant rehab" Zayn cut in, practically shoving Louis out of the building "Be quick!" He instructed "You might miss him"

"And don't knock" Liam told him, letting go of the boy and gently pushing him forwards "His mum doesn't know"

"His mum doesn't wha-"

"Bye, Louis!" Both boys echoed a little too excitedly before turning on their heels and walking back into the school building

Louis blinked after them, shaking his head in utter confusion before leaving the school premises and taking the familiar route home

"Think he caught on?" Liam questioned

"Absolutely not" Zayn answered "We're pretty damn slick if you ask me" he boasted

Liam hummed in thought "Guess we are" he agreed finally "Think we should warn Harry?" He quizzed

"Definitely not" Zayn replied "He might avoid Louis and leave his house or something"

Liam nodded at this "Maybe" he agreed "Let's just let fate work it's magic" he concluded

"It always does" Zayn promised

***

So Louis wasn't exactly an expert when it came to climbing through windows, because that talent was specifically reserved for Harry

So when Louis tried to haul himself onto Harry's windowsill, it was no surprise when he felt into Harry's room with a thud instead

Harry, who had been laid on his bed in thought, immediately shot up and looked towards where Louis was on the floor

Without hesitation, he sprung to his feet "You alright, baby?" He asked "What happened?" He quizzed, rushing over and helping the blue eyed boy to stand

Once Louis was up on his feet, Harry recoiled, immediately realising his mistake

"I-I mean, what are you doing here, Louis?" He questioned, folding his arms across his broad chest

Louis' eyebrows furrowed in confusion "What am I doing here?" He asked snappily "What are you doing out of bed?"

Harry frowned at this "Why would I be in bed?" He quizzed

Louis gaped at this, blinking at Harry "B-because you're sick" he stated "Zayn and Liam said-"

"You spoke to Zayn and Liam?" Harry cut him off and Louis glared at the boy for the interruption

"Are you quite finished interrupting?" Louis quizzed, folding his arms across his chest

Harry waved a hand at him dismissively, eyebrows raised in a challenging way "Go on" he pressed

"As I was saying, Zayn and Liam told me that..." Louis eyed Harry suspiciously as he spoke, noting that the boy seemed to be in full health, bar the redness of his eyes "...oh my God" he grumbled, trailing off quietly

"What?" Harry quizzed

"They told me that you were so ill that I had to come and visit" Louis stated

Harry sighed in realisation "They set us up" he muttered

"Yeah" Louis said softly, taking a step back

Harry's eyebrows shot up suddenly and he smirked "But... you came" he said softly

"What?" Louis questioned, blinking at Harry

"You came" Harry repeated

Louis huffed "They said that you were sick!" He explained defensively, tightening his arms across his chest

"You skipped school to see me" Harry noted

"They made it sound like you were dying!" Louis snapped

Harry grinned "You climbed through my window" he pointed out

Louis spluttered out helplessly "They said that you had a heroin relapse!" He exclaimed

Harry smiled all the same "You came to see me" he said gently, reaching out to touch Louis who took a step back "Louis, stop" he said "This- This is ridiculous and you know that"

"I don't want anything to do with you" Louis told him

"Then why are you here, huh?" Harry quizzed "Why did you come?"

"Because I thought you were dying-"

"And you cared!" Harry snapped "You cared that I could have been in trouble" he stated "You cared enough to come and check on me"

"And now that I know that you're okay, I'm going to leave" Louis announced, taking a step towards the window

"Louis, wait" Harry called

"Wait for what?" Louis questioned angrily "Just wait for you to have one of your moments?" He asked and Harry frowned "Oh, you know? The ones where you grab me or push me or-"

"Louis, stop it!" Harry cut him off quickly

Louis scoffed "Don't you get it?" He quizzed "I'm sick and tired of being you're fucking play-toy, Harry!" He shouted "I just want you to leave me alone!"

"Well I want you to stay!" Harry argued

"It's always about what you want!" Louis snapped "Don't you ever think about what I want, Harry?" He questioned and Harry shrugged "No, you don't!" He stated

"You never listen to me anyway!" Harry stated "You go against everything I say" he pointed out

"Because you try to control my whole life" Louis snapped "You don't even let me have friends, Harry"

"Because you try and befriend stupid people" Harry defended "The past has proven that"

"No it's because you're selfish" Louis replied bitterly

"I know" Harry admitted "But I don't ever want to see you-"

"With him?" Louis finished "You mean Jack?" He asked "Or anyone for that matter" he said "You just don't want to see me happy"

"That's not true!" Harry exclaimed

"Well if it isn't, then let me be happy" Louis said firmly "And leaving me alone will make me happy"

Harry gaped at this, fish-mouthing at the boy "Y-you don't mean that" he said softly

"Yes, I do" Louis replied "You're ruining my life" he said

"If you leave now, you'll ruin mine" Harry muttered

Louis blinked at this, brows furrowing "Well maybe you should have thought about that before dedicating your whole life to hurting me" he responded before taking a step towards the window

"Louis, don't" Harry warned "If you leave now I won't try again"

"I never wanted you to" Louis replied, before taking the short step from Harry's window ledge to his own

Harry squeezed his eyes shut, fist clenching in anger as he kicked out at the desk in his room "Fuck!" He growled, slamming his fist onto the desk before slumping down on the bed "Fuck" he repeated softer, opening his eyes to stare after Louis

***

Though the conversation between Louis and Harry was short-lived, it played on Louis' mind for a long time after. The next day in school was when he could finally get some of it off of his chest

"Guys, I know what you did" Louis told Liam and Zayn as they both walked over to him with grins on their faces

"No idea what you're talking about, Louis" Zayn lied, offering the boy a sheepish smile

"Zayn, you set me up" Louis deadpanned, blinking up at the boy "I know that you did"

Liam sighed at this, shrugging his shoulders "Say we did set you up" he started "Did it work?" He asked

"I made things worse" Louis admitted with a pout "It's ruined now"

"What do you mean?" Zayn asked

"I-I told him that he ruined my life and that I wanted nothing to do with him" he answered "Ever" he added

"Is that true?" Liam questioned

Louis shrugged "I guess he has made my life difficult" he admitted "And it would be practical to live my life without him" he said "But that doesn't mean I want it" he explained "Even if that is what's best"

"Why didn't you tell him that?" Zayn quizzed

"Because that wouldn't make him change" Louis answered "He needs to know that he's wrong" he stated "And he won't learn that if I carry on being such a pushover"

Liam blinked at this, looking at Zayn with a slight shrug "He's right you know" Liam said, wrapping an arm around Louis

"But I want them to love each other" Zayn muttered with a pout

"Zayn" Liam scolded "Harry's wrong" he said simply "He needs to step up his game if he ever wants something like that"

Zayn continued to pout "Why can't they just kiss and make up?" He grumbled

"Because" Liam drawled "Louis doesn't have to stand for Harry's dumb ass behaviour" he stated

Zayn huffed "I mean, yeah but-"

"But nothing" Liam cut him off "Louis deserves better"

"I'm right here you know" Louis reminded, looking between the two older boys "But thank you" he added softly

"No problem" Liam told him "You're worth more, and you should know that" he said

And Louis wished he could believe it

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