[A/N]: I really hope people are still reading this story because this update would have been awkward. xx

Louis turned to look at the raven haired man who sat himself next to him and swallowed before he said, "Uh, yeah and you?" he mentally slapped himself for sounding like an idiot but tried to play it cool anyway.

Zayn smiled at him and said, "Not really, been in this school since kindergarten. Your name is...?"

"Louis, uh, Louis Tomlinson," and looked down immediately after saying that then took a deep breath to calm down his breathing while his cheeks were pink from blushing so hard.

Zayn noticed something in the lad but figured that he was just nervous for his first day. He tried to joke to lighten up the mood and said, "Don't worry, we don't eat humans here, just really bad cafeteria food."

Louis giggled out of the blue and looked at him with crinkles in his eyes. After he calmed down, he said with a smile, "Good to know then," and looked ahead once the teacher started talking.

"Journals. What are they and how will they enhance your grade? Everyday for the rest of the year, you will answer the question that's on the board in your journal. There are no right or wrong answers, just opinions and by the end of the week, I will be collecting them for grading."

Louis raised his eyebrows a bit, surprised that things are starting off in an easy manner but continued to listen to what the teacher was saying anyway.

"They are 20% of your grade so all you have to do is write your opinion. It shouldn't be so hard to do, make sure you attend at least almost every class to get that easy A. Oh and also, attendance is 10% of your grade."

Louis rubbed his neck at the amount of information that is being thrown at him and thought of how he was going to remember all of this. That's when the teacher started giving away the syllabus to everyone in class to make sure that they knew what they're going to do for the rest of the school year.

When Louis looked through the pages, he felt a little bit better to know that they're not going to do anything out of the ordinary. He knew that if they did anything new then he might start panicking if he didn't figure it out.

His day went by surprisingly alright, he made a couple of friends who just happened to find him adorable. Zayn introduced him to Niall who was happy to show him around and complained about some of the teachers that he didn't like.

Even the teachers were so happy to have Louis in class and made sure to let him know to keep it up. It encouraged him and made him feel better about himself but there was one thing he was scared of.

To come out.

Coming out to his parents were easy since they said that they already knew from the start. Coming out to the school was going to be a total nightmare if they turned out to be homophobic.

For now, he decided to keep it to himself, not everyone needed to know his sexual preferences since it's no one's business.

When the bell rang, he left the school and saw Liam leaning against the limo while texting with the sunglasses resting at the bridge of his nose.

Louis made his way over to him and said, "Shall we go?" and got in the backseat before Liam could register what just happened.

Once Liam started driving off, he looked through the rearview mirror and said, "So, how was it?"

Louis looked at him and said, "I am shocked that it didn't go as bad as I thought it would."

Liam smiled and said with a smile covering his face, "See! It's not that bad, people can be nice. Did you meet any cute boys?"

Louis shrugged and said, "They were all nice but I wasn't attracted to them in that way, I suppose."

Liam said, "At least they're nice, that's all that matters. By the way, what do you want to eat before we go to your therapist?"

Louis thought about it for a second before he said, "I feel like Chinese would be a better choice."

"Chinese it is then."

After they finished eating in the car and talked about how Louis' day went, Liam cleaned up everything then drove off. During the car drive, they both ate gum to freshen up. When they arrived, he parked and went inside with the boy following behind while looking around the place.

The walls were filled with so much positive quotes that Louis read as he walked along. When Liam was done talking to the receptionist, they sat down and waited. They threw their gum in the trash that was next to them and Louis asked, "How many minutes left?"

Liam looked down at his watch and replied, "About now," and looked towards the door.

The door opened to reveal a woman in her forties leaving the therapist's office and walking down the hall.

Louis stood up and said, "Wait, should I go now or?" while looking down at him.

Liam looked at the door and said, "He's going to call you, I guess –"

The receptionist closed the phone and said, "Dr. Styles would like to see you now."

Liam gave him a fist bump and said, "You got this, good luck," then Louis looked at him one more time before going into the office and closing the door behind him.

Harry was writing down something and he said, "Take a seat anywhere you're comfortable," then took off his glasses and set it on the table while looking at Louis directly in the eyes.

Louis took a seat in front of him and shifted around in his seat as he said softly, "Thank you..."

Harry nodded at him and said, "So, you're Louis, right?" and looked down at the paper for a second before bringing his eyes back to the small lad while sipping on his dark coffee.

Louis nodded and cleared his throat as he said, "Yes, doctor."

"Let's begin now, shall we?"