Hello muffins,

How are you all doing? Hope you have a marvelous day ahead. xx

I am SERIOUSLY, ACTUALLY, GENUINELY VERY SORRY for the late update and to compensate for the delay I have got a chappie of 7k words for you. It's the longest one up till now.

I dedicate this chappie to bittersweetlou , a sweet gal she is. :)

So here you go. Hope you like it. Please do not forget to vote and comment.❤️

"I want you all to move to London."

"What?" Harry asked in disbelief. His face held the same expression as Niall's and Elisa's.

"Yes Harry. But before you just reject it right away, please listen to me. Niall, Harry you should know that you two are the reason that I am living, otherwise after Robin's death there was nothing left for me. And this accident has scared me really bad, darlings. You were just about to leave me Harry and Niall looked so helpless and tired and hurt while sitting outside. And it pained me to know that I wasn't here for you both. For the past six years you both have been dealing with your matters on your own. I am your mother, guys. I catch the worry, the tiredness and the tension in your voices when you call me. No matter how hard you try to hide all your troubles from me, you both cannot do it. I understand even if you don't want me to. And all this while I have been blaming myself that I wasn't here for you This accident has frightened me even more and the thought that something terrible might happen to you in my absence petrifies me. I fear that I might not be there to protect you both when you need me. So, now I can't handle you guys being away from me."

"But mom, see I'm fine and nothing's gonna happen. You are worrying for no reason." Harry said, trying to calm Anne down. He was shocked at Anne's request which was really unexpected and the first thought that came to his mind was to deny it. He thought of asking her to move in with them in LA rather than them moving to London. But that thought quickly left his mind when Anne mentioned Robin. Harry knew very well how attached Anne was to the small bungalow in London where she used to live with her husband. He knew that she would never want to leave that house because it was a home that she and Robin had created with their love. It held memories and Harry would never dare to separate her from that. So he dropped the idea of asking his mum to move in with him in LA.

But at the same , he didn't want to live in London. He had never thought of moving to London. Why? Because London was close to Doncaster.

Doncaster, where Louis was. Harry wanted to stay as far away from there as possible. Call it weird but Harry just did not want to be somewhere where he could, by an chance come across the blue -eyed heart-breaker. And Harry knew that if he moved to London, his poor heart would definitely urge him to go to Doncaster to look for Louis. He knew that no matter how hard he'd try, he would be pulled back to the same place where he lost his heart and never got it back. He might have told Niall a million times, that he wanted to have nothing with Louis but deep down in his heart, he was well aware that if he ever got a chance to see the beautiful boy again, he would not be able to control his emotions and might forgive his shorty sooner than he should have.

And, Harry did not forget one thing.

"Oh froggy, it would be great. When you get famous, we can buy a VERY BIG beach house in Malibu. And a huge mansion in Manchester for our mums and friends. We will stay there when we visit them. But, we will mostly live in London and I don't want a big house there. Just four bedrooms and a big garden. we will paint our room in some light colour and there will be flowers all around the house because I love them, especially roses. We will also use one wall in the living room to hang photos of us and our family and friends. We will use one bedroom as the guest room. You will go for your recordings in the studio and I will write songs for you at home. We will have date nights every Friday with movie and pizza. And...And yes, we will have two kids, one boy Ethan and one girl Darcy. Whenever you go on tours, we will visit you every once in a while. And mind you Harry, you have to be home as frequently as possible for me and the kids, otherwise I'll make you sleep in the guest room. And the most important Harry, after we get married, you will politely deny every girl or boy that comes close to you or I will murder you while you are asleep. Got it?"

Harry had not forgotten how he and Louis had dreamt of a house in London. Their home together. He had not forgotten how six years ago, he had lived a dream in his head, a dream of settling in London with Louis and their kids. That day, Harry had decided that he would make Louis' wish of having a home in London, happen even if he did not become famous. But now six years later, he was here in LA. Far away from the place where he thought his home would be. Far away from Louis who he thought was his 'HOME'.

Harry had pictured them living in London. So, living there with Louis not by his side, was definitely a slap in his face which time had struck only to make him realize that he was actually never going to get the love of his life back, ever again.

"Yes Anne. Harry is right. Everything is fine now. You don't need to worry." Niall said, knowing how much Harry wanted to stay away from the place. Niall did not know what Harry was thinking but he was certain that it involved Louis. At the same time, Niall also thought about Elisa. He was totally convinced that Elisa was the one for him and moving to London meant living away from her and that definitely was a difficult thing to be imagined.

But Anne had no idea about the thoughts that were revolving in Harry and Niall's heads. So, she kept trying to convince them.

"Harry, Niall honey please. Listen to my one wish, guys. This is all I want from you both. I don't mind if you live separately in a different house and not with me. But if you guys stay in the same city, then I would be able to see you whenever I wish and be there for you both immediately if you ever need me. Harry, you don't understand. While I was on the plane to LA, I was scared that I would lose you and would not even get the chance of seeing you. I felt that ...that y-you'd l-leave us e-even before I r-reached the h-hospital. It was terrifying, baby and my old heart can't take it." Anne was now crying full on and was practically begging Harry and Niall to agree on this. She then turned towards Niall with pleading eyes.

"I promise Niall, I'll never come between your work or disturb you both. But please agree to this, love and make him understand too. Please. I know I am being selfish and I say it without hesitation that I am doing this for my own peace of mind. Having you all close to me will keep my mind at rest. I will not have to worry all the time about your safety and well being and whenever I feel something, I will be able to meet you. And Harry, what's a problem in that? You two are famous stars. You can write, compose and sing anywhere then why not do it in London? And Niall,you...you won't have to live away from Elisa either. Her designing contract ends in a month so she can also come and live in London and get a contract there. Right El? " Anne asked Elisa with desperation and hope for a positive reply. Elisa now understood why Anne was asking her about her job while sitting in the waiting room of the hospital.

"I-uh-Anne, It's so sudden. I mean I haven't ever thought about it. But yeah...yeah I think I can do that. It won't be much of a probelm" Elisa said. She turned towards Niall and gave a quick nod silently telling him that he did not have to worry for their relationship if he ever considered the option of moving to London. Elisa did not like the glimpse of hurt and desperation in Anne's eyes. It was as if Anne was asking for the biggest favour from her and Elisa did not have the heart to deny. And moving to London didn't seem like an inexpedient thing as long as Niall was with her. In a matter of months, Elisa had grown to love Niall so much that changing her priorities for him wasn't a tough thing for her.

"See even Elisa is ready. Now just...." Anne stopped in the middle because she realised that she was somewhat forcing them and emotionally blackmailing them with her tears. This was not how she had intended to do it. So she took a deep breath and composed herself. "Look sweethearts, I don't wanna force you. It's totally your choice whether you want to come with me or not. All I am saying is that I don't see any harm in it. You guys are famous all around the world. It's not like it will affect you in anyway if you shift from LA to London. In fact, it will be a great relief for me."

Anne got up and went towards the door. She stopped and said, "I am going to have some coffee and I think you all should discuss about what I said. Just one thing Harry, before coming to any conclusion think about this poor little mother of yours." And with that she strolled out of the room.

Silence.

Silence enveloped the room after Anne left. Everyone was in their own thoughts until Elisa asked Niall to come out of the room with her for a second. Niall gestured Harry that he'll be back and then followed Elisa out of the room.

"What happened, Love?" Niall asked as Elisa hugged him as soon as he closed the door.

"I love you." she said as she cuddled into Niall's chest. Niall smiled and started moving his fingers, gently massaging her scalp. "I love you too, hun."

Elisa sighed . All that had happened in the past three days was too much to handle for her. She could not see her love Niall and one of his best friends Harry in so much trouble.

She gently moved away from Niall's embrace and said, " I think you should talk to Harry, baby. I don't know what's on his mind but all I can see is that Anne needs you two. And as a mother, she deserves to get this. She just wants her children with her and I think you should give her that. Don't worry we'll talk about what we can do once we get back home but all I need you to know right now is that I am ready to stay wherever you decide to be. You don't have worry from my part, yeah?"

And in that moment, Niall sent every word of gratefulness to God for gifting him with Elisa. "Thank you baby. I love you." Niall said in a whisper and gently kissed her. Elisa gave him a small smile and said, "I'll go check on Anne while you talk to Harry." Niall gave her a nod after which she wandered off towards the hospital's cafeteria.

Niall entered the room to find Harry lost in deep thought. He quietly went and sat down at the chair next to Harry's bed.

"Anne's right, Harry."

"Right? You wanna move to London?" Harry asked.

"Why not? Harry, there is nothing here. Where we live is just a house where we sleep and eat and nothing else. As it is, we both spend our entire day in the studio and doing concerts. What difference would it make if we do the same thing in London. Come on bro, Anne needs us. She needs you. Can't we do this for her? After your accident, even I am scared that I won't be able to protect you because it was right in front of my eyes when your car...." Niall stopped in the middle because he did not want to think or remember even an ounce of the horrifying event that took place right in his presence which almost stole his best friend and brother from him.

Niall sighed and started talking again, trying his best to be calm and convincing, "Let's go Harry. This is not our home. It's just a house where we live in. Home is where the heart belongs, Harry and we both know your heart is still there with someone. You might not wanna meet that person who still has it but it's still there. You think you can forget him of you stay away? Well think again, mate. You've been doing it for the last six years and I don't see you over him. So, he souldn't affect your deciosn. Also, Anne is all alone there, Haz. She needs company. Let's just go back home, Harry. Please."

Harry pondered over the thought and Niall seemed appealing to him. After all England is his home. He can't deny that. And 'London's quite big.' It's not like he will meet Louis in that big of a city.

So he decided. He would move to London for Anne.
"Okay Niall. I think you are right. I guess we are moving to London then."

Niall sprang up from his seat and gave Harry a small hug being careful enough to not hurt Harry's plastered arm.

"But, What about the paper work?" Harry asked. " We need to end the contact with Modest and then sign with one in London."

" Don't worry about any of those things, mate. I'll take care of that. You just get well soon. If everything goes well, we might move in a week or two."

"Yeah, okay. Let's inform mom first and then talk to the record label and the management."

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Louis and Liam were now in the plane back to London. Liam had tried his hardest to get Louis to talk , but all his attempts were useless because the blue eyed boy was sitting as quiet as a mannequin.

"Louis, do you want some coffee or tea?" Liam asked only because he wanted Louis to say at least something and not sit and look out of the plane's window. He had figured out by now that Louis wasn't up for talking about his meeting with Harry at the moment, so he decided to leave it. 'Maybe he'll open up to Zayn.' Liam thought.

But, what worried him was the fact that Louis had hardly uttered a word after returning from the hospital. Even now, the only reply Louis gave to Liam's question was a slight shake of his head.

"Lou, please speak up. You are worrying me." Liam said as he put his hand on Louis' shoulder.

"What am I supposed to say Liam? Can you please not ask about it? Honestly, I am fine so stop bugging me okay?" Louis snapped at Liam and oh boy! Louis hardly snaps at someone. That's when Liam knew that if he said anything else the frustration accumulated in Louis might come out as tears and that's why he just turned away, giving Louis the alone time he wanted.

"I am sorry Liam. I didn't mean to shout at you. It's just that... that whatever happened was between me and Him and honestly, I don't have the strength in me to tell you what happened because I am hella sure that I'll start crying in a plane full of people. I'll tell you some other time yeah?" Louis said.

"Of course Lou. I am sorry if I was pressing you to speak up. We'll talk about it later kay? Anways, I think you should take a quick nap we still have two hours before we land."

"Yeah". Louis said and tried to off to sleep. Keyword: tried.

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TWO HOURS LATER:

London

"DADAAAA!!" Ethan shouted as soon as Zayn opened the door. He literally threw his stuffed toy, Mr. Ted and jumped to hug his dada. Louis dropped down to his knees when he saw Ethan running towards him and was quick to hug him tightly and kiss his son's cheeks. "Heyy my Ethy teddy, how are you baby? Did you have fun? Were you a good boy for Uncle Zaynie?" Louis asked as he gathered Ethan in his arms and started walking inside. While Louis was busy showering his son with kisses, Liam was kissing his boyfriend and asking how he was and Louis could swear that he heard Zayn asking about Harry but he chose to ignore it.

"Of course, Lou. Ethy has been a very disciplined boy. Not even once did he give me any trouble." Zayn said from where he was in Liam's embrace as the couple followed Louis to the living room. Ethan perked up at his praise and started telling Louis about how he had spent the last two days. "Yes dada. It was so much fun. Uncle Zaynie helped me with my homework and then took me to the fair. There were so many rides, dada. I wish you were there. Do you know dada, there were a very big wheel which was moving but I did not go on it. It was very high. So, I went on other rides. There were so many,dada!! I loved it but I missed you. " Ethan said with a cute pout. Louis was now seated on the couch and Ethan was on his lap. Even though, Louis' emotions were all over the place at the moment, he obviously did not show it in front of Ethan. He kept smiling with fond as Ethan rambled about what rides he went on and the food that he ate.

"Awww sweetiepie, dada missed you too, sooooooo much but dada had work honey. We will go there again okay? All of us. Now tell me which was your favourite ride out of all?" Louis asked excitedly. His son was effortlessly helping him forget the pain that he was going through. Louis was happy to see his baby all smiling and bubbly.

"I liked THE CARAMEL!!" Ethan said jumping in Louis' lap. Louis frowned and said, " Caramel? What ride is that baby?"

Before Ethan could shake his head and scoff at his dada's lack of knowledge, there came a small chuckle from Zayn which caught everyone's attention. Zayn smiled and said, "I've been correcting him ever since we came back but this little bear likes to tease me. Louis, he is talking about the Carousel. Come on Ethy, say it again Car-ou-sel."

Louis' lips turned into an 'o' shape after which all the boys started laughing. Louis looked at Ethan who had an innocent smile on his face but Louis could definitely see the mischievous smirk hidden behind it. Ethan was practically his carbon copy and Louis knew that he was pronouncing the word incorrectly only to annoy Zayn.

Ethan smiled cheekily and started biting the nails of his index finger. He giggled at his wrong pronounciation and said," yeah, the Car-Car-ou-sel. Carousel. I made a mistake. Oops."

Call it a habit or whatever, but Louis couldn't help but utter a small, "Hi."

And damn!!! this pair of two very meaningless words wasn't supposed to bring back a flood of memories of a green eyed charmer. But it so did.

"Lou, I think you should freshen up while I get the dinner ready for you guys. You both must have been tired. " Zayn said as soon he noticed Louis' silence. He wanted to ask about what happened in LA but after Liam informed him how Louis had been after coming out of the hospital, he decided to talk about it some other time.

"Thanks Z, but I think I'll head home. I-uh I have some work to do. I have work tomorrow so umm... I need to get so-some files ready." Louis said as he picked Ethan up and started going towards the gate. He really didn't have anything to do for work tomorrow but he feared the questions that Zayn might ask him. He was certain that Zayn wouldn't like the decision that he made. The decision of leaving Harry again.

But hardly had he walked four steps when Zayn came and blocked his way. With his arms crossed across his chest, Zayn glared at Louis with a stern look on his face and said, "I did not ask you, I just told you. You are not going home. For now you are just going to the guest room and cleaning up a bit. Your clothes are in the closet and I have already put a fresh towel on the bed. Go take a shower and come down to eat. I am not taking no for an answer, Lou. So don't give me that work excuse because you Louis Tomlinson, can't lie for life. So shut up and do as I say."

Zayn was a stubborn guy and who could know that better than Louis and Liam. Louis was certain that Zayn wouldn't budge at any cost so he decided to quietly give in to his demands. Besides, he knew that he was emotionally too weak to even argue with Zayn. So, Louis retraced his way and sat down at the same place without any word of protest.

Zayn's stern demeanour softened when he saw how vulnerable and broken his best friend looked but never uttered a word because of Ethan's presence. He did not want Louis to break down in front of Ethan because that certainly would be a difficult thing to explain to the six year old.

Zayn crouched down in front of Louis and put a hand on his knees, "Louis, go take a shower love. You'll feel fresh and then we can talk while having dinner yeah. And I promise if you don't wanna talk about it then we will not. But please freshen up a bit, Lou."

"Dada, are you okay?" Ethan asked when he failed to find the cheerful glow in his dada's eyes. He didn't know what Uncle Zaynie was talking about but he wanted to make sure that his dada was not sad.

Louis immediately shook his head and said, "No bubba, Dada is fine. I am just tired, love. Uncle Z is right, I will be all energetic after the shower. So, you stay here and watch tv while dada takes a shower, okay? And when I come back, Ethy will tell me more about how much fun he had in the fair, right?" Ethan smiled and nodded. He got off Louis' lap and went to switch on the tv.

Louis gave Zayn a small smile and said, "Thanks Z. I will freshen up. And you go cuddle with that big puppy dog over there who is sitting with a grumpy look because of lack of attention. I am sure he missed you a lot while he was with me so just give him a few kisses and hugs, alright? But yes, I don't want Ethy to see any of your PDA." Louis said as he gestured towards Liam who was sprawled on the other side of the couch and watching Louis and Zayn's interaction.

Liam had always known how much Louis and Zayn meant to one another. They were practically brothers and so he always gave them their space without ever being annoyed or jealous. He chuckled at Louis' words and said with a smirk, "Lou, Just hugs and kisses won't be enough. I want a real treat tonight if you know what I mean." Liam winked and gave a sly smile to which Zayn blushed a deep pink and Louis scrunched his nose in disgust. "Jeez Liam, I seriously did not need to know that at all. How the heck would I sleep in your guest room tonight knowing that you both are doing those gross activities? Eww, you just ruined my sleep, Liam. Thank you very much."

Liam laughed and Louis also chuckled when he saw his best friend all flustered and shy. Zayn was not the shy type of guy. He was the queen of the high school, all bold and beautiful. But, there was only one man who succeeded to make him go weak on his knees and that was Liam. He was the only one capable of making Zayn blush and still succeeded in doing it even after eight years of their relationship.

Louis smiled when Zayn slightly slapped Liam and the duo started whispering. He knew that Liam had said this only to lift up his mood and to lighten up the tension. Louis couldn't thank God enough times for the gift of Zayn's friendship and Liam's support. These guys were more of his family than anyone else.

" Okay guys , I'll just take a shower and be back." Louis said and went to the room as quickly as possible because seeing the strong bonding and love between Liam and Zayn somewhat made him jealous. It was not like he was not happy for them, he was genuinely happy for the couple but he was envious because once upon a time, he had also dreamt of living a perfect life with his boyfriend. But destiny never let him have that.

Louis pushed those thoughts aside and smiled at the couple before going upstairs to the guest room. He quickly discarded his clothes and went into the bathroom. He opened the shower and stood still under the gushing sprays of the water, slowly closing his eyes as he felt the slightly warm water washing every part of his body.

Louis lifted his left hand and touched his wrist where Harry had held him tightly. He could still feel the warmth and the sensation that the touch brought and before he could stop himself, tears started flowing out of his eyes. He sat down on the tiled floor and every single second that he had spent in the hospital with Harry came flooding down his mind.

A picture of a vulnerable and defenseless Harry lying on the hospital bed haunted him and somehow Louis couldn't stop blaming himself for everything. He didn't know why but his inner voice kept telling him that he was the reason for Harry's critical condition.

He was feeling helpless. There was a time when Louis used to panic even if Harry got a small scratch while playing soccer or accidentally hit his head with the locker door. He used to rush to see Harry and always take care of him. A little sneeze from Harry was enough to get Louis all worried and edgy. And here was now, sitting under the shower in London while Harry was suffering in a far away place from him. Louis had to gather an immense amount of will power before he decided to leave Harry there in the hospital. He wanted to remove every hurtful object or memory surrounding Harry and that's why the first thing he did was throwing himself out of Harry's life. He immediately decided to keep his own broken self away from the jade-eyed super star.

Everytime Louis closed his eyes, Harry's face popped up in his mind and reminded him of how different things were, eight years ago. The time when they were best firends who were slowly falling in love.

<<FLASHBACK:

"Come on Andy, Z can't you guys walk any faster? The match is about to start and we have still not reached the stadium and mind you guys, I need the front seat in the bleachers." Louis said with a pout on his face because he was so excited and thrilled to watch the match but his lazy and slow friends could not get that through their thick heads.

Andrew rolled his eyes and said, "Lou, one , the match isn't going to start for about an hour. Two, we are just five minutes away from the stadium and three, are you seriously worried about the seats? Your darling best friend, that froggy is the team's captain and I am pretty sure that he would have kept a placard on the front seats with "DON'T DARE TO SIT! THIS PLACE IS FOR LOUIS AND HIS FRIENDS-H" written on it. He always does it."

"Yeah yeah okay. And Andy for the last time, only I get to call him froggy and not you. For you, he is just Harry, Got it?" Louis said, certainly not liking how Andrew called HIS froggy by the nick name.

"Okay we get it, Lou! Now can you walk a bit slower, my legs are hurting." Zayn said from behind. Well what can we say, the queen was not used to walking such long distances. And the distance from their English class to the field was certainly a long walk.

Andy scoffed at Zayn's words and said, "You better stay quiet okay? It's just because Liam has hurt his leg and can't play today that you are not as excited as Louis is. Had he been playing, you would have literally ran towards the bleachers and would have been a nervous wreck. Remember the last match? You left your class to be there two hours early. Gosh, you are so in love with that puppy dog." Zayn didn't have anything to sass back because unfortunately, Andy was true. All he could do was roll his eyes and give Andrew a guilty smile.

The three friends walked towards the bleachers and Louis' face lit up as soon as he saw Harry in the field. Harry was in his soccer uniform standing in a group with Niall, Liam and Michael. Liam's leg was sprained so he wasn't going to play. He was there with them only till the match started after which he was supposed to join Louis, Andy and Zayn in the bleachers.

"HARRY!!!!!" Louis shouted trying to get his best friend's attention. Harry heard his voice at the very first time and turned his head towards Louis as quick as lightening. A wide smile danced on his lips and dimples became prominent when he saw the beautiful face of his best friend. Wait, What? Did Harry just find his best friend's face 'BEAUTIFUL'. Weird, right?

Louis waved his hand at Harry and gave him a thumbs up. And suddenly, his face started heating up and he felt all squishy and blubbly when he saw Harry running towards him. Harry was running in those shorts and looking damn sexy and hot. OMG, Did Louis find Harry hot and sexy? Who even thinks that about their best friend? Why was he blushing, anyway? Why was Harry looking at him that way? What the heck was wrong with those two?

Nobody knew at that time. ;)

"Hey shorty!!!"

"Hey froggy. All the best, mate. You'll rock and our school will win." Louis said with a bright smile that gave Harry a lot of positivity. But, Harry was confused too.

Confused about why he felt weird when Louis called him mate. He felt sort of ....disappointed? Why did he want Louis to call him something like 'love' or 'babe' or 'sweetie'? He shook his thoughts away and smiled at Louis, "Thanks Lou. Now that you are here, we will definitely win. You know you are the team's lucky charm right?" Harry said which earned him the best giggles he had ever heard.

"Yeah yeah, now go and warm up. Best of luck." Louis said. As soon as he finished his sentence, Andy came from behind and said, "All the best Harry, kick the opponent's butts. They should remember that our school is the best."

"Thanks for the wishes, Andy and definitely, we gotta show them that we are the best school in the entire area. And don't worry, they would certainly get their butts kicked." Harry said and passed a wink to Andy.

Now it was Louis' turn to feel weird. Why did Harry have to wink at Andy and be his charming self in front of him. Louis didn't like it one bit. He didn't like this absurd feeling he did not even know the reason to.

"Let's go, Andy. Harry, the game is about to start soon. You should join your team. Enjoy while you play yeah?" Louis said with an encouraging smile and then went to sit with the others.

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"YESSSSS!" Louis jumped from his seat when Harry scored a goal. He was so proud of his best friend. He couldn't help but blush when Harry immediately turned towards him after kicking the ball in the net and sent a wink in his way. And to be honest, Louis did not hate this wink as much as he had hated the one that Harry had passed to Andy. Actually, Louis kinda liked this one.

Everyone started clapping and shouting in their school's support. "GO HARRY!!" Louis shouted and started jumping around excitedly. Harry sure got himself a personal cheerleader.

Everyone screamed Harry's name and the game was going absolutely amazing for their team. The members of the opponent team were glaring at Harry and were mumbling curse words.

The match was smooth throughout the time until the last five minutes.

The opponents had just scored a goal. So the score was one for both the teams. Harry was running frantically on the field and was trying his best to get the ball. Everybody's breath was literally hitched. There was not much time left and their team had to score a goal to win the match. After a long effort Harry got the ball. He started running while kicking the ball towards the goal post and effortlessly escaped every hindrance the rival team put in his way. All the spectators were screaming Harry's name and encouraging him. Louis was sitting with his fingers crossed and continuously kept chanting 'Make them win. Make them win.' in his mind. His legs were bopping up and down in nervousness.

And then it happened.

Just as Harry was about to give the ball a final kick, the captain of the other team pushed him harshly making him kick the ball towards the left of the goal. Luckily Niall was standing there and managed to kick the ball right into the net.

They won. The crowd cheered loudly but Louis did not. He completely forgot about the match and all he could see was Harry lying on the field. The opponent team captain's push had made him stumble forward and fall down with his face first on the ground. Harry rolled over on his back and laid limp on the ground.

Louis gasped loudly and ran towards the net that was between the field and the bleachers. "Harry!" Louis shouted. He did not think before climbing the fence and going on the field. He ran towards where Harry was lying. Niall and all other players were already starting to surround Harry. The school nurse had also gone to check on him. Louis pushed past the people surrounding Harry and saw the nurse applying antiseptic on Harry's bleeding forehead.

On seeing his head bleeding, Louis gasped loudly and rushed towards Harry's side. "Haz, are you okay? Does his hurt? That fucking captain!!! That was bloody unfair. I will fucking kill that a$$hole!!" Louis was so angry and worried at the same time. Angry at that a$$hat of a captain and worried for Harry.

Harry was shocked for a moment. In his almost a year long friendship with Louis, never had he heard him swearing. That was completely new for him. He took Louis' hand in his and said, "Lou, I am fine. Nothing happened. It's oka---AHHH!" Harry's couldn't complete his sentence after he felt the stinging pain when the nurse dabbed a cotton soaked in antiseptic on his head.

And obviously, Louis flipped out again. "And you say you're okay." He turned towards the team nurse and said, "Excuse me Mister, don't you know how to apply the ointment? Can't you see he is hurting? If you can't do it without making him hurt them you better fuck off and lemme do it." He glared at the man and snatched the cotton out of his hand. The nurse sighed and quietly walked off. This was not the first time Louis had been rude to him. He was used to Louis' rage. Whenever Harry came to him with some injury, Louis always tagged along and used to scold him whenever Harry whimpered in pain.

"Louis. Seriously I am okay. It's not that big of a cut anyways. Just a small scratch. Don't worry, love. I am fine. Louis shook his head and said, "No, you are not. It's bleeding, Harry. I genuinely don't like this game anymore. You get hurt so many times while playing. Why can't you be careful froggy?" Louis said, worry lacing his tone.

"Heyy Don't blame me. That Richard guy from the other team pushed me. It wasn't my fault." Harry said.

"Yeah he's going to get it bad, that son of a -"

"Louis , stop swearing. I don't like it. It doesn't suit you."

Louis nodded and put a band-aid on Harry's cut as carefully and lightly as possible. He helped Harry stand up and took him to the locker room. Louis took it upon himself to wash off the mud from Harry's body and wipe his face carefully with a towel. Not that Harry was complaining. He kinda liked how Louis was taking care of him.

"Harry, I swear to God, If you hurt yourself ever again, I'll kill you!!" Louis said with a warning tone. In his worry and failed attempt to look angry, he didn't notice how funny his sentence was.

Harry laughed a little at Louis' fake stern look and said, "Louis, as long as you are with me how can I get hurt? You come to save me even before I get injured. Even though you are a smol bean, you sure are fit to be my personal bodyguard."

Louis giggled at Harry's words but stopped immediately. He was supposed to look serious and intimidating."Of course, I'll protect you. It's my prime job." He said and couldn't help but chuckle.

Harry smiled at the perfect boy in front of him and said, " If I ever get troubled in the future, you'll be by my side just like you are right now, right?" He asked in hope for a positive answer. Something inside him wanted Louis with himself all the time. It was normal to feel that for a best friend, right?

Louis looked into the gorgeous emerald-colored eyes and felt a pull in his heart. "Always Froggy, always."

FLASHBACK OVER>>

Louis knew he failed. He failed to keep his words, He wasn't with Harry when he needed him. He had always though that Harry must have forgotten him. But, when in the hospital, Harry refused to let him go, Louis understood that he had yet to delete Louis from his head.

This thought made him feel even more guilty. Harry had not completely forgotten him and that hurt even more. Six years ago, he had separated himself from Harry because he wanted a better life for him. He wanted Harry to move on and start everything all over again. But, now he knew. He knew that Harry wasn't able to move on just as he himself wasn't able to. But he had to. This was probably the last time he saw the love of his life in person. Life had to go back to how it was. Full of people around him but with a big void in his heart.

He got up from the bathroom floor and wrapped the towel around himself. After coming to the bedroom , he quickly opened his phone to check on updates on Harry's health. He wanted to know what happened after he had left. He looked through the news updates and breathed a deep sigh of relief when he heard about Harry's improving health. The news showed that the hospital had released the statement that Harry was now out of the come and recovering very well.

After sitting on the bed and admiring Harry's picture in his phone for fifteen minutes straight, Louis got dressed. He wiped away the remaining traces of tears from his eyes and made himself look less disheveled. He walked out of the room to the life that he had been living for the past six years. A life which had his adorable son and amazing friends. A life without love.

Louis tried convincing himself that if not by now then maybe soon, Harry would definitely forget him some day. He would be with that Elisa girl and live a happy and content life with no traces of Louis in it.

Little did Louis know that Cupid worked in his mysterious ways and had already shot an arrow that connected him to Harry. An invisible bond that was going to bring them back to each other very soon.

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So, how was it? Do send in your comments and views. I love reading them. And sorry for any mistakes.
Actually I looked through a few old chappies and found tonnes of mistakes and I apologise for them once again. I promise I'll edit the book all over again once I get enough time. Pinky Promise. :)

So, what do you think of the chappie?
Harry is moving to London where Louis is. What do you expect when they meet again? Please send in your ideas, they help me a lot.

The emotional part of the story is almost over. So, get ready for some exciting stuff. ;)

Also, the updates might take as long as this one took because I have a whole lot of studying to do and I don't get enough time. But, stay assured that I will keep updating. It just won't be fast. SO, DARLING JUST HOLD ON. Hope you guys understand. xx

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Updated: 28/06/2018

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