Hello muffins,
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I'm sorry once again for the delay guys. I know I'm being horrible by making false promises of early updates but there are things going on in my life that I'm not really ready to share but I just want you to know that there are genuine reasons behind my procrastination.

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Louis and Harry were still lost in their thoughts when a rather loud cough disrupted them. Louis quickly stepped further away as soon as he heard Zayn's cough while Harry shifted awkwardly at his spot.

"SOOO, How are you two?" Zayn said excitedly, mainly to cut the thick tension between the two ignorant ex-lovers.

"We're doing great!! What about you guys?" Niall asked excitedly.

"We're also good, mate. And you Harry?" Liam said with a smile as his hands subconsciously went to circle around Zayn's waist.

"I'm good as well. It's been so long since we met, right? And by the way, how's Andy?" Harry asked with raised eyebrows because Andrew was the only one missing in this reunion and he had really missed that energetic and happy boy just as much as he had missed Liam and Zayn. If Louis, Zayn and Liam were still in contact, then he was sure that Andy was too.

But, as soon as he asked this question he noticed a slight falter in everyone's smile and the stiffening in their postures. He frowned a bit and turned towards Niall only to find the same confused look. But before either of the two could ask them, Liam replied with the same smile back on his lips.

"I'm sure he's doing great. He was offered a better place so he took it and left us here." Liam laughed and this time Zayn joined in too. The raven-haired smiled and said, "I'm sure that idiot is having a time of his life while we sit back and miss him. But we talk to him quite often so it's all good." Zayn took Louis' hand in his while leaning into Liam's touch.

Harry smiled at Ziam and was glad to see that even after so long the couple was still going strong, unlike him and...

His eyes again shifted towards the small figure who was somewhat trying to hide himself away by slowly moving to stand behind Zayn. At that moment, Louis looked so soft and cuddly in that green sweatshirt that ...

Wait!!!

Harry's eyes stuck where they had landed on Louis' front and he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Louis was wearing the sweatshirt. The green Adidas sweatshirt that he had given him almost seven years ago on Christmas.

For a moment, he thought his eyes were deceiving him when he noticed the outfit that Louis was wearing. To say that he was shocked would be an understatement. This sweatshirt wasn't just one of the things that Harry ever gifted to Louis. It had a special meaning to Harry and buying it for Louis meant a lot to him.

Because apart from it being the first present that he had given to Louis, that green Adidas sweatshirt was also the first thing that Harry had bought from his first ever salary. He remembers how he had saved up his salary of the first two months of his first ever job at the bakery, only to buy this sweatshirt for his best friend. Back in those days, Harry was contemplating his emotions towards Louis and had found his feelings to be somewhere in between friendship and crush. His young self was standing at the threshold of a new level of sentiments and attachment towards the small boy who was then just his best friend. He had started realising that he wanted Louis as more than just a friend. The blue-eyed hedgehog swiftly managed to increase Harry's pulse rate whenever he was around.

Louis had no idea that he was gradually but unknowingly claiming a monarchy over Harry's heart and that Harry was more than willing to let his heart be dominated by him.

Harry had very recently joined the bakery at that time and it was his first ever job. That job was really special to him as he could now earn something for himself by his own. Although it was just a part-time job, it still made the young Harry feel like an individual who was earning for himself. And just as his appointment at the bakery meant a lot to Harry, Louis did too. He wanted Louis to feel special so he had saved up his first ever income for buying a perfect present for his cute and endearing 'friend'.

Harry still remembers how excited and nervous he was when he had gone shopping for Louis' birthday present. How he just couldn't locate the perfect gift for his best friend/newly discovered crush. He wanted a gift that would remind Louis of him whenever he saw it. So, after strolling around the mall for six hours and going to almost every shop, he had settled on that green Adidas sweatshirt.

Harry never forgot how happy and satisfied he was by himself when he had seen that beautiful glow on Louis' face after seeing that sweatshirt. He had felt proud because it was his first ever income that he had used, to buy this for the lad and was glad hat Louis liked it. His pride and smugness used to increase even more whenever Louis wore that sweatshirt. He still remembers how his chest had gone wide with gratification when Louis had mentioned the sweatshirt and how it was an awesome gift from him, in front of Michael.

But right now, in the present time, Harry was nothing but shocked to see that same sweatshirt clinging lazily to Louis' small figure. He couldn't believe that the boy who himself called off their relationship over a text and said that he was over it, had still kept the first token of their bonding.

Louis noticed the way Harry was eyeing him and realised that the tall lad had recognised the sweatshirt. In the way Harry's eyes were stuck on him, Louis couldn't help but shiver inside. He didn't know what was going on in Harry's mind after seeing the sweatshirt because it seemed like the enchanting emerald eyes were darting thousands of questions at him. Questions that Harry wanted to ask but couldn't voice them. Questions had Louis was supposed to answer but couldn't bring himself to.

"HARRY!" Niall screamed near Harry's ear at the same time when Zayn shouted "Louis!" right next to Louis' ear, making both boys hiss from the sudden attack on their eardrums.

Harry turned towards Niall to smack the boy for screaming so obnoxiously loud in his ear but when he moved around he was met with an even serious glare from Niall. Niall sighed in exasperation and gestured towards Zayn with his eyes.

Harry directed his gaze towards Zayn who was looking at him with raised eyebrows and questioning eyes.

"Soo, is that a yes?" Zayn asked again.

Harry and Louis didn't know what Zayn was asking for because obviously they were so engrossed in each other's thoughts just moments ago that they hadn't bothered to listen to what the other boys were conversating about.

"Umm... About what?" Harry asked.

A menacing smirk crawled up on Zayn's face as he turned towards the blue eyed boy with a knowing look. He let out a barely audible chuckle before turning back to Harry and said, "I asked you if you'd like to join us for lunch, Harry?"

Harry flushed in embarrassment when he realised that his lack of attention towards their conversation was caught. "ohh umm y-yeah, sure. Niall and I would love to catch up with you guys."

For a split second Louis' eyes went wide cause he was sort of expecting Harry to deny that offer straightaway. But when he saw the singer accepting the invitation for lunch quite excitedly, he was stunned. But the shock on his face left as soon as it arrived because he knew the only reason Harry agreed was to catch up with Zayn and Liam.

"Our seats are over there. Let's go." Zayn said and advanced towards their table, followed by everyone else.

Louis decided that he was gonna sit at the farthest chair from Harry's. He was fully aware that whenever his cursed self came anywhere close to him, it doomed the emerald eyed lad's happiness and he didn't want it to happen this time. Harry was meeting his long-lost best mates after such a long time so he didn't want to disrupt this moment for him. Moreover, he also knew that he was practically the reason behind Harry being away from these guys, especially Liam.

Niall, Liam and Harry were 'bestest' of friends in school, just like Louis, Zayn and Andy were; so knowing that he was somewhere the cause of Liam not being able to contact two of the closest people in his life, made Louis feel heavy with guilt. Zayn and Liam had supported Louis while he was going through that tough juncture six years ago and he was forever grateful for that but the self-reproach of keeping these best buddies apart disturbed him more often than not.

And now that the boys came together after so long, Louis didn't want to spoil this happy time for anyone, especially for Harry. So, he decided to sit as far as he could from the boy.

But before he could approach the chair at the corner, Niall beat him to it. Zayn sat next to Niall with Liam on his other side. To Liam's right was Harry. So, everyone else except Louis was seated and the only place left for him to occupy was the chair between Niall and ....... Harry.

Just as Louis noticed the seating arrangements, a sudden wave of nervousness crawled up in him. He was starting to get fed up of his fate now. It seemed like even the smallest things didn't go according to his wish. The farther he tried staying from Harry, the stronger destiny pushed him towards the lad.

"Come in Lou, Settle down." Zayn said with a grin and shifted his eyes towards the chair, gesturing Louis to fill up that empty spot. Right at that moment, Louis felt like hitting Zayn with his shoe because the raven haired boy looked so delighted while asking Louis to sit down next to Harry, as if he was totally heedless of the past and the present status of his relationship with the curly haired lad.

'I bet he's enjoying seeing me in misery! Wait till we return home, you zebra!' Louis muttered under breath as his hesitatingly sauntered over to the empty seat. He instantly got edgy after sitting because although his face was directed towards the napkin on the table, he could see Harry from the periphery of his vision. He noticed how Harry moved his face towards him but in a snap of time turned away as well. ' Maybe he doesn't even want me to sit with him.' Louis guessed.

And damn, somebody really needed to tell him that he was wrong when he thought that. Because even though Harry tried to play it cool, he couldn't help but sniff in Louis' scent. The small boy still wore the same vanilla perfume that he did years ago. Although Harry would never admit, that smell was definitely his favourite and he had missed having this sweet fragrance always next to him. He looked down to see Louis playing with the hem of the sweatshirt which reminded him of how the blue-eyed boy used to do it every time he got nervous and how he used stop him by making Louis hold his hand instead of pulling the threads of the sweatshirt.

'So much is still the same, yet so much changed.' Harrry thought.

"So what are we having.? There are freaking elephants creating a havoc in my stomach. Oh dear friends of mine, help me eradicate them by telling me the most delicious dish served here so that I can use them as my ultimate weapon of victory and win over those humongous creatures that are stomping on the inside of my belly." Niall said dramatically and put his hand on his heart to look more solemn. He looked over to find everyone else's attention on him. The rest of the boys were staring at him wide eyed and utterly bewildered. There was a moment of pin-drop silence after everybody at the table burst out in loud hysterics.

"Oh My God Niall, you didn't change a bit." Liam said while trying his hardest to control his laughter.

Niall smirked as said, "As best as I was. But yeah, I got this stubble now though. Makes me look like a young handsome bloke, innit?"

"Sure, sure. You don't look like a blondie with a baby face anymore." Zayn said and guffawed loudly. Everybody doubled with laughter when Niall threw a few french fries that the waiter had just brought, at Zayn.

For everyone at the table, this reunion was nothing but a great reminiscence of the amazing time they had when they were all teenagers and used to just have fun without any care in the world. Six years ago, all five of them lost some things and got separated due to difficult circumstances but the bond of everlasting friendship that they had, stayed preserved. They all matured over time, having to face lots of bumps and hurdles in life but their attachment to each other never faltered. All of them were seated at the same table after a gap of six long years but the way they laughed and high-fived, it felt like they were back to high school and having the time of their lives, just like they did everyday.
Looked like nothing happened between them. Everyone was enjoying having others' company.

Everyone expect two. And it's doesn't take rocket science for us to know who those two were.

Both Harry and Louis were undoubtedly loving that they were reunited to their friends and were eating together after such a long time but the fact they were sitting right next to each other kept their pulse rate on escalation throughout the time. Louis could feel Harry's occasional but subtle glances at him or morelike THE sweatshirt and he couldn't help but fidget in his seat. Although, he himself couldn't stop his little heart from instinctively making him steal a glimpse of those dimpled cheeks whenever the green eyed boy laughed or just let out a chuckle.

And as for Harry, he was simply overwhelmed with the memories of the most wonderful days of his life. The time when he wasn't that rich in terms of money and fame but regarding friendship and love, he was the wealthiest in the world.

<<FLASHBACK:

"Get up, you Horn!!!"

"No, Zaynie pooh!"

"Niall, you know that's my seat. Get up right now."

"Your name's not written on it, Zayn. Just sit somewhere else."

"No get up. I always sit there. Don't provoke me to punch you Niall!"

"I would love to see you do that, Princess!" Niall said with a smirk.

Zayn narrowed his eyes at his target and said, "Shut up before I actually spoil your baby face, you leprechaun."

"I'm not a baby!"

" Oh yess! You are."

"You little -" Niall got up with a pointed finger while Zayn pulled up his sleeves. But before the duo could start fighting like two angry bulls, Liam the usual peacemaker, horned in.

"Hey Hey Hey, stop it you two. Ni, shut up and baby just sit on this chair yeah? Next to me?" Liam gestured to the chair right beside him. Zayn looked at Niall with angry eyes before plopping himself down on the chair closest to Liam.

Liam instantly put a protective hand on Zayn's thigh and used his other hand to push the plate of sandwich, that he just brought, towards his boyfriend. Zayn whispered a small 'Thank you, baby' to Liam before diving into his food.

Niall eyed the sandwich hungrily before turning towards Liam. He scowled when he saw Liam staring at Zayn with fond spilling out of his eyes. "Mate, couldn't you have gotten one for me as well? I'm your best friend remember?"

But before Liam could speak, Zayn answered, "Ha! But I'm the boyfriend." He smirked and took another bite of the sandwich, deliberately making a show of enjoying the sandwich right in front of Niall's face.

"So now the boyfriend is more important than best friend? Good to know how things work here, Payno! I'm bruised, emotionally" Niall said dramatically while wiping away the invisible tears that just slipped out of his eyes.

"Serves you right, peasant."

"Okay, Liam stop your boyfriend before I-"

"Before what?" Zayn said with challenge.

The two were still bickering over nonsense when an overly excited voice greeted them, from across the canteen.

"HEYY GUYS!!"

And the three boy definitely knew whose voice it was because by now they were used to Louis announcing his entry in the cafeteria with his loud greeting, everyday.

Niall, Liam and Zayn turned towards the main entrance to see Louis bouncing towards their table with Harry trying to pull him back by his waist.

Niall rolled his eyes and huffed loudly, "Wonderful , now I have to play gooseberry for two couples. Is there anything called fifth wheeling cause looks like that's what I do every time we all sit together. Help me, Oh Lord."

"Gosh Nialler, stop with all this drama mate." Liam said while shaking his head. Zayn chuckled because he knew that although Niall was being a drama queen, he was actually right. Sitting next to Larry came along with the continuous urge to puke rainbows and flowers and awwing at their cuteness, every two seconds. The two were the school's brand new couple and everyone knew that because even when they were 'just friends', they were constantly attached at the hips.

And to have Ziam at the same table as Larry, was a full on cuteness overloaded attack on the so-called 'happily single' Niall Horan.

"Heyy. How's everyone?" Harry asked as him and Louis approached the table. He sat down and quietly pulled Louis on his lap which the small boy happily complied.

"Good mate, you?" Liam asked. Harry looked at Louis and smiled with fond, "I'm doing great cause I've got a beautiful company with me since morning." Louis blushed a gorgeous shade of pink cause he understood what Harry was implying.

Niall groaned indistinctly," *cough* Whipped *cough*".

Harry turned towards Niall when he heard him mutter something , "Did you say something Niall?"

"Never mind Harry, Niall's just in the mood to be beaten today." Zayn said while rolling his eyes.

"Where's Andy?" Louis asked Zayn. He knew that Zayn and Andrew had the last class together and so he expected him to join them as well.

"The vampire called." Zayn said

Louis shook his head and said, "Obviously he did."

"Vampire? Whose the vampire?" Harry asked as he subconsciously started making circles on Louis' thigh with his fingers.

"Remember I told you about Andy's boyfriend, babe?" Louis asked as he shifted on Harry's lap to face him better. Harry nodded at Louis' question and gestured him to go ahead.

"Yeah so that guy, Drake is the vampire." Zayn said , completing Louis' sentence.

"Is he really? So vampires are actually real?" Harry asked with pure amusement. Louis laughed at his boyfriend's cuteness. He sometimes wondered that this tall, buff and manly boyfriend of his was definitely too innocent for this world.

Harry frowned when he saw Zayn and Niall laughing and Liam shaking his head in disbelief. But before he could question their stupid reactions on his simple question, Louis cupped both his cheeks and kissed him softly on the lips. "Oh froggy. Drake isn't an actual vampire. It's just that Zayn and I don't really like him so we call him a vampire. Don't tell this to Andy though." The small boy turned around to face the other lads and continued speaking, "Anyways, are you guys all prepared for the Hallowe'en party at my place next week? What are you all gonna dress as?"

"OMG YESS!!! I'm so excited. Liam and I are probably gonna go as Batman and Robin. I've already got the costumes ready. It's gonna be fun this year. And I can't wait for the trick or treat part."

"Eeeeeee!!!!" Louis and Zayn squealed in unison, with delight.

The three boys chuckled at Louis and Zayn's buzzing with thrill. While Niall laughed at their childishness, Harry and Liam eyed their respective boyfriends with fond spilling out of their orbs. "I swear you guys haven't grown a day after being of twelve years. It's endearing" Harry worded his amusement and winked at Louis while Liam bent forward to squeeze Zayn's cheeks.

Niall rolled his eyes at the tremendously cute and sickeningly adorable couples, " Can you guys stop reminding me how lonely and utterly single I am? It's frustrating."

"Aww Nialler, we're sorry." Louis said with an innocent pout although it was clearly visible how he was trying to stifle his giggles. "Anyway, tell me what are you gonna dress as for the Halloween, Ni?"

Almost instantly, a smug smile made its way on Niall's face as he said, " I'd very much like to keep my costume a secret. Cause it's gonna be the best of all."

Harry rolled his eyes at Niall's words and said, "Oh come on Niall, you said the exact same thing last year and the next thing we know, you came in all black with a big donut hanging on your body. You seriously thought a donut costume would make you look sexy? Unbelievable."

"Why is everyone against me today? You guys are bullies, I swear."

"Anyway, it's your first year at a Halloween party as a couple right?" Liam asked Louis and Harry.

Louis caught his bottom lip under his teeth as he felt the blush rise to his cheeks and tinting them with light pastel pink colour. He finally had a boyfriend and it was none other than the hot and handsome, Harry Styles.

Harry, on the other hand, had a proud look on his face as his squeezed Louis' hips. He felt conceited as well as lucky to have the most gorgeous and precious boy completely to himself.

He gave a nod to Liam's question. It was definitely the first year when he was going to go in couple's costume and that too with his boyfriend.

"So, what are you both gonna dress as?" Zayn asked with curiosity.

"Well, me and Harry- " Louis started but was cut off in between by the curly lad himself.

" Harry and I."

Louis gave an incredulous glance at Harry and continued, " Yeah so as I as saying, ME AND HARRY are dressing up as Peter pan and Captain Hook. Isn't it awesome?"

"That's really cool, Lou. I bet you two would look great." Zayn's compliment had Louis' face glow with fond. He felt Harry patting his thighs and using his other hand to pull him closer against his chest. Louis leaned backwards and instinctively rested his head on Harry's shoulders. He closed his eyes and hummed softly with contentment when he felt his boyfriend running his long fingers on his arms in a soothing move, giving Louis that happy tingly feeling.

"Peter Pan and Captain Hook, huh? You never told me you've already decided? Hmm?" Harry whispered in Louis' ears and saw a vibrant blush grow on Louis' cheeks.

"Y-yeah, I thought it would suit us. If you don't like it then it's okay. We can look for something else." Louis whispered so that none of the others could hear them.

"No no no baby. I love it. You'll look so adorable as Preter Pan. My Peter Pan." Harry said with a smirk and kissed Louis' neck softly yet seductively.

Louis flushed deep red at Harry's words and attempted to hide it behind his discreet giggles. Gosh, he blushed way too much around Harry.

Louis lifted his head and stared directly into the shining emeralds. "And you'll look so hot as Captain Hook. My Captain Hook." He lifted his head a bit to drop a sloppy kiss at the end of Harry's lips.

"Gosh, I really can't wait to see you in that short green outfit baby. I swear I'm gonna loose all control."

"Shhhh, you're getting really nasty , froggy." Louis giggled as he lightly caressed Harry's lips and cheeks with his dainty fingers.

Louis took a sharp intake of breath when he felt Harry's hand moving closer to his @$$ and grabbing them firmly.

Harry smirked as he sneakily licked behind Louis' ears and whispered once again, "Am I really? I don't think I'm doing anything, shorty."

Louis felt goosebumps rising everywhere on his body and the warm feeling engulfing him completely. His insides were steaming with desires with just a few words from Harry. He was breathing heavily and so was his boyfriend. Louis moved his hands towards his hips and grabbed Harry's hands that was resting on his bum while purring softly, "Yes, yes you are."

"OH MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUS? RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY SALAD? GET A ROOM GUYS!!!" Niall's sudden shout made Louis leap on Harry's lap in surprise. His cheeks were now as red as a tomato as he tried to straighten his posture on Harry's thighs. Harry quickly removed his hands from where it was resting on Louis' @$$ and moved it on the chair's handle.

Zayn and Liam laughed when they saw the look on Harry and Louis' face after being caught. Louis blushed hard while Harry rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

"Oops." He exclaimed with a chuckle and almost instantly Liam, Zayn and Niall screamed excitedly, "HI !!!" The three of them were well aware of how this Oops and Hi were their thing, so they never left a chance to tease them.

"Ohh come on." Louis said and swiftly turned around to tuck his face in Harry's neck so as to hide his embarrassment from his annoying friends. The three boys laughed hysterically because they loved annoying the couple.

Harry chuckled at Louis' sudden shyness and wrapped his arms around the small boy's waist. He kissed the side of Louis' forehead and brought his other hand to move it in the blue eyed boy's soft fringe from in front of his eyes.

Harry couldn't help but smile when he noticed Louis' head resting peacefully on his shoulders as he continued to massage his scalp. Their next class was about to start in twenty minutes so he allowed Louis to nap in his arms and busied himself in staring at his tiny boyfriend.

After a while, Harry looked to up from his boyfriend to see Zayn whispering something in Liam's ears and giggling afterwards. They were both holding arms and looking as happy as ever. Harry shifted his eyes towards Niall who was busy stealing the sandwich from Zayn's plate. He smiled when he analysed how amazing his life was at the moment, with the least worry and being surrounded by the best people in the world. His affectionate and caring mother, his supportive and concerned stepdad, his dependable and supportive friends and the most beautiful gem of a boy as the love of his life. Harry knew he loved Louis with everything in him. Who wouldn't? The small boy with his mesmerising blue eyes, cute fringe, pure heart and simplicity seemed to woo everyone around him. Harry considered himself a helpless prey to Louis' charms. He felt like he had everything he needed to feel complete and thanked his lucky stars for granting him so much at such an early age. His life was perfect.

FLASHBACK OVER>>

But now he knows.

He knows that nothing is perfect; That 'perfect' is just too good to be true.

In six years, he lost everything that completed him. He stayed away from his mother, had to go through the pain of the loss of his stepdad and had to miss out on a large amount of fun with his best friends, Liam and Zayn. But the most painful of it all was the breakup with Louis. He was honestly devastated.

But gradually he learned to live without mentioning the pain his heart felt whenever Louis flashed in his memories. And now that he was seated on the same table as his best friends and... Louis after a protracted span of six years, every wonderful memory that he had stored deep inside his heart, came rushing in front of his eyes.

"YES, The food is finally here. I was starving." Niall stated happily which seemed to bring Harry out if his daze. Everybody chuckled at Niall's torturous hunger and Harry joined in.

All the five boys starting eating their meals while making small talks here and there. They laughed eveytime a funny incident from their school days was brought up in the conversation .

Even Harry and Louis happily took part in the conversation and enjoyed their time with their best friends. But Louis made sure to never so much as turn towards Harry although he occasionally did feel the green eyes boring into him.

"So, Harry how's your life, huh? You're a star now, man. We're really proud of you." Liam said with a happy smile. Harry smiled back in gratitude and said, "Thanks , mate. You guys were with me when I was a no one, so this appreciation coming from y'all really means a lot."

"So have you heard any of our music, guys?" Niall asked excitedly as he took a bite of his lasagna.

"KIWI!" Zayn literally screamed his favourite song almost instantly. All the others laughed at his exhilaration. Zayn blushed when he realised he probably said it a bit too loud. "Sorry, it's just that.. that song is freaking LIT af. I just jump around dancing whenever it plays. I love it, Harry really and Niall, I love that guitar part in the song which I know you played. It's fucking awesome and I've probably heard it a million times by now. Gets me in the mood of shaking my hips." Zayn winked while everyone chuckled at his obsession with the song.

"Well mine is The Sign of Times. I just love it cause it's soo soothing and classic. It's the first song in my playlist. You guys did a great job on that song. Totally loved it."

Harry smiled and mumbled a 'thank you '. A sense of satisfaction and contentment washed over when he heard Zayn and Liam praising them for their songs. He was happy to know his music somehow connected him to his friends who were oceans away from him.

But apart from feeling self-satisfied, Harry was curious. Curious because there was still one person who had yet to reveal his favourite song of Harry.

Harry pretended to having no interest in what Louis had to say and continued eating. But he did keep looking towards Louis' side, every two seconds when he didn't hear the boy giving any reply. He was trying to show that Louis' choice didn't matter but he would be lying if he said that he wasn't inquisitive to know Louis' favourite song of his. He wanted to know whether the boy listened to his music at all or just avoided them completely.

He could see Louis playing with the hem of the sweatshirt, a nervous habit of his. The small boy didn't know if he was expected to answer this because he had never mentioned how much of a big fan he was of Harry, how his songs were the only songs he preferred hearing most of the time in the day and how he had every single word of every single song memorised by heart. He had never talked about it with Zayn or Liam so speaking about it while sitting right next to Harry himself was nerve wrecking. When he saw Harry eating his lunch without even bothering to hear about his favourite song, Louis thought that maybe what he liked didn't really matter to Harry. Maybe Harry didn't want to know his opinion on his songs. So, instead of replying straightaway, Louis kept quiet and waited for someone to change the topic.

But, it didn't work when Niall asked him once again. "Umm.. what about you, Lou? Which one of our songs do you like the most?"

Louis' eyes went wide when Niall directed the question straight to him. There was no chance to dodge it away now.

The thing is that he did have a favourite. Although he was secretly obsessed with all of Harry's songs and Niall's music, there was still one particular song that always seemed to top the list and that was

"T-two g-ghosts" Louis slowly stuttered the name out. The whisper was so feeble that had the table not been quiet and waiting for his response, nobody could've heard him.

Niall's eyes opened wide when he heard the song's name. Harry had written the song all by himself and Niall knew for a fact, who it was about.
Liam and Zayn were shocked as well because to be honest, they had thought that Louis never heard Harry's songs. They had presumed that the boy probably kept himself from listening to his ex's music but they were totally wrong.
On the other hand, there was Harry. He was about to take another bite of his food when he heard Louis voice his favourite song. His hands stopped mid air when he heard those two words.

Two ghosts.

This song had a deep meaning for Harry and each and every word that he had written was related to him and one particular boy, who happened to be sitting right next to him at the moment. And before he could process everything, his mouth automatically asked, "Why?"

Louis and everyone else turned their face towards the green-eyed boy as soon as that single word question escaped his lips. It was quite unexpected of him to suddenly show interest in the topic considering how quiet he was a few seconds ago but Harry was definitely intrigued. His heart wanted to know if Louis felt the actual emotions behind the song or not.

"umm....It-It's an amazing song. Very s-soothing and calming. The music and the singing is like h-heaven for ears." Louis stuttered out his answer. He thought these many reasons would suffice for now so he didn't continue further. But, when he turned to his side he saw those green examining him once again. They were fixed on him, waiting for him to continue. Looked like they refused to blink unless Louis revealed the real reason.

The acute intensity in those eyes made Louis look down. He took a deep breath and continued, "B-but the most important and special thing about that song is its.... l-lyrics. It kinda fits m-me. The words are so deep and have so effectively delineated the details about a r-relationship that was once amazing, but somehow there came a gulf between them. How now they are just two strangers clinging to happy memories and trying to make something work that just isn't there anymore. It so simply means that without you, I don't know how my heart beats. How back then, we had nothing that could be considered high-priced but we had each other and that was all we needed. But now you're not with me anymore. I said things that I didn't want to and now I can't even touch you or so much as admire you like I did when your face used to glow under the fridge light in our dark kitchen. It's like we both are swimming in an empty pool cause your absence took away everything along with it.I'm trying to figure out what went wrong between us but I just can't pin-point it. We are no longer what we used to be because I'm not who I should be, without you. You're the most important part of me and I'm just incomplete unless you're by my side. You're my life... my life without which I'm nothing more than just a g-ghost."

Silence.

All that could be heard was silence.

Harry couldn't do anything except for looking at Louis as the small boy slowly mentioned every feeling that he himself had once felt while writing the song. His green eyes were burning with the unshed tears that had pooled up and were threatening to overflow. Although, the song was a part of his second album, Harry had written it at the end of the first year of his stay in America, which was approximately four months after Louis had broken up with him over a godamn text. It was at that time when Niall had convinced Harry to try and move on. The tall boy had come out of his misery after a painful span of four months and his wrecked emotions made him write what later came out as 'Two ghosts.' Nobody except Harry and Niall knew who the song was about. Ever since he had put this song in his album, people continued asking him about the person or rather the 'girl' that's been described in it and Louis' name always used to be at the tip of his tongue. But, he knew he couldn't mention him openly in interviews cause before he could get a chance to flaunt his gorgeous boyfriend, the boy had moved miles away from him. So, just like the media-trained person he was, Harry used to dodge the question effectively by saying, 'I mean if you really listen to the lyrics, you'll know who it is about.'

But what he didn't know was that Louis never really understood that the song was about him. In this moment, the blue eyed boy spoke out whatever his heart felt about that song, with no clue of the fact that he himself was the incentive to the song. Every word in the lyrics struck deeply in his mind and heart and Harry's voice singing them had even more profound effects on him. His pulse rate heightened eveytime he used to hear 'Two ghosts'. It was almost scary to him that how much the song suited his point of view, considering the things that he did or happened six years ago.

But even after this strong connection towards this song, not even once did Louis think about the possibility of this song being about him. When the song was released, people were speculating that it was about Harry's breakup with his supposed girlfriend and singer Taylor Swift. Although Louis was quite devastated when he had heard that his froggy found someone else but he had consoled himself because he knew Harry deserved someone as successful, beautiful and talented like Taylor and not someone as ordinary as him.

He had seen on social media how Harry's fans linked the mention of red lips and blue eyes with Taylor so he also believed the song was about her. But that silly daft forgot that he also happened to have thin and soft pink lips, blue eyes and even two matching tattoos with Harry that he had got inked on himself in the school days.

It was incredibly ridiculous that both of them were so unaware of how much the other loved them and longed to go back in time, correct everything and be together.

All these overwhelming thoughts and emotions made tears flow out of Louis' eyes. He kept looking down to prevent anyone from seeing those small drops of salty water dripping out of his eyes. He was sobbing silently , trying his best to be as subtle as possible.

It was maybe a small whimper that he heard or the pain his heart felt, that Harry noticed Louis crying and he didn't like it one bit. So, almost instantly he reached for a napkin and offered it to Louis. "Here." he whispered

Harry doesn't know why he did it because wasn't he supposed to stay unaffected by Louis' actions? And why did the fact that Louis heard his songs and understood every emotion behind them, make him go soft? It was as if Louis' words effectively cracked the tough shield inside which Harry had sealed his heart. How could Louis so easily be successful in faltering his hard and rigid mask of being heartless?

'Fùçk this damn helpless heart and these stupid feelings.' Harry thought.

But what the poor boy didn't understand was that the heart is a savage. It has always been. It dares enough to challenge the brain's rational thoughts and is not bound to comply on everything it's been told. It runs wild and free and when it's in true love with someone, it just can't be tamed by our minds or held back by the ribs that cage it.

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Louis tilted his head just a bit and stared warily at the napkin for five seconds straight. He then lifted his gaze to look at the one who offered it to him. Harry was looking at him with the same blank expression but this look was still different. Louis might be mistaken but he swears he noticed that those green orbs looked calm and not hard and solemn. There was softness in Harry's expression this time and Louis felt at peace by being at the receiving end of that soft look after such a long time.

He took the napkin from Harry's extended hand and wiped under his eyes. He sniffled a bit and then mumbled, "T-thank y-you, Mr. S-Styles."

And while the two of them were caught in the mess of these complicated matters of the heart, they didn't notice Niall scribbling something on a napkin and sliding it towards Zayn. A bright and proud smile came on Zayn's face as soon as he read what Niall had written.

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So, how was it?
I hope you liked it. I've written bits of them at long intervals so I don't how this has turned out . I'm sorry for any mistakes that you found .

Please give me your honest opinion guys. Is it boring? If you think the story needs something then feel free to suggest your ideas. I'll be happy to add them, if it fits in the plot that I've in mind.

So, yeah What do you think is gonna happen?
Harry is finally starting to accept that he will never be able to hate Louis.
Also, you might expect a long forgotten character to make it's entry again, really soon. ;)

I can't promise the time of my next update but I'll try to make it as early as I can. No false promises though, this time :(

Thank you for reading. Please do vote and comment.❤️

Updated: 25/10/2018

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