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At this point, I won't even apologize to you guys for being late cause I think y'all already have lost interest from this book. :(
Because I have. This book just about took away something really big from me in the past couple days. To be honest, I was about to give up but then I thought that this was my own work and I shouldn't leave midway. So, yes I will continue writing but I am not sure how much you would like it.

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Harry frowned when someone standing behind him covered his eyes all of a sudden and out of reflex, his own hands instantly reached up to touch those unidentified ones. He could hear Niall laughing from one side which made him realise that this was the surprise that the Irish lad was talking about.

"Guess who?", the stranger spoke.

And just as Harry heard the voice, the wheels in his brain turned and he figured who it was. He instantly smiled a dimpled grin and jumped up from his seat. The serious and grave look on his face was swiftly replaced with excitement and zest. He immediately turned behind to meet the person he had missed a lot in the past days.

"Oh My God, ELISA!!!!", he almost screamed and jumped over the sofa to hug the girl standing there with a small smile playing on her lips.

Elisa opened her arms and let Harry hug the life out of her. She had missed her Harry and Niall so much in the past month that it almost hurt to stay away from them.

"Hey handsome." She said with a teasing tone. She chuckled when Harry tightened his arms and squeezed her further in the hug.

"I missed you so much, gorgeous." He said with his face still tucked in Elisa's neck.

She giggled when Harry called him by the pet name he had given to her.

"I missed you too, Harry. "

And while they were enjoying their reunion after a month's gap, Louis' grip on his sweatshirt tightened. His fingers were suffocating because of the firm fist he had folded them into.

'Handsome and gorgeous?'

'So, that's what they called each other? How boring. Atleast we had unique nicknames for each other. ' , Louis thought. He knows he was having ridiculous thoughts but his jealous mind couldn't think properly.

Yes, he was jealous. He knew he'd be lying if he said he wasn't. No matter, how much he had convinced his heart and soul that this is what he had always wanted for Harry, he couldn't stand the sight of Harry in a girl's arms, nuzzling his nose against her cheeks and calling her gorgeous.

It's not like he wasn't aware of it. He knew that Elisa held a great importance in Harry's life the moment he had seen her in the hospital in LA with Anne and Niall and somehow he had consoled himself thinking she was what Harry deserved. A beautiful, rich, loving and caring girl who most importantly was worthy of being his confidant.

And, she had it all.

Louis' train of thoughts came to a halt when Harry's thrilled voice spoke up again.

"Oh My God, how come you're here, El? And why didn't I know about it? Last time we talked you said you'll come two weeks later.", Harry said with a happy confusion after pulling away from the hug, but keeping his hands still on Elisa's back. It was as though he had forgotten about the others in the room who probably deserved to know about Elisa.  suddenly turned towards Niall and asked, " You knew, didn't you? Why didn't you tell m-"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!", Niall said defensively, " Don't blame me. I didn't know either. It was when I entered the house with Zayn and Liam that this silly friend of yours jumped on my back and scared the hell out of me." He chuckled when Elisa lifted her hands in surrender and giggled.

And all this was getting just unbearable for Louis. He felt Zayn rubbing his back but he couldn't pay attention to it when he could also see Harry rubbing Elisa's back at the same time and completely forgetting about his presence.

'Why can't they just stand separately. She won't fall without his hands on her back.' Louis thought. He was almost close to tears but he tried his best to control them. He couldn't show the mixture of sadness and jealousy pooling inside of him. He was getting frustrated because he knew he shouldn't be feeling this way. It was because of him that Harry wasn't with him anymore. He himself had pushed Harry away from him and thus the other half of his heart.

But still, saying that you're okay with your love moving on and actually seeing them with someone else are two different things and Louis was stuck amidst them at the moment. While Harry was enjoying meeting his 'girlfriend', Louis was trapped in the web of his own emotions. He was so sad that he wanted to cry and walk of there but at the same time, he was also furious enough to pull the green eyed boy away from the 'overly clingy' girl and kiss him to impose his claim on him. Although, he knew he couldn't. And all because of his own god damn decision.

So it wouldn't be wrong to say that the fire of jealousy inside Louis was burning nothing but himself.

Louis wasn't the kind of person who judged people at the first go. He always found something good to admire in everyone but for Elisa, he just downright hated her and the sole reason behind it was the fact that she had Harry by her side. The girl had the one thing Louis had always wanted for himself. But seeing his most loved possession with someone else made him that realise that he would never have that back. And this realisation hurt, hurt so much more than he could explain.

Louis' attention narrowed on the girl once again when she spoke up again to clear Harry's confusion, "Chill Harry, Ni didn't know about my arrival as well. I talked to him yesterday but he didn't know that I was about to board the plane. I wanted to surprise you both. Only Anne knew. She told me that you two weren't home. She had to leave for some get together so she let me in and then went with some of her friends. I thought I'd scare you both when you entered the house but I had no clue that you'd bring guests, along with yourself. I surprised Niall just as I surprised you, Harry, except I jumped on his back instead of merely covering his eyes.", Elisa laughed, recalling the appalled look Niall had when she had jumped at him from where she was hidden behind the door, when the lad had entered with his two friends.

"Heyy, don't laugh at me. How else did you expect me to react? I thought it was a robber or yet another crazy Harry Styles fan who managed to trespass on our property once again." Niall said with a fake pout.

Harry rolled his eyes and Elisa cooed at her adorable boyfriend, "Awwwww sorry Nialler." She said, her voice high pitched because of the giggles.

And it was then that Elisa noticed a new unknown presence in the room. A sly grin spread on her lips because she kind of had a guess of who that person could be.

She hadn't forgotten the night when she had met Harry for the first time and what all he had ranted to her in his drunk state, about a boy who was probably stood right in front of her at the moment.

"He must be really beautiful", she had said while trying to take the vodka bottle from Harry.

Harry had chuckled at her words and had downed the entire bottle empty before saying, "Beautiful? Oh, calling him beautiful is doing injustice to his beauty. He's *hiccups* beyond description. He's God's most magnificent art."

"Ohh really?" Elisa had said and continued driving towards Harry's house. He was piss drunk and was talking non-stop about some boy she had no clue of. But with the passion Harry spoke, Elisa knew that the boy meant more to him than anything in the world.

'Yes, smol, petite body with perfect curves and thick at the right places. So sexy yet so adorably tiny, capable of getting guys weak in their knees and girls envious of his perfection. Hair so soft that you would never want to stop running your hands through them. Just..just like silky smooth feathers. Face so glowing that it could outshine the sun. Nose so cute that would make you want to bob them against your own. And lips, ufff, lips so pink and plum that they could take you under his charm with just one smile and make you crave the feeling of them against yours. But you know what's the most striking feature of him? His eyes. Gosh, his eyes...the most beautiful and rarest shade of blue. So deep and dazzling that it would make you wanna drown in them and never come out...just keep staring at them forever. And whatever I said still doesn't even come close to how perfect and irresistible he is. He's isn't just beautiful, Elisa. He's charismatic and just.... just..... s-stunning. " He choked on a sob before continuing,

"A perfect heartbreaker he is. Lured me in with his innocent and endearing smiles and trapped me with the bait of his gem of a heart."

'Louis Tomlinson, the captor of my heart.'

This was how Harry had described him to be and the boy standing in front of her almsot matched to the delineations.

Throughout this time, the boy hadn't uttered a word. He stood there silently with his blue orbs stuck on just one person.

But Elisa saw it. Saw how those blue eyes continuously shifted between Harry and her. Eyes that were glistening with a hint of tears in them. She noticed the look of envy in them whenever they landed on her but also didn't fail to notice the sadness and yearning whenever they turned towards Harry.

And just one glimpse of those blue eyes spoke enough to compensate for the boy's silence and to reveal his identity to Elisa.

She also didn't fail to notice the jealousy swimming in Louis' eyes and let's just say she liked being a little mischievous.

She intentionally leaned more towards Harry and put her right hand on his chest while saying, "Harold! Niall introduced me to Liam and Zayn when they arrived. Now won't you introduce me to the one that accompanied you here?"

Perhaps it was then that Harry noticed the boy and shifted his gaze towards Louis. The small boy stiffened when everyone's attention turned to him, especially Harry's. They held an eye contact for a second before Harry looked away. He was a bit skeptical about introducing Louis to Elisa because she knew almost everything about the small boy even before meeting him. Harry knew that whatever Niall and he had told her about Louis, had made her despise Louis. So, he feared that she might not appreciate Louis' presence there and would say something that she shouldn't have.

And although he wouldn't admit, Harry didn't want Louis to leave just yet. The blue eyed boy had come to his new house for the first time and he just wanted to spend a little more time with him. He just wasn't sure how much Louis and Elisa would get along.

"Uhh..Elisa this is Louis, my umm my... manager."

Louis' heart sinked at his introduction. 'What were you expecting him to say anyways Louis? Stop sulking over it. You're only his manager, nothing more.' Louis scolded his heart who was stupidly hoping for maybe being called something more than just Harry's manager.

Maybe...maybe a friend, at least?

Elisa smirked because she knew everything that had happened in her absence. How the same person whom Harry had loved throughout his life happened to become his manager and how both of them were trying to stay away from each other but actually couldn't.

All thanks to her lovely boyfriend. Niall was like the typical gossip queen when it came to the topic of Larry. It was amusing for Elisa when Niall had told her about his secret meeting with Zayn and Liam and how they called it mission 'Sail the Ship '.

Her boyfriend was a dork, really.

"Manager? OHHHHHHH....I thought he was that same boy who you still lo-"

Louis would've known what Elisa was trying to say, if only Harry hadn't coughed rather harshly and interrupted her. "N-no, this is my uhh m-manager, El." He said, trying to hide his flushed look behind a fake glare.

"Okay okay. Well Hi Harry's 'm-manager', she said while mimicking Harry's stutter which earned her a soft slap on her head by the singer.

'Ha ha ha not funny' , Louis thought and controlled himself from rolling his eyes at her. Joking around with Harry simply meant that she was too close to her and that idea wasn't something that Louis liked. He wanted to scream and sob at the same time and if this continued for a little while more he was sure to go berserk.

Elisa chuckled and said, "Sorry sorry, I was just messing with this idiot here." She said while pointing at Harry. "But anyways, Hi Louis, It's really lovely meeting you. I'm Elisa, Harry's -"

"Girlfriend. I know." Louis said. A fake smile was put up on his lips as he gently accepted Elisa's hand that she had extended towards him and shook it with his own. He knew that if Harry had seen something worth loving in her, it meant that she was genuinely a great girl and a lovely human being. So he couldn't just let his jealousy take control over him. He undoubtedly felt like a hundred knives stabbing his heart when he called Elisa, Harry's girlfriend but he knew he had to down this bitter truth of reality and accept it no matter what.

This thought alone made him want to cry all over again but he just couldn't do that in front of so many people around him.

His train of miserable thoughts came to a halt really shortly when everyone in the room shouted,

"WHAT!!!"

It came out so loudly that Louis jumped lightly at his spot as soon as he heard it. He looked up to see everyone frozen at their spots and staring at him with wide eyes. His brows furrowed with curiosity as he asked, "uhh what? What happened?"

There were two seconds of complete silence after which Elisa burst into a fit of laughter right at Louis' face. Louis' expression was that of total confusion. He turned to his right to see Zayn shaking his head and facepalming while Liam seemed to be attempting to suppress his giggles.

But the most amusing was Niall. The Irish blonde looked like he was ready to roll with laughter. Tears threatened to spill out of his eyes with how much he was laughing. He stumbled forward and landed on the couch while cackling hysterically. Louis frowned even more, trying to remember what he said which the ex blonde found this hilarious.

And Harry?

Well, Harry stood still at his spot. He was actually what's called frozen. The green eyed boy couldn't decipher why Louis just assumed Elisa to be his girlfriend. They had just met and hadn't even had a conversation yet, so he couldn't understand why Louis would've thought so.

Elisa on the other hand, was elated. The way Louis called her Harry's girlfriend was proof enough for her to know that the lad was tremendously jealous of her. She was absolutely loving this. To be honest, she didn't like Louis initially. Back in LA, Elisa hated the name Louis because in the few months that she had spent with Harry and Niall, she had noticed that this name brought only sadness and bad memories for the green eyed boy who now was one of his best friends. She looked at Louis only as the cause of Harry's misery in the past six years and also for the fatal accident he got into. She had in fact had a fight with Niall over the phone when the Irish boy had informed her about his intentions of getting Louis and Harry together. She thought Harry had had enough bad experiences and he deserved someone who could genuinely make him happy.

And quite honestly, she wasn't to be blamed. Elisa was just looking out for her best friend and boyfriend. She was oblivious to their past and coincidentally had witnessed Louis' name mentioned only in the worst of scenarios, be it the dangerously drunk state Harry was when they had first met or when Harry woke up crying in the middle of the night missing his other half.

But her thoughts and opinions changed completely when Niall had told her about his meeting with Zayn and Liam.

<<FLASHBACK : (almost a week ago)

"Niall, we discussed this before and my opinion's still the same. I don't think Louis is 'The one' for Harry, as you're saying he is. He broke Harry's heart so badly Ni and you know it better than me. In the past months I have only seen him upset whenever Louis' name came up. I know Harry truly and genuinely loved him. More than anyone could ever love someone, but Louis didn't value his love, Niall. And Harry is still hurting. That glimpse of pain is always there on his face and I don't want that to intensify further. Harry gave so much to Louis but what did Louis give in return? Heartbreak. Pain. Loneliness and Sadness.

You tell me, honey. Who was the reason behind Harry's excessive drinking? Louis. Who was the reason behind Harry waking up several nights with tears in his eyes? Louis. And who was the reason we almost lost him, Niall? Well guess what, it was Louis. I still don't get why you're wanting that boy back in Harry's life. If anything, you should keep him away as much as possible. ", Elisa said in an annoyed tone. Niall and her had been discussing over this ever since Niall had informed her about Louis becoming Harry's manager.

"Babe, you dont understand. You said yourself that I know about this better than you then please have trust in what I'm thinking. You have seen Harry only for the past few months babe but I have seen this right from the beginning. You don't know Louis, El. You don't know much about that boy. You haven't seen the crazy love they had. It was like some soulmate shit and it still is, trust me. You're right. I agree that Harry has been in agony for the past six years and Louis is a reason behind this but what you don't know and I do is that Louis himself is the only remedy to his agony. If Harry's problems are because of Louis then the solution to Harry's problems is also Louis. They can't live without each other, babe and they know it. Both of them do. All I'm planning to do is to get them to accept this fact. They are trying to run away from each other thinking they'd be better off without the other but that's not true and they are aware of it too. They are just trying to escape this reality. You also didn't see the look on their faces when they met in the BBC office, babe. Harry looked like he wanted to pull Louis to himself and Louis looked like he would just jump in Harry's arms. But before his heart could convince him, Harry closed himself off and pretended to be harsh towards Louis. You're right when you say that Harry is not completely happy and that there's always that glimpse of pain on his face but what you haven't seen is Louis' face holding the same expression. You know about the deep love Harry has for Louis but you haven't gotten a chance to see the sincere and passionate love Louis had for Harry. The boy literally lived for Harry's dream. I have seen him staying up all night to write songs for Harry. I have seen him crying over a small scratch on Harry's arms. I have seen him love Harry as...as.. damn, there's nothing that can be compared to that. " Niall sighed at the end. Tears threatened to spill out of his eyes. He was in love with Larry's love and wanted to do everything in his power to get his best friends to be happy.

Elisa sighed deeply. Niall did have a point. Her opinion was based on a very short span of time while Niall had seen both the boys grow from being each other's best friends to being inseparable lovers. "I guess you're right, babe. I don't know much about this Louis. If Harry loves him as much as I think then maybe that boy does have something in him. I'm just worried, Ni. You and Harry mean a lot to me baby. I just don't wanna see him in the hospital again or you crying at all. And no matter what, I can't help but put the blame on this Louis guy. "

Elisa frowned when she heard a soft chuckle from Niall and she couldn't believe what Niall said next.

"You think Louis put Harry in that condition? It's quite the opposite, El. Harry is out of the hospital and healthy only because of Louis."

"What? Niall what are you sayi-"

"I met Zayn and Liam."

"Zayn and Liam......your best friends from school right?"

"Yeah, remember I told you about the fight I secretly saw between Harry and Louis in the office the other day? Over that Michael guy?"

"Yeah." Elisa said, remembering clearly what Niall had told her. He was walking towards Louis' office that day when he had seen Michael, his old schoolmate, coming out of the room. He was shocked to see him there and had stopped to make a small conversation with him. Michael greeted him happily and had left for some work after that. Niall had then proceeded towards Louis' office again only to find the small boy pinned against the wall by Harry and even though he shouldn't have, he had seen and heard everything that took place in the office. It was at that moment that he had decided to take things in his hands and bring Louis and Harry together once again.

"Yeah so when I met Michael, I had asked him about how he got in touch with Louis again. He told me about it and had also mentioned about Liam and Zayn being in contact with Louis too. I got to know that Louis and Ziam were next door neighbours and had been in contact for all these past years, which isn't a surprise to be honest. Zayn and Louis are as close as brothers. Yeah, anyways... Michael and I exchanged numbers and I asked for Zayn's as well. And after the argument that I saw between Harry and Louis , I knew I had to call Zayn without delay."

"Hmm. So you asked Zayn to meet you?", Elisa said urging him to go on.

"Yeah I texted him and we decided to meet. It was so overwhelming to see Zayn and Liam after such a long time that I almost cried."

Elisa chuckled at her boyfriend's words, "Almost?"

" Yup, I was about to but I didn't. Babe, I'm a grown up man. "

"You definitely cried, baby. I can make a bet worth my life on this even though I wasn't there to see it." Elisa said and laughed when she heard Niall whine on the phone.

Yup, definitely a grown up man.

"Yeah okay fiiiiiine, I cried. But hey, only a little okay?"

Elisa giggled once again before saying, "sure honey. Whatever you say."

"Ughh lemme continue. You're so distracting, sweetheart. Anyways where was I? Yeah! So I met Zayn and Liam and they told me things that confirmed my doubts. Louis had a really big reason behind everything that happened six years ago.

"Ohh, what was it?" Elisa asked solemnly. She started to re-question her opinions now. Maybe Louis genuinely was a great guy and loved Harry as much as Harry loved him?

"Well, I don't know the reason though. Louis has apparently made them promise never to speak about it to anyone. Zayn said it we wasn't his place to tell and I think he did the right thing. But he told that Louis has equally been miserable for the last six years. Babe, I told you they both really can't live without each other. While Harry tried forgetting Louis by drowning himself in alcohol and one night stands, Louis hasn't gone out with even a single person this whole time. El, Zayn said that he tried so many times to set Louis up with someone. But Louis dowright refused every single time. Babe, trust me on this. I know that they need each other. Their hearts are connected by a bond of love which is blessed by the heaven's angels and God Himself. But the only problem is that there is a massive heap of misunderstandings between them. They both need to speak to each other and all I am gonna do is get them to talking terms."

Elisa was listening intently throughout and quite frankly she had never imagined Louis to be still stuck on Harry. She had expected him to have moved on but now she was slowly starting to believe that perhaps Niall was right. That maybe there was actually a reason behind him leaving Harry heartbroken.

"You're sure that he isn't pretending ,right? Like trying to show how sad he is only to get Harry back, now that he is rich and fam-?"

"ELISA!", Niall interrupted Elisa in a stern and warning voice. Elisa stilled for a moment because never in the past months had Niall shouted at her this angrily. "I'll let it slide this time but never repeat what you said, ever again. For a moment, I can even consider Louis committing the gravest crimes but there's no way in heaven that I'll accept that Louis is after Harry because of his money and fame. He can stoop really low but never as low as using Harry. He's isn't that cheap,El. You don't know anything about Louis. He is the sweetest and most caring person ever. Money, fame and stardom is something he would reject in a single breath if it came at the cost of his loved ones. And Harry? Louis can't even think of using Harry like that. I have seen that boy live Harry's dream, El. He wanted nothing expect Harry's success. He only hoped for Harry getting to do what he's always wanted. And you thought he was the reason behind Harry going to the hospital right? But did you know he had come to the hospital that day?"

"W-What?"

Niall sighed. He knew he shouldn't have snapped at the girl. She was just trying to affirm that Harry didn't get hurt again and it was only fair on her side to ask these questions. Niall's voice softened and said, "Yes El. That day in the hospital when Harry woke up from coma wasn't a miracle. Louis was there. He had gone all the way from London to LA to meet Harry. Liam told me all this. And when the gaurds didn't let them in, they sneaked into the hospital. Liam said that Louis wasn't able to calm down for a single second until he saw Harry. He was worried and was so desperate to have a look at Harry for once that he didn't hesitate climbing the pipes to get into the hospital. He took so much trouble to get there, El. And you know how much we had tried to talk to Harry in the hospital but he didn't respond to any of our voices. But it was Louis who made Harry gain his senses again. The head nurse had caught Louis in Harry's room but she didn't tell us because Louis had asked her not to. Remember? The doctor had said that it seemed like Harry wasn't willing to wake up? But he did, El. He did wake up and Louis' voice was what motivated him to want to get better. Their love isn't like any others, El and I'm sure you'll see it in Louis' eyes as well when you meet him. Just please know that Louis isn't a cheat. You can at least trust my confidence over him. Please."

"H-he was there?"

"Yeah."

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry Niall. Oh My...I didn't know. I'm so sorry. All this time, I was accusing Louis when in reality he was the one who saved Harry. Oh God. I was just trying to look out for Harry. He is one of my best friends and I never want to see him hurt again and that's why I doubted Louis. But you're right. I don't know him so my assumptions and views about him might totally be wrong. I trust you and your decision baby. I'm sorry if I said something I shouldn't have and if Harry and Louis really love each other so much then I'm with you in this from now on. I promise."

"Really? Thanks for understanding, sweetie and I'm sorry I shouldn't have snapped at you. I love you, El."

"Love you more, Ni."

" I love you the most!"

"I love you the mostest! Haha" Elisa said, making her boyfriend laugh with fond.

"I love you the mostestest, my babycakes."

"I love you the m-"

"Shhhh, no more now. If you really do love me then prove it?" Niall said with a smirk.

"And what do you want me to do Mr. Horan?"

"Come here pleaseeeeee. I miss you so much darling." Niall said and Elisa could imagine him pouting on the phone.

"Awww baby, I miss you too. I wanna leave everything here and come to you as soon as possible. I miss your cuddles so much, Ni." Elisa said which sounded pretty much like whining.

"Hmm only cuddles? And what about the fun part that usually follows our cuddle session? Don't you miss it, baby girl?"

Elisa giggled adorably at Niall's naughtiness and decided to play a little bit with her boyfriend. "Nu-uh!!"

"Ohh really? But that's not what you were saying last night, baby. You were moaning so good into the phone for me. You were screaming such obscene words while working yourself up, baby girl. And didn't you say that my voice sounded soo hot during the phone sex? You came -"

"N-Niall not right now. I'm in the office." Elisa whispered, her deep breaths on the phone went straight to Niall's crotch but as Elisa said, now was not the time.

"Ugghh Dang it. My bad."

"Aww now don't be like that baby.  Just wait till I get home and thennnnn.....how about we FaceTime and have fun?"

Niall nodded vigorously even before his mind could catch up the fact Elisa couldn't see him. "Hell yeah!! I wanna see you. So hurry up and finish your work okay."

"Yes boss. Haha. Now go, don't you have two people to bring together? Come on start your mission Ni. I am with you."

"Thanks El. I'll be waiting for the video call, yeah. I love you, girlfriend."

"Love you too, boyfriend. " Elisa smiled and cut the call with her lips stretched in a wide smile and eyes filled with fond and love.

FLASHBACK OVER >>

And at this moment, the clear jealousy in Louis' eyes and the coldnesd with which he called her Harry's girlfriend, were gradual assuring steps for her to believe that Louis might have actually missed Harry during the past years of separation.

She was still laughing when she looked over at Harry. The boy was staring at Louis in shock, confused as to why Louis would straightaway assume Elisa to be his girlfriend. Elisa laughed even more at Harry's oblivion. The boy hadn't probably realised that Louis was jealous of her and he was the sole reason behind it. He was what Louis wanted to fight for.

"Louis! Shut up", Zayn tried whispering softly from behind but Elisa heard it nonetheless and shook her head with a smile.

"No no Zayn it's okay." Elisa chuckled and continued, "By the way, why are y'all standing ? Come on guys, let's sit and talk yeah."  She turned towards Louis and said with a grin as wide as ever, "Please have a seat Louis."

Louis frowned for a second before plastering his fake smile back on his face. He nodded politely and said nothing more than a 'yeah' albeit there was a flow of thoughts inside his head.

'Sit? Why is she suddenly changing the topic? Maybe they aren't official yet. But it's pretty clear th-'

Louis' mental rant came to a halt and he stopped midway across sitting on the couch when he saw Elisa moving towards Niall instead of sitting next to Harry.

And just seconds later, his eyes widened in disbelief and mind went blank as he watched Elisa situating herself in Niall's lap.

Louis shot up from his bent position with a jolt, stared skeptical at Elisa's audacity to sit with another boy right in front of his boyfriend and Niall's shamelessness about happily letting his best friend's girlfriend sit on his lap. What is wrong with the two of them?

Niall had instantly wrapped his arms around Elisa as soon as she had adjusted herself over his thighs. The couple gave each other a loving smile before turning back towards Louis with a smirk.

Louis then turned towards Harry and was met with those green eyes narrowed at him as the taller boy stood with his arms crossed across his chest. He held a stern expression which seemed to mean ,'Really, Louis?'

Louis was trying to process what he was seeing. He could hear Liam trying to laugh without making a sound but failing at it miserably. And it was then that the wheels in Louis' head turned in the right direction and realisation dawned on him.

Elisa was Niall's girlfriend and not Harry's. The two of them who he had considered to be a couple were literally just friends. Fuck!

But to confirm his new assumption, Louis slowly turned towards Zayn and raised his eyebrows, silently asking him if what he had just realised was true or not.

And Zayn did. He did understand what Louis was asking and nodded in response.

Louis closed his eyes and sighed. His cheeks turned pink in embarrassment as he turned back towards Niall and Elisa who still had that teasing smile plastered on their lips. He smiled guiltily at them before the duo burst into a series of giggle.

Gosh, this was awkward for Louis and all he wanted to do was slap himself hard on his face. Why the hell did he have to say it out loud that he had oh so stupidly considered Elisa as Harry's girlfriend.

"I.... umm.... I'm s-sorry. I didn't....I thought....I just umm....I'm so sorry." Louis said with a flushed look. He sat back in his place and hid his face behind his hands to hide his blush and to escape the others mocking him.

Elisa was quick to move towards Louis. She chuckled and crouched down in front of him, "Hey, Hey Louis. It's okay. You don't have to be sorry." She said and pulled the boy's hands away from his face. "And yeah, me and Harry are just very good friends. In the past few months, he has become one of my best buddies but there's nothing more. I belong to this.... Irish leprechaun? Isn't that what you used to call him?"

Louis chuckled at that and nodded, remembering how he was the one to give Niall that tittle which later on, pretty much became his alias. He was the one to start this and every one else just followed his cue. Niall Horan was known as the Irish leprechaun all because of Louis.

Oh, what happy days they were!

"So, don't worry Harry is single." Elisa said with a wink, making the pink on Louis' cheeks darken further.

"Yes Tommo, this beautiful nightmare happens to be mine."

"Heyyy, I'm not a nightmare, Ni."

And before Louis could lie and say something along the lines 'It doesn't worry me if he's single ot not', Elisa spoke up once again.

"Although! There is someone who constantly seems to occupy Harry's head and heart. Considering you're his manager and know what he does and where he goes on a daily basis, do you think you know who that might be, Louis?"

"El!!!" Came Harry's voice from behind.

"What? I'm just asking, Harry. It's not like he's the one, now is it? He's your manager and what's wrong if I befriend him and gossip with him about you? I like him already. " Elisa said with a wide smile and turned towards Louis again. "I'm pretty sure we're gonna get along real well, Louis."

"T-thanks Elisa. I hope so too." Louis said, smiling a genuine smile this time. He was glad that Elisa and Niall didn't take offence of his stupid assumption of Harry and Elisa being linked. And when he came to think rationally, Louis found Elisa to be quite bubbly and lively, one that he could definitely be good friends with. The girl was a walking reflection of Niall and now Louis could definitely see the two of them together. She was just as lively and enthusiastic as her boyfriend and the way he had seen her at the hospital it was clear that she possessed a really caring and loving nature. Funny but considerate; jolly but compassionate, that's how Niall was and that's how Louis had found Elisa to be.

Plus, she didn't have his Harry. Soooo...all was well.

Louis' thoughts then shifted towards Harry for very obvious reasons. Elisa had just said that Harry still had feelings for someone and Louis could only imagine who that lucky person could be. For a split second he contemplated about it being himself but was quick to dismiss that thought. Because Harry wouldn't have been this cold towards him if he felt something other than pure hatred towards the small boy. So, Louis considered himself out of question. This idea was rather saddening for him because even if it wasn't Elisa, there still was someone in Harry's heart and Louis wanted nothing more than to be in that spot. He just cursed his life because it could've have been him if only the situations and scenarios were different.

Harry on the other hand, couldn't move his eyes away from Louis with just one thought circling around in his head.

'Why did Louis consider Elisa his girlfriend out of nowhere?'

The smile on his face when he had said that, hadn't reached his eyes and Harry had noticed that. He knew that Louis was forcing himself to say that and his expressions spoke... sorrow? And and...hurt? Harry thought maybe he was mistaken but at the back of his mind he knew he could never be wrong in reading the words written on Louis' face.

So could it be that Louis was jealous? Jealous over the idea of Harry being with Elisa or any other girl for that matter?

'No! That can't be true. You're being delusional Harry. Stop thinking wrong. You don't want to assume these things and be hopeful only to be broken once again. You being with anyone or not doesn't bother Louis. He has moved on six years ago. So don't overthink.'

Harry tried to convince his heart but even though he wouldn't admit, he knew that the shield he had built around his heart was slowly breaking and somewhere a little hope did come up in his mind that perhaps Louis actually was affected by him or his relationship status, that Louis still felt something stir within whenever the thought of him with someone new came up, that Louis still hasn't forgotten the unconditional love they had six years ago.

Harry knew that he was slowly going soft on Louis and was gradually deviating from his plans of being cold-hearted towards the small boy. But the real problem that he had just realised was that to him, this didn't seem like a problem anymore. Giving in to his heart was a trouble Harry knew but now that trouble didn't seem like a trouble anymore.

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Sooooo, how was it? Hope you found it bearable enough to read. Haha!

Please excuse me for the mistakes if you found any.

So, what do you think will happen next?

There will be one more chappie on Louis at Harry's house and then the story will move. And, I promise that there'll be less seriousness and bit more fun *cough* romance*cough* in the upcoming chappies

And as you might have noticed (I hope you did otherwise, it'd be so embarrassing😂), that I am slowly trying to reveal the small cliffhangers that I had left in previous chappies. Like, Niall was the one who saw Harry and Louis fight and how he had met Liam and Zayn secretly.

And one important thing guys,
I know that some of you don't like the idea of Niall with this Elisa girl. But please try and understand my point of view. I wanted this story to look realistic, like something that could happen in real life. So, in this AU, I wanted to portray that gay couples are just as common and normal as hetero couples so I didn't want to have only gay pairing in the story. Elisa is genuinely a nice girl. Everyone is free to give their opinion but just please don't hate for the sole reason of Niall being with a girl. I hope you understand. Thank you so much. :)

Please keep showering your support, my lovely muffins because quite honestly, I am a little down these days. But your amazing comments and support is keeping me going and I have decided to not give up on this book. So, please share your opinions on this book and I promise I'll try to give my best.

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

Updated: 04/02/2019

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