A/N - Hey, it is going to be a Five-shot. I will write it if you like the first part.

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Harry watched the alpha sleep beside him.

The early morning sun glowed over the golden expanse of the alpha's skin that was on display. He had scratch marks on his biceps, where Harry had grasped him while the alpha pounded into him. Harry blushed when his eyes fell on the alpha's chest; soft bite marks littered the skin. Harry recalled biting down on the alpha's skin when the knot was formed into him.

His straight hair was now messy. Harry knew how his fingers gripped them when the alpha sucked on his nipples. Harry whined when he thought about last night. His omega whined with want when the alpha's muscular arm came up to hold him in place. Harry looked down at the contrast of their skins. Tanned arm held his pale waist possessively. Harry tried to even out his breathing. He knew, when the alpha would wake up, he would push Harry away.

Harry watched, hypnotized, the alpha's eyelashes fluttered. A soft frown settled on those thick brows as the alpha tried to blink the sleep away from his eyes. Those sizzling blue eyes came into view. They were soft now, almost unfocused. The alpha blinked in a quick succession for a moment and then those eyes found Harry.

Harry said nothing, he watched the alpha coming back to consciousness. He was taking up everything he could before the alpha left.

"You creep me out when you stare at me like that," was the alpha's first sentence.

Harry blinked.

"Good morning, Louis," Harry whispered, trying not to disturb the early morning eerie silence that surrounded them.

Louis sat up on the bed, the duvet pulling around his waist. Harry blushed when his eyes fell on the alpha's back; it was marred with nail marks. Harry's omega preened, as he knew, he left it there. Something Louis could not wash away. At least not for some time.

Louis was groaning in his hands. Harry sat up beside him, feeling self-conscious when his pudgy stomach was revealed. He had nothing to allure the alpha. Well, except his arsehole.

"Are you fine? Do you want some tea?" Harry asked, his voice rushed. He wanted the alpha to stay a bit longer.

Please stay a bit longer.

Louis shook his head, already sliding off the bed, "I need to get out of here as fast as I can."

Harry's eyes fell on the alpha's bum; it wiggled when he pulled up the boxer from last night.

"I can make you breakfast if you want?" Harry offered again, just like all those mornings they shared in past two years. He knew the answer too.

Like déjà vu, Louis shook his head in denial, "I have a shift in the bike shop."

Harry knew the answer. He always knew what Louis was going to say but he would ask every morning.

Harry nodded, forcing a smile on his face. Just like every other time.

Harry watched the alpha getting dressed. Louis would not even look at him. His face morphed into a frown. Harry felt rejected. Just like every other time.

When the alpha was ready, Harry slid off the bed, pulling the duvet around himself. He tried not to think too much about the fact that Louis' eyes fell on his bare shoulders for a second and then the alpha was looking away. Harry knew it meant nothing. He looked like a lanky toddler as the white duvet pulled around himself, his hands hidden in them and his shoulders bare as it slid off them.

They reached the main door of Harry's flat in silence.

Louis hesitated at the doorstep, his hand gripping the door handle too tightly for normal. Harry eyed it and then looked up at the alpha.

"Harry, um... don't," the alpha stopped when Harry nodded.

"I will never talk about this in front of Arthur. I know, Louis." He hoped his smile looked genuine.

Louis huffed out a breath and nodded, "Yeah. Okay. Bye."

Then the door was closed on his face. Harry stood there, still. His eyes on the door and he tried not to let those tears fall.

"So he left just like every time," Harry flinched when Niall quipped, his flat-mate and best friend, "why do you let him do this, Haz?"

Harry turned to face the omega in question. Niall Horan. His childhood best friend. They came to the states together to study in University.

Niall was doing major in Ethics, politics and economics. Harry studied Film and media studies. They both were studious enough to get a scholarship and financial assistance that covered their coaching fees.

They earned enough money from their part-time jobs to rent a small two bedrooms flat near the university.

Harry met Louis when he was in his first year. They were invited to a student party held by Liam Payne, one of the Electrical engineering students in the same university. Who invited them mainly because of his crush on Niall. According to Niall, Liam was not his boyfriend. They were just screwing around. Harry knew better. They were exclusive but both of them too shy to confront each other.

Then there was Harry and his unresolved feelings for Louis.

Louis was in love with Arthur. His high-school crush. Who was in love with one of their mates, George. Their relation was not steady. Arthur was always coming to Louis whenever George would misbehave with him or just leave him alone for some days. Louis was putty in that omega's hand. Harry knew how much Arthur affected him. He knew Louis was crazy about the said Omega.

When Harry had met Louis, it was in that same party Liam invited them in. Harry was drunk before the clock hit midnight and there Louis was, grinding up to him. His thin lips kissing up Harry's neck, filthy words were whispered in his ear. Harry had turned to shoo the offender away. He was not interested but then he had turned and faced the blue-eyed devil. Louis had smirked at him and then there was a kiss.

Harry was gone.

The next morning was scandalous. Louis had fretted visibly, cursing and pacing around the room. Harry was just looking for the alpha. The one he had lost his virginity to and the one who told him off just the next morning.

"We can do this but there will be no string attached, Harry. Just sex. I have loved someone since I was a kid. This is just..." Harry had watched the pain in those blue eyes as Louis had shrugged, "this is just me trying to unwind. Yeah? Are you up for it?"

Oh, was Harry up for it? No.

Did he want the alpha in his life anyway? Yes.

So the answer was a nod and Louis had smiled. Harry was fucked on his hand and knees after that.

The ritual was same since then. Louis would go out with Arthur, George and his mates then watch them together and get high. Harry would be bouncing on his knot after that.

What hurt Harry the most was, sometimes, Louis would orgasm while taking Arthur's name. It hurt. So Harry tried to forget, he would not listen to whatever Louis was saying.

That was exactly what happened in past two years.

Everyone in their group was unaware of it. Well, not everyone. Liam knew because of Niall. Zayn found out on his own. He was intelligent. Perrie knew because they were caught red-handed in her bedroom, Harry whining while Louis had growled at the beta for intruding. So, they knew and they knew about Harry's feelings too. Harry hated it when they would give him those pitying looks.

Just like now.

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He turned to face Niall with a small smile, "Good morning, Ni."

The blonde tilted his head leftwards, exhaling helplessly, "why?"

Harry shrugged, "I can't resist him."

Niall was there in a heartbeat, hugging Harry close, "One of these days, I will kill him for hurting you."

Harry chuckled, "he did not. I was the one who could not resist him. He never lied to me, Ni. He was clear about his deal since day one. I was the idiot who could not help but develop feelings for him."

Niall pulled Harry towards the kitchen, "let's not talk about that asshole. I will always say, you deserve better, Haz."

Harry said nothing, he sat on the kitchen stool, letting go of the duvet as it fell on the ground.

Niall rolled his eyes, "cover yourself, weirdo!"

He shrugged with a smile, "you have seen me like this for so many years, Ni."

Niall said nothing, just planted a kiss on the top of Harry's head and went around the counter to make breakfast.

They did not talk about the alpha again.

---***--- ---***---

"You stink," Zayn made a face when Louis sat down on the sofa of their shared flat.

Three alphas in a three-bedroom flat, it was too much. Sometimes it would be too intense for them to handle. The pheromones would go crazily strong as they neared rut. When one would bring an omega around, the others would feel tensed. But they could not and would not live any other way. They were friends since they were in kindergarten.

Louis shrugged, taking the mug of coffee that was extended towards him with a pleased purr, "I smell like sex."

Zayn observed him for a moment; Louis knew that without turning to face him. He let his friend do whatever he wanted. Louis was tired. Sex with Harry was fierce. The omega was insatiable. Louis loved how Harry would take his mind off the pain that was there in his heart every day for twenty-four hours. He loved how Harry would not complain when Louis would come on his face while taking Arthur's name. Louis pretended that he was fucking Arthur while his cock would pound into Harry. Harry never said anything. Some days Louis would watch George kissing Arthur or mercilessly grinding into him on the dance floor or Arthur would come back for their first class together, smelling like George.

Those days were dreadful for Louis. Harry would be spanked or gagged those days, Louis would spank the omega until Harry would cry or Louis' alpha would be satisfied. Louis liked gagging Harry, that way, it was assured that the omega would not speak and break Louis' trance where he could think about Arthur.

Louis loved how accessible Harry was.

"I don't know why Harry put up with you. He deserves someone better, you know?" Zayn said. His voice dripped with disbelief and a bit sadness for the omega. Louis shrugged, "he likes getting fucked by me, I guess? If he finds out someone for himself, I will surely let him be. It is not like I force him," he looked at Zayn and smirked, "I don't care whose arsehole my cock goes into. It is not necessary that it has to be Harry. An omega and I am fine with it."

Zayn did not say anything, much to Louis' surprise. After a moment, he shrugged, "I hope the day comes fast when Harry finds out someone for himself and you two stop fucking. It is bothersome to see..." he stopped midway, coughing in his fist.

Louis raised his brows, "it is bothersome? Why? Do you like him? Shall I talk to Perrie?"

Zayn shrugged, "I like him as a brother. He is like the younger brother I never had. Yeah. It bothers me to see him around you. You are an asshole."

Louis shrugged, "I did not force him, Zayn. He had agreed to this."

"Why do you think that forcing someone happens only physically?" two of them turned towards the narrow hallway to see Liam emerging from his bedroom. Being an alpha gave him a keen hearing ability. The alphas could hear someone's voice from quite some distance. It was their speciality.

Liam came to sit on the beanbag, his eyes unfocused from the late night sleep, he rubbed them and yawned.

"What do you mean?" Louis asked.

"I mean," Liam paused to stretch and then looked at Louis, "you did not force him physically. No. I know you would not do that but what about psychologically? You know how an alpha affects an omega, right? Yet you go up to him when he least expects it. Do you even know how seductively you peruse him? You force him emotionally."

Louis looked at Liam and then at Zayn who was looking at Liam with a small appreciative smile.

"I love it when you go all lawyer-y on him," Zayn said. Liam beamed at him and they both turned towards Louis.

With an arched brow, Louis shrugged, "I can't help that I am an alpha now, can I? Neither he can help it. See, we two are fine. If you don't understand something, does not mean it is wrong. Now, if you will excuse me," he took a big gulp of his coffee and placed the mug on the floor as they did not have a coffee-table, "I will take a bath and go to my shift."

Both of his friends said nothing as Louis left the living room.

"I hope he comes to his senses soon," Zayn said when Louis' door was closed.

Liam sighed, "I hope Harry stays for that."

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Louis washed his hair with the shampoo Arthur chose for him. Something with the smell of coconut. A smile graced his lips as he thought about the omega and how he would help Louis with groceries. Louis could imagine a future with the omega, where they would go grocery shopping together every week, Louis pushing the trolley around and Arthur sitting into it, giggling as Louis kiss his neck time to time. Louis let his hair wash under the spray of the water, closing his eyes to avoid the sting.

"You would smell so good if you use something minty."

Louis frowned when he remembered what Harry had said one night. The Omega had combed his pale fingers through Louis' hair and smiled, murmuring those words. Louis had shrugged, "Arthur loves this smell."

Harry did not say anything after that. His fingers were gone.

Louis shook his head, focusing on leathering his body with the lemon scented shower gel. His hands roamed over his body, wincing when the gel touched bite marks Harry had left. He looked down to see the marks on his chest, they looked reddish and Louis could figure out the teeth marks. He sighed, he would have to gag Harry the next time. Louis did not like having marks on him. His body should be unmarked, only Arthur had the right to mark him.

His brows furrowed when the faint smell of lavender and lilac reached his nostrils.

Harry.

It was his smell.

Louis rubbed his body harder. He did not like the smell. It was so feminine for his preference. His preferred smell was something spicy. Like burnt wood. Like Arthur. He smelt like the burnt woods and something heady. Louis loved it.

He sighed when he was finally done. Finally, he smelt like himself, as Arthur preferred. Louis was not proud of his rendezvous with Harry. He was quite ashamed of it but what could he do? He was an alpha, his needs were consuming. He had to invest it somewhere. Hence, Harry came along. He was willing and so very responsive. He was like a dumping place for Louis' semen. He liked having access to the omega. Harry had never denied Louis. Never.

Louis came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. His phone beeped.

He reached for it where it rested on the bed.

A message from Arthur.

"Are you free? I need to talk to you."

Louis smiled eagerly, typing as fast as he could, "of course. Tell me where to meet?"

The reply was quick, "Say, Cup O' Samuel?"

Cup O' Samuel was a café on the campus. Louis loved the coffee they served. Their pastries and baked goods were so delicious that Louis would have them at least once a day.

Harry worked there.

Louis ignored the thought, who cared?

"Sure. Whenever you are free."

"Right now. Please," the message was quick.

Did something happen?

Maybe finally they broke up? Louis tried not to get his hopes up.

"I will be there in ten minutes," Louis replied, running towards his wardrobe to dress up perfectly.

---***--- ---***---

"Have a nice day, ma'am," Harry smiled at the woman who nodded with a grateful smile. She shushed her daughter when she squealed as Harry gave her a free doughnut. He smiled as he watched them leave.

Someone held the door for the woman. Harry's eyes widen when he saw it was Arthur. He watched the omega stepping in and going straight for the window seat just at the corner. Harry could not help but stare.

Arthur was beautiful. Dyed silver blonde hair swiped backwards as a lean quiff, some of the long hair-strands fell on that wide expanse of milky white forehead. Grey eyes twinkled whenever he would laugh and he laughed a lot. He was a happy and bubbly kind of person. Vibrant and joyful. Expressive. When he stepped into a room, everyone would turn and take a look at him. Arthur said that he loved it. The attention. He was so smooth with his steps and his walk was confident.

Harry was opposite. He was clumsy with his walk and with his words. He hated attention. He would linger in the hallways if the classroom or any gathering room was filled with people and step inside behind someone. Just to avoid curious eyes. He hated confrontation. His words were almost always jumbled. He could not for the love of God maintain eye contact while talking to someone. He had to give himself a pep-talk before going over to the shopkeeper and ask him anything. He liked parties, yes, he did but only because he could get lost in those faceless bodies. Where no one would notice him. His eyes were a boring shade of green. So casual. His lips were bow-shaped, feminine. He did not like his pale skin, no matter how hard he tried; he could not grow beard or moustache.

Arthur was everything Harry was not.

So Harry watched the omega, feeling self-conscious all over again.

"Why are you eyeing an omega?" Jade, one of his friends from the café asked him. Harry blushed, shrugging. She chuckled and left after ruffling Harry's curls, another thing he hated about himself. Curls. They made him look so childish.

The bell over the door of the café chimed again. Harry turned to see who it was and stopped on his track once the person stepped in.

Louis.

His face was sporting the beard Harry remembered scratching up his thighs last night. Harry blushed when he saw the high-neck shirt the alpha wore. He knew it was because of his teeth-marks. Louis' hair was tousled. His clothes roughly pulled on by the look of it.

The alpha looked around the café and smiled when finally his eyes found Arthur. Harry watched the alpha's smile. He never smiled at Harry. Harry knew the alpha's smirk, he knew the alpha's furrowed brows but he did not know the alpha's smile. He was so beautiful.

"Hi, Louis," Harry said as Louis passed the counter.

"Yeah, hi," Louis said breezily as he passed, not even looking at Harry. His eyes on the grey-eyed omega.

Harry gulped, his smile dropping.

It was not like he did not know how Louis did not want him in any way but the confirmation still hurt.

The alpha went towards the table where Arthur sat with a skip in his steps. Harry watched how Louis pulled the omega in for a deliberate hug. How that button nose was pressed against the omega's neck. Harry could see how Louis smiled at the boy in front of him, warm and beautiful.

Harry looked down, busying himself with the works.

---***--- ---***---

"I can't believe he told me to fuck off, Louis! He fought with me for so long last night. I don't know what to do anymore," Arthur looked broken. Louis wanted to kill George. How was that alpha so dense? Could not he see that he had the best omega on this planet and he was not smart enough to cherish him?

Louis wished it were he who got Arthur. Well, he was working on it. One day. One day Arthur will be his.

He took Arthur's hands in his, rubbing them softly, "why don't you take a break from him? Yeah? Give him some time alone and see what happens?"

The omega looked at him, those beautiful eyes pooling with tears, "he loves me, right? Louis? I am doing it right by sticking with him, right?"

Louis wanted to say no. He really wanted to say no.

"Zayn is taking us out tonight. It is his and Perrie's second year anniversary. Why don't you come with us? You will feel better." Louis looked at the omega hopefully.

Arthur looked thoughtful, biting those plump lips, "are you sure? I don't think your friends like me that much."

Louis shook his head, "nonsense. There is nothing unlikable in you, Arthur. We all love you. Come on," he kissed the boy's knuckles, "join us."

There was a commotion at the counter, Louis' eyes shifted there to find Harry kneeling down on the floor, picking up some broken glass or something. His co-worker, a girl with brown hair helping him. He was shaking his head to deny her help but she did it nonetheless.

A fleeting image of Harry on his knees in front of Louis came to Louis' mind. How the omega looked at him, all blown eyed and wild curls, cheeks so red when Louis fucked his mouth.

Louis shook his head, turning his eyes on the omega in front of him. Arthur was saying something. Louis hated himself for not listening to him.

"Sorry, what?"

Arthur smiled, "I said, okay. I will go with you."

They stayed there for half an hour after that. Louis drinking his coffee and one chocolate muffin and Arthur took a mocha. Louis could not help but close his eyes as he chewed the muffin. It was delicious. He loved how this café had the best things to serve.

A boy beside their table moaned, laughing when his tablemate laughed. "What? Can you blame me? Harry makes the most delicious muffins."

The girl with him nodded, "did you try his Croissant? Goodness, it is just mouthwatering."

They went back in their discussion. Louis turned away from them when Arthur started speaking about the midterm course he wanted to do.

They stood up to leave after fifteen minutes. Louis went to pay the bill, Arthur just beside him. The omega was holding his forearm. Louis could feel the tingling feeling in his chest as Arthur rubbed his arm.

Louis groaned inwardly when he saw Harry at the cash register. He hoped the Omega did not talk to him.

Wide green eyes peered up at them. Louis watched Harry's eyes fell on Arthur's hand on Louis' elbow then the omega was looking at Louis.

Louis paid the bill, Harry said nothing.

"Harry? How are you?" Arthur asked, smiling at Harry.

Louis watched a smile gracing Harry's lips, "I am fine, Arthur."

He did not say anything else and Louis pulled Arthur out of the café. He did not want Harry to talk and slip something out in front of Arthur.

---***--- ---***---

Harry stared at the blue-eyed girl in front of him. Perrie stared right back. Zayn was leaning against the counter with his lips quirked up. That bastard was laughing at Harry quietly.

"But Perrie, I have an assignment due," Harry tried again. He did not want to go because he knew Louis would go there with Arthur. He would like to spare himself that pain.

Perrie crossed her arms in front of her chest, glaring at him now, "listen here, Harry. Either you come with us willingly or I drag you out of your flat by your collars. You choose."

Harry gaped. He knew that Perrie would do that if needed. He knew how persistent the girl was. He looked at Zayn, almost pleadingly, "can't you say something? Why are you standing there and laughing at me?"

Zayn held up his hands in a gesture of surrender, "you are making it difficult for yourself, Haz. Just come out with us. Come on."

Harry knew they would not leave if he denied. Perrie took his hands in hers, a small pout on her coloured lips, "please, Haz. It was you who helped me to confess. You are such a big part of our relationship. Please come with us. It just one night, you are so intelligent, you will be fine. It will mean so much to me."

Harry could not deny after that. Hell, he knew it was a losing battle from the start. He loved Perrie too much to deny her anything. She was like his closest friend from this university.

He huffed out his defeat, nodding dejectedly, "fine. I will go."

Perrie squealed, grinning at him, "great. Niall is coming too. We will meet you at the Rose and Crown around nine then?"

Harry knew it would go on for the whole night and he nodded, "fine."

He would finish the pending essay after he left the shift here because one of his classes was cancelled and then he would be ready to take a nap and get ready for the evening.

Perrie kissed his cheek and left with Zayn. The alpha waving as they closed the glassed-door of the café.

It was going to be a long night.

---***--- ---***---

Louis sat down beside Liam at the sports ground of their university. Arthur left to attend his class and Louis was done with his shift at the bike shop.

He laid down on the soft grass and looked up at the clear sky. His face breaking into a smile. Arthur was going to the pub with him. Louis would pick him up from his flat and they would meet their friends at the Rose and Crown together. It felt like an almost date.

"So shall I pick you two up?" Liam was talking over the phone and by the blush on his cheeks, it was Niall. Louis rolled his eyes with a fond smile. His friend was in deep. Louis had never seen him so invested in someone.

While he watched Liam talking, Zayn came to sit with them, his lips pressed on a cigarette. Louis took it out of Zayn's lips and sucked on the bud.

"Niall?" Zayn asked with a smirk. Louis nodded. They both shook their heads with a laugh at their friend's lovesick face.

"Okay. I will be there at eight-fifty. See you soon," Liam cut the call, looking down at the mobile in his hands with a happy smile.

Louis laughed, Zayn joining in, "dude, you look like a lovesick puppy when you make that face."

Zayn nodded, "like that crazy in love kind of thing."

Liam blushed, coughing, "shut up, you two. It is not like you guys don't behave embarrassingly when your omegas call. We all know how mushy Louis gets when Arthur calls and we know how Zayn smiles to whatever Perrie says. So stop judging me."

Louis could not help but feel giddy when Liam called Arthur his omega. He grinned at his friend and shrugged, "I guess, we all are crazy in love."

Liam nodded.

"By the way, Zayn, Niall was talking about the alpha in your class, what was his name? Dylan Clarke?"

Zayn nodded, "yeah. One of my friends from the Mathematics department. What happened to him?"

Liam shrugged, "nothing happened to him. Niall wants you to bring him along."

Louis smirked, "you should be scared, Li. Niall is interested in another alpha."

Liam smacked his shoulder, "shut up. He wants to hook Dylan up with Harry."

Louis stared at Liam and then laughed, "Harry? Really? That boy is too shy for hookups."

Zayn quirked a brow at him, "and you are saying it?"

Louis rolled his eyes, "I don't think it is going to work out. Just saying."

Liam jerked his shoulders, "I guess, they can figure it out on their own."

Louis did not say anything again. He was not in a mood. He was happy. He was going out with Arthur and George was not going be there between them.

Harry was not a topic Louis wanted to dwell on today.

---***--- ---***---

"Louis is never going to return your feelings, Harry. Even you know that. Don't you?" Niall asked. His face morphed in a sad twist. Harry hated that expression. Niall was supposed to be happy, always.

Harry wrung his fingers together. He did not want to meet that Dylan guy. No, there was nothing wrong with Dylan but Harry was not sure he wanted this.

Then again, he was at his patience's end. He did not want to be left behind like that. He was done being a replacement. If Louis was not going to acknowledge him then Harry did not want to pine for him and look like a clingy teenager. He hated how desperate he looked for Louis. He did not want to go to the pub and stare at the alpha who would surely persuade him tonight. Arthur was pressed against Louis when they left the café. As an omega, Harry knew those signs. Arthur was leaning for Louis. His omega was getting warmed up by Louis' alpha.

Harry nodded, "fine. Let him come."

Niall was on him for a hug after that. They both fell to the ground from their dingy sofa, laughing as they rolled on the floor.

---***--- ---***---

Harry looked at the mirror, his reflection staring back at him. A scoop-neck black transparent shirt with black jeans that hugged his legs too tightly. The neck was really low, the line of his cleavage showing. Harry turned to look at his bum and yes, it was definitely on display, the jeans expressively showing off his perky arse.

"I look flamboyant," he whined.

There was a groan heard from the adjoined bathroom, "shut up, Haz. You look beautiful. Just come here and let me do your hair."

Harry flinched, "eww. No. I am not letting you do my hair ever again. Last time, the hair-gel was dropping from my quiff. I am fine with my curls." Louis was not going to look at him anyway.

"Fine. Just comb it then." Niall said.

Harry combed his hair with his fingers, easing out the knots. When he was done, he sat down on the bed.

Niall came out wearing a blue and black checked shirt that was buttoned from his chest. It revealed his neck beautifully. His deep blue jeans left nothing to the imagination. Harry whistled.

"You are going to charm Liam's pants off."

Niall threw the used towel on Harry's face, "shut up and let's go. He is almost here according to his text."

Harry laughed as they descended the stairs.

---***--- ---***---

Arthur was sitting beside him. Louis could not look away. Arthur was wearing a white shirt, buttoned till his neck and a khaki coloured pant. He looked beautiful with the way he carried himself.

Louis was wearing a black see-through shirt with a black Jeggings. He had noticed with satisfaction how Arthur's eyes were on him time to time. Louis had preened under the gaze.

The pub was loud. Louis looked around to see it was already crowded. Zayn had booked a booth for them so they sat comfortably. Zayn and Perrie in front of them, talking to each other.

"Liam and others are here," Zayn said after a while. He was looking at his mobile. Perrie stood up, craning her neck to look over the crowd. The pub was dark except for those laser lights and disco balls.

She jumped on the platform and waved her hands over her head wildly when she spotted their friends.

Louis took a sip of his beer and chuckled at her enthusiasm.

"She is really energetic," Arthur said, leaning closer to Louis' ear so that his voice was heard over the loud music. Louis shivered when those lips touched his ear. He gripped the beer in his hand tightly.

"Yeah, yeah, she is," he coughed out, looking at the omega who was smiling at him.

The smell of lavender and lilac.

Louis' eyes shifted.

Harry was standing beside Niall and Liam. His eyes set on Perrie and Zayn as he smiled.

Louis took in the omega's attire and frowned.

Harry was dressed too flirtatiously for Louis' liking. He noticed the omega's neck was completely bare. It was not good for an unmated omega.

"Congratulation on your anniversary, guys," Niall said, sliding into the booth. Harry slid in behind him, sitting across Louis. Liam sat beside Louis.

"Where is Jade and other girls, I can't even contact them!" Perrie whined, sitting down.

Harry smiled at her, "Jade called me to tell you that she will be a bit late. She is the chosen driver for the girls and Dylan."

Perrie frowned, "she could have called me."

Harry shrugged, "maybe she did. This pub's network is really low."

"Can we forget about those who are not here and enjoy the time, guys?" Arthur said, thumping his fist down on the table with a grin. Louis laughed with him.

"Sure, let's order some pints, yeah?" Zayn said.

Liam stood up, "let me go and order. You guys stay here."

Niall stood up too, "let's go."

Everyone made some teasing sound as the couple left.

Arthur turned towards Perrie and Zayn, "so what is the plan after this pub?"

Zayn gestured towards the main-door, "We will explore other bars and pubs. The night is young, Arthur."

Perrie nodded, "we have the whole night."

Harry was sitting there idly, watching them talk.

Louis noticed how the omega was smiling softly at Perrie as she spoke to him.

"There they are," suddenly Perrie said.

Louis turned to see Jade, Jessie and Leigh were coming towards them. Another bloke followed them. Dylan. It was Dylan then.

When they reached their table, everyone shifted around to make space for them. The girls squeezed in together, Harry following. Dylan sat beside Louis, his eyes fixed on Harry.

Louis watched Harry fidget under the alpha's gaze, looking down at his feet.

"Harry," Zayn said, "this is Dylan. One of my mates."

Harry turned to look at the alpha, his eyes wide, "huh-hi."

Dylan offered him a warm smile, "Hello, Harry."

Louis rolled his eyes. They were not in kindergarten anymore.

---***--- ---***---

Harry could not look away. Louis was so handsome. Sitting there confidently, his hands holding the beer bottle tightly. Those blue eyes were fixed on the other omega. Arthur was whispering something in the alpha's ear and Louis was smiling. All private and cosy.

Something like pain rolled through Harry's heart. He looked down at his hands. Louis looked so soft around Arthur. So lovely.

Harry had never witnessed this side of Louis when they were together. Louis was rough, hard and unforgiving around Harry.

"I am just a plaything to him." Harry thought.

It was painful to think how much Harry cared for the alpha.

Niall and Liam were back with two trays. Liam looked around the table and frowned apologetically, "you all have arrived. We did not get your pints."

Everyone laughed around the table.

Dylan stood up, "I am going to go to the bar and have my drink there." He turned to face Harry, "Harry? Come, join me."

Harry looked at the outstretched hand in front of him, his eyes on the alpha. Dylan was muscular, taller than Harry. His black eyes shone with happiness.

He did not want to go but Niall was prodding at his waist discreetly. Harry stood up, taking the alpha's hand as they left.

Dylan was walking behind him, almost cloaking him from the crowd. Harry liked how protective the alpha was.

He smiled to himself as he stepped on the bar platform.

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Louis watched them go. Watched how Dylan was holding Harry's elbows from behind to guide him. He scoffed.

"What?" Arthur asked.

Louis shrugged, "Dylan is behaving as if Harry can't walk. As if he is Harry's nanny."

"I think that is cute that he is so protective," Niall hissed across the table, his eyes narrowed on Louis.

"They would make a lovely couple. Think how good-looking their pups will be!" Leigh said with a happy grin on her face.

"Wow! Seriously? Pups? Are not you thinking too fast?" Jessie asked, laughing at her girlfriend.

Leigh shrugged, "they look cute."

Louis' breath hitched when Arthur placed his head on his shoulder, that pointed nose touching Louis' neck.

"Can we let them be and take the shots?" Jade asked, looking down at the shot glasses.

Zayn whistled, "Yeah. Let's."

They all held the shot glasses in their hands, "cheers to our happy couple."

Everyone downed their shots and shook their heads as the sour taste filled their mouths.

Louis squeezed his eyes, laughing as everyone made some kind of sounds after the shot.

"Let's hit the dance floor," Arthur yelled, already pulling Louis away from the table. Louis did not look back to see who was following. He could not look away from his omega. Arthur was vibrant under the lights. Shots by Imagine Dragon was playing.

Arthur pulled Louis closer, dancing along. Louis laughed, holding the omega's hips closer. They bounced on the dance floor, matching their steps. Louis was happy, oh so happy as Arthur giggled in his arms.

His eyes were all for the omega who was looking at him with a grin.

"You look pretty when you laugh," Louis yelled over the music. Arthur leaning closer to hear him. The omega laughed and swatted at Louis' chest.

"You find me pretty always," he said. Well, Louis could not deny that.

He placed his hands on Arthur's hips, pulling him closer. Their bodies pressed together as they moved. Arthur's arms came around Louis' neck, pulling him closer.

Louis' eyes fell behind the omega.

Dylan was leading Harry on the dance floor. Harry was apprehensive as much as Louis could say. Well, Louis knew how terrible Harry was on the dance floor. He was like a newborn Bambi. Louis smirked; he knew how disappointed Dylan was going to be. He looked at the omega in his own arms. Arthur moved with ease, side to side, step to step. He was so coordinated. Louis loved it about him.

He watched how Dylan pulled Harry closer, Harry hitting himself against the alpha. Louis had to bite back a laugh.

Dylan laughed too, helping Harry to stand properly. Then the alpha was pulling Harry closer, his arms going around the omega as they moved. He leaned down to say something in Harry's ears. Harry smiled, looking up at him.

Louis watched how they moved, Harry cautiously stepping along Dylan. Dylan moved with ease, leading Harry.

"What if George never takes me back?"

Louis looked at the omega in his arms and smiled, "then you will find someone who loves you more than George."

Arthur watched him. His eyes bored into Louis'. Louis did not back down. He let the omega seek whatever he wanted to see. He hoped Arthur found everything he was looking for when the omega hugged him.

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Harry laughed nervously when he stepped on Dylan's feet for the third time. His hands came up to rest on the alpha's shoulders. He felt the muscles under his hands twitched.

Harry liked Dylan. As a friend, he would be lovely to have around but a lover?

His eyes went to his left, finding out the alpha his omega craved in a heartbeat.

Louis was laughing at something Arthur had said. Harry watched how the alpha's eyes became slits as he looked at Arthur. It was so painfully obvious that Louis was in love with him.

Harry felt the pain in his chest. Louis never looked at him like that. He would find a way to woo Arthur and they would be a couple by the end of the year.

"So you like him," Dylan said.

Harry jumped at his voice, turning back to look at him.

His first thought was to deny but then... he knew he could not.

"Am I that easy to read?" Harry breathed out a laugh. He felt sick. If everyone knew about his pathetic one-sided crush on Louis, exactly how far was the time when Louis would come to know about it?

Dylan smiled down at him. Nothing too cynical.

"I completely understand, you know? I was in love with this girl from our high school, she never loved me and I can tell you how hard it was to let her go when the time came."

Harry listened to the alpha with rapt attention, moving slowly as a romantic song came on. He watched Dylan's face going soft, something like a painful smile taking over the alpha's face.

"How did you get over her then?"

Dylan looked down at him and smiled, "I didn't. I still love her. Maybe one day I will find out someone and that will be all to erase my pain. Maybe I will be able to move on. Yeah?"

Harry stared at the alpha in front of him. Watched how uncertain he looked at his own words. Harry knew that feeling. He gave himself that talk a lot of time. He would regret his decision whenever Louis would leave and then it would be his alone time with his omega. He would go over the event that caused that rendezvous and then scold himself for giving in to Louis.

Nothing worked.

When Dylan told him all that, Harry could see his own reflection in the alpha.

He said nothing. With a bounce on his feet, Harry reached out, hugging the alpha around the chest.

He buried his nose in the alpha's chest, "we will be fine, right?"

Dylan rubbed his back, holding him close, "I think, we will. I really fucking think we will."

Harry did not know if he wanted to cry or laugh. They were standing in the middle of the dance floor of a pub and talking about getting over their unrequited feelings.

"Let me forget him. Please let me forget him."

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  So? How was it? May I write the next four parts?