Notes:Hey. I have realised something. I can't make this a five-shot. Really sorry about that. I had a plot in my head when I started writing this but now I am thinking about a lot better plot which will take more chapters than only five. It is going to be a heavy angsty fiction. If it is not your cup of tea, please don't read. The ending will be positive, trust me but the whole fiction will be angsty. Hope you can go through that.

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Harry could feel his toes curling when Louis' cock found his prostate. He whimpered, hiding his face into the pillows. His eyes were watering anyway.

Louis gripped his hair, pulling at it. The pain shot through his scalp, burning the roots. Harry cried out when Louis' cock pulsed in him, slamming against his prostate with every thrust.

"Don't you dare hide your face," Louis growled, leaning over to envelop Harry's body with his.

Harry's wrists were bound with the belt Louis wore today morning when he came to find Harry and his mouth gagged with his own panties.

Louis' left hand was sliding up and down on Harry's back. Louis' mouth closed on Harry's neck, biting and sucking.

Harry pushed back against Louis' hipbones when the alpha almost stopped.

"I will fuck you till you are sore. I will take you 'til you pass out. Don't you dare hide from me. Do you get it? You are mine," Louis said, his breath unsteady against Harry's nape.

Harry closed his eyes, tears pooling in them. He knew these words. They held no meaning. These were Louis' rut-talking. In rut, Louis would become territorial and tell all these words to Harry and when it was over, he would forget it too. He would just look at Harry and wait for the omega to leave.

So Harry tried to concentrate on the way the alpha's cock was splitting him open, the way Louis was pounding into him.

Suddenly Louis pulled out, causing an empty feeling in Harry.

Harry furrowed his brows when he felt the alpha sitting on his knees behind him.

"I want to see your face," Louis said, shoving Harry on his back.

Harry gasped when Louis pushed in, hovering over him. Those blue eyes were inches away from his face. Harry placed his bound hands around Louis' neck, pulling the alpha in for a kiss. Louis kissed him happily, biting his lips in the process.

The thrusts were erratic now. Harry knew the alpha was close. He could feel his own arousal in the pit of his stomach.

"I will breed you," Louis was hissing in his ear, his face hidden into the crook of Harry's neck, "I will plant my seeds in you. You will give me my pups. You will be pregnant after this."

Chill ran through Harry's veins. His eyes widened.

"Mph," he tried to say something when he saw the glint in those blue eyes when Louis met his eyes.

"You are mine," Louis growled, the wolf flashing in those blue eyes. Harry tried to pull the alpha closer, just a bit. His scent would calm Louis. He knew that. He would have to push the alpha's nose into the crook of his neck for that though. But the alpha was not reciprocating. He was shaking off Harry's hands and just staring at him. Those lips were parted as he panted against Harry's mouth.

Harry felt the knot expanding in him, his muscles giving spasm as they tried to accommodate the girth.

Louis' cum shot into him and in that exact moment, the alpha's head dropped. Harry sighed when he felt Louis' nose against his neck and closed his eyes.

"You are mine," Louis whispered.

Harry tried not to cry. Louis was not thinking.

Then he felt it.

A searing pain at the left side of the junction of his neck and shoulder shot through him.

His body arched off the bed. Harry's breathing stopped as the pain intensified. Something was tearing his skin apart.

Two teeth were sunk in him. Louis was sucking the spot.

Louis growled when Harry tried to shove him away. The alpha was too strong for Harry's strength.

So he laid there, fighting off tears as Louis worked on his neck.

In some minutes, he was mated.

Louis sucked, taking his blood and then Harry felt the alpha pulling away.

Harry knew what would happen next and he could do nothing to stop it.

Fire sizzled through his body, burning his veins and skin. It felt like he was setting himself on fire. His eyes widen, pain rippling through his muscles. His omega was thrashing in him.

The alpha did not seal the bond by leaking it close.

Harry knew what he should do. He knew what could stop this pain.

It was the alpha's pheromones that came in him through the bite that was causing the pain. It was the poison in that bite that was tearing his muscles. He knew what to do now.

He would have to bite the alpha back. That would take away the poison that was stored in him. It would close the bond between them and it would even out the level of poison in their bodies.

That was the reason they called it mating cycle. It worked like that.

All Harry had to do was just reach out and bite down on the alpha's neck. Claim the alpha as his just like the alpha had claimed him.

Instead, he cried out through the gag in his mouth. Louis was breathing against his neck now, his knot tightly secured in Harry.

Harry could not bond Louis. Louis was not his. The alpha was in rut's haze but Harry could not bond him. He was in his rational mind.

So he laid there, thrashing as the poison sizzled through him. It would lose its strength after some moments but those moments were agonizing.

Harry was unconscious when the next wave of the poison rolled through his body.

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

He woke up to Louis' pale face. The alpha was sitting beside him now. Those blue eyes horrified as they took in the scar against Harry's pale skin. He looked terrified, confused and hesitant.

So the rut was over then. Obviously, it was. The bond ceased the rut or heat. It happened.

Harry winced when he tried to sit up. Well, his arse throbbed. So did the muscles of his thighs. His neck pulsed with a dull ache.

"I-We mated!" Louis whispered, like saying it loudly would cause some kind of trouble.

Harry softly touched the skin there and yes, his fingers came back with blood. It would take time to close as it was a half-bond.

"Shit! This was not supposed to happen! I- why did not you stop me?" Louis asked. His tone accusing.

Harry blinked.

Louis' scared expression turned sour in front of him. The alpha sneered, "did you plan this? Did you plan this mating?"

Harry looked around. It was a known fact that after mating, an omega needed some time to recover. He just woke up. He could still feel the pain in his joints.

"I- what?"Harry asked. His eyes scanned the alpha in front of him.

Louis looked distressed. His hair was sticking out in every direction and his eyes wild with worry. He chewed his lips as he stared at Harry's scar.

"Okay. Okay. I have got this. We can get it removed, right?" Louis asked, his hands flaring around.

Something like a dagger sliced through Harry's heart. His eyes fell on his own hands. He would not cry. No. That would be so pathetic.

Louis jumped off the bed and pulled out his laptop from his wardrobe. The alpha was fast.

"They surely have some solution for these mistakes. I am sure," he was murmuring. In his haste to get over the bond, Louis failed to notice the tears in Harry's eyes or the tremble in those limbs.

Harry was weak. So so weak.

He felt cold, his neck hurt so much. He looked around to see the heater was on but he was still shivering. He knew why. He was supposed to seek the heat from his mate but what he got? An opened search bar with the results of how to break a mating.

He pulled the duvet around himself. Even that caused pain in his muscles.

Harry closed his eyes, hiding his face in his palms. Why did this happen? It was not supposed to happen.

"Here is a doctor's number," Louis said, already dialling the number. Maybe he forgot that Harry was present there. Just beside him.

Harry sighed in his hands.

Dylan was right. He should have denied Louis when the alpha asked him to spend his rut together.

It was two months since he knew Dylan and that alpha was now one of Harry's best friends. They both were actually closer than anyone in their group. Well, they understood each other. Harry would say.

Dylan was right when he said that Harry should now stop letting Louis take whatever he wanted. He would leave Harry if something came up.

Here Harry was, just watching it happen.

Louis threw the phone at the wall when he got no answer. Harry jumped when the alpha screamed in his hands.

Louis looked distressed.

"I-I should leave," Harry said. He should. He could not stay here any longer. He could not just let Louis hurt him like that. He was vulnerable enough as it was.

A hand clasped his wrist.

Harry looked down at where Louis held him and then looked up at the alpha. Louis was facing the wall. His jaw set. The grip was tight. Harry winced.

"You planned this, did not you? You knew I am rich. You knew, if you mate me, I would be obliged to pay for you. Was it your plan all along? Was this the reason you always let me use you because it was you who was using me all this time?" those blue eyes turned to face Harry.

Harry's inside crumbled, something like bile rising in his throat. Louis was staring at him so coldly. Harry felt like running away but his body was pliant. His eyes were drooping. He would like some sleep but not here. He wanted to leave. He wanted to find Niall so that he could just hide in that omega's arms. He hated the look Louis was giving him. He looked so dubious and disgusted. The room felt cold. Warmth. Harry needed some warmth.

He shook his head. His voice was so numb to even make a whole sentence.

Louis snarled. His eyes taking in Harry's naked form. Harry felt cheap. So cheap sitting like that.

"You just did this for money. Did not you? Why did you do this? You could have asked. I would have given you the money you needed. This is just too out of necessity, Harry."

Harry turned his back towards the alpha, trying to slide down from the bed. He would leave. He would just leave.

As he stumbled down from the bed, his head swirled. His eyes rolling back. He had to grip the bedpost to steady himself.

Louis let out a frustrated laugh, "wow! Nice acting, Harry."

Harry inhaled deeply. He slowly opened his eyes, searching the floor. Where did he leave his clothes?

Then he remembered. Louis had torn them apart as soon as Harry was here. Harry had not eaten properly in four days. His head felt heavy like it was pulling him backwards. Harry took a step towards the hall, yes. His pants were there and the torn pieces of his clothes.

His eyes were playing a trick on him. It felt like the floor was dancing or at least it was sliding away. Harry wobbled on his feet, holding the wall.

He closed the bedroom door when he left the room. He could not take the shame of knowing that Louis was watching him like this. Louis was watching him make a fool of himself like this.

Tears came easily as Harry found his pants. One foot and then the other one.

Okay, Harry. You got this.

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

Louis watched the omega go. His alpha screaming at him to help the omega out. Their omega.

No.

Arthur was their omega. Not Harry. He would never let Harry succeed like that. That was all Harry's plan. Louis would never let him succeed like that.

The omega was acting anyway. He would just go in the living room and maybe cry or something to attract Louis' attention.

Louis sat on the bed, waiting for Harry to start crying or calling for him. Harry did not even defend himself. Well, why would he? He did plan all this after all. Anger was building in Louis when he felt that his alpha was getting restless as time passed. What was Harry doing?

There was a sound of a door closing. Louis frowned. What was that?

He hopped off the bed and walked towards the bedroom door. When he opened the door, there was no one in the living room.

Louis sniffed the air.

Nothing.

He ran towards the balcony, almost leaning half of his body out of it.

There.

Harry was limping away. His arms securely wrapped around himself, head bowed. He did not have his shoes on. He was barefoot and his shirt was torn.

Louis watched him go. His inside churning for no apparent reason.

Harry was barefoot. In this cold.

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

"He did not plan it," was Liam's words.

Arthur jumped beside Louis, "really, Liam? Did he not plan that? Of course, he planned all of it. He did it knowingly."

Louis nodded. Arthur was right.

"If he planned this then where is the bonding mark on Louis' neck?" Zayn asked, his voice calm but Louis could see the turmoil in his eyes, "was not it easy to bond Louis rather than waiting for Louis to do it?"

Louis frowned at his friend, "so you are saying it is just an accident? Why did not he push me away?"

Liam let out a disbelieving laugh, "are you even listening to yourself, Louis? How was he supposed to push you away? You were in rut. You were probably so strong for him to move you. God, I can't believe that you just kicked him out like that. Did not you learn something in your sex education class? An omega gets vulnerable after mating. He deserved the protection only you can provide."

Arthur laughed, "so what was Louis supposed to do? Just kiss him silly? Or even better, spoon him?"

Louis could not speak. He could not forget how hunched Harry looked while walking down the pavement. He was barefoot. He was in a torn piece of shirt. Was he able to reach his flat without anyone commenting on his attire?

His alpha was disappointed in him, Louis could tell.

"He could have at least help him with a nice meal. He did not eat in four days, Louis." Liam said in desperation. The alpha looked ready to cry.

Louis' inside twisted. Right. Harry was hungry. He was seriously weak that morning. He was actually feeling faint.

He was not acting.

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

"Just one spoon, Harry. You have to eat," Niall whispered, trying to part Harry's lips to push the spoonful of soup in his mouth.

Harry's eyes were boring on the bed-sheet as he sat. His knees were pulled closer to him, his eyes moist from all the crying. He was so tired.

"Just let me take a nap, yeah? I will eat after that. Please, Niall," Harry mumbled, rubbing his eyes.

Niall hesitated, looking down at the bowl and then at Harry. Then he sighed, placing the tray on the bedside table. He took Harry's hands in his and gave it a light squeeze, "fine, Harry. Take rest. We will do something about it when you wake up. Everything will be fine, Hazza."

Harry stared at Niall, watching the omega smile at him.

Everything will be all right.

Niall sounded so positive, so optimistic. Harry hoped that Niall was right.

He could not live like this. He could not live in an unwanted bond for the rest of his life.

He nodded at Niall, trying to force a smile on his lips. Niall saw right through it, he gently pushed Harry down in the bed and covered him with the quilt when Harry closed his eyes.

"Take a nap if you don't want to eat. I will put this in the fridge." Niall said.

Niall was right.

Everything will be all right.

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

Harry woke up because of some noise that was coming from the hall. His eyes squinted at that direction but nothing was clear to him. He looked at the table clock to see it was almost eight o'clock.

He had slept throughout the day. His room was dark now, just the light of the street lamps illuminating it.

He pushed the duvet away and swung his feet on the ground. He had to see what was happening.

When he reached the door, he could head Niall's voice. There were a lot of voices, arguing, shouting. What was happening?

He pulled the door open. And...

Oh.

Oh!

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

Louis could not understand what was Niall's problem? That omega would not let Arthur come in and he was really pissed off at Louis too. Well, was not it Harry who planned the mating? No matter what Liam and Zayn said, it was Harry's fault.

Liam placed his hands on Niall's shoulders and jerked him lightly, trying to make the omega focus on him, "listen, Niall. Louis and Harry need to talk. I know you are angry with him and I know what you are feeling at the moment but even you know that this is their decision. They have to decide what they want. We have got Barbara with us. She is, as you know, the best doctor in this campus. She will just check Harry. Then Harry and Louis will decide what they want. Please let us come in."

Niall glared at Louis and then shook his head, "Arthur is not welcomed here. He has no work here. He is not coming in."

Louis gripped Arthur's hand in his, ready to fight the omega.

"Let them in, Niller."

Niall whipped around to face the source of the voice. So did everyone who stood there.

Louis' eyes fell on Harry's face. The omega was wearing a big hoodie that hid his figure and a track pant. His eyes were red but sleepy. He was sleeping. He still looked tired.

He looked cuddly just standing there, curls peeking out of the hoodie. Those green eyes took in everyone and then slid over to Niall. Harry put out a smile, a really small smile as he gestured for them to come in.

Louis stepped forward but was held back. When he turned, he met Zayn's eyes.

"Don't act like a typical alpha. Be nice," he said.

Louis arched his brow at Zayn and shook off his hand. He was an alpha. He could not change that now, could he?

Well, Harry did not deserve nice but he would be. As long as he could. But if Harry denied breaking the bond then he had to face the wrath. Louis could not help it. He did not want Harry. He would never want Harry.

Arthur sat just beside him, plastering himself beside Louis. That was a welcomed support.

Zayn sat at the right side of him. Liam on the beanbag and Niall went for the armrest of the sofa where Harry sat.

Barbara settled in the middle of everyone.

Everyone looked at Louis and then at Harry. No one said anything.

Louis sighed.

"Okay. As no one is saying anything, I will start," he said, leaning forward to rest his elbows on his knees, "Harry and I mated in the middle of my rut. Which," he shrugged, looking at Barbara, "I think was Harry's plan," he could see from the corner of his eyes how Harry gripped Niall's hand when the omega tried to stand up, "now I want to know what can we possibly do about it? Like, obviously I want an out. But how?"

Barbara wrote something down and then looked at Harry, "Harry? What do you want? Do you support Louis' decision?"

Louis frowned. How was that important? He was the alpha, no? Hello?

Harry looked at his hands and nodded, "I want to break it."

Well, nice then. Louis heard Arthur's exhale beside him. Yeah, he was satisfied too. He gave Arthur's knee a squeeze.

"Then I need to know some things. Personal things. Do you want to do it somewhere privately?" Barbara asked, her voice tender.

Louis watched Harry shook his head, "I think, I know all of them. I can't move that much either," the omega smiled, "so, ask here, if everyone is comfortable?"

Everyone shrugged. Niall looked tensed, he was sitting stiffly beside Harry.

Barbara pulled out a book and started ruffling through the pages, her fingers skimming through them.

Louis took that moment to watch Harry. The omega was paler than Louis remembered. His eyes were fixed on Barbara but he was nervous. Louis could tell by watching the way he held his bottom lip in between his teeth. His fingers were fidgeting just the way Louis remembered they did when Louis first took him home. Those curls were greasy now, matted. Louis looked down to see Harry was wearing woollen socks. He was cold then. Really cold.

Something was nagging Louis.

Louis could see how Harry had zipped the hoodie until his top. He was hiding the mark. Was it healed?

"Are you on your suppressants, Harry?" Barbara asked.

Harry nodded, "yes. I take in every day throughout the month."

Barbara nodded, writing something down, "when was the last time you had heat, Harry? Did you spend it alone?"

Louis watched Harry squirming in the seat. Louis frowned when he thought about the omega's heats. Now that he thought about it, Harry had never asked him to spend his heats together. It was always Louis who would come to Harry for his ruts or any other time for that matter. Harry had never asked to spend time with him.

"I had my last heat around the final exam last year. I had spent it alone," Harry said, his cheeks tinted.

"Are you sure?" Louis jumped when the question came from Arthur. His eyes, along with everyone's fell on Arthur.

Arthur shrugged, "I mean an omega's heat is really intense when it happens after a long time. I am not sure how Harry managed it alone."

"I think everyone is not as licentious as you then, Arthur," Niall said through his teeth, "I was there and I know that he had spent it alone. Now," he looked at Barbara, "your next question."

"No need to be offensive, Niall. He was just stating the fact," Louis said, his jaw set. How dare the omega say something like that to Arthur?

Niall huffed out a laugh, "I think you should not talk about facts, Louis. You are quite far away from facts yourself."

Louis was angry. The omega was insulting him! Did not he know how to behave?

"Okay. Stop. You are stressing Harry out. Intentionally or not, he is newly-mated. He is bound to be weak. Stop fighting," Barbara chastised them.

"Harry? Are you on birth control?" Barbara asked.

Harry nodded earnestly, "yes. Of course, I am. I take a shot once in six months and that covers the pregnancy."

Barbara nodded, "When Louis bit you, were you knotted to him?"

Louis' eyes widen. That was a private question. Liam coughed in his hand, Zayn was looking down at his phone. Arthur's hands tightened on Louis' wrist and Louis' eyes found Harry.

The omega looked down at his fingers and nodded.

"Did you bit him?"

Harry shook his head in denial.

"What happened after he bit you, Harry? How did you feel?"

Louis was not sure how that was important but he wanted to know too.

Harry inhaled, his chest rising, "it hurt. It hurt so badly."

Louis watched Niall place his palm on Harry's nape, rubbing him soothingly.

"That means you are weak for the bond, Harry. You were not ready," Barbara mumbled, her eyes squinted in a frown, "did you feel faint after that?"

Harry nodded wordlessly.

Barbara shook her head, "that is not good."

"What do you mean?" Niall asked.

She looked at Niall and shrugged, "when mating happens, it happens in two ways. Full mating, where the alpha bites the omega and the omega bites back. That is like a cycle. The alpha's bite carries Rabies virus and when it goes in the omega's body, it poisons the omega. Just like any other normal person. The omega's blood carries the virus too so when an alpha's rabies mixes with his blood, it becomes powerful. Way too powerful for an omega's body. That is the reason, the omega bites back. Just to pass the extra amount of the virus in the alpha. That way, they maintain a normal cycle and just because they bit each other, they share a bond. A bond where, if one is affected, the other feels it to a level. The strength builds gradually," she sighed then, "but when a one-sided mating happens, it causes serious damages. Like, if it is an alpha who was bitten, the alpha can get sick and tired time to time but it is curable because an alpha is stronger than an omega. But when an omega gets the bite, it is more harmful. The strength of an alpha's Rabies is really tremendous. The Omega can get seriously ill or weak. Sometimes," she bit her lips, her eyes sorrowful.

"Sometimes?" Niall prompted her.

"Sometimes, the omega becomes infertile because the virus attacks that part of an omega's body and even if he carries a baby, there is a fair chance that he would not survive the birth or there might be problems," she looked down at her books.

Louis could not feel his lungs. His mouth was open but he was not breathing. He looked at Barbara and his neck was stiff. He could not move.

"There is a fair chance that he would not survive the birth,"

Everyone turned to see Harry.

Harry was looking at Barbara. His face had no expression whatsoever.

"Well, it is good news that I am not pregnant then?" Harry said, smiling.

Barbara shook her head, "well. There is more. We need to break the bond as both of you want that. It causes heavy blood loss. You have to find a donor before we even start. Find an omega to donate blood as you can't take an alpha's blood. You already look so pale. It will be so painful."

Louis looked back at Harry. The omega nodded, "okay. Anything else?"

Barbara hesitated, her eyes flickering over Louis and then back at Harry, "you should be aware of how the removal works."

Harry gestured for her to go on.

She looked down at her books as she said, "well. We will put two fervid sticks of mercury in those bite marks to soak away the poison. That cause burn and you cannot be on anaesthesia so you will feel it. It hurts. It really hurts so we have to cuff you. Then we will let it dry for 30 minutes that is when the bleeding starts. After thirty minutes, we will sew it back and it will be fine."

It will be fine? Cuff Harry? Painful?

Louis could not feel his hands where they were clasped together. His eyes rounded as he stared at Barbara.

"This is all your bloody fault," Niall screamed suddenly, ripping his hands out of Harry's hold to leap himself at Louis. Louis could not fathom what was happening until Arthur shrieked. Niall was slapping him and then Liam was on his feet, trying to get Niall away. Zayn was trying to shield Louis. In between all that, Louis saw Harry.

Harry was just staring at the floor. His eyes furrowed. He looked helpless, alone.

Louis looked away, trying to push Niall off. Liam was pulling Niall away.

"When can I visit you to remove it?"

The question tore through the air. Niall's hands stopped in midair. So did Liam's words and Zayn's attempts.

Barbara shrugged, "in two weeks. First, you need to be healthy enough to go through that. You have to take care of yourself. Eat four times in a day or more. Don't do heavy exercises. Don't take stress. Stay away from the alpha who caused this. This is important. You have to stay away from the alpha who caused this. He can trigger the bond. It is tentative and new. We don't want to make the bond stronger so you have to stay away from him. His alpha will be restless no matter what he says. You will feel it too, like, your omega will try to get to him but please don't. That will hurt you at the end. Try to stay positive and happy as much as you can. I will leave three pregnancy kits here. You will check it tomorrow morning then at the end of the week and the last one before visiting the hospital. I need those results. You can work, that is fine but don't do a lot of it. Don't take weights and don't leave the mark open. Keep it hidden by a scarf or something as you can see, it was not done completely, if dust gets through it, it can cause infection. I guess that is all for now. Niall has my number, call me if needed. I am always happy to help," she exhaled. Her smile was kind as she reached out to give Harry's hand a squeeze.

Harry nodded, his hands reaching out to take the folder Barbara extended towards him.

His fingers were shaking. Louis watched Harry take the folder and pull it closer to his chest.

"You should have researched before getting yourself into this," Louis said, "now your plan is backfiring." He said it in a monotonous voice.

"Louis!" Liam hissed. Zayn was shaking his head, his lips tugged down in a disgusted frown.

Niall was almost on his toes until Harry placed his hand on his thigh.

Harry did not answer. He did not look at Louis. He stood up, his hands clutching the folder close to his chest. His feet tangled together as he went.

Louis watched him go. His chest giving out some spasms. He frowned when he realized, he wanted to go and check if Harry was okay. Well, he would not. Nope.

Niall stood up abruptly, "well then. Please leave, all of you. I think I am done with seeing some fuckers' faces. The door is right behind you," he turned to face Barbara with a small smile, "thank you so much for coming, Barbs. It really means a lot."

She shook her head, "as a doctor, it is my duty, Niall. Don't worry about him. He will be fine."

Niall nodded. Though he looked unconvinced.

Everyone moved towards the door. Louis turned his neck to see the closed bedroom door but Niall blocked his view. The omega glared at him, his arms crossed over his chest. Louis rolled his eyes and turned away.

Well, Harry could not stay away from him. Louis knew that. He would see the omega very soon anyway.

When they were outside of the flat, Liam groaned in his hands.

"It is not like he is that critical. Is he?" Arthur asked.

Barbara smiled crucially at him, "well, Arthur, I wish you knew how hard it is."

Louis could not feel guilty. It was not his fault. He jerked his shoulders.

"Well, he should have planned this thoroughly then. He should have researched before doing it."

"I can't believe you are saying the same shit from the start. Really? He knows that, Louis. He is an omega. He has learnt these things in his sex education class. He knows. He did not plan this." Liam almost shouted.

"Exactly," Zayn said, "did you even see him today, Louis? He was so pale and disoriented. I have never seen Harry so gloomy. Did not you see the way he kept squirming while holding his chest? Perrie told me how much he might be hurting at the moment. His chest is throbbing. As per her words, he is cold and he will have nightmares or some shit like that because how ruthlessly you kicked him away. A newly mated omega needs to be treated like a fragile baby. He knew all of it and you are telling us that he did it knowingly? There is no way he did it knowingly."

Arthur shrugged beside them, "see, I am not saying he did it knowingly but you have to think. He knows how rich Louis is. What if he needs money?"

Barbara shook her head, "no one will put themselves through this to get money, Arthur. He can be infertile for life. Are you serious?"

Louis said nothing. His eyes were stuck on the concrete path. Harry's wobbly feet and those disoriented eyes were stuck in his brain.

"Everything will be fine." He said aloud. He was not sure, whom he wanted to assure.

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

"You are awake?" Niall's words made Harry jump. Yes. He was sitting on the windowsill, his head rested on his knees as he watched the tower of their university building.

The night was peaceful. The buildings looked dark and mysterious under those street-lamps. The headlights of the passing cars were not enough to lighten up the road properly. Harry was watching how time went on.

He nodded at his best friend, "can't sleep."

He felt when Niall came to sit in front of him. For a moment, none of the two said anything. Then Niall reached out to take Harry's hands in his.

Harry looked down at their clasped hands and his eyes blurred. After the whole day of hurtful comments and snide remarks and doubtful looks, Niall's warm touch was like raindrops on an unpopulated desert.

Harry let his eyes cloud. He let those worries fall from his eyes as tears. He cried.

Niall said nothing. His hands held Harry's and Harry could feel that the omega was crying too. He could hear him sniffing.

"Niall?" Harry hiccupped, wiping his nose with the sweater paw, "will you promise me one thing?"

Niall nodded eagerly, his eyes watering even more, "anything, Hazza. I will promise you everything you need."

Harry tightened his grip on his best friend's hands, "if... if I get pregnant and don't make it through the birth, will you," a loud sob escaped his mouth, he inhaled through his mouth and finally met Niall's eyes, "will you take responsibilities of my pups?"

Niall sucked air into his lungs, shaking his head, "why are you saying this, Haz? You will be fine. You are not pregnant. You are fine!"

Harry shook his head, "I don't know, Ni, I," he looked down at his crossed legs, "if I am. I know, Louis might not want to take any responsibilities and I don't blame him. I can't abort them, Ni. I... I might never..." he broke out in heavy sobs.

Niall shook his head forcefully, "nothing will happen to you. You will be fine. Why are you thinking like this? Don't you blame Louis for putting you through all this? He played with your life, Haz!"

Harry looked out, "I know he did. I know that. But I let him. I let him drive me 'til the edge. I am responsible for all this too. Right? I was the one who fell in love. I love him, Niall. I..." he shook his head, "let it be. Just promise me that you will take care of my pups. My mum might need some help. She can't do everything on her own. Gemma will be busy with her own babies as she already has one. Will you take care of them?"

Niall's nose scrunched up, his lips wobbled as he cried, "you will be here if your pups come to this world. You will be fine. You are not leaving. No! We promised to tour the world together when we turn fifty. You are not breaking your promise. You promised to tell my grandchildren about our childhood. You are not bailing on that."

Harry cried too, his eyes swollen as his lips stretched on a smile, "you will raise them together. Will you tell them about me?"

Niall stood up, turning away, "stop it, Harry. Just don't say things like that, okay? Please! You are not even pregnant. Everything will be fine. I know it. My heart says so."

Harry said nothing. He pulled his knees closer to him. His head rested on the windowsill.

"I will just go and check on something," Niall hurried out of the room.

Harry shook his head, smiling at the horizon. His best friend was terrible at making excuses.

His friend would miss him if something happened to him. He closed his eyes, letting the cool breeze soothe his burning skin. He was in pain. His abdomen hurt. He hoped that he was not pregnant.

Please, God. Please. Babies did not deserve to come to this world with divided parents. Harry did not want to leave them in this world alone. That would be so fucked up!

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"Are you sure that you don't want me to stay the night?" Arthur asked, rubbing Louis' shoulder softly.

Louis sat on the sofa, shuffling through the channels on the television. His mind was restless. He felt jittery and maybe for the first time since he realized that he loved Arthur, he wanted Arthur to leave him alone.

"I think, I will be fine, Arthur. I am tired and need to sleep this whole day away." Louis said, sighing.

Arthur nodded beside him, "I agree. Okay, then. Take rest."

He ruffled Louis' hair and stood up to leave.

Louis looked at the clock. It was 11 pm.

"Are you going to be fine or do you need me to take you home?" He asked.

Arthur shook his head, smiling, "I have texted George. He is coming to pick me up. I will just go and stand outside. You relax. You need some sleep anyway."

Louis watched him go. When the door was closed, he slumped down on the sofa, closing his eyes. He was tired. Yes. But his alpha was restless.

He could feel a faint ache in his chest that he knew was not his feelings. It was Harry's. Harry was awake and not in a good mood. Louis could not pinpoint the emotions because of the half-mating status but he could faintly feel Harry.

Harry was not asleep. Was he fine?

Louis shook his head. No. Harry was no way his problem. Harry got himself in this situation. Louis had nothing to do with it.

Louis nodded his head. Right. Harry was at fault for whatever happened. Louis was not going to feel guilty.

No.

He went to his room, lying down face first. His brows furrowed.

The pillows and his bed smelt like Harry.

The smell was mixed with his and Louis could not help but take a deep breath. Their smell mixed quite well.

He closed his eyes, trying to remember what happened. He could not. All he could remember was Harry's eyes as they watched him. Those lips when they stretched to accommodate his girth.

He tried not to think about these past two years.

He tried not to think too much about the mark he left on Harry.

In these past two years, Harry had never asked a single favour from him. Louis tried not to think about Harry's tired eyes.

His inside swooped with an uncomfortable twist when he remembered how Harry left. He was cold. He was really feeling weak.

Louis closed his eyes.

He was confused. Well, confusion was better than guilt. He would take confusion over guilt any day.

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