I decided to already give you the first chapter. This is where it starts. Remember that this is planned as a book and I just changed the names for the main five boys. That means there will be more characters that are not 1D related and the appearance might be a bit different. Mostly with Niall because the character he is based on is Spanish and red-headed and I didn't change that.  (Too much work)

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Harry's Point of View

"If you stare at him any longer your eyes might fall out of your head" snickered Niall next to him at the lunch table.

The voice of his friend tore Harry out of his trance state. Shaking his head, he glanced at his friend, who just grinned cheekily at him. Harry knew Niall was just taking the piss because Harry has been staring at Jake again, like every Friday around lunchtime.

Like always, he was sitting at their table in the cafeteria. His friends included Niall with the thick accent next to him; Liam in the fancy shirt next to Niall; moody Zayn only making weird comments because he wants to leave and his best friend Louis with the sassy mouth.

Right now, he was trying hard not to look over at Jake again but it was simply impossible. Jake was beautiful with those blue eyes and blonde hair and muscles everywhere, looking all sweaty after P.E. He never showered afterwards because he has basketball practise after lunch. There would be no use, so he always looked like a god damn meal.

"Or you might burn holes into his head" smirked Liam amused right next to Niall.

"Would be an improvement" added Zayn salty and earned a slap from Louis sitting by his side.

"Guys, be nice to the baby" bit Louis down on his bottom lip.

"I'm not a baby" pouted Harry sulky.

"You're the youngest and Tommo treats you like a precious baby, so you're a baby" replied Niall matter-of-factly.

"I don't treat him any different than the rest of you, cunts" claimed Louis weirdly. Harry knew that tone of voice and immediately looked at his life-long best friend. Why was he getting so defensive?

"Oh, please" snorted Zayn but Louis threw him a look and that made him shut up. Strange.

"Anyway, you should still stop staring at Jake. He might notice it" came Liam back to the original topic.

"But little Hazza wants to get noticed" pointed Niall out. Harry just glared at his Spanish evil friend.

"So, you want him to see you eating him with your eyes from afar?" raised Zayn an eyebrow at him.

"I did not do that" huffed Harry loudly.

"Tell this your boner" winked Zayn at him.

"What is that with you and sexual talk?" appeared a girl with amber red hair at their table with an amused look on her face.

"You know them, Lia. No matter what they do they end up talking about sex. Just boys being boys" nudged her brunette friend her with the elbow.

"It's always a pleasure to see you two. Always criticizing us for everything" said Louis sarcastically.

"If you'd be normal we wouldn't have to bully you" shot the amber red-headed girl back.

"You're such a mean person, Àmber" threw Louis her a weird look.

"I love you, too Tommo" winked Àmber at him.

"If you're done flirting we could get back to the point" cleared Zayn amused his throat.

"You mean back to Harry's boner?" rested Àmber her chin on her hands.

"Stop saying I have a boner" crossed Harry his arms over his chest. He hated his friends sometimes.

"Guys, give it a rest" admonished Louis his friends.

"Here we go again" shook Zayn his head.

"Jake will never notice you like this, Hazza. You should talk to him and find out if there is even a chance. Go to a basketball game, maybe" advised the brunette girl Aria him.

"Bad idea, Ari. He has no clue what's even going on during a game. He would act like someone he isn't" marked Liam.

"He already does" clicked Àmber with her tongue.

"What do you mean? I don't act like someone else" frowned Harry confused.

"Really? Since when do you have black shirts and ripped jeans and is that a fake tattoo?" eyed Àmber him up and down.

"She is right. What happened to flowery Harry?" agreed Niall with her.

"He left so cool Harry could come out. Just tried something new to ...".

"Impress Jake?!" completed Liam his sentence.

"Maybe" mumbled Harry small. Now he felt dumb.

"You don't need to impress Jake by being something you're not. Be yourself" encouraged Liam him.

"But Jake only likes cool people. Not feminine gay boys with flowers everywhere. I can be like his friends. If I'm cool enough I have a chance" babbled Harry weird thoughts out loud.

"Then you'll never have a chance. You're not cool" remarked Zayn jokingly and got elbowed by Louis.

"Just be who you are, Haz. It's gonna be enough or else, Jake doesn't deserve you" smiled Louis warmly at him.

That's why Harry was grateful to have a best friend like Louis. He was always there for him and supported him no matter what. He could always count on Louis to be there.

"He is right. And now up we go. Last lesson is about to start" shooed Liam them out of the cafeteria.

"Oh yeah, don't wanna miss Mr. Davis being a real prick again" noted Louis sassily.

"He is not that bad" commented Liam.

"Because you're a nerd. He loves you, but he hates the rest of us" retorted Louis skilfully.

"Maybe stop fooling around in class and actually pay attention. Then he might be nicer to you" shot Liam back smoothly.

"It's not a class. It's football practise" stated Louis beaten.

"Then kick some balls but do it right" patted Liam his shoulder.

"Since when are you so cheeky, dearest Lima Bean?" sing-songed Louis.

"I learned that from you, Tommo. Years and years of hearing your sassy comments made me a secret pro. Bye, losers" saluted Liam funnily and then went down a different hallway towards his course.

"I knew I'm good at teaching some stuff" snapped Louis with his fingers.

"I bet you are" smirked Zayn and again, Harry noticed some weird non-verbal communication between his two friends through simple glances. What did he miss?

"Well, see you later" said Harry goodbye to get changed for the swim team he was on. It was literally the only sport he had considered taking as a course on Friday. Everything else wasn't his thing like football, basketball, hockey, golf or volleyball. But he was a decent swimmer.

On his way to the locker room he spotted Jake with some of his friends. They were on the way to the basketball practise. Harry felt his heartbeat picking up and his palms were getting sweaty. He never had a real conversation with Jake although he was crushing on him since Freshman Year. Some people might call this naïve or dumb but Harry called it loyal and mature. He wanted Jake and no one else. And since rumours started going around that he might be bisexual Harry had his hopes up. He needed a chance to show Jake that he was boyfriend material but how could he do that when he couldn't even breath close to him?

"Are you serious?" stared one of Jake's friends at him in disbelief.

"Was never so serious. Who needs those stupid bracelets when you can put shoelaces on your wrists?! Not those old ones, cool ones" replied Jake surely and together with his friends he passed Harry without a single glance.

Did he just say he likes when people wear shoelaces on their wrists? That was oddly specific and a bit odd but who was Harry to judge the preference of his crush?!

"Earth to Harry! You're stalking Jakey boy again?" waved someone a hand in front of Harry's face.

He blinked a few times and then turned around to face this person. It was one of his best friends. Sean. He was on the swim team as well and that's where they met.

"I'm not stalking him and you know that" pointed Harry one finger into Sean's face as they entered the locker room.

"I know. You only drool after him and ignore the world around you ... for years now and don't give anyone else a chance" started Sean to change.

"Sean" sighed Harry.

"Just poking fun at you. No harm done" clarified Sean directly. "Did the others mock you at lunch again? I bet Louis saved your ass all over again".

The mentioning of Louis' name hit Harry unprepared. Sean and Louis weren't necessarily friends. More the opposite and that was mostly Louis' fault. Harry loved him but he couldn't understand him. Sean had been Harry's first boyfriend and Louis never liked him although they're pretty similar character vice. From the start he has been cold and repellent towards Sean although he never did anything to him. Even though Harry and Sean weren't a thing anymore for a long time Louis still ignored his presence as good as possible.

"You know him. Of course, he did. But he called me the baby" reported Harry neutrally.

"Because you are the baby of our group and he knows that and loves it" grinned Sean at him.

"Because he is the oldest?" wondered Harry when he put on his swimming trucks.

"And loves to protect and care for people. Exactly. Which makes him a bit overprotective at times but the way he cares about you is adorable. I don't have a friend like this" shrugged Sean and went inside.

"No one has a friend like Louis. He is unique" noted Harry proudly.

"True. He only wants what's best for you" nodded Sean agreeing.

Again, Harry was shocked by the way Sean talked about Louis. Always so good and almost admiring even though Louis hated him. Harry admired Sean for that.

The mere thought of someone hating him put Harry into a sad mood. He could never talk about that person like this and not be offended by the hate. Furthermore, Harry would like to know the reason but Sean never asked, almost like he knew it already or didn't care. Harry would care. Care way too much. If Jake would hate him ...

Jake. Here he was again thinking about him. About his handsome face, his pretty eyes, his inviting lips, his strong biceps. Damn, he could push Harry against a wall in less than a second with those arms and he shouldn't be allowed to think about this right now. He needed other thoughts.

That's why he recalled the conversation he had overheard earlier and thought back about that shoelace thing. Maybe if they liked the same things Jake would notice it and talk to him instead. That was so logical. Now Harry knew what he had to do. Hopefully, he would find some nice shoelaces at home. 

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Just a short chapter as a start. What are your thoughts? 

What's gonna happen next?

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