Third POV
Y/n and assim started dating happily. A week went by and they were still laughing with each other and being just a normal couple. As normal as an apocalypse couple could be.
At night they'd sneak away, and visit each other.
Hunting, they'd stay close.
Louis hated it. He hated that he missed his chance.
He was so close to telling her about his feelings that night.
Louis kicked himself that he wasn't just a little faster.
Louis also hated that they'd be all googily eyed at each other all the time!
Louis hated hunting with them because of their relationship.
They'd always stick together and he hated it.
Louis just wanted it to not be assim who was wrapping his arm around y/n, but himself. Where he could see the love in her eyes for him.
After the dreadful -but successful- hunting was over Louis carried the catch back.
Assim and y/n walked hand and hand with the catches in their free hands.
Louis rolled his eyes subconsciously and sighed to himself.
His heart shattered just a little bit every time they did something.
Like a little crack had been added.
One more chip away.
In Louis's mind he saw a little y/n hanging in the dark right by his heart, with a hammer and chisel, waiting to snap his heart and heartstrings even more.
He seemed to have gotten used to the pain of seeing them together but somehow it still surprised him as his nerves struck when he'd see them.
Louis had retired for the night after dinner.
He flopped down onto his bed like he did every night.
But he seemed to be the only one having a normal night.
Ruby started to get sad.
She started seeing something in assim.
Something that had only begun to be noticeable when he was taken.
Aj and Clem missed Louis being happy. They both missed their best friend being normal.
Tenn had started to notice things becoming cold and tense between everyone.
But the biggest shift was the shift between y/n and assim.
They started rubbing each other the wrong way, like they used to when they first met.
The peace of their happiness together only lasted a short while.
Assim seemed to be annoyed with whatever y/n would do and y/n wouldn't have his complaints.
Thus, the arguments started.

"It's not my fault you're such a clumsy bitch!" Assim insulted.
"Well I'm sorry that you can't love me for who I am, no matter my flaws. That's on you." She snapped back
"Oh, is that supposed to make me feel bad?! Well it doesn't! So stop being such a stuck up prude!"
They argued in the main room all night. Most of the kids were awake to hear them.
But the person who heard the most was Louis.
He hated every second of it.
He wanted to run out and jump in between them and tell them how stupid they were.
Tell them that relationships are about getting over arguments.
He withheld.
Louis didn't interfere that night. Too afraid he might make it worse.
And when the arguing finally died down, everyone went to sleep.
Everyone except Louis and y/n.

Y/n had rushed up to her room after the tiring fight had ended.
She sat on her bed and pulled her knees to her chest.
She felt her chest tighten and not from her legs. From her feelings.
She started to cry, harder and louder then she intended to.

A few minutes later when the sobbing was still very apparent, there was a knock on the door.
She lifted her heavy eyes to see Louis standing in the doorway.
"What's going on?" Louis asked in a calm, cooing voice.
"Assim and I fought. All night."
"Yeah, I know. I'm pretty sure the entire group heard."
Y/n was now feeling embarrassed with her newfound information.
"I'm sorry Louis."
"You have nothing to be sorry for." Louis closed the door and sat next to his ex best friend.
"I do though. I messed up. I went in too fast. I let my emotions get the best of me. It was stupid to love him so fast." She had rested her chin on her knees and talked to him all night.
She eventually stopped crying and only had a tiny heaving in her chest when she breathed.
Louis still felt immensely bad for her and wanted to coddle her. He wanted to make it okay.
Soon y/n laid down on her bed and put her arm over her eyes.
"I should go to sleep louis. I shouldn't try to be tired tomorrow. I have to work."
Louis took y/ns vulnerability upon himself and moved on top of her. His legs kneeled beside her and his arms propped him up on either sides of her head.
Y/n gasped and remove she arm from her face.
She looked up at him with wondering eyes.
"L-Louis. What are you doing?"
"Y/n. You know you will always have someone here who supports you. I can't stand here and let you cry. I love you y/n. I do. Not Assim. I love you. Always will."

Louis sighed in disappointment and removed himself from the personal invasion. He walked out the door with another heavy sigh.
"Goodnight y/n."
Y/n didn't respond out of shock and she curled herself into bed.
She pulled the sheets over her face and fell asleep very confused that night.

The next morning, y/n had worked outside until noon. The day was sweltering and she moved logs and other scraps out of the courtyard.
"Y/n! Y/n!" She heard the voice that made her blood curdle.
"What do you want Assim?" She slightly growled.
"I wanted to say I'm sorry and that what I did last night wasn't fair. I hope you can give me a second chance."
"Fourth." She spat.
"What?"
"It'll be your fourth chance. You've done this three other times."
She could have murdered Assim with her glare.
Assims face turned sour and hard.
"You... you brat! How dare you talk to me like that!? I came out here to apologize to you and this is what I get? I should hit you for that!"
Assim raised his hand above his head and furiously slammed it down right across y/ns cheek and eye.
She screamed out from the force and fell onto her knees.
Louis bounded into action out of instinctual protection and aimed his attack for Assim.
Louis grabbed assims shoulders and slammed him up against the brick wall.
Ruby and Clem screamed in terror at Louis's outburst.
Louis shoved Assim to the ground with a grunt from both of them and assim pushed him off.
Assim scurried to his feet and shouted "you're crazy man!"
Assim went for a counter attack when y/n stepped in between them.
"Just Stop it! Both of you!" She shouted her voice cracking in sadness.
Assim stopped and thought about what he was about to do.
"Assim, How could you call Louis crazy when you're the one who attacked me?" Assim looked petrified "Assim I cant be with you anymore. Not after what you pulled."
"W-what? You're breaking up with me?"
"Yes assim. I'm breaking up with you."
Assim looked like he was about to cry in that moment. Assim glanced around at everyone and took off inside the school.
That was over with.

Louis sat next to y/n in silence by a fire.
"What was that all about?" Louis piped up, his voice crushing the soft sound of the fire with his loud voice.
"What was what all about?" Y/n asked back.
"The whole breakup thing. Why did you do it?"
"You know why." She snapped.
"Do I?"
"Yes louis you do."
She was staring to get aggravated and Louis could see it, but he was blinded by his curiosity.
"Do I though? I mean, you stood up for me and defended me. If I was crazy I would have thought you were in love with me!" Louis laughed but y/n stayed silent. Louis caught y/ns awkward silence and thought.
"You are in love with me aren't you?"
Y/n furrowed her brows and didn't answer the question.
"Come on just tell me! I won't laugh! If you do love me, it's not a big deal."
Her face morphed even more as the anger and frustration took over.
"I mean, I would be in love with me too!"
Y/b exploded
"IM NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU SO WOULD YOU QUIT IT!!? Now I'm going to bed."
Y/n huffed and stood up.
She turned away from her former friend and walked into the school.
Louis sat by the dim fire and felt defeated.
He was never gonna get her.
Ever.