The Drive-In | l.s.

chapter 19.

He was talking with his mouth full but no one seemed to care.

"Look," Luke mumbled as he eyed the girl walking past them to get in line.

Louis looked up and the two looked behind them once, checking her out together.

Harry and Rue scrunched their faces in response.

"She's a babe."

"Don't say babe." Rue said.

"Harry's a babe." Louis said kicking Harry's foot.

Recently they had discovered that touching each other with items or clothing wasn't their skin touching, so no tattoos.

Harry's eyes closed before he reopened them. He wanted to squeal just as he kicked his foot back. Harry still blushed.

"We're next," Rue sang tugging on Harry's sleeve. Harry grew excited as he couldn't wait any longer.

"I am not getting on." Louis said, eyeing the multiple horses they expected him to ride. It was mostly children on the ride and here they were, grown adults waiting to join them.

"Yes you are." Luke immediately said. "I am not getting on that thing with these two alone."

Louis looked at him. "So don't get on."

"No I want to."

"Oh my god."

"Please get on, don't be lame." Rue begged them.

Louis looked over at the carousel once again. "Please don't make me."

Harry looked at him. "You can sit with me?"

Louis almost melted. Did Harry think he didn't want to get on because he was scared? Louis had to tell himself not to laugh.

"Harry, me sitting alone is not the problem."

"Fine," Harry mumbled as he counted his tickets. "Sit alone."

"No i'm sitting with you." Louis quickly said and he too counted his tickets.

Rue rolled her eyes but smiled, happy to see everyone was getting on. She pulled out her tickets and made sure she had five before handing them over and hopping onto the platform.

"Go to the pink ones," She called out to Luke as they walked in a straight line to pick out their horses.

Rue and Luke were sitting beside each other on the row in front of Louis and Harry who were also sat by one another.

"Kiss on the cheek before we start? I'm scared." Louis pouted.

"Shut up." Harry whined.

"What? I'm terrified what if I fall off?"

Harry rolled his eyes but pecked the inside of his hand nonetheless and blew the kiss to Louis.

Louis pretended to catch it. "Thank you Harry, I was shaking."

"But I think I said on the cheek."

"I wish."

Louis giggled. "What was that Harry?"

"Hm?"

Louis rolled his eyes. "You're lucky these tattoos are holding me back."

"We're getting on the roller coasters next," Rue announced to them as the ride began. This time no one argued.

"Carousels are distracting right?" Louis called over to Harry.

"Very," Harry agreed. "Hold my hand?"

Louis smiled immediately, happy Harry had understood.

He didn't bother wasting any more time before he reached across and grabbed Harry's hand. He intertwined his fingers with Harry's and held them tightly. Harry had to look the other way so Louis wouldn't see the flustered mess he was. He couldn't stop smiling.

Louis' hands were so soft and felt so delicate against his own. They were slightly smaller which made Harry incredibly weak. He was a little angel. The two could feel each other's hearts beating through each other's hand but neither let go until the ride came to a stop.

That one had been the most painful one of them all but Harry did not care. He would go through it one millions times more just to be able to hold Louis' hand again. He would put himself through great pain just to feel what it felt to be loved by him.

And now, as Harry pushed himself to run as fast as he possibly could, he found himself with the same adrenaline. Knowing he was about to go through actual hell but didn't give a single care in the world. He simply laughed and laughed as he ran with Louis a few inches ahead of him. Louis had purposely slowed down his pace so Harry could keep up and yet he remained in the lead.

Harry's stomach ached but he never stopped. Not even as Louis attempted to trip him or run faster to leave him behind.

It shortly led into a game of tag as Louis allowed Harry to finally pass him just to begin chasing him and threatening to touch him if he got close enough. Because Louis very much enjoyed teasing Harry.

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