SEE? I DIDN'T HIDE FROM THE WORLD THIS TIME!
Chapter Nine
Harry's Point of View
I was chatting about why kittens should always wear hats, when Louis suddenly froze next to me.
"Lou?" I asked, concerned.
He was staring at something across the street, his face pale.
I followed his gaze, and my muscles went tense when I spotted what he was looking at. Or rather, who.
Louis' dad was standing outside of a shop, leaning casually against the wall. He was smirking at my Louis with an evil glint in his eyes.
I felt my blood boil. I don't think so. He wouldn't mess with Louis again.
Before I could do anything, his father shifted his eyes to me. His smirk widened, and he looked back to Louis.
I heard a whimper escape Louis' lips, and it just fueled my fury toward his dad even more.
Louis suddenly froze completely in horror when his phone started ringing. I was confused until I looked over to see his dad with his phone pressed against his ear, watching us.
Louis shakily pulled out his phone and pushed the answer button.
I took it out of his hands, and put it on speaker. I heard a dark chuckle from the other line.
"What do you want?" I growled into the phone, surprising even myself at how scary my voice sounded.
"Listen Louis," his dad spoke lowly, ignoring my question.
"W-W-What?" Louis stuttered.
I looked up to see his dad grinning maliciously. A growl escaped my lips.
"Here's the deal, boy," his dad continued. "You find a way to pay me however much money I tell you once every month."
"O-Or what?" Louis whispered, knowing there would be a threat.
Louis started trembling violently at the next words that left his father's mouth.
"Do it... or curly there will take your punishment, and worse, and whatever happens to him will be your fault Louis."
Louis started shaking his head in despair. "No," he whispered, pain filling his voice. "Please no,"
His dad snapped, "That's the deal, boy. Do we have an agreement?"
"W-When do I have to have the first payment?" Louis asked, giving in.
His dad chuckled in victory, and said, "Tomorrow." Then he stated the price, making Louis' face drop. That was a lot of money.
Louis gasped. "No! No, I can't get it by tomorrow!"
"Well then I guess you should probably apologize ahead of time for what will happen to your boyfriend."
"No! Leave him a-alone! I'll get the money..." he whispered the last part defeatedly.
"Yes, you will." his dad snapped, then the line went dead.
I looked up to see that he wasn't there anymore.
Louis was shaking harshly, and I felt my heart rip in two when tears gathered in his eyes.
"Louis," I whispered.
"I don't have the money." he spoke, his voice laced with pain.
"I-"
"I'll have to find some way." he interrupted me.
I raised an eyebrow. "And how exactly do you plan on getting it?"
He finally looked at me. "M-Maybe t-that man f-from the other night, would still b-be willing to p-pay..."
I froze. He can't be serious.
"Louis... are you seriously considering letting that man rape you for money?" I whispered in horror.
He avoided my eyes. "It's the only way..."
I shook my head, pulling him into my chest and wrapping my arms around his shoulders. "No. You will not go anywhere near that man. I won't allow it." I tried to stay strong, but my voice cracked at the end.
He wrapped his arms tightly around my waist. "But Harry, I don't know what else to do!" he choked out, burying his face in my shirt.
I was about to say something, but he cut me off. "I have to keep you safe." he whispered firmly.
I pulled him back, and looked at him. My heart was smashed into a billion pieces repeatedly when I saw the terror in those blue eyes.
I wiped his tears with my thumbs, and whispered, "Shh, Lou. It'll be okay. I'll pay your dad."
"Haz, that's too much money! J-Just let me-"
"No." I spoke firmly, brushing off his protest. "I'm paying your father, Louis."
He finally gave up, his expression deflating.
I leaned down and captured his lips in mine, not able to stand watching his pained expression.
I firmly gripped his hips, and nudged my tongue against his plump lips.
He finally hooked his arms around my neck, and opened his mouth, inviting my tongue in.
I immediately slipped it in, and he let out a small moan. I smirked at the sound.
I finally pulled away from his addictive mouth, panting for breath.
I slipped my fingers through his, and said "Come on baby."
He blushed, and I pulled him along, headed back to the Horan's house.
We walked in to see Niall, Liam, Zayn, Maura, Bobby, and the girls sat in a circle on the floor in the living room.
"Wha-" I started, but was interrupted by two girly squeals.
"OUR BROTHER IS DATING HARRY STYLES!"
Louis blushed furiously and snapped, "Girls!"
I chuckled, and wrapped my arm around his waist, tugging him closer to me.
Lottie and Fizzy both cooed at this, and Louis groaned.
I smirked when he said, "Alright, who told them any of this?"
Liam and Zayn pointed to Niall, who grinned sheepishly.
"Hey Ni," Louis said causally.
"Yeah?" Niall asked timidly.
"Run."
Niall didn't need to be told twice, as he leaped up from the floor, scrambling to get up the stairs.
Louis took off after him, making my chuckle.
I walked over and sat next to Zayn. He looked at me. "Oh, by the way, Uncle Simon called."
"What did he say?" I asked excitedly.
Zayn grinned. "Wait, I want to tell everyone at once."
I nodded, watching as Niall tumbled into the room, with Louis right on his heals.
Louis tacked him to the floor, sitting on his lower back, pinning his arms to the floor.
"Say it!" Louis yelled in his ear, shoving Niall's face into the floor.
"Never!" Niall screamed dramatically, thrashing around under Louis' grip.
Louis pressed Niall's face harder against the carpet. "SAY IT."
"NO."
I looked at Liam, who smirked. "Yikes, they really do do this all the time." Liam remarked.
I chucked. "I guess so."
Niall finally gave up when Louis started talking about how much Justin Bieber sucks.
"NO! Not my Justin! Alright, I surrender! Just leave Bieber alone!" Niall yelled.
Louis smirked. "Say it."
Niall sighed. "Is this really necessary?"
"Yes."
"Fine." Niall huffed, then grumbled something that I didn't catch.
"What was that Ni? You'll have to speak up." Louis said, looking proud of himself.
"Louis is a sexy beast!" Niall screamed. "There. Happy?"
Louis got up off of Niall, grinning. "Yes actually. I won."
Niall mumbled to himself, then came over to sit next to Liam.
Louis was going to walk by me, but I grabbed his wrist and yanked him down into my lap.
He blushed, but cuddled into me anyway.
"So I have something to say," Zayn announced.
We all turned to look at him expectantly.
He grinned, and looked around. "Simon called. I have one thing to say,"
He looked at Niall and Louis. "Welcome to One Direction."
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Yes yes, I know. It's short. But it's better than nothing, yeah?!