"So, Louis and Zayn were talking about your boyfriend" Liam said tapping the table and Harry spitted the bear he was drinking.
"What?!" He choked on his drink "Me, boyfriend, you gotta be kidding me!"
"That's what I thought initially" Liam admitted "But they saw him kissing you on the cheeks"
Harry left out a laughter.
"Yeah...he's a weird lad. At one moment he's all funny and then at the other moment he's philosophical. Can you believe he was not scared of me and instead greeted me at my own house? Moreover, he found it thrilling that he got kidnapped. He finds positivity in everything. He's almost my age but he's so different. Do you kno-"
"Do you know that you have been rambling about a lad for the past few minutes?" Liam said teasingly, smiling at his best-friend.
Harry just realised that he was rambling and found it quite odd. He was a man of talk less, work more, then how could he talk so much?
Moreover, seeing Liam chuckling at him wasn't helping either.
"Yeah" he admits "But that doesn't mean anything, okay? That doesn't mean he's my boyfriend or something, okay?"
"Obviously" Liam says almost sarcastically and gets up.
"Don't forget, we have to kill David tomorrow in front of the grocery shop" he says without turning towards Harry "He's becoming a nuisance, nowadays"
If only Liam turned he could see his beloved friend blushing furiously.
That was the second time Harry blushed in his whole life, and both the times were due to that particular Irish lad.
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Harry was standing outside the grocery shop, with his revolver ready.
All his men has taken in their positions, ready to shoot at sight.
David was taking an abnormally more time to come out of the grocery store, so Harry decided to check in.
They were not intending to kill him in the store, because that could lead to hurting innocent shoppers or even damage of property.
The smell of fresh fruits and vegetables greeted him as he entered the store. A faint sound of a song could be heard but he couldn't hear it amidst the hustle bustle of the people, the noise of scanning the things, the movement of trolleys, babies crying, couple fighting ughhh.
It's gonna be tough to find David amongst them.
He directly went to the fruits and vegetables section but he couldn't see anyone looking vaguely familiar to David, so he decided to go and check in the cereal section.
As he entered the nearly empty aisle of cereal section, he could hear someone doing a concert of his own.
🎵The stars were made to shine
Reach up and make a wish
It's a beautiful time, I hope you take a glimpse
With the sound of lovers blowing crazy in the wind
You don't have to pretend
I don't care where you've been
Get low, get low🎵
As he went near the source of sound, he could see a familiar blond singing this song, awfully.
He decided against his will and turned back to not face Niall, he heard his name being called in thick Irish accent.
"Haaaarrrryyyy!" Niall yelled.
What. The. Fuck.
"Shhhh..." Harry placed his palm over his mouth. "I've come here to work".
"oh!" Niall said as realisation dawned upon him "How are you?"
"Niall!" Harry whisper-yelled "Don't talk!"
Niall's smile faded as a pout formed on his face and Harry just couldn't see him upset. He don't know why, he just couldn't.
"Ok, fine!" Harry rolled his eyes "talk".
Niall still remained silent and an awkward silence was formed between them.
"So" Harry decided to break the silence "that's your favourite song?"
Niall's face lit up like a light bulb as his million dollar smile returned to his face.
"Yeah!" He said excitedly "Liam Payne is my favourite singer. His songs are so nice and voice is like an angel. And he's so hot and sexy and beautiful and-"
"You know, my friend's name is Liam too. And I bet he's more sexier than your Liam" Harry said with a smirk.
"Oh really" Niall raised his eyebrow and One of his hands shuffled through his sling bag.
"Look at this!"
"Holy shit!" Escaped from Harry's mouth as he gaped at the picture.
"He's really handsome"
"I told you" Niall boasted flashing his perfect teeth.
"So, you carry his picture everywhere you go" Niall nodded and Harry chuckled at him.
"You're so gay", Harry said while shaking his head side to side.
"You're right" Niall beamed "I'm gay"
Harry stiffened himself as his mouth formed an o.
"And don't worry, you're too" he said confidently.
"What?" Harry chokes on his saliva "Noo"
"Dude, you just looked at a picture of a hot male and..."
"Ok, I did but he's handsome and that doesn't mean I'm gay" Harry explained and Niall rolled his eyes.
"Did you ever seen a girl and felt that she's attractive?"
"No" Harry said in his most monotonous voice.
"Any boy?"
Shit! Niall got him. Only yesterday he thought that Niall was attractive.
Now, talking about attractiveness, Niall was looking quite attractive today with black skinny jeans, white tee and his beanie. Damn!... What no. Harry stop it! You just can't get weak so easily.
"Harry!" Niall snapped his fingers in front of his eyes and brought him back to earth.
"I-I'm sorry", Harry admitted. "I kinda spaced out"
"Hey! Don't stress yourself!" Niall patted his back and Harry felt shivers running down his spine.
Harry, get your shit together! You're a fucking gangster.
Niall probably felt that Harry is uneasy under his touch and removed his hand almost immediately.
"You don't need to label anything, yeah?" Niall said hesitatantly and Harry nodded.
"You should be a motivational speaker" Harry confessed. "Everytime I meet you, you give me something to ponder about the whole day."
Niall burst out laughing and his voice is ringing in the younger lad's ears.
"I can't be anything but an engineer"
"Why?"
Niall's laughter stopped. He didn't expect Harry to ask such a question. Forget that, he actually didn't expect Harry to even talk to him.
"Are we gonna talk everything here?" Niall questioned.
Harry didn't waste time, and gestured Niall to follow him as he walked towards the stairs.
"I know a secret place, just follow me. We can talk there"
"But, Harry. You had some work, didn't you?"
"Fuck work" Curiosity took the best of Harry and now all he interested is to know more about this blue eyed lad.
Niall giggled at Harry's choice of words.
Halfway through, Niall stopped Harry.
"Hey! Give me your revolver. What if you try to kill me in that 'secret place' of yours?" Niall said while putting the secret place in air quotations.
"You don't trust me?" Harry said more like a statement than a question.
"No" Niall replied almost immediately "Should I ?"
Harry shook his head and started walking not before giving his priced possession to Niall.
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"Wow" Niall said sarcastically "If rooftop is your so called secret place, I have nothing to say"
Harry shrugged and asked Niall to continue about what he's about to say.
"It's very simple, Harry" Niall said biting his lower lip in nervousness.
He was reconsidering the idea of telling about his personal life. He's practically a stranger to him. The only relation they have is of kidnapper-victim. Even though, he didn't treat him like a typical kidnapper but listened to his rant. But he's the only one who actually wanted to hear about his problems.
"If you are born in the house of a police commissioner, where everyone is doing some high profile jobs, people's expectations gonna be high from you as soon as you're born. Same happened with me. Moreover, I was the only child of my dad, so I had to reach his expectations. His expectation was to see me as a successful engineer. So that's what I'm doing now, studying engineering in which I have no interest at all."
Harry looked at Niall as he spoke about his personal life. He could see the mere desperation in his eyes. It's like he's been trapped in a cage. More like a golden cage.
"And what you have interest in?"
"I like creative stuffs." Niall's face lit up "You know, like photography. I love clicking photos. But my dad says there's no future in these stuffs. I can't be successful doing this"
"But you can be happy"
"Yeah, I can be happy" Niall repeated Harry's words. "But, it's not even possible for me to do these as a part time hobby. I live with my dad. He had already thrown away all my camera and photography stuff so that I can concentrate on my studies."
"Why don't you live alone? That way you could do whatever the fuck you want to do and nobody will know."
"I'm scared of living alone" Niall said with a pout.
"Are you crazy? You're 20. I lived alone since I was 5"
Niall looked down and Harry couldn't help but leave out a chuckle. He's 20. Who is scared of living alone in 20?
"Look up to me, Niall" Harry said lifting up his chin with his index finger "You can't get everything in your life. If you want to follow your dreams, you gotta live alone. I know you love your family but you have to stay away from them if they don't support your dreams. Just-"
This time, Harry was interrupted by his own call.
Harry excused himself and turned his back to Niall.
"Hello...I'm in the store... Who David? Oh yes, I can't find him here....okay so you killed him...fine... Yeah I'm coming"
Harry turned to see Niall looking at him expectantly.
"Listen Niall, I have to go. The work I came here for is done, and your dad's gonna come anytime soon. Just think about what I told and talk to your dad. Okay?"
Niall nodded and Harry left with a smile.
"Wait!" Niall shouted and jogged up to him.
He leaned forward and pecked Harry's cheeks.
"You're a nice man, Harry" He said softly "And here's your revolver"
And with that he left a blushing Harry on the rooftop.
Harry could feel his cheeks heating up and a smile crept his face.
Why's that he never blushes with anybody but Niall?
Why's that he never talks about personal lives with anybody but Niall?
Why's that he's so strict with everybody but with him he's a softie?
And this is only the second time he's meeting Niall.
Shit. He can't let Niall distract him from his work, like he did today.
He's never gonna meet Niall again. Even if he sees him, he's gonna pretend like he doesn't knows him.
He can't let himself be changed due to a stranger.
As he was thinking, he could hear faint sounds of Police sirens which is gradually increasing.
Fuck.
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Second update, later today.
But Liam is so hot as fucccccckkkkkkk.
Ok but did anybody see Niall mentioning Harry in his recent IG live with Ashe.
Boyfriends supporting boyfriends.
And is Harry in London or LA? I'm so confused.