Harry's POV:
I heard a loud knocking on the door, followed by Niall bursting into the room. I rubbed my eyes and sat up, already having been awake
"I knocked this time incase you know who was in here" Niall said, sitting on my bed winking
"Get outta here" I mumbled into my pillow, turning away from him
"Nope, it's noon and Simon told us we had to be in the studio by 1 to practice" He said standing up
"Fine, just go for a second so I can change" I said, uncovering myself from the sheets and and standing up.
I had a terrible sleep last night, I don't know why.
Niall nodded and left the room
"I'll let you wake Louis up" Niall said, peeking his head back into the room
I groaned and got dressed, throwing on baggy pants and a tshirt.
I opened the door of the bathroom and stepped in. I took a quick shower and brushed my teeth.
I quietly knocked on the door to Louis room and waited for a response
I opened up the door to see a sleepy looking Louis curled up in his blankets.
He opened his eyes when I walked in, gave me a soft smile, and then stretched his arm over his face, nuzzled into the bed
I let out a soft chuckle
"Rise and shine Boo, Simon wants us down for rehearsals" I said, plopping down on the bed.
I was caught off guard when he shot up and grabbed my wrist, pulling me down onto the bed beside him.
He turned his back to me and motioned for me to put my hand around him. I stayed there, not moving until he groaned and pulled my arm around him, himself.
He wiggled back until my chest was cradling his small body. I tightened my grip on his waist and lowered my head to the dip in his neck.
I grabbed the covers that were tangled at our feet and pulled them up to cover the both of us. Our breathing slowed, and before we knew it, we were both asleep again
I woke up for the second time to the same pounding on the door.
"Harry, you arent in your room so I know your in Louis room. Don't worry I'm not coming in I don't want to see that. Were leaving right now to go to the studio" Niall yelled from outside the door.
Louis seemed to have heard it too and he reluctantly got out of bed.
We made our way down the stairs and into the kitchen where the other boys were.
"What were you guys doing up there" Liam asked
"We just fell asleep" Louis answered in a sleepy voice
"And why were you guys so tired this morning? Long night" Zayn asked with a smirk
I sent him a glare and rolled my eyes
"I just couldn't sleep, I don't know why" I answered
"Yeah same, geuss I was just cold" Louis said, rubbing his eyes
"Okay" Niall shrugged, sending a knowing glance to Liam and Zayn. What are they doing?
We all grabbed an apple and a granola bar and hopped in the car that was waiting for us outside, going to vocal rehearsals
We got out of the car and walked up to the studio. I looked up at the large sign reading "Syco"
"There's an interviewer here that wants to ask you a few questions before we start" Simon said
We nodded and sat down in the back room infront of the interviewer
"Hello boys, this will be your first formal interview and it will be aired on TV. Were just going to ask you a few random questions so the viewers and fans get to know you a bit better" she explained
"Okay, first question is, what is your favorite food" she asked
"Oh that's easy, Nando's" Niall replied
We all laughed and she moved onto the second question
"What do you think the most romantic thing you can do for someone?" She asked
"A dinner date?" Liam replied
"That's boring mate, cliche" Zayn replied
"I think writing a song for someone, and watching the sunset....on a beach" Louis answered.
We all agreed that was a good answer, I know if someone ever did that for me I would love them forever, but I probably wont be lucky enough to find a love like that.
After a few more irrelevant questions we were allowed to leave.
We made our way inside, Simon leading us into a large studio
"Here, this is the song that was written as your first original to preform" Simon said as he passed us all a copy of the lyrics
I looked down at the lyrics and read them in my head.
"You're insecure,
Dont know what for,
You're turning heads when you walk through the door,
Don't need makup,
To cover up,
Being the way that you are is enough."
I rolled my eyes. Typical hetero relationship song. The lyrics were basic but when we listened to the pre recorded version it got a bit better with all the music in the background.
We quickly learned the song and took turns singing it into the microphone infront of us.
The track was played back with our voices recorded over top, and it was better than expected.
Next, we made our way to a large stage the next room over
"Now this boys, is the stage you will be performing on during the live shows" Simon explained
We spent the next half hour learning simple placements and singing the new song "What Makes You Beautiful" pretending that we were preforming infront of an audience.
Once Simon was satisfied with our voices, he thanked us and said we had the rest of the day off to do whatever we wanted
The drive back to the house was quick and we all hopped out and went back into Zayns room. His was the biggest so whenever we all hung out we went to his room.
"What do you guys think of the song" Zayn asked
"Its okay, we could write a better one though" Louis answered, pulling my head to lay in his lap
I let him do it, and I layed my head on his thigh, he began playing with my hair.
"Yeah I agree we could write a better one" Niall agreed with a laugh
We talked about nonsense for the next few hours until Louis asked me a question
"Can I braid your hair? I always used to braid my sisters" He asked sweetly
"Sure if my hairs even long enough" I responded, rolling off his lap.
Louis stood up and grabbed some hair ties from his bag. Why did he have hair ties?
He pulled me up and out of the room, back into his own.
He closed the door and we both sat on his bed
"Why couldn't you braid my hair in the other room" I asked. Not that I was complaining.
"I don't know. Just wanted some time alone with you y'know" he replied, not making eye contact. He was trying to untangle the hair elastics in his hand.
" I want to spend time with you too" I replied
"Oh yeah?" He said
"Yeah, I like hanging out with you. You're a good person to be around" I responded, turning around so he could braid my hair
He ran his fingers through my hair a few times to get rid of any tangles and began to braid my hair.
We sat there in comfortable silence for a while. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the feeling of his hands on my head. Then Louis broke the silence.
"How did you know you were gay" he whispered out of nowhere
"Uh, I don't know. Girls just didn't feel right I guess" I replied. Why was he bringing this up now?
"Oh" he replied, putting an elastic in my hair
He finished my hair soon after, the rest in silence.
He leaned over my shoulders, wrapping his hands around my chest, chin resting beside my head, and shot me a quick smile in the mirror infront of us.
"Can you take a picture of it so I can see" I asked
"Sure pass me your phone" He said, still in the same position
I gave him my phone and he took a quick picture. He showed me the phone, arms on either side of my head and his chin resting on my shoulder.
I laugh at the picture, then he clicks the home button, showing my screensaver.
Oh no
The picture is of us two when he took a selfie of us backstage during the Xfactor.
I turn red and throw my head back in embarrassment, forgetting Louis was behind me.
He started falling backwards onto the bed, going with it and pulling me back with him.
We both laugh and I turn on my side to lay on his chest
He takes out his phone to show me his screensaver. It's the same picture. I breathe a sigh of relief
"Our phones match" he said excitedly as he playfully wrapped his legs around my waist.
I turn onto my stomach, so were chest to chest. I realize how close our faces are right now and my breath hitches
He places his hands on my back under my shirt and we lock eyes
I prop myself up by putting my forearms on either side of his head. His thumb slowly rubbing the skin on my back.
"Boys, we're going swimming" Zayn said through the door.
I roll off of Louis
"Thank you, for that" I shout back sarcastically. I was upset he interrupted my moment with Louis.
I run my hands down my face and go back into my room, saying a quick goodbye to Louis, not mentioning the moment we just had.
I change into my swimming trunks and meet Louis coming out of his room at the same time. I sling an arm around his shoulder, ignoring the elephant in the room, and we walk downstairs to meet the others.
For some reason, I hadn't noticed that the ocean was so close to where we were. We walked to the beach and sat down in the sand.
Liam ran into the water quickly, followed by Niall. Zayn wanted to just tan, and Louis and I went up to our knees.
I began to take a few more steps forward, but I felt someone grab my hand. I turned around to see Louis.
We interlock fingers and take a few more steps forward, a wave crashing on our chests.
"I can't touch Haz" Louis said. I looked over to see him up to his ears in water
I picked him up easily and wrapped my hands around his back to support his small body.
He clung onto my neck and rested his chin on my shoulder, water crashing all around us
We stood there for a while watching Liam and Niall play in the waves until we were cooled off enough and we made our way out of the water.
Louis was showing no sign of letting go of me though, if anything he clung tighter to my chest as I walked out of the water.
We walked back to the Judges House and changed back into our clothes.
We spent the rest of the day watching movies with the other boys in Zayns room, my head leaning on Louis shoulder.
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A/N: at this point honestly I'm just writing whatever comes to mind, so if it sucks, I know.
Also I've been reading the chapters and noticed many unintentional 1D references, that's what happens when your last 2 braincells are filled with random 1D quotes :)
I know this fic isnt very good and stuff in it dosnt line up, but I'm trying.
Comment and vote, if you want ●_●
Stay safe,
-V