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"Is that what you meant as you said you killed someone? Back at the first day as a fun fact about you?" Louis asks in a whisper after he read the medical record where there was also stated the reason for his injuries.
Harry nods as he stares out the window behind the computer. He feels Louis' eyes on him, but doesn't want to look. If he is honest, he's a bit scared of what he'll see. The alpha would freak out if it were pity. He hates when people pity him and not because he is an alpha.
"You know it's not your fault, right?" Louis whispers again. His voice is barely audible, as if he is scared to say something wrong too loud.
Harry turns his head to look at Louis now. To his relieve there is no pity in his eyes - just understanding.
"Part of me does, yes. But there is also this part that always tells me it was my fault." he admits for the first time out loud.
The omega nods. "I get it." he says before his eyes widen and he backtracks. "I mean, I don't because nothing like that happened to me and I never was in this kind of situation but it just makes sense to me and I know that I would probably feel the same so I do get it in some way but also maybe not and just know it's so not your fault since you or your dad didn't do anything wrong and it was the drunk driver that is at fault and not you and sure it sucks and all but--"
"Louis!" Harry says a bit too loud since someone whisper yells that he is too loud.
The alpha chuckles at Louis with a small smile on his face as said omega looks wide eyed at him, mouth agape. "You're rambling." Harry says in an appropriate volume.
Louis blushs and looks down. "Sorry." he mumbles. "I tend to do that when I'm nervous and I know it's annoying but I can't stop myself and it's just like word vomit coming out of my mouth that I can't stop and-"
"It's okay." Harry stops Louis once again before the poor thing rambles himself completely out of breath and faints.
But this time he places his hand on Louis' shoulder and the omega stops immediately and moves his whole body away from the hand in an instant while staring wide eyed at it.
Harry removes his hand and apologizes. Louis nods and shakes his head as if he wants to get rid of a thought or something like that.
The green eyed boy turns back to the old computer. "If you want, you can go back to your friends. It's still 20 minutes before classes start." he says. He doesn't want Louis to feel as if he has to stay.
"Uhm, okay." Louis whispers and gets up. He turns to leave, but stops and looks at Harry again. "Will you join us too? After you're done here?" he asks and Harry can hear the hope clearly.
The alpha looks up at Louis. "If you want to." he states, giving Louis the decision since Harry was an asshole before.
Louis looks down before mumbling his answer: "I'd be happy."
Harry smiles at him, already feeling the fondness he has for him. "Okay." he says. "I'll be there."
Louis smiles at him before leaving, letting Harry do everything he still has to do.
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Louis sits back down next to Niall. To his right is a free space for Harry when he comes in a bit.
He blushes as all eyes are on him and he looks at the table.
"What happened? Did he tell you why he needs a computer? Was he an asshole again? Do I need to kick his ass?" Niall starts to ask excitedly.
Louis smiles at him, loving his hyperactive friend. "Nothing happened. I showed him the library and the computer. No, he wasn't an asshole. He was actually quite nice." he answers, leaving out the part where Harry let him read his medical record.
"That's good." Shawn says. "I told you he just needed to warm up a bit." he states smiling.
Louis shrugs. "Maybe." he whispers again. Then he remembers something. "Would you four mind sharing a house next week with Harry and I? He said I should choose since he doesn't know a lot of people and he wants me to feel comfortable in that house."
Everyone at the table - meaning Shawn, Niall, Liam and Zayn - look surprised.
"Really?" Shawn asks surprised.
"I thought he would want to decide since he's an alpha and all and he seems a bit old fashioned." Liam notes.
"I am so far from old fashioned, actually." Harry suddenly says, rolling up to the table and stopping next to Louis, giving the omega a small smile.
"Really? You honestly don't seem like that." Shawn agrees with Liam.
Harry narrows his eyes. "And you base that on what? We never actually talked." he notes truthfully.
"But" Zayn starts "from what I gathered, you actually seem a bit old fashioned." he claims. "I mean, up until now you never talked to anyone - especially not omegas. And you appear to be quite... alpha-like."
Harry nods understanding. "I have my reasons to act the way I do, but I try to change that." he claims.
"Why?" Niall asks curiously before anyone else could.
Harry's eyes quickly jump to Louis, who is looking at the table, before they are back on Niall who asked the question. "It's personal."
And they leave it at that, enjoying their lunch.
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"Can I ask you something?" Louis interrupts the silence between them when they sit in their last class. The teacher isn't here yet, which is weird, but whatever.
Everyone in class is talking in groups, only Louis and Harry keeping to themselves. The volume over all is quite loud, but Harry drowned it out by getting lost in sketching.
"Always." he says, giving Louis a sideways smile, while still sketching.
"Uhm" Harry sees him nervously move around in his chair in the corner of his eyes so he turns to look at him.
Louis stops immediately and blushes as he looks at the table. He then mumbles his question: "If you knew we are... you know... mates. Why didn't you say anything about it?"
Harry can feel the nervousness of the omega. It again appears to him as if he is scared to say something wrong and be yelled at. Louis should not feel like that. At all.
Harry takes a deep breath. "It's complicated." he says. "Let's not talk about it here, okay?" he asks. He does not want to talk about his insecurities in front of the class. Sure, they all seem to be talking, but you never know who might be eavesdropping.
Louis nods. "Okay." he agrees quietly and goes back to drawing as well.
Harry looks at the flowers the younger boy is drawing. It looks really good to him. "That looks great." he says qietly.
Louis looks up with a blush and shy smile. "Thanks." he says. "Flowers are the only thing I can draw." he claims.
"Oh, I doubt that." Harry disagrees with a warm smile, getting one from Louis in return.
"No, it's true. Ask Niall or anyone else from my friends. I only draw flowers. Niall's guitars had to suffer from it." he says with a chuckle.
Harry opens his mouth to ask if he has a picture of them, as the door opens. It's not their teacher, but the secretary. Everyone quiets down as she clears her throat.
"Your teacher is sick. You can leave." she says and after that chaos starts.
Everyone starts to hurriedly pack their things to be the first out of the room. Chatter starts up immediately as well.
"How about you come over to mine and I can explain you why I acted the way I did." Harry suggests as they pack their stuff as well.
Before Louis can answer Liam and Zayn stop infront of them.
"Are you coming with us to Niall?" Liam asks smiling at his friend.
Louis looks from Liam to Harry, eyes staying on the green eyed boy for a moment before moving back to his friend.
"Harry invited me to his. So maybe next time." he says with a small smile.
Liam nods understanding. "Okay, that's fine." he says. Then he looks at Harry. He does the I'm-watching-you gesture towards him. "Be nice or I'll rip out your balls and shove them down your throat." he threatens in a fake sweet voice and smile.
Zayn growls out, while Louis gasps out a "Liam!" before the black haired wolf pushes the beta out of the room, shaking his head in amusement.
"Sorry." Louis mumbles embaressed.
Harry chuckles as he zips up his bag. "Don't worry. It's fine." he says. "Shall we go?"
Louis nods and they make their way out of the room.