♡Harry's POV♡
I wake up Louis and put the phone on speaker. "Alright is everyone awake!" Zayns voice is chirpy, yet raspy like mine when I first wake up; probably because of his smoking addiction. "Yes!" Niall's deep voice shocks us all. "Of course I am." Liam's sleepy voice is quiet and simple, as usual. "Everyone go look at the YouTube page right now!" Zayn is basically yelling at us at this point. Before me and Louis can pull it up on his phone Niall screams and starts yelling "oh my god oh my god!" What could he be so happy about. "10 FUCKING MILLION VIEWS BOYS" The first I have ever heard Liam swear, and it was for a good reason this time. Louis starts to cry when all the other boys are screaming and talking about how we were famous, not even 24 hours and already 10 million people have heard us sing, but how did that happen so fast? "We did it Harry, we did it" he whispers into my chest and can't stop sobbing, I'm not even proud of me, I am proud of him. His dream is coming true. "We should go to breakfast to celebrate and listen to 6 seconds of summers podcast this morning, maybe get some tips from them?" I finally speak, I have been in shock this whole time. "Great idea Haz, we should meet at 6:30 since we are all already up, see you lad soon." Zayn ends the group call and me and Louis cry together, this year keeps getting better and better.
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"Are you ready my dear?" Louis pulls on my hoodie that is now is his, he jumps in ny car with pink cheeks and ocean eyes stare into the diamonds of my piercingly green eyes. I start the engine and make my way to the bakery beside our small school, the fresh smell of muffins and cookies fill the air and my lungs. Louis grabs my hand in public for the first time since we were little, my heart pounds and blood rushes to my face and I turn red, this day keeps getting better. "Boys! Took you long enough! We ordered you bagels and tea the podcast is about to start!" Niall's voice is not bothering me today, nothing could mess up my mood. As we sit we can hesr whispers all around us, once again my face is flushed red. The podcast starts and we listen to our favorite band sing and talk about fans until they say "one direction" we aren't fully listening. We perk up as the famous, the amazing, Luke Hemmings says our bands name and talks about us, the five boys sitting in a booth in a town bakery in Chesire England.
"Yeah so there's this band of seniors from the UK and they covered one of our songs and just blew up over night. They are close to 40 million views now and I think they are so great." Luke Hemmings said we were great, how do we deserve that? Niall is practically letting all the water from his bkdyfall from his eyes as he cries all over his porridge. "I think if we could contact them we would get them signed to our label, those guys deserve it much more than we do, I think they are better than us to be honest mate." Michael Clifford said we are better than them, what is happening? What kind of fever dream is this? Everyone around us is as shocked as we are and I cant even drink my tea for the lads banging on our table, this is wild. The podcast anouncer speaks about us again, and suddenly my heart is on the floor from beating too fast, "Well news for you and all your fans I have their socials and the leaders Email, One Direction if you're listening I'd be expecting a word from these four very soon." Before I know it we are all jumping and screaming and everything is moving so fast I can't see the blur moving around me. The tears falling from our faces create puddles around us, and in this moment we are truly. Alive. "Well boys, I will be looking out for that email, but for now we have to normal and go to school." Zayns voice is squeaky like when we were children and it reminds me of how soft the boy really is. He is so warm and fuzzy, unlike his biker jacket and peirced nose, Zayn is softer than me and its hard to tell that about him. That's what I love about my cousin.
Walking into school was so much more exciting than yesterday, more girls came to us, more boys asking to be our friends, more people that hated me before are trying to be around me. All the teachers treat me differently, I love it. In second period me and Louis didn't have to take a test and the teacher asked for our autographs so when we "get famous" he can say he knew us. As we take our seats back two girls walk up to our seats and start smiling big and wide, but only at me. Louis' face is red in anger, he knows we aren't out yet but he hates when anyone looks at me like this if it isn't him. "Can I have your number, maybe we can go out sometime handsome." Her voice was no where nesr attractive and neither was she, then again the only person I ever have been attracted to was sitting beside me with a frown on his face. "No ladies I'm sorry, I'm spoken for and I'm madly in love so no." I turn to love, seeing that my response was good and he is happy, I love seeing him happy. The teachers phone rings and he puts it on speaker. "Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson to the office, there is a call for you." The principal speak loud and clear and our eyes widen and tears roll from our faces, we have a call. WE HAVE A CALL. We don't even bother to grab our things, we run out the door as fact as we can to get to the front of the school only to see Liam and Niall running beside us and Zayn crying in the office, it's happening, I know it's happening. "Is it them? Did they call us?" Louis' voice is louder than I believe I have ever heard and he is glowing with joy. No matter what happened, everything was in slow motion and all I care about is him....all I care about is his happiness. "If them is us then yes they did." The phone on the table speaks, hearing Luke Hemmings speak directly to my boy- my bestfriend feels like a dream, but nothing can compare to the happiness Louis makes me feel.
"We have decided to come up to London to get you guys signed, you all are amazing and could rule the world if you had the power. Your senior year is almost over, and if you could record an album on our label, it could be out by May and be graduated and be famous at the same time. We wil be in London next week for a couple concerts, pack your bags boys, you're coming to London and I promise you, you will be famous." His voice is nothing like it was on the podcast, it was so genuine, like he was talking to a friend. Tears are falling all over the room and happiness fills the air, this is like an early birthday present and I can't get enough of it, getting to see Louis live his dream is the most amazing thing, and I get to do it with him. "Now go to lunch boys, you still have to go to school even if you're soon to be popstars." Our principal breaks our celebration, I'm ready to tell the whole school. "Zayn...when we get to lunch, can I tell everyone?" I ask permission, it is his band after all. "Yes Harry oh my god yes, we are gonna be famous." My cousin is Cleary in shock still, his face is priceless.
We walk to our usual table after getting food and I stand up, ready to make a speech. I stand on the table, I have neber done something like this before, and I doubt I ever will again. "Hey Everyone!" Louis starts for me, standing on the table with me boosting my confidence, then the other boys stand too. We are in this together. "On the behalf of One Direction, I Harry Styles am here to say... WE ARE GETTING SIGNED ONTO A RECORD DEAL WITH 5 SECONDS OF SUMMERS MANEGMENT!" I cant explain how amazing it feels to have my hand being held by Louis, my three bestfriends around me, and the whole school cheering us on. Louis looks to me and I can see in his eyes, he is grateful for it all. "I love you Harry, this is all because of you angel." "Sunshine no, how did I do this?" I speak loud so he can hear me over the lunchroom, like always. "You told Zayn we would try out, we wouldn't be a band without you Haz." His words roll out like new carpet on a hard floor, perfectly. He is not wrong, this IS because of me. His dream is coming true because of me, I am so proud of him. Im just the underdog that finally got the one, and I am not ashamed to tell it to the world.
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As I lay to go to sleep tonight, I feel a string in my heart start to tug when I hear my mum get home and close the door. Tomorrow is my birthday and she won't be home, when I told her we were getting a record deal 3 days ago she didn't seemed excited, I feel like she doesnt know me anymore. Its time to come out, but I need Louis with me. "Lou, love, are you still up?" I whipser lightly into his little ear. He opens his eyes and nods, his small smile makes my stomach fill with butterfly. "Im ready to tell my mum I'm gay, will you go with me please?" I keep whispering, I am so scared. He widens his eyes and his mouth hangs open like he is trying to catch flies. "Oh yeah of course baby let's go." He whispers to me before kissing me, maybe after tonight we won't have to hide in our own house.
He steadys me and grips my hand tight when we walk down the stairs together, I have never been so scared in my life. I'm ready to show my mum who I am, I'm ready to be free. "Anne." Louis makes sure to get her attention from the couch she sits on while she watches our small living room tv. She must have seen the tears in my eyes or my body shaking, she asks me what's wrong and Louis pulls me, hand in hand, to the couch. "Well um.. mum I.. I need to tell you something I have been hiding from you and...well everyone but Louis." Saying his name calms me, feeling him squeeze my hand calms me, he calms me. "Well what is it Harry?" She sounds scared and I don't want to scare my mum, she means everything to me. Besides Louis, my mum is the only person I need forever. "Its okay Haz I'm right here, you can tell her." His voice is my therapy, my safehaven. Seeing his face makes me realize that all of this is worth it, and everything will be alright. "Mum.. I...." My sobs come out before I can, why am I so scared to tell her, Louis is right beside me. "Im gay." The words finally leave my mouth when I bury my head into Louis'chest and let him hold me. "Its okay love I'm here." He whispers and rubs my back. Its okay he is right here, my Louis is right here. "Harry sweetie..." Mum sits beside me and pulls me away from Lou, letting me cling to her. "Look at me Harry." Her voice is so quiet and simple, it almost made me want to go back into Louis' arms. I raise my head to see my crying mother and it is too much for me, the pressure is off my chest but I still don't know if she hates who I am. "Harry I've known for awhile. Im proud of you and who you are, don't be ashamed of it. Im proud of both of you." On the last sentence she switches her eyes to the small boy, beside us he is not surprised and all he does is nods. I am free. Louis joins the hug and kisses my forehead, everything is good now, we will be alright. "See homes I told you you could do it." There it is again, that velvety voice I have learned to love all my life. "Okay boys now go to bed tomorrow is a special day, I want to take you lovebirds out." Lovebirds, she thinks of us like that. "What about that Harold, lovebirds. She thinks we are lovebirds." His smirks is so adorable and everything he does is flawless to me. "Yeah Lou, lovebirds." I repeat to him smiling and wiping my tears, as I giggle my mum goes to bed, leaving us in the living room alone. "Kiss me you fool." I repeat the words I said when we kissed for the first time, Im glad I get a reaction. His lips are soft as they always have been, but this kiss feels better than any other time he has ever kissed me. He tastes so sweet.