Harry smiled and set the two teacups on a counter and slowly lifted the sleeping boy into his arms, hoping he was a heavy sleeper.
He was not.
Harry looked down at Louis sleeping face, still cradeled in his arms, and felt butterflies in his stomach, something he had never felt before.
Louis was very...well, stunning. He had beautiful chesnut hair, the color went perfectly with his tan skin tone. His blue eyes were so beautiful, they took Harry's breath away the first time Louis had looked up at him. Louis' pink lips were so soft, and Harry was so tempted to just lean down and-
Louis whined in his sleep when there was a loud boom made by the thunder.
"Shhhh..." Harry hushed him softly. "It's okay, it can't hurt you."
Louis was afraid of thunderstorms. That thought made it hard for Harry not to coo out loud.
There was another loud noise and Louis jumped awake and clinged onto Harry tightly.
"Lou?" Harry whispered softly
"'M scared." Louis mumbled and started crying when lighting flashed through the sky.
"No, don't cry..." Harry wasn't really sure how to comfort a crying boy, but he tried for Louis' sake anyway. "I'm going to take you up to my room. I can close the curtains in there and you can't hear the thunder as much." Louis nodded quickly and gripped onto Harry tighter, suddenly more afraid of the storm than he was of Harry.
Harry walked up the stairs and opened the door to his room, then set Louis down on his bed. He shut the curtains tightly, then locked the door.
"Louis you can sleep in my bed and I'll-" he glanced over at Louis only to see the poor boy rocking back and forth with his knees drawn to his chest, and he was sobbing into his knees. Was he really this scared? Harry thought it was a little ridiculous for a fourteen year old boy, but he sat on the bed with Louis.
"Lou, why are you so scared?" he rubbed his hand up and down Louis' back. Louis whimpered at Harry's touch.
"You need to calm down, love." Harry whispered, then stood up in front of Louis. Louis looked up at him, trembling more.
"Shhh, its okay." Harry said as he took Louis' arms off his knees and draped them around his own neck. He lifted Louis up and Louis automatically wrapped his legs around his waist.
After a while of Harry whispering comforting things and rubbing his back, Louis calmed down.
Harry set him in the bed and went to grab a blanket out of the hall for himself.
He came back and laid down on the floor next to his bed. "Y-you're sleeping on the f-floor?" Louis asked.
"Yeah." there was silence for a little while.
"B-but I'm scared, Harry."
"Are you saying you want me up there?" Louis whimpered in response.
"Okay, I'm coming, hold on." Harry stood up and slid under the covers next to Louis. Louis stayed as far away from Harry as he could on the small bed. "Louis, I promised I wouldn't hurt you and I don't break my promises." Louis nodded and scooted closer to Harry. Harry pulled him close to his chest and watched as he snuggled close and got comfortable. "Goodnight Lou." Harry whispered and kissed Louis' forehead.
But this time, Louis didn't flinch away, he just smiled and closed his eyes.