Harry ran out of the room, tears silently pouring out of his eyes and down his face. He walked down the cold dark hallway. His body shaking as he let's out a whimper.

"H, you alright" Niall says, poking his head out of his room

Harry just let out another whimper and kept walking to his room

Niall furrowed his eyebrows and silently followed the sobbing boy

"Harry, what happened" Niall asked quietly. His disheveled hair and dopey eyes making it obvious that he had just woken up

Harry tried to speak but all that came out was a silent cry. Rivers of tears streamed down his face and he had a pounding headache.

"H-he broke u-up with me" Harry sobbed in stutters

Nialls jaw dropped

"What do you mea-" he started, not believing what he was hearing

He was cut off by a loud sob coming from Harry.

Niall silently leaned forward embracing the crying boy in a tight hug. They stayed like that for hours until Harry fell asleep. That's when Niall started crying.

It was just a few tears, but he couldn't help it. Harry and Louis had gone through so much, and he thought they could finally be happy, but now Louis does this? Niall was infuriated at Louis and felt terrible for Harry who was sleeping with puffy eyes.

The next morning he was woken up to Harry silently crying beside him, and that's how he spent the rest of the day. Harry refused to get out of bed, and he never stopped crying. Louis locked his door and didn't answer his phone.

"What happened" Liam asked tentatively to Zayn and Niall

"They broke up" Niall said softly rubbing his temples, still not really believing it

"What" Zayn almost whispered

That's when Niall broke down in tears in sympathy for Harry

"T-they've been through s-so much shit-" he started. Liam sat down with him on the floor and cradled him in his arms, followed by Zayn

"He doesn't deserve this" he cried

•

It's been 4 years since they broke up. About a week later they suggested a break to their management team because they couldn't focus on singing. Ever since then they hadn't been in the band.

Harry and Louis hadn't talked since that day.

Harry was laying on his bed, his face pressed into the pillow, wet with tears. Even though it all happened 4 years ago he was still tremendously upset, and caught himself reliving the moment and crying from time to time

His phone rang and he picked it up

"Hi" he said, sitting up reluctantly and wiping his tears

"Hey H, how are you" Nialls voice spoke softly through the phone

"Same old" he replied

There was a silence through the line for a while

"Have you checked your email lately?" Niall asked

"No"

"Maybe you should" Niall said softly with a hint of worry in his voice

"I should go, Im coming over later today too, but check your email soon. I love you so much okay?" Niall said

"I love you too Ni" he said, a tear rolling down his cheek before the line went dead

He tossed his phone to the side and took a deep breath

•

Louis drove home from the studio. He passed by a hair stylist and thought of Harry. No, he has to forget about him.

He turns on the radio to try to get the man out of his mind. Watermelon Sugar starts playing. He slams on the breaks, tears unknowingly running down his face. He starts to breathe heavily and panic.

He wipes the tears away and starts driving again and turning off the radio.

He steps into the house and takes a deep breath

"Hey Loui- wait? Have you been crying?" Eleanor asked

"Hm, no. Why" he sniffled

"Louis stop with the bullshit. I know you've been crying. Your eyes are all red and puffy and- oh my god Louis, you're shaking" she said rushing over to him

"Is this what I think its about" she asked

"Yeah" he managed to squeak out

"Its gonna be okay. Just a few more months" she assures him

"He's not gonna want me back El, I've fucked up so bad, so so bad" he said wiping away tears

"He still loves you. Just explain everything to him" she said

•

Harry took a deep breath and grabbed his phone, he clicked on the email icon and adjusted his eyes to the brightness, squinting slightly

Dear Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry Styles,

Due to popular demand, the trademarked band that you should all be familiar with will be making a come back.

It is way overdue and you are losing fans daily. We are losing money, and you are still under our contracts.

We have been beyond nice to you guys by letting you have a hiatus for 5 years because of so called "emotional trauma".

You know what I'm talking about, you have to man up and move on. You've had enough time off, so you will not be able to argue coming back.

We will be in charge again, the long hours, the PR stunts and your clothing will all be chosen by Modest! Management.

One Direction will be making its public comeback in a week on Capital FM.

We will assume you all left your differences aside and have come to an agreement. You all must act like friends, nothing more, nothing less.

- Modest! Management

Harry read this with tears in his eyes. He wasn't ready to come face to face with Louis again. He couldn't.

He froze and closed his eyes, thinking it was all a dream. He slowly opened them but still saw the phone on his bed with the email pulled up

"No no no no" he said miserably

Niall came into the room and saw that Harry had read the email

"Ni no no, I cant, I-I won't, I-" Harry sobbed. His head hurt and he felt like vomiting

He rushed to the bathroom and spilled all his stomach contents into the toilet, crying at the same time

"Niall I want to die, I want to die, I want to die" he said over and over again

"Harry look at me. Don't say that. It's not a bad life it's just a bad day" Niall said rubbing his back and holding his curls out of his face

"Its been a bad life for 5 years" he whimpered, his chin wobbling and his hands shaking

Niall brought Harry back into his bedroom and sat him down.

"Come cuddle H, it always makes you feel better" Niall said

Harry just cried more and plunked his head down onto Nialls chest

Harry was still crying, sniffling and whimpering but it was less violent now.

"How are you feeling" he whispered

"Sad, so fucking sad" He said back, his breath getting caught in his throat

They spent the rest of the day crying, sleeping and talking

•

Eleanor knew Louis loves Harry. She knows that she was just his beard and they took things out of proportion. She doesn't know why though. That was confidential and Louis didn't tell her.

She hated seeing him sad, but he was often very good at hiding it. But when he came home that day with bloodshot eyes and wet cheeks, she knew there was something wrong.

"I fucked up so bad. I thought I was helping him but he doesn't know that. All he sees is me leaving him for you. I really fucked up" he said, his whole body shivering like a leaf

They talked about it for a while before Louis went up to his bedroom. They don't act like a couple. They don't sleep beside eachother, or hug and kiss. They've never once had sex. They knew they weren't really together but nobody knew that. It was an unspoken rule that they never interacted when they were by themselves, only when there were paps.

He lay on his bed looking up at the glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. He started getting memories

"Haz, come help me with the stars" Louis shouted as Harry came into the door

"Are you too short babe?" Harry said with a smirk

"No" he pouted

"Just help me put them up" he said again

Harry smiled and took a step forward pressing his chest into Louis back. Louis spun around and Harry picked him up so that he could reach the ceiling.

He stuck them all on and Harry lowered him once again, but not quite pulling him on the ground. Louis wrapped his legs around Harry's slim torso as Harry held Louis up close. Their foreheads touching as their lips slowly ghosted over one anothers.

Harry softly pecked Louis lips a few times before leaving a trail of precious kisses on his cheek and into his hairline and temple

"I love you so much, don't ever forget that, okay" Harry said quietly

"I love you more, I'll always love you" Louis replied

Louis opened his eyes and wiped away the salty tears forming in the corners of his eyes

He shakily grabbed his phone and turned it on. He had a voicemail from Liam

He furrowed his eyebrows and wondered why Liam would have called him.

None of the boys tried to contact Louis. They were mad at him for breaking Harry's heart.

He hesitantly clicked on the button to listen to the message, thinking it would just be a drunk call of him screaming about how much of a dick he is

"You have one new message. To hear the message, press on-" he pressed one

"One new message from Liam"

"Hey, um. I assume you've gotten the email by now. And it's kind of unavoidable that we have to go, um. Were all still really mad at you, but I know that you weren't acting like yourself that day. I don't know what happened but you have to tell us. I know you loved him, and I don't understand why- you know what. I'm off of topic. Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that I don't want you going anywhere near Harry. He's still heartbroken and I don't want you to hurt the poor boy anymore. I'm mad, but I'll give you one chance to explain yourself, because I know you didn't do what you did voluntarily. See you next week I geuss"

To delete this message, press one. To keep this message, press 2. To play this message again press 3-" he pressed 3.

He listened to the message over and over again. Harry was still heartbroken? Years later. Fuck. He really loved him.

He felt so guilty that he had hurt the younger boy so badly, but he knew it had to be done because it would be alot worse if he didn't.

And just like every day, he began crying again, he couldn't help it

"I'm so sorry baby" he cried covering his mouth with his hand. His phone fell from his hand as he realized how badly he had hurt Harry.

•

Harry woke up with tear stained cheeks

"Niall?" He asked, his voice cracking

He didn't hear an answer and thought Niall had gone back home

He stood up and threw on a sweatshirt and sweatpants, trudging through his depression room. Plates and cups and dirty clothes littered the floor.

He had never been like this. Harry was always the cleanest, but ever since Louis broke up with him he had fallen into a downward spiral.

His body hurt and he always had headaches from stress. People kept telling him things would get better but they never did.

He walked into the kitchen and saw Niall at the stove cooking

"Oh hey, you're finally up" he smiled

"Yeah" he said back

"Look H. I know how hard this is going to be. It's going to be okay, just don't talk to him" Niall said placing an egg onto Harry's plate

"Niall, mate. None of us know how long were gonna be in the band for. If we're going on tours and recording more albums, I'm gonna see him 24/7. They're going to make us write songs together and I'm not ready for that. I physically cannot handle that kind of pressure" Harry said rubbing his temples

"You're right H. I'm not telling you to move on but you guys are adults now. Don't let that get in the way of your career. He's an asshole and it's not your fault"

"He's not an asshole Niall" Harry mumbled back

"Harry, don't defend him. Please don't defend him" Niall shook his head

"I dunno" Harry said shoving some egg into his mouth

"H come here" Niall said opening his arms

Harry collapsed into his chest

"I don't know what to do Ni. I can't see him, it's too much" he mumbled into Nialls shoulder, his voice cracking

Niall just rubbed his back and whispered reassuring words into his ear

•

"I can't do this. I can't keep hurting him like this. Why couldn't they do this in 2 months when the contract is over? I can't tell him and he's gonna think I hate him" Louis said shakily.

"Be nice to him, don't be a jerk. That's not in the contract, you can still be friends with him" Eleanor said back

"No no, no I cant because if I'm nice to him and we get close again I'll end up kissing him and fucking everything up again" Louis said, running his hands through his hair

"You can ask one of the boys to interrupt you if your getting too close. You can't just ignore him" Eleanor said back, leaning down to pet Clifford

"Yeah, I geuss" Louis said back

He fished his phone out of his pocket and dialed Liams number

"Hello?" He said

"Liam hi. I'll tell you everything, I promise. But you have to promise me you wont tell anyone else. Not even the boys. And definitely not management. Please." He said, voice cracking

"O-okay, yeah. This seems serious mate, they're still giving you shit?" Liam said

"Yeah. I can't tell you over the phone. Come over tonight. You also have to promise that you don't let me get too intimate with Harry. I know this is all confusing, but trust me, please" he begged

"Louis, you broke my best mates heart. He's still not over it. I can't trust you right now, you have to earn that back. But I'll come over tonight for you to explain"

"Thank you" Louis croaked out, his heart dropping

The day passed by slowly, but finally Liam was over at Louis' house

He opened the door without a sound and lead him into the living room and made him sit down

"You better have a good fucking explanation to why you broke him" Liam said after a moment of silence

That's what made the waterworks start. He looked up to keep the tears that were brimming his eyes, but the continued to fall silently.

"Um, I-" he said, his voice cracking

"Management, they uh-" he tried again, but was cut off by a unexpected sob coming from him

He couldn't stop the tears, and Liam just sat there with a confused look on his face

After a while of Louis calming down, he was able to formulate a sentence

"We thought the contract was over. But somehow Simon fucked it up and extended it. He called me into a meeting and told me that. He made me date Eleanor and he didn't allow me to tell Harry. He said if I told him or anyone else about it then he would end all of our careers. I don't know what happened, I was so stressed and confused. Simon made me break up with Harry and break his heart, and I- I didn't know what he would do if I disagreed. Harry doesn't know any of this and the contract ends in a week and- and I don't know what to do because what if he doesn't want me back and-" Louis ranted

"Give me your fucking phone" Liam said

"Wha- what?" Louis sobbed

"I'm calling Simon and I'm going to fucking kill him and-" Liam said, raging

"Liam no, you cant, you promised. You can't tell him I told you, he would end your career and Harrys" Louis begged

Liam squeezed his eyes tight and let out a deep breath

"I'm so sorry Louis, you're hurting as much as him" Liam said, pulling Louis into a hug. Louis cried, the sobs had now become silent as buckets of tears poured down his cheeks

"Were all meeting tomorrow for the comeback interview, just try to avoid him until the contract is over so you can explain to him" Liam said and Louis nodded

Liam ended up staying over at Louis' house for the night, comforting him.

The next morning Louis had a headache and his eyes were red and stinging. But that was normal for him.

"Come on Louis" Liam said, twisting his lips into a reassuring smile

Louis tried to smile back but it was more of a grimace.

"Can I tell the boys?" Liam asked, breaking the silence of the car ride

"I geuss so"

They got to the studio where they would be having their first public interaction in 4 years on Capital FM.

"Liam, Louis! Nice to see you guys again, it's been too long!" Roman Kemp exclaimed as the boys walked into the studio

"Roman, good to see ya mate" Liam said as Louis hugged Roman

"The boys aren't here yet, you guys are the first. They should be here soon then we can start the live. You guys can make yourself comfortable on those chairs" Roman said, pointing to a pair of black leather spinny office chairs, sitting behind a panel of buttons and switches.

They smiled to Roman and sat down. Louis' leg subconsciously bounced up and down as he started to pick at his fingers and bite his nails

"Louis relax" Liam smiled

"I can't Li" Louis responded

A few minutes later they heard Nialls distinguishing laugh from the back hallway approaching them.

Louis smiled and stood up

"Niall mate, nice to see you again" Louis said

Since Liam told the boys about the contract, Niall wasn't mad at Louis anymore and brought him into a bone crushing hug

Then, Harry quietly stepped out into the recording studio looking at the floor.

Both Niall and Liam jumped at him with smiles and tight hugs, while Harry and Louis just exchanged a quick "hi"

Niall and Liam exchanged a knowing glance

They didn't say anything to eachother, but Louis stole some looks at him.

'Wow, he got fitter. His jawline, his hair, his eyes. His eyes were always beautiful. He just scrunched his nose! Look at his smile' Louis thought to himself

"Don't ya think Louis!" Niall laughed

"W-what? Sorry I didn't hear what you said" he responded, turning beet red

"I said we all look alot differently now, dont ya think?" He said

"Yeah, yeah I guess we do" Louis forced out a laugh

Niall moved next to him and patted him on the back, sending him a sympathetic smile.

Niall and Liam were laughing and having a full conversation while Louis and Harry sat there in silence, looking down at their hands.

"Wheres Zayn?" Harry said, finally speaking up