Monday rolls around at lightning speed and before I know it I'm getting ready for school. As I'm getting ready I decide I'm driving Harry to school so I text him.

I go downstairs for breakfast. "Lou, could you drop Lottie on your way to school?" Mum asks me and I sigh.

"Sorry, mum. I've got to pick up a friend, I promised him." I don't like saying no to mum but I don't have a choice.

"Oh, guess she'll have to take the bus." I nod guiltily and pecking her cheek I rush out to my car, driving to Harry's. He's waiting outside.

"Come on in!" I reach over to open the door from inside and he gets in.

"Good morning, Lou!" He says his smile mirroring mine.

We drive to school making idle chatter. Once we reach school, I park the car and tell him I'd meet him in Music.

"Hey lads!" I walk over to Niall and Zayn. "Where's Liam?"

"Dunno. Haven't seen him since Friday at school." Niall shrugs. "Zayn you know anything mate?" Zayn shakes his head.

"Did you try calling him?"

"Straight to voicemail." Zayn replies promptly.

"I'm going to go over after school, you guys in?" I ask worriedly and they nod. The bell rings and we sweet off to our separate classes, me to Drama. To say Drama class was full of drama would be an understatement. We were planning a few historical reenactments of wars and such and had tensions running high, tears shed over lost roles, wardrobe malfunctions and the list was endless. We have Drama twice a week for 3 periods. It was safe to say that I was physically and emotionally drained at the end of class and more than ecstatic that we had Music next.

I go and take my seat as the class slowly starts to file in. Harry comes and sits next to be, Niall and a friend, Josh sit behind us and Zayn in front alone because Liam is missing.

I flop my head on the deal annoyed with the chatter.

"Everything okay, Lou?" Harry asks in a soft murmur.

"No!! Drama drained the soul out of me." I mumble, my voice muffled by the desk.

"It's okay. Come on. Just enjoy Music, okay?" He rubs my back comfortingly and I feel a smile overtake me. I slowly sit back up.

"Okay everyone. I'm going to assign you a group project. You can make groups of 2 up to 7. You need to come up with an original music track, it can be an instrumental if you please. You may divide into groups and discuss. It counts for 90% of your grade so I suggest you take it seriously" Ms Eliot announces.

"How about the six of us do it together?" I say.

"Who six?" Niall asks leaning forward.

"You, Josh, Zayn, Liam, Harry and I." I give Harry the best puppy dog look I can muster.

"I can't sing or talk in front of others." Harry mumbles quietly into my ear.

"You won't need to talk, come on Harry, we need you."

"How will he sing, he doesn't even talk to us." Josh looks puzzled.

"He talks to me. I'll make sure to up his confidence levels enough to sing."

Harry looks dubious but shrugs.

"So what I was thinking, we have Niall and Harry on the guitar, me and Liam on the piano, Josh on the drums and Zayn on vocals. Well all of you on vocals. I don't know about Josh though."

"Sorry mate, I can't sing or write." Josh shrugs.

"We can't compose." Zayn points out.

I look at Harry, mouthing a sorry. "Harry can." He gives me a murderous look.

"After school practice?" Josh prompts.

"Not today. We need to check up on Liam. Tomorrow?" We all agree to that.

Then we all get back to our own conversations and Harry rounds on me. "When did I ever agree to all of this? I can't believe you Louis."

"Harry I don't want you to use your music. I know it's personal. But we have to do something right. Please help me out here."

"You're right, I'm being unreasonable. We'll do this together. Come over today for composing?"

"I'd love to but only once we find Liam. So what I will do is, drop you off at yours, then the four of us can go over to Liam's."

"I can take the bus." He offers.

"We'll see, okay?"

"Okay."