Chapter 7

It was a sunny morning when Louis decided to go out of his homebase to look  at the garden. He liked to look at the fish swimming at the pond, the willow tree and the scent of the lavenders and the beautifully landscaped gazebo.

It was Sunday and Harry had no class of course, He sneakily looked at Louis who was looking down at the pond, his brown tousled hair looked perfect as always.

He went at the top of the bridge, which was above the pond and sat at the railing.

Louis felt intimidated and was about to head back to his homebase when....

"Come on Louis, I won't eat you." Harry chuckled.

Louis stayed just so he won't look like a coward. Louis wanted to spit out a comeback but he decided not because he was afraid he might be talking too much to the younger lad.

"I want some rules." Harry announced.

"Rules?" Louis answered instinctively.

"Yep, first I want you to show emotions....okay? Now, you can start by removing that sunglasses of yours" Harry said forcefully. But deep inside he hoped for it to happen.

"You do understand I am not allowed to remove this, because If i could I would remove it."

"I don't care, just get it off! Why is it that you are not obeying my orders?" Harry didn't really want to say that but he feels as though this method would work.

What a freaking brat. Louis told himself.

"I don't need to obey you. Harry...." Louis said silently, trying to stop his tongue from saying what is really inside his brain.

"...I won't do it."

"If you won't....I--I won't talk to you again!" Harry hesitated while crossing his arms.

Louis shook his head a bit.

"Harry, do you realize that this is actually favorable for me?" Louis said in a sincere tone but the truth is he wanted to laugh.

Harry was taken aback and he furrowed his eyebrows.

"No---no! You don't understand." Harry said while waving his hands, to add emphasis.

He was actually afraid that Louis would never talk to him.

"If we won't talk....it--it will be awkward!" after that Harry turned his back a bit to think.

Now, this is awkward! I just wanted him to be human with me is that not okay?

Louis looked at him and sighed. He gets what Harry is trying to say, but it is just not allowed to interact with him unless it's really necessary.

Harry turned to Louis looking defeated, "Okay, just...forget whatever the hell I just said."

and then Harry  hurriedly disappeared into his sight.

Louis saw the glint of sadness in Harry's eyes and for some unknown reason,he felt his heart break into shreds. He held his chest and thought about what just happened.

Why would he want me to be all friendly with him when clearly, we don't need to?...Why would this arrogant guy want to be my friend?

He wanted to know, he knew that Harry truly wanted him to stop being emotionless...which he would be glad to oblige if it wasn't for his job. One minute he likes Harry, next minute he hates him.

Louis is confused and he didn't like it.

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Meanwhile, Harry was sitting at the sofa, hugging his blanket staring blankly at the TV.

Damn Louis! Why can't he just....?

Harry felt dumb and he did not like feeling dumb.

After a few seconds, he concluded a plan.

He smirked as he grabbed the phone book.

"Baltimore Agency..huh?" He said as he scanned the pages.

He found what he was looking for and dialled the number.

The phone rang and it was answered by a sweet voiced lady.

"This is Baltimore Agency, How may I help you?"

"Uhm..can I speak to a the uhm president.?"

The girl from the other line did not say anything so he thought

Seriously Harry? President? President of the United States? Is there even a president?

Sorry about that, I assume you are Mister Wilson? the girl said.

"Yes." Harry lied of course, because he might not get to talk to the "president" if he said the truth.

"Okay, I'll direct you to Mr. Higgins right now."

Harry has no idea who this Mr. Higgins is but well...

"Oh..Wilson, You called really early...that's very unlikely of you." A raspy voice muttered.

Harry gulped and said "Oh..this isn't Wilson."

Mr. Higgins frowned but continued to speak "Really? Who are you?"

"I am Harry Styles and I..."

"I shouldn't be talking to you."

"...as I was saying blabla.."

"How did you manage to reach me?"

"...what? I didn't hear you?"

Mr. Higgins was amazed on how unfazed the man on the other line was even if he has already threatened to end the call.

"Okay Stop talking." He said loudly.

Immediately,Harry stopped talking.

"I'm Paul and I wasn't listening, but I believe that you have something about Tomlinson, he is our agent..yes."

"Of course he is...and he currently is my erm, bodyguard."

"Sure." Paul nodded.

"You know about that don't you?" Harry asked.

Paul yawned and said "Yep." He didn't really know about it.

"So uhmm...he's not uhm doing my orders.." Harry said.

"What was your order?" Paul got quite interested.

"I asked him to stop being such a monument and show emotions, also, I asked him to remove his glasses."

"You did. then why did you call?" Paul answered unimpressed, he just knew that Harry was just being a brat.

"Uhm...I want to see him smile." Harry answered, thankful that nobody can see him because he was blushing.

"....So let him smile."

Harry thought about it, and it sounded wrong, but there's no way he could take it back.

Paul was surprised with the sudden confession but he knew very well that agents should never show emotions he was even the one who made that rule.

This time Paul hesitated, will he risk it and make an experiment to see how it will turn out?

"Please..." Harry said silently but Paul still heard it.

What dedication. Paul was overwhelmed.

"He can do whatever he wants." Paul said granting permission.

"Really?" Harry's eyes widened and and his lips formed a mischievous smile.

"Yeah sure, Mr. Styles, Now if you excuse me as I still have some matters to attend to..."

"Goodbye Paul! You're like...the best president ever." Harry excitedly dropped the telephone and ran out of the house.

Paul smiled and thought I might not be regretting this after all.

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Harry reached the garden but he did not see Louis in there.

He asked the maid who happened to be be cleaning the pots.

"You saw Louis?" Harry asked the lady.

She shook her head apologetically indicating that she doesn't know.

He went around the big willow tree and saw Louis sitting at the top of the branch.

"Loooouuuuis!" He called out.

Louis was startled by the unusual sound and looked down, he saw Harry smiling.

He brushed it off and continued sipping his tea.

"Come on! Come down!" Harry yelled.

Louis wants to drink his tea and now he can't even concentrate.

"Come down or else i'll shake this tree off!" Harry said while pushing the ginormous willow tree.

Louis wanted to laugh at Harry's struggling face as he has no chance on moving tree at all.

Louis jumped down and saw Harry's eyes glisten in amusement.

"Woah! For a moment there you looked like Batman." Harry exclaimed.

"What is it that you need?" Louis said coldly.

"You can smile now." Harry  said.

"What?"

"Oh you see, I had asked your superior to let you show emotions and more importantly, remove those dark glasses obstructing your view."

"So, they didn't let you." Louis thought that there's no way Harry could have actually talked to  anyone from the agency.

"No. Paul said that You can do what you want from now on."

"Paul..said?" More like Mr.Higgins. You impolite jerk. Louis was surprised how Harry knew the agency's district head.

"I asked them..so you have no reason to say no." Harry said straightforwardly.

"I don't believe you." Louis scoffed at Harry.

"You should. But one thing I can tell you right now. You have no reason to refuse me."

"Oh yeah...If you're lying, I'm never taking to you again."

"Go ahead and ask Paul. I'll prove you wrong!"

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Louis advanced towards the high white fence at the garden and Harry followed him.

"Why are you here?" Louis asked

"Obvious, I'll go see you, being sorry for not believing me." Harry grinned.

Louis opened the fence like door and it exposed a dirt path.

Harry was amazed that there was a secret passage in there.

They stayed silent until they reached another door it was a normal door though with a knob in it.

Louis made his way inside and Harry did too.

He was amazed with the giant disco ball hanging at the center of the room. The room was unbelievably big and the disco lights were everywhere.

He also saw the coolest monitor he has ever seen. There Louis opened a program and it showed a log in screen,

Louis typed his password in while Harry was still amazed on how bright the room is.

"Wow , you even have a gumball machine here." Harry said.

"Oi.....Stop touching that!" Louis shouted

Harry turned to Louis and stuck his tongue out.

Louis looked at the screen and saw Paul drinking coffee.

"Hello..Mr. Higgins."

"Oh hi Tomlinson...I was expecting you." Paul  grinned.

Harry saw the screen and waved. "Hi Paul it's me Harry!"

"Oh...so you're really curly huh?" Paul said innocently.

Harry sat next to Louis and smiled. Louis felt uncomfortable.

"So uhmm..Mr. Higgins is it true that..." Louis was cut off by Harry by saying

"Hey Paul. You really did say that Louis can remove his glasses and smile like an idiot?"

Paul chuckled "I said something more simple. Tomlinson can do anything he wants."

"What?" Louis asked out of confusion.

"You can absolutely show your emotions now..or remove the shades." Paul said enthusiastically.

"My...isn't that exciting?" Harry added.

"I'm about to go to a meeting now. So yeah." Poof! Paul disappeared in the computer screen.

Louis looked at Harry who is wearing that stupid grin on his face again.

Harry leaned forward and said "What now Louis?"

Louis stood up and shook his head, he doesn't know how to react.

He felt quite happy, honestly.

"How did you even convince them to.---" Louis muttered still not quite believing.

"I get everything I want." Harry simply said.

Louis scowled at him.

Harry went nearer to Louis and whispered "You can just say; Sorry Harry I would never doubt your sincerity ever again."

"You wish!" Louis exclaimed while throwing a pillow at Harry's face.

"Aha..haha That's what you want!" Harry said while coming near to tackle Louis

"Ouch! My ribs!" Louis said while laughing.

Louis laid down on his bed and spread his arms out.

Harry launched at the top of Louis tiredly.

"Get off.. You're heavy!" Louis complained.

But Harry faced Louis instead and touched the bridge of Louis' dark glasses.

"Let's put this thing away." Harry said excitedly.

Louis did not move so Harry took the chance.

 He slowly lowered the glasses down and saw the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen in his life.

Louis' light blue eyes met his green orbs.

He felt his heart skip a beat and he moved away quickly, afraid he might drown into the blue-green eyes that the older boy has.

Too late...