love me until the end

7

Please excuse any mistakes or typos I may have made. This chapter has been updated.
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Harry looks around for Louis, searching through the mass of people in the arcade. Worry starts to settle in his stomach when he can't locate Louis after another few minutes until he finally spots him at the claw machine. "Louis." He murmurs to himself before making his way through the strings of people, pushing past the tougher groups.

When he makes it to Louis, he automatically wraps his arms around the small boy, kissing his temple. Louis tilts his head when he notices it's Harry and pats his cheek. "What's wrong?" He asks at the sight of Harry's facial expression.

"I got worried when I couldn't find you. Don't leave me so suddenly." Harry scolds him quietly as he cranes his neck to look at Louis. Louis kisses his knuckles gently as an apology, eyes trained on the fluffy brown bear in the machine. Harry notices his stare and squeezes Louis around the waist gently, humming a bit.

"Do you want that?" Louis sniffles a bit and sneezes into his elbow before shaking his head, biting his lip shyly. Harry places his hands on Louis' hips and straightens up, resting his chin on top of the omega's head, looking at the claw machine.

"No, not really." Louis lies while turning in Harry's arms. He actually does want it but he'll never admit it because it seems so childish. Harry hums softly at the reply but before Louis could protest, he's slipping the dollar into the machine. Louis watches in hidden interest as Harry smoothly maneuvers the large silver claw towards the bear, nibbling on his lip with nerves. Harry places the claw in position and Louis quickly covers his eyes to prevent the disappointment he may feel if Harry doesn't get it.

Harry glances at him from the corner of his eyes and grins before focusing back on the machine. Suddenly, the ring sounds through alarming the two men that Harry won the prize. Louis' head snaps up in surprise and his hands drop as he stares at the big fluffy bear in Harry's hands. In reality the teddy bear is not gigantic but compared to Louis' small frame it seems much larger than it actually is.

Louis reaches out for the bear and grasps it in his hands as a blush takes over his cheeks. He hugs the plush object to his chest as his heart fills with happiness. Harry watches his friend with a small smile dripping with fondness, admiring the pure joy etched on Louis' face. Two hours in this smelly building with sweaty people at every corner is worth it if Louis always smiles like that.

They make their way towards the exit and Louis grips onto his bear tightly with a pleased grin, his other hand brushing against Harry's. A grumble erupts from Louis' stomach and Harry chuckles before pulling the boy closer to him. "You're hungry. We'll go get you some food because I don't want you dying from starvation." Harry says while looking at Louis with concerned eyes.

Louis glances at the alpha and can't contain the giggle that slips out when he sees how serious Harry is. "I can't die from starvation right now." Harry blinks and wags his finger, "You could."

"Harry-"

"Not another word."

Louis smiles brightly, nodding his head quickly. It's so easy to mess around with Harry, the man is a hidden comedian at times. They pass by a photo booth and Louis slows down, his eyes lingering on it. Harry notices Louis falter and stops in his tracks, facing Louis before glancing at the booth.

"You want to take a picture? We might as well if we're here." Harry suggests and Louis straightens up in surprise at the offer, raising his eyebrows. Harry mistakes that as a bad sign and frowns in worry but the smile that breaks out stops him.

"I want to take a picture, please." Louis requests softly making Harry's heart skip a beat. The taller lad nods and escorts Louis into the booth, just as excited as Louis is but he would never admit that. Turns out the booth is a standing one and they get into positions, preparing their poses for the picture. "Wait Louis, you're barely visible in the picture. You're too small."