Midnight memories

Through the dark

Louis had a hard time shaking off Harry's unreleased song. It got to him. He wanted to write a song for Harry, reassure him that he would always be there for him no matter what. He had no trouble writing the lyrics but he asked Liam to help him with the structure and the melody and Liam was happy to comply.

He waited for their next day off and it presented itself when they were in Cincinnati, Ohio. Niall, Liam, and Zayn hit the town do party but Louis asked Harry if they could have a quiet one just the two of them and Harry immediately agreed. They ordered take-out and spent the evening in their hotel room. After they had eaten Louis went to get Harry's guitar. He sat down on the bed.
"I wrote a song for you that I want you to hear. Try and ignore my poor effort at playing the guitar." He smirked.

Harry took a seat on the bed as well. Louis took a deep breath before he started to sing softly. 

You tell me that you're sad and lost your way
You tell me that your tears are here to stay
But I know you're only hiding
And I just wanna see you

You tell me that you're hurt and you're in pain
And I can see your head is held in shame,
But I just wanna see you smile again
See you smile again

But don't burn out
Even if you scream and shout
It'll come back to you
And I'll be here for you

Oh I will carry you over
Fire and water for your love
And I will hold you closer
Hope your heart is strong enough
When the night is coming down on you
We will find a way through the dark

I wish that I could take you to the stars
I'd never let you fall and break your heart
And if you wanna cry or fall apart
I'll be there to hold you

You tell me that you hurt, it's all in vain
But I can see your heart can love again
And I remember you laughing
So let's just laugh again

But don't burn out
Even if you scream and shout
It'll come back to you, back to you

Oh I will carry you over
Fire and water for your love
And I will hold you closer
Hope your heart is strong enough
When the night is coming down on you
We will find a way through the dark

And you don't need
You don't need to worry
And you will see it's easy to be loved
I know you wanna be loved

Oh I will carry you over
Fire and water for your love

Oh I will carry you over
Fire and water for your love
And I will hold you closer
Hope your heart is strong enough
When the night is coming down on you
We will find a way through the dark

Oh I will carry you over
Fire and water for your love
And I will hold you closer
Hope your heart is strong enough
When the night is coming down
We will find a way through the dark

Harry was crying by the time he had finished and put the guitar on the floor.
"You wrote that for me? It's beautiful."

"You really think so? I don't know, I couldn't stop thinking about that song you wrote and I just wanted to assured you that you'll never be alone as long as you'll have me. I see you, Harry. I love you and you mean everything to me and I'm always here for you. Okay?" Louis said.

Harry came and climbed into his lap and wrapped his arms around him, clinging to him like a koala bear.
"Thank you. I love you too. So much. I think I have to write you a song as well."

"You do that." Louis smiled fondly and kissed him.

Eleanor arrived the next day to see their show in Columbus. Their management had requested that she would sleep at the same hotel as them to make it look like she spent the night with her boyfriend. Louis on the other hand wouldn't have it. Their management hadn't told him that he had to stay at the hotel so he went against their assumption and he and Harry slept in their tour bus that night, having a good laugh about it. Eleanor flew back to England the next day.

After a show in D.C, they had a day off again. Harry and Niall went to a Rolling Stones concert while Louis took Zayn to a tattoo parlor and got a rope tattoo around his wrist to match Harry's anchor tattoo. Harry couldn't stop smiling when he showed it to him. Their bodies were covered in so many tattoos by now linking them to each other. It was their way to truly commit to one another. Tattoos were a permanent statement of their love. 

They played a show in Boston and then in Philadelphia the next day before they headed to New York. They all loved the city. They had a day off and went on a boat trip together in the morning before they split up to spend the day in the city. Louis went shopping with Liam while Harry met up with James Corden and his family. Zayn and Niall just chilled at the hotel for most of the day.

Perrie came to their first show in Jones Beach and Zayn couldn't be happier. They played a second show the day after. When Harry returned to the hotel later that evening he got mobbed by a bunch of hysterical fans. It scared him. He loved their fans but they were pulling at him, almost ripping his arms off. They touched him everywhere, grabbed his hair, and screamed so loud that he thought that he would go deaf. He tried to be friendly and calm them down but that didn't help so he managed to get away and ran inside the hotel to safety. 

When he came inside his and Louis' hotel room he was shaking. Louis immediately saw that something was wrong and got up and took him in his arms. He breathed in Louis' scent and took a couple of deep breaths before he could tell him what had happened. Louis held him for the rest of the night, comforting him and Harry felt safe in his arms.