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“Oi, mate!”

Louis felt fingers digging into his shoulder and he looked up mid-step. A phone was shoved in front of his face, too close for comfort.

“Would you throw a water balloon at anyone for a few pounds?” The guy behind the camera asked enthusiastically as he flashed Louis a blinding smile. Louis frowned in confusion, gaze travelling from the guy’s silver phone case to the bright green water balloon he was holding out.

“Lou?” Oli, who had been chatting amiably while they walked, stopped feet away, noticing that Louis was no longer strolling beside him. The ginger headed alpha’s eyes lit up in recognition as he neared the pair.

“Oh shit! Liam from PaynoCaptures? I watch your Tik-Toks!” Oli exclaimed as his eyes flicked from the guy to Louis before slinging a casual arm around the smaller alpha. Louis immediately tried to shake his friend off. He wasn’t in the mood to be filmed, much less be a part of a dumb Tik-Tok video. “Your Tik-Toks are ace! That one with the parrot? Classic. Had me falling off the toilet yesterday morning!”

Liam looked abashed as he rubbed at his neck. Louis caught a whiff of heavy sandalwood. “Thanks, bro. Means a lot to me. I try to bring some laughter into people’s lives, y’know.”

Louis successfully shook off Oli’s arm, turning to squint at Liam’s phone. “I don’t wanna be involved in a Tik-Tok. I can’t stand that stuff.” Tik-Tok was worse than what was it again? BeReal or whatever apps people are addicted to these days… They were all fake anyways.

He made to stride away, but Liam hopped into his way, blocking him from leaving the scene.

“Sure you don’t wanna do this? It’s fifty pounds a throw, my man.” The alpha winked as Louis froze before turning slowly back to face him. The twinkle in Liam’s eyes meant that he knew Louis had taken the bait.

“Fifty pounds?” Louis exhaled as Liam nodded, holding the water balloon further out.

The smaller alpha swallowed thickly. “Why didn’t you say so?” Louis rasped as he took the balloon, grin sliding onto his face. His mind was whirling with the possibilities of having fifty pounds. A new electric guitar? Fuck, could be his own birthday present to himself.

“Choose your target!” Liam said, eagerly pointing the phone at Louis. Louis could see Oli sprinting for cover and his alpha friend was too far out of reach. Damn it, Oli was fast since he played footie on the regular.

His eyes roamed over the campus. He sure as hell wasn’t going to throw a water balloon at a stranger in the dead of December. Might as well be someone who kind of deserved it.

His eyes lit up when he saw Niall Horan jogging up the campus path, clearly late for a lecture as usual. Louis grinned to himself as he strode forward to meet Niall.

“Hey, mate! What’s up!” He cupped his hand around his mouth to greet as the Irish alpha neared him. Niall waved, panting a bit as he came closer. Louis hide the balloon behind his back as he drew closer to the unsuspecting alpha.

“Go, go, go!” Liam shouted as Niall came within target range.

Louis swung out his arm, aiming and threw the balloon.

Niall let out a petrified shout, flinging himself to the side. For a brief moment, Louis wondered how the hell the Irish could have such great reflex when all he did was eat three people’s worth of meals and play Switch games all day long in his dorm. But he didn’t have time to dwell on Niall’s superman reflexes because the balloon continued to sail through the air, breaking right across the chest of the person on the path behind Niall.

The person screamed as the ice-cold water seeped into his clothes, leaving an obvious dark patch on his light brown cardigan. Louis just had time to take in the two yellow ducks on either side of the cardigan’s front before the person’s head snapped up, forest greens blazing with fury and distraught.

“What is your problem?” The deep tremor in the person’s voice must be due to barely contained rage as he stomped through the light snow to jab an accusing finger into Louis’ chest.

“Why did you throw a water balloon at me?” Even though his nose was half frozen from the cold, Louis’ nostrils twitched as a whiff of melted marshmallows, hot cocoa with a hint of powdered sugar wafted into his nose. The scent was so warm compared to the cold around them.

“Are you out of your mind? Answer me!” The person had now splayed his entire hand on Louis’ chest, grabbing him by the collar and hoisting him bodily forward.

“Um—” Louis couldn’t find words as he peered into fiery mossy greens. He could feel the person’s breath fanning over his cheek and caught another wave of that enticing scent. Omega. He realized with a jolt. This person was an omega. A truly gorgeous one at that.

“Here’s your fifty pounds!” To make matters worse, Liam chimed in, shoving the note into Louis’ hand before waving twenty in front of the fuming omega. “And twenty to compensate for the troubles.”

Louis stumbled back as the omega released him, staring incredulously from the money in Liam’s hand to his own soaked chest. “What the fuck is wrong with you knotheads?” The omega shook his head, tilting his nose up in the air before storming off.

“Well… That wasn’t exactly the reaction I was hoping for, but hey, nothing a little editing can’t fix!” Liam clapped his hands as he gave Louis an unperturbed sunny grin.

Louis didn’t pay the alpha any more mind as he kicked his body into gear, running after the hunched shoulders of the omega.

“Wait!” He shouted, but the school’s bells were sounding off, alerting the start of lectures and his shouts weren’t heeded as the taller man darted up the steps to the Public Social Services Department building.

Louis tripped up the slippery stairs, throwing himself through the door just in time to catch the end of the omega’s cardigan whipping out of sight around the corner.

“Fucking shit.” He cursed as he ran in that direction. The omega’s long legs shouldn’t be underestimated, he thought as he turned the corner and saw the guy stopping in front of a lecture hall, fingers curling around the door handle.

“Wait!” He shouted again, skidding down the hall as he shook snow from his fringe.

“Oh my god, did you follow me?” The omega hissed angrily when he realized Louis’ presence. “Having another laugh, are you?”

“No! I wasn’t— It was an accident! I wasn’t aiming at you! I was going to throw it at me friend, but he dodged so… You just happened to be in the way.” Louis said in a rush, hands flying around him as he explained. He flushed as the omega gave him a judgmental onceover, plump lips pursed and green eyes untrusting.

“I just— I want to say sorry…” Louis straightened up, getting his breath back before unzipping his puffy North Face jacket and shrugging it off his shoulders. “You must be so cold. Here, take my jacket.”

He could practically see the wheels turning in the omega’s head as a curl fell across his forehead, dripping a little at the end from the melted snow. Just when he thought the omega was going to turn his back on him, his jacket was being snatched away.

“You’re making me late for class.” The omega said tersely before pushing into the lecture hall, leaving Louis rooted to the spot.

He watched as the door swung shut. Through the slightly tinted glass perched on the door, he could see the lanky figure of the omega as he walked up an aisle before picking a seat and taking off his wet cardigan.

Louis let his head hit the wall behind him as he leaned against it. The omega hadn’t shown any signs of accepting his apology. He sighed, pondering if he should wait here for the lecture to end, but decided against it since it felt like a stalker move.

Ah well. He pushed off from the wall, stuffing his hands into his jogger pockets.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

Louis wedged his earphones into his ears, scowling at his plate of sandwich and chips as Oli shrieked in laughter, head bent over his phone as he blasted more Tik-Toks on full volume. They were sitting in the school’s cafeteria. The bustle around them wasn’t loud enough to drown out his best friend’s annoying laughter and Louis was seconds away from smacking the back of Oli’s head.

“Hey guys!”

Louis looked up, hand poised in the air, intent on really smacking Oli’s head as his eyes tracked Liam, who slid into the empty seat across from them.

“Payno! Just in time! I saw one of your Tik-Toks earlier! Brilliant as usual.” Oli mimed a chef’s kiss as Liam ducked his head in flushed delight.

Louis started to collect his things, not thrilled to continue sitting here and hear Oli rave about Tik-Toks while kissing Liam’s arse.

“Sorry I can’t upload the one I took of you, mate. I’ve gotta get permission from Harry first, but he’s avoiding me like the plague.”

“Harry?” Louis was half out of his seat, but the name made him flop back down into it. “Is he… The omega I threw that balloon at?”

Liam nodded before sighing. “I didn’t realize we shared an Elective course until I tracked him down. Bloke wouldn’t give me the time of day. He bolts in the other direction as soon as he sees me.”

Louis had the daunting premonition that Harry would do the exact same thing if he were to see Louis.

“Shame.” Liam pulled Louis’ unfinished chips towards himself and shoved one into his mouth thoughtfully. “T’was a good Tik-Tok too. I had to edit the shit outta it, but it’s good nonetheless.”

“What major and year is he in?” Louis didn’t give a damn about that Tik-Tok.

Liam was giving him a calculating look. He looked almost suspicious, but then he was shrugging and saying, “Studies Counseling and he’s a freshman. ‘M afraid you’ll have to ask for his number yourself coz I don’t have it.”

Louis blushed as Oli snickered knowingly. “I’m off then.” He dashed from the vicinity hurriedly, tucking away that little piece of information about Harry. He would have to track down the omega on his own.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

He nuzzled into Zayn’s shoulder as the omega turned a page. The heater in the school’s library must be broken because Louis couldn’t feel his toes and he could only dig his icy fingers deeper into Zayn’s sweater, hoping to leech off some warmth. Most alphas run hot, however, Louis always gets cold very easily.

He read a bit of the textbook over Zayn’s shoulder, hoping that the boring passage would help him kickstart his nap before a torturous lecture at 3pm. He was surprised that his omega friend was letting him be this clingy. Maybe it was because Louis had bought him breakfast this morning.

The muffled thudding of a book hitting the carpet made him look up through half closed lids. In the aisle situated in front of their cozy spot was someone bending down to pick up a fallen book. Mop of familiar chocolate-colored curls with a few braids running through them, blue and green checkered scarf, slender fingers adorned with chunky rings and long long legs.

Louis jumped up, tripping over Zayn’s splayed legs and nearly brained himself against a shelf. He paid his grumbling omega friend no mind as he stumbled forward.

“Harry!”

The omega turned, fingers in the air as he reached for a book. Confusion morphed into instant recognition and settled on annoyed disbelief. “You.”

Louis tried to put on his most charming smile. “Yeah, me. Um… I’m Louis by the way. I— Fancy meeting you here! Eh… Searching for a book?” He didn’t really know what to say as he ran a hand nervously through his fringe.

Harry huffed as he plucked a book from the shelf. “What do you want? And for the last time, no, I won’t give you permission to upload that video.”

“I’m not— Wasn’t gonna ask you that… I— I want to apologize… Properly for that day. I hadn’t meant to hit you, seriously.” Louis twisted the hem of his pullover. He blushed at the way he had stuttered.

“I’m not a stepping stone for you to gain your online fame. Think twice before you drag strangers into your silly irrelevant games.” Harry said loftily as he turned and began to stroll away.

“Harry! I really wasn’t! I didn’t even know the guy who was filming! He just offered me some money to do it.” Louis wanted to reach out to grab the omega’s wrist, to make him listen, but he also didn’t want to give Harry another reason to hate him.

Harry stopped in his tracks before spinning on his heels and giving Louis the most venomous look. “Will you stop stalking me if I accept your apology?”

Louis’ mouth fell open, ready to protest as Harry cocked a brow. “Well… Not stalking per se, but yeah, all I want is your forgiveness, mate.” And your phone number. But Louis didn’t dare ask.

“Then apology reluctantly and painfully accepted.” Harry pursed his lips as his eyes flit behind Louis. “You shouldn’t keep your omega waiting.”

Louis whipped around, seeing Zayn’s head buried in the textbook at the end of the aisle. “That’s not my omega. I don’t have an omega.” He turned back to say, but Harry was already determinedly striding away.

Well, shit. Louis could only scent the air longingly. There was just that tiny bit of cocoa and melted sugar.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

MONTHS LATER

Harry chewed on his straw as he watched Mitch leaning over, giving Sarah a shy peck on the forehead when he thought Harry wasn’t looking. Harry rolled his eyes, pretending to busy himself with his veggie burger. He should get used to being the third wheel to his two best friends by now. They were actually quite lowkey, but since it was nearing Valentine’s Day, the PDA was getting on Harry’s nerves.

He selfishly wished he could have an alpha like Mitch, someone who would shower affections on him at any given chance. Someone who would adore him as much as he would that alpha.

“Harold!” He startled, dropping his half eaten mushroom burger and watched as it flopped onto the dirty table. He would know that raspy, annoyingly melodic voice anywhere.

“What do you want, knothead?” He grabbed some tissues, cleaning his fingers of vinegar and tartar sauce before crossing his arms defensively.

“Thought I saw your lovely curls from the counter so I came to say hi.” Louis said, not sounding bothered as he gave Harry a crinkled eye grin. “Hi.”

Harry scrunched up his nose, trying to school his face into a disgusted scowl. No, he wasn’t endeared.

“You made me drop my burger.” Harry said maliciously as Louis’ blue eyes, today a mellow shade of the sea on a breezy day, travelled down to the limp burger.

“How about I get you another?” Louis said cheerfully. Before Harry could reject or say anything else, the alpha was bounding off.

“When are you two ever gonna make things official, H?” Sarah said from across the table as Harry dabbed his lips with a napkin. He snapped open his portable make up compact, checking for stains on his face before quickly applying a sheen of lip gloss.

“Official? No way. Not with that dumb oblivious knothead.” Harry shot back, putting away his gloss as he felt Sarah’s heeled boots knocking into his own.

“Stop denying your omega and instincts.” The omega girl rolled her eyes as she sipped her cappuccino. “Louis isn’t gonna chase after you forever. Before you know it, he might get snatched up by someone. It’s almost Valentine’s Day. People are getting desperate.”

“I like him. He’s funny.” Mitch mused. “I went to standup comedy night last week and his jokes were the best out of the bunch. Shitty, but still, better than half the participants.”

Harry didn’t admit that he was there too, hidden in the shadows at the corner table since Louis had shoved a ticket into his dorm mailbox. He had also laughed the most during Louis’ turn and snorted half of his strawberry milkshake up his nose, but of course, Mitch and Sarah didn’t need to know this. They also didn’t need to know about the heated snogging session that ensued after standup comedy night had ended.

“He’s so egotistic and he thinks he can win me over easily.” He huffed as he subtly loosened one more button on his blouse. “I’m no typical omega.” Harry tried to put as much bite into his voice as possible.

“I know you’re no typical omega.” Louis had reappeared, holding a plate of steaming hot fish and chips before wedging himself onto the booth bench next to Harry. “No typical omega or anyone really would order a veggie mushroom burger and enjoy it. That’s why I ordered you the actual banging stuff.”

Harry stood his ground, refusing to budge when he felt Louis’ thigh pressing into his own. They ended up squeezed together, arm pushed against arm, even though there was plenty of space left in the booth.

The alpha’s rich scent of hemlock wood washed over him as Louis leaned over, brushing a stray curl from Harry’s cheek. Harry bit his lips, half in mind to swat the alpha’s hand away but his omega ordered him to stay put.

“I’m on a diet. You know that.” Harry whined as Louis pushed the basket of fish and chips towards him. His nose twitched as greasy goodness wafted up.

“Darling, you do yoga and pilates. You jog for fun. What do you mean you’re on a diet?” Louis grinned, holding up a fry and prodding it against Harry’s lips.

“In case you haven’t noticed, I have fat around my hips and I feel gross after consuming fried junk food.” He protested, feeling Louis swinging an arm around the back of the cushioned bench, draping it casually so that the tips of his fingers grazed the nape of Harry’s neck.

“You know I dig your love handles, Haz. And don’t let Capaldi hear you calling his food junk.”

Harry had to let his lips fall open to accept the fry since the alpha was relentless with his prodding. He pouted as he chewed. He preened when he noticed that Louis had asked for unsalted fries. The alpha remembered his preference.

“We best be on our way. I have a lecture across the campus. It’s a killer walk.” Sarah was saying as Mitch shuffled out of the booth, draping a coat around the omega’s slim shoulders. Ugh, they are so domestic. Harry waved his friends off and yelped when he felt Louis giving his love handle a sharp pinch.

“Stop it, Lewis.” He glared daggers at the smirking alpha. He popped another fry into his mouth as Louis leaned closer, lips ghosting over his neck.

“’M wondering if you’re free this weekend.” The alpha rasped before lightly nuzzling against Harry’s neck. His scent was intoxicating and Harry couldn’t get his thoughts in order as he pushed into Louis’ touch. He could feel the alpha’s scruff scratching his skin as his eyes fluttered close.

“It’s Valentine’s Day this weekend.” He had to point out. Louis’ hand slid across his back, gripping his waist possessively.

“Yeah, so? I can’t imagine spending it with anyone other than you, Curly.”

Harry felt fingers flying to his jaw as the alpha tipped his face, but before Louis could sneak in a kiss, he ripped himself out of the alpha’s hold and edged to the far corner of the booth.

“I’m not so easy. I’m not bending over coz you’re gonna wear a suit and give me roses.”

Louis’ baby blues danced as the alpha shrugged, not making an effort to close their distance. This only made Harry’s pout deepen. “How do you know I’ll wear a suit?”

“A hunch.”

“Oh, Curly. The things you don’t know…” Louis sighed dramatically as default ringtone cut through the air. The alpha answered his phone before easing himself out of the booth. Only Louis would be lazy enough to leave his ringtone on the original setting.

Harry felt disappointment flooding him as Louis blew him a kiss over his shoulder. The alpha departed, immersed in his phone call. Harry spent the rest of his lunch alone, trying not to ponder about who was calling Louis.

Later, during his Community Mental Health lecture, he got a text from the alpha.

Picking you up at two on Saturday, love. Wear red.

He couldn’t stop smiling the rest of the day.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

“I thought you guys are already dating.” Liam said as Louis threw a jacket into his alpha friend’s face.

“I caught you two with your tongues down each other’s throats during the winter illumination festival. Got a Reel to prove it too.”

“Can you stop being a pervert and filming everything?” Louis asked, throwing a sweater this time. “And where the hell is that bomber jacket?”

“Can’t help meself. I’ve gotta record your love story and show it to the world once H gives me permission. It’s the best enemies to lovers story there is. Even if I never get permission, it’ll be great proof to show to your pups.”

Louis tossed two more jackets behind him before surrendering to his aching back and straightened up, in time to catch Zayn strolling into the dorm room, wrapped in the exact jacket Louis had been looking for in the last hour.

“A-ha!” Louis said, tackling his omega friend, fingers scrambling for the zipper. “Fucking should’ve known you were nicking me clothes! Strip!”

Zayn went down with a protesting cry. “It looks better on me, bro!”

“Hands off me boyfriend!” Liam let out a war cry, joining the midst of flying limbs on the carpet.

Louis emerged from the battle, panting hard with his bomber jacket held triumphantly in his scratched-up hands.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

Louis arrived right as the clock hand struck two and Harry felt all rational thoughts flying out of his head as he took in the alpha standing confidently in his doorway. He looked like a Valentine’s Day gift that Harry was itching to unwrap, what with the stylish comfy looking red, white and black bomber jacket over a black button down and scarlet red joggers with a butterfly stitched on one leg, matching the butterfly tattoo on Harry’s stomach.

“Hello beautiful.” The alpha said, producing a bouquet of red and white roses from behind him.

Harry knew he was blushing as he seized the bouquet from the smug alpha and held it up to his nose. They smelled fresh and sweet, but not as heavenly as Louis’ scent.

“You look so stunning. Like a rock star, babygirl.” Harry had to slam the door in Louis’ face after the alpha made the comment.

“I’m gonna put the roses in water.” He shouted at the closed door, feeling like someone had set his face on fire. He touched his burning cheeks, cursing the existence of one Louis Tomlinson.

“Take your time, love.” Louis’ muffled reply could be heard as Harry retreated into his flat.

He finally emerged after making sure the roses were securely in a vase and his blush had ebbed away. Louis slipped his hand underneath Harry’s flowery blazer with practiced ease.

“Your carriage awaits, Princess.”

Harry took the chance of their close proximity to scent Louis, frowning when he picked up a familiarly intruding scent. “Why is Zayn’s scent all over you?”

He watched carefully to see any sign of guilt, but Louis merely squeezed his hip. “Coz he stole this jacket from me. He steals half of me wardrobe when I’m not looking. I guess he thinks Liam hasn’t got any fashion sense so he makes due with my clothes.”

Harry felt Louis flattening his fingers across the wrinkles on his forehead. “Hey, no frowning, sweetheart.”

The omega bit his lips before shoving his nose into the alpha’s neck, releasing pheromones and making sure to scent mark. For extra measures, he skimmed his palm over the alpha’s arms, leaving a trail of his scent behind. It wasn’t fair that Zayn already had Liam and was hogging his alpha’s clothes. He would need to have a word with the omega about boundaries. Tell him off for being this greedy.

“Not a word.” He warned as he worked and he saw Louis not even trying to hide his pleased smile.

When he was satisfied that his scent had covered the alpha, he hummed and let Louis lead him to the car.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

Sitting from across Harry, Louis couldn’t believe how lucky he was. The date had gone smoothly and for now, they had taken shelter in a café since an unexpected storm had hit, thus, turning the world outside into a frosty white wonderland. It was a white Valentine’s Day then. The alpha gazed his fill of the beauty lounging on the café armchair across from him.

“I never know suspenders can look so good.” He commented, realizing seconds too late that he had voiced his thought out loud. Harry gave him a pointed glare, cheeks pinkening.

“I didn’t wear them for you.” The omega snapped stubbornly as he stole half of Louis’ caramel flavored French toast.

The alpha chuckled. “Alright, babygirl. I’m just stating a fact.” He eyed the glittery sequined red hearts dotted all over Harry’s white suspenders and the tight white shirt the omega was sporting underneath. He licked his lips. “Can’t wait to take them off you later. Maybe tie you up with them perhaps.”

Harry was already rolling his eyes. “You are impossible.”

“I know I am, but it’s coz I’m in love with you, Haz.”

Louis watched in amusement as Harry spat out his mouthful of sandwich, coughing up a storm as the couple sitting at the next table tittered.

“You can’t say that out of nowhere, knothead!” The omega coughed, thumping his chest adorably.

“I mean… It’s not exactly a secret.” Louis giggled.

“You only want me coz I’m a challenge. You wouldn’t want me if I spread my legs easily like all those other omegas.” Harry said, face contorting.

Louis sighed. Just how many times did they have to go through this conversation and argue about it?

“You are a challenge, Curly. The biggest challenge in my life. Always making everything so difficult when all I want is to love you.” He leaned forward on his elbows, reaching out to tuck a curl behind Harry’s ear. He let his fingers skim over warm skin, knowing that, underneath the collar of that white shirt, his love bite from two nights ago was still visible.

“I love you a whole lot. Don’t compare yourself to other omegas coz there’s no use in comparing. Happy Valentine’s Day, my babygirl.”

He could see tears brimming in Harry’s forest greens. The omega would never admit he was always the first to get teary.

“I don’t put out on the first date.” The omega sniffled even as he leaned into Louis’ touch.

“You think I’ve lost count? This is our… Twenty first date, Harold.”

The omega flushed, pouting as he reached up to grasp Louis’ hand, lacing their fingers.

“Can we go home now?”

ΔΔΔΔΔ

DAYS LATER

Liam’s Tik-Tok of them, titled From Enemies to Lovers exploded the second he uploaded it. Harry had forced Louis into privating his Instagram since an influx of thirsty omegas had started to follow him. He dug his face into Louis’ neck as his alpha chuckled, letting the Tik-Tok replay for the umpteenth time.

“I thought you hate Tik-Tok. You claim it’s an abomination. The worst creation of mankind.” Harry accused, nosing at his alpha’s shoulder. Louis smelled so good, especially after his shower.

There was no blocker to dampen the smell of hemlock and pine. He couldn’t resist poking out his tongue to lick at the patch of skin where he knew Louis’ scent glands were clustered.

“It sure is.” Louis said simply, fingers fiddling with a loose curl. Harry purred quietly as gentle fingers ran themselves through his smooth curls. He was glad that he had fluffed them up today because Louis couldn’t keep his fingers out of his hair. “But your face when that water balloon hit you…” His alpha burst into giggles. “Mesmerizing. I can’t stop watching it.”

“You’re taking the piss.” Harry muttered, giving the alpha a punishing nip right over his future bondmark spot.

Louis dropped his phone into the covers beside them as he rolled on top of the omega, pinning Harry into the sheets.

“Why should I be taking the piss when I can be taking you instead?” The alpha asked cheekily, adding a growl at the end of his question as he lowered himself, sucking a love bite in between the juncture of Harry’s collarbones.

The omega’s hips bucked up as he whined with need.

“When’s your afternoon lecture again?” His alpha asked huskily as Harry bared his neck invitingly. He hissed in pleasure when he felt wet hot swipes of Louis’ tongue against his skin.

“At four.” He managed to gasp as he felt fingers creeping up his oversized sweater.

“Plenty of time to ravish you then. Wanna spread you out and lick you until you scream, babygirl.”

As if he had to make Harry even wetter as the omega felt a gush of slick sliding out between his thighs at the suggestive words.

“Want you.” He whimpered as Louis captured his mouth in a long-awaited kiss. Their tongues met, curling around each other before their lips touched. “Want your tongue in me.”

“Gonna give it all to you, love of my life.” Louis promised as he jerked up the hem of Harry’s sweater, latching his lips around one nipple.

Harry let out a moan as Louis suckled, teeth teasing into his areola as the alpha pinched his other nipple harshly.

He wiggled out of the sweater, pawing deliriously at Louis’ long sleeve shirt and had to endure the alpha’s light teasing chuckles. Louis finally removed his clothes after a few more begs from the omega. Naked Louis was always a sight to behold as Harry smoothed his palms over the alpha’s lean chest and narrow waist.

“I hate you so much.” He groaned when the alpha caught him admiring. He hissed when he felt Louis cupping his puffy nipples, squeezing his pecs. The alpha busied himself with kissing his nipples again, pulling on them until they started to ache and swell.

“I love you so much.” Louis returned the sentiment as he unclasped Harry’s belt and pulled down his bellbottoms. “Shit, babygirl, loving the lace. Lilac looks so good on you, fuck.”

Harry felt the flush running down his chest as he felt Louis patting over the lacy edges of his panties. “Can you do something?” He gasped in frustration as his alpha ran his fingers along the lace, slipping the tip of his fingers underneath the fabric, dangerously close to the omega’s hard cock.

“I am doing something, love. Don’t wanna rush.” The alpha was so stupidly confident as Harry leaned back into the sheets, groaning.

He writhed when he felt Louis pulling aside his lacy panties and wrapping his thin lips around the tip of his cock. “Mmmph!”

As Louis mouthed at his cock, coaxing precome from Harry’s twitching length, the omega could feel fingers pushing aside the crease of his panties underneath his bum.

“Ah!” A high-pitched moan was punched out of him as the calloused pad of Louis’ fingers found their way, brushing his puckered rim. “Please, Lou! Please…”

Louis circled his fingers, ignoring Harry’s cries as he played with the clenching hole. He pinched the soft skin around the rim until they grew swollen and pulsed with need. Without warning, the alpha jerked his mouth and fingers away, grasping Harry’s panties and sliding them down in one swift move.

Harry’s cock sprang up, tip wet and flushed red as the omega hid his embarrassed blush into his arm.

“Just look at you.” Louis whispered, tossing the panties off the bed before crawling up, caging Harry with his hands. “You need me so much, don’t you, sweetheart? Need me so much you are so wet with it.”

He shushed Harry with a tongued kiss, swallowing the omega’s protest as he fisted the omega’s length. He pumped Harry languidly, thumbing over the omega’s slit ever so slowly with each stroke.

“But this isn’t what you need today, hmm. You need my tongue.” He nibbled at Harry’s earlobe before letting go of the omega’s weeping cock. He dug his fingers into the omega’s love handles, lifting his hips off of the bed and flipping him bodily.

Harry’s cry was muffled into the covers as the omega squirmed, knees splayed as Louis forced his thighs further open.

“Hate you, hate you, hate you.” The omega’s slurred chanting only spurred Louis on as he pressed a fleeting kiss to the tip of his spine. He sucked some love bites into the omega’s lower back as Harry grasped the covers, body shaking as he began to rub himself against the bed.

“None of that.” Louis dug his blunt nails sharply into the omega’s hips, eliciting a pained gasp from Harry. “Want you to come on my tongue, angel.”

Harry hiccupped at this, hips stilling as his thighs trembled. “There’s a good girl.” Louis mumbled before pushing his face between the omega’s legs and licking right at the pink hole.

“Lou!” Harry screamed, knuckles whitening as he clutched the sheets in his fists. His back arched at their own accord as another swipe of wet wiggling tongue graced his needy rim.

His breath hitched when Louis’ tongue circled his hole, licking right over his clenching rim muscles. The alpha’s licks were broad and so wet that it was making everything burn. Harry wriggled his arse, pushing back, trying to meet Louis’ mouth with each lick. He needed more. He wanted his alpha’s tongue inside, not just sliding over the flaps of his entrance.

He cried out pitifully, blurting more slick as the alpha kissed over his hole.

“More… Mmhhmm… Nrghhhhh…” Harry buried his face into the bedsheets, clutching at them as he sobbed.

“Alpha, please!” He felt so lightheaded and tired of begging.

Finally, finally, the hot tongue began making its way into him, wriggling through the softened wet flaps and poking against his walls. He squirmed as Louis kissed away his slick before stuffing his tongue into his hole.

He bit down on his fist when he felt a sudden hot pulse within his core and before he knew it, he was squirting out a stream of slick. He could hear Louis panting between his thighs as the alpha licked eagerly at the liquid, mumbling about how hot Harry was when he squirted.

“Fuck baby, no one can take my tongue as well as you. Perfect angel.”

It was so hot and embarrassing that Harry could only whimper.

He gasped when he felt Louis thumbing teasingly over his hole. The alpha cooed as he kissed around his digit and slowly eased the finger in. Louis could feel Harry’s walls pulsing around his finger as he pushed deeper inside. He mouthed at the flesh of the omega’s rim and bit down, leaving love bites that only he could see as the omega screamed.

The second finger wasn’t as gentle as the first. The alpha built up a pace, ramming his fingers into Harry. With each thrust, the omega let out a needy scream and gasp. He didn’t stop wiggling his fingers until he found that bundle of sweet nerves.

“Hmm!” Harry’s hole clenched impossibly tight around his two fingers as the omega’s thighs spasmed.

“Feeling good?” Louis rasped as he started to build up a rhythm, pumping his fingers and scissoring.

“More!” Harry begged hoarsely as he drove his hips into the sheets, forgetting Louis’ command from earlier as the alpha gripped the flesh of his arse.

“Come untouched, Haz. You can do it, love.” Louis’ voice was edged with his alpha timbre as he reprimanded. Harry whined as he felt Louis’ tongue licking around his stretched hole even as the alpha went back to pumping him.

He could feel the orgasm building within him as he sobbed with each drill of Louis’ fingers, each jab into his prostate.

With one last whole-body tremor, Harry spilled onto the sheets beneath him, sobbing out in defeat and relief as he lost his strength. He didn’t even have the energy to avoid the pool of his own come as he flopped onto the bed, drained and foggy from the aftershock of his orgasm.

“You’re so amazing, babygirl. So lovely and beautiful.” Louis was whispering into his thighs as he kissed the omega’s spent hole.

Harry blinked through his tears to look back at the alpha. He could see slick smeared into the alpha’s light sheen of stubbles and felt the achy beard burn on his soft skin. He imagined the red mess of slick and scratches between his legs. He knew he would keep staring at his thighs during his showers in the days to come. Secretly, he wished the beard burn marks would never fade.

“Knot.” He barely managed to muster his voice. “Lou, please.”

The alpha kissed a trail up his back before situating himself and pulled down his boxers. Harry caught a glimpse of angry red, but sadly, a mere glimpse as Louis plastered himself to his back.

He tipped his neck so that Louis could kiss him affectionately. “I love you so much.” His alpha said against his lips.

“Love you too.” Harry admitted, too orgasm dazed and love-drunk to stop his mouth.

His eyes snapped open when he felt the swipe of hard cock against his loose rim. His jaw slackened as Louis eased himself through the flaps, tip penetrating into his heat as he moaned throatily. He sobbed as Louis reassured him with more kisses on the neck and lips.

Louis’ harsh panting filled his ear as the alpha bottomed out, hips pressed flush with the omega’s bum. “You ready for me?”

Harry nodded frantically, fingers finding Louis’ and squeezing them. “Please.”

Soon, the only sounds that could be heard were Harry’s loud cries and Louis’ deep grunts. The omega pushed his arse back to meet the alpha’s thrusts as slick and come drenched the bed. It was everything. Louis was everything.

They cried out in unison as Louis picked up his pace, nailing the omega’s prostate after a few more slams. Harry sucked in a breath when he felt the edge of the engorging knot tugging at his rim.

“Lou!” He cried out as the alpha bit at his neck.

“Gonna knot you. Knot you so good and full, love.” The alpha growled in between grunts.

Harry didn’t know when his cock twitched with a weak second orgasm. All he knew was that he was floating as Louis’ knot locked into place, popping so that it tied them together. Waves of hot come began to fill him as he fell onto the bed, disoriented and so so happy.

Louis was mumbling things into his ear, but he was too far gone to register a coherent word. “I love you.” Was his last faint reply to Louis’ nonsense before he drifted off.

He ended up missing his afternoon lecture, but it was definitely worth it.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

FEW WEEKS LATER

“You sure Lou isn’t here?” Harry asked, prodding Zayn as the other omega grunted.

“Will you stop poking me?” Zayn turned to snap at him.

They crept further into Oli and Louis’ dorm room. Oli had taken Harry’s bribe without a complaint, letting them into the room before dashing off.

“You heard Oli. He said Lou’s gone back to visit family for the weekend.” Zayn yawned. “I don’t see why you need me here.”

Harry shrugged. “I need a look out and since my friends are busy, you’re my emergency contact.”

“Yay, I’m on the honor roll.” Zayn snickered as he leaned against the doorway.

Harry turned his back firmly on the omega. Now wasn’t the time to deal with Zayn. It was time to get down to business. He rolled up his sleeves.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

“Jesus fuck!”

Louis might have entered his alpha friend’s flat unannounced, might have picked the lock, might have threatened an innocent flat resident so he could gain access through the front door, but he was justifying it with the fact that he was wearing a three-day old pullover, two-day old shirt and trousers that hadn’t been washed for a week.

Liam jolted from where he had been cuddling Zayn on the couch as Louis marched purposefully into the flat. His omega friend was apparently napping as Liam put a finger to his lips in warning. Louis merely rolled his eyes.

He ignored Liam’s protests as he threw open the bedroom door, grimacing at the scent and glanced around. He tugged open the wardrobe, rifling in it before bending down to rummage in the drawers.

“What the fuck, Tommo?” Liam hissed, joining him in the bedroom.

“Help me find my clothes, mate. I swear… I remember I have about ten jackets, but my closet only has two? Z must have nicked me clothes again.”

He heard Liam’s annoyed sigh as he got onto his front, peering into the dust underneath the bed.

“Zayn has stopped taking your clothes, bro. Didn’t you see H freaking out about it during lunch the other day?”

Louis rubbed a hand over his face as he straightened up. Yeah, he had been there to witness Harry “lecturing” Zayn about taking Louis’ clothes. However, he had been too preoccupied with indulging himself on how hot Harry looked when the omega showed his possessive side instead of paying attention to the “lecturing”.

“Then explain to me. How come I have no clothes to wear? Where are they? Who took them?”

He flopped down onto Liam and Zayn’s bed, too tired and confused to mind the (probably, no, most definitely) dirty sheets.

“Why don’t you ask your omega?” Liam gave him a pointed look. “I can’t think of anyone else who would steal your dirty laundry.”

Louis let out a mirthless laugh. “I fucking wish. There’s no way Haz would take my stuff.”

“Why not?”

Louis took a moment, staring up at the peeling paint of the ceiling. “He wouldn’t… He doesn’t rely that much on me.”

Liam’s snort was the loudest yet. “Mate, are you blind? H is crazy about you… I bet he took all your clothes so he can nest with them.”

The smaller alpha chewed on his lips, mind whirring. He bolted upright on the bed as he stared in disbelief at Liam.

“You think H is—” He whispered in ill-disguised glee and excitement. “Nesting?” Using my clothes to nest? His alpha was doing fucking backflips within him. There was surely no way.

“All omegas nest. Even the toughest of them.” Liam shrugged as he jerked his thumb behind him at the sleeping form of Zayn curled onto the living room couch. “And your omega can almost rival mine in toughness.”

Louis had to disagree with Liam on this one, but he didn’t argue as he hopped onto his feet. His mission now was to track down Harry and make the beautiful omega admit his crime.

ΔΔΔΔΔ

“No flowers this time?” Sarah asked him, blocking his entrance into her and Harry’s shared flat as she cocked a brow

“Um,” Shit, he should’ve bought some, but the idea of busting Harry had been all he could think of. “Gonna surprise Haz with something better.” He settled on as the omega girl gave him a scrutinizing look.

“I’m leaving in ten. And don’t even think about having a go in the living room.” She jabbed a finger into his chest before tossing her hair over her shoulder and disappearing down the hallway.

He pretended he didn’t see the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging on Harry’s door handle and twisted the doorknob as quietly as he could. He opened the door ajar, noting that Harry was bent over his desk, studying while the Vinyl player in the corner spun, playing soft piano music.

Harry was sitting with one leg tucked under his bum and one dangling to the floor as he hummed along to the music. Louis pushed the door wider and slipped into the room.

Under normal circumstances, he knew Harry would be able to detect his scent as soon as he entered, but they weren’t under normal circumstances. Not when there was a nest filled with Louis’ jackets, polo shirts, jeans, trousers, shorts, even beanies? displayed proudly on the omega’s bed in the corner. The air in the room was a combination of their scent, thick, heavy and enticingly arousing. Fuck, he was getting hard.

He tiptoed closer, grateful that Harry’s carpet was thick enough to disguise his noises before he wrapped his arms around the omega from behind.

He should’ve expected Harry to scream bloody murder. He winced after Harry let out another banshee like scream.

“Was there a need to scream twice, love?” He asked as he nuzzled into the omega’s neck.

“Who let you in? Did you break in? I’m gonna call the police!” The omega said in a shrill voice even as he turned to nose into Louis’ cheek.

“I should be the one reporting you to the police, darling.” Louis countered as he pulled back to smirk.

He didn’t give Harry a chance to speak before he released the omega and threw himself onto the omega’s bed. He crossed his legs and put his arms behind his head as he winked smugly at the omega. “Oh wow, fancy finding so many of my missing clothes here…” He grabbed his yellow and purple Palace windbreaker, but before he could tease the omega some more, Harry screamed again. This time, though, the scream was a real one, laced with panic and distress as the omega threw himself at Louis, yanking the windbreaker from the alpha’s hold.

“Babygirl?” Louis barely had time to think before he was being pushed roughly from the bed. He staggered, hip banging painfully into the desk as he stared, bewildered at the snarling omega.

“Get out! Get the fuck out!” The omega shouted, cheeks flushed with anger as he clutched the windbreaker to his chest.

“What?” Louis stared at Harry who started to frantically arrange his nest, tucking the windbreaker into a corner before he furiously folded some messed up shirts.

“Haz?” Louis asked in his softest voice, but the omega was ignoring him as he busied himself with smoothing the wrinkles in his nest.

When Louis tried to approach the bed again, all he got in return was Harry’s menacing growls and snapping jaw.

“What the…” He resorted to watching from a corner while the omega worked obsessively away.

It wasn’t until some time later when Harry finally calmed down and stopped his work. The omega sat, perched in the middle of Louis’ clothes before slowly getting up from the bed.

Wordlessly, he approached Louis, reaching out to tug at the hem of the alpha’s pullover.

“Want.” Harry tugged harder until the alpha finally understood and snapped into action. Louis took off the pullover and handed it over. The omega inspected it before burying his face in the soft furry material.

Louis was starting to piece it together as he watched Harry strolling back to the bed and laying the pullover right over his pillow. Why hadn’t he noticed it sooner? Harry’s heat had been three days ago after all.

“Haz… I’m sorry, love, I didn’t— I forgot—” He stopped when Harry whipped around to shush him.

“You can come in when I say so.” The omega ordered before busying himself with scenting the clothes around him.

Louis stayed, stock-still and waiting with baited breath. He tried counting sheep, but hell, it didn’t work at all as he felt his cock fattening up even more at Harry’s strong scent and the way the omega was rubbing himself over his nest.

“Now, you can come.” Harry’s low voice sounded and Louis inched forward hesitantly.

The omega watched with guarded eyes as the alpha’s knees hit the bedframe and the smaller man lowered himself onto the bed.

“I’m sorry I forgot you had your heat and that I shouldn’t go into your nest without your permission. I’m so so sorry!” He blurted in one breath.

Harry’s shoulders which had been so tense as soon as Louis had touched his bed deflated as he regarded the alpha.

“You’re the biggest knothead. I can’t believe I actually love you. There must be something wrong with me…” Harry muttered, more like he was talking to himself than to Louis as he shook his head.

“Babygirl, I’m so fucking sorry.” Louis tried again.

He clammed up when he felt Harry crawling over to haul him by the arm into the carefully crafted nest.

The omega pushed the alpha down firmly onto his pillow before he settled down, draping one leg over Louis’ waist.

“You can show how sorry you are by shutting up.” The omega mumbled as he buried his face into the alpha’s shoulder.

Louis didn’t dare to move a muscle as he felt Harry kissing his throat. He turned his face when the omega let out a needy whine. Soft plush lips found his and he sighed into the kiss.

Fuck, he wants to marry this beautiful creature. Bond him for life.

“I love you.” He whispered into the omega’s mouth as Harry cradled his face.

“Didn’t I tell you to shut up?” The omega hissed. “You’re ruining the moment.” The next kiss was so sweet and soft that Louis might start bawling.

“Can’t shut up coz I love you this much.”

He turned to cage the omega into the nest. He smiled happily down at the omega. Three, two, one. He let out a breath of relief when dimples popped out.

“Love you too.”

END