Silent Gem (Larry AU)

Chapter 2

Harry decides Louis is the best translator he has gotten so far. Others thought of this their job. While Louis actually thought of this as helping a friend out.

Through the time of two weeks, Harry had developed a friendship with his translator. But he was scared. Really scared. Every translator, sooner or later, leaves. And for some reason Harry didn't want Louis to leave.

Louis, on the other hand, thought that working for Harry was probably the easiest job he could've gotten. All he had to do was come to Harry's place at 9, before Anne leaves for work, and go back at 6 in the evening, after Anne arrives. And sometimes he stays longer, just because he knows Harry likes his presence.

One day, about two weeks later he was hired, Louis arrives at work, Harry's home, having Anne open the door as per usual.

"Good morning, Anne." Louis smiles politely at Harry's mum who had to strictly tell him to call her by her name.

"Good morning, Louis. Come on in."

Louis follows Anne inside after having the front door closed.

"Had breakfast already? If you wanna eat, we have breakfast made so." Anne asked as they approached the kitchen.

"No, thank you. Mum doesn't let me leave without breakfast." Louis lightly chuckled, Anne following. "Where's Harry?"

"Eating. Right here." She answers as soon as they reach the door and Harry comes into view.

He was sitting on one of the chairs, chewing with a piece of bacon in his greesy hands. Harry looked up after sensing someone coming nearer and smiled when he sees Louis has arrived. Louis smiled back him and waved his hand at the boy who cutely returned the gesture.

Anne was quite impressed with whatever Louis was doing behind her because it had Harry, for the first time ever, excited about having the translator over. Harry loved Louis' company, for some unknown reason, and it seemed to him that the feeling was mutual.

It was. Louis was always happy to see the lad. The innocent boy had somehow made himself Louis' friend rather than a job, just like Louis first thought he would be. Turns out he was proven wrong. Louis doesn't know what but he feels that only within the two weeks the friendship he had grown with Harry was unbelievable. It was unbelievable but he like it.

They have shared small and unimportant yet memorable experiences with each other and got to know each other way better than just a client/server.

Louis had to be at Harry's place everyday except Sundays and he never had any objections about it thought. He had completed his courses early and was totally free from studies. All he needed to do was social help because of which he could actually start of the welfare with a company. What can he say, contract demands stuff.

Not that now he was complaining though.

"Well, I'll be on my way." Anne signed to Harry, who wiped his mouth from the back of his hand so he could give his mother a kiss on the cheek. "Take care, boys."

"You too." Louis said as Anne retreated from the kitchen.

Louis turned around and saw Harry eating his last piece of bacon messily. Louis couldn't believe this guy was seventeen. Somehow, this sloppy manner of eating didn't disgust Louis like it would've if it was someone else. It being done by Harry just made it seem adorable.

Louis sighed as Harry gulped down his milk and licked his lips to get rid of the white layer from them. He then looked at Louis who was raising an eyebrow at him. If Louis was babysitting a six year old, he would've scolded them about the mess caused but no, he wouldn't do that now. Something about Harry had something soften inside of him.

Louis gestured to his own face and made circles over his mouth that had Harry realize that he had grease all over his. A tint of pink crept onto his soft pale cheeks and he looked down at his plate as he wiped, or tried to, his face, which didnt help.

Louis chuckled and tapped the spot on the table in front of Harry to have him look up at him. Louis signed him to get up and once done, he led him to the bathroom upstairs, Harry's own bathroom precisely.

Louis turned on the tap and Harry narrowed his eyes playfully at him, before signing, "I can do it by myself. I'm not a kid."

"After seeing you eat like that, I would disagree." Louis signed back, smiling lightly at the boy who rolled his eyes before washing up his face with the running water.

Once done, he wiped his face with the towel and met Louis in his room.

"So what do we do today?" Louis signed.

Everyday was spent like this. Due to Harry's disability, he couldn't watch movies. Well he could but he wouldn't understand a thing so Louis always had to eliminate that option from the to-do list made up in his mind.

Harry hadn't changed his pyjamas and was still wearing his plain light blue t-shirts with his dark blue pyjama bottoms that had white vertical stripes on them. The loose and comfy clothing soothed Harry for some unknown reason so he decided not to change the entire day. He even told Louis no, which he doesn't regularly do, when he asked him to change. And who was Louis to force anything on the boy.

That day both the boys had simply laid on the bed, all day. Both being incredibly lazy for no reason at all had them both give up any thing that was to be done. They did however come down for lunch that Louis cooked while having Harry sit on the chair at the table. With conversations through hand movements, Louis making Harry laugh a lot, the lunch was made.

The day was spent without doing anything important but neither of them was complaining. The presence of each other just had them feel content individually. But, obviously, both kept the feelings to themselves, not knowing what they were and why they were there.

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Shitty update, I know, I'm so sorry. But I just had to update now, it's been daaaays... :( sorry about that. Anyway, the book is gonna be full of fluff and hopefully you all are up for it. The chapters will be short. Vote and comment your opinions! They're much appreciated ☺ xxx