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8. "Colt!"

The next morning, Zayn unwrapped Liam's knuckles making him hiss

"Sorry..." Zayn mumbled "I've uhh.... Never done this before" He said, his now more hesitant

Liam smiled and shook his head "you're doing is great"

Zayn took both wrapping off and looking at both knuckles that were still red

"They couldn't find anything to heal them?"

Liam shook his head "No" Liam said then smiled "Ya know" Zayn looked at him and nodded "For a world with the greatest medicine... we sure suck at some things"

Zayn chuckled "how?"

"I mean Potter is still wearing glasses and I'll have these until they heal on their own"

Zayn chuckled and pressed his lips on Liam's knuckles making him blush

Liam looked at Zayn when he felt a small smile rise on Zayn's lips against his knuckle

"Your hands are shaking..." he muttered after a while and frowned

Liam shook his head "It's fine. I promise, soon it'll stop soon"

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Zayn was frowning while looking at Liam. It wasn't an angry frown, it was a worried one

In the past few days, he noticed the limp wasn't getting better, Liam brushed it off saying he didn't sleep well

Zayn believed him, but now he realized that Liam rubs his hip every time he sits down, cringed and even forced a laugh when Potter called him glass-hip

Zayn put his foot down when Liam almost slipped while walking down the stairs

He picked Liam up, and even though Liam protested, he walked all the way down and into the kitchen, sat Liam down on a counter.

And crossed his arms

"What's wrong?"

Liam frowned "What-"

"Tell me the real reason why you're limping, the real reason your hip hurts. The real reason you're in pain"

Liam wanted to argue but he just sighed and looked down at his hands (that are healing)

"When we went to your parents house.... I fell down the stairs after I was cursed by someone, my hip hit the railing pretty hard" Liam cringed "I'm taking potions but even that takes time for it to heal"

Zayn frowned and tilted Liam's face up

"Why didn't you tell me?" Zayn said quietly

Liam put his hands on Zayn's face and cupped his cheeks

"Because I know you enough to know you'll feel guilty"

Zayn looked down and put his hands on Liam's hip "I don't...."

"Look at my eyes and tell me that"

Zayn looked into Liam's eyes and frowned and shook his head "I can't..."

Liam smiled and kissed Zayn's cheek

Their eyes met and Zayn looked like he was gonna say something before Liam's phone rang

They quickly pulled apart and he answered it, he seemed shocked at what he was hearing, one of his hands squeezed Zayn's and he gulped before he hung up

"What's wrong?"

"I need you to take me somewhere..."

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