Long Way Down // One Direction Sickfic

Liam Dehydrated

Liam POV
We were four shows into our South American leg, and tonight we had our second concert in São Paulo, Brazil.
I woke up at around 8am, and ordered some room service breakfast for Louis, Zayn and I.
"Z, Lou, time to get up" I said gently shaking Zayn's shoulder
"Mmmm what time is it?" Lou asked groggily
"8:30, breakfast is gonna get here soon"
"What'd you get us?" He continued as he pushed himself up
"Some sausages, hash browns, and donuts" I answered
"Aren't we in Brazil?" Louis said
"Yes, but we're at a Marriott hotel, you goof. The menu is pretty much all American."
"Oh, right" Louis replied as he stood up and stretched
"Come on Zayn," I said as I pulled the sheets off of him
"Mmm no. Too early" He moaned as he struggled to pull the blanket back up over himself
"Mate, come on" I said as I grabbed his arms as pulled him upright
"No go away" He yelped as I picked up up
"Nope. It is time to wake up! Gym session at 10"
"No you're being mean!" He huffed
"Mate, you've lost a bit of weight" I said as I dumped him onto the couch
"Been working out" He replied as he gave me a small kick in return from making him get out of bed
There was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it...since you forced me to get up" Zayn groaned and stood up from the couch.
I walked over to the hotel kitchenette and grabbed myself a glass of water.
"Murgh. Ur. Ur" Louis grunted
"Louis, are you alright?" I asked as I put the water glass down and walked over to him.  He was standing right next to the couch.
"Ur. Urg. Muah"
His eyes were glazed over, and he was tugging on his t-shirt.
"Alright Lou, I think you're having a seizure" I said, unsure whether or not he could hear me. I made a mental note to text Paul about this, as I'd never seen this happen to him before.
"Foods here" Zayn said, as he came back into the room and a uniformed man rolled in a small service table with our food. The man promptly left.
"I think Louis is having a seizure, mate" I told Zayn
"Yeah, yeah he is," Zayn said as he stood next to me and looked at Louis.
Louis' stare broke, and he slowly glanced at us
"Louis, how about we sit you down?" He asked and Louis nodded
"Alright mate, just have a seat for us. You've just had a seizure" I said as I put my arm around his waist and helped him onto the couch
"Are you gonna be okay? Do you need us to call Paul?" Zayn asked as I got the glass of water I had poured for myself to give to Louis.
"I'll be alright" Louis assured us
"Okay mate, just take a minute and have some water." I said, handing him the glass. "We've got some food here you can have in a few minutes. We just wanna make sure you're alright first"
"Okay. Can you get me my pill? I didn't take it yet" Louis asked, and it made me feel better knowing that he wasn't too out of it like he was after his absence and grand mal seizures.
"Of course" I responded, and quickly went to the bathroom to grab his medication. "Here you go, mate" I said as I returned, handing him the pill.
"Thanks, Payno"
"Okay, now time to eat!" I said as I pulled the room service table over
Louis had a donut and some hash browns, I had some of everything, and Zayn had two chicken sausage links.
"All you're having, Zayn?" I asked as I wiped my fingers off on my napkin
"Yeah, always get a bit nauseous when I workout on a full stomach. I'll have something later"
"Ah okay" I said

We eventually invited Niall and Harry over to help finish off the food, before getting ready to head to the gym.
Paul and Preston met us and walked us down to the hotel gym, where our two personal trainers met us.
"Paul, wait!" I called as he and Preston turned around to leave
"Yes, Liam, is everything okay?"
"Oh, yeah, everything's fine. I just wanted to let you know that Louis had some sort of seizure this morning is all" I explained
"Not a grand mal I'm assuming," He said
"No, no. It wasn't really an absence either though. He started grunting and pulling on his clothes and he was zoned out. Lasted for about a minute"
"Okay. That sounds like a focal seizure to me. He should be fine, the trainers know to keep an eye on him today" Paul reasoned
"Okay, thanks Paul" I said as he left

"Hey lads, have any of you seen my water bottle?" I asked as I got into the changing room after I finished my workout. I had done a pretty intense cardio and arm workout, and I definitely had worked up a sweat.
"No"
"Sorry Li"
"Don't see anything over here"
"It's alright guys. I must've just left it in my room. I'll just grab something before we head to the venue" I said
"Is Lou still working out?" Niall asked
"I think so" Zayn replied
I walked back into the gym to check on Louis, and he was sitting on the floor with both trainers crouching next to him.
"Shit, Louis, you okay?" I called as I rushed over
"He's alright, he just got a bit dizzy" Evan, one of our trainers, said
"Okay, that's enough for today, yeah?" I declared, "Take a minute and we'll get you back to the changing room"
"Liam, I'm alright. I can finish the workout" Louis said
"No Louis, we can't have you getting dizzy again and hitting your head. Here, let me help you up and we'll go grab you your water" I reasoned
"No Li, come on. Please, I'm okay to finish" He looked pleadingly to the trainers
"I think we can call it a day, Louis," Denny, the other trainer, said. "You worked hard and this was your first proper workout in what, ten weeks now? With the spinal injury and then your brain surgery, I think it's best we ease into it"
Louis huffed in response. I reached down and put my hands on his shoulder, ready to help him to his feet.
"Don't touch me," He snapped. "I'm not a cripple I don't need your help to stand up"
"Woah there tiger" Evan whistled
"Sorry Louis, I just wanted to help" I apologized
"Don't need it" He said as he stood up and headed towards the changing room.
"What was that about?" Denny asked
"He just doesn't want to accept that fact that we're worried about him, and we have good reason to be. For god's sake he had brain surgery what, four weeks ago? Not to mention permanent brain damage. Ugh, I just wish he would let us help him" I rambled
"That's rough mate. You gotta look at it from his perspective though, he's trying his hardest to be his old, normal self again."
"But he's not his normal self! He's having seizures, and of course we're all worried for him"
"I get it, Liam, I do. And I know that it's hard for all of you, and I'm sorry that you've had to deal with that. Now, I think that you should go join your mates and take a shower, didn't Paul say you were leaving the hotel at 1? It's coming 12 now."
"Alright. Sorry, and thank you guys" I said as I got up and headed to the dressing room.

By the time we got back to our hotel rooms, we had hardly any time to shower before Paul came and got us.
"Zayn, can I have a sip of your water? I'm really thirsty and I didn't grab my bottle before we left" I said as I settled next to Zayn in the limo
"Sure mate," He handed me his water
I hadn't even noticed how thirsty I was before.

We got prepped, and then came time for the show.
I spent most of the time that I wasn't singing watching Louis, making sure he was okay. He was.
By the time we got to Best Song Ever, my head was beginning to throb, and I was feeling beyond exhausted.
I kicked myself, thinking I was coming down with something and knowing that we could deal with more setbacks during tour.
I ran with the boys up the ramp after waving to the fans, and I began to feel a bit lightheaded.
I stumbled backstage into someone's arms.
"Liam? What's wrong" Paul asked
"Dizzy" I said as I leant into him
"Dizzy?" He repeated, as he had his hand around my waist, helping me walk back to the dressing room
"Mhm" I hummed as we entered the dressing room. Stars danced in my vision.
"Let's sit you down" He said as he led me over to the wall
The next thing I know I'm propped up against the wall, with Paul kneeling in front of me
"Are you still with me, Liam?" He asked
"Yeah did I faint?" I said, confused as to when I sat down
"I think you blacked out for a moment, have you had anything to eat today?"
Harry and Zayn were now crouching in front of me too.
"Yeah"
"Okay, I think you're probably dehydrated. Can one of you boys go grab him one of Louise's vitamin waters?" He ordered turning to Harry and Zayn. "Hey, hey Liam don't fall asleep just yet"
I hadn't even realized I'd started to nod off
"Mm I'm tired" I whined. My headache was messing with my brain.
"I know, Liam, but I need you to drink some water first and then you can get some rest" Paul reasoned
Harry soon returned with an orange flavored vitamin water, and Paul made me drink the entire thing.
"Alright Liam, let's get you up" Paul said and Harry and Zayn practically picked me up onto my feet.
"Woah, Liam" Harry said as I swayed after he and Zayn let go of me
"Help him to the couch boys, he's still pretty disoriented" Paul ordered
Once we safely made it to the couch, I was allowed to take a 30 minute nap.

"Liam, it's time to go" Harry woke me by shaking my shoulder
"Mmm. Okay" I said as I rubbed my eyes and eventually sat up
"How are you feeling, Li?" Niall asked
"Better. My head doesn't hurt as bad"
"Glad to hear that," Paul began. "I'm gonna need you to drink a full water bottle in the car"
"Okay, dad" I sassed as I stood up and Paul poked me in the side for back-talking
We rode back to the hotel, and Paul did in fact make me drink an entire water bottle before going up to my room.