End of the Day // One Direction Sickfic

Louis Seizure (1)

Louis POV
"Are you sure you're going to be okay tonight, Louis?" Liam asked and I nodded
"If you need to get offstage at any point, just signal and someone will come help you" Paul said to me
"I'm fine. I'll be alright" I assured them. We weren't going to be back in Paris for another year at least, and Niall was sitting this show out after last nights incident, so it was only fair to the fans at least four of us were there.

And I was fine...Until about halfway through the show when I noticed my head starting to feel muggy.
Just until this song is over, I thought to myself as Zayn began the second verse of Through the Dark
"And if you wanna cry or fall apart, I'll be there to hold you" Zayn sang and then I sang my part
Once I was finished with my solo, I could tell that I was getting worse fast, and no matter how much I didn't want to have a seizure, I knew that there was nothing I could do except get offstage.
I tried to do the signal that we had created as best as I could, but my body was struggling to cooperate.
Finally, after what felt like forever, Liam put his hand on my shoulder.
"Come on Louis" He said as my vision began to go fuzzy

Liam POV
"Liam, help Louis offstage" A voice came through my earpiece and I looked to the center of stage to see Louis signaling that he needed to go backstage.
"Come on, Louis" I said as I rushed over and put my hand onto his arm. It was evident that he was getting worse fast, especially considering that we had just been messing around like normal and having a water fight just a few minutes ago.
"Lium. Seiz. Argh" He said as I felt his muscles begin to tense
"I know Louis. Keep walking" I said as I tried to push Louis along
"Need to, argh. Need to lay down" He mumbled and his legs began to give out
"No, Louis. Come on, keep going, we're almost there" I said as I practically picked him up
"Lay...Down" He said as he began grunting, and his muscles began to shake. I did my best to carry him offstage, but as he began convulsing I knew it was best if I laid him down - and at this point the audience already knew that there was something wrong.
"Help is on the way, Liam" Came through our earpieces and I saw Harry and Zayn rushing over
"Here, block him from the crowd's view" Harry said as we all knelt in front of Louis
"Do we have anything to time it with?" Zayn asked
"I don't have anything" I said as I slid my hand under Louis' head to serve as a cushion
"Me either" Harry said as Paul and a few other members of security came onto stage
"Good job, boys. We just have to wait it out" Paul said as he knelt on the other side of Louis.

Fortunately, his convulsions weren't too violent, and the seizure itself only lasted around two minutes
As Louis became conscious once more, he immediately sat up, tears and confusion welling in his eyes.
"Louis, it's okay. Lay down, lay down. You're safe" Paul said as he helped Louis lay down again
"Where ahm iy?" He asked, fear present in his facial expression as he wasn't used to waking up from a seizure to so much loud noise and commotion
"You're on stage Louis. You've had a seizure but you're doing very well" Paul reassured him
"Loud" Louis whined and Harry picked up his mic off of the floor as I cooed and touched Louis' shoulder
"Everyone, can you please quiet down" Harry requested into his mic. "Louis is not feeling his best right now, and I think he would really appreciate it if you would all be quiet for a few minutes"
The scared crowd slowly grew silent
"Thank you" Harry said before he put his mic down and came back over

After a few moments, Paul helped Louis to sit up. Ideally, Louis would've been able to rest on the floor a little while longer, but we were all eager to get him offstage.
"No. No, no" Louis said as he peeked behind me at the crowd
"Shhh, Louis, what's wrong?" I said as he began to breathe quicker
"Breathe Louis" Preston said
"Every...one saw" Louis whispered as tears came to his eyes again
"We were quick to crowd around you, Louis" Paul assured him, and Louis whimpered. "Do you think that you can stand with some help, Louis? I want to get you offstage"

It took Louis a minute to orient himself once he was standing, and then with the help of Harry and Paul he made his way offstage.
Harry then returned, and the three of us finished out the concert.