Adopted by Harry Styles

six

"Autumn."

"Autumn, sweets you need to wake up for daddy."

She's literally the heaviest sleeper. I sat up on my bed and rubbed her back. Her eyes opened, but then closed back.

"Daddy no," she spoke in her raspy voice. Her coughing is making her loose her voice, and she'll go crazy without it.

"Yes baby, you've got to take your medicine," I spoke as I reached to grab her stuffed lion. "I've got the lion Autumn, he can be with you while you take your medicine, okay?"

She opened her eyes and nodded. I got her out of bed and carried her down the stairs, but set her down once we got to the kitchen.

I set her on the countertops and handed her the lion, her cuddling it as I gathered all her medication. I poured out the right amount of each in their own little cups. I handed her one, which she took after a few seconds of giving it a disgusting look.

After she had taken it all, we returned back to my bed. I can't be lazy all day. She's got to have stuff for tour.

"Autumn, what do you want to watch?" I asked as I looked back at her, finding her asleep and already under the covers.

I smiled, going over to her and pressing a kiss to her head. As I went to lean back up she grabbed my shirt and mumbled, "Stay."

I sighed, getting back into bed with her. I held her to my chest with one arm, picking up my phone with the other and called Louis.

"Hello?" He spoke happily into the phone.

"Hey, you busy?" I asked him.

"No why?"

"I need you to watch Autumn while I go out and get some stuff for her today. Please?"

"Won't she cry if you aren't there?" He asked me.

"She's dead asleep Louis. If you come now and take my place in bed, she probably won't know the difference unless she wakes up while we're switching spots."

"Alright, I'll be there in 20."

Louis showed up 20 minutes later like he said he would and when he came upstairs his eyes grew and had 'awe' written all over them.

"She looks peaceful," he mumbled quietly.

"You ready to switch?" I asked him quietly as he nodded, taking off his shoes. I got up and held Autumn up in my arms while he laid down in my bed. I moved her back on him and she literally didn't even notice. Like I said, she's a heavy sleeper.

"Alright, I'm going to shower and then I'll leave," I spoke as he nodded. I took a quick shower and put on a white shirt, unbuttoning the top few buttons. I put on my skinny jeans and my boots.

I went back into my room to find them both asleep. I grabbed my wallet and watch, leaving my room. I got my keys from the table in the kitchen and left.

I drove down to a shopping center and parked the car, rushing inside before I got mobbed. I got Autumn some clothes. She isn't really that girly, so I bought her some beanies and some simple shirts. I also got her some skinny jeans and boots kind of like mine. She told me she likes how I look.

I also got her some more stuff for tour and for her room. I got a suitcase and a backpack. Once I was done, I purchased everything and got all of it to the car before too many people came to my car.

I took a stop by the orphanage to see if I could get any information on Autumn's past. I really just wanted more information on Austin.

"Hi, how can I help you?" The lady spoke as I took my sunglasses off.

"Hi, I adopted Autumn Jones a while back and was wondering if you had any more information on her?" I asked as she nodded.

"I thought you got the file, sorry love. Just a second," she spoke as she got up and walked over to a file cabinet. She came back with a sort of thick file and handed it to me. "There you go. Everything on Autumn."

"Thank you so much, can I ask another question?"

She nodded, "Of course you can."

"Do you know anything about Austin Jones? It's her brother, right?" I asked as she sighed.

"Yes, he is. You know he was in an accident right?"

I nodded, "Yes ma'am."

She nodded, "The car he was in had him and her uncle in it. Apparently they went to a baseball game. Anyway, the car collided with a motorcycle and somehow it caught the car on fire and the two boys couldn't get out in time. It was such a sad story."

"Do you know how old her was?" I asked her.

"I think he was almost 6, I think that's right."

"Thank you so much," I spoke as she nodded and I left. Damn, 6 years old?

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I got everything to her room and I packed everything I bought, filling up the suitcase with clothes and shoes and the backpack with some small things she'll want for the plane. I grabbed the file from the floor and stood up.

I walked across the hall and saw her asleep still and Louis awake and on his phone. "How was she?"

He looked at me, then back down, "I didn't know she dozed back off. She was fine mate, got hungry and had to pee, the usual."

"She hasn't eaten in a few days," I spoke, "what all did she eat?"

"Just some fruit gummies and she drank some juice," he spoke again.

I nodded, sitting down on the other side of the bed, "I got more information on Austin."

"What about him?" He spoke as I opened the file.

"The lady told me he was six and the car caught fire and him and his uncle couldn't get out in time. The car doors must've locked. I've got more stuff here."

He sat up and held Autumn in his arms as we looked together. "Harry did you see that?"

"What?" I asked as I looked to where he was pointing at.

It said that she didn't have 1, but two brothers. The other is in college in America. He's 21. They must've had Austin and Autumn late.

"Her mom married twice. That's why the other brother is older. He was 15 or 16 when Austin was born and like 19 when Autumn was born," I spoke.

"We have to find him," he spoke. "Louis, she has no clue he is."

"But he may know her. He had to have some sort of break during college when he came to see his family," he spoke.

"We don't even know where he's at," I said as he took a sheet of paper that had information about him on it. He then got on his phone and searched for him. While he did that, I looked through more stuff. He was silent for like an hour until he finally said something.

"He's in New York Harry. His name is Alexander David Collins and is attending Yale university," he spoke.

"How the hell did you do that?" I asked him.

"I went to the top New York colleges and went through the list of students that got scholarships on their school page," he spoke proud of himself.

"Damn your good."

"No, I just want her to know the one sibling she has left."