Dates, Dreams and Diapers

Chapter 17

A/N: Just some music on the side to smoothen out the apologie session. Enjoy! :)

Niall's POV

The darkness is like a heavy blanket that is all tangled up and wrapped around me while I'm under, but when I resurface with a lot of struggle and groaning, I open my eyes to see my band mates and boyfriend. They all look worried and relieved at the same time to see me awake again. I must look really sore or angry if all of them back up against the wall because I am absolutely fuming right now.

I know she did it.

I saw the glimpse of a shoelace tied to the leg of the stepping stool while I slammed against the floor.

I put two and two together to know that the shouting must have been directed at her for being caught only moments afterwards.

The next thing I notice is that I'm in a room that looks like a hospital. But the window showing the ground and trees says otherwise and the fact that the room also looks more like a check-up office than an actual hospital room.

"Niall?"

I turn to see a very hesitant Harry showing concern but also fear as he steps forward and places a gentle hand on my shoulder. I hiss at the pressure and I guess this must have set Liam off too. It took only seconds for Liam to leap from one side of the room to the other, yank Harry's hand away from me and stand in front of the startled boy. Zayn immediately steps in front of the two and pushes them away when Harry steps up, chest-to-chest with Liam.

"Alright guys, that's enough." Zayn tries to reason, but I see the glint in Harry's eye that I know to be his anger.

"Well tell him to back off and quit being so handsy-handsy with MY boyfriend." Liam growls out.

"He's my best friend too Liam. He doesn't belong to you or anyone."

"Yeah?! Well that also doesn't give you the right to make passes at him, like with all that 'oh it would have been nice to have a certain Irishmen to cuddle with' crap!"

"I'm just trying to be a good friend, Liam!"

"Harry back down." Louis cuts in.

"Shut it Lou!" Harry yells to the boy standing next to me.

"Hey, don't talk to him like that!" Zayn then shouts when hurt flashes across Louis' face. Harry then looks to Zayn with a look that says betrayal.

"How could you stand up for him?!"

"He's my friend and a good person, Harold." Zayn says with a scowl of his own.

"NO HE'S NOT!!! He is such an annoying ass with a bigger attitude! He always says something so mean to offend and hurt me! Yet you think he's a good person well Malik, I don't think you know the Louis Tomlinson I know."

"ALRIGHT THAT'S ENOUGH!!!!" I scream when I had enough of their arguing.

The boys immediately cower and take a step back from me on the soft doctors bench. Louis is trying his best not to cry, his head hung down, but the sound of his whimpers and erratic breathing soften me up a bit. I motion for the love sick boy to come towards me and he does, but when he sits and I hug him from the side that doesn't hurt, he begins to bawl.

It's heart breaking to see and hear someone you know be this tormented after so long. I should have known that he and Harry have had something since day one, like I did for Liam. I should have picked up on it and done something about it rather than just sit back and watch as they were torn apart by management, society and some fans.

Once Louis calmed down a bit, I look over to see the other boys standing frozen on their spots from before and point them to sit on the couch behind them. Without a word, they do as instructed and sit with their heads down. Harry doesn't seem as bothered by this, but when my eyes flicker towards him, he tenses up and looks ready for some kind of spanking.