The Mentally Brave

Chapter 26

When I wake, the sun is only starting to come up. I look to my side to find Perrie sleeping. I pull myself up to a sitting position and see Niall sleeping on the chair by the bed.
I feel drugged.
I remember the terrible pain in my head, but nothing after that.
"How are you feeling?"
I glance up. Niall is awake and watching me.
"I thought you were sleeping"
"You can't really sleep on a chair.. So how are you?"
"I remember the pain, but I can't feel it" I touch my head, as if making sure it is still there.
"You gave us quite the fright" Niall sits up
"I gave myself quite a fright too, believe me"
"Come, let's go to the main room, so Perrie could sleep"
We get up, and walk out. Liam is already up on his laptop typing away. Ed and Luke are still asleep.
"So, what happen? Did I faint?" I sit on the sofa bringing my knees to my chest.
"Yes, you did" Liam stops what he's doing to look at me.
"Harry came in" Niall adds
"Harry is here?" I let my knees downgazing at them with eyes wide open.
"Was" Liam corrects me.
"He left to the safe house soon after he made sure you were all right"
"I don't understand" I am confused not remembering any of this.
"He touched your forehead and then you went numb" Liam provides me the details
"He took the pain away" I state quietly
"You really scared us, you got Perrie real worked up" Niall is staring at me, a funny look on his face.
"I'm sorry" I look down at my hands
"Why are you apologizing? It's not your fault" Liam smiles
"For scaring you"
"Anyway Niall was up half the night calming you both down" Liam waves me off going back to his computer.
"What do you mean?"
"You don't remember? You both had nightmares" Niall arches his brow
"No.... I don't... Perrie and I?"
"Yeah.. You where screaming in your sleep for Tom, and then for Harry"
"What else did I say?" I am eyeing Niall wondering what I let out.
'You called him a liar, said you trusted him, you were crying in your sleep' Niall is thinking at me, obviously didn't want to say all these things out loud in front of Liam.
"So Harry left?" I change the subject
"He did.. He went to see how Lou is doing"
"How is she doing?"
"Not good" Liam takes a deep breath.
"I need my things from my room" I get up to my feet.
"It's all here, I took them yesterday, telling Taylor you decided this isn't for you"
"Oh.. Thanks" Niall follows me back to the room Perrie and I slept in
"Harry wants you to call him" Niall whispers sitting back on the chair.
"You know very well that is not going to happen" I am looking through the suitcase for something to change into after my shower I am planning on taking.
"Tell me what happen"
"I think Harry should tell you"
"Well we are going back to the safe house later on today, but I still think you should give him a call. He was really worried"
"I'll think about it" I take the clothes I decide to wear in my hand, walking out to the bathroom.
I let the water run and fill the bath. I take off my clothes and climb into the tub.
I let myself slide in, letting the warm soapy water cover me. I exhale a breath and take in a deep one.
Harry is back. Well was back. Niall knows something, or at least knows something is up.
What shall I do? I can't go back to that safe house. Not while Harry is there. I lean my head back, letting the ends off my hair soak in the water.
I close my eyes deciding to try and relax at least for now.
I let my hands float above the water feeling the little bubbles of soap pop against my skin.
Relaxing isn't the answer. I sit up knowing that my problem will not go away by itself.
I dress in my clothes and brush my wet hair with my fingers putting it up in a ponytail.
I come out of the bathroom to find Niall back at the lounge with Liam, joined by Ed.
"Good morning sleeping beauty how's your head?" He asks me
"All right, Niall.. Care for a walk outside?"
"Umm.. yeah, sure" I watch as he gets to his feet glancing over at the boys beside him.
We leave the suite taking the lift down. We both have sunglasses on and hats just in case.
"So, I need to tell you something" I make up my mind to let Niall in on all I know.



Harry's POV

I get off the bike, putting the helmet down on the seat.
I walk up to the house. When I walk in I find Lou by the window looking out. She turns when she hears me behind her.
"Harry" She lets out a new cry and walks over for a comforting hug. I wrap my arms around her, letting her shed new tears on my shoulder.
Everyone else is still sleeping.
"Is he really gone?" She sobs
"His powers shifted over to Lizzie" I whisper to her.
"Gosh, It's losing him all over again"
"I know... I know... Come love, let me make you some tea" I lead her to the kitchen, my arm still around her shoulders. I sit her down on a chair and then walk to put the kettle on.
"Did you have any sleep?" I ask her leaning my hands on the table, as we wait for the kettle to boil.
"Some, tell me what is going on so I can keep my mind off of Tom"
I glance at Lou's face. Her eyes are red, she has dark circles under her eyes, she looks tired- drained is more accurate.
"Niall should be back later, he will help you sleep"
"Harry" She warns me
"Fine" I put a cup of tea in front of her and sit myself down holding my own.
"Lizzie knows about my dad" I say simply.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"Well yes, the way she found out made it a bad thing, I tried to tell her, these past few days I tried, but every time I started something came up and aahh" I give out a frustrated growl.
"But surly she understood"
I shake my head as I gaze at her "She hates me Lou, You had to be there, see her face, that look in Lizzie's eyes, I broke what was left of her heart"
"I don't believe this thing would turn her like that, in such a short time. I've seen how that girl looks at you Harry, she's in love with you just as much as you're in love with her"
"She wants nothing to do with me, and then when I got to the hotel she had some sort of seizure she was shaking so hard, my heart jumped up to my throat".
"Could that be from.." Lou's eyes go wide
"Might, my dad said something like this might happen, I hope it was a onetime thing, I don't want to go asking him for help, I made it stop, hopefully it won't happen again"
"Do you think she shared what she found out with the others?" Lou inquires
"I'm not sure, she's not the trusting type. Anyway, they all know Simon's my dad, it was only the new comers who didn't know" I sigh
"Well know they know, since Louis had that vision" Lou points out
"Yeah, him and Zayn took it so much better then Lizzie"
"Well, they didn't have a gun pointed to their heads"
"That is true too" I chuckle dryly. Talking to Lou is always so easy, she makes me see things in a different way.
"I bet you she'll come back and forgive you, who can resist those dimples of yours anyway" She smiles at me.
"I missed your smile" I give her a full cheeky grin showing off the dimples she talked about.
"I'm happy I'm her with you lot, it was lonely at the flat, and Lux likes it here so much better.. So many new faces to play with" She is serious now.
"You should have joined us sooner, wait 'till Niall shows up, then Lux will be extremely thrilled"
Just then Louis comes running in to the kitchen skidding to a stop, looking from me to Lou with alarmed eyes.
"What happened now?" we both glance up at him.
"Lizzie is not coming back"



"You're telling me you all knew except me?!" I am astonished. Once again everyone was in on it but me.
"Look Lizzie, it isn't such a big deal, Harry is doing everything in his power to take his father down, and we are helping" Niall explains cautiously trying not to turn me yelling again.
"In that case how come we were sent into the compound? How come he didn't go marching in to get Perrie?" I demand to know, all of this does not make any sense to me.
"Because. We were trying to keep it all under the raider. We didn't want Simon to know we have a gang who are trying to bring the company down."
"He knew all along" I throw my hands in the air with frustration
"No. He knew Harry had a bunch of friends like him, but he didn't know we are watching their every move trying to get to new recruits before them. Most of company X don't even know about Harry- you think if they did he would get beaten up like he did that time in the ally?"
Niall had a point there, a rather strong one even, Harry was trying to tell me something always getting interrupted by one thing or another. However I am still trying to work through everything he told me, my brain feeling a little fuzzy. Here and there I was getting little zaps in my head. It feels sort of like when you get a small shock from something you touch, it doesn't hurt but it is uncomfortable.
"Are you all right?" Niall gives me a weird look.
"Yeah I'm fine" I fake a smile
"You don't seem fine, is your head bothering you again?"
"Its fine Niall" I wave him off. I still haven't told him what the doctor's explanation was to why I can heal, and I wasn't sure I wanted to share that with him right now.
"We should go, we are leaving soon"
I haven't told Niall I wasn't going back with them yet. I made up my mind about it just before
Knowing that if Louis is paying attention he might see this coming and tell Harry. If that is the case, he probably knows already and will make them bring me back.
"You go, I'll come shortly" I say.
"Are you sure?" Niall was a little suspicious, but after a little reassuring he goes back without me.
I know this is a stupid move, and I'm being the world's biggest nitwit turning my back on my friends like this, especially when I have nothing with me but a few pounds, but I just can't bring myself to go back to the house, not now, not with Harry there reminding me all that has happened.
I walk down the boulevard shaking off the slight headache. I walk into a coffee shop thinking maybe if I get a coffee it might help me.
I get my cup to go, and stride the walkway taking in the city waking up.
"Hiya" Next to me is walking the boy from the compound, the one who looked familiar.
I stop and take a step away from him, looking to the sides feeling threatened.
"I won't hurt you- I promise" He picks up his hands as in surrender.
"What are you doing here?" I'm cautious, attempting to restore my cool.
"I saw you at the coffee shop and decided to come and check to see how you're doing, you know.. with all that has happened"
"I'm quite fine, great actually.. If you don't mind, I'll get on my way" I start walking again, but he continues to pace with me.
"How is Harry?"
"Fine, waiting for me at the hotel" I lie, it seems as the right thing to do. I get the impression that the Xman are scared of Harry, once they found out he is sort of royalty at their beloved compound.
We are walking quietly, so I try reading the boy's mind to see if there is a plan for him being here or if he is telling the truth.
I have a sharp zap to my brain making me flinch.
"What's wrong?" He touchs my arm, concern in his eyes.
"Don't touch me" I jerk away from him.
"I'm not here to take you away, just to make sure you're ok"
"I'm sure you're telling the truth" I shake my head as I start walking faster.
"Ashton" Someone calls. The boy stops to look for the person who called his name. That is when I remember- this is the boy from the file.
"Come Lizzie, we need to go" He grabs my hand and pulls me after him, breaking out in a run.
"I saw your file" I say as we run across to the park that opens between two buildings.
"Yeah well, this isn't the time" I see him glance to the sides "This way" He pulls me again.
"Ash-ton I can't, I can't run" I feel as if my head will explode
"A little more Lizzie, almost there" He pulls me, not letting me stop.
"Ashton, stop" I hear the voice call again.
"Lizzie- you need to run straight through there- don't stop until you get to him, I'll try and slow the agents down" Ashton takes hold of my shoulders as he talks.
"See who? What?" I am scared, my head hurting and this boy- a company boy, turning on his own men to help me.
"Just go" He pushes me. I watch as he runs back to the two X man nearing us. I turn and run to where Ashton pointed to, every step harder than the other as my energy is running low. Ahead of me a black motorcycle stops. The person on it gets off and flings the helmet off his head, running towards me, his curls blowing from the speed of his run. I stop at my place not able to take another step.
"Harry" I breathe out, a tear running down as I am happy to see him.
"Lizzie! Thank god I saw you running, what the hell- Lizzie?"
As Harry reaches me I feel the rest of my energy drain from me, my sight turning black. The last thing I feel is Harry's strong arms catching me as I lose my balance and fall into the darkness.