They Don't Know About Us (Niall Horan) Fanfic

~19~

~Evelyn's Pov~

It's like life is playing a cruel trick on me now. Liam and Harry are being hospitalized. Everyone was breaking down crying. Now I was still suppose to get married after all this crap.

"Can I see Liam yet?" I wined. "Not yet love. Zayn's still in there," Niall told me. Five minutes later, he came out and I went in.

Liam didn't look too good. There were all these tubes and wires connected to his chest. His face was bruised. He was connected to a heart monitor. An oxygen mask covered his face.

The doctor told us he was just unconscious, not in a coma. All the kicks he suffered to the chest could have hurt his heart too.

It did. It had a hole now. But they fixed it by putting a needle through it. That's why there were so many wires and tubes connected to his chest.

I sat down next to him. "Liam, I'm sorry this happened to you. It'll be fine," I assured him. I watched over him. I hope he wakes up soon.

~Liam's Pov~

Today, I needed to wake up. I heard Evelyn talking to me. I knew everything was going to be fine, but right now, I just concentrated on opening my eyes.

It must have worked because I saw a really bright light. "I'm not dead am I?" I croaked. "Liam?" I heard Evelyn ask. I couldn't say anything else.

I opened my eyes fully. There was an oxygen mask on my face. There were a lot of tubes and wires sticking out of my chest.

Which made a lot of sense because my chest ached, especially my heart.

"Why does everything hurt?" I asked. "Liam...they did surgery on your heart. There was a hole in it," Evelyn explained. "Is it okay now?" I asked. "Yea. I think so anyway," she replied.

"It's really brave of you to take on Matt like that," she said. "Oh. It's nothing really. I used to be bullied a lot so I defended myself," I explained. "You were bullied? Why? You're so nice and sweet," she asked.

"I don't know really. I guess it's because I was different. You see, when I was born, I was basically dead. No one thought I would survive. But I did. Even though I did, one of my kidneys didn't work. So to fight off the pain, I had 32 injections into each of my arms, day and night. I was bullied for that. I even skipped school. Then I took boxing lessons," I told her.

She just looked shocked. "I'm sorry Li," she said hugging me. She held onto me like what felt like forever.

~Louis' Pov~

Emily and I walked over to Harry's room. I opened the door and saw him on the bed. He had an oxygen mask on. His face was bruised. He didn't look as bad as Liam.

"Hazz?" I asked. He didn't wake up. Emily and I sat by his bed. "He's probably just tired Lou," Emily said.

A doctor came in. He had grey hair and a beard. A typical doctor looking guy. "Hello. Has he waken up yet?" He asked. "No. We just got in. So we don't know," I replied. "We examined him. Nothing's broken. The worst condition he's in is a concussion. So when we release him, he'll need bed rest," the doctor explained.

I nodded. "Are you his friend?" He asked. "Yea. His best friend actually," I replied. "Could you make sure he stays in bed for the next week?" He asked. "Sure. My girlfriend, Emily, and I can do that. We'll watch over him," I replied.

"Okay. If he stays in bed for a week, he should be fine after that," he said, walking out. "Alright. Thanks," I said. He nodded and walked out, closing the door.

After the doctor left, I started dozing off every once in a while. "Lou, you can sleep if you want. I'll tell you when Harry wakes up," Emily offered. I didn't miss that chance. I rested my head on her lap and I drifted off to sleep.

~Niall's Pov~

I was was waiting in the waiting room with Zayn and Emma, waiting for Evelyn to come back in. Louis and Emily went to go see Harry.

"W-What did he look like?" I asked. "He didn't look too good. Oxygen mask, bruised face, that stuff," Zayn replied.

"This is all my fault!" I exclaimed. "How is it your fault?" Emma asked. "I can't defend myself. I can't box like Liam. I hate on depending on you guys to save me. I try but I can't. I'm as terrifying as a...baby penguin," I said.

Evelyn came back. "Niall, Liam's awake if you wanted to talk to him," she told me. I nodded and walked through the two big doors. Liam was in I.C.U. I didn't think it would get this bad.

I found Liam's room. He had an oxygen mask on. His face was bruised.

"Hey Ni," Liam said, trying to smile. "Hey Li," I replied. "A-Are you okay?" I asked. "Hmm...okay. The oxygen mask isn't very comfortable. My chest hurts. I was just informed that I had a hole in my heart so I had surgery on it, but I'm okay. It could be worse," he said.

I couldn't take it anymore. I fell on his bed and cried. "Liam, this is all my fault!" I exclaimed. "Ni...how is it your fault?" He asked. "I can't defend myself. I hate that I have to depend on you guys to help me. I try but I can't. I'm as terrifying as a...baby penguin. No one's scared of me," I cried.

Liam must have been shocked because it stayed silent for a few moments. (A/N Hehe see what I did there?) "Ni...," Liam started to say. "Yes?" I asked. "There's no need to apoligize," he told me.

I looked at him. "What?" I asked. "You don't need to apoligize. It wasn't your fault. I did it because...well, you're like my little brother and my best friend. I couldn't live with myself if I saw you get hurt and I didn't do anything. I did it because...I love you, in a brotherly way," he said.

"I love you too Li, in a brotherly way," I said while wrapping my arms around him. He tried to hug me, but I leaned in more and he was able to wrap his arms around me.

Liam could comfort me no one else. That's why I loved him.

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Aweee Niam moment. I didn't want it to seem like they're gay because that's not what the story's about. So I put 'brotherly love' in there. Probably one of my most loving chapters yet. I'll try to update tomorrow if I don't have so much homework. See ya! :)

-Aïcha :)