The Mentally Brave

Chapter 35

I am back out at the garden watching Harry and Lux play tag. Perrie and Lou are on the other side of the garden talking and laughing, though I wasn't in the mood to join them, still thinking about what Harry told me.
Something about the whole thing sounds off to me. I don't trust the doctor, and I don't trust Calum. Truth is I am beginning to not trust the whole lot. Liam and Ed are by Stan's side 24\7 down in his lab, emerging once in forever. Then there is my sister, who is always with Ashton, which I had no problem with until the incident with the healing. I understand why Ashton wanted me to heal Calum, I really do, I would have asked to do the same even if that friend would turn out to be a traitor.. But that look on Natalie's face, I just can't shake it. I keep beating myself for not reading her mind.
I haven't seen Louis and Eleanor in a while, not knowing where they are. I know Zayn is painting, this being the time he shuts himself in a room with music and colours. 

Luke and Niall are playing video games in their room, and I get up from my chair to join them. As I reach the door I turn to take one last look at Harry and Lux, catching Harry staring after me. When our eyes meet I pick up my hand to offer him a little wave. He flashes me a smile, his dimples showing before he goes back to chase Lux.

I walk down the hall and up the stairs to where Niall and Luke are at. I knock on the door twice and then push it open. The boys don't even look up at me, too fascinated by the game to care who walked in.
I take a seat on the bed they both are leaning their backs on, lying down on my stomach and holding my chin up to watch the screen as they play.
"NO no no no no!" Luke keeps repeating over and over again. Niall just sits there and moves his body from side to side as the character on the screen did.
"Got you" Niall claims when he beats Luke putting the remote down and finally turning to look who walked in.
"Hi Liz" He smiles "Did you see how I kicked Luke's arse? It is getting kind of boring though, beating him over and over again"
"I beat you a few times!" Luke shoves Niall's head to the side.
"Yeah well.. So what's going on?" Niall asks getting to his feet and joining me on the bed. I sit up and search his face. I trust Niall. He is the only one I always trusted, even at times I didn't trust Harry, I knew I can count on Niall.
"Hey, what's wrong?" He inquires when I don't answer
"Nothing" I smile, my eyes flick to Luke who gets a chair and rests his legs on the bed next to me as he stretches back.
"I can feel something is wrong Liz" Niall reminds me of his abilities. I bite on my lip looking from Niall to Luke and back again. The truth is I trust Luke too. Niall, Luke and I did share a bond after all, being imprisoned here by the company.
"Do you trust the people here?" I finally ask them
"No" They both are fast to answer. I don't need to read their minds to know they are speaking the truth.
"I don't either.. I don't trust Harry's dad, and I don't trust Stan.. I don't trust Michael or the Calum bloke" I say
"Liz, something happened you feel like sharing with us?" Luke questions his brows raised.
"The doctor asked me to heal Calum" I tell them
"Why would he want that?" Niall is confused.
"He was bleeding- like inside and he was going to die if I didn't do something" I sigh.
"So? He was about to kill Harry- an eye for an eye right?" Luke remarks firmly
"Well, turns out Ashton and Calum go a long way back and I was asked to heal Calum for old time sake"
"So why are you so worried then?" Niall asks.
"Well, first it was the look Natalie gave me, and then I came across Lou screaming at the doctor, and after listening in, I realized she is right"
"Liz- what are you talking about?" Luke and Niall have matching confused faces.
"Sorry, I was trying to sort my thoughts.. ok let me start over" I clear my throat. "The doctor told us he needed Calum alive so he could get intel on Foster and his people" I search their faces making sure they are following.
"I had a feeling he had something up his sleeve he was not sharing with us and it turns out I was right" I stop then, reading Luke's thoughts 'Why would he need Calum? He has Liam who can get much more out that way then Calum'.
"That is right" I turn to him crinkling my forehead.
"What is that?" Niall sits up straighter and looks from me to Luke.
"Something is off- Luke had a thought- why would the doctor need Calum? When he has a hacker like Liam here? Harry told me that the doctor's plan is to take over Foster and his men, and make company X whole again, keeping people like us safe, but I think there is something he isn't sharing not even with Harry"
"Where is Harry? We need to tell him" Luke gets up to his feet
"No" I jump up to my knees "Not yet"
"Ok, Liz you're starting to scare me" Niall raises his hands, holding them up in surrender.
"Harry is growing closer to his dad every day... If I am wrong with my assumptions and I go trying to turn Harry away from his father he will resent me" I am looking from Niall to Luke making sure they understand "Right now I am not trusting anyone with my theories but you two. So I am asking of you to keep this quiet"
They both nod their heads. I bite my lip once again and bring my knees to my chest hugging them. I can feel the tension that's between my shoulders ease and I glance over to Niall, knowing he is the reason for it.
"What is your theory?" Luke asks.
"This might sound crazy but... Have you noticed? These past few days.. it's like our group has been divided.. Ed and Liam are down with Stan all the time- the last time I've seen them was when the doctor had you all lined up for questioning" I point out.
"That is true.. and I haven't seen Louis or Eleanor either" Niall rubs his forehead
"And Harry goes to closed meeting with his dad all the time since he is better.. and at first I didn't think anything of it but.. "I let my voice and thoughts trail off thinking, I am missing something.
"You said Ashton and Calum were really close?" Luke is going over everything I said.
"Zayn... Have you seen him lately?" Niall wonders
"Well not really.. I know he draws at the afternoons so.. I do see Perrie.. and I see a lot of Lou and Lux" I tell them
"Yeah, but Lou and Lux don't have powers, and Perrie's abilities are the least.. well you know" Luke doesn't feel right saying it loud be we understood. Perrie's powers aren't that special to the doctor.
"You know that Liam and Ed will forever stay loyal to Harry, wherever he goes- they go" Niall reminds me.
"I know.. That's why my main problem is Harry.. We need to find out what is really going on and then get him to see it" I summarize.
"You need to get close to the doctor and read his mind" Luke says
"I can't.. When I tried reading his mind again he was counting numbers in his head.. He doesn't trust me, so he thinks of other things" I say, my voice full with frustration.
"What should we do then?" Niall questions.
"Maybe the best thing to do is to find out what they are working on in the lab, and maybe where Louis and Eleanor are.." I say
"What about Harry?" Luke asks
"Leave him to me" I assure them. We sit quietly for a while when Luke opens his mouth,"I wonder what part we have in whatever is going on.. since none of us got called to help with anything"
"Did you notice that Perrie, Luke, you and me are the ones who've been captive here by the company, and we are the only ones they never came for anything?" Niall suddenly says
"I did think about that too.. Maybe they think we won't help them after what they put us through" I shrug
"They got that right" Luke smirks "If the Company X is up to something I am more than happy to bring them down"

I am heading down the hall to the room I share with Harry when I am grabbed from behind. I am startled at first, but calming myself down fast when I feel the lips kiss the skin of my neck and curls brush my cheek.
"Where were you?" Harry murmurs as he runs his lips up and down the side of my neck leaving goosebumps with every touch.
"Well I went to visit Niall and Luke since I haven't seen them in a while" I smile looking over my shoulder at him.
"How are they?" He asks
"Good.. playing video games" I smile and turn to face him.
Harry is gazing into my eyes, and for the millionth time I wished I knew what was going inside that head of his.
I hold my breath as his head tiltes down to me and his lips touch mine gently. I wrap my arms around his neck bringing him closer forgetting we are standing outside our room and not in it. As the kiss grows hotter, I feel Harry's hands run down my sides and over my bum sending chills up my spine. Then Harry lifts me, bringing my legs around his waist and pinning me against the wall. I let out a giggle as his hands move from my waist to my thighs as he holds me.
"Harry we can't.. not here" I whisper giggling.
"Hold on then" He says while still kissing my neck. He fumbles with the key and gets the door to open, he then shifts us inside and with my mind I make the door close and lock.
Harry walks us to the bed and lets me down slowly on it, his hands on my hips at all times while he climbs on me holding his weight with his knees on each side of my legs.
His face is close to mine and he is smiling.
"Do you love me?" he questions trying to hold a serious face but not quite succeeding.
"Um.. sometimes" I give him a cheeky stare. Harry nods once and kisses my lips.
"What about when I do this?" He asks tracing my skin with his lips from my lips down my chin. "Or this?" He moves them down my throat and to the side. I try to hold my breath, not letting him see how much I like what he was doing. His hands slip under my shirt and run slowly up the sides of my waist to my back as he pulls me closer to him.
"How much do you love me now?" he inquires, his lips next to my ear. I mimic his hands, running my own hands under his shirt and up his chest feeling his abs, the flex of mussels as he tries not to move as much while kissing me.
"To the moon and back" I whisper against his lips. His shirt is pulled all the way up as my hands close around his neck pulling myself even closer to him.
"I think we can get some of these clothes off" He whispers letting go of me and pulling the garment over his head.
"I thought we'd never get to that" I smile, pushing out of my head the whole conversation I had with Niall and Luke, at least for now.