The Boy With The Blue Eyes [Louis Tomlinson Story AU]

Chapter 22

Alice

One month, twelve days, four hours, and thirty-two minutes. I'd taken to counting the exact seconds passing by since I woke up to Louis' voice. Ever since i had woken up, the doctors had been upping my dosage on medication to treat the brain disease, and I'd never felt better.

After getting yet another cat scan, the doctors had decided that the treatment had been successful, and the disease was very close to being almost entirely removed. Though I still had to stay for three or four more months of treatment, and analysis to see if i was really cured. My mother had visited me several times, but only once bringing the girls along. But I think my treatment was really benefited by the fact that Maura sat with me daily and just talked. It was nice, after being in a coma for so long, to just be treated like a normal person, whether I was or not.

Maura would come and sit in my small room with me, and spend hours just talking to me. I usually asked her tons of questions about the boys and how they were now in some huge band. She brought me two of their CDs too, their music was incredible. Sometimes, after Maura left, I'd listen to the Take Me Home album, and imagine that Loui wrote 'Back For You' for me. That would've been nice. To know that no matter what, he would still come back for me. Gosh, I sound too much like a girl. After a while though, all my memories came back. Some I didn't really want and others that were happy. The boys had changed so much from what I remember of our high school year together.

All the boys but Niall had tattoos covering what seemed to be every inch of their body. Harry's curls were trimmed closely to his head, Zayn, Liam, Niall, and Louis' hair all quiffed up perfectly. Three of the five had dark shaded stubble on their chins. I was shocked to see a picture of Zayn lighting up what the magazine called, 'The one of millions' of cigarettes he smoked. Sure, he smoked some when I knew him, but only when he was really, really stressed. Now you could see the dark circles cigarettes give you under your eyes, and how thin he'd become, not to mention a bright blonde streak through his raven colored hair. It was totally different from what I was used to with them.

There were pictures of Zayn and a pixie looking girl named Perrie Edwards from another singing group called Little Mix, pictures of Liam with the infamous Danielle he told me about forever ago, now a famous back-up dancer. And Lord have mercy, were there pictures of Harry with girls. Too many articles on him being rumored to sleep, date, and one-night stand with girls from fans to models.

What hurt the most though, was seeing the pictures of Louis with Eleanor. I knew he had broken up with her just the night of my accident, planning on asking me out, but I never imagined him going back with her. I guess I imagined he would always be waiting for me once I was better.

"I'm sorry Louis," i sighed, pushing the magazines back in the bedside table, and sitting up on my bed. Maura was due to come in anytime now, and I had a huge question for her. When I heard the door slowly creak open I looked up seeing the Irishwoman's head pop around the corner.

"Hello there, Alice. Feeling any different ?" I nodded my head, and she smiled, but hesitantly. I said different not good.

"Yeah, I'm feeling better. But first, I have a big question for you." I took a deep breath, knowing I was going to sound insane when I asked this.

"Okay," she sounded suspicious. For good reason too, but I just needed to get this off my chest.

"Alright, please don't think I'm insane for this, and promise you'll think about it okay? Just think about it," she nodded, narrowing her eyes at me. "I want to see Louis." Her shoulders relaxed.

"Sweetheart, you've seen all the pictures, and the boys are constantly on the news." She didn't get it.

"No, I need to SEE him. Like in person. Maura, I NEED this! If he can pull me out of a coma just by speaking, then there is bound to be some weird force that is trying to bring us together!" Maura almost rolled her eyes, huffing out air as she ran a hand through her hair.

"You also realize that he was the one that made you go insane." I sighed.

"No, that was the disease. He didn't do anything to me, it was just a coincidence that it kicked in as we were reunited." Maura stood.

"Alice, this isn't a fairytale. You got really sick and you were dangerous. That isnt coincidental, that is triggered by something. It may not have been Louis, but the facts don't lie. It was the next biggest event that happened in your life."

"I was in a car accident. I was hit.. By a car. And meeting Louis is bigger than that?" Maura froze.

"Were you really ? You were hit by a car? They're required to tell us these things! Maybe it dislodged your module oblongata or something."

"Yeah, maybe. But I know it wasn't Louis' fault, not intentionally. He loved me." She looked at me with sadness in her eyes.

"How do you know?"

"He made love to me, Maura. It wasn't raging hormonal sex. It was full of love and passion. He cared about me. I could see it in his eyes." She sat again, smiling at me as I drew a pattern on my bed.

"Suppose he did love you. I still don't think it's a good idea for you to see him." Just then her phone rang. It was Niall. She shushed me, but allowed the phone to be on speaker so I could hear their voices that literally saved me.

"Niall honey, how are you?" Maura smiled fondly at the phone.

"Good mum, i'm good. Listen, all the boys are here right now, and we have some news. Some big news."

"Harreh! Get off ! That's going to show!" My wide eyes met Maura's as we heard louis's voice stream through the phone.

"Right, well currently Harry is forcefully giving Louis a love bite. Anyhow. Big news."

Maura wrung her hands anxiously as Niall paused for dramatic effect. I was just as anxious. If I just said something now, Louis would here me. Maybe even respond to me.

"We're coming for a visit!" All the boys voices chorused through the speaker. Big news indeed. I looked to Maura, a hopeful smile on my face. Would I be allowed to see my Louis ?