Boys Only

On The Run

A phone call from the police was all it took for this family to pack their bags and start moving. The woman who had transformed Harry into a hybrid had escaped from prison. She was angry she had been imprisoned. She was angry that her creation had been taken for her. But most of all, she was out for revenge. No one was going to stop her from reclaiming what she had made, and take his entire family for experimentation.

Once the police were made aware, they first alerted the Tomlinsons, then the media. Louis was the one who had picked up the phone, and once he had gotten the message, he knew that it was safer to go into hiding than to stay where they were currently. "Ed! Come here a minute please!" Louis yelled, after finishing the brief conversation with the police.

The very moment that Louis had finished explaining everything to Ed, how the woman had escaped and she knew where they lived, and she wanted revenge, they both knew there was only one thing to do. They had to tell the kids, whether they wanted to or not. Then they needed to pack a bag, and start going somewhere else.

"I just have one question before we alert the young ones. How does she know where we live? She did all the stuff to Harry at her own house, then was taken directly to prison." Louis sighed, he knew that Ed would ask this question, and it was one that he really didn't want to answer. He looked left and right, checking that none of the kids were there, before answering solemnly.

"Their birth father is working with her. He has no custody of the boys, and he wants some. Instead of going to court to attempt to get them, he's decided to just try to take them. Working with this woman apparently seemed like a good plan to get the children back. He can't get legal custody cause he's got drinking problems and stuff like that. Zayn told me about all the stuff, he's one smart cookie." Louis said, tracing patterns on the tile. It was his way of getting some of his nerves out. "O-one other thing... they put trackers on our cars. So we literally have to run."

Ed took a deep breath. This was not going to be easy. He called the boys down and tried to gently explain the situation. To say the least they were all terrified. "Doesn't the police have like... a safe house they could put us in? Not wanting to sound like live bait, but couldn't they just lure the bad guys in, catch them, and make us not have to go anywhere?" Niall spewed, not wanting to run from bad guys constantly. No, he wanted to be more like the Scooby Doo gang, and fight the crime. Louis bit his lip, and raised an eyebrow.

"It's mostly Harry she's after. Ed. You tell the police mum's address, you take Zayn, Niall, and Liam there. Cali, Harry and I will stay here. We'll let the police know. We've got enough soup and stuff in the pantry so we won't have to leave to get anything. Actually... maybe somewhere like a hotel would be better. Don't want to drag mum into this too." Ed nodded and led his set of troops upstairs. Well, he tried to at least.

"Daddy! I wanna stay with you and Harry! I wanna fight the bad guys too!" Niall said, making like he was punching someone. Louis thought for a moment, he didn't want to put any of his kids in danger. But Niall wanted to stay, and perhaps that'd be good for the two boys. Bit of bonding time, unfortunate time to be bonding, but bonding nonetheless. Louis agreed to it and yelled the news upstairs. He then went around the house locking all doors and windows, shutting all blinds and curtains, and making sure everything was secure. He even shut the floo in the fireplace, just to be extra cautious.

Soon enough, it was just the three of them (four if you count Cali) in the house, and they were kinda ready. Kinda ready if something happened, and kinda ready for something TO happen. This waiting was toxic, and very scary for all four residents of the house. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Louis gave strict instructions for Niall and Harry to stay there with the cat while he checked who the visitor was.

It was a letter, scented in cheap perfume. He picked it up and opened it up, and surprisingly enough, it was for him.

Louis Tomlinson,

I am Vladamir. The woman known as 'Dominique' is sitting next to me, also known as the woman who took your son. We have a deal for you if you were willing to accept. You see, I am angry that you have stolen away my biological children. I am the one who had sex with Andrea, and was with her when she birthed Liam, when she birthed Niall and Zayn, and when she birthed little Harry. How are my boys? I'm dying to know. I'm aware you can contact the police. But you won't, because now I have Zayn. Watch the tape that will be on your doorstep in a matter of minutes. I could easily have Niall as well, as long as you watch with him in the room. But I know that you will want your family back alive. So here is my proposal to you: Every day you will meet me out in the woodshed behind your house, and take 100 licks with the switch from me. This will not end until you meet me in court and give me full custody of my children. Do not call the police, you will see why in the video. I will see you tomorrow at 3:45 pm in the woodshed.

Louis opened the door and grabbed the videotape that was on the step. He put it into the tape player and hit play.

Poor little Zayn was sitting in front of a camera, blindfolded, breathing heavy. Louis' breath caught, and he bit his lip. "D-daddy! Please help me! I don't want to be here with Vlad! H-he hurts me. He says he's gonna t-take Niall next... daddy please help... I don't want to die..." Louis started to cry as Zayn's blindfold was removed. His brown eyes were bloodshot and red-rimmed. He blinked his long eyelashes, and started to cry. "I don't want to live any of my life with V-Vlad..."

A large man stepped on screen and placed a hand on Zayn's shoulder. The screen blacked out and Louis heard Zayn scream. He turned off the TV quickly and went to his sons that were present and waited for the next day.

3:40 PM the next day...

Louis took a deep breath and turned to Niall and Harry. "You two STAY inside and do NOT come outside under any circumstances. I love you both very much. Don't open the door." Louis kissed both of them on the head, and stepped outside, shutting and locking the door behind him. He walked out to the woodshed, and opened the door. There stood the two people he wanted to see the least. "Vladamir... Dominique..." Louis acknowledged. They both smiled in a way that made Louis' stomach churn.

"Bend over the table, keep quiet. Keep your hands in front of you, and don't protest anything that I do." Louis nodded and followed his orders, quietly gripping his hands tighter to the table as he felt his bottoms come down. Not just around his thighs, no, pooling at his ankles. Leaving him completely exposed to these two people who want to hurt him and his sons. Without a word of warning (why would they give one?) Vladamir whipped the switch onto Louis' perfectly curved bottom. He rose up on his toes slightly, then settled down quickly.

This pattern continued on. Louis' threshold for pain tolerance was not very high, but he continued to try to keep it together. But at 56 his eyes filled with pain as the switch started to tear more into the sensitive skin. The tears started rolling down his face at 74. The blood started to appear at 82. Louis tried to cry as quietly as he could, because he was still a man with a sense of pride! He wanted to keep that for as long as he could, and he intended to. Once Vladamir hit 100, he stopped and set the bloody switch down.

"Oh dear... it seems that little Louis got a little bloody during his punishment. Now, the question of the day... Will you give me custody of my son's, or will we meet tomorrow?" Louis quickly wiped his eyes and stood up, pulling up his bottoms as he did so.

"We meet tomorrow."