Ode to Love☇Lilo

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Louis couldn't quite seem to remember where he was going, so they checked every inch of the hospital that was opened to the patiences. If the curly haired boy tried to cross into closed off perimeters, he would have been escorted back to his room. Unfortunately for them, the blonde nurse hadn't received any news of Harry's reappearance.

The entire time they were searching, Louis was doing his upmost best in trying to remember not to forget. It was difficult. Louis couldn't quite remember how long it would take him to forget something, but he was trying hard for the curly haired boys sake not to forget.

"This is hopeless," the blonde mumbled as they reentered the dining hall, scanning each and every face in hopes of one being the curly headed boy. Louis would have responded to the blonde, but that would require him to form a coherent thought and forget about the search.

"We'll find him, Niall." the brunette nurse said, his voice was laced with sincerity and hope.

Louis took note of the name Niall as he continued to search amongst the people in the dining hall. There weren't a lot of people, but Louis was more than willing to look passed that and continued to stare at the same faces in hopes of one just molding themselves into the missing boy. The feeling of guilt and shame ran through Louis's body like an electrical current. He wanted nothing more than to find the boy, and free himself of the force weighing down his shoulders; with every breath he took the more and more he was beginning to wonder if the boy was breathing just like him. His mind raced with disturbing thoughts, and the ticking sound, coming from the wall clock, vibrating in his ears, rattling his bones- was no help at all. Panic. Louis wanted to panic.

"I hope you're right Liam, I really do. By the looks of the weather outside there's going to be a storm, and you know how fearful Harry is of storms."

Louis managed to catch every word Niall said to the brunette, Liam, and allowed his breathing to chase after his mind as he dashed out of the dining room. He could hear the men calling for him as he ran and ran and ran, his feet felt as if they weren't even touching the ground. He had no idea where he was going, but the vivid flashbacks of green eyes and damped hair and a rooftop gave him all the directions he needed. It didn't take long for Louis to bust open the door that led to the roof of the building.

It wasn't that no one was ever allowed on the roof, but the existence of it was never made known to anyone other than the nurses. Louis found out about it after the first time Smalls went missing. He watched Niall's face drop as they stared up at Smalls, who was sitting on the edge of the roof, in the rain. They had made a break for the roof, and Niall was grateful that Louis has spotted Smalls before he could get hurt.

"I-I only wanted t-to see if I could catch the drippity d-drops before they fell."

Louis remembered laughing wholeheartedly at the boy, he remembered embracing him into a bone crushing hug and dancing with him as the rain masked his tears- it was all so surreal. Louis remembered it all.

And now, as Louis approached the very same spot Smalls was sitting at the first time, he could almost feel his heart ripping through him at the sight in front of him. Smalls was standing on the edge with his arm extended outwards.

Soon, footsteps could be heard in the distance, and Louis found them to be more comforting than the rhythm of his own heartbeat.

"Dear God..."

Louis knew that Niall was behind him, and the same guilt washed over Louis all over again. He couldn't remember if he was breathing, but the tightness of his throat and the arms clutching tightly onto him as he tried to reach for the boy across from him helped him remember his own existence. Louis clenched his eyes shut and allowed himself to fall back into the arms holding him.

"Lou?" Louis's eyes fluttered open when he heard a voice unfamiliar to the ones he had come to learn. "L-Lou, Lou y-you came to d-dance with me!" Louis's eyes widened as we watched Smalls run towards him. As the boy came into view Louis could see how much he was trembling. He immediately started to take off his coat before Niall's voice cut through his actions.

"Harry Edward Styles!" Niall's voice trembled almost as much as Smalls. Smalls hesitantly glanced at Niall, a look of fear soaking into him more than the rain to his gown.

"Ni-"

"C'mere you!"

In an instance, Smalls dashed forward and lunged himself into Niall's arms. Louis twisted himself around to observe the interaction further. Watching Smalls clutch onto Niall as Niall peppered his face with hundreds of kisses helped Louis's body relax.

"What were you thinking?"

"Ni, I j-just wanted to see i-if I could c-catch one of the drippity d-drops!"

Louis couldn't help but crack a smile. He soon felt himself being lifted off the ground, and he turned his neck back around to face Liam. His Liam. Liam's face mirrored his own actions as he too was smiling as the boy. Louis didn't find it in his heart to say a word as Liam began to walk, carrying Louis the entire time.

"Come on Smalls, let's go," Niall chuckled as he carried the defiant boy towards the exist.

"B-But Louis and I d-didn't get to dance!" The boy clutched his bear in one hand, and pounded on Niall's back with the other. His bottom lip trembled as he reached out for Louis.

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"We can dance inside, the rain isn't stopping any time soon." Was the first thing Louis said after they got back to Harry's room.

"P-Promise?" 

Louis took a glance at the boy as Niall dried him off, and in an instance his heart fluttered as he gazed into the bright green hesitant eyes. Louis let a small chuckle out as he found himself giving into his boy.

"I promise."

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It has been so long since I last updated! I sincerely apologize to my readers, y'all don't deserve this type of torture 😭 I'm going to make myself an updating schedule, so even if I think I'm not in the mood to update, I'm going to update.

Hope this chapter wasn't complete trash.