Being Louis (Zouis)

Chapter 24

-Louis

Why couldn't he tell me he had a mental illness?

"How long has he had this?"

"Since he was little but it died down because he got the right treatment. I thought it was gone but it's back."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't worry. We can get through this." She hugs me with a soft sigh but we pull away when we hear a crash coming from the living room. We both run out to see where Zayn is. I see him sitting on the floor crying and his finger is bleeding. His Mum rushes over to his side, hugging him.

"Zaynie? What happened?" I look at the broken flower vase then back at Zayn.

"I was playing with my toy then that stupid vase got in the way." He sobs out and hugs his Mum.

"Let me go get first aid then you can go back to playing, okay?" He nods.

"Remember my Mickey Mouse bandaid."

"Right." She smirks then goes upstairs. I notice Zayn going cross eyed then shutting his eyes. His head tilts back then his eyes slowly open. He looks around the room then back at me.

"Zayn, are you okay?"

"What the hell are you looking at?" He yells at me then stands up from the ground.

"Nothing."

"So, I'm nothing?" I scoot back and hide behind the kitchen door. His mum comes back downstairs with the first aid kit and a bandaid.

"Okay, Zaynie. I got your band-"

"Aid?" Zayn growls at her and throws the bandaid aside.

"I don't need a fucking band-aid. I'm a man!" He rips the sleeves off of his flannel, showing off his tattoos. He grabs his keys then turns to walk out the door. He bumps into my shoulder harshly as he walks out the front door.

"Zayn, stop!" He turns his head around.

"I'm not Zayn." He turns back around and gets on his motorcycle and leaves.

"What just happened?" His Mum puts her hands on my shoulders.

"You just met Javadd."

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"Lou, just put it up!" Harry kept pestering to get his hair out of his face so I attempted to put it up but he keeps saying that I'm doing it wrong.

"I'll do it myself!" He pulls it out of his hair then goes to the mirror in the bathroom. I sit on the couch just staring into open space until the door opens.

"Louis, I'm so sorry! I should of told you." I stand up from the couch as Zayn rushes over to hug me tight.

"It's okay-"

"No, it's not. I really should I have told you, I mean this is huge and you're my boyfriend and-

"You wanna talk about it over tea?" He nods and I lead him to the table.

"I know I should have told you. I can't remember the last time this happened and I thought they were gone."

"Your personalities?"

"Yeah, my alters." I nod as he continues to talk.

"I was on medication and they went away and I thought everything was okay when we moved here but then my dad started, you know, and I was under a lot of stress trying to impress your Dad and this is just-" He shakes his head and holds his head. I grab his hand and give it a small squeeze.

"I understand." He squeezes back and gives me a weak smile.

"My mum makes each alter write down on my board so I can see what they're doing. I don't remember what happened but I do remember waking up in the grass with my bike and my sleeves were ripped."

"I have to admit. You do look really sexy without sleeves." I giggle and traces my finger over the tattoos covering his arms.

"Louis! Help!" I hear Harry call from upstairs causing me to rush and see Harry with his hand stuck in the hair tie.

"Oh, Harry. You have problems." I laugh and get the scissors from the drawer.

"Make sure you don't cut any hair!"

"Okay." I cut the hair tie out of the knot and put the scissors back in the drawer.

"Just leave your hair alone!"

"Fine!" I walk downstairs and back to the kitchen but Zayn has magically disappeared.

Zayn?"

"Are you trying to scare me?" I go to the living room and look for him. I notice the couch has a quiff on the arm rest. I walk close to it and smile.

"What are you doing back there?" Zayn just looks up at me and hides his face more into the black leather couch.

"It's alright I won't hurt you." I see him peek up from the couch but I can only see his eyes. I walk closer and he peeks back down.

"No! I won't hurt you! See? Totally harmless!" I sit in the couch facing his direction. I wait a couple minutes then he comes out again. He sits on the couch with me but hides his face a bit with his hands.

"See? Everything is alright, Zayn." He shakes his head.

"I-I-I'm Z-Z-Ze-Zee." He barely whispers out.

"Well, I'm Louis." I hold out my hand and he looks at it with a frightened look. I take it back slowly and look around.

"Well, this is awkward."

"Louis!" Harry yells from upstairs, making Zee gasps and he jump back over to where he was hiding. I sigh and look up to see Harry with my phone in his hands.

"What could you possibly want now, you little pest?" He hands me my phone and sits on the couch next to me.

"Hello?"

"Louis, I'm coming home a little bit later than usual so please watch out for Harry and Niall."

"Don't you worry, Dad. I already fed Niall and put him to sleep but if Harry keeps shouting he'll wake up." I glare at Harry but he giggles and keeps playing with Zayn's quiff. I try to shoo him away but he continues to swat at it.

"I trust you Louis."

"I won't let you down, Dad." He hangs up and I turn off my phone.

"Why is Zayn hiding? And shaking?" I grab Harry from the couch and put him on the floor near the telly. I turn it on and point to it.

"Watch." He groans then turns around to watch it. I walk back over to Zee and sit on the ground where he is.

"Zee. It's okay. Come on." He looks around then crawls over to me. I hold my arms out for a hug and he finally comes over and hugs me.

"I said I wouldn't hurt you." I whisper to him and he hugs me tighter.

"I-I-I f-f-feel s-safe." We stay like this for a while until I hear the telly turn off. I hear the creaking of the floor then it's silent for a second. I guess Zee feels tension because he pulls away and gives me a worried look.

"What is going o-"

"Boo!" Harry jumps out from the couch then Zee starts screaming and tears form in his eyes. He gets up and runs out crying.

"Zee!" I turn back to Harry with a frown.

"What the hell what that for? You scared him off." Harry gets up and wipes his eyes from laughing too hard.

"It's hilarious when I mess with your relationships. It keeps me whole. And the good thing is Niall stayed asleep through all of this." I shove him on the ground and go upstairs to my room.