Back To West (1D x Westlife AU Fanfic)

CHAPTER 14: Day-off (P3)

Chapter Fourteen

DAY-OFF
(Part 3)

Louis dropped his phone. Zayn is gone? How can he be gone? Louis's ears started ringing and he can't hear anything other than his own heartbeat, exploding in a rapid shot inside of him. Are they really gonna disappear? Will they go one by one? He felt his tears flowing freely on his cheeks, and his eyes immediately landed on to Liam. Is he gonna be next?

"Lou," Liam whimpered again, raising his hand and reaching for Louis, except there was no hand. There's just an empty space, a ghostly presence trying to hold Louis. This was enough to send Louis in hysteria. He lifted Liam off the ground and hug him tight, noticing how Liam's two legs and arms were now gone, and his upper torso already a blur to vision.

"Liam, don't go, don't go, don't go. Please don't go. Don't disappear Liam, please don't go." he yelled again and again, didn't even care if he's scaring Liam anymore. Because he was so scared, already too scared out of his wits, and a little bit further he'll probably lose his mind.

"Louis", Liam whispered one more time, smiling to him as if he was the one reassuring Louis instead. And just like that, he was gone, his whisper like the howl of the wind passing by, was now a ghost to Louis's ears, replaying over and over in his mind. Louis let out an anguish cry as the fact hit him hard in the head.

Like Zayn did, Liam too, was gone.

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(Few hours earlier)

"Lou, please stop doing that!" Liam told him for the nth time.

"Almost there!" Louis said, his voice strained as he tried to reach further.

"I don't think they would like us doing this, Lou. Just stop!"

"No, I got it!" Louis said, reaching for the duck in the pond one more time, before his hand wrapped around the duck's body, giving Louis all the chance to catch it. It was lucky the duck offered minimal resistance or he would have dove straight to the murky waters of the pond. "Gotcha! Payno, pull me up!" Louis said. Liam did as told and pulled Louis all his might, raising him up to land before letting go. Louis smiled and gave him a thumb up as his other hand caressed the duck's feathers.

"HEY YOU! Let go of that duck!"

"Uh-oh! Duck patrol!" Louis chuckled. "Liam, let's run!" Liam didn't need to be told twice. He hastily caught his bike and drove away, with Louis right on his tail, driving the bike whilst still holding the duck in his other hand.

"STOP!"

Louis heard Liam squeal, making him laugh. Luckily the patrol was not on his bike or they could've been toasted. They made a safe distance from their pursuer so they decided to take a stop. Liam can't believe this was already the third time he and Louis had been chased in just one day! This whole stroll in the park turned into a complete juvenile delinquency. Liam can't believe Louis would be capable of turning the placid atmosphere of the park into something...disruptive.

Louis gave his attention to the duck, caressing it and talking to it. Liam glared at Louis like he wanted to kill him on spot. "What?" Louis asked him innocently.

"Will you stop putting us into trouble?"

"Come on, Li. This duck needed to see a bigger world, rather than that pathetic excuse for a pond. It's like a puddle! He needed to free!" Louis exclaimed dramatically, like he was actually concern about the swimming bird's well-being.