The Chase [Watty's2018]

Eight

Liam

Louis was the first one up the next morning. He was pacing when I got up and we woke up the other two. Zayn stretched as we walked and Niall was still half asleep.

"Okay, so what I'm going to do may not be totally legal," Zayn said. "But you can't live off of berries and we don't have any money."

"So you're gonna steal?" Niall asked. Zayn just nodded and continued on. "I'll help."

I looked at both of them. "Just don't get caught," I groaned. "Louis and I will wait outside, so grab more than you think you can carry because we'll help."

They nodded and within minutes of walking we were on a road just outside the town.

Louis clung to my arm. "Just stay close to me, okay?"

He nodded and we followed Zayn to the town, Louis starting at everything.

Zayn paused down a street, looking at the both of us. "Walk to the store in a minute. If we do get caught then you two won't come down with us and you can still run, okay?"

I opened my mouth to argue, but Louis held onto my arm tightly. I nodded. "Okay."

They went ahead, and Louis and I looked at each other for a second, then we looked at some of the buildings on the road. Zayn and Niall went into the store, so I started slowly walking over there, Louis following.

"There's so much here," Louis said quietly.

"I know. I don't even know what half of it is," I responded, sitting on the bench outside of the store.

Louis sat next to me, watching cars go by and looking at stores still. After about ten minutes I knew they had been in there too long, and when people ran out screaming I knew something was going on.

"Stay next to me," I told Louis as we went in the store.

We got in there and there was a group of people around Niall, who was trying to fight them off.

"Stay here and don't move," I told Louis.

He nodded, hiding behind a shelf at the front of the store. I walked closer to them, electricity flowing through my hands as I got closer.

Niall looked at me and sighed in relief, pushing away another one.

I touched one of their backs and they fell to the ground.

Another turned to face me and I punched him. There was a crack of thunder.

"You two are government property. You are to come with us, or else he gets it," someone said from behind me. Niall's eyes widened and he put his hands up, letting one of the remaining guys grab him.

I turned around slowly, seeing someone holding Louis who was struggling to get away.

I took a deep breath, putting my hands up as well, feeling a guy grabbing me.

Just a few seconds after the guy grabbed me, whoever was holding Louis crumpled to the ground, and then Niall's did too.

The guy holding me let me go, taking a few steps back.

Soon enough, he fell too, and Zayn appeared. "Sorry for taking so long."

Louis gave him a hug, holding tightly onto him.

I looked around, seeing more people coming. Louis had seen them just as I did, and he closed his eyes.

The shelf they were walking by fell on top of them. I looked back at him and he was fine.

"How long until people come back?" I asked.

"Three minutes?" Zayn said with a question.

"Get as much as you can in three minutes. Go!"

Zayn and Niall grabbed discarded hand baskets, so Louis and I followed them, trying to grab as much as possible while keeping watch.

I grabbed waters and drinks because I knew they would be focused on food. While looking, I found a section with pillows and blankets, so I grabbed five of each.

I looked back and saw some one come in. "Go!" I yelled, running for a back exit. I only saw Niall but Niall grabbed my arm and kept pulling me.

"Zayn has Lou. He passed out and Zayn went invisible when you yelled."

We kept running, and we hid at a park where there were lots of trees.

Zayn showed himself, setting down Louis on the ground. His upper lip was stained red and I sighed.

We all put together what we had, and Niall managed to find some backpacks.

Zayn fell asleep not long after we had gotten there, and I couldn't blame him.

We started putting things into the bags, making sure everyone had something of everything, except Louis, who got the only chocolate milk.

"Why do I feel like Zayn will get Louis anything he wants?" I asked.

Niall chuckled. "Because he will. And stealing usually isn't that easy just so you know."

I smiled at Niall. "Well, hopefully something good will happen so we won't have to do it again."

Niall paused for a second. "Do you know where you're trying to go?"

"I want to try to find our parents, but I can't remember much about them. I just, I want them to know how Louis is, who he is. Just after he was born, they took us. We were at home, I think. There was a knock, and a ton of people stormed in when my dad opened it. My mom was yelling, my dad tried to get Louis. They got me, and I was yelling and screaming, so confused. Then not being able to see my brother for five years, I almost forgot he existed. I think that's why I fight do hard to protect him. I don't want him to go through anything he had to."

Niall frowned. "That has to suck. I mean, not being able to know how your parents are, your parents are worried about you probably. Louis doesn't even know who they are."

"It's probably worse for you. Knowing your parents gave you up-"

"For money," Niall added.

"Okay, that's really fucked up."

Niall just started laughing. "My life wasn't golden before either though. This was the golden opportunity to get rid of me. I would run, I would get returned because they were forced to count me as a run away or it would look weird on their half."

We talked for a long while, and as much as I wouldn't want to admit it, I would die for Zayn or Niall, no matter what.

We heard a horn, and Niall got a smile. "Get Louis and a few bags and follow me. I'll get Zayn up."

I did like Niall said. He picked up a bag and woke up Zayn.

What's going on?" Zayn asked.

"Ever snuck into a train?" Niall asked.

"Fuck yes I have. Is that what were going to do?"

Niall nodded. "Grab that bag and let's go."