Catch me if you can [NARRY AU]

Chapter thirty-six

I woke up the next morning feeling really nervous. After we found out where Niall was, Liam called the school to tell them the police had a breakthrough and that we needed to go to London, because Niall was probably there. That wasn't a complete lie, but we didn't inform the police yet. Today we went to go to London and go to the address Zayn got from the police in London. My throat held a lump and my stomach had all kinds of butterflies. I looked at the clock. The red numbers told me it was only seven, but I got up anyway. I walked towards my closet and picked out a pair of boxers, some sweatpants and a sweatshirt. Then I walked to the bathroom which luckily wasn't occupied and took a warm, long shower. We needed to get to London as soon as possible and find Niall. What Liam said yesterday scared me. Due to his PTSD, Niall could become violent. I was scared that that was gonna happen. I couldn't handle that too,how selfish it may sound. But first, lets hope he was actually there.

I finished my shower and dried myself off. I got into my comfy clothes and walked downstairs. Liam and Zayn were making breakfast already.

"Morning." Liam said when he saw me at the table, playing with the pens and paper laying there. I was too nervous to sit still and when Zayn placed French toast in front of me, the smell made me gag.

"Morning." I mumbled. Zayn and Liam started to eat, and when Zayn saw I wasn't, he gave me a sympathetic smile.

"I know you can't eat right now, trust me, I'm also nervous, but try to eat something? Niall would appreciate it." He said. He knew Niall was my weak spot, but I knew he was right. I took a few bites until I saw Louis still wasn't downstairs.

"Where is Louis?" I asked them quietly. Louis and I still haven't talked about his crush on me, and to be honest, I wasn't ready for it yet. I was so close to finding Niall, and I loved him. I didn't want to ruin my friendship with Louis, and hopefully I wouldn't have to, but the fact that he wasn't here yet gave me a bad feeling. We decided yesterday we would go off to London around eight, and we only had fifteen minutes. Liam and Zayn looked at each other before looking at me, and I felt a bit awkward. Zayn put down his fork and Liam wiped his mouth. I rolled my eyes at them, they clearly wouldn't say a thing so I got up and walked to Louis' room. I knocked and waited. When I heard nothing I decided to just walk in. First I didn't see him, but than I saw a big lump under the sheets. Was he still asleep?

I groaned and walked over to his bed and ripped the sheets off of him. Sure enough, he was asleep. I grew a bit frustrated and shook him awake, maybe a bit to harsh, but he needed to wake up, now. He groaned but still didn't open his eyes. I decided to walk to the bathroom and grabbed a glass where our toothbrushes were held in. I filled it with water and walked back to Louis'. I poured the glass all over his head and he shot up immediately, spluttering and groaning. I couldn't hold my laughter, but Louis was kinda mad.

"What the fuck, Harry?" He almost screamed. When I came down from my laughter I frowned.

"Not what the fuck Harry, what the fuck Louis? Dude, we're suppose to get going in ten!" I said. He didn't look at me but at his lap and something was telling me he didn't just overslept. I came to sit down next to him.

"What's up Lou?" I asked him. He was fiddling with his fingers and still not looking at me. Maybe I was too close to him. I mean, this was a bit awkward for him. He took a few deep breaths before finally looking up to me.

"You see Harry, I told Liam and Zayn last night when you went to bed that I didn't want to go to get Niall." When he saw me open my mouth he held up his finger.

"Let me talk first, please." I nodded.

"Now, I'm glad we found Niall, really, but seeing you again with him would be hard for me, you need to understand that. And when I stay here, I have some time alone to prepare myself for that, you know." He mumbled, looking at his lap again. No, I didn't understand. He was my best friend, he was supposed to be there for me. Niall was missing for three months now, he knew I loved him. He was being so selfish. What about my feelings?