The Chase [Watty's2018]

Twenty-Six

Louis

Harry looked over at me. "We would have seen strength growing in your telekinesis, then the power being focused somewhere else. You don't even have your first ability under control, how would your second one develop?"

"I don't know! I just.. I wanted everything to stop. So I could have a minute," I was stumbling over my words, trying to figure it out myself. "What if my powers came differently? I never needed my power, so telekinesis became something that is slowly developing. I never wanted to slow time, so I never have, until now."

Harry looked me over, almost like I was crazy. "This is how you get out. You stop time, you find Zayn, and you both get out."

"What about you?" Harry had become important. He was someone to take comfort in. I couldn't- I wouldn't just leave him here.

"There's no way. Let's just say that you can only stop time in small areas. You couldn't have time stopped here as you left, and I won't be around you too much. My dad doesn't want us making a plan." A smile spread on Harry's face. "God, that's ironic."

I mumbled "ironic" to myself then looked at Harry. "But what if its stuck like this? And we can't tell your dad that I can do this. But how can I hide it?"

Harry thought for a second, if that even exists still, then looked at me and exhaled. "I can make you forget, I can lock my mind, and when its time I can let you remember. But you have to trust me still." Harry's voice got soft at the end, looking away from me and to the ground.

"I still trust you," I spoke quickly. Harry looked up at me again, hesitantly. "So, I just, want time to continue?" This was so stupid. How did  I not know how to control this ability too?

Harry grinned and I knew he couldn't help it. "Just, want to let time continue, I guess."

I sighed, closing my eyes. I wanted time to continue- scratch that, I needed time to continue.

I felt Harry's hand on my forehead and he sighed. "I'm sorry, Louis," he said.

"What?" I opened my eyes right before closing them again, fading into darkness.

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Liam

With a plan and our bags as full as we could get them, Niall and I headed out the same way we had come, trying to decide how to quickly cover the distance we had used the train for. Finally, after debating a while, followed the track the way we thought we had come from.

I felt a heavy ball in the pit of my stomach, uncertainty boiling. "Harry better be watching over them. If he let's something-"

Niall swung around, grabbing both of my arms to stop my rambling and my walking. "Trust Harry. He's all we have in there. We just have to believe he won't let them get hurt. But, he has to play his part too. He can't be defying his dad every time, or he'll know something's up."

I can't even begin to count the number of times Niall and I have had that conversation. Harry had a role, and he had to get Louis to play it so Louis could convince Zayn.

"He wasn't supposed to go back," I whispered. Niall moved closer to me wrapping me in his arms. He was considerably smaller but it didn't matter. He was there, he had been since he joined my brother and I. "Thank you, Ni," I whispered, holding onto him tightly.

"I haven't done too much," Niall said, pulling away to look at me.

"But you've done so much," I corrected. "You've done a lot."

Niall shook his head and looked down, a small blush coating his cheeks. "I've collected food, that's nothing compared to his many times you've saved my life, all of our lives."

I don't know what exactly caused me to do it; the kiss just happened. I remember tilting his head up so he was looking at me, and then my lips were on his.

Niall responded, his arms that had returned to his sides were on my forearms before they slid up my arms and were around the back of my neck.

He pulled back first, looking semi-shocked, and I had no idea on how to feel. So many things were flowing through me, mostly adoration for the boy in front of me.

"Let's go get your brother back."

A/N: Y'all need to start yelling at me if I forget to update for over a week. Its been like two weeks, so I apologize, and I hope you enjoyed this short ass chapter. And I'll post an extra this week