The Child Dreamer

Chapter 2

Harry stood up and turned on my fan. "Ok. Now lay down." So I did. Harry crawled in with me and I laid my head on his chest.

"A story?"

"Ok. One day a little boy named Louis was in a magical kingdom. He was the king. And he liked to swim with his best friends. They were Henry and Harry. Harry was a nice person who let Louis eat cookies and drink juice all day. But then one day all the cookies were gone!"

"Oh no! Not the cookies!" I laughed.

"Yes the cookies! And so Harry went to go see what happened to them. Well he found Henry by the river eating all of the cookies!"

"Bad Henry. Those are my cookies."

"Well Henry wanted some and Louis wouldn't share at all. So Henry took them."

"I'm a bad king. I didn't share my cookies."

"Yes."

"I declare I shall share my cookies with everyone. And Henry gets put in a cage. Because I said so."

"Henry really doesn't like you now."

"I don't care."

"Ok. Go to sleep Lou Bug."

"It's Lou Bear!"

"I know Lou Bear. Sh. Sh. Go to sleep now." I closed my eyes and the next thing I know I wake up again. My fan is on and Harry's not next to me anymore.

"Harry?" I rubbed my eyes and got out of my bed. "Harry?" I turned my fan off and walked out of my room. I heard noises coming from downstairs. I walked down them and into the kitchen. There was Simon, the new lady, Liam, Harry and Niall. Niall was bouncing around.

"Hi Louis." The new lady said.

"H-hi."

"Don't be afraid." She said. She was cutting vegetables. Simon was on his phone, talking. Niall was helping the lady and so was Harry and Liam.

"I-I'm not."

"You slept for a good while Lou Bear." Harry said.

"How long?" I rubbed my eyes again.

"About 3 hours."

"Oh." I walked through the kitchen to go to the living room. I sat down and watched t.v. Spongebob was on.

"Louis. No t.v.-" Liam came into the room.

"No! I'm going to watch t.v!!" I yelled.

"Louis. Be quiet! I'm on the phone! No t.v!"

"But no!!"

"Louis you're not 3! T.v off now! Go outside!! Harry go with!" Simon got mad.

"That's not fair!!" I cried. I ran out the back door. "I hate you all!!" I ran into the woods and climbed a tree.

"Louis?" I heard. "Lou bear." I looked down and saw Harry looking for me. I hid from him. "Lou. I have your cookie."

"Cookie?!" I yelled.

"Ha! I found you! Come down Lou."

"I don't want to."

"You don't get your cookie..." He waved a chocolate chip cookie in my face.

"Fine." I climbed down and Harry helped me.

"Here." He handed me my cookie and I ate it. He petted my head. "It's ok Lou. Simon was just on the phone with Paul."

"Who's Paul?" I asked.

"He's from. Uh. The orphanage."

"The orphanage?"

"Ya. Your parents want to see you."

"My parents?"

"Ya Lou Bear."

"I don't want to see them! I want to be here! Here!"

"I know buddy. But Simon said that they can come see you."

"I don't want to!!" I cried. I wiped my hands on my pants. "I want to stay here with Niall, Liam, Zayn, Simon and you!"

"Simon said yes already."

"Will they take me away?"

"I won't let them. Neither will anyone else."

"You promise?"

"I promise Lou."

"Can we go back inside?" I quietly asked.

"Ya. Simon wants to talk to you."

"Piggy back ride?"

"Sure Lou. I'm not Henry but sure."

"Where's Henry?" I asked playing along. No one else can see Henry, Hunter and Hanson but him. It's actually just one person all the time.

"He's inside with Hanson."

"Oh." Harry bent down and I climbed on his back. He ran out of the woods and up to the house. Then paused for a moment. "Okay! We are landing the spaceship in 5 seconds. 5-4-3-2-1! Psh. We are landed!" He set me down on the back porch and we walked in.

"Henry?" I asked. I still can't ever get which one is right between Harry and Henry.

"Ya?"

"Nothing."

"Ok. Simon still wants to see you."

"Ok." I slowly walked inside and there was Simon watching t.v.

"Louis? Hi buddy." Come sit." He patted the foot stool that was sitting near him. I looked at Henry and he pushed me a bit. "Harry-"

"Henry-"

"Henry. Go help Eleanor."

"But can't I?"

"No. Not yet. After supper." He spoke.

"Fine." He walked off.

"Louis?" I looked back at Simon and sat up. I crossed my legs. "Well buddy. Your real parents want to see you."

"I don't even know them!"

"It's alright! It's alright. We all are going into town and meet them ok? All of us. Even Zayn."

"Zayn is scared though."

"Yes he is. But it's alright. We are your family so we're going to be there."

"D-do I have to see them Simon?"

"Yes. I told them it was alright."

"What does my mommy look like?"

"I don't know Louis."

"Is she pretty?"

"Listen Louis. We will see tomorrow. Ok?"

"Do I have to take a nap?"

"No you don't."

"Yay!" I stood up.

"Let's go eat dinner now. Ok?"

"What's for dinner?"

"We have a nice meal."

"Is there chicken?!"

"Yes Louis. And mashed potatoes and vegetables."

"Ew. Vegetables."

"You don't have to eat them all."

"Ok."