Falling Again [Larry Stylinson]

Chapter Eleven-Cabin In The Woods

I try to ignore the dream I had about Louis for the next few days, but it's almost impossible when he's always with me.

I regain a few more memories of the other boys, like Niall's jumps, the day Zayn lost his mirror, Liam's obsession with twitcams. But nothing more about Louis other than the dream, which no one knows about.

And that's just a dream. Nothing more.

I have an appointment at the hospital, where the doctor says I'm moving along well, and my memory may start coming back more frequently.

Today, management is sending us out to the house in a mystery location. We all have our bags packed, and we all pile into the big SUV they've got, and I make sure I'm as far away from Louis as possible.

I know my distance seems to be hurting him, but after that dream... I just can't be near him anymore without thinking of it, and I can't afford that. I rest my head against the dark window as we start to drive out of London, off the radar.

Our phones have been confiscated, and our families told what's going on. The other day, I heard Louis on the phone, and I'm pretty sure it was my mum he had been talking to....

"Yeah. That's what I told them." I hear Louis on the phone in the other room. "They're giving me a month... Yeah, I know, it took forever before but-... No, Anne, calm down.... Yes, I'll make it-calm down! Simon already talked to them!... Exactly. Don't worry. I'll do everything I can to help him remember."

He hung up and I quickly ran away, not wanting to be caught eavesdropping.

I doze off a bit on the ride, and wake up to someone shaking my shoulder.

"Harry, wake up. We're here." Liam says.

"Kay." I mutter, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes.

I slide out of the SUV and look around us. We're on a dirt road, surrounded by a forest. The house looks pretty decent, like it's had work done, but still, where it's located...

"This seems like a rather sketchy location." Louis says as he gets his bags from the back of the SUV. "Do they want us to keep quiet for a while or get ax-murdered?"

"Shut up, Louis." Liam chuckles as we all get our bags.

"Alright boys," says the man who had driven us here. "There's a phone inside for emergencies, and down that path," he points. "Is a beach. There's a shed at the back of the house with wood for a fire, and you'll get a call if someone is coming to pick you guys up."

"Okay, thank you." Liam says, waving as the man drives off and Niall unlocks the door.

"You didn't have to be nice to him for stranding us in the middle of nowhere." I sigh.

"You never know." He shrugs. I shake my head and go inside, where Niall, Zayn and Louis have already gone.

"Problem." Zayn says.

"What's that?" Liam asks, setting his bag down.

"Five boys, four bedrooms." Zayn crosses his arms.

"Why would they do that?" I ask.

"Because usually you and Louis share." Niall says.

"We what?" I gasp, my eyes flicking to Louis.

"It's fine." Liam assures me. "Me and Niall can share."

"We can?" Niall asks.

Liam turns and looks at him, so Niall just nods.

"Right. Let's go put our stuff away then." Zayn says, heading up the stairs.

We all follow. There are two bedrooms right at the beginning of the hall, and then if you walk a bit, and turn, two more and then a bathroom at the end of the hall. Somehow, Louis and I get the two by the bathroom.

I go in, shutting my door behind me. This is going to be a long stay.

***

After I've unpacked all my things, I go downstairs, where I can hear the other boys talking.

"Hey." I smile, seeing how Louis is sitting on his hands on the barstool at the counter. He's chewing on his lip.

"Hey, Harry. We were just thinking of going out to have a bonfire. What do you think?" Liam asks.

"Sounds fun." I smile, noting how there's a guitar case sitting by the window.

We all head outside, Liam starting the fire before Niall heads in, grabbing the guitar.

He just starts to strum some chords that sound familiar.

"Are we really doing this?" Zayn asks. But instead of responding, Liam starts to sing.

"Girl I see it in your eyes you're disappointed

'Cause I'm the foolish one that you anointed with your heart

I tore it apart

And girl what a mess I made upon your innocence

And no woman in the world deserves this

But here I am asking you for one more chance"

And before I know it, words just start to subconsciously flow out of my mouth.

"Can we fall one more time?

Stop the tape and rewind

Oh, and if you walk away

I know I'll fade

'Cause there is nobody else"

The song continues, and I don't know how I know the words. When we finish, I'm looking into the fire.

"How did I know the words to that? And when to sing and not to sing?"

"Harry, that's one of our songs. I guess it just flowed naturally through you." Louis says with a smile.

"Niall? You think we could try another?" I ask.

"No problem." He smiles and he starts to strum again.

And it happens again, with more than one song. Before I know it, Liam is saying we've been through every song on our album.

"So, I can remember our songs? That's a start, right?" I ask, hopefully, not liking not knowing everything. I cough a bit.

"It's a great start." Zayn smiles, taking a sip from his beer bottle.

"Harry, you alright?" Louis asks as I cough again.

"Yeah, just smoke from the fire." I cough, trying to clear my lungs.

"Try moving your chair?" He suggests.

"It'll follow me. I'm going in to get a glass of water." I cover my mouth with my arm as I make my way into the house, coughing.

I fill my glass with water, but it doesn't help. It just burns it's way down my throat.

Aw, shit. I think as I run up to the bathroom to empty the contents of my stomach into the toilet.