It is what it is

15

My breaths are ragged and the gloved hand over my mouth is restricting my breathing, I'm not getting enough oxygen. I panic heavily and even though I know it's a lost cause I struggle like mad to break free of the hold I'm being held in.

"He's a feisty one Max" one of the guys in front of me snakily remarks as they all laugh at my pathetic attempts to escape.

"He is, I'm sure he will give us a run for our money, I'm going to enjoy torturing his pretty little body though" Max the man who is holding me laughs.

Fuck I'm dead, I'm going to die and there is nothing I can do about it.

Suddenly I'm lifted off the ground slightly and begun to be carried out, we don't head out the way these guys came in though, through the the window. Instead they are leading me straight back out into the lounge room to where the boys are all gathered. I can hear their low voices discussing a plan. I struggle so much trying to get free, I don't want anything to happen to any of the boys and I'm scared shitless.

We round the corner and one of the masked men fires a gun to the roof gathering the boys attention. They all turn around and freeze when they see me held hostage.

"Well well well, boys looks like we finally got one up on you hey!!" Max laughs at them all.

"What the fuck?" Niall says completely taken aback.

"Louis" Harry says, it's meant to be a comforting assurance but it's anything but, I can hear the strain in his voice and I know I'm fucked.

"Just let him go" Zayn tries and is met with a roomful of laughter at his request.

"Sure, we've just been chasing you guys around the globe for the past fucking year and now that we have what we want we will just give him up willingly" they laugh.

Zayn Doesn't falter he keeps his gaze on them,

"Louis relax, you will be okay" Harry says to me. His eyes are locked with mine and I want to believe him but I'm trapped and I know I can't escape.

"Hmmmmmmm you're so sure of that Harry, but let me tell you...once Leo gets his hands on young Louis here.....he will be begging for death" Max says evilly.

I try to scream through his hand but it comes out muffled, suddenly Max is passed a cloth and it replaces his hand. I can hear Harry and the boys yelling and telling me they will find me and I'll be okay, I hear gun shots and I can feel my body moving but I black out before I can even asses what's happening.

I wake up and I'm dizzy and disorientated, when everything comes flooding back to me I panic. I try to move but I realise my hands are chained above my head. I have a piece of duck tape over my mouth but my legs are free. I look down and realise I'm just in my black boxers. I scan the room and it looks like I'm in a hotel, it's extremely fancy and the mattress I'm lying on is comfortable. I'm slightly confused. I look up to the ceiling and see a camera attached, pointing straight towards me. Realisation hits me that my family and Harry and the boys can see me, I'm being watched by not only the guys who took me but my loved ones as well. Tears sting my eyes, I know I'm about to be tortured and hurt and everyone will see. It's embarrassing and i know I'm not strong enough for this I know I'm going to break. I hear the door open to my left and the light flicks on. I come face to face with a man in a business suit, he is clean cut, handsome and I know he means danger. I recognise his face as Leo Cullen.

"Hello Louis" he says calmly as he stands at the end of the bed.

I look at him in the eyes, he smirks slightly at me and places his hands in his pants pockets.

"Oh...right how silly of me, you can't talk" he chuckles.

I try to struggle against the chains the metal digging into my wrists but it's no use.

"Just calm down handsome" Leo says, his voice silky smooth.

"I trust you know why you are here no?" He laughs.

"Let me tell you, your dad killed my son and now......now it's my turn to kill his" he smiles.

"My son was shot, thankfully he died instantly, no pain at all......but you see, I want revenge and to get my revenge I'm going to hurt you Louis, and if and only if your really lucky....then I'll kill you" he says dead cold towards me.

My heart rate picks up as the tears come flowing out of my eyes. Leo then turns to leave the room. He stops at the doorway and turns.

"Oh and say hi to everyone at home, including lover boy. I know they are waiting anxiously to see what's in store for you" he laughs.

Then he is gone and the door is shut. I feel like I can't breathe I don't want this to happen I'm so so so scared. I try to struggle but I'm just hurting myself more as my wrists start to bleed. I guess I should get used to the pain though. I give up my body exhausted, I try to keep my eyes open but I can't and I'm succumbed to sleep again.

HARRYS POV

We watch on the screen set up in our new hotel room, as Leo is with Louis. My heart is breaking as I watch the fear in Louis eyes, we can see and hear everything that is going on and none of us can do anything to stop it.

When Louis was dragged out of the apartment, Liam was shot in the leg and Niall in the arm. Thank god they are okay. We failed to stop them escaping though and it's no secret we all feel like utter shit as we watch the innocent boy on our TV screen. Louis parents flew in yesterday and his mum refuses to watch the screen and is instead in the hotel room next door. Louis dad is beside himself as we have every secret agent and intellect trying to locate Louis. Leo isn't stupid though, he knows it will probably take us two days to find them. He isn't planning to keep Louis alive that long though.

We are all sitting on the couch in the penthouse as the police busy around us. I look back at the screen and see that Louis has finally stopped struggling and has passed out. I pray we find him before anything bad happens to him. Suddenly I feel the couch dip next to me and I turn to see the Prime Minister sitting next to me, his bloodshot eyes and scruffy appearance prove he is handling this extremely badly. His only son is being held captive right under his nose and it's all his fault.

"Are you okay Harry?" He asks me

"I'm okay, I should be asking you the same question" I say back.

He smiles slightly and looks down at his hands.

"I....I know about you two" he says and my breath hitches,

"Sir....I" I start

"It's okay Harry I know you two love each other and I swear when we find him I will let him be himself, I'll let you two come out to the world I swear it, I just want him safe" he tells me sincerely.

"I love him......so much, I want to be with him for the rest of our lives sir.....I'm handing in my resignation, I can't do this anymore, he means to much to me and I just want him safe and to put him first" I tell him sincerely.

He looks at me and we stare at each other in the eyes.

"Thank you Harry, thank you for keeping him safe for as long as you did and for being there for him. I mean it, I trust you to make him happy" he tells me.

I smile slightly. Under normal circumstances that's exactly what I want to hear, I should be feeling elated and on top of the world but I'm not...Louis is in trouble and when I find him I won't hesitate to kill anyone who touches him.

We are then interrupted by movement on the screen. Three masked men storm into Louis room, he jolts awake on the bed and tries to struggle away from them. One of the men grabs his hair and I hear his muffled scream, he is then punched in the face and and his body assaulted. They beat Louis continuously and I can't watch, I hear a sob to my right and know Ben is breaking. We can hear Louis screams and it's sickening and painful and none of us can do anything about it.