Bonnie & Clyde (alternate ending)

Chapter 9

Louis winced at the bright lights of the room he was in. It was pure white all around him, but there was this annoying beeping sound coming from beside him. He weakly groaned as he got rid of a crick in his neck. He felt drained.

He tried to stretch out his body but gasped when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. Slowly, he blinked his eyes again having adjusted to the light and surveying the room.

Harry was curled up in the corner of the room, sitting on a chair as he slept in a foetal position. Louis weakly smiled at the sight.

"Harry?" he whispered groggily. There was no reply. "Harry! Wake up!"

Harry groaned quietly as he stretched out all the kinks in his body. "Lou? Y-You're awake," he yawned.

Louis hummed once Harry had stood up from his seat. "W-What happened to me?"

"You got shot in the intestines, but you didn't damage anything too much, You'll be fine, you lost a lot of blood though."

"At l-least that's it."

"The police want to question us."

"About what?" Louis frowned.

"About what we saw, what happened."

"W-What do we say?" Louis whispered.

"Say we were about to stay at the hotel for the day until we got caught in this crossfire. We hitchhiked."

"O-Okay Harry," he coughed.

"You hurting?"

"Just a little bit, my stomach hurts." Louis sighed, resting his head on the pillow behind him.

"Let me get the nurse. Have some water."

Louis watched Harry disappear down the corridor, and he bit his lip. He felt a bit apprehensive now as he worried for their safety. If Mr Cowell or Gigi found out that he was still alive, then it could mean that they have something to worry about now. Previously they had never feared for their lives, but they had somehow always managed to avoid getting into trouble. He winced when he turned his head to the right, noticing a glass of water beside him. He slowly reached for it but stopped when he heard the door open again.

Louis' eyes flickered over to Harry as he saw him coming back but a nurse followed behind him.

"Hello Mr White, how are you feeling?"

"My um... stomach still hurts."

He smiled when Harry handed him an open bottle of water instead.

"Okay, that is normal as your body is still recovering. You will experience a few more pains until your body gets used to it. We'll try getting you to sit up then walk in the next few days if you feel like you can do it but don't pressure yourself."

"Thank you," Louis muttered.

"I'll be back within the hour," the nurse nodded before walking off.

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Louis was given a day to himself before he was disturbed by the police. They wanted to take Harry in for questioning and Louis persuaded him to go. Harry left after pressing a kiss to Louis' lips, then they were gone.

He had half an hour to think to himself before Harry came back into the room.

"Would you be ready to talk Mr White?" a Detective asked.

Louis nodded, sharing a quick look with Harry before watching as he left the room. The two Detectives took a seat on two chairs beside his bed. Both of the Detectives pressed a button to start a recording device.