Little Louis

Part 21

Louis is lying face down on the cold basement floor, his sweats and thin blue sweater, the only thing keeping him warm, his feet are bare and lips blue.

Edwards breathing picks up and him and Harry begin to panic.

"He's, breathing, he's breathing, don't panic he's alive" Jax reassures them both.

They both calm down a little in relief and Harry slips into work mode instantly, he needs to help Louis. He rushes forward and kneels down next to Louis.

"Drew can you get Lucy and Dan down here, we need the stretcher, oxygen and thermal blankets" Harry instructs.

Drew nods and races back up the stairs.

"Louis buddy, can you hear me?" Harry asks as he shakes Louis gently,

Harry feels Louis pulse and its weak, he can hear Louis struggling to breathe as his chest rattles.

"Haz" Edward pleads, he needs to make sure Louis is going to be okay.

"He's okay right now, just need to get him to the hospital as soon as possible" Harry says, trying to reassure Edward.

"Louis, kiddo, I need you to wake up for me" Harry tries again, he doesn't know if Louis is in headspace or not but he's guessing no.

Louis doesn't respond, Harry gently rolls Louis over onto his back and it's then they get a better look at Louis and his injuries.

He's bleeding from his lip and his head wound has reopened, he's covered in bruises, his lips dry from lack of water.

Harry cradles Louis head and tries to rouse him once again.

"Louis, baby, come on kid" Harry pleads,

Louis then groans.

Harry sees Edward sag in relief as Lucy and Dan enter the basement.

"Haz?" Dan asks as they kneel down with their medical bags. Things begin to move quickly then.

"We need oxygen, and fluids he's hypothermic" Harry tells them and they both get to work.

Louis then opens his eyes and looks around the room, his body feels numb and he's in so much pain.

Edward notices first.

"Bug?" Edward says as he kneels down near Louis head.

Tears spring to Louis eyes, he's so confused and his body is so sore, it's trying to slip to headspace.

"It's alright Lou, just relax, we've got you, you're going to be okay baby" harry says as he strokes Louis hair.

"God bug, we've missed you, you're going to be okay, we promise you" Edward says.

"I..I....I" Louis starts as he tries to make sense of everything, tries to stop himself slipping.

Harry and Edward catch on.

"Louis, go to headspace okay, you're safe" Harry says gently.

Louis thinks he's dreaming though and won't risk slipping ever again. He shakes his head no as his breathing picks up.

"Calm down kiddo, it's okay, we've got you, go into headspace" Edward says.

Louis can't though he starts getting upset, he pushes Lucy and Dan away from him as they are setting up his drip and medication, he pushes Harry's hands away when he tries to put the oxygen mask over his face.

"Darling, relax, you need this, it's going to help you I promise" Harry says.

"No please, it hurts stop" Louis cries.

This isn't good and Harry becomes instantly worried.

"Ed, we need him to calm down, this isn't good" Harry says quietly to Edward.

Edward looks to Harry scared, he knows this is serious.

"Louis, I know you're scared and it hurts but Harry and I are right here and we are going to make sure you're okay" Edward starts.

Louis' cries break Harry and Edwards hearts, their boy is so hurt and upset, they should have been there for him, should have protected him.

"It's okay darling we're here now it's okay" Harry says.

Louis is so numb and upset he doesn't register that this is real, he can hear his dad's taunts in his head, feel his abuse, his warnings to not slip to headspace. He's so conflicted he doesn't know what's right and wrong and it's beginning to become overwhelming.

Louis then starts to convulse, his eyes roll back into his head and he starts having a seizure.

"Fuck, roll him over" Harry instructs.

Louis is rolled to his side as he vomits, Harry wraps his arms around Louis chest from behind, trying to steady him so he doesn't hurt himself. Harry knew this would happen, Louis has been told not to regress to many times and his body isn't coping, this is Louis body's way of dealing with everything that's gone on. Harry needs to get him to a hospital and treated before it's too late, they will loose Louis if they don't hurry up.

Louis soon stops convulsing and Harry rolls him over on his back, he's yelling medical jargon and Lucy hands him some tools that he uses to open Louis mouth, he sticks a tube down Louis Throat and attaches a bag to it, Lucy and Dan roll Louis onto the stretcher and they whisk Louis off to the ambulance. Edward watches on helplessly.

"Harry" Edward says on the verge of tears.

"Baby, I've got him, meet us at the hospital, I need to go" Harry says.

"Harry please" Edward says brokenly, he's so scared of what's going to happen to Louis.

Harry kisses Edward before he pulls back.

"Trust me baby, he's going to be okay, I won't let anything happen to him" Harry reassures.

Edward nods as he watches Harry climb in the ambulance and attend to Louis. Edward knows he's in good hands, trusts Harry like nothing else and knows he will do everything to fix their boy. Scott comes over to Edward and leads him to the squad car and puts him in the passenger seat, Scott drives making sure to put the lights and sirens on and speeds behind the ambulance the entire way to the hospital.