What A Feeling // 1D AU ✓

Chapter 29

~What a feeling to be a king beside you, somehow~

When Louis pulled back into the driveway, seconds after Perrie, Liam was sitting on the steps waiting and crying. He limped towards the car when Zayn got out. Niall popped out a second later. "Help me with Harry." He said.

Liam gripped Niall's shoulder since he couldn't give him a real hug while they got the still-loopy Harold out of the car. "Get him upstairs if you can." Louis said. "I'll go brief Simon, and be up in a minute."

Harry was very willing to go upstairs to bed, and so he let Niall and Liam help him. No one said much. They propped Harry's arm up, and then Liam hugged his friend. "I thought I wouldn't see you again." He cried.

"I'm here." Niall said, past the emotional phase. "How's life out here? Still hard?"

"Really hard." He said. "Stay with Harry until Louis gets up here, I'm going to go check on Zayn." But the second that he stepped out of that room, it turned out that Zayn had wanted to check up on him. He dragged Liam into the bathroom across the hall, shutting the door and locking it.

"Are you okay?" Liam said, holding Zayn's body against his own.

"I'm fine. Just kiss me." Zayn said, stepping on his tippy-toes.

After the events of the day, Liam was all too happy to oblige. He kissed Zayn like his life depended on it; Zayn kissed him back the same way. "I didn't know what would happen to you." Zayn said, tears sliding down his face.

"Don't talk." Liam said, caressing his face. "I know. I know, Zayn."

The two of them didn't need words. Their lips touched again, passionately. Liam ran his hair through Zayn's hair, thinking about how soft it was. "You're hurt." Liam said, noticing his face. He broke away.

Liam looked through the cabinets, finding hydrogen peroxide and bandaids. "You're hurt too." Zayn said, as well, pulling Liam's shirt off of his body. There were a lot of cuts there, and Zayn noticed that he was limping around.

Liam had his tongue stuck out as he cleaned Zayn's scrapes. Zayn's hand cupped Liam's face, teasing the edges of his hair. "Stop distracting me." Liam huffed.

"Can I bandage you next?" Zayn asked, running his hand over Liam's abs. Liam let him take over then, and he drew it out as long as possible.

By the time Zayn finished, Liam pushed him in for a deep kiss. "Stop teasing me." He sighed contently.

"Let me look at your ankle." Zayn shoved Liam, who fell into the tub, legs hanging over the edge. Liam looked at him, but Zayn shrugged, taking off Liam's shoe."

"Are you undressing me?" Liam asked. Zayn didn't reply; he just had a cheeky grin on his face. He found an ace bandage, wrapping Liam's ankle slowly. "I'll be fine. Just need to rest."

He closed his eyes. Zayn helped him out of the tub, and then pressed their lips together for a brief second. "We'll talk." He said softly, and then left.

He went downstairs to the kitchen, and Liam went back across the hall. Harry was finally coming to his senses, feeling the real pain, and was wailing for Louis. "Louis." He said, even though Louis sat next to him on the bed.

"What, love?" He asked.

"Where's Finni?" He asked, his heavy voice slurring.

"Lottie's almost here. I called her when we were headed here, okay love?" Harry nodded, and seemed to notice Niall again.

"I'm so sorry, Niall. For making you go to jail."

Niall was very confused. "How was it your fault literally at all?" He laughed.

"Drop the subject." Louis coughed under his breath, knowing that Harry wouldn't be able to follow it for long.

"Louis?" Lottie called from downstairs, her voice full of worry. Niall followed him out of the room.

"Thank you so much." Louis said. Niall hugged Lottie as Louis grabbed his baby and went downstairs. Zayn was talking to Luke in the kitchen; the conversation looked tense. The group went upstairs; Lottie was immediately fretting over Harry and his arm.

"Your ankle okay, Payno?" Niall asked, as Liam sat on the floor. He sat down next to him.

"Definitely." He said. "But Zayn wrapped it."

Niall smiled, hoping that soon they would be a confirmed couple.