The Animator (Larry Stylinson)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN - THROUGH THE FOREST

Harry was awoken by a hand resting on his forehead and he frowned, sleep drawing through him and he whined and turned his head away from the hand.

"Hey, wake up." Louis said quietly, and Harry felt him move his hair from his face. "I've bought you breakfast."

Harry opened an eye and looked up at Louis who was hovering over him, his fringe flopping over his face and a small smile on his face.

Slowly Harry rubbed at his eyes as Louis pulled his hand back and moved to sit down on the edge of the bed still watching him.

He felt better already, his head was clearer than the day before and he felt a lot stronger. So he pushed himself up to sit and looked over at the table in the corner where Niall was already sat eating what looked to be scrambled eggs and bread.

"I'll eat it as long as you didn't make it." Said Harry and he grinned as Louis pushed his shoulder letting out an affronted noise.

Harry smiled as Louis still helped him out of the bed and they both straightened up and walked over to Niall in the corner.

"I've missed Betty's cooking." Niall said as he annihilated his bread tearing it off roughly with his teeth. Harry lowered himself into one of the seats as Louis took the other and they both sniffed in at the same time, the smells making Harrys stomach rumble.

He was quick to start eating, feeling hungrier than he had in the last week and he savoured each bite smiling at his friends who were doing the same.

When they'd finished Harry got up and looked around the room smiling at Ferdinand who was running around the room like a puppy with a lot of energy to burn. Louis got up and moved over to his bed and lay down in it with a contented sigh and Niall leant back in his chair closing his eyes and he smiled up at the ceiling.

He was just thinking he was thankful the door was closed when it opened and Leon stuck his face in the door.

"The captains getting everyone into the hall to get ready to leave, so you should get yourself ready." He said as Ferdinand darted past him out of the now open door.

Harry gave a loud groan and Leon looked confused having not seen Ferdinand escape. Harry darted past him too, determined not to let Ferdinand out of his sight, after all if they were leaving soon, he'd rather not leave Ferdinand again even if he could find him again.

Ferdinand kept seemingly looking back at Harry before continuing down the passageway and Harry had no doubt this was all a game, luckily he was quite okay to chase him. It was like the day everything had happened all over again and bought some normality back to everything.

If chasing a teapot down a corridor could be classed as normal that was. Ferdinand dived into a room with its doors slightly ajar and Harry tumbled into the room after him.

There was a small squeak from someone and Harry looked up at Betty who gave him a startled look before looking at the teapot and back to him, her eyebrows rising even more.

"Morning Betty." He smiled innocently, like he hadn't just followed a flyaway teapot into the room she was sitting in. "I hope you don't mind but I've adopted your teapot."

"'m too old t' even ask any more." She said shaking her head and Harry sent her a grin before diving at Ferdinand who made a mad dash to the door and with a groan as he landed Harry watched Ferdinand run into the corridor and skid into the wall opposite the door before he was running back the way he'd come from.

Harry scuttled up and he heard Betty mutter "At least you'll know what it's like to deal with something unpredictable and ridiculous."

"Love you too, Betty." Harry called out before rushing into the hallway and following the practically skipping teapot back into their room, clutching his now aching side where he could feel a stitch starting to form.