The Lioness Prince (A Larry Stylinson Fan-Fiction.)

Chapter 16 ~Labor and Love~

-Harry's Point of View-

My claws scrape against the ground as I try every way possible to propel myself forward and faster.

I need to get to my lover. He is in pain, and I am not there for him.

What must he be thinking of me now? The inconsiderate lover that never answers his screams of distress. A terrible thought, but it is true. I'm practically never there for him anymore. And that's my fault.

I'll never be his husband if he knows what's best for him. He wouldn't want want someone as irresponsible as me. Why would he want me?

What if he has our child, and I'm not there to comfort him through it? What kind of father wants that as a husband?

I blink away the tears that spring to my eyes, and I glance over my shoulder to see my brother following close behind. I can tell that he is lost in his own thought, so I don't bother him.

Why am I not good enough.

I'm a King for heaven's sake, but yet, I can't be present during very special and crucial times. I'm not fit to be a King if I can't handle the smallest of tasks.

King Harry the Inconsiderate.

That's what the kingdom will call me.

"Stop beating yourself up and run!" Zayn yowls behind me, and that's when I realize that I had slowed down my pace and were leaving tear tracks upon the ground beneath me.

I grit my sharp teeth and growl myself back to my full potential of speed. My legs are burning with adrenaline, and my eyes abandon the tears and fill with a determination that could rule the world if they wanted to.

-Zayn's Point of View-

I thunder after my younger brother, and I let my head loll with the force of movement that my legs were subconsciously and involuntarily doing to continue to follow Harry.

Why didn't I see it? Why didn't I predict that this would happen? I knew that Louis would be expecting a child within the next few days.

There is a huge storm surrounding my kingdom, and I don't notice it. Why did I let my brother lure us away from his expecting lover?

Why?

I can't answer because I have no idea why. Is it a selfish act altogether? Or is it an accident that was destined to happen?

I raise my head to the sky and blink at the empty atmosphere in anger. If the lion lords are up there, I have some questions that I definitely want to ask.

Why.

Why did this have to happen to me and my brother.

Why did Louis have to come into our lives.

Harry and I were close as could be until Louis showed up on our doorstep and sneaked into both of our hearts.

So why are we reaping our consequences now? That's supposed to happen when we are given our eternal fates! Not now!

My angered eyes then slip down towards my brother and notice that he is slowing down.

My teeth clench, and I roughly yell, "Stop beating yourself up and run!"

I watch as he growls loudly and races forward. His legs and paws are tensing to an extreme, and the tracks of tears upon the ground abruptly stop.

I let my anger subdue, and a new wave of emotion washes over me and almost drowns my thoughts.