Impulse

Chapter Forty-Six

One. Two. 

The first person stopped as it was extremely close to the edge of the dark cloud. The secondcontinued until at that region. 

Three. Four. 

"Petal."

*NARRATOR'S POV*

Louis' head snaps up towards the sound, the human voice that he knows better than hispostal address and blood type. His eyes alone feel powerful enough to peel back the curtains ofdarkness that prevent him from seeing that person clearly. 

He bites his lips, feeling rejuvenated and hopped up on the possibility that he's not hallucinating.His back arches away from the chair and the object creaks, trying to retain its prisoner but existingas if it's on Louis' side by shifting forward with his nudges. 

Out of the cloaks of black unknown clouds comes a face, one of two, that Louis has been longingfor all this time. He makes a compromising sound in the pit of his throat like a whine and whimperat the same time, neck craning painfully in Harry's direction. 

Seeing Harry rush towards him and land at his knees before Louis, has the boy starting to babblenonsense. His mind could be playing a trick on him after such severe dehydration and lack ofnutrition. 

Fortunately, it's all ripe and true when the second shadow materialises and there Edward isstriding over to him."Edw-Edward-" 

"Petal." Edward cups Louis' cheek and gives him a tender, loving kiss that spoke the thousandwords for him. "Hush, baby. You're safe now." 

There's no one else that comes after them and even if Louis knows they have to get out of herebefore that changes, he can't wait for Harry to finish undoing the rounds of tape on his body so hecan revel in the happiest moment of his life.

 Edward rips through the tape at his back and arms witha pocket knife, bringing Louis' nearly blue hands to his lips and kissing them with soothingmassages of his fingers to bring them back to life. 

Louis let's his reassurance of security bring his mind to a settled, calm frame of functioning. Hefeels Harry's scattered kisses from his neck to his knees as the man goes lower and lower releasinghim from his binds. His vision is blurred by tears that have been withheld and his body falls forwardonce those restraints disappear, although his ankles are still strapped to the chair legs. 

The relief floods him like the shield of a giant weighing heavy on his shoulders but being the bestmass to carry. His body sags so suddenly and into Harry's lap that the chair also tips over. Harrycircles his shoulders with his arm, holding back the chair with one vibrating arm that shook fromthe exertion. 

 "Petal." Harry peppers the side of his neck and face with kisses. "Petal, my love. You're with usnow." 

That familiar cologne of Harry's fills and dominates Louis' senses, his hands curling into the man'shalf buttoned shirt. He wraps his arms around Harry's neck and shudders through his uncontrollablesobs into the man's neck. 

Edward cuts through the remaining tape and flings the chair aside, making it his worst enemy ofthat time. He just about starts to feel the yearning himself when Louis falls into his arms and bringshim down to the ground as well. 

"Shh, baby." Edward squeezed his eyes shut and cradled the back of Louis' head, clutching the boy'sthigh when he felt it curl around his hip. 

"I've got you, petal. I've got you."Harry got up after one more kiss placed on Louis' wet and soft lips, resuming the responsibility tountie everyone in the room.