the boy || niam au *SEQUEL TO "he's real || zarry au"*

one

~

        Niall Horan walked down the stairs and slipped on his jacket. He was about to leave when his mother stopped him, "Niall, are you going over to that hospital again?"

        "Yeah," he said with a shrug.

        Maura sighed, "You need to start spending your time elsewhere."

        Niall took a moment to breathe trying to keep from snapping at his mother, "Zayn needs me."

        She shook her head, "When was the last time that boy uttered a single word to you?"

        Niall gritted his teeth, "He's still my best friend and I won't leave him."

        "I never said to leave him, I just don't want you spending all of your free time there."

        "And where am I suppose to spend it, mother?" He spat, "Everyone at school has labeled me as "the schitzo's best friend", my girlfriend dumped me and moved away and my own mother won't listen to me when I talk!"

        "Niall-" Maura began but was cut off.

        "Zayn may not be talking back, but I sure as hell know he's listening," Niall ran out of the house slamming the door. He decides to not take his car. He walked trying to blow off steam. How could she? He would never leave Zayn! Not even if Zayn never spoke another word to Niall in his life!

        Niall ended up running into someone. "Oh, hey Niall," Doniya smiled. "Going to see Zayn?"

        "Yeah," Niall said weakly.

        "I just came back from there. He doesn't look too good," she said twiddling with her thumbs.

        "What do you mean?" Niall asked curiously. Worry was laced in his words.

        "They couldn't get him to take his morning and noon meds, so he's going to act a bit insane."

        "He's not insane," Niall said quietly where she couldn't here then spoke louder, "God, I've gotta go see him. I'll see you later!" He walked past her then started running as fast as he could. When he finally made it to the hospital he ran to the front desk. "Ashley," he said out of breath to the woman behind the desk, "where's Zayn?"

        "In his room," she began, "I don't think you should-"

        Niall didn't stay to listen to the rest of her sentence. He ran to Zayn's room hearing the screaming from behind the door. He took a deep breath before opening the unlocked door. The first thing he saw was two nurses trying to calm Zayn down who was wearing a choleric expression with his back against the far left wall. He was surprised when Zayn snapped his gaze from the nurses to Niall. Then, after three months of waiting for his best friend to talk to him he finally did.

        Zayn barked, "Get the fuck out!"

        He just didn't say the words Niall thought he would.

        Jessica spoke to Niall, "Sorry, Niall, he's just not himself. We haven't been able to get him to take two doses of his medication and he won't stay still long enough for us to give him a sedate."

        "I'm fine!" Zayn said sharply.

        Niall looked around at the room seeing the broken needles scattered across the floor. Then the other nurse who was male, Travis, tried to talk to the schizophrenic boy, "Zayn-"

        "Leave me alone!!" Zayn screamed.

        Jessica and Travis looked at each other before looking at Niall. Jessica spoke, "I need to go get another does of Zayn's medication and Travis has to go tend to another patient. Do you think you'll be able to handle him on your own?"