Burning Skies » larry

Chapter 29

Louis enjoyed silence. Especially during times like these when his head was all over the place. Silence was calming and made self reflection a bit of an easier task. It especially made concentrating easier, too. Right now, as he drove and followed Texas' tracking device seen on the map, he needed most of that concentration.

However, the people in his backseat were a bit too noisy right now. Zayn was at the passenger's seat, dozing off, so at least there was one person in the car that made Louis' job a bit easier for himself.

"Mate, that was a genius move." Liam said from behind, for about the fifth time, regarding his little show of "accidentally" dropping a swiss knife in the interrogation room.

"It's a ballsy move, I'll say." Niall said from besides Liam, opening a new pack of chips. Louis didn't call him out on it because he thought Niall was probably stress eating. "I mean, what if that Texas guy never escaped in the first place? It would've been for nothing."

"I would've thought of something else." Louis said distractedly, glancing at the laptop screen that was on Zayn's lap.

They'd been driving for a few hours now and the sky had darkened overhead. Louis made sure to leave a good distance between Texas and themselves as to not be caught following him. Mostly they'd been driving along highways, but recently they'd passed through a small neighborhood. Louis had an inkling that Texas was leading them somewhere far from the city, where Reid obviously hid away.

His phone vibrated in his pocket, but Louis ignored it for now, knowing that it was probably just Katrina wanting to blow his head off. Louis didn't have time for a thorough scolding because of his actions, so he was doing his best to ignore her calls and messages for now after texting her a simple I know what im doing, I'll let you know when we find him.

Maybe Louis was being selfish by racing to Reid's hideout place on his own, but he just really couldn't afford waiting anymore. Informing the council meant letting them take over the entire rescue mission, and after what Louis had done in that interrogation room, Katrina would surely not allow him to come along.

Which would be utter bullshit. Louis wanted to be there when they found Harry again. He needed to be the one to wrap him up in his arms and inspect his body for wounds or any signs of him being in pain. The idea of seeing Harry again made him tighten his grip on the steering wheel, hoping desperately that Harry would be safe and unhurt when he found him. Louis wasn't a religious person, but throughout the entire drive, he'd been praying to any higher being that would listen that Harry was alive and well. 

He couldn't afford thinking of the possibility that they were too late.

Louis breathed through his nose heavily, keeping his eyes sharply on the road. Niall and Liam continued talking in the backseat, though Louis could practically feel their nervousness rolling off them in waves. Earlier before Liam had arrived, Louis had hoped that Liam wouldn't make it in time so that he didn't have to tag along. This was a dangerous mission and there was no reason to even be here other than the fact that he was Harry's friend and apparently wanted to help out, whatever that meant. He probably had no clue what they were driving towards. Louis appreciated Liam's concern and show of support, but quite frankly, he would've felt better if Liam had been left behind.

As it was, Liam had arrived running towards his car just as Louis was about to pull out of the parking space. Niall had cheered, probably glad to have a human companion, but to Louis and Zayn, they were both liabilities.

Louis' phone buzzed incessantly again, making Louis groan. He'd been jittery since he left Harry's flat to follow Texas, though he tried his best not to pay attention to it because the last thing he needed now was to be distracted. If all went well, Louis would be seeing Harry in just a few more hours.