Chapter Eighteen

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Niall woke up drenched with sweat. There were tears in his eyes as he had just woken up from a nightmare. What if Louis wasn't ok? What would happen? Would Louis be taken away or moved again? Today, Niall thought, was the day these questions are answered. He got out of bed and ready for the day. Mr and Mrs Horan got convinced by their son that they all should visit the boy who Niall loved. Zayn was currently walking into the hospital while this happened.

"What room is Louis Tomlinson?" he asks a nurse.

"Who are you?"

"I'm his brother."

"Room 220. Go up those stairs, it's the fourth door on the right."

"Thank you."

Zayn rushed to Louis' room and walked in to see the boy looking at him. Sitting next to him on the bed, Zayn grabbed his hand.

Louis just looked at him, tears in his eyes. "It hurts Zee."

Zayn kissed the top of his head. "What hurts?"

Carefully, Louis moved his other arm. It had a huge, deep cut. "And more.."

Zayn hugged his friend tightly, but not to hurt him. "It's ok Lou. I'm here for you."

Niall walked in. "Oh hi Zayn."

Zayn pulled away as Louis hid his cut. Niall looked at them confused. Louis got uncomfortable and looked down.

Louis:

"Are you ok Lou?" Niall asked

I shrug. "Don't have a choice really."

"You always have a choice," Zayn tells me. "You just have to be able to tell someone about it."

He gave me another hug and told me he would be in the waiting room.

"What happened?" Niall asked.

I shrug. Feeling the bed sink a little, a hand went to my chin. Niall lifted my head a little. He kissed my nose. I had tears in my eyes as I went to wrap my arms around him. Niall pulled me closer and let me cry into his chest.

"I-It h-hurts," I cry out.

Not moving, he asks, "What baby?"

"E-everything."

He rubbed my back. "It's ok Lou. I'm here. I won't let anything else bad happen."

Niall:

I was holding Louis as he cried. "Y-You hurt me," he whispered.

"I know baby. I'm so so sorry." I heard him sniffle. "Lay down Lou."

"N-No."

"Baby, you need to lay down and get some sleep." He pulled away and shook his head. "Please?"

"I-I want Zayn."

Ouch, that hurt. "Ok. I'll go get him," I whisper and leave the room.

Zayn was talking aon the phone when I walked out. He saw me and said goodbye to whoever it was. "Leaving already?"

I shook my head. "Uh. I'm gonna stay out here. Louis wants you."

He looked at me confused for a brief moment then nodded. "Ok. Uhm thanks for letting me know."

"Anytime."

I watched as he walked down the hall. Did Louis hate me now?

Zayn:

I walked into the room to see Louis crying badly. Hurriedly, I walked over to him.

"Lou come here," I say as I pull him into a hug. "I'm here. It's ok."

He clings to me tightly. Hiding his face in my chest, he cuddled against me. I don't let go.

"It's ok," I whisper in his hair.

There is a lot of commotion outside the room and Louis mumbles, "What's happening?"

"I'll go look," I tell him and he nods.

There are a bunch of people with cameras and microphones out in the waiting room. They're all surrounding Niall. Hold on, Niall?

"Prince Niall, how is your friend?"
"Prince Niall what happened?"
"Is everything ok?"

Prince? Niall? That can't be right, Niall isn't a prince. Is he?

I sit next to Louis. "There is people with cameras and stuff asking Niall a bunch of questions. Calling him 'prince Niall'."

"Oh," he whispers.

I open my arms, offering him to cuddle. He wraps his arms around me and let's me lay with him.

"Get some sleep mate."

He nods and his eyes slowly drift him to sleep. "Love you."

"Love you too Lou."

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