Special [Zianourry]

Chapter 6

A/N: WOOO... I have no wifi! Yay. HELP. SOMEONE SAVE ME.
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"Brothers." I repeated blankly.
"I have to tell you both..." Miss Aberny suddenly got uncomfortable. "Do you mind the other being present?" At our shake of our heads, she blew out a breath. "Finn, your mother... Is not your biological mother."
"Right." His gaze locked on the table in front of him, and he went silent. I glanced over at him in sympathy, but then went silent.
"And, Louis..." She cringed. "This also means you weren't meant to be brought up with your current guardians."
"You are lying." My voice, icy, didn't rise as I stood, staring her in the eye.
Those years. Those years of abuse, of torture, those years that rendered me unable to read or write, those years that broke my heart, scarred my body and mind, were unnecessary.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tomlinson."
"God." A tear fell down my face, but I didn't sob, nor cry. Slowly, I let my gaze drift over to the wall, and I focused on one spot, tears falling silently down my face. Soon, a door opened and shut, but I could feel the nothing returning. The nothing that had protected me, from the emotional abuse, for so long.
"Louis." Someone hugged me tightly, but I didn't move, didn't blink, nothing. "Louis, look at me."
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(Harry's POV)
Louis stared unseeingly into my eyes, and I shivered at the coldness there, the warmth that had disappeared, to be replaced by the empty pits. "It's okay, Louis, I've got you." Wrapping my arms around him, I just stood there, watching Max (I think it was him?) and another boy talking quietly to Finn, trying to get him to relax, to speak. "I love you."
"Miss Aberny." Finn said sharply. "Who is our mother?"
"I'm sure you want to leave that information for later, Finn." She said softly.
"Miss." Louis said, making me sigh quietly in relief. "We could do with knowing what our names are now."
"Your name remains the same, Louis. Your mother made sure of that."
"Why? I thought she died in a fire." He took a shaking breath, and I realised he was finally starting to react, as his arms snaked around my waist, head pressing into my shoulder.
"She almost did, Louis." Miss Aberny hesitated. "Otherwise, she would have cared for you happily all these years. But you three were separated, and she thought you two were dead. That's why she didn't bring you up."
"Who, Miss?" Finn demanded, his normally smooth voice shaking slightly.
"Me, boys." The door shut again, and I'd never felt nor saw two boys spin around so quickly.
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(Louis's POV)
I swallowed heavily, and all the pieces fell into place.
Her same blue eyes, the same brown hair. Her love for archery, Niall commenting on how similar our senses of humour were. Her saying I reminded her of someone.
"Lela." Finn breathed out.
"Yes." She smiled, and I saw tears in her eyes. I didn't notice everyone else had left until it went quiet. "I am so, so, sorry."
"It's not your fault." I said automatically. "W-what happened?"
"We were attacked, Louis. I hid both of you, when you were just a baby, and Finn was two. When I returned... The woods were burnt down, and I never saw you again. Your father died that day, and I... I lost my entire family. My husband, and my two children." Lela's usually composed form suddenly sobbed, and I swallowed, fighting against the pressure in my chest.
"It's okay." Finn closed his eyes. "Really, I should have seen it coming."
"It's not fair to you, to remove you from your families now." Lela wiped her eyes. "But I did hope to keep contact."
"This means I don't have to go back?" I whispered, and she stared at me in shock.
"Louis... What happened?" She took a deep breath, and I hesitated.
"They... Abused him, Lela." Finn sighed, after I didn't respond, and Lela turned away, covering her face in her hands. The pain it bought her sent a wave of guilt crashing over me, and I didn't notice the tears were falling freely down my face again until Finn hugged me gently.
I sobbed, and sobbed. Everything was so much, and I hardly noticed as Harry came back over, but I felt when he took Finn's place, holding me comfortingly.
"I love you, Louis." Harry murmured. "I'm here." The fact that he didn't tell me everything was fine made me weep harder, because it wasn't, and he knew not to say it, and my thoughts were a mess. "I love you."
"I love you, too." I breathed, taking a huge, shaking breath, wiping my eyes with my sleeve. He drew back, but linked his fingers through mine, forcing me to sit down again. Once everyone was seated (I noted that Miss Aberny and the other roommate of Finns had left), Lela spoke.
"I do have a house, and you could live there if you wished, you could stay with your current families, or you could live by yourselves or with someone else." Lela offered. "The choices are entirely up to you."
"I can't live with someone who pretended to be my mother." Finn whispered. "Louis?"
"I can't go back. Ever." I mumbled.
"So, what do you boys want to do?" Lela asked.
"I'll live with you. We can't live by ourselves yet." Finn decided, and I eventually nodded my agreement.
"That's amazing." Lela smiled. "You've also been given one month from school."
"What about our friends?" I said immediately.
"You're not going to completely move away." Lela laughed. "You could come here, or they could come over during that time."
"Okay." I shrugged, as Finn also agreed. Harry was smirking, I could tell. Idiot was obsessed with my separation anxiety.
"You can leave tomorrow morning." Miss Aberny came back in. "I'm happy for both of you, boys."
"Thanks, Miss." We chimed.
"I'll see you both tomorrow." Lela got up, smiling at us before leaving.
"Well..." Finn and I sat in the silence behind, Max and Harry remaining quiet.
"Come on." As Finn got up, I hastened to follow, and the four of us made our way outside. Silently, we made our way inside, and to the lift.
"See you." Harry and I nodded slightly, getting out of the lift and I waited as Harry unlocked the front door.
"Hey, Lou." Liam smiled at me as we walked in, and I saw the three of them waiting on the sofa. He saw my face, and bit his lip, not making any comment.
"I - I need to tell you guys something." Swallowing down the lump in my throat, I let Harry gently push me towards the sofa, and I curled up, in a ball, facing Liam, Niall and Zayn.
"What's wrong?" Niall asked quietly, concerned.
"I'm going to be leaving for a bit." I mumbled, staring at the floor. "Because I've just been told that my mother's alive, and that I was... I was..." Tears filled my eyes, but I blinked them away furiously. "I was never meant to grow up where I did."
"Louis..." Immediately, they were all piling around me, and I got pulled into one of the biggest hugs ever.
"Where are you going?" Zayn questioned me.
"Lela's."
"I knew you two were similar." Niall frowned thoughtfully. "Honestly, I would've thought one of us would've guessed by now."
"You're lucky, Louis." Liam grinned at me. "She owns the island's biggest, most complex and expensive archery centre. And she has possibly the best mansion ever. With a pool, and a sea view."
"And a bedroom with a wardrobe slide into a personal, indoor pool just for that room." Niall hummed.
"And a glass observatory on the roof." Harry thought.
"Guess you'll have to visit then." I giggled, dreaming of what it would be like to live in such luxury. "Seeing as I'm leaving tomorrow."
"Tomorrow." Liam sighed heavily. "I'll miss you, Lou."
"I'll miss you, too, Li." I smiled at him, before he threw me over his shoulder and walked to my room, me laughing the entire way. Gently putting me on the bed, Liam went to get changed, and we were all soon in my bed.
"You promise we can visit?" Harry said sadly, and I nodded, kissing him gently.
"Anything else we need to know?" Zayn asked me.
"Finn's my brother."
"Bloody hell." Niall grumbled, and we all burst out laughing.
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The next morning rose, and I blinked myself awake, smiling happily at the tangle of limbs I was in with my boyfriends.
It was then that it occurred to me that Lela (I just couldn't think of her as 'mom') was still unaware of our relationship. After a bit of pondering, I shrugged noncommittally and carefully got out of bed, pausing sixteen times so as not to wake the others.
Eventually, I went and made myself breakfast, leaving some under the grill for the others, as it wouldn't be long before they were awake, knowing them. When that was done, and I had eaten, I got changed, brushed my hair and teeth, and started on some packing.
"Hey, boobear." Harry stumbled into the lounge some time later as I was packing up books I had left on the coffee table.
"Breakfast's in the kitchen, Haz." Smiling at his adorability, I zipped up the small bag.
I had basic outfits that I would need that took up minimal space, toiletries and entertainment, and also some books to study. Overall, I managed to squeeze it into one medium sized suitcase, one carry on bag that slotted onto the handles of said suitcase, and a small bag that I could just carry on my shoulder using the strap.
When I was sure and had double checked everything, the rest of the boys had eaten their breakfast, but were staying in their onesies. "Can't be bothered to get dressed." Liam stood with his arms over my shoulders. "If anyone judges us saying goodbye dressed like this..."
"Who cares?" Zayn offered as he pulled his hood up, deciding against doing his hair (for once).
"Yeah, that works." Liam smiled.
"How long've we got?" Niall yawned as he padded over.
"About half an hour." I let out a sigh, looking around. It was scary, knowing I wouldn't have the protection of my boyfriends. "Shoot! I need to get my bow."
"Good pun." Harry snickered, and we all groaned.
"I'll fly over quickly. Back in five." With that, I jumped out of the window, my body twisting into a falcon as I fell, and shot towards the training centre, gliding in a perfect line with my wings spread open.
When I barrelled through the door, my body turned gracefully in a carefully controlled curve, and I landed perfectly on my feet as I came to a stop by the dressing rooms, grateful that the new year had meant unbreakable locks on the doors, so I stored my bow here.
"Nice one, Louis!" A voice shouted, and I turned, just to see someone disappear out of the training centre. Shaking my head, I retrieved my bow, and suit after a moment's thought, turning back into a falcon and flying up towards the dorms, counting carefully until I reached the right window.
"That was quick." Liam commented, shutting the window. "They've all gone and hid from the cold."
"Sorry." I laughed, putting my bow in it's case and compressing my suit into the largest of the suitcases, jumping on top of it so it would close.
"Hey, boobear." Harry smiled at me from where he was leaning against Zayn on my bed. As soon as I sat down, he cuddled up to my chest, arms around my waist.
"I'll Skype everyday." I promised, grinning.
"You better." He pouted, before I kissed him.
"Don't hog Lou, Harry." Liam laughed, and we all shifted around until we were hugging properly. I was leaning against Liam's chest, slightly turned onto my right , Harry laying on top of me, Zayn hugging me from behind and Niall also laying on Liam, facing me.
Far too soon, there was a sharp rapping on the door. "Come on." Liam sighed when we all hesitated, so we got up, and I answered the door as they put shoes on to go outside.
"Hey." Finn grinned at me, and I saw Max, a couple of suitcases, and two other boys behind him. "I don't think you've met. Louis, this is Jake, and Reece. Well. We should get going, shouldn't we?"
As I grabbed my shoes, the boys helped shift my three bags outside. "Yes, let's." I nodded poshly, prepared to head into my new life.