Zayn Sickfic

All The Hurt!

How awkward can it be to have a reunion with your bandmates when all of you haven’t even talked to each other since the break? To be honest, though, Niall and Liam didn’t even think about that. They were just happy that both Louis and Harry were onboard with this reunion trip. Convincing Zayn proved to be a little tricky and once Zayn was persuaded, Louis decided to be grumpy. And then, it fell on Liam, Harry and Niall to ensure that their reunion remained peaceful. Little did they know that peace was going to be the last thing on their mind during this reunion!

Louis had been okay with the idea of a reunion. He thought that they were going to come back as a four-piece band again. He had no idea that Zayn was going to be joining them and once, he saw the guy arriving Louis was not ready to act nice.

They all gave Zayn a hug but Louis didn’t even share a look with the lad. Slightly hurt, Zayn tried to smile at Liam while Harry glared at Louis, following the man.

“He’ll come around, Zaynie. He’ll come around” Liam pulled the boy in a hug.

If he heard a sniffle from the older lad, then Liam tried not to draw any attention to that.

They hoped that Louis and Zayn will be able to mend their friendship over the next few days but things seemed to be turning worse as even Zayn started acting out towards Louis. They nearly got into an argument as they debated who’d drive the car to the hotel once they’d flew to their new destination. Thankfully, Liam settled the debate as he handed Louis’s the keys and pushed Zayn to ride shotgun. The next debate was about the song on the radio.

Harry huffed as he contemplated how the rest of the drive would go on.

The rest of the drive, though, got worse but not just for Louis and Zayn but for the entire group as well.

As soon as the first drops of water hit the windshield, Louis had a grimace on his face.

“Shit Louis, be careful” Harry said.

“That’s why I should have been driving” Zayn sarcastically said as Louis hit a bump in the road.

Liam sighed, shaking his head when suddenly they heard a blaring horn as an out of control truck charged on the road.

“Lou” Niall shouted.

Liam, instinctively grabbed Niall, tugging him closer as he reached for Harry’s hands, bracing themselves for the impact.

Within those few seconds, Zayn watched Louis’s face and realized that Louis was going to let the truck hit his side to save the boys from the worse.

On pure instinct, he reached over and turned the steering so that the truck would hit his side.

The last thing Zayn heard before the impact was Louis’s shout of his name.

The impact was hard. The crash was harsh. Paramedics had rushed to the scene and firefighters had to work hard to get Zayn out of the car. Niall and Harry suffered light injuries. Liam had a broken arm that he got while protecting Niall and Louis spent a few hours in surgery on his shoulder. Zayn, on the other hand, took the brunt of the crash.

Zayn had a serious head injury, a broken collarbone, a few broken ribs and a sprained ankle. The head injury meant that Zayn took a few days to wake up but once he did, it was to the face of very worried bandmates.

“Who are you?” was the first thing Zayn said when he woke up and while the others gasped in pure shock, Louis couldn’t help but fall in the chair next to Zayn, unable to stop the wracking sobs.

“Oh my God, Lou! Don’t cry! I’m okay” Zayn whispered.

“You… You remember?” Louis asked, confused.

“Was the wrong prank, I guess?” Zayn grimaced.

“You idiot” Niall reached over to lightly slap Zayn’s forearm.

They all leaned over to hug Zayn but Louis hadn’t made a single move.

“Lou, you still mad?” Zayn couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s my fault that you got hurt” Louis confessed.

“I chose to get hurt” Zayn admitted.

“Why?” Harry asked.

“You all would have gotten hurt” Zayn simply said.

“Zee, you could have died” Louis shouted.

“Couldn’t let you die, Lou! You’re my best friend” Zayn mumbled.

The hug that Louis pulled Zayn into was a strong yet careful one, as both boys held onto each other, with tears in their eyes.