Growing up

One

I woke up with a yawn. I got out of bed and waited at the door until Louis walked by and opened it. "Hey, Goofball," he greeted.

"Good morning," I smiled. He wrapped his arms around me and we walked to the kitchen with Zayn and Niall already looking through the cabinets. "Good morning. Where's Liam?"

Niall looked over and smiled. "I'm sure he'll be out in a second. But good morning to you, too, Harry."

"So, what are we eating for breakfast?" I asked, kicking my feet back and forth once I sat down. At one point, everything was made for us, then they started to learn how to make things, so eventually they took over making everything. They said I was still too young to use the stove, so I just watch them.

"We can do pancakes," Louis suggested. I nodded. We had them a lot, but they were easy in the morning.

"We had that yesterday," Zayn disagreed. "Harry doesn't care, as long as it's not sausage and he gets to eat."

"Okay, so what else do we have?" Louis asked, walking over to help. I chewed on my lip and watched as they grabbed a few things out.

Liam came in and sat next to me. "Hey, buddy."

"Hi," I said. "Sleep good?" I asked. Liam nodded, which made me smile. They finally decided on waffles, which to me were the same as pancakes, and they all worked together while I worked on some of the homework we had to do everyday.

I went to my room to take a nap since I was tired. The other boys didn't have a problem with it, either. When I got in there, there was a small box on the bed. I smiled and walked over to it after closing the door. I opened it and saw a stuffed bear inside. I smiled and grabbed it out before laying down.

Liam came in a minute later and smiled. "Like it?" I nodded my head. "Good. I'll come wake you up in like an hour, alright?"

"Okay, thank you." I closed my eyes and fell asleep within a few minutes.

Someone I didn't know woke me up. I scrambled away from him. "Louis!" I yelled, falling off my bed. "Liam!"

I saw Louis run into the room before pausing. "What do you want?" He asked. I could hear how shakey his voice got.

"We need Harry for a few days. Nothing bad."

"Take anyone else. Not him."

"It has to be Harry. Now, come on."

They walked over to me and grabbed my arms. "No!" I looked at Louis with pleading eyes. "I'm sorry I took a nap! I won't do it again!"

"You're not in trouble, Harry. You did nothing wrong. I just need to do a check up, that's it. I did it with all of you at his age. Calm down." The man lead me from the room and up the stairs I was told never to go up. It was dark outside the door, then he put something over my eyes and tied my hands behind my back.."Can't have you seeing anything. That's it."

He lead me to something and I sat down. "I'm sorry. I-"

"Harry, I promise, you're okay. I didn't mean to scare you." I felt something cold press against my skin and I pulled away, tears filling my covered eyes.

Suddenly the man stopped. "Hey, relax. If I uncover your eyes, will that help?"

I nodded, so he pulled away the blindfold and I blinked the tears away and sniffled. He grabbed something and put part of it in his ears before showing it to me, then slowly pressing it to my chest. "Okay, that's good," he said once he was done with it. "Do you get headaches or anything?"

"No. Sometimes when I'm running, it gets really hard to breathe." The man nodded. "Am I going back?"

"Yes. I'm not taking you away from them. They all had to do this, too. They just want to protect you, that's all."

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"I'm guessing they all broke the rules and are probably up. There's not a punishment, they're worried. Hang out for a bit, tell them I said it was okay, then get to bed, okay?"

I nodded and clutched the new stuffed animal to my chest. The door opened and I stepped inside, then I heard the door close and lock behind me. Louis ran to the stairs and let out a small breath. "Are you okay?"

I nodded slowly. "We can stay up for a little. He isn't mad. He knows you were just worried."

"Did you eat?" Louis asked as I reached the bottom of the stairs. I shook my head, so he lead me to the kitchen. "He didn't hurt you?"

"No. He gave me this," I said, holding up the stuffed animal. Louis held out his hand, so I gave it to him. He looked it over before handing it back. "How long was I gone?"

"A while, everyone else I convinced to go to bed. I wouldn't have if I would have known we wouldn't get in trouble. Here," he said, setting a plate in front of me. I ate quickly since I could tell he was tired.

"Okay, I'll get ready for bed," I told him, getting up once I was done. Louis nodded and grabbed my plate and washed it quickly while I went to the bathroom. I pulled up my sleeve and looked at the bandaid.

"Don't tell them about the shot. They never got one. It's just going to keep you from getting sick."

I chewed on my lip before changing into pajamas. I brushed my hair and teeth before I went to my room.

Louis was standing next to my door. "What did he do?" He asked.

"He said it was a check up. I don't really know what he did." Louis nodded and let his head fall forward. "He gave me a shot," I whispered and pointed at my arm. "He told me not to tell you-"

Louis pulled me back into the bathroom and pulled up the sleeve to my shirt. He found the bandaid. "Did it hurt when he gave it to you?"

I shook my head no. "I didn't feel it."

"Okay. Fuck," he mumbled. "Go to bed, okay?"

I nodded and hugged Louis. "I love you."

"I love you, too, Hazza. Go to sleep."