Hold Me Now (Ziall Fan Fiction) ✔

Hold Me Now-One

Chapter One

    Louis was nearly asleep when the trash can lid was lifted, but no light came in. It was a janitor who had saved Louis, and his name tag read 'Carl'. Louis shot up, his head snapping to Niall's trash can. The lid was still on, which meant that Niall was still trapped in there. Louis could hear faint crying, and Niall's quick breathing.

    "Thank you so much!" Louis exclaimed, throwing his arms around the surprised Carl as he dashed to Niall's trash can. He threw the lid aside, and reached in, his hands finding Niall's arms and pulling him up. "Hey," Louis whispered soothingly as he pulled Niall to his chest, "you're okay. Louis got you." Niall clutched Louis' shirt in his hands, burying his face in Louis' chest, sobbing.

    "What were you kids doing in there?" Carl asked, scratching his almost bald head. Louis said nothing as he stroked Niall's hair, kissing the top of Niall's head. It was dark out, nearly nine, so Louis picked Niall up under the knees, and carried him bridal style to his car. He set Niall carefully in the passenger seat, thankful that he had been late for school that day and missed the bus.

    "Niall," Louis cooed, "calm down. You're going home, to my house. You'll be fine. I won't let anything hurt you." Niall just shook his head and pulled his knees to his chest, wrapping his arms around his skinny legs. Louis knew that Niall was fragile, and he hated Zayn for doing this to him, to his Niall. Louis kissed Niall's forehead before climbing into the drivers seat and starting the car up.

    "Louis?" Niall asked softly, sniffing as he looked up at Louis. "Can I sleep in your room? In your bed? With you?" Louis smiled as he ruffled Niall's hair softly. Louis and Niall often slept together, to keep the nightmares away. It meant nothing to either of them. Louis sometimes made Niall stay overnight at his house, just to keep Niall away from his own house.

    "Of course, Niall. Why wouldn't I let you?" he asked, smiling. Niall shrugged slightly, allowing his legs to drop to the floor. He leaned his head back on the seat, closing his eyes. He was exhausted from crying and breathing hard. "Hey, Niall, go to sleep. I'll carry you in, okay? You need to rest, can't show Zayn how hard he hit you, can we?"

    "No," Niall giggled, a half smile on his face, "we can't." Niall closed his eyes, his breathing falling normal. He had the smile still on his face, and Louis couldn't help but see how cute he really was. His blonde hair was as it always was, fluffy. It wasn't that Louis loved him, other than as a little brother, but he knew that whoever ended up with Niall would be the luckiest person in the world.

    When they arrived at Louis' house, Louis picked Niall up, carrying him to his bedroom. He stripped Niall down to his boxers before doing the same, setting Niall gently on the bed. He lay beside Niall, trying to sleep. Niall moaned softly as he cuddled up with Louis, is arms wrapping around Louis' neck. Louis smiled as he put his arms around Niall's waist, pulling him closer. Niall's body was cool, and Louis threw the blanket over him.

    He kissed the top of Niall's head and leaned against it, closing his eyes. Then the sleep came.

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    When Harry's eyes opened, a bad smell drifted in, and he was able to smell it. He knew the smell all to well, whiskey and smoke. He didn't want to get up and face his father and mother, he wished he could just stay there in bed forever. Unfortunately, it was Saturday, the day that he had to go to work. That meant two things. One, he had to get up. He would have to shower and get dressed, and his parents wouldn't be avoidable. Two, he didn't have to stay home all day with his parents.

    "Harry?" Gemma, his sister, asked softly as she came into the room. "Harry? Are you awake?" Harry rolled over and faced his sister, a smile on his face. His smile turned into a frown, then a scowl as he rushed to her, seeing her black eye.