request for: _ignight_
"Harry I'm not asking much just an hour or two and then you can go and meet up with your friends when your pops gets home from work. Or even meet your friends at the park, as long as you keep an eye on Niall I don't mind you doing that." My dad said and I sighed. Niall had recently become obsessed with Ice skating and since it costs loads to go on a proper rink my dad and pops have brought Niall his own ice skates meaning he can skate on the pond. Today my pops is working and Dad was meant to be keeping an eye on Niall while I went out with Friends but he has just been called into work himself, so guess who becomes the go to babysitter. I mean it's not like I had any plans or anything.
"Fine But He better behave." I said as I texted my friends the change of plans and they agreed they would just meet me at the park.
"He will you know he will." Dad said and I just nodded as he quickly got his things together and went to talk to Niall before leaving the house leaving just Niall and I as pop's had already left.
"Hazzy when we going ice skating?" Niall asked coming over.
"In about an hour." I said and he nodded before sitting down on my lap from where I was already sat watching tv.
"I need you to behave when we go to the park though and not go further than I can see okay, as I'm meeting up with my friends so I can't skate with you." I said and he nodded.
"That's fine I don't need anyone with me anyway." He said and I nodded wrapping my arms around him and he snuggled into my chest. I hoped as Niall and I grew up we stayed this close as I mean I'm planning on going to university in 2 years time so hopefully even though I'm not living at home Niall and I will remain close.
"Right how about we have some lunch and then we can head for the park." I said half hour later and Niall nodded getting off my lap and leading the way to the kitchen.
"Right what do you want, although it needs to be something simple so something like a sandwich or cereal." I said and he nodded.
"Can I have a ham and cheese sandwich please."
"Yep." I said making myself one while I was at it.
Once the sandwiches were made I handed Niall his along with a drink and then sat at the table myself.
"Haz why aren't we sat in the living room, whenever its just you or me home we always sit in their."
"Yeah that was until you spilt loads of milk on the carpet last time and Pops found out we had been eating there." I said and Niall made an o shape with his mouth before eating his sandwich.
By the time Niall had finished it was time to leave as we would have to walk as I was still a year off learning to drive.
"Go and get your shoes and coat on Ni and then were head out." I said and he nodded but I heard him run off upstairs.
"Ni where you going?" I called up the stairs as I put my own shoes and coat on.
"Well I'm going to need these aren't I?" Niall said and I just rolled my eyes. He was just like a mini Pops in so many ways and his sass was one of those ways.
"Come on put your shoes on." I said taking his bag that had his ice skates in. He just nodded before putting them on and once he was ready I made sure I had my house keys before we headed to the park which thankfully wasn't the far from where we live.
"Can you help me tie them Haz?" Niall asked me from his place on the bench. I just nodded tying them for him and helping him up.
"Right I'm just going to be over their playing football with my friends okay don't go where I won't be able to see you." I said knowing the pond was pretty big and In places you can't see the whole thing as there's branches and bends.
"I know." He said before he skated off on the ice. He wasn't the only one on the ice so he should be fine, plus he was actually really good at it so I didn't really have anything to worry about.
Once Niall was gone I walked over to my friends who were in the process of setting up a couple of goals.
"Alright H, were just setting up and then we can play." My friend Dylan called out and I nodded keeping a close eye on Niall while they did that.
"What you looking at?" My friend Tom asked as he came over and I just smiled.
"Just keeping an eye on Niall." I said pointing him out.
"Wow he's actually pretty good." Tom said and I just nodded.
"Yeah my parents are constantly bringing him here." I said knowing Niall came here at least twice a week with one of my parents.
"It's a shame he wont be able to do it much longer."
"What do you mean?"
"Well the pond isn't going to stay frozen forever I mean you can feel in the temperatures that its getting warmer." He said and that made me think.
"Do you think that its still pretty sturdy?" I asked as the last thing I wanted was Niall going through the ice.
"I don't see why not I would have thought its probably still going to be good for another week or 2. Plus he isn't the only one out there is he and your parents told you to bring him here." He said before we were called over to play football but I couldn't stop thinking about the possibility of Niall falling through the ice.
"H come on focus." I heard Dylan call as I was tackled again. My mind was not in this game at all.
"I don't think I'm going to play anymore guys, I meant to be keeping an eye on Niall and I can't do that while playing football." I said as I looked over at the pond only to see loads of people gathering around.
"I'll be back." I said curiously as something was obvsiouly happening over there and Niall was also over there so I decided to check it out.
"Wait I'm coming as well." I heard Tom say and I nodded as we walked over.
"What's going on?" I said to Tom as we saw people carefully stepping onto the Ice.
"Don't know mate?" he said and then a women interrupted.
"A young boys fallen through the Ice." She said and my eyes widened instantly trying to search for Niall.
"Do you know what this boy looked like?" I said panicking and I think Tom picked up on my nerves as he placed a hand on my shoulder.
"He was pretty short, with blonde hair wouldn't say any older than 10." She said.
"Tom, I can't see Niall anywhere." I said panicky as the description the women had given matched Niall as well.
"I'm sure he's fine." He said and I sighed. Niall was missing possibly in the water and the only advice Tom could provide was that.
"I need to get on that ice." I said making my way down.
"Harry are you crazy, if a young boy can fall through then there's quite a high chance your go through as well."
"Tom I don't care, even if it isn't Niall then I still feel like I need to help." I said before stepping onto the ice and walking over to the other people on the ice who were stood around a hole trying to get the boy out. I could hear crying so that was reassuring but what the boy was saying made me want to cry myself as I knew it Niall.
"I want Hazzy and my daddy and papa." I heard them cry and I carefully made way closer to the edge and there was Niall in the water.
"Hazzy help." He cried when he saw me and the men trying to help him looked at me.
"Do you know him?" one asked and I nodded.
"Yeah he's my little brother, please get him out." I said desperately trying not to cry and the men nodded trying to get the boy out again but Niall wasn't having any of it.
"Ni you need to let them help you." I said knowing that Niall struggling to get out of their hold wasn't going to help.
Niall looked up at me with tears falling from his eyes before he nodded letting the men get him out. Once he was out I instantly picked him up.
"I don't know if that's a good idea your putting even more weight onto the ice." One of the men said but I just shrugged walking back to dry land with a shivering and sobbing Niall in my arms.
When I reached dry land I saw Tom take his jacket off and hand it to me so I quickly got Niall's wet coat and top off wrapping him in that instead knowing it wouldn't do any good keeping him in cold clothes. I thanked Tom before picking Niall back up and saying I would text him later and then thanked everyone else before walking home as fast as I could.
"Shh your okay were be home in no time and you can have a warm bath and then get changed into warm pajamas and were watch a film." I said.
"Want Papa." Niall cried and I nodded.
"I know so do I, hopefully he'll be home when we get their." I said really hoping he was as I didn't really know what to do I was only guessing.
Thankfully for me when I reached home Pop's car was in the drive and that was a massive relief.
"Pops." I shouted when we entered the house and he soon appeared eyes widening when he saw Niall.
"What's happened?" he asked quickly taking Niall into his own arms before placing him down and taking off his ice skates and the other wet clothes he still had on before picking him back up.
"He fell through the ice while skating." I said and Pops then looked down at Niall who was still shaking and sobbing.
"How long was he in the water for?" he asked and I shrugged.
"At least 5 minutes." I said knowing that's how long it took for me to get him.
"Alright, I'm going to try and warm him up and then were all cuddle as I can see you're shaken up yourself." He said and I nodded before Pops disappeared upstairs and it wasn't long till I heard the water running so I'm guessing Pops was giving Niall a bath.
***
Louis' point of view
"Papa I'm really cold." I heard Niall cry as we entered the bathroom.
"I know sweetie I'm going to give you a warm bath and that will hopefully warm you up." I said and he nodded snuggling into my chest obviously after warmth. I kept hold of him as I turned the bath on and once it was ran got the rest of his clothes off and got him in the bath.
"Papa it's burning." Niall cried and I sighed running my hands through his hair.
"It's because your so cold sweetie but it will get better." I said and he nodded sniffling.
After 10 minutes I decided to get him out and wrapped him In a towel getting him dry before putting him in his warmest pyjamas.
"Shall we go and see harry?" I asked as Niall snuggled back into me but I felt him nod against my chest so carried him downstairs where I found Harry on the sofa watching TV.
"Hazzy." I heard Niall mumble and I saw him looking at harry. Harry looked up and smiled before taking Niall into his own arms.
"I'm going to make a start on dinner, if anything happens call out yeah." I said and I saw harry nod before I walked into the kitchen.
I had nearly finished making dinner when I heard Harry call out and I walked back into the living room.
"What's wrong."
"Niall wanted you." Harry said and I nodded picking him up.
"Do you want to help me make dinner?" I asked and he nodded walking into the kitchen.
"When's daddy coming home?" He asked and I looked at the clock.
"He should be home any minute." I said just as I heard the front door open and Liam soon appeared In the kitchen.
"Hey." He said happily taking Niall from my arms as he was reaching over for him.
"Why are you already in pyjamas?" Liam asked as Niall snuggled into him and when Niall didn't respond he looked at me.
"He feel in the pond while skating." I said and Liam looked down at Niall.
"You Alright Baby?"
"Hmm I'm not as cold anymore." Niall said and Liam nodded.
"We'll need to keep an eye on him as he might get sick." Liam said and I nodded.
"I know I'm expecting him to feel pretty poorly in the morning but I'm home from work anyway so I can just stay home with him." I said and Liam nodded.
"Hopefully he'll be fine but he's not got the best immune system anyway so I don't have high hopes." Liam said and I just nodded. We could only hope.
***
The next morning and Niall was a sneezing and coughing mess although the boy was desperately trying to prove that he was fine.
"Ni Baby, Your not very well and your not going to school." I said and Niall just whined.
"I'm fine though Papa." He said before he began coughing.
"You were saying." I said as I rubbed his back.
"But papa please, it's boring at home." Niall whined and I sighed. Niall loved school but with his weak immune system during the winter months I could swear he spent more time home sick rather than at school.
"I know baby, but your be miserable at school and if you stay home you can be all snuggly and warm while cuddling with me." I said and he sighed but nodded getting out of his bed and climbing onto my lap. I then saw Harry standing by Niall's door smiling sadly.
"Is he sick?"
"Yeah." I said cuddling Niall close and I heard Harry sigh.
"I'm sorry this is all my fault."
"No it's not H your dad and I were the ones that decided he could go ice skating you weren't to know the ice was melting."
"I should have watched him closer."
"Harry don't worry about it Yeah, nothing can be done now but you are going to miss the bus at this rate." I said and he nodded.
"I'll see you later." Harry said before coming closer and ruffling Niall's hair.
"Feel better little bro." Niall just waved before sniffling and then harry was gone.
"Has daddy already left for work?" Niall asked a couple of minutes later and I nodded.
"Yeah he has but he'll be home just after lunch." I said knowing Liam was on a half day. Niall just nodded against my chest.
"Shall we go downstairs and set up camp on the sofa?"
"Yeah papa." Niall mumbled and I picked him up along with his duvet and we headed downstairs.
"I'm going to grab you some water and medicine and then I'll come back and we can cuddle." I said as I got Niall situated on the sofa and handed him the tv controller. He just nodded and quickly disappeared into the kitchen and when I came back Niall was watching spongebob although I could tell he was struggling to stay awake.
"Sit up for me little one." I said and he did as said and I quickly got the medicine measured out onto a spoon which he actually willingly took.
"Good boy." I said before handing him his water bottle which he took a couple of sips from before handing it back to me.
"Can you drink a little more for me?" I asked but he shook his head.
"No it hurts." He whined and I nodded sitting down and letting him cuddle into my side as we gently laid down.
"Try and sleep." I said to him and he nodded and he was out within 10 minutes.
***
Niall woke up around 2 hours later and he was most defiantly not any better if anything he seemed worse.
"Papa." He croaked snuggling further into me and I could feel heat radiating off of him.
"Aw Baby." I said wrapping my arms around him as he sniffled and sneezed.
"Don't like it." He said sitting up and wiping his nose with his sleeve.
"No don't do that love." I said getting a tissue out of the box for him and getting him to blow. I then placed my hand on his forehead and he was warm.
"See this is why I didn't want you to go to school." I said and he just nodded. We then heard the front door open and Liam walked in heading straight for Niall and I.
"Hey." He said quietly as he sat on the floor beside the sofa and ran his hand through Niall's hair.
"Daddy." Niall croaked and Liam smiled at him before sitting on the other end of the sofa and Niall instantly cuddled into him.
"You feeling any better Ni?" I heard Liam ask but Niall whined and shook his head.
"I think he's feeling worse if anything and I've just discovered he's warm so I think he may have a fever." I said before getting up to get the thermometer.
"Where you going Papa?" Niall asked looking at me.
"I'm just getting the thermometer Ni as I want to check your temperature." I said before heading into the kitchen to get the thermometer out of the kitchen cupboard.
When I returned Niall was snuggled impossibly close to Liam who had him wrapped up in his arms and he seemed to be asleep.
"Take it carefully under his arm Lou, I think he's nearly asleep." Liam said and I nodded carefully moving Niall's arm and placing the thermometer under it. Niall didn't even twitch so I'm guessing he was asleep.
"I can feel him shivering." Liam said as we waited for the beep and I sighed.
"Hopefully its just a cold." I said and Liam nodded.
"I'm pretty sure it is, probably just a bad one though." Liam said as the thermometer beeped and I carefully removed it from Niall's arm.
"What is it?" Liam asked.
"100.8 so it's not to high but we're keep an eye on it." I said and Liam nodded.
"Yeah that's all we can do and keep him comfortable." Liam said and I nodded before sitting back down myself on the other end of the sofa as Niall slept between Liam and I.
***
"I'm home." I heard Harry call out and that instantly woke Niall as Harry wasn't the quietest person ever.
I quickly got up and headed into the hall before Harry could make any more noise and he smiled when he saw me.
"Hey pops, hows Ni?" He asked and I sighed.
"Well he was asleep until you woke him up. But he's not doing to great, he's developed a fever since lunch and he's all sniffly and blocked up." I said and Harry sighed.
"I still feel really bad as it's all my fault."
"Harry we've been through this it's not your fault Okay." I said and Harry sighed but nodded.
"Can I go see him."
"I'm sure he'd love that, he's on the sofa with dad." I said and Harry nodded heading into the living room.
"Hazzy." I heard Niall croak from the living room as I re entered the room and saw him reaching for Harry who happily picked him up and carried him
Over to the other sofa where he laid down letting Niall snuggle into him.
"You good with him love?" I asked and he nodded before I left the room to make a start on dinner.
***
Harry's point of view
I was sat on my bed surrounded by text books trying to write an essay when I heard my bedroom door creak open.
"Harry." I heard Niall whimper and I looked over seeing him walking in with his duvet wrapped around him.
"Hey Ni, come here." I said and he smiled slightly before walking over. I already knew what he wanted and I wasn't going to deny him a cuddle but I didn't know why he came to me rather than dad or pops.
"Not that I don't love your cuddles but why are you in here rather than with papa and daddy?" I questioned and he shrugged.
"There asleep, if you were asleep I would have woke them up." He croaked and I nodded wrapping my arms around him it was only then I realised what the time was with it being 11:30 and realised I had been trying to write this essay for 3 hours now.
"I hate being poorly." Niall whimpered a couple of minutes later and I smiled sadly at him rubbing his back as he coughed.
"I don't like it either Ni but it happens." I said and he sighed but nodded snuggling further into me.
"You Sleeping here tonight?" I asked and I felt him nod again and I smiled kissing his warm forehead before moving all my stuff onto the floor so I could go to sleep myself.
"Harry I can't sleep." Niall whined after about 10 minutes.
"Why not?"
"My nose is all blocked." He whimpered and I sighed not really sure what to suggest.
"I think I'm going to wake either daddy or Papa okay, as I'm not really sure what I can do to help Ni." I said softly and he just nodded.
"Be quick though."
"I will." I promised as I climbed out of my bed and headed for my parents room where they were both sound asleep, but Niall needed them so I'm sure that they would rather I woke them.
"Dad." I said going over to him as Pop's had been with Niall all day. He groaned but did open an eye.
"What is it Harry?" he asked as he sat up rubbing his eyes.
"Niall's in my bed as he wanted to cuddle and sleep with me but he said he can't sleep as he's all blocked up and I don't know what to do." I said and I could picture dad out to be nodding.
"Go back to him and I'll be in in a minute, did you say he was in your room?"
"Yeah." I said as I walked back to my room hearing my dad not far behind.
"Daddy's coming Ni okay?" I said as I got back into bed Niall instantly cuddling back into me and Niall sleepily nodded.
Dad appeared 5 minutes later and smiled when he saw us both but that smiled soon turned into a frown when he saw the state Niall was in.
"Aw Ni baby." Dad said as he approached us placing a range of things onto my bedside cabinet.
"You feeling worse sweetie?" dad asked as he sat down on my bed lifting Niall into his lap.
"Yeah." He croaked and I saw dad then place his hand on Niall's forehead.
"You feel warmer as well." My dad said.
"Can you pass me the thermometer H, I brought it in just incase so its in that pile somewhere." He said gesturing to the stuff he brought in and I nodded finding the thermometer and handing it to dad who thanked me.
"Can you open your mouth for me baby." I heard dad ask Niall who nodded and did as told.
"Alright just leave that there for now." Dad said earning a nod from Niall and I then heard footsteps heading for my room.
"What are you all doing in here, it's just gone midnight." I heard and looking up I saw my Pops standing in my doorway.
"Niall's feeling worse and struggling to sleep. Apparently he came in here looking for cuddles and then he said he couldn't sleep to harry who then came and got me." My dad explained. Pops nodded before coming over himself and kneeling down in front of Niall who was still on dad's lap.
"Your be okay in a couple of days baby." Pops reassured Niall just as the thermometer beeped and Pops removed it from Niall's mouth.
"What is it Lou?"
"101.4, so it is on the climb." Pops said and dad nodded before gesturing to me to hand him the cold and flu medicine, which I gladly did before he gave Niall the required dose.
"Right love I know you don't like this stuff but it should help unblock your nose so you breathe better." Pops said this time grabbing the Vick that Dad had brought in.
"No papa, don't like it."
"I know sweets but I'm sure you want to sleep." Pops said and Niall nodded before letting dad take his top off and Pops then started to rub the Vick into Niall's chest and back."
"Blimey that stuffs strong." I stated as the smell wafted over to me.
"I can't smell anything." Niall croaked as Pops helped him get his top back on.
"That's exactly why you need it sweetie. Now how about we all go downstairs and sleep down there." Pops suggested and I knew by that that he wanted Niall close but he also knew that Niall wouldn't want to leave me and the only place were all be able to sleep together is the living room.
"Harry come too?" Niall mumbled reaching for my Pops. Pops then looked at me with a pleading look and I just nodded as I still had the guilt of this being my fault.
"Right come on then, Li can you grab some blankets and pillows and bring them down." My pops asked and dad nodded before heading off to get the required things while Pops carried Niall downstairs with me following close behind.
I'm not going to say it was the most comfy night I'd had and that I wouldn't had rather been in my bed but It made Niall happy and the boy did finally fall asleep next to me on one sofa while my parents occupied the other.
***
To say I was tired next morning though was an understatement as I was absolutely knackered.
"You sure you don't want to stay home H?" Pops asked once I had come back down dressed in my uniform.
"No I'll be okay I don't know why I'm so tired though I mean I don't normally fall asleep till around that time every night." I groaned as I sat down in-between my parents who were both home from work that day and Niall was still sound asleep.
"I think I know the answer to that question." Dad said as he placed his hand on my forehead.
"You serious?" I whined knowing what he was getting at and now he had said that I could feel that I didn't feel 100%.
"Yep go on go and get changed back into your pajamas your not going anywhere today." He said and I just nodded heading back upstairs to get changed before returning and lying down next to Niall who subconsciously cuddled back into me before I closed my eyes.
"Look at them Li, they may be both sick but there honestly adorable." I heard my Pops say and I didn't catch my Dad's response as I had fallen back asleep.