Louis bit his lip as he walked through the kingdom once again. He kept his face down, pulling his arms around his body as he slipped through the market and towards the palace.

He heard a gasp from beside him, a passerby now staring directly at him.

"Prince Louis?" The brown-eyed girl gasped as she pointed towards him, her voice soft and unsure.

"Um... no-"

Before he could finish she was raising her voice, "no I know those eyes, they are on so many posters. Oh my god! EVERYONE EVERYONE! Prince Louis has returned!"

Louis looked around, hundreds of eyes turning to stare at him, the shopper's staring at the scene with curious eyes, "fuck." Louis muttered before running off.

Ignoring the yells from the girl as he followed the only trail towards the place.

Slipping a coat from one of the stalls he disguised himself, pulling the hood around his head. He was thankful as it made him inconspicuous.

It only took thirty minutes before he found himself outside the palace gates... his feet tired from running as he walked up to the guard.

"Cease! Nobody walks past this point. Return to the village!"

Louis took a step back as the guard held a sword to him.

The small Prince whimpered, as he pulled his hood off, "It's me..."

Not a second later the guard was gasping, removing his sword, placing it back in his satchel.

"I am so sorry your majesty." He bowed. Louis immediately felt uncomfortable, missing how the boy's from One Direction treated him like an equal. "Your family will be so grateful you have returned home safely. Please I will call for a horse to escort you through the grounds and to the front door."

Louis just sighed as he slipped through the gate, and began walking the easy two hundred meters to the front door himself. 

"Prince Louis?" He could hear the guard calling out.

He ignored him.

"Prince? Should I not call for the horse?"

Louis merely rolled his eyes, suddenly being royal seemed almost, tiring.

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Zayn watched on as Harry, who was still bleeding from his arm, roared racing around the boat.

"Where is he!" 

The crew shook with fear, nobody daring to answer the mighty Captain.

"He returned home." Zayn spoke nonchalantly, "for this strange reason he felt forgotten... I wonder why."

Harry growled as he moved to step forward. Now he and Zayn were face-to-face.

"You! You let this happen?"

The raven haired man rolled his eyes, pushing his body off the wall, "apologise cap but if you don't recall. You didn't speak to him once for nearly two weeks. We all thought you forgot about him and the novelty had worn off."

Harry's glare could kill as he raced towards the edge of the boat, staring into the distance, he could see the shore where Louis would be by now.

"Well I haven't forgotten."

"Tell him that." Zayn responds.

Harry turns sharply to stare at the man, "I would if I could!"

Nobody says anything for some time before Liam is stepping forward, gently touching Harry's bicep, "come on Cap... you should sit down... this siren had you under her spell for a long time."

Harry's jaw clenches but he nods, turning around as he boots click against the wood. All crew members watch on in awe as he stomps towards his room.

Just before he can open his door, Zayn yells out one remaining sentence.

"He loved you... whether he knew it or not."

With that Harry is sending Zayn one last glance, this time of uncertainty, before slamming the door to his quarters sending a shocking thud through the deck of the ship.

Liam, Niall, Zayn and Ashton share looks before eventually the blonde speaks up.

"Looks like Cap'n is only half a heart without Lou..."

I hate this story.