Seven


Louis sits up straight in bed his breathing ragged, he's paralysed as he hears Harry and Scott race past his bedroom door. The sound of the doorbell still ringing in his ears.

Louis finds the courage to get out of bed and make his way slowly down the stairs, his breathing heavy. Scott and Harry have their guns out, the door is open and Murdock and Lucas  are on the porch talking to them

He then sees more patrol cars heading up the driveway.

"Louis stay there" Scott says.

Louis is scared shitless and doesn't want to be left alone, in his sleepy haze he's worried. He can feel his heart going a million miles a minute.

"Scott, please, don't leave" Louis says, as Scott looks towards him, he sees real fear and innocence.

Louis sees Murdock and Lucas leave and  men run into the forest while, Drew and Edward make their way up onto the porch, they are all standing looking at something on the ground.

Louis moves towards the porch and walks past Scott to see what they are all gathered around. When he sees it he has to physically stop himself from throwing up.

On the porch is an evidence bag, with clothes inside, covered in blood

"Those are mine" Louis manages, his voice horse as he looks straight at the package

"The clothes?" Drew asks in confirmation.

Louis nods as Scott comes up behind him

"Were these stolen recently Louis?" Harry asks

Louis shakes his head no

"Then wha...." Edward starts confused

"That's my blood" Louis says shakily

The boys look towards each other puzzled and worried, Louis is about to have a severe panic attack.

"Lou, kiddo" Drew says trying to understand

"Those are the clothes I went missing in, I never saw them again, when I woke up I was covered in blood and I only had my boxers on" Louis says

The boys look to each other in worry

"Shit" Harry curses under his breath

Louis then rushes back inside to the downstairs bathroom, where he closes the door and brings his stomach up.

The boys watch him go anxiously

"We need to get this to forensics, see what DNA they can bring up, make sure the blood matches Louis" Harry says

"We will handle it, you stay with Louis" Edward says

"Let us know what you find" Scott says and Drew and Edward nod

Scott and Harry make their way back inside, they close and lock the door and go to find Louis.

"Louis?" They call out

"I'm fine" Louis says as he finishes throwing up. He flushes the toilet and brushes his teeth.

He opens the door to Harry and Scott leaning on the door frame. He hadn't realised before but they are both shirtless and in sweats and look hot as anything.

"You okay?" Scott asks

"Uh huh, yep, I'm fine" Louis says as he walks past them both, trying to hide his shaking hands. His breathing picks up again

"Louis, darling" Harry says

"Come sit down" Scott says

"I'm fine" Louis says

"Louis stop" Harry says as he reaches out and grabs Louis arm gently.

Louis feels his breathing become ragged again and he feels so alone and empty, like a dark shadow is creeping up inside him once again.

"Hey, hey, hey, Lou, breathe, you're okay" Harry says gently

Louis can't even stand properly he's so far gone, he falls and Harry holds him and goes to the floor with him.

"It's okay Lou, just relax" Scott says as he sits in front of Harry who's holding Louis close, his back to Harry's chest. Scott reaches out and grabs Louis shaking hands in his large ones, he holds them tightly in comfort

"Just take some slow deep breaths darling" Harry says gently

Louis doesn't calm down, he can't and the tears come

"Shhh relax, just relax, Harry and I are here and we've got you" Scott says

Harry and Scott look towards each other worriedly, they have never seen Louis this bad before. They have helped him through a couple of panic attacks before, after the incident, but this is bad.

"H, I'm going to call Andy" Scott says and Harry nods in agreement

Scott stands up while Harry manoeuvres so his back is against the wall in the hallway and he can hold Louis tighter

"I've gotcha Lou, just breathe, you're safe with me" Harry tells Louis over and over

When Scott is done on the phone he takes up position on the floor in front of Louis once again.

"Andy is on his way Lou, just relax, you're safe with us" Scott reassures as he reaches out to swipe Louis sweaty fringe off his forehead.

Scott and Harry are both worried and seeing Louis like this hurts them, they wish they could take his pain away.

Louis tries to breathe, he's so embarrassed but he's also scared and he doesn't care in this moment to admit it. He leans his head back on Harry's shoulder and swallows hard, trying to get his breathing under control.

"That's it Lou, that's it" Harry says as his grip around Louis chest and arms tightens.

10 minutes later, there's a knock at the door, Scott gets up to answer and he greets Andy in relief.

"Hi Scotty" Andy says sympathetically when he sees the relief on Scott's face.

"Andy, thank god, we've never seen him like this" Scott says

Andy nods and walks in, he follows Scott to the hallway where Louis is resting back against Harry's chest.

He's calmer than he was but he's still very worked up.

"Hey kiddo, you're okay, I'm here to help you now okay" and smiles gently as he bends down

When Louis was first brought in after he was rescued, he wouldn't let anyone touch him, he learnt to trust Andy over a few hours and then a few days. Louis then refused to be seen or treated by any other doctor, he's still the same.

"Louis, I'm going to give you something to help okay, it's just me, you're safe with us and you will feel a lot better after some rest" Andy says gently

Harry and Scott watch on as Andy injects Louis with a needle and he instantly calms down

"Good job Lou" Harry says as they all begin to relax.

Louis breathing evens out and his eyes droop but he tries to keep them open

"Sleep kiddo, it's all okay, go with it" Andy reassures

Louis tries to fight the tiredness a few more times, before he's out like a light against Harry.

It's silent for a little while as they al sigh relieved 

"I'll put him to bed" Harry says as he stands up and scoops Louis up in the process. Scott and Andy watch as Harry takes Louis back upstairs

"Thanks Andy" Scott says

"Of course, I'll leave you with some medicine, and sleeping pills as well. I've been reading about what's been happening with the case the poor kid. I'll give Kim the heads up too" Andy says

Kimberly and Andy are married and Louis trusts them both like family, they helped him through so much and Louis really doesn't know where he would have been without them both.

"Thanks, sorry to have to call so late" Scott says as he walks Andy to the door.

"Don't be, I'm always available for Louis. Anytime of the day or night" Andy says

"Thanks Andy" Scott smiles

"He should sleep a good six to eight hours, he will be tired when he wakes. Make sure he eats something and keep his fluids up. He's still far to skinny for my liking" Andy says as they reach the door

"Harry and I thought the same thing" Scott says

Andy nods

"If you need me, just call" Andy says

Scott nods in thanks and Andy leaves the house. The police still milling about in the backyard.

Harry lays Louis down in bed and sighs, he tucks Louis in then reaches out to swipe Louis hair off his forehead. Louis looks so peaceful like this, Harry desperately wants to hold Louis and make this all go away. He reluctantly leaves the room and walks back downstairs to Scott.

They then go to speak to Drew and Edward, hoping they've found something, anything, any small clue that could help them to solve this case.

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