"He's in intensive care, dislocated shoulder, cracked skull, shattered right rib. We removed his spleen, his kidney is severely damaged. He had severe internal bleeding from a stab wound on his left hand side. He has pneumonia and his chances are slim" Harry relays to Jax, Edward, Andy, Joey and Kimberly as they meet in the waiting room after seven hours of surgery.

The boys can't believe what they are hearing. They watch on as Harry finally breaks, he throws things in anger and punches a wall, he actually cries in Scott's arms. The boys following suit as they all try to come to terms with the news. Louis is everything to them, he means the world to them all and to lose him would be losing part of themselves. Harry is a mess with the possibility of losing his soulmate, the love of his life. They just cannot let it happen.

It's days before Louis is even stable enough to try to take off the life support. None of the boys have left his room and are given beds to be next to Louis. It's a solemn atmosphere and no one really talks.

The boys bring Louis out of his coma a week after the incident. Louis doesn't respond for a few hours but as the boys are turning in for the night, Louis machines start beeping and he start coming back.

The first thing Louis registers after something is pulled out of his throat is the pain, it's intense and so far nothing he's been through has compared to this. He's scared to open his eyes, scared to face pain, scared to face Troy and Noah. He can't remember the last time he was awake, he was hoping he wouldn't wake up and his parents would come to take him with them.

"Louis, darling, you're safe now" Louis hears Scott say.

"We're all here baby, you're okay" Harry then says.

Louis slowly opens his eyes. He sees the boys standing around him. His head feels like it's had an axe driven through it and he winces.

"Hey there kiddo"Drew says from beside him.

Harry and Scott are on Louis left while Edward Drew and Jax are on his right. Louis breathing picks up at the pain he's in, he isn't fully with it and doesn't completely understand what's happening. He's freaking out a little.

"Shhhhhhh, Sweetheart, just relax, you're in the hospital, you're safe" Harry explains.

Louis can hardly move and the tears come then.

"Ohh darling, it's okay, it's all okay, we've got you now" Scott says wiping a tear from Louis eyes.

"Hurts" Louis says brokenly, it's all he has the strength to say.

"We know darling, we know, just relax for us okay" Harry says.

"Lou, you hear that really loud beeping noise, that's the machines, it's telling us you're breathing to fast and not getting enough oxygen. I'm just going to but some extra oxygen on for a little while okay"Drew says.

Drew grabs an oxygen mask and goes to put it over Louis face, he's already got tubes in his nose but he needs more.

Louis doesn't like it and reaches up to take it off.

"Relax kiddo, you need to leave that on for us"Scott says gently.

Louis is so scared right now and he hurts so badly, the boys start checking all his vitals, Harry puts a blood pressure monitor on his arm, his temperature is taken and Edward leaves the room to get some pain relief.

"You're okay angel, no one can hurt you anymore" Harry says as he kisses Louis on the forehead and glides his hands through Louis hair comforting him.

Edward makes it back into the room and Scott puts the pain relief in Louis drip, he drifts off to sleep a little more comfortably.

The next time Louis wakes, he's a bit more coherent, the pain is intense but his head feels less funny. He feels sick though like he needs to throw up. He sees Harry and Scott next to the bed, Edward curled around Scott, they are both fast asleep. Harry has hold of one of Louis hands and is reading a book.

"Harry" Louis winces, his throat is so sore.

Harry looks up from his book and is next to Louis side instantly.

"Baby" Harry says gently, swiping Louis hair.

"What happened" Louis asks breathlessly.

"Just calm your breathing for me first darling, just relax as best you can" Harry says gently as Louis starts to calm down.

"That's it, good boy, I've Gotcha" Harry says smiling, tears in his eyes.

When Louis is calm he starts talking,

"Andy found you, Troy and Noah took you, you've got quite severe injuries but the boys and I are looking after you okay, you're going to be fine" Harry says gently.

Louis memory is all fuzzy, he doesn't really remember what happened and it's scaring him.

"I...can't remember, Harry I can't" Louis says as he panics a little.

"Shhhh, Sweetheart, it's all okay, that's normal, you've suffered a head injury and sometimes it can take a while for everything to come back. I promise it's all normal" Harry says kissing Louis cheek.

"I don't feel well" Louis says.

"I know, you've developed pneumonia and that mixed with the drugs is going to make you feel a little yucky" Harry says.

"I think I might vomit" Louis says.

Harry smiles, trying to lighten the mood a little.

"That's also perfectly normal" Harry says as he grabs a sick bag.

Louis sits up slightly as he throws up in the bag, Harry comforting and holding him through it.

Scott and Edward then stir on the chairs.

"Lou" Scott says and he and Edward are up next to Louis too.

"Oh kiddo, you're okay" Edward says as he rubs Louis back as he throws up again.

"Scott make it stop, you promised you would I'm scared" Louis says.

Scott knows Louis is talking about when he told him he has drugs to stop him vomiting if he ever got sick again.

"Okay darling, I'll make it stop it's all okay" Scott says gently,

He gives Louis some medicine to help stop his vomiting before Louis relaxes in the bed again.

A nurse comes in to check Louis vitals and Scott and her have a conversation full of medical jargon before she leaves again.

"When...can I go home?" Louis asks innocently.

The boys look at each other.

"Not for a little while yet darling" Harry says.

He grabs Louis hand and sits on the edge of the bed.

"Why not, please I want to go home with you" Louis says as he begins to get upset.

"We know you do sweetheart but you need to stay here for a little longer, we won't leave you, we promise, someone will always be with you and we will look after you so well okay" Scott says.

"But why cant I go home" Louis asks innocently.

"Because you need medicine and some of these machines still and we can't give you those at home" Edward says gently.

"Why? Am I dying?" Louis asks.

"No baby, no, but you're in intensive care and you're not stable enough to leave and be out on a normal ward yet, you need someone with you all the time at the moment" Harry says,

"But you're with me....please I wanna go" Louis says as tears prick his eyes.

"Oh darling, it's not that scary here" Edward says,

"Yes it is, I don't like these machines or the tubes or the drips, the nurses are mean and it smells funny and I just want Harry's pillow" Louis says as he gets a bit hysterical.

"Oh kiddo, I promise you it's not that scary, the drips are tubes are here to help you and even if you were at home you'd have to have them in too" Edward says.

"But I don't wanna" Louis says.

"We know, but you're being so brave and we won't let anything happen to you okay. We need you to relax and rest and get better so we can take you home okay. You're doing so well darling, so good for us" Scott says.

Louis sniffles and tries to calm down, he's so tired and just wants to sleep.

"Just sleep Lou, as much as you can okay" Harry says as Louis drifts off to sleep, unable to control his body.