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“Nooooooo!” Harry whined, hiding his face into Louis’ shoulder. The boys were all sitting together in their tourbus, except for one. Zayn had just gone home for a few days because he was too stressed. Now Harry was refusing to perform without Zayn on stage. “Hazza, we all find this very difficult but we can’t let the fans down. They are already missing Zayn, if you don’t sing either they’ll be so sad! You don’t want that, right?” Louis tried, rubbing Harry’s back. Harry shook his head angrily and slumped down on Louis’ lap. “No daddy! Want Zayn,” he said with tears streaming down his face.
Liam sighed and went to fill a sippy cup with some water. Harry was making himself upset. He knew the boy looked up to his brothers but right now Harry had to try his best to perform without Zayn. He passed Harry the sippy cup and sat next to him. “Please calm down baby, take a deep breath and drink some water. You’re making yourself sick.” Harry didn’t stop crying but he at least tried to breathe normally and drank some water.
When the sippy cup was empty, Louis picked him up and rubbed his back. “Let’s go take a nap together, alright? Maybe you’ll feel a bit better after a nap.” He quickly changed Harry into his pajamas and crawled into his bunk with him. “Daddy call Zayn?” Harry asked quietly. “No baby, Zayn is on his plane right now and he can’t pick up his phone. But I promise we’ll call him as soon as we can.” Harry started to cry again and Louis stayed with him until he had tired himself out and fell asleep.
When Louis went back to the living area he saw Liam cuddling with Niall. He quickly joined them on the couch. They were all devastated about Zayn leaving but unlike Harry they all knew they had to perform. “Will Zayn be back daddy?” Niall asked. “Of course, he is just really tired right now and in need of some rest. He’ll be back when we’re going to South Africa in a few days,” Liam promised him.
Zayn’s leaving had them all stressed in different ways. He knew Louis didn’t get enough sleep, just like him. Niall was bursting into tears at random times of the day and didn’t want to be left alone and Harry had been very fussy and whiny. They were also trying to potty train Harry but the stress made him have a lot of accidents again so he was back in diapers.
Louis and Liam tried to let the boys act how they wanted, which was working out fine until now. Harry had fun on stage with Niall and Zayn was always trying to impress them. “Come on, you should take a nap too baby,” Liam said, before bringing Niall to his bunk. Niall did what he was told and fell asleep in a minute. In the meantime Louis went out of the bus to grab some dinner, so they could eat when the boys woke up from their nap.
When Louis got Harry out of his bunk, he was still sleepy so he didn’t think about Zayn. “Do you need a dry nappy Hazza?” He asked, before setting him on the floor. Harry nodded and laid down for him. Louis quickly changed him before taking him to the living area where Liam was already getting the food ready with Niall. “Are you hungry Niall?” he asked. “Yes daddy, can I have nuggets please?” Niall asked politely. Louis put some on Niall’s plate and grabbed some to feed Harry.
“Are we all ready for the concert tonight? After dinner we have to go to the arena so we can take a shower and get ready,” Liam explained. That’s when Harry really woke up. “I don’t wanna perform daddy,” Harry cried. “I know baby, I know. How about we call Zayn after dinner to say hi and ask how he’s doing? I’m sure he would love to hear your voice,” Louis suggested, wiping Harry’s tears. Harry nodded and hid his face in Louis neck.
After dinner, the boys sat down together on the couch. Liam was holding the phone in his hand and clicked on Zayn’s phone number. They all looked at the screen nervously while the phone rang. Suddenly there was a voice coming from the speaker. “Hello?” Harry’s eyes immediately lit up. “Hi Zayn! It’s Harry!” “And the rest of us,” Liam added. “Hey everyone,” Zayn answered. Louis realized he sounded relaxed. “How are you? Feeling better?” He asked. “A lot. It’s like there’s a weight off my shoulders now. I do miss you guys though. Boarding a plane alone sucks.”
“I miss you too Zayn,” Harry cried, holding Louis’ hand. “Oh don’t cry Hazza, I’ll be back! You’re going to have so much tonight, I know it,” Zayn said. “But I don’t wanna perform without you Zaynie, I can’t!” “Can you do it for me then? Knowing you won’t have fun on stage tonight really makes me sad Haz,” Zayn said in a sad tone. Harry bit his lip, he didn’t want to make Zayn sad either! “I’ll try for you,” he promised, looking at Louis unsurely. “That’s great Harry! I know you’ll do perfect. I have to go now but I’ll think about you guys. Good luck tonight!” They all thanked Zayn before hanging up the phone. Louis rubbed Harry’s back, hoping the boy would be good and perform.
That night they all had a good time. Zayn finally had the time to relax and read some books he wanted to read for some time. The other boys did their best to perform like always and entertain the crowd, and while everyone felt like something was missing, they also managed to entertain themselves and the fans. When they finally got back on the bus Louis had to carry Harry to his bunk. The moment Louis let him go he started to whine so Louis decided to get into bed with him. They both needed a cuddle. Meanwhile Liam read a text from Zayn while getting Niall and himself ready for bed.
Saw some vids from tonight, was looking fun! Cant wait to see u guys again, miss having my daddies tucking me in :) xx Zayn
Thank you for reading! I wanted to add some photos/gifs to make the story more graphic, do you guys like it?
I do think it looks a bit messy though so maybe I'll make a tumblr for them, let me know what you think!
