Thirteen

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"Okay, we're on our way, we will meet forensics out there" Harry says as he finishes his phone call and hangs up.

Scott looks at him expecting Harry to tell him what's up.

Instead, Harry looks to Louis on the kitchen,

"Do you have to leave?" Louis asks warily

"Edward and Drew are coming over to be with you until we get back" Harry says

"Has something bad happened?" Louis asks

Harry looks to Scott and then back to Louis

"Please tell me" Louis whispers

"A body has turned up, and we need to be there to oversee the scene" Harry says

"Is it related?" Louis asks

"We think so, but please let us go see first hand before we tell you anything" Harry asks

Louis just nods, happy to compromise with Harry on this.

Scott then answers the door to Drew and Edward who enter holding takeaway and smiling widely.

"Hiya kid, we get you all to ourselves tonight then?" Drew says smiling

"Look what we brought!" Edward says excitedly as he holds up scrabble

Louis can't help but smile

"Make sure he eats boys, we should be home around midnight" Scott says fondly

"We will look after him" Edward says winking at Louis

Scott and Harry leave with a kiss goodbye to Louis and teasing from Drew and Edward.

Louis blushes but secretly loves that Harry and Scott show him affection in front of the boys.

"Now, Chinese and a game of scrabble what do you say?" Edward smiles as he goes to the kitchen to plate up.

"I guess so, but I know you always let me win" Louis says cheekily

"We promise we won't this time okay" Drew says smiling.

Edward and Drew do a great job of distracting Louis and he eats a small amount off food which pleases the boys greatly.

"Louis you told us not to let you win, that isn't a word" Drew laughs

Louis huffs

"I liked it better when you used to let me win " Louis says with a cute pout

Edward and Drew laugh fondly at Louis

"Alright, don't say we don't love you" Edward says as he writes down Louis score and ruffles his hair.

Louis smiles triumphantly and the boys are just happy Louis is letting them back in his life.

"So you've sorted things out with Harry and Scott" Drew says smirking a little

Louis blushes

"Yeah, they told me the truth, about why they left and that they made you leave" Louis says

"We're really sorry Lou" Edward says

"It's okay, it wasn't really your fault. I just wish they would have told me" Louis says

"We know, we told them to, but you know what those two are like" Drew laughs

Louis smiles

The boys have a good night and successfully take Louis mind off the case for a little while at least.

......

Harry and Scott pull up to scene and their breath leaves their throat, what they walk into makes their stomachs drop.

The cabin is out in the middle of the Forrest, 2 miles from Louis house. The boy is young, 18 at most and has been brutally tortured and killed.

As the boys look around the cabin they see something that makes their stomachs swirl with anxiety. Something that makes them both want to throw up.

Behind the boys dead body on the wall, is a shrine of Louis. Photos after photos line the wall. Old photos from before Louis was captured, pictures of him getting in and out of his car at university. Polaroids of Louis while he was captured, tied up, unconscious, bleeding. There are also photos of Louis after his capture, right up until two days ago, when Louis was at the University and grocery store.

"Boss?" The boys are interrupted

They turn around to see one of their squad, George, holding out a note that was left next to the body. It's been bagged up and will be tested for finger prints.

Harry takes it in thanks and they both read it over

"He's mine, but who am I, it's always been me"

"Shit" Scott says as he runs his hand through his hair

"He wanted us to find his shrine" Harry says as he looks to the wall again.

"George, who called it in?" Scott then turns around to ask George

"Anonymous boss, came from a burner phone" George say sympathetically

"It was him, he's called it in" Harry says

They then move closer to the boy to look over his body, as they get closer they can't help but gasp. The boy so young, with blue eyes and feathery brown hair. His resemblance to Louis is uncanny.

"Time of death Kath?" Scott asks their coroner

"About six hours ago" Kath replies

They nod in thanks

"What does he want with Louis though? We never really got to the bottom of that last time. Why were those boys killed but Louis kept alive. He's killed again as a warning he's after Louis but why? It doesn't make sense" Harry says

"And if Stanley Green is still in jail and we have eyes on him, then it wasn't him that killed The boys, but how and why is his DNA everywhere" Scott asks

"We're missing something Scotty and it's right under our noses, if we don't figure it out now then Louis is going to be next" Harry says shakily

The boys sigh and finish up at scene, trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

They walk back into the house at 5 minutes to midnight. Louis out cold over Drew's chest on the couch. The boys watching a Christmas movie.

"He okay?" Harry asks

"He's fine, we had a good night. He just didn't want to go to bed until you were home" Drew smiles

Harry and Scott half smile

"It didn't go to well then?" Edward asks worriedly when he sees Scott and Harry's faces

"No and we don't know if we should be telling him what we found" Scott says

"I don't think you'll have much luck keeping it from him" Drew says smiling slightly

The boys fill Drew and Edward in, they make a plan to meet at the station in the morning and then Harry and Scott put Louis into his bed fast asleep.

By the time they get to bed it's past 1am and they don't sleep much, listening for any noise in the house and wanting Louis safe between them.

Louis wakes up at 3am he looks to the clock and doesn't hesitate to walk straight into Harry and Scott's room. He sees them sleeping soundly and moves forward to climb over Harry to the middle of the bed

"Lou?" Harry asks sleepily

"Okay darling?" Scott asks as he helps Louis get comfortable under the covers

"Just wanted to be next to you" Louis says.

"We want you next to us too baby" Harry says.

Louis lies over Scott's chest and Harry spoons him from behind. They fall back to sleep peacefully and safe in each other's arms.

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