(Liam's P.O.V)
I sat in the bathroom with Louis as he fell asleep. I rubbed circles in his upset belly hoping to bring some comfort. I could feel his stomach bubbling as I added pressure to sooth him. He shivered from the fever so I pulled out my phone and texted Harry.
To Harry: Could you grab Louis's blanket from his bed? We're in the bathroom.
I hit send and continued to rub circles in his very upset belly until Harry opened the door. He looked down and Louis and frowned.
"Is he alright?" he asked throwing the blanket over Louis.
"He threw up twice. His stomach is really upset and he's got a fever. I'm sure he's got some kind of stomach virus," I told him.
"Poor lad, do you need anything?" he asked looking concerned.
"No not yet, I'll yell if I need you guys," I said. Harry nodded and left the bathroom leaving me with the sick boy. I'm not sure how long we sat there before Louis woke up but when he started to stir it was clear he was uncomfortable. He groan and tried to curl up but nothing seemed to help him. I put my hand on his stomach feeling it bubble and added some pressure. He whimpered a little and curled back into me. "You alright?" I asked him.
"No, I feel like I'm going to be sick," he groaned.
"Let it out Lou, you'll feel better," I told him. He shook his head and groaned.
"I don't want to throw up," he said sadly.
"I know mate. You need to get it out of your system." He leaned forward over the bowl and started breathing heavily. I started to take my hand away from his stomach before he stopped me.
"No leave it there. It helps," he said before gagging. I moved forward and wrapped my arm back around him putting one hand on his stomach and the other on his back. He heaved into the bowl bringing up whatever was left in it.
"That's it Lou," I whispered. He retched and gagged for several minutes until there was nothing left which left him dry heaving. I was basically holding him up at this point he was so weak. I could feel his stomach seizing up but there was nothing left in it. "Oh Lou," I whispered as he gagged again.
"I'm sorry Liam," he cried.
"Shh, don't be. Just relax." I told him. He calmed down a bit as was able to relax. He took a deep breath and looked back at me. I flushed to toilet and pushed the hair away from his face. "You ok?" I asked him. He nodded. "How bout we go lay on the couch, yeah?" He nodded again. I helped him stand and led him to the couch were he laid down across me. I threw his blanket over him and rubbed his stomach.
"Thanks Payno," he said softly. I smiled.
"Course, Lou. Get some sleep," I told him. He sighed and closed his eyes. Soon his breathing evened out and he was sound asleep. Harry and Niall come up and sat down across from us.
"Is he ok?" Niall asked.
"He's really sick," I told them. Harry sighed.
"What can we do?" Niall asked.
"Could you bring me the bin from the kitchen? In case he's sick again," I asked him. He nodded and jumped up. Harry sat quietly. "He'll be fine Hazza," I told him.
"I know, I just hate seeing him like this." I looked down at Louis and saw how pale he was. I frowned a little and kept rubbing his stomach. I could still feel it flip and bubble and I sighed knowing that Louis would probably be sick again. Niall came back and set the bin down in front of us.
"Thanks Niall," I said. He nodded and sat back down. We all talked for a bit before the driver stopped us for dinner. I sighed knowing I'd have to wake Louis up. "Lou," I said softly. "Louis, wake up mate." He groaned and opened his eyes. "How you feeling?" I asked.
"Horrid," he replied.
"I'm sorry mate. The lads and I are going to get something to eat. Do you want anything?"
"No, I'm alright."
"Ok mate, we'll be right back," I told him. I got up and left the bus with the boys.
(Louis's P.O.V.)
I sat there after they left shivering on the couch. My stomach flipped and I swallowed hard trying to keep myself from throwing up. I didn't want to do it alone. I whimpered a bit and closed my eyes trying to get to room to stop spinning. I wrapped my arms around my stomach adding pressure like Liam did. I wished they were here. My stomach lurched up and my hand shot to my mouth. I sat up and grabbed the bucket and gagged into it. I was breathing heavily into it when the boys came back on the bus.
"Aww Louis," I heard Niall say right before I threw up everything. Niall sat down beside me and started rubbing my back. I gagged again and Liam came over to join him. He sat on the other side of me and put his hand on my back.
"Liam my stomach," I managed to say being heaving again. He put his hand on my stomach adding pressure which helped a lot. I took a deep breath and looked up at them. Niall took the bucket from my hands.
"You alright mate?" Niall asked. I nodded. Niall stood up and took the bucket and I laid back down on Liam. Harry knelt down in front of me and ran his hand through my hair.
"Drink some water Lou," he told me. I took a few sips and set the bottle down. "You've got to stay hydrated," he said softly. I nodded and took a few more sips of water trying not to upset my already sick tummy. Liam rubbed circles on my stomach which helped calm it a bit.
"I'm sorry lads," I said as Niall reappeared with the bucket.
"Why?" Liam asked.
"I feel horrible that you guys are taking care of me," I said a little embarrassed.
"Don't be, we're brothers," Niall said with a smile.
"Thanks fellas," I said closing my eyes.
"Just rest Lou, you need to get your strength back," Liam said. "Does this still feel good?" He asked added more pressure to my belly.
"Yes," I sighed in relief.
"Ok mate. Rest. Don't worry about us," Liam said while continuing to add pressure to my belly. I took a deep breath and felt myself drift back off into sleep.
(No P.O.V.)
Louis slept on and off through the night and with the help of is band mates was feeling much better by the next morning. The boys took turns making sure he was alright during the night and making sure he stayed hydrated. When Louis was feeling better he thanked the boys repeatedly for taking care of him.
"Thanks again for taking care of me guys, I wouldn't know what to do without you," he told them.
"Course mate, just glad your back on your feet," Liam replied. The boys went on to their next locations and had a great show.
