"Hunter give it back to your sister," Harry yelled to his 9 year old son. "Why," Hunter whined. "Because your dad said so," Niall - Harry's husband - said while he got the remote control from one of his four sons. "Please papa, I don't want to watch Les Miserable AGAIN," Hunter cried. Niall walked towards his 13 year old daughter Alexis who was setting up Netflix and was desperately looking for the remote control.
"You looking for this girl," Niall asked while holding up the remote. Alexis nodded and gratefully grabbed it from Niall.
"Thanks papa." Niall kisses Alexis forehead and went on a search for his other children. Harry and Niall adopted 5 children. Four boys and Alexis.
Jason was the oldest by 15 and by far the most irresponsible person this earth knows. He manages to always get home drunk, fails his classes, dropped out of school and recently got addictive to weed. Niall and Harry have a hard time handling Jason and keeping him in line, the only one he listens to is either Alexis or his younger brother Owen.
Owen was 14 and had died blonde hair. Passed every class with A+ and wants to be a doctor after he graduates. He's warm hearted and has a listening ear for everyone that's why he is able to talk in on Jason. He shares a room with Alexis since they got adopted from the same orphanage and shared a room back there as well. Owen plays drums as well in the school band.
Than you have Noah who's 12 years old. Noah is in the last year of preschool and has a hard time dealing with the amount of work he gets. Noah isn't the brightest out there but Niall and Harry know how hard he's trying to pass his classes. Alexis and Owen always help him and when Jason isn't drunk or high he helps Noah with his maths. Noah skates a lot and loves baking with his dad.
The youngest boy in the Styles family- they decided to get Harry's name since Niall's parents weren't the most supportive onces during the whole process- was Hunter. He was 9 years old and loved pranking people. Noah and Hunter were close since they were both in for a good laugh. Hunter plays piano and loves drawing and pretending to be a superstar.
The only girl in the family is Alexis. Alexis is 13 years old and shares a room with Owen. She passes her classes without any problem and is in the same school band as lead singer. She's obsessed with musicals and loves her family. She's one of the only ones with Owen that's able to talk with Jason about his alcohol and drug abuse. Oww yeah, and she pretty much has epilepsy as well.....
"Hey girl," Owen said once he jumped next to Alexis, "we're watching Les miserable again aren't we?" He looked towards Alexis who just stared into the distance. Owen knew this was one of her small seizures she has around 30 times a day.
Suddenly she was back to earth again and looked next to her. "Didn't hear you coming," Alexis said laughing to her brother who just nodded while typing into his phone. Owen got a kind of diary made into his notes of his iPhone to which he keeps track of the amount and the types and length of seizures of Alexis.
"Yeah you had a small seizure but hey noting to worry about," Owen said reassuring. Alexis nodded and continued watching her movie. Owen on the other hand was growing more and more concerned. To him it seemed like Alexis her epilepsy was just getting worse and worse. She had about 30 small zooming out seizures a day and 6 big ones on average per week.
Owen doubted if he should tell his parents but he didn't want to pressure them more because they were already stressed out with the situation of Jason.
Owen decided he could pull this off alone and didn't need to tell his parents because he could manage it couldn't he?
"Have any one of you seen Jason?" Harry asked once he walked into the living room. Owen and Alexis were still watching les miserable when they both shook their head. "His arse is mine if he gets home drunk or high," Harry yelled frustrated. "We'll talk to him dad," Alexis said looking towards Owen who nodded. "Fine," Harry huffed while he walked away.
Suddenly Alexis and Owen heard a key trying to get into their front door. Owen looked to Alexis and nodded. Both Styles shot up and ran towards the front door. They reached it just in time before Jason could open it.
"Upstairs now," Alexis hissed towards her oldest brother once she saw his state. Owen supported his brother and helped him upstairs. Owen and Alexis got tears welling up in their eyes because it hurts them to see their brother like this.
Alexis made her way upstairs as well behind Owen and Jason.
"Alexis," someone yelled once she entered the first floor.
Noah stepped out of his bedroom to which Alexis sprinted because she didn't want to have Noah see the state Jason was in.
"Yeah mate what is it," she wanted to know with a soft voice.
"I'm stuck with biology. Can you help me?" Noah set up his puppy eyes to which he knew Alexis couldn't refuse. "Yeah I'm first helping Owen with the schoolband and than I'll come to you." Noah nodded and headed back into his room to much relief of Alexis.
She made her way towards Jason's room. She saw Jason sitting on his bed and a pissed looking Owen standing next to the window. To be fair, Alexis was down right pissed with her brother as well but she genuinely thought there was something wrong with Jason.
"You're going to tell me right now why you are like this because we aren't keeping up with your crap anymore am I understood?" Owen spat towards Jason. Alexis noticed his face changing and looked towards Owen with a worried look. He gave her a 'what's up' head move and than she pointed towards Jason. Jason was staring into the distance and got a feared expression on his face. "Th-they forced me," he managed to choke out. Once these words has left his mouth, Owen and Alexis rushed towards his side to comfort him. Once Jason felt the arms of his brother and sister he broke down.
"Tell us mate. Who forces you?" Owen asked feeling bad about his outburst. "My parents," Jason said before reaching down into his pocket and got handed Owen a letter.
His eyes scanned through the letter while Alexis comforted her brother. Once Owen was done reading he shook his hand and threw the letter away.
"Your safe with us yeah. We won't let anything happen to you," Owen reassured while getting up, "I'm getting dad and papa yeah. They need to know." Jason nodded while Alexis just stared into the distance. Owen sighed and crunches down by his sister and waited for her seizure to pass.
"Hey girl," Owen said once she was back again, "I'm getting papa and dad so take care of yourself and Jason for a bit."
Owen left the room and practically threw himself downstairs.
"No running down the stairs," Niall yelled once he heard one of his children running down. "Oww Owen What on earth?" Niall asked once he ran into his son. "Get dad and follow me please," Owen pleaded and close to crying. Niall found it suspicious and was beyond worried. "Harry get here," Niall yelled to his husband while he pulled Owen into a hug.
"Who died," Harry said running into his husband who held their son who normally never cried.
"It's Jason," Owen said while running up the stairs. Niall and Harry quickly followed and found a sobbing mess known as their son Jason on his bed together with Alexis.
"I think we'll handle it from here thanks Alexis and Owen," Harry softly said while Niall sat down next to Jason.
Owen and Alexis just nodded and left the room silent.
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"Alright but it's more like photosynthesis that happens here," Alexis tried to explain to Noah. Owen sat in their own room making the new set list of the school band, Jason talked to Niall still while Harry began cooking and Hunter was down drawing probably.
"I don't get it," Noah sighed as he looked into his biology book. Alexis smiled and explained it once again. She was very patient with Noah which he liked because some people already would've lost it already with him.
"Children dinner's ready," Harry yelled from downstairs.
"We'll continue after dinner yeah," Alexis said while she helped Noah closing his books and different notebooks. Noah gratefully nodded and went downstairs.
Alexis started to feel weird and knew what was coming next. "You coming Alexis?" Noah asked as he stood on the top of the stairs waiting for his sister to follow him. "Yeah I'll be down soon," Alexis said having more and more trouble speaking behind her she heard a bedroom door close, "I have to ge". Alexis began to lose focus more and more.
Owen just closed his bedroom door when he saw a weird looking Noah and Alexis who just didn't get out of her words.
"Hey Noah," Owen said while pulling Alexis aside to their room, "tell dad that were coming but we're later because we have a few thing to finish up for our school band."
Noah nodded and made his way downstairs while Owen made a steadier grip on Alexis.
"I'm going to lay you down. Don't worry I'm here. I'm always here, I'm not letting you go."
Owen slowly laid an already stiff Alexis on the floor. As soon as her body got in touch with the floor, her muscles began to convulse. She let out the worst choking sounds that Owen had ever heard. He knew she wasn't breathing and timed the seizure. "Shh I'm here girl I'm here," Owen softly said while pulling her on the side.
It seemed like Alexis had been ejected into hell and Owen has a hard time watching. He witnessed most of her seizures but always had a hard time seeing his sister like this.
"I'm sorry you both bu- OMG Alexis you alright." Owen looked up and saw Jason standing in shook at the door. "No she's not right now but she will be," Owen softly said as a strong smell of urine hit his nose. "Jason get me a bucket with soap and water and after that get one of your footbal shorts," Owen instructed his older brother as the seizure subsided. Owen stopped the timer which indicates 3.49 minutes. Owen sighed knowing her seizures where getting longer and longer.
"Hey Alexis wake up for me," Owen softly said while turning her into the correct recovery position.
"Hey I brought your things," Jason said returning with the things Owen requested.
"Yeah thanks I think she's waking up," Owen said while slowly stroking Alexis hair. Jason just stood there not knowing what to do. "Go down otherwise your food gets cold," Owen said while he closely watched Alexis coming around.
"What happened," a soft voice was to be heard.
"Hey girl," Owen said while he turned Alexis around, "you had a seizure but you're alright now." Alexis nodded and Owen helped her up. "Oww yeah Jason," Alexis said once she got steady on her feet.
"Hit the shower girl," Jason said as he gave Alexis his football shorts, "Owen and I will clean up and than we'll eat downstairs." Alexis nodded and went to the shower. "Give me 5 minutes boys," Alexis said as she stepped under the shower.
Owen and Alexis nodded and started cleaning the floor.
"How many times does it happen," Jason wanted to know. Because he was so caught up in the threats of his 'parents' that he wasn't really home were his family waited for him. The amount of times Alexis and Owen went to his bedroom to talk into him.
"Too many times," Owen sighed and tearing up, "how many times I wake up and find her seizing. Because you got home drunk and high dad and papa were too busy keeping you in line that I usually end up dealing with Alexis her seizures. Only papa knows about the amount of seizures because every week I give him the diary."
Jason got tears in his eyes as well when suddenly their door flew open.
"What on earth. Why on earth are the two of you cleaning the floor and why do I smell urine?" Niall wandered as he walked into the room.
Before Jason or Owen could answer Alexis walked in drying her hair off.
"Oww I see," Niall said sadly, "how long?" Owen just shoved his phone towards Niall. He looked at it and nodded.
"All if you go down and eat while I'm cleaning it here yeah," Niall offered. All three nodded and left for downstairs.
Jason helped Alexis walking and kept her steady.
He sat her down at the table while Harry looked weird but by one shaking arm move of Owen it became clear for Harry that she had a seizure.
"Here," Harry said as he shoved his oldest three their plates with American pancakes.
"Thanks dad," Alexis said while slowly eating her pancakes. Jason and Owen focused more on Alexis than they focused on eating.
Harry also looked worried towards his children because he knew that it normally wouldn't stay by just one seizure.
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"Goodnight dad. Goodnight papa," Owen said as he and Alexis walked upstairs.
"Owen wait," Niall said before he left the room. Owen turned around and walked towards his papa.
"Yes papa?" Niall sighed and laid his hands around Owen's shoulders. "If she has another seizure just call me or your dad yeah. It shouldn't be all on you remember," Niall said as he kissed his sons forehead.
Owen nodded and thanked his papa not to return much later in his own bedroom.
"Hey just try to sleep yeah," Alexis said as she slowly made her way towards her bed. Owen nodded and got tears into his eyes. He loved his sister by his heart but seeing her seizing so many times was getting hard for him.
"I'll try," Owen said managing to keep a sob back as he changed into some comfy shorts and laid shirtless into his bed.
"Night bro," Alexis said as she laid her phone on the ground to charge.
"Night sis," Owen said as he did the same and snuggled deeper into his pillow.
