baby babbles - Chapter 20: Chapter 20

Niall was little, very little, he was about two years old and had spent so long in a foster home he forgot what it was like to have a family. He'd been in the foster home since he was a new born.
His parents wanted nothing to do with him unfortunately neither did the foster home. They were often calling him names and hitting him and making everything that much worse. Niall had been getting to a point that He didn't think any one was ever going to adopt him.
One night a couple he'd seen before walked in whispering in hushed voice and before he knew what was happening he was being scooped up and taken away from the place that had tortured him for so long.
He was confused and he was scared because he didn't know if these people were going to hurt him as well. Everyone hurt Niall but these people didn't seem angry like the other people Niall was used to. They seemed clam.
The little blonde boy was absolutely terrified of everything. Harry who was 5 and Louis who was 7 were even scarier than the kids at the orphanage.
They were much bigger than him and it was so scary for the little boy who didn't know much else than the torture of orphanage. He would often be found hidden under the bed or hiding under the covers.
The first few nights were difficult. Liam and Zayn were starting to feel like they were in over their heads. The first night Niall had been home it was absolutely miserable.
"Liam," Zayn rolled over shoving at his husnd as he heard sniffling coming through the by monitor. Liam shifted before opening his eyes and looking towards his husnd.
"What?" Zayn pointed to the by monitor suggesting that Liam needed to get up and check on whatever was going on. Liam rolled his eyes and was about to get out of bed when his five year old was in the room holding his blanket.
"Haz?" Liam sighed.
"by Ni woke me up," He explained, "he's all wet and shakin Daddy, Boobear is twying to help," he murmured tiredly as he rubbed at his eyes.
Liam quickly kicked the blanket's off and moved passed Harry rushing into the bed room to find Louis looking at Niall a scared look on his face.
"Daddy He won't stop crying," Louis explained feeling rather frantic about the idea that the boy wouldn't stop crying and shaking.
He just wanted to help but Niall was curled up in a little ll in the corner of the room his legs wet. No one had told them Niall wasn't potty trained.
"What happened?" Liam asked as he pulled the sheets off the bed and wiped down the bed protector letting out a small sigh as he set the dirty sheets on the floor looking at his seven year old.
"He was screamin' daddy, I tried to wake him up and he wet himself and I was tryin' real hard to make it better but he just keeps cryin'" Louis whimpered slightly.
"I'm scared daddy!" Louis through his hands up tears in frustration at the idea that his brother was so upset and there was nothing he could do.
"It's ok Lou, Papa's sittin up in bed with haz why don't you go cuddle with him ok? I'll take care of ni," Liam promised and Louis looked worried before running out of the room quickly tears running down his cheeks. Liam frowned and slowly advanced on Niall.
"NO, I SOWWY, I SOWWY!" He screamed and Liam frowned at the boys adamancy that he was sorry.
Why was his little boy screaming like this? He was beginning to worry about what went on in the orphanage. Niall shook violently as Liam picked him up kicking and screaming and stripped him of his wet pants and put a nappy on him for the night.
It took them hours to calm Niall down enough for him to go ck to sleep and he spent most of it screaming and arching and flinching away from Liam and it was absolutely miserable.
Liam didn't know what to do so eventually he just held Niall as tight as he could with out hurting the little boy and allowed him to scream and cry until he fell asleep out of exhaustion.
The next few nights continued in this pattern and Liam noticed that Niall was starting to get a bit better each night. He was still flinching every night and hiding away from his dads every time they had to come in and comfort him.
He was terrified that they were going to hurt him and he kept cking away. The boys wanted to make it better but it was so hard for him to take care of a boy who was so absolutely terrified.
Liam just climbed into the bed laying his head down against the pillows. It had been a really rough day and Niall had spent most of the day hidden under the table and was being extra terrified today.
They were all a little worried he wasn't adjusting or making any kind of breakthrough. Liam rubbed his forehead and curled up towards Zayn.
"What if he just doesn't adjust?" Liam hummed softly into his husnds neck. Zayn let out a small sigh and pulled Liam up against him.
"He will be, He will," Zayn kissed his forehead and slowly the two of them drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
It felt like the boys had just fallen asleep when a scream broke through their sleep. They were about to shoot out of their beds when the sound of little feet met their ears.
Suddenly a blonde head of hair was standing in the door way his body shaking tears rolling down his cheek as he stuffed his blanket into his mouth holding his tiger Princess to his chest.
"Ni?" Zayn frowned when he saw the state of the little boy. Slowly he got out of bed shaking Liam slightly before crouching down next to the blonde.
"What's wrong buddy?" Niall just sniffled and rubbed at his eyes.
"Icky dweam," he cried softly holding his arms open desperate for some kind of comfort.
He needed something anything and his need out weighed his fear of getting hurt. Zayn didn't hesitate he quickly wrapped his arms around the little boy and pulled him to his chest.
"Shh, it's ok Papa's got you," Zayn murmured gently as he picked the small blonde up and carried him into the bed with him. Niall was still shaking pretty hard but his crying was start to slow.
"No owies, pwease no owies," he started to beg and Liam felt bile rise in his throat as he sat up and curled up next to Zayn running a hand down Niall's ck.
"No by, never, we aren't going to hurt you ever, we love you so much," Liam gushed and Niall turned his face from Zayn's chest looking at him tears still falling.
"wub ni?" He asked quietly as his fist clenched at Zayn's night shirt. Zayn and Liam both nodded and kissed the little boy's cheek.
"Love ni very much," Zayn promised as he tucked the small boy just a little closer to him. He could feel the shaking in the little boy start to relax a bit.
"Daddy? Papa? Is ni ok?" They glanced up finding Louis and Harry standing in the door way holding hands and looking scared. Zayn motioned to them for them to come over and quickly both boys scurried towards the bed.
"Ni's ok, we were just telling him how much we love him because he had a d dream," Liam explained and Louis' eyes lit up and he climbed onto the bed pulling Harry with him.
"We love ni too!" Harry giggled as he collapsed onto the bed looking at Niall a smile on his childish features.
"ni ni is so fun and wittle! I love ni ni so much!" Harry gushed and Niall couldn't help the small giggle that fell past his lips and he looked at Louis.
"Yup, yup! I love you ni ni!" he smiled and pressed a kiss to Niall's cheek. Liam and Zayn cooed quietly for a moment.
"How about we all curl up and sleep in bed with daddy and papa tonight?" Zayn suggested and all the kids eagerly nodded their heads and Liam spread out tucking Harry under his arm.
Zayn gently hugged Niall close and Louis climbed right in the middle and for the first time in two weeks it was starting to feel like they really were a family.