xxPUDDxx - haha, i like to put in a little Pudd goodness every once in a while, it lifts the story a bit ^_^
206 Dougies POV
Another 2 hours of hugging closely, Tom and Danny finally came downstairs. Tom still looked half asleep and so pale he looked almost dead, nerves radiating from his whole being. Danny on the other hand was relaxed more, and happier, his arm staying protectively around Toms waist, keeping him upright.
"hey, so, what have you two been up to then?" Danny asked, helping Tom lay down on the sofa, sitting so the blondes head was on his lap. "making a set list, nothing much else. And oh, can I have a quick word with you Dan?" Harry carefully lifted me from his lap, setting me back on the sofa, next to Tom. "yeah sure, I'll only be a minute honey." Danny lifted Tom up too, kissing his head gently before laying him back down again. I watched the boys walk off then, and wriggled closer to Tom, putting my hand on his shoulder. I wanted to make sure Tom was okay, and I knew he wouldn't hug me, he barely hugged anyone, but maybe if I put my hands on his shoulder, maybe we could work up to hugging.
"feeling better now?" I asked quietly, smiling a little when I noticed that Tom hadn't changed from his pyjamas yet. He was still in his blue pyjama bottoms with the guitars and music notes, and a long baggy tshirt, that covered his scarred arms. Toms just whimpered a little, covering his head with his hands, blocking out sunlight. I got up and closed the curtains for him, knowing he must be developing another headache. "got another headache, right?" I ran a hand through his hair, wanting nothing more than to cuddle up in Toms comforting arms, tell him it would be okay soon. "it'll be alright, you'll be fine soon." I sighed, needing to get into his arms and give him a hug. It had been 18 months since I had had a proper Tom hug, I missed them so much. I loved hugging Tom, he was so warm and protecting, I felt like a child being hugged by my mum again when we hugged.
Tom groaned this time, wriggling further into the sofa, creating the perfect amount of space in front of him. So, I bit the bullet and crawled onto the sofa, getting Toms hands and pulling them around me, wrapping my own arms around his shoulders, tucking my head under his chin. Now, this is what I called heaven, cuddled up close to my best friend, giving him the love he needed, safe and sound. "ahh, I've missed this, haven't you?" I whispered, ignoring how tense Tom was, I wasn't letting him go. He just wasn't used to this, that was it, he wasn't used to being hugged this closely by anyone other than Danny, and it was about time he had a cuddle with someone else, and this time it was going to be with me.
I felt so much better now actually, after having so many nightmares and things, it felt so good to finally have Tom holding me, if he was touching me, he was safe. That was the way I saw things, if you could hug and say you were okay, then you were actually okay. "you'll be alright Tom, we'll make sure of it. We will make sure no-one ever hurts you ever again." I promised him, knowing that we would protect Tom from anything and everything around us.
207 Dannys POV
Me and Harry discussed a way to get Dougie a hug from Tom, because he was really desperate for one, and Dougies worry for Tom was worrying Harry. It was in Harrys nature to give Dougie everything he wanted, and he would do anything to keep him happy, obviously seeing Dougie have nightmares with worry over Tom killed Harry and he wanted to do anything to stop them. He thought maybe getting them to have a hug would help Dougie, because he liked to physically see and feel that the people he loved the most were okay.
After coming up with a plan, we went back into the front room to find one of the cutest things I have ever seen. Dougie had crawled into Toms arms, and was cuddling into his chest, holding Toms arms around his tiny little waist, with their heads were lent together, like they were going to kiss. Both had their eyes closed, looking the calmest I had seen them in months. "aw, looks like someone can read our minds." Harry leant against the doorframe, smiling at his husband, relaxing a little. "yeah... I want to take a picture." I replied, getting out my phone and taking a picture, unable to help it. Tom just looked so cute cuddled up to little Dougie, making our youngest smile for the first time in so long. Plus, Tom was actually holding someone! He never usually touched anyone, he hated it, I was barely allowed to hold him, Dougie managing this was a miracle, it made me want to cry. And gather Tom up in my arms and squeeze him for being so calm with his arms around the younger blonde, giving him the comfort he needed.
I quickly sent the picture to Harry, before returning to smiling stupidly at the boys, wanting to memorise seeing them so close, because this was a good day for Tom. First he had straightened Carries hair and let her straighten his own, then actually smiled a little and played me a new song, then (admittedly with a struggle) cuddled up with me for a few hours while he slept and was now cuddled up with Dougie! This counted as a very good day for him, and I couldn't help but feel so proud of Tom...it had also been days since Tom had last hurt himself, at least not anywhere visible anyway.
In the end, I had to go over and give Tom a hug, he was too cute looking to not cuddle right now, he looked just like he used to, before he ran away. I found that both him and Dougie had fallen asleep again, and it melted my heart, I loved watching Tom sleep, it was too cute for words. "I can't break them apart, they're too cute and happy." I sighed, sitting next to their heads, stroking Toms hair, needing to touch him somehow. "I know, leave them for a while longer. Doug will sleep properly right now." Harry replied, sitting by the sleeping blondes feet, giving Dougie one of his famous loving looks. "thats good, to finally let him have a good sleep without nightmares." I agreed, falling silent to just watch my little Tommy, who finally looked calm and relaxed while touching someone. I could only hope this would carry on forever, I would love it if it did, but knowing our luck, it wouldn't last for very long at all.