A/N sorry if any characters are slightly different in this chapter to what they're actually like, I've seen the film and I'm currently reading the first book (almost finished it!) so I don't have a massive grasp on all the characters so this is just how I like the idea of them reacting in this chapter and this situation.
While Emma had been originally the one to go outside Hugh knew where Millard would be, he always went to this quiet place out in the garden, it was slightly hidden by the bushes but for Millard it was his own quiet heaven. Emma went outside looking for Millard but once she couldn't find him and went back inside Hugh went to find Miss Peregrine who was looking in everyone's bedrooms for Millard, he told her that he though he knew where Millard might be, she let him go off to find him and rounded everyone up into the dining room to clear up, alerting them to the fact that Hugh had gone off to fine him.
Hugh headed straight for the bushes, it was freezing outside as they did live in a loop in September. Hugh didn't know how long Millard would have been outside but if he had been out for a while now he would be freezing. As Hugh crept round the bush, not wanting to scare Millard if he was there, he caught a glimpse of Millard's hat seemingly tossed a few feet from where Hugh could now see Millard lying on the grass, asleep. Hugh could feel the cold creeping through his clothes and seeing that Millard only had his usual Shirt and blazer on, his vest lying with his hat, Hugh already knew that he must be cold.
Hugh sat down next to Millard and shook his shoulders, he whispered is name not wanting anyone else to hear as he knew how much Millard valued his safe spot. Millard groaned and while Hugh couldn't see his he knew he must be waking up. He shook Millard a few more times before he finally sat up. The clothes that High could see where shaking ever so slightly which Hugh guessed was from the cold. "Millard, are you ok?" he asked helping him to his feet. "Yeah I'm fine" his voice was shaking and croaky as if he had been crying. "Hey, hey slow down there" Hugh said as Millard quickly jumped to his feet although he stumbled and Hugh had to jump up to catch him. "I'm fine" he said only just above a whisper, Hugh knew that was a lie though. It was too cold for anyone to just be 'fine'. Hugh put his arms around Millard and held him close as they slowly stumbled back to the house. As they stumbled through the door they were greeted by the worried ramblings of Miss Peregrine. As she began to tell Millard off about how he could have gotten ill, Hugh felt Millard slightly flinch under her worried glare and Miss Peregrine must have noticed as well, she held her arms out "Come here". Millard stumbled forward into her arms as she wrapped her arms around him. The others who had their heads poked round one of the doors ran off as Miss Peregrine shooed them off, Hugh trudging behind them.
"Where was he" asked Emma as everyone went to sit down, Hugh didn't really want to tell her so he just said that he was behind some bushes in the garden, easy to miss. Since they had begun their search for Millard, found him and bought him back a few hours had passed since breakfast which was at 11 and it was now 5. They hadn't had any lunch and as everyone sat chatting, reading or doing whatever they were doing they had begun to get hungry, they had all forgotten about lunch in there worry for Millard. It was 6 by the time that Miss Peregrine entered the room, everyone jumped up wanting to know how Millard was, she shushed them quickly before saying anything "Millard is ok, he's asleep upstairs and you can see him in the morning" everyone nodded knowing that there was no point arguing at he probably needed his rest. "As for dinner, Jacob and Horace, could you please help me with that and Emma keep an eye on everyone else" Emma nodded and Jacob and Horace followed Miss Peregrine to the kitchen to make dinner.