Liam's pov

Zayn has just left the band about three months ago and management are on my tail to make sure that no one else leaves. They have been phoning me at stupid times in the morning and keeping me later in the venue. A few times the bud almost left without me. Luckily the boys realised that I was missing. I am so tired. I lay down in my bunk and close my eyes hoping to get a few hours of sleep.

Just as I am about to fall asleep my phone starts to ring. I sigh but open my eyes. I grab my phone and answer it " 'Low" the voice at the other end of the phone says "Liam you guys have an interview in half an hour" I close my eyes to try and fight off tears. I say "You can't keep on doing this to us. We are all tired" they respond "You need to do the interview" I nod and a tear slips down my face. I say "Alright let me tell the boys" the call ends but I keep my eyes closed.

I hear someone enter the back area of the bus. I hear Niall saying "Li are you ok?" I shake my head and open my eyes. Niall hugs me and says "What's wrong why are you crying?" I feel my shoulders start to shake as I sob silently into Niall shoulder. I say "We have another interview in half an hour. I'm sorry" Niall responds "Li it's not your fault. I'm sure you tried to get us out." I nod against his shoulder. After about a minute Niall says "We are staying back here until we are there so you can calm down. I've texted Harry and Louis so they know and they do not blame you. They blame management" I nod and start to fall asleep with my face buried in Niall's shoulder.

What feels like 2 seconds later I am being shaken awake by Niall "Li we are there now." I nod and open my eyes. I rub my eyes and Niall says "Are you ok?" I nod and stand up but I get a wave of dizziness. Niall puts a steadying hand on my back and says "Are you sure?" I nod and we go into the studio.

Niall's pov

I go up to Harry and Louis and whisper to them "Is it just me or is Liam more quiet?" They nod and Louis whispers back "Do you think it has got something to do with the interviews?" I look over at Liam who is struggling to stay awake I shake my head and whisper back "He had like a twenty minute nap earlier. I don't think he has slept well" Harry whispers "Let's keep an eye on him" we nod and I sit next to Liam. I gently tap him on the shoulder "Li bud wake up" he jolts awake and he starts rubbing his eyes "Come on we are about to go on" Liam nods and stands up and almost falls over again. I put a hand on his back and we walk to the stage.

About halfway through the interview still Niall's pov

Liam is still struggling to stay awake and only answering questions directed to him. "Liam you are being very quite. How's tour going since Zayn left?" Liam responds "It's ok. We miss Zayn but we know why he left and understand." I look at him and he looks like he is about to fall asleep any minute. I smile at Liam and he tries to return it.

At the end of the interview Liam goes straight into the dressing room and he lays down on the sofa and closes his eyes. He has just drifted off when management comes in. "You have a meet and greet in five minutes" I responds "Seriously. I do love our fans but this is getting ridiculous now. Liam is taking a nap he never naps unless he is sick. You still have to do the meet and greet" The management says "He better not be sick" I glare at them and say "Fine I'll wake Liam up but you can explain why he can't rest" they nod and I gently shake Liam. His face scrunches up and he groans "I know bud but you need to wake up for a few minutes" his eyes open and I help him to sit up. He looks terrible. Really tired management says "You have a meet and greet in five minutes" Liam looks like he might cry. I pull him into a hug and soon I feel his tears soak through my top. I gently rub his back. I am quite worried about him. He never cries in front of people. "Are you ok Liam?" He shakes his head and says quietly so only I can hear him "I'm so tired. I wanna go to sleep" I glare at where management left us. Once Liam is calm we go to the meet and greet.

About half way through the meet and greet Liam's pov

I feel really tired and dizzy we still have about half an hour left of the meet and greet I don't think I will last that long. I feel like I might pass out or something. About five minutes later I feel myself swaying side to side. I whisper "Niall" he looks over at me just in time for me to start to loose consciousness

Niall's pov just before Liam passed out

We are about half way through the meet and greet. I am keeping an eye on Liam to make sure that he is ok. About five minutes later I hear Liam whisper "Niall" I look over at him just in time to see his eyes roll back in his head and he starts to fall. I rush over to him and catch him before he can smack his head on the floor luckily. I gently lower Liam's head to the ground. I check for a pulse and I feel a strong one. I check for breaths and his breathing is very shallow. I quickly put him into the recovery position. I hear some of the fans say "Is Liam ok?" I nod and I say the others. "Louis distract them. Harry call for an ambulance. I'll stay here to try and wake him up" they nod and Harry runs backstage. Louis goes over to the fans and I try to wake Liam up. "Li wake up bud." I gently tap his cheek but I get no reaction.

About five minutes later still Niall's pov

Paul has just cleared out the fans and the paramedics comes through and checks Liam over. "He is exhausted. We still want to take him for some tests. One person can come with him." Harry says "Ni you go. You probably know more of what happened than Lou and I" I nod and follow the paramedics out to the ambulance.

Once we are in the ambulance one of the paramedics say "What happened?" I respond "We were at a meet and greet and I don't think he has slept well, he passed out during the meet and greet" the paramedics nod. Once we get to the hospital they tell me to wait in the waiting room. Soon I hear Louis voice saying "How is he?" I shrug and say "He got taken in about five minutes ago" they nod just as Liam's name is called. We go over to them and they take us to Liam's room and they say "He is absolute fine just exhausted. He probably won't wake up for at least 12 hours so his body can catch up on the sleep he desperately needs but you can take him now and you all need a few days off to rest if possible at least a week or two. Especially Liam. But we don't need you passing out as well" we nod and I carefully lift him up.

We go out to the bus and I go into the bunk room and lay him down. I cover him up with the duvet and gently move some of his hair out of his face. I smile at him and Louis comes in "Are you coming?" I nod and leave the bunk area but leaving Liam's curtains open so we can quickly keep an eye on him.

Our management comes on the bus and says "Where is Liam? We want to talk to him" I respond before anyone else. "He is asleep. He passed out because he was exhausted." Management responds "Where is he?" We glare at them and Harry says "Why? So you can make him more exhausted than he already is. The doctors said we all need at least a week or twos rest" management glare at Harry and says "Bet they didn't. We'll phone them and if they said that then we will have no choice but to let you have a couple of weeks off. But if they didn't then you will still do everything we have planned." They leave the bus.

I say "I'm going to make sure that they didn't wake Liam" harry and Louis nods and I go into the back to check on Liam. I see that Liam is still asleep. I gently put a hand on his chest and feel it going up and down every time he breathed. I smile and go back out to the main area of the bus. "Management came back in whilst you were checking on Liam. They said that we can all have two weeks off" I nod and say "They are not going to call any of us asking about work?" Harry says "No they are not. We made sure" I nod and say "Liam is still asleep by the way" They nod.

About 12 hours later still Niall's pov

It is now about 2 am. I haven't been able to go to sleep because I know that Liam will wake up and I want to be there when he does. He is my best friend I am going to be there for him. I hear Liam starting to groan. I go over to his bed and I gently take his hand "Li open your eyes for me" he slowly opens his eyes. He still looks really tired "Hey bud how are you feeling?" Liam responds tiredly "I'm tired" he rubs his eyes and says "Can I have a hug?" I respond "Of course bud" I gently pull him into a hug. "What happened? All I remember is the interview. What happened after?" I respond "We had a meet and greet but about half way through you passed out because you were so exhausted. Your body desperately needed rest Li. Why didn't you say you haven't been sleeping? How long haven't you been sleeping for?" I see tears welling up in Liam's eyes and I instantly say "I promise Li. I'm not mad at you. I just want to make sure that you are ok." He nods and says "I haven't slept well since Zayn left. Management are always calling me at stupid times whilst I am asleep. I can never sleep more than an hour at a time I keep on waking up" he yawns and says "I'm so tired. I wanna sleep" he starts crying. I gently rub his back and say "Shhh you're ok bud. You can go to sleep" I gently rock him and he says quietly "Can you stay?" I nod and say "Of course buddy. I promise that when you wake up I will still be here" he nods and cuddles into me and he closes his eyes. Soon I can hear his soft snoring. I smile and soon I am lulled to sleep to his soft snoring.

The next morning still Niall's pov

I get woken up by no alarm this morning. I look and see Liam cuddled into me. I smile. I grab Liam's phone and turn it on and see that it is 11am. No one ever sleeps this late. I try to get up but Liam grips my top. I give up and gently pick him up and carry him to the main area of the bus. I see Harry and Louis sat on the sofa. I sit down and lay Liam down with his head on my lap and his feet across Harry and Louis' laps. Harry says to me "Why were you asleep in Liams bunk?" I respond. "I waited until Liam woke up and he wanted a cuddle so I gave him one" Louis says "What time did he wake up?" I respond "About 2am"

A few hours later still Niall's pov

Liam begins to wake up and he groans. "Morning Liam. How are you feeling?" He responds "I'm tired. I wanna sleep but I can't." I respond "Why can't you sleep bud?" He responds "I've slept too much we need to do things" he sits up and buries his face in my shoulder and soon I feel his tears soak through my top I respond "We have two weeks off so don't worry bud. We have no interviews." I feel Liam nod against my shoulder and I say "Shall we watch a movie?" The others nod and we put on the Harry Potter franchise. About half way through prisoner of Azkaban Liam fell asleep again.

No one's pov

By the end of 2 weeks Liam is feeling loads better and ready to go back to work. Niall says to Liam "Don't you ever scare us like that again Liam. We don't like it when daddy Direction is not being daddy Direction." Liam nods