They then all sit down at the table to finally eat their dinner. Harry picks Louis up and puts him in his booster seat. Zayn serves Louis and Niall their plates and then puts food on his own plate.

They eat in piece for a bit but Liam notices Niall is only picking his food rather than actually eating it.

''Niall, bubba, are you not hungry?'' He asks softly. Niall shakes his head and sighs. "No, thank you for the food though.'' He says, putting his fork down.

''You have to eat though.'' Harry says frowning. ''B-but I'm not hungry.''

''Niall you are going to eat. You didn't eat your lunch and you haven't accepted any snacks we offered you. Now, you have two choices. Either you eat your food right now on your own, or you can have me feed it to you like a baby.'' Zayn says firmly.

Tears gather in Niall's eyes but he does listen. He grabs his fork again and slowly starts eating. ''Good boy, angel. We don't do this because we want to embarrass you, we only want what's best for you bug.'' Zayn says gently.

They then turn back to talking, not wanting Niall to feel to much pressure when everyone's watching his every move.

After eating five more bites Niall pushes his plate away. ''No Niall, come on, you have to eat a little more than that.'' Liam says disapprovingly. ''B-but I'm not hungry anymore.'' Niall whimpers.

''We know kiddo, but this isn't healthy. Okay let's make a deal. You eat six more bites and then you're done, okay? If you don't do that we are gonna feed you the whole plate.'' Harry says sternly. Niall looks down with tears in his eyes.

It's not that he doesn't want to eat, because he does. He really does. But he just doesn't trust them enough to not put something in his food that would make him feel sick. And now they are forcing the food on him which doesn't help him with trusting them.

And he really does want to trust them because they seem really nice and Louis seems fine, it doesn't look like they have done bad things to him, so they won't do it to Niall either right?

That's what Niall keeps reminding himself off as he grabs his fork again and shoves his plate back to himself. He then starts playing with his food again. Zayn gives him a warning look. Niall sighs and puts some food in his mouth. He chews on it very long, to long for the boy's liking before swallowing.

''Okay Niall, this isn't working. Come sit next to me.'' Liam sighs. Niall looks up at him with wide eyes and he shakes his head. ''No.'' He mumbles. ''Yes. Now come here, or I will add more food to your plate for you to eat.'' Liam says sternly. ''No. I don't wan' to.'' Niall mumbles, more tears gathering in his eyes.

''Niall, this is the last time I'll warn you. Come sit next to me or I will come get you.'' Liam says sternly. Niall doesn't dare to look up as he slowly stands up and struts towards Liam. He stops when he stands in front of him.

''Good boy. Now do you want to sit on your own chair or do you want to sit on my lap?'' Liam asks more gently. Niall sits down next to him in response.

Harry hands Liam Niall's plate and Liam grabs a fresh fork. He puts some food on the fork and brings it to Niall's mouth.

Niall shakes his head and goes to grab the fork from Liam. ''No no, you had your chances to eat a few minutes ago, but since you decided to be disobedient I am going to feed you myself. Now, open up.''

Niall whines but opens his mouth slightly, not wanting Liam to be even more angry with him and maybe beat him. He shivers at the thought.

Louis, who has already finished eating, starts to become a bit impatient. ''Daddyyy. Me wan' out.'' He pouts.

Zayn and Harry look at each other then chuckle. ''Alright, let's give Liam and Niall some alone time, yeah? We can go set up a movie to watch for when they are done.'' Zayn says as he stands up and clears their plates.

Harry walks towards Louis who bounces in his seat with his hands in the air, waiting for Harry to pick him up. Harry easily lifts Louis out of the seat and places him down on the ground. He grabs his hand and the three walk to the living room.

Liam continues feeding Niall. ''No more.'' Niall mumbles after Liam has fed him a total of 7 bites.

''Alright fine, I will only feed you two more bites if you have a little chat with me after. Okay?'' Niall nods, just wanting to be done with eating. He quickly eats the last two bites and then sighs relieved.

He doesn't feel anything weird happening to his body, yet... So that's a good sign. Maybe they really didn't put anything in his food? Then he shakes his head. No that can't be. No one is that nice to him, only Lisa: The lady who worked in the first orphanage he was at.

Liam takes their dishes and puts them away. Then he sits back down next to Niall. He turns to him and grabs his hands softly. ''Hey buddy, why didn't you want to eat?'' He asks gently.

Niall turns his head away but lets Liam holds his hands. It kind of soothes him in a way. He shrugs. ''No you aren't getting away with this one. I need to know bubba. Eating is important, for your health.'' Liam says as he gently turns Niall's head with his thumb.

He softens when he sees the tears in his eyes. ''Oh baby...'' He sighs sadly and wraps his arms around him. Niall stiffens for a minute but then relaxes. Liam is safe, Liam won't hurt him. Liam is safe, Liam is safe. He keeps telling himself that.

''Yes bubba, I'm safe. You're safe with me.'' Liam whispers. Niall then realises he was speaking his thoughts aloud. ''Can you tell me why you won't eat now?''

Niall sighs. ''I-I don't kn-know really.'' He says softly, looking down at their intertwined fingers. ''I think you do. You can tell me. I promise I won't hurt you, and neither will the boys.'' Liam says back.

''I-I-uh...'' Niall nervously glances at Liam who smiles reassuringly at him. ''I promise you, you will be fine I won't hurt you. I know you have only been here for one day, and that is a short amount of time to gain trust for someone. But I promise you me and the boys will never hurt you or do anything to make you uncomfortable.'' Liam says.

Niall takes a deep breath but nods. ''I-I used to lo-love f-food. B-but then,. they had me s-switch o-orphanages and the food was a-always p-poisoned. S-so I guess I-I don't really t-trust you yet...'' He mumbles.

Liam gasps. He gently leans forward and hugs Niall. Niall immediately latches onto him. Liam sits back and pulls Niall with him so he's straddling his waist. He hugs him close and whispers sweet nothings in his ear.

Niall squeezes his eyes shut, he doesn't want to cry but Liam is making it so hard. He just feels so warm and he makes him feel actually safe for once, and he just wants to hold on to that feeling. Because he knows it won't last.

And that hurts him. So much, and he needs to get all his emotions out this time. So he does. He cries into Liam's shirt. He fists Liam's shirt in his little hands and holds him close, not daring to let him go. They sit like that for another five to ten minutes.

''Hey are you guys co- what's wrong?'' Zayn asks as he walks into the kitchen with a concerned look on his face.

''We just had a little chat. But we are fine now, aren't we bubs?'' Liam asks as he gently combs his fingers through Niall's thick hair. Niall sniffles and nods. He lifts his head off Liam's chest to look at Zayn.

Zayn smiles at him. Liam helps Niall get off his lap and grabs his hand. Zayn grabs his other hand and together they walk to the living room where Harry is sitting with a sleeping Louis in his arms.

''He has already had a bottle. He just was so tired we didn't want to keep him up.'' He explains. ''It's fine. I'll go put him to bed and then we can bath you Niall and after that I will take care of your wounds. I think it's to late for a movie now and I am not letting you walk around any longer while you are hurting.'' Liam says.

Liam grabs Louis from Harry and they all walk upstairs. Liam puts Louis to bed while the others start the bath. Liam kisses Louis' temple and then leaves his room to head to the bathroom.

Harry is busy making sure the temperature is right and everything is in place. Like the shampoo, conditioner, medicine, towels, etcetera.

Zayn has Niall sat up on the counter. His pants and boxers are already off but he is having a little trouble letting Zayn pull of his shirt. ''It's okay buddy. Nobody is going to hurt or judge you ever again, little one. You're safe and okay now.'' Zayn tells him gently.

Niall looks around the room with scared eyes. ''We all promise you we won't hurt you Niall.'' Harry says.

Niall closes his eyes and takes deep breaths. He reminds himself that he is safe now. He knows they won't hurt him, they promised him. And people never break their promises.

At least that's what he thought. He doesn't really know what the cruel people in this world are capable of.

After a minute, he opens his eyes again and hesitantly lifts his hands above his head. Zayn is quick to gently pull of his shirt, leaving him completely naked. Harry lifts him off the counter and places him down in the bath on his feet.

Niall shivers surprised. This water is warm! He hasn't felt warm water for a shower for a few years now, and forgets how amazing it feels. He lets his feet get used to the warmness and then slowly lowers his bum to sit down.

His hands feel around the water and he smiles. He could get used to this. ''Do you want some toys to play with?'' Liam asks as he gets the basket of bath toys out of the cabinet.

Niall shyly shrugs. He actually would love that, but he is afraid the boys would think of him as a baby.

Liam decides to go ahead and pours some toys in the bath. Niall watches as the rubber duck and boat float in the water. He moves his hands, making the toys bobble on the slight waves he creates.

He slightly giggles at that and continues doing that. After a while he grabs the boat in his one hand and makes it sail around. He also grabs the duck and makes up a game. He pretends the duck is drowning and the boat is a rescue boat that can talk and saves the duck, then they become best friends.

Liam, Zayn and Harry look at each other and smile. ''Okay kiddo, I'm gonna get you all cleaned up now, yeah?'' Zayn says while he grabs some soap and pours it onto a wash cloth. He then starts gently cleaning Niall.

Niall doesn't fight him and just lets him do whatever while he continues playing. Zayn soon finishes and pours some shampoo on Niall's head. ''Liam can you go get him some clean clothes?'' He asks as he massages the shampoo into Niall's hair.

''Okay bubs, can you stand up for me? I gotta rinse the shampoo out and then you are ready to come out.'' Zayn says. Niall nods sadly, he actually wanted to play a little longer because he was having so much fun! But he doesn't want the boys to get mad so he just nods.

Zayn helps Niall stand up in the slippery bath and turns on the shower head. He makes Niall tilts his head back slightly and rinses the shampoo out carefully. When he is done Harry is standing there ready with a towel as he lifts Niall out of the bath and places him on the floor, wrapping the warm fluffy towel around his shivering body.

Harry carefully dries him, making sure not to miss a spot. ''Here, you can pull on some boxers and pyjama pants, but no shirt yet, I want to treat your chest wounds.'' Liam says.

He hands Harry some Iron Man themed boxers and blue pyjama pants with white stars all over it. Harry helps Niall step into them and then he lifts him on the counter again.

''Do you want me to tell you what I am going to do before I do it? Or do you want me to just get it over with?'' Liam asks. Niall thinks for a moment. He is quiet tired and frankly, even if Liam would explain it to him, he probably wouldn't even understand it. ''Y-you don't tell me.''

Liam nods slightly and gets to work. He carefully examines Niall's chest for a few minutes, then coming to a conclusion. ''Zayn can you get me some wet rags please? And Harry could you get him something to drink?''

They nod and leave to do what they were asked. Zayn soon comes back and hands Liam the rags. Liam gently cleans the cuts on Niall's chest that were bleeding and puts some band-aids on them.

He then grabs some cream and squirts some onto his hands, he rubs them for a few seconds to warm the liquid a tiny bit. ''Okay this is going to be a bit cold bubba.'' He warns and then rubs the cream onto Niall's bruises.

Niall flinches slightly but lets Liam continue anyway. He just sits there and quietly watches him do whatever he needs to do. He is slightly hesitant though, no one has ever cared for him so this feels weird.

He still has a slight part inside of him telling him he shouldn't trust them, but he feels like he is safe with them and he wants to hold onto that feeling for as long as possible.

''Last but not least I'm gonna wrap a bandage around your chest. What colour would you like?'' He asks as he holds out the different colour bandages they have. Which were yellow, blue, pink and green. The reason they have so many colours is because Liam is a doctor and he got to take some stuff home once in a while, so they have a nice collection of a lot of medical stuff for whenever they may need them.

''Uhm,... Green please.'' Niall says nicely. ''That's a great idea buddy!'' Niall sighs, just wanting to get this over with.

Liam quickly, but carefully wraps the bandage around Niall's chest and puts a Spiderman band-aid over it so it will stay there. ''All done bubs! You did such a great job, I am so so proud of you!!'' Liam says as he leans forward and wraps Niall in a hug. Soon Zayn and Harry join them.

After they break apart, Harry puts the pyjama shirt on Niall and hands him the plastic cup with lemonade. Niall quickly gulps it down, he was very thirsty, he is also tired. ''Do you want more to drink? You seem thirsty.'' Zayn asks.

Niall nods shyly. Zayn fills the cup with water from the sink in the bathroom and hands it to Niall again. Niall drinks it all, and finishes another glass before he doesn't want any anymore.

''How about we read you a story while you lay in your room?'' Harry suggests. When Niall nods he picks him up and carries him to the guest room, which is now his.

He gently puts Niall down on the bed and sits down next to him. Liam sits down on the other side of Niall and pulls him close. Zayn joins them not much later with a book, called 'Guess how much I love you'.

Niall snuggles into Liam and Harry while Zayn reads him the story. He is fighting the sleep when Zayn finishes.

''Go to sleep little one.'' Harry smiles as he gently rubs circles on Niall's back. Niall shakes his head. ''Want Blue.'' He whispers shyly, so quiet the boys almost didn't catch what he said.

''Blue? What's that baby?'' Harry asks confusedly. ''Stuffed animal.'' Niall blushes. The boys mentally slap themselves. Of course Niall would have a cuddle friend who he can't sleep without.

They should've been able to notice themselves! Zayn stands up and goes to get Niall's stuffie from his bag. He makes a mental note to make sure to wash it tomorrow and then goes back to the room.

Niall immediately cuddles his belonged friend close and finally lets himself finally close his eyes and drift into a peaceful sleep...