Imagines

Put a Little Love on Me-Niall Horan

A/N: This is entirely from my perspective so it's based off my experiences (except for the concert part lol) and feelings :) please listen to song as you read that's how I designed this to be read

I watched the world fly by as I sat in the passenger seat of my best friend's car. I excitedly played with my necklace and fixed my outfit. The familiar sound of Niall Horan's song Arms of a Stranger filled the car. I drummed my fingers against my lap and checked my phone. The concert was starting in an hour. My first Niall Horan concert. My first concert since quarantine lifted. It was only fitting Niall was my first after quarantine since I fell in love with him after the release of his album Heartbreak Weather-which was released on the same day quarantine started. Heartbreak Weather got me through quarantine. It gave me joy during that time. I knew I needed to hear that album live. Especially Put a Little Love on Me. That song reminded me of an old friend I had. We used to be so close until things changed. Nothing bad happened, we just drifted and replaced each other. It's a normal part of growing, but it still stung. She had loved Niall during the One Direction years. A lot of the lyrics from Put a Little Love on Me reminded me of her and how much I missed her sometimes. The fact that it was Niall singing made it more real. Ever since then Put a Little Love on Me became a special song to me.

"How excited are you?" My best friend asked. I smiled. I made her listen to Heartbreak Weather and she agreed to go with me to a Niall Horan concert so now she is.

"Very!" I was shaking almost. We had really good seats; I had stayed up really late to get tickets as quickly as possible.

"We're almost there," she said cheerfully.

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I felt pre-concert nerves as we ran down the stairs to our seats. I realized we were very close the further downstairs we went until we found our seats. We were slightly above the stage and if I put my arm out it would hover over the stage. The butterflies in my stomach fluttered, realizing how close I would actually be to Niall. "I can't believe we're actually this close," I breathed.

"Props to you girl; you got the best seats!" My best friend plopped down in her seat. I couldn't settle down. I anxiously danced in my spot as the concert arena filled up with people. "Girl, the concert doesn't start for another 15 minutes, sit down and let's take pictures. You love pictures and will be so mad if we don't get any." That was true; she knew me too well.

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We were playing with filters, taking videos and pictures when the lights dimmed. We both stood up and I screamed a little. My best friend knew I was a crazy fangirl, but me at a concert was a whole different level. My scream was drowned out by everyone else's though. Niall appeared on stage then and the arena erupted in screams. He was so close to me. We were within feet of each other. "Oh my gosh we're so close!" I yelled over the beat of Heartbreak Weather starting.

Niall approached the microphone set up-his guitar was strapped around his body. With the music playing loudly around us, he said: "Good evening world!"

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Before I knew it, the music to Put a Little Love on Me started. I instantly felt warm on the inside and emotional already. I had been having so much fun screaming the lyrics to Heartbreak Weather, Small Talk, and Slow Hands and now it was time to hear this song. The song I held very close to my heart.

"Is it wrong that I still wonder where you are?" Sometimes I wondered if it was wrong to still miss my friend this much.

"Is it wrong that I still don't know my heart?" I struggled to know whether I was sad or mad about the situation sometimes.

"Are your tears falling down when the lights are low?" I knew when she wasn't okay; we had been friends for years, but now we were at a point where we didn't talk about our feelings and secrets with each other anymore. I wanted to reach out to her and help but I couldn't.

"Do you hate the weekend cause nobody's calling?" Did she miss me too? Or did she not miss me at all?

"I still got so much love hidden beneath this skin." Even though our friendship wasn't the same, I still cherish it and value her as a friend.

I found myself belting the lyrics out loud as the chorus started. "Will someone put a little love on me? Put a little love on me."

A tear rolled down my cheek as the bridge started. Niall stood close to our side of the stage. "Last night, I lay awake, stuck on the things we say." Niall walked a few steps closer. "And when I close my eyes, the first thing I hear you say is"

I stretched my arm out over the stage like some of the girls nearby me were. Niall walked close to us, but no one screamed or yelled. We were all deep into the song.

"Put a little love on me." I smiled a little, in anticipation for my favorite part of the song. The part that gives me hope.

"Yeah, put a little love on me." Niall smiled, it almost seemed like he was looking at me as he said: "sing this next part as loud as you can with me."

The beat picked up. As he started to sing the next line, Niall reached up and took hold of my hand that I had stretched out over the stage. I heard my best friend gasp beside me, and I smiled. His eyes and smile reassured me that it was okay and no need to be nervous.

"When the lights come up, we're the only ones dancing." We finished it together.

"I look around and you're standing there, asking, you say," A happy tear fell down my face. Niall's smile gave me more hope. The reason I loved this song so much was that it wasn't just a sad song about losing someone, it had a message of hope at the end. Hope that someone you love will come back to you. I always had hope I would have my friend again, close like we were before. That made it okay.

Niall and I looked at each other, finishing the next line. "You're the only one I need so put your love on me."

Niall's hand slipped away as the music tempo slowed. He smiled at me and returned to the middle of the stage.

"You're the only one I need. Put your love on me." 

A/N: So that's the reason I love pallom and this is literally my dream lol i've thought about it too much. I'm really proud of this one so please vote and comment :)