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twenty-six

   A week later, Niall and Harry were packing their things and getting ready to leave. Niall was in his room with Liam, trying to pack his things for his flight out the next day. Everytime he turned around to grab something from a chair, half of his bag was emptied and Liam was sitting on the bed with a small smirk on his face.

   "Liam!" Niall whined everytime. Liam just gave him a cheeky grin.

   "Yes, babe?" Liam asked softly. "Do you need something?"

   "I need you to stop unpacking my bag," Niall said pointedly. "I want you to stay. Saying that you have to leave was a bad idea on my part. Stay, please?"

   "I can't," Niall said softly. He walked over and kissed Liam's cheek. "I have to leave. It's time for me to come home."

   "Did you talk to Harry?" Liam asked softly. "Are you going to stay with him? Please don't go back to your mother, Niall. I would be worrying about you constantly."

   "I didn't tell Harry what happened, but I asked if I could stay with him for a while," Niall said. He sat down on the bed next to Liam. "I'll be fine, LiLi. And don't worry, you'll be the first to know if something happens to me."

   "I don't want anything to happen to you, though," Liam murmured. He pulled Niall into a hug. "I just want you to be okay at all times."

   "I will be," Niall promised. He climbed out of Liam's hold and went back to packing his clothes.

   "Come 'ere let me change your ticket," Liam sang cheekily. Niall laughed at him.

   "I wish I could," Niall said sadly. "But I've got to go back home for a while. Maybe Harry's mum will let us come out for an American show, or maybe you can come see me while you're on a break?"

   "I'll most definitely come see you during a break," Liam smiled. "In fact, we're supposed to have one in three weeks. I'll come see you then. And I'll hold you to coming in America."

   Niall nodded and continued shoving his things into his bag.

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   Three hours and one meal later, Niall and Liam stood hand in hand in an airport in Germany. All Niall could really focus on was how warm Liam's hand was and how much he actually didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay by Liam's side forever.

   Harry seemed to be having the same troubles letting go of Louis. The older boy was being held tightly in his arms and his lips were attached to the top of Louis' head. "Don't wanna leave you," Niall could hear Harry murmuring over and over.

   Niall wrapped himself in Liam's arms. "I've changed my mind," he mumbled against Liam's chest. "I want to stay with you. Can I stay with you?"

   Liam laughed softly and shook his head. "It's too late now. You've got to go, love. I'm sorry." Niall blinked the tears out of his eyes as Liam kissed his head. "I'll come see you in three weeks, okay? I promise that I'll text and skype as often as I possibly can."

   The last call for Niall and Harry's flight came over the intercom, and Niall choked back the tears. "I love you, LiLi," Niall whispered as he moved himself out of Liam's arms.

   "I love you too, baby," Liam whispered as he released Niall. He watched as Niall followed Harry toward the door. Please look back, Liam was repeating in his head. At the very last moment, Niall looked back at Liam with sad eyes.

   Liam smiled softly and watched his boy leave.

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   Roughly an hour later, Niall and Harry were stepping off the plane in London. Both boys were still sniffling as Anne ran up to greet them in the middle of the airport. "What's wrong with you boys?" She asked as she pulled them into a hug. Harry and Niall just looked at each other and sniffed again.

   "Just missing them, Mum," Harry said softly. 

   "You two are quite attached to those boys, aren't you?" Maura asked skeptically. "I'm not sure how I feel about that."

   "You don't need to worry, Anne," Niall said softly. He pulled away from Anne. "Just a little bit of love."

   The three headed to the baggage claim to find Niall and Harry's bags. Both boys were looking sadly at the ground, and Anne sighed quite loudly.

   "Boys!" She yelled, trying to get their attention. "You do know why you had to come home right? It was because you have an education to continue. Believe me, if I knew that you two would act like this, I would have let you stay with the boys. But if you continue to act like this, you're never going to see them again."

   Both Niall and Harry perked up immediately. They wanted to be able to go visit their boyfriends again whenever it was possible.

   "That's better," Anne mumbled as she walked past the two of them. She ruffled their hair as she walked by. "Just continue to act like that and you'll be able to see them soon."

   They looked at each other and smiled. 

   "Oh!" Niall suddenly exclaimed. He pulled his phone out of his pocket."I forgot to text Liam! I told him that I would text him when we got off the plane safely."

   "Tell him to tell Lou that I'm fine too," Harry mumbled. "I'm too lazy to text him."

   Niall rolled his eyes and opened a new text for Liam. hey, babe! me and haz are off the plane in one piece! can you tell louis that we're fine? haz is too lazy to text him. love you bunches and good luck with your concert! .xx

   Liam texted back quickly. i'm glad you're back alright. i miss you already :( yeah, i'll tell lou. and what's the address for harry's place? i've got something i want to send you. love you too .xx

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okay so something happened to the last hundred and thirty words of this???

anyway, here's what basically happened