One Direction Preferences

Your sick ~ Niall

You weren’t feeling well, even before the boys did their sound check, but you didn’t want to distract Niall by making him worried, so you kept up your usual excitable façade, throughout the afternoon. Or at least you tried to anyway, “you alright love?” Niall asked you from his spot near the door just before he was to head off for final checks before the show. “Of course, never better” you assured with a bright smile. Niall frowned slightly but nodded anyway, he quickly walked over to you and gave a quick kiss to the top of your head, “I’ll see you after the show then, or you can come watch side stage?” You smiled again, “Of course, I’ll be there soon.”

You sighed a breath of relief when the door shut behind Niall. Immediately you stretched out on the couch a hand on your head to block the light from your sore eyes and the other rested on your stomach, hoping to keep the contents from reappearing. Your plan was to just rest for a moment to try and ease the sick feeling you had, but before long you had fallen into a deep sleep, a frown etched on your face even in sleep.

Niall noticed your absence of course, but wasn’t able to do much until after the show. As soon as the last song ended, he was quick to rush from the stage, quickly passing his mic and in-ears to the tech manager before he made his way towards the dressing room he had left you in. Niall opened the door to find you fast asleep on the couch at the side of the room, a light sheen of sweat covering your flushed skin and a frown still configuring your features. Niall softly crouched down beside you, “Y/N babe” he said gently. It took a moment before you stirred slightly, though you did not wake, only groaned quietly before attempting to curl further into the cushions. Niall sighed, he knew you weren’t well earlier, but you had refused to tell him. It was then that  Niall heard the rest of the boys on their way. He quickly got up to stop them before they arrived

“Shhhh”Niall said as soon as the boys caught sight of him. They were quick to come to a holt, “what’s up mate?” Louis asked. “Y/N’s not feeling well, she’s fallen asleep and I don’t want to wake her, so if you could all just stay quiet until I take her back to the bus?”Niall asked with a response of nods from each of the other boys. Niall made quick work of getting ready, he then came back over to you where you were still fast asleep, “Y/N” he started gently, once again. When you still didn’t make any sign of waking, Niall instead carefully shifted you into his arms and lifted you gently into his chest. You instinctively curled into the warmth of his chest as he started towards the door. Liam seeing Niall carrying you, was quick to open the door helping to make sure Niall got through alright. “I’ll see you at the bus later” Niall told Liam, “sure I’ll make sure everyone’s quite,” Liam promised.

Once back inside the tour bus, Niall gently laid you in your bunk, before slipping in beside you and allowing you to curl back into his side. He wrapped an arm around you securely, gently brushing a hand through your hair. “Feel better soon love,” he said softly with a kiss to your temple before settling in for a night of keeping watch to make sure you didn’t need anything.