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thirty-three

Liam's arm was gripping Niall's waist maybe a little too tightly. Crowds of people were pushing and shoving, and there didn't seem to be enough body guards to keep the crowd back. Niall was trying not to hyperventilate, and he was mainly focusing on the weight of Liam's arm on his waist.

"Just a few more feet," Liam promised. Niall nodded and kissed Liam's chest softly.

Three months ago, Niall and Liam were successful in coming out. Millions of the boys fans supported them, and Louis and Zayn even supported them by posting cute pictures every once and a while. The fans absolutely loved them. They loved Harry and Louis too, though, when they came out just a short month after Niall and Liam did.

So now, the boys could go on dates frequently without worrying what the public would think. They were still judged publicly sometimes, and of course they got hate, but for the most part, both boys were able to ignore it. They had each other, and that was all that mattered.

When they finally got into the arena, Niall breathed out a sigh of relief. "That wasn't so bad, was it?" Liam joked. Niall gave him a look.

"It's getting easier," Niall admitted. "But that still doesn't make it good."

Liam laughed and dragged Niall over to the closest couch. "I love you," he whispered. "I'm assuming that you'll come back to my place after tour? If you still feel like going to uni, you could live at my place while you do it. Actually, you don't even have to go to uni. I just really want you to live with me." Liam had a big smile on his face.

"Of course I want to live with you, dummy," Niall giggled. "I love you too. And who knows about uni? I'm taking a gap year. I'd still rather go to uni, whether I end up using whatever skill I learn anyway."

Liam nodded and tucked his head in the crook of Niall's neck. "I hope you don't plan on leaving London. I might just force you to stay with me."

"I'll stay with you," Niall promised. "But I'd really rather not get accused of staying with you for your money. I want my own job, LiLi. So at least if this," he motioned between the two of them, "falls apart, I'd like to have something I could live off of. Not that I ever plan on letting this fall apart."

Liam chuckled softly. "I don't ever plan on letting you go." He looked up at the clock. "Except for now, momentarily, because it's time for sound check." He lifted Niall off of him just enough so he could get out from underneath him. Liam gave Niall a quick kiss on the forehead before he walked off toward the stage.

Niall laid on the couch for another moment before he pushed himself off of it. Since it was only sound check, Niall decided that he would head out into the stadium and wander around a bit. There were no fans inside, so he didn't have to bring a body guard out with him.

Niall wandered around for a bit before settling into the front row of the stadium to watch the three boys begin their sound check. He loved seeing Liam messing around with the boys. sometimes, it felt as if Niall was dragging Liam away from Louis and Zayn. He never hung out with them anymore. It was like the only time he saw them was on stage and at practices and interviews. It made him feel bad, but Liam promised him time and time again that they were still best friends.

But still, Niall loved seeing Liam interact with the boys on stage. He wished that he could stand out in the crowd every night to watch the boys. Maybe he would just have to do that tonight.

Oddly, he hoped that Liam wouldn't notice him sitting out in the chairs. He just wanted to watch the way Liam interacted with the boys and listen to their beautiful harmonies without all the screaming fans in the way.

And maybe Liam didn't notice him sitting out in the front row. Or maybe Liam just knew that Niall didn't want to be seen.

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Niall was standing in the same place he had been sitting hours before. Somehow, he had convinced Preston to come out with him so he could watch the show. Niall loved interacting with the fans, and this was just another way to do so. He had walked around in the crowd before the show started, taking people's gifts for the boys and writing their twitter names on his arm.

Right now, though, Liam was standing on stage chatting with one of the other boys on stage. He looked oddly gleeful and not at all tired like he usually was.

"Alright," Liam said suddenly. He turned to the crowd. "I've got something I need to do, and I figured what better time to do it then the last show of the tour. So, where's Niall? Niall, c'mere babe!"

Niall blushed and waved at Liam from the front row. "Down here, Li!" He called up. Liam spotted him and walked over to the edge of the stage.

"Boys, do you think you can help me get him up here?" Niall didn't know whether Liam was speaking to Louis and Zayn or the securtiy guards, but Preston was pulling him toward the barriers, and suddenly the three members of One Direction were pulling him on stage.

"Good luck, Niall." Louis winked.

"So, Niall," Liam said as he led the boy over to one of the crates on stage so he could sit down. "Everybody wave to Niall, yeah? Niall, I love you. I love you so much it hurts to be away from you. I want to tour the world with you. I want you to be by my side no matter what. What I'm trying to say is, Niall Horan, will you marry me?"

Niall had tears in his eyes. Liam's words were echoing around the stadium. The fans had gone quiet. Shakily, he took the microphone from Liam's hands. "Yes," he said softly into it. "Yes, Liam Payne. I will marry you."

Liam stayed on his knee on the ground for another second as Niall's words registered in his head. Then he jumped off the ground and brought Niall into his arms, kissing all over his face. Somewhere behind them, the fans were all cheering.

"Love you," Niall whispered.

"Love you too," Liam whispered back.

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well that was fun

sadly, this book is over !!!!

i'll be working on TFLFIL for a while, and then i'll be starting my hogwarts au !!!!

i still need a plot for a hogwarts au. like, i think i know what i want to do, but :///

i'm still kinda sad

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17.04.15