One Direction One Shots

Dead Fish

Niall's dad gave him a pet fish before he passed due to cancer. On the anniversary of his father's death, he finds the fish dead too. He starts crying and the boys get worried. Niall tells him his fish died and they call him a baby for crying over a pet fish.

NIALL POV:
Today is the anniversary of my father's death. I spent over an hour crying before I finally got out of bed, only to find the pet fish my dad had given me, right before he passed, was also dead.

I curl back into bed and cry some more.

LOUIS POV:
I tiredly step out of my room when I hear... crying? It's coming out of Niall's room. I get the other two because I know they'll do a better job of comforting him.

Thankfully, they're both awake.

"What's going on Louis?" they ask when I first come in.

"Uh, Niall's crying for some reason."

Liam shoots up.

"Where is he?"

"His room," I reply.

He nods and walks over there. What do I expect from daddy direction?

The rest of us follow.

Liam quietly knocks on Niall's bedroom door.

"What's going on bud? Why are you crying?"

Niall doesn't reply.

"Can I come in?"

"Yea," we barely hear Niall say.

"Babe, why are you crying?" Harry asks.

He seems to think for a second before telling us.

"M-my pet fish died."

"Niall, we know you wouldn't be crying over a fish, what's really wrong?"

"That's it! My fish died and now I'm sad..."

"Is that actually the reason?"

He nods.

"Really? Where is he?"

He points to his nightstand where a rectangular tank lays. There's a fish floating on the top.

"I-is that actually the reason you're crying?" I ask trying not to laugh.

He nods.

The rest of the boys start laughing so I do too.

"Niall, no one except a little kid cries over a pet fish!"

He cries more.

"But m-my dad gave him to me..."

"So, ask him for another one."

"What!? How do I ask my dad for another one if he's in-" he starts but I cut him off.

"In Ireland? Phone him or something!"

"HE'S NOT IN IRELAND!!!"

"Then where is he?"

He doesn't reply.

"Just what I thought."

The boys and I are all about to leave Niall's room, when we see a pamphlet on his bed.

"Who is Bobby Horan?" Liam asks.

"Was," Niall says.

"Huh?"

We open the pamphlet.

Then it hits us.

Niall's dad is dead.

"Hey, what's the date today?"

"June 4th," Niall says quietly.

"And your dad died on..."

"June 4th," he says again.

"Aww, Niall, we're sorry for laughing."

"But, why did you try to cover it up with the death of your pet fish?" Liam asks.

"I wasn't. My dad gave me the fish right before he passed and, and, and, my fish died on the same day he did..." he says sadly.

"Niall, we're sorry."

"How come we didn't know about your dad's death?"

"I sent you the death pamphlet thing in your mails but you thought it was junk."

He starts crying again.

"I-I w-wann-nna c-cuddle."

"With who?"

He points to Harry.

"Can you forgive us all for laughing?"

"Mmm, I forgive Harry."

"Hey, you can't just forgive one person!" Liam says jokingly.

"Hmm, I only forgive you if you bring me to Nando's and then the ice cream parlor."

"Haha, ok, deal."

They shake on it and Niall and Harry cuddle until dinner.

The ending sucked but it was ok, I guess.

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