Niall Horan Imagines

Ice Cream and Cool Kisses

Niall held your hand tightly, intertwining his fingers with yours, as you two walked down the beach. Summer is just splendid with Niall. He was offered a room of course at your grandparents' house but he declined, saying it's a bit awkward and stayed instead at a low-key hotel a couple of blocks from your grandparents' house.

Every day since he spontaneously flew to where you are, he's been with you and not even caring if the tabloids and newspapers or any other social media account exploded with pictures of you and him together being all cheesy and romantic with each other. Everyday there's a new picture of you and Niall. The first one was of you and him during the time he confessed to you. Although it was a dark picture, you can definitely guess it was him and you. Besides, his blond hair is evident in the photo. The second was two days later, when you and Niall are hanging out at the pier. This one's a little clearer since lighting was better. There were shots of you laughing so hard or Niall smiling tenderly at you or you two eating hotdogs while watching the sunset, sitting down on the edge of the pier. Those pictures definitely caught some attention in the One Direction world and you've seen the trends in Twitter. 70% are quite harsh comments about you but there are some 30% who are aww-ing and cheesy and just plain supportive about you and Niall.

"(Your Name)?" Niall suddenly said to you.

You look up at his gorgeous blue eyes and blushed. You've been thinking about the Directioners again and wondering what photo would erupt on Twitter this time.

"Are you thinking about what the people would say again about you?" Niall inquired.

You stopped walking down the beach. Are you that transparent?

Niall took both your hands and looked into your eyes.

"(Your Name), I wish you'd stop worrying about my fans and what they'd think. I really, really like you and I'm sure I'm even falling in love with you. My fans are bound to like you in due time. I know they will accept you soon," Niall said sincerely, never tearing his eyes away from your own.

You smiled up at him and hugged him tight. You really hope he's right because images of Sophie's taunting are seeping into your subconscious. You can almost see her smirking at her phone or computer screen, reading awful comments about you and Niall.

"It's all gonna be alright," he whispered into you ear.

He pulled away from your hug and held your hand again. You continued walking down the beach, just enjoying your moment with your not-yet-confirmed-personally boyfriend when...

*CLICK!*
*CLICK!*
*CLICK!*

"Niall! Who's that girl?!"

"Niall! Are you in a relationship right now?!"

"Niall! What about this and that and this and that..?!"

"Niall! Can you give us some action here?! Kiss her for the cameras!"

There are about fifteen or twenty papparazzi swarming you and Niall. You instinctively hid yourself behind Niall, closing your eyes and wishing that those paps would fade away. Niall cursed under his breath as he wraps his hand around you protectively.

"Aww! She's shy!" One papparazzi commented. "What's her name?!"

Niall quickly half-dragged you out of the papparazzi circle and ran for the nearest and most secluded place in the area--which is an ice cream shop of sorts.

"I think we'd be safe here," Niall said, putting on his shades.

He never let go of you as you two walked towards the counter. The elderly lady behind it smiled at you two affectionately.

"Welcome to Seaside Treats and Ice Cream Parlor! What can I get you?"

The elderly woman gestured towards the huge menu behind her and the variety of sweets and treats beside the counter. You pulled yourself away from Niall for a bit and looked at the selection of sweets hungrily, wondering which sweet would be better.

"So what would you like?" Niall asked, smiling goofily at you.

You turned to Niall and back at the selection of sweets when a huge poster caught your eye. It's a red and pink poster, half covered with hearts with a giant glass of vanilla and red velvet ice cream with hot fudge, chopped walnuts, and candy hearts of "I Love You"s.

Niall turned to where you're looking at and smiled widely.

"What about that one?" he told the elderly lady behind the counter.

The woman turned to look at the poster and grinned widely.

"That's our best seller since Valentine's! Great choice for you and your girlfriend, Sir," the woman said, ringing up Niall's order. "It was said that the couple who eats it together falls in love."

You blushed and smiled, peeking up at Niall's reaction. He have red ears, a sign of embarrassment, and he quickly paid for the ice cream.

You two chose a booth at the farthest corner, hoping no one in the media world would find you there. Niall quickly held your hand and looked at you through his shades.

"I'm sorry about earlier," he said. "The paparazzi can be tough every once in a while."

You nodded a bit and smiled at him reassuringly.

"Don't listen to the media, don't listen to anyone. I'm just afraid they'd get to you and you'd clam shut and get hurt," he continued.

It took you a moment to realize that he's tearing up. His voice is shaking, his hand is held onto yours like he's hanging on for dear life, and a small trail of tears flowed down under his shades.

"Shh. Niall, I understand," you said, covering his hand with your own free hand. "It's just new to me, that's all."

"Valentine Supreme?" a waitress said, interrupting your moment and placing a giant ice cream glass between you and Niall. "Is your order complete?"

"Yes, thank you," Niall said, not even looking at the flirtatious waitress who's batting her eyelashes at Niall the whole time.

You took a long spoon and dipped it in the dessert. You two ate the dessert quietly for a while, still holding hands. The dessert was fabulously delicious, making you feel a little at ease.

"This is delicious," you commented.

"I agree," Niall said, sucking his spoon clean off any ice cream.

You grinned at Niall as you took a bite of a candy heart. His goofy smile, his effortlessly tousled blond hair, and his deep blue eyes behind his shades are just captivating. It felt like your heart is beating way harder and butterflies are swarming your stomach. His gaze doesn't leave yours as he eats his own candy heart.

"Have I ever told you that you're so beautiful?" Niall said.

"No but thank you," you said, blushing. "Have I ever told you that I love you?"

You stopped short. What did you just say? It's one thing always saying it to him when you're practically anonymous but it's another blurting it out of the blue. He looked at you and said, "Did you just say you love me?"

"Y-yes?" You said. "I mean, I am a fan and all and--"

You couldn't continue anymore. Niall leaned towards you and kissed you right then and there. His lips are so soft and cold from the ice cream and his kiss is just so full of compassion. It's a good thing you're sitting down or you would have probably fallen down since your legs feels like jelly. After about a few seconds, he pulled away and looked at you curiously.

You smirked at him and pulled him close for a kiss. When you both pulled apart, he smirked at you and said, "I love you (Your Name). I know that now."

"I love you Niall," you said in return. "Always."

A tinkle of laughter interrupted you two and you looked up at the elderly woman behind the counter.

"I told you," she sang, winking at you two.