Mute & Wild ≫ Niam au [on hold]

- chapter 2 -

Liam's POV

We walked in to the Sweet and Treats bakery and stood in line looking at the menu. Luckily I had extra cash because only I really knew how much Niall ate. Ever since we were younger he's always been a vacuum just consuming food, but as we got older he seemed to watch how he ate in public. Before we were up to order Niall signed to me that he wanted two chocolate muffins and a water.

I ordered our snack and the young blonde headed girl, about our age, winked at me as I gave her the money. She handed us our food and Niall didn't seem so amused seeing as I tend to catch the attention of almost every girl. Niall chose a booth near the back of the bakery where he couldn't be seen and inhaled his muffins. I chuckled to myself lightly but he gave me a death glare. Then I decided it was time we talked. I knew Niall wasn't easy at opening up. He was difficult to understand.

"Niall, were you okay today?" I could feel his glare on me while I was peeling the wrapper off my muffin. I looked up and he signed a yes but that wasn't going to cut it, I knew he wasn't. When he realized I wasn't going to give up he continued signing.

No I'm not okay, I have a lot going on at home and things at school too. Everything is just slowly crumbling down. The people I love barely know I exist and my parents are close to disowning me. There is so much more to my life than school and being mute! I want everyone to understand but no one cares. Okay now can we drop this subject? Thank you.

I looked at Niall with furrowed brows and apologetic eyes. I didn't know all this would come out at once! Hell I didn't even know how hurt Niall could be, he barely shows expression besides happy. His face began to turn red and a tear slipped down his face. I decided it was time to go so we headed to my place.

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When we got in the house, Niall went straight to the couch and I went to the kitchen to get him a glass of water. He cried the whole drive here and I didn't exactly know how to comfort him. I walked to the family room and sat next to Niall handing him the glass. He quickly took a swig from water and put the cup on the coffee table placing his head back to his hands to cry. I removed his face from his hands and wiped the tears away with my thumb. We starred at each other silently for a moment and I kissed his forehead.

"Love everything is going to be okay, sometimes you need to explain how you are feeling and others will be around to help. Niall if you need anything just text me! I'll be more than happy to help." Niall gave a slight nodded but frowned right after.

Liam it's nice of you to offer help but I don't think you could understand anything I'm going through. My life isn't a fantasy like yours.

It hurts me when other people compare their lives to mine. Especially when I know they're struggling and aren't happy. I grabbed Niall's hand and gave it a small squeeze to at least have him gain some reassurance. He began to cry again so I pulled him into my chest and let my shirt and the crook of my neck absorb all of his tears.

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After about 1/2 an hour of Niall's crying he piped down and slowly gained the hiccups. He smiled every time he hiccuped because it was really the only noise he ever made. I checked the time to see it was about 5:30 p.m. so it was time for dinner. I ordered a large bacon and pepperoni pizza knowing that Niall would eat a ton because we are alone. While waiting for the pizza to arrive we watched football on the Telly but I was more distracted by the blonde headed blue eyed boy sitting on my couch. I slowly captured every detail about him. His chiseled jaw line, his plump pink lips, his eyelashes, and the way his face moved when he smiled. I began to smile myself before the door bell rang kicking me out of my thoughts. I walked over to the door and opened it seeing a man with a pizza box. I smiled handing the older man the $12.43 cents that he needed also making sure not to forget the $2 tip.

I made my way back to the family room and Niall flinched up smiling at the thought of the greasy fattening food in his embrace. I quickly set the pizza box on the coffee table and handed him a piece along with a napkin. He smiled widely and began to eat and watch the black and white ball roll around on the screen. I sat back down and ate a few slices of pizza myself. Honestly three was enough for me and Niall seemed to be okay okay with six. I put the three slices in the fridge so they could be eaten another day. As the hours ticked by it was 10:00 p.m. and Niall had yet to go home. We still had school tomorrow because today was only Tuesday and I wanted to at least get some sleep tonight. Now I had to figure out the plans.

"Uh, Niall it's 10 o'clock and we have school tomorrow." He just looked at me like I was stupid and signed back a yea with a questioning face so I let it out.. "Wanna stay the night with me, yea?" His face lit up and he signaled back sure.

I walked up to my room not really thinking of where Niall would stay and I feel bad making him stay on the couch seeing as I was the one who asked him to stay. So I made the manly move and told him could sleep in my bed, with me. His face turned pink and he nodded his head. Now we were both in my room and I was stripping to my boxers. Niall's face flushed pink again and he just looked at me and then down at himself. I walked over to him and tried to pull his shirt up but he refused.

Uh, Li? Do you have a pair of shorts I could wear? He signed.

I nodded and walked to my dresser throwing him a pair and he went into the bathroom to change. Once he came back into the room I had already shut the lights off and turned on the lamp on the nightstand next to my bed. He crawled into the bed beside me and we kept our distance but laid comfortably before he fell asleep. As I was about to go into a deep sleep I found myself whispering an 'I love you' as I snaked my arm around Niall's waist, pulling him close before I drifted off to sleep myself.

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A/N
Awee.. I love Niam fluff. Thank you for anyone who favs! This is my first book so my update can get slow seeing as I come up with a new plot for every chapter like 3 times a day so you guys will enjoy them! Adíos. - PureHeartHoran

Quick information:
• anything italicized in the story is Niall signing his responses.
• it is also 4 in the morning so apologies for any typos.