euphoric (n.s. AU)

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*Harry's POV*

After Niall had retrieved a small amount of his belongings, we trekked out to my car and I helped him in along with his stuff. I quickly briefed my friend about the situation, and he was more than willing to help out; thankfully, I'm blessed with incredible people in my life. I was nervous about what I was going to come up with justify my absence tonight - I knew Marissa was lose her shit. I looked over at Niall and he looked as disoriented as I did. His skin was paler than usual, his body was trembling, and his bottom lip quivered ever so slightly. He sucked it into his mouth and bit down on it harshly, making it white.

"Niall?" I asked. His head snapped over to me and he looked like he had just seen a ghost.

"Yeah?"

"Are you alright? You seem upset."

"I am."

I left it at that. I knew it was a stupid question; of course he's upset, why wouldn't he be? His whole life was just turned upside down in a matter of hours, and now he's headed to some unknown place with unknown people with his boss. I can't even imagine how helpless and uncomfortable he may be at this moment.

"What is your friend like?" He asks after a few minutes, desperate to break the deafening silence. I ponder for a moment before answering.

"He's great." I confirmed.

"Oh. What's his name?"

"Liam." I told him and he made an "o" shape with his mouth and slouched back in his seat. I observed him from my peripherals and blushed before turning my attention back to the road. He held his small backpack to his small frame rather tightly as if he was worried about something, and I desperately wanted to place my hand on his thigh to comfort him, but I decide against it.

"Niall? Are you alright, love?" I ask him and his cheeks flush pink before shaking his head.

"What if they don't like me because I'm... Different?" He asks. I smile and shake my head.

"Niall, Liam has a boyfriend. He's just like you." I explain and he noticeably relaxes.

"And, you're not different. You're... Unique." I add sheepishly. He sends me a sad smile and I send one back.

"Who's Liam's boyfriend?" He asks me, turning his attention back to to the windshield.

"You'll have to see when we get there. You'll love him." I reply and he nods, looking at the road with a big smile on his face. I bite my lip to fight the smile threatening to appear. I warn him that we're almost there and he visibly tenses, so I reassuringly rub his thigh, disregarding my previous disdain for the action.  He shivers under my touch, his cheeks blushing a furious red. Liam's house comes into view, and I maneuver my vehicle into the empty spot next to his car.

"It's nice." He mumbles before unbuckling his seat belt and opening the car door, shutting it after him; leaving me alone in the small space trying to figure out why my skin always ignites when it comes in contact with his. I shook away any irrelevant thoughts and tried to focus on the real reason why I am here - For Niall. I take a deep breath and step out of the car, slightly jogging to Niall who had already been waiting at the door for me. I apologized and knocked on the door, sending him a sweet smile. Niall looks at me and clutches his backpack to himself, his small frame trembling from the growing nerves. We hear a few shuffles from behind the door before it swings open.

"Hi you guys! You must be Niall." He says before outstretching his arm and capturing Niall's small hand in his. Niall blushes and shakes it lightly before taking his hand away from him and setting it on his side.

"Liam?" Niall asks. He shakes his head.

"Oh, no. I'm Louis. Liam is inside. Come in!" Louis says, stepping aside, providing room for us to enter the house. He smiled at him and walked in and I followed behind as Louis shut the door. Niall  looks tense, so I pull his body closer to mine, resting my arm around his waist. Being with Niall like this has been more enjoyable than anything I've done in years; he will never understand how grateful I am to him. Liam is sitting on the couch with his legs crossed, and when he sees us enter he smiles.

"Hi, I'm Liam." He says, standing up and walking behind Louis, wrapping his arms around him. I coo, wondering what it would be like to hold Niall shamelessly in my arms in front of others. I look down and watch him as he makes small talk with them, Liam and Louis reassuring Niall that it was not a problem for him to stay here. We walk over to the couch and I make sure to sit right next Niall, as the other boys sit across from us. Niall tells them about himself using hand gestures, and of course the question Niall was avoiding makes its' way into the conversation.

"So what happened to you and Sean?" Louis asks. Niall's smile fades and is replaced with his teeth sinking into his bottom lip. Louis notices his sudden discomfort and is about to say something but Niall waves it off and sighs.

"Well, it wasn't always like this, yunno? We used to be happy, I guess. One day, he kinda just, changed. It started out small, like him telling me who I could and couldn't see, and what to wear, and things like that. I didn't think anything of it because I just assumed that's how it should be, so I listened to him. Then he started giving me curfews and things, always telling me to check in every hour or so? And one time I didn't, and I came home late and that's when he, uh, yeah." He explains. We all send him sympathetic smiles and he tries to send one back, but fails and lets out a choked sob. I sigh and hold him in my arms to try to calm him down.

"Shh... It's gonna be okay." I whisper in his ear and rock him back and forth. He sobs in my shirt and mumbles that it's all his fault and I have to assure him that its not, tracing my fingers over his spine to provide him with comfort.

"We'll leave you two alone." Liam says, nudging Louis to stand up with him and he does. Louis runs over to Niall, hugging him lightly before running back to Liam and walking towards their bedroom.

"You didn't have to tell them, babe." I whisper and he nods, snuggling further into my chest. My heart is racing from Niall's touchiness; but I have to remind myself that I'm here to help Niall settle in. He would be like this with anyone who helped him escape that hellhole - I am not special.

"I know. But I did, so." He replies, his voice muffled from being pressed into me. I gently pet his hair, attempting to keep my composure and trying to conceal my shaking hands.

"Are you tired?" I whisper and he sniffles and nods, releasing his grip on me to look into my eyes.

"Lets get you to sleep then, love."

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ooh y'all don't even KnOW WHAT i have in store for this book

i hope y'all enjoyed and today is a sad day sighh

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