Mine ♡ Ziall/Niam/Narry/Nouis/Zianourry AU [COMPLETE]

ELEVEN -- TOGETHER

"I have four boyfriends," Niall mumbles to himself in the mirror the next day. It's such a strange thing -- to have gone from being single to having four boyfriends is honestly a crazy thing to have happened over the span of a few hours. "Somebody loves you," he whispers. He is smiling so hard his jaws hurt.

When he gets outside, he's planning to take Cupcake for a walk, but his four boyfriends are standing there, waiting for him.

"Hi," he says shyly. He doesn't know how to act around them now. Everything has changed.

"Hi, baby," Harry says, answering first. His smile is small, but his dimples are showing. All four of them are staring at him so fondly, and Niall looks down, playing with Cupcake's leash.

"Don't be shy," Zayn's voice says. Niall wrinkles his nose.

"I'm not," he lies, chewing on his lip.

"I know you," Zayn reminds him, voice closer. Niall can hear that he's smiling, and finally looks up to meet Zayn's gaze. "There you are." Zayn's hand goes up to touch his cheek, and Niall's entire body goes slack, soft. Zayn kisses the end of his nose, and then his chin, and both cheeks, intentionally skipping over Niall's mouth.

"Zee," Niall whines, being an impatient person by nature. Zayn lets out a laugh and finally kisses Niall. Of course, that leads to his other boyfriends wanting to kiss him, too, and they waste a solid half hour before Niall stresses that he came out here to take Cupcake for his walk. "Were you all just waiting for me?"

Louis nods, arm around Niall's shoulders. "Harry was about to call you when you came out, actually. We were gonna take you out for breakfast."

Niall lights up. "Pancakes?"

Liam shakes his head, fond. "How could we not go for pancakes?"

Niall squeals delightedly. "I love pancakes."

- - -

They go to Niall's favorite diner, a bit of a quirky place. Niall goes there often, though, and knows all of the waiters, waitresses, and chefs. They all seem genuinely happy to see him, and it melts his boyfriends' hearts in their chests. Niall is so full of love, it rubs off on everyone he meets. You just love him. It's inevitable.

"Hi, Max!" Niall cheers to the waiter that's seating them.

"Hey, Niall," Max says back, smiling a bit too appreciatively for Liam's taste. In the corner of his eye, he sees Harry's jaw tighten, and reaches for his boyfriend's hand. Harry shoots him a half-smile, but Liam can practically read Harry's mind. Neither of them do well with sharing, which is a bit ironic considering they're in a five-person relationship.

"How are you?"

"I'm good. How're you doing, cutie?" At the pet name, an actual growl leaves Liam's lips. He can't help it. Zayn coughs to cover up a laugh, though he's glaring at Max, too.

"Good!" Niall is practically bouncing up and down. "These are my boyfriends! They're buying me breakfast!"

A temporary look of surprise flickers over Max's face. "Oh. Hey, guys!" His kindness doesn't falter for even a second, and Liam's innate dislike for him slowly fades.

When Max walks away with their orders, Liam is shaking his head fondly at Niall ordering Mickey Mouse pancakes when Niall giggles.

"What're you giggling about?" Louis asks him.

"Liam growled," Niall giggles.

Liam raises an eyebrow. "He was flirting with you. I couldn't help it."

"But you growled!" Niall can't stop giggling, and it only intensifies when he sees how unamused Liam is. "I was scared you were gonna bite him!"

At that, Liam cracks a smile. Niall is smushed between him and Louis, and he dips his head to the soft, pale skin of Niall's neck. He nips at the skin there, causing Niall to make a noise somewhere between a squeak, a moan, and a giggle. He presses a kiss over the tiny pink mark, and when he pulls back, Niall's blushing bright pink.

"I do bite," Liam whispers to him, smirking. Niall's blush deepens, and Liam can't stop smiling because if Niall gets flustered that easily, dating him will be fun.

- - -

When they get back to Niall's, Niall is practically comatose from eating so much food. He sleepily stumbles his way into Harry's lap, curling up against his chest.

"You okay?" Harry asks him. Niall just nods, tightening his fist in Harry's shirt. "Just our little cuddle bug, huh?"

Niall smiles. "Cuddle bug." He opens one sleepy eye. "I like that."

Harry smiles, too, leaning down to kiss the end of his nose. A little later he's fully asleep, and Harry looks up to see Zayn fiddling with Niall's ukulele again while Louis lays across Liam's lap, playing some game on his phone. Liam has a book resting on Louis' back as he reads it, and Harry just smiles. He feels so domestic and warm. So full of love.

"Hey," he says quietly, and they all (except Niall, obviously) look up/over at him. "I love you."

They all break into smiles and say they love him, too.