Niall Horan Imagines

Find Me First

Niall laughed as he opened the door, nearly tripping over the giant Nerf gun that lie in the entrance. He picked it up and smiled at the sticky note that hung from it. Your handwriting covered the note. He took a minute to set his luggage down and slip out of his Nike's, before reading the note on the Nerf gun. 

'Hey Ni :)

I've missed you x1000000000 and I know you probably just want to sleep and cuddle and all that cute stuff that we usually do. We can do that, I promise. But you gotta find me first.

PS- Ok Niall James, if you do find me first, please don't shoot me in the face with that Nerf gun... they kind of hurt.

Love, (Y/N) ♥ '

Niall grinned and set your note down, examining the Nerf gun you'd left him with. He told you he thought you should buy a set last year, but neither of you ever got around to it. You must have remembered while he was away with the tour. He held his plastic gun out and raced along the hallway, pretending he was in some sort of police show. Pressing himself flat against the wall, he carefully peeked around the corner into the kitchen. Empty. Crouching, he scurried to the living room. The TV was left on, but only as a distraction. He glanced in the space to find that The Office was playing to an empty room. Shaking his head with a chuckle, Niall moved to the first bathroom. He kicked the door open and armed himself, but you weren't even in there. 

Niall was quick as he ran up the stairs, just waiting for you to pop out of somewhere unexpected. He checked the master bathroom and found that the tub was filled and candles were lit. But you were still missing. Knowing you'd been in there, and might still be near, Niall sighed and let his shoulders fall. "Babe," He whined, "I haven't seen you in too long. Can you please come out? I won't shoot you, I promise. I just want kisses." Silence. He groaned and lifted the toy gun, moving into your bedroom. But he stopped, smiling widely when he saw that a heart-shaped box of chocolates was waiting for him on the bed.

He grabbed the box and read the note attached to it.

'Welcome home, baby ;)

You're almost there, I promise. I have a hint for you. You're a STAR, Niall!!!! :) :) '

His eyebrows furrowed. Star? What? How was that supposed to help him? He found himself laughing in confusion until a thought came to him. It was late and the sky outside was dark. The night sky has stars in it. Perhaps you were outside? Niall placed the chocolates back on the bed and hurried down the stairs, headed for the back door. He kicked the screen door open and it dramatically bounced against the house. But there you were, lying in the grass with your Nerf gun in your hands, shooting the foam bullets into the air and then catching them. Niall chuckled. You hadn't heard him yet. 

Niall crouched down so that you couldn't see him and snuck up to you, gently shooting your bare foot with the foam bullet. You lifted your head and he giggled like a little boy, saying, "Found you, princess."

"Niall!" You exclaimed, abandoning the plastic gun in the grass as you jumped to your feet and launched yourself at your boyfriend. He laughed and wrapped his arms around you, burying his face in your neck as you hid yours in his chest. You mumbled into him, "It took you forever!" Pulling away, you were met with his loving eyes, smiling at you.

"Sorry," He mumbled, "Y'only gave me one hint, princess." You rolled your eyes with a grin on your face, before pecking his lips. You missed kissing him. 

"Did you see the bathroom?" You asked, "I filled the tub for us."

He smirked and wiggled his eyes, humming, "Mm, I saw it. Thank you." He kissed you again and you giggled, grabbing his hand. Dragging him along, you couldn't hide the anticipation in your step as you led your boyfriend back into the house and up the stairs to the bathroom. When you passed your bedroom, Niall stopped in his spot and said, "Wait, lemme grab the chocolates." You laughed as he scurried away, retrieving his chocolate gift from where he left it on the bed. "Alright, to the tub!" He announced, throwing his hand in the air.

Together, you fed each other chocolates in the bath tub and Niall filled your night with stories from the tour, never failing to mention how much he missed you while he was away.

**This was an idea given to me by the very lovely Allison_Thang!! I'm sorry if it's not quite what you were hoping for, for whatever reason, I kinda of struggled with this idea! Like I've literally been picking at it since you told me about it haha so I hope you enjoy it at least a little bit! Anyway, thank you everyone for reading! Also, I hope everyone's having a wonderful start to the new year! Does anyone have any New Year's resolutions? Tell me about them, I'd love to hear! This year, I'd really love to just let go and enjoy my life as much as I can. Make the most of everything I have, you know?**