The Night That Changed It All

That Night

"Let's dance, Lili!" Niall giggled, taking Liam's hand and dragging him out to the dance floor of the club they were at. Both boys had already had a few drinks and, being the lightweights they were, neither were at their brightest.

"Alright then." Liam giggled back, taking Niall's other hand as they shimmied together; completely at odds with the fast paced music. Looking away from Harry, who'd just got shot down by yet another bar slut, Louis saw Zayn grinding on some girl he wouldn't remember in the morning and Niall and Liam giggling at each other as they shimmied and spun; which they also wouldn't remember in the morning.

It was always funny for Louis when he was the only relatively sober one. He found the shenanigans of his drunk band mates to be quite memorable; even if they wouldn't remember what he was talking about the next morning when he retold the story of how ridiculous they'd acted.

However, with the amount of shots he was knocking back with Harry, in an attempt to convince him to get back out there, it was likely none of them would leave this club even relatively sober. Louis then turned back to a grinning Harry just as Niall stretched up on his toes to give Liam a quick kiss. He'd meant to kiss his friend's cheek but with his senses dull from liquor he missed and caught the older boy's lips instead. He continued to giggle like a school girl as Liam grinned at him, before swooping down to give Niall a quick kiss in return.

With the fast beat of the music and the drunken swaying of so many people, Niall found himself falling forward after being knocked a little too hard by the couple behind him. Even with the alcohol in his system making him a bit slow, Liam immediately snaked his arms around Niall's waist to catch and hold up the giggling boy as Niall latched onto Liam's shoulders; trying to find his footing.

"Thanks, Lili." Niall laughed, looking up at Liam with a grin. Even when Niall found his footing again, neither of the boys pulled away from their embrace and instead began to slowly come together. 

They kissed each other slowly and sweet at first; it could have been passed off as a friendly experiment, but when Niall ran his tongue over Liam's bottom lip, that changed. Their lips parted in unison, deepening the kiss to the point of no return when Liam's tongue darted into Niall's mouth.

"Do you want to head back now......?" Liam asked against Niall's lips, his voice husky and barely above a whisper. Niall continued to giggle and nodded excitedly as Liam took his hand and dragged him out of the club.

The hotel wasn't very far, so they walked; stumbling slightly, giggling quietly and supporting each other on the way. They came in through the back, to avoid the fans, and quickly made their way up to their rooms; only stopping every once in a while to share heated kisses.

"Ni......" Liam moaned into Niall's open mouth as he pushed him up against the wall just inside the room to continue where they'd left off at the club.

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The next morning, as Niall started to wake from his peaceful sleep, he began to cuddle into what he believed to be a pillow; rapping his arms around it and nuzzling into its warmth with a contented sigh. When the pillow started to cuddle back though, he realized his mistake. He felt strong arms rap around his waist and pull him closer as whoever it was pushed their face into his hair. Upon hearing a surprised grunt, Niall looked up, only to be met with the confused, chocolate-y brown eyes of his best friend.

"Liam? Why are you in my room?" Niall asked curiously, his voice husky from sleep.

"I don't.....Oh!" Liam began to reply, equally confused before he cut himself off with an exclamation of realization. He vaguely remembered pushing Niall against a wall with an open mouthed kiss before stumbling with him to the bed, which is where his memory got too fuzzy to sort through.