One Direction Preferences / Imagines (Book 1)

You see him cry :'(

Harry:"Babe, are you ok?" you whisper, settling next to Harry on the settee. He quickly wipes his cheeks and flashes you a watery smile. "Yeah, of course," he scoffs, "Just got off the phone with mum, she always gets so upset..." he trails off, voice catching in his throat. You nod understanding immediately, "It's ok to be home sick you know," you smile and open your arms wide for him, "Come here,". He smiles gratefully, leaning into you and hugging you tightly. You know he's crying (silently) from the growing wet patch on your shirt, but you don't say anything, and just hold him tight, stroking your hands through his hair. After a while he looks up at you, eyes red and puffy from crying, "Thank you," he croaks, clearing his throat. "Anytime babe," you smile, leaning down to kiss his forehead, "I'm always here,".

Niall:"Niall," you chime in a sing song voice as you enter your hotel room. You see him stood resting against the wall size windows, staring down the hundreds of floors at where fans were gathered outside, all singing WMYB. "I can't believe this," he whispers. You move next to him, wondering why his voice sounds so strained. He looks at you when you're beside him, and you realise he's been crying, almost hysterically. You reach up to wipe his cheeks, "Oh my god, whats happened? Niall, are you ok?" you immediately panic. "I'm ok... in fact, i'm incredible," he grins, wrapping an arm around your waist and pulling you into him. "How am I here?" he questions, looking out the window dreamily, "A small guy from Mullingar, here. The fans outside, singing our song. And you, here, by my side... My princess. I am way too lucky," he laughs through his tears. You smile, tears in your own eyes now as you lean your head against his chest, "I love you Niall,". He kisses the top of your head, "I love you too babe," and then he joins in with the singing fans outside.

Louis:"How can you cry at a film?" Louis scoffs, "It's a film, it's not real!". "You," you poke his chest, "Are going to be eating your words Tommo! Yo are truly heartless if you don't cry at 'Marley and Me'" you tease. Truthfully, you didn't expect him to cry, you hadn't seen him shed a tear in your six months together. "Bring it on," he laughs, "I have tear ducts of steel!". As the end credits role, you turn to find Louis just as teary-eyed as you are yourself. "Oh Louis," you sob even harder, throwing your arms around his neck. "I eat my words," he tries to laugh and ends up crying even more, "That was devastating. Good film, but so sad at the end,". You pull back, "I promise to never make you watch it again,".

Liam:The two of you had just had your first ever fight in your six months together. You'd stomped into the bedroom and slammed the door behind you, annoyed. Half an hour later, there was aquiet knock on the bedroom door. "What?" you call out, hastily wiping your tears and trying to quickly compose yourself. The door swings open gently, and there stood a defeated looking, and crying Liam Payne, his face red, eyes puffy. You'd never seen him cry before, and seeing him like this actually broke your heart. You fling yourself off the bed and into his arms chanting, "I'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm so sorry,", as he wraps his arms tightly around your frame, whatever you had been fighting about long forgotten. He pulls away enough so he can just see your face, then he whispers with a croaky voice, "I'm sorry. I don't want to fight with you. Not now, not ever again,". You nod in agreement, burrowing your face into his neck, just breathing in his scent.

Zayn:"Zayn, are you crying?" you ask in disbelief. Zayn always acted like he was a 'bad boy', the 'hard man' - you knew he was a big softie really, but even then, you'd never seen him actually cry. "Looks like it," he laughs, wiping a tear from his cheek and looking at it on his hand as if he doesn't believe it either. "Why?" you reach your hand to hold his across the table, "It's our one year anniversary. You should be happy,". "I am," he smiles, "I am so very happy. You make me happy," he squeezes your hand. You shake your head, smiling, "We proved them all wrong didn't we?". You don't have to expand on that - he knows what you're referring too. The media, the fans, even the boys didn't think the two of you were ever going to last. "We certainly did babe, just like we knew we always would,".