Niall Horan Preferences

#3 Thunderstorm

You and Niall were enjoying a normal day in your house located in Britain. It was raining on and off all day, typical England weather. You didn't mind the rainy weather at all; in fact you actually enjoyed the rain it was quite calming and reassuring for you. However you didn't enjoy the thunderstorms that sometime subsequently came with the rain. You looked outside the huge windows in your living room. You saw the ominous sky; it was filled with coal dark clouds. You sighed a little knowing that these weren't just any rain clouds.

Niall came up from behind you and placed his hands around your waist. "What are you looking at?" he whispered in your ear.

"Oh nothing, I swear!" you said trying to hide your fear.

"Come on babe I know something is bothering you." Niall said turning you around gently.

"Fine! I'm-" you huffed. Right then as if mother nature had planned it; a huge crackle of thunder was released and it boomed through the house. "Oh my gosh." you said as you ran to the couch to grab a blanket. You wrapped the blanket around you and curled up in a ball on the couch.

"Are you afraid of thunderstorms [Y/N]?" Niall asked as he crouched in front of you and wiped some hair out of your face. You nodded in reply. Another boom swept through the house, but this time it was followed by lightning that lit up the sky that was now pitch dark already at 5PM. "Let's get you up stairs, yeah?" Niall asked. You nodded in reply unable to say anything.

He picked you up and carried you to the bed that you two shared. He got you under the covers then closed the curtains, in an attempt to block out the light that was coming from the lightning. He then walked over to you and ran his fingers through your hair. "I'm going to change into some pajamas you'll be okay?" he asked softly.

"Hurry" you replied weakly. In less than a minute he was changed and beside you under the covers. He spooned you in an attempt to clam you down. The storm started to quickly get worse. In addition to the lightning and thundering every 10 minutes; the wind was starting to pick up. Tree branches scraped the glass windows on side of the hous. The wind it also caused the windows and walls to crack and make it sound like they were going to fall apart.

"Hey turn toward me babe" Niall said since you were facing the window. You turned as fast as you could into his embrace. "There you go." he said once your head was situated on his chest he lightly started running his fingers through your hair. Then a huge bolt of lightning struck, it emitted enough light for you to see Niall's face perfectly even though the room was black. Your breathing started to get heavy and a tight spot formed in your back. "Are you okay?" Niall asked.

"No" you answered quickly. He sat up and spread his legs out then he placed you in between them.

"Breath with me" Niall said as he started to rub your back. "Breathe in, breath out" Niall said repeatedly until your breathing slowed down to a normal pace. After this you laid back down on his chest another crash of thunder and strike of lightning came down. You grabbed on to his tee shirt, clinching the fabric tightly as if it was keeping you here on Earth.

"Aww princess" Niall said as he wrapped one hand around your waist and used the other played with your hair, "it's going to be okay". You loosened your grip on his shirt "babe its okay if you need to grab my shirt if you need to I'll do anything to make you feel better" he said.

Your grip immediately tightened "C-c-c-an we go-o-o to the mus-s-s-ic room?" you asked stuttering. Niall was confused then he thought about it. The music room was semi sound proof and had no windows; it also contained a futon for guest.

"I'm an idiot" Niall said realizing this. He ran over to over to your side of the bed and picked you up hoping to get you there before the next bolt of lightning or boom of thunder hit. He quickly undid the futon and laid you down. He then ran back to the bedroom to get the pillows and blankets. After you were settled you started to get better.

"Thanks" you said to him.

"I'm so sorry I should've thought about this first" Niall said as his arms snaked around your body making you feel secure.

"If you want to get technical I should've told you that I get really scared during thunderstorms" you said.

"It would've been nice to have a warning..." Niall said playfully giggling as he brought you even closer to him.

You slept in comfort with your head on his chest in the music room. After that night Niall added a mattress in there for times like this. He also always makes sure to check the forecast to make sure that both of you would be prepared for the next thunderstorm.