one direction preferences / imagines

picking the engagement ring (his pov)

Harry - Gemma and I went to the jewelry shop. I had brought her along since she and (Y/N) were the same ring size. "What kind of ring do you think she'll like best?" Gem asked. "I don't know. I think she'd prefer something simple." I told her. We walked into the large shop, that was decorated in shiny new crystals and diamonds. A case on the far corner of the store kept calling my name. I found my way over to it while Gemma wondered the rest of the shop. She was saying something along the line of, "Harold! These would be perfect!" To bad I didn't care, I was already focused on one ring and it was perfect. Dark brown gems with gold tracing those gems. It reminded me of her amazing eyes, her gorgeous hair, and her phenomenal smile. Every bit of shimmer, and glitz was just right. "Hey dork, come over here." I said waving my oblivious sister over to the counter. "Hey name calling won't be getting you anywhere with (Y/N)!" She laughed. "No, not at all, but that will." I said pointing down at the ring. "Whoa, Harold. That's gorgeous! (Y/N) will love that so much!" She said smiling. "I hope so." I said waving the shop owner over.

Liam - Standing there with my mum, and dad, made everything so surreal. I couldn't believe that I was about to ask the most amazing girl in the world to marry me. "I think she'll like something like these." Mum said pointing at the case of rather large diamond engagement rings. "Now just because Liam's got the money for it doesn't mean that he needs to be buying the ring you wished for." Dad said jokingly. "Oh shut it, Geoff." She said pushing at his shoulder. As much as they joked and teased each other, I knew that they loved each other. With mum's simple wedding band and dainty engagement ring, I almost wanted to do something for the two of them, but for now, this was about (Y/N) and me. Nothing else was as important. As mum and dad kept on their playful bickering, my attention became focused on a beautiful diamond ring. It was small, but unique, with three decently sized diamond centered in the middle of a thin sliver band. It was so simple, but it had more beauty than many people would care to look for. Just like her, she seemed so simple, but if you knew her, really knew her, than you would see just how perfect she was. "That one, I'll take that one." I told the clerk, pointing at one small thing that I knew was going to change my life.

Niall - I scratched the back of my head. There were so many choices, and so many options. My princess only deserves the best, and I had to pick the right one. With Greg standing by my side, I felt better. He'd been through this before, and I figured he would know what to do. "I'm so proud of you bro." Greg said, slapping me on the back. "Why's that then?" I asked him, still scanning the rings. "Well, (Y/N) of course!" He laughed. "Well what about her?" I laughed. "You're marrying someone that's absolutely phenomenal. (Y/N) is perfect for you mate." He explained. "I haven't married her yet Greg. I still have to ask." I told him. "Niall, all I'm telling you is that she is already a part of our family, and she is the best girlfriend you've ever brought home." "I know, I wouldn't be purposing to her if she wasn't the best." I said sarcastically. I picked a decently sized ring, that was in the shape of a crown. It had several diamonds that help form it, and it was without a doubt the most perfect thing that I would have ever thought of.

Louis - "Oh for fucks sake!" I said to myself. I had been at the shop nearly an hour and a half, and I hadn't come close to picking a ring. "Louis mate, you've got to pick something." Niall said patting my back. "Well shit Ni! I wasn't expecting to be looking at the royal jewels!" I said grabbing my hair in frustration. I made my way over to the third counter for what felt like the millionth time. I scanned the rings again still looking for the perfect ring. "You still having trouble?" The old man behind the counter asked, adjusting his thin wire rimmed glasses. "Yes." Niall and I said together. I glared at him, I was just so frustrated and I almost want to give up and go home for the night. "You know what..." The man said tapping the glass case. "...I think I've got something in the back that might interest you." The old man, disappeared into the back of the store and returned moments later. He had a small box in one hand, and walked over to Niall and myself. "This one was special ordered months ago, but it never got picked up." He said opening the box. The ring inside was phenomenal. The band was lined with small, clean cut diamonds. In the center of the ring, was one of the most massive diamonds I had ever seen. The circle around the ring was also covered in diamonds. It was perfect and (Y/N) would love it. I just knew she had to. "Well dammit mate! You should have brought that out first!" I said grabbing it from him. "Should I ring that up then?" He said laughing. I nodded and leaned into Niall, "(Y/N) will love it. I know she will."

Zayn - "Will you shut up a minute lads. I knew I shouldn't have brought all of you." I said running my fingers through my hair. "Ah come on Zayn, we're just excited for you." Niall laughed. I scanned the cases upon cases of rings and wedding bands. There were so many to choose from and I haven't the slightest idea of where to start. "What kind of girl have you got then?" The shop owner asked me. "Yeah Zayn, what kind of girl is (Y/N), really?" Louis chuckled egging me on. "Well, I don't mean to sound like a knob, but she's fantastic. We both like art and music, we're both not very conventional." I explained. The shop owner, thought for a moment and pulled out a section of rings. Some were circled with rubies and others were circled with emeralds. They reminded me of what (Y/N) and I would work on, in the graffiti room. "Oh I like that one." Harry said pointing at the one ring that sat in the middle of the seclection. It had the same design as the rest, but was circled with sapphires. The amazing blue gems reminded me of the fleck of blue that I would see in her eyes, and the bright blue shirt that she would so often wear to bed. I love it and I knew she would too. "Wrap it up, that's it." I said looking at the store clerk.