Niall Horan Imagines

Cancer (Request)

I jumped awake at the sound of the door slamming shut. My eyes immediately focused on Niall, glancing at me lying on the couch. Obviously, he didn't see my eyes, wide open and glaring at him.

I stood up, stretching as he went into the kitchen. I flipped on the lights to the kitchen, watching as he jumped out of his skin. For a second, I was burning mad with anger, but the next I was just upset.

"Nina," he breathed out, giving me a tired smile. I crossed my arms over my chest, sighing out extensively.

"What?" he wondered, leaning back against the counter. I chewed on my lips, glancing out the window at the sky, lighting up with the sun that was soon to rise.

"You stayed out all night," I spoke quietly, looking down. He exhaled shortly, like he was upset with me.

"And?" he wondered, sliding off his jacket and brushing past me to hang it on the hook. I knew he wasn't drunk, but that only made me wonder where he could have gone.

"Do you know how worried I was?" I chuckled humorlessly. He stared at me with a blank face. "I thought that maybe you were off-" He interrupted me.

"I have cancer." My shut off for a second, focusing on only processing what he had said.

"What?" I spoke, just above inaudibility. He mashed his lips into a line, trying to keep his smile down. I furrowed my eyebrows, confused. Was he being serious? If so, no one was laughing but him.

"I'm trying not to smile, but I can't not. It's so hard to believe that I think I'm dreaming," he breathed out, grinning at me, his eyes gleaming. I felt my stomach drop.

It's not a joke.

"How did you find out?" I whispered, feeling the tears fill up in my eyes. He pulled me against him, hugging me tightly to his chest. I let the tears fall, knowing I couldn't fight them if I tried.

"The guys took me to the hospital the other night when I fell and hit my head, and they found a tumor," he said lowly to me. I shut my eyes, shaking my head. His arms dropped from around me, but when I looked in his eyes, no tears were found. The air around me seemed thick at the thought of all of it being real.

"Niall, I..." I trailed off, unable to continue. I sobbed once, watching his eyes bore into mine.

"I have the x-rays in our room," he told me, quickly running off before I could tell him I did not want to see the foul being that would take my boyfriend away from me.

I felt the blood rushing through me and my heart pounding as my palms sweat. It was almost as if I was slowly dying right along with him.

He ran back out, and I closed my eyes, trying to remember how to breathe.

"Nina," he called. I let out a whimper, afraid of the monster that would come from within me if I attempted to speak.

"Open your eyes, darling," he spoke gingerly, making my tear-soaked eyes flutter open. In surprise, I looked down to see him on one knee with a ring in his hand, smiling like I wasn't completely broken.

"What are you doing?" I asked, feeling the silence cling to us like humidity. He glanced down at the ring like I was supposed to react differently.

"You're terminal," I reminded him, seeing how it was hard to forget. He snorted to himself, covering his mouth and looking up at me, guilty.

"It was fake," he shrugged, beaming at me.

"What?" I deadpanned, not knowing what to believe.

"I don't have cancer." His laugh echoed through my soul that had been ripped to shreds not moments before, restoring my hope completely.

"Niall!" I shrieked, standing still.

"Nina?" he called, looking confused. I held myself back for a moment but reconsidered, knowing the rest of my life was right in front of me. I pulled him up, hugging him as tight as I could.

"I thought you were going to die," I laughed happily into his shoulder. He pulled away, staring at me for a few short seconds.

"Not anymore," he grinned, pressing his lips to mine for the first time as my fianceé.

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thanks to niina_bby for requesting this! I hope you liked it!

once i got going, this wasn't hard to write, but starting was the worst because lkhglgkn

PLEASE don't be offended by this. if you can be? i don't mean harm D:

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