You Are My Sunshine ↠ Niall Horan

[18] - Shannon

S H A N N O N

"Hey, Ni, I think we should go home, how about we go home?" I coo at his drunken state.

"Yeah, okay." He answers, we both say our good byes and hop into my car, turning on my ignition I back out of the car park.

"Did you have a good night, princess?" Niall asks.

"Yeah," I nod, "Thanks for inviting me."

"No problem, you should probably get used to it, since we're besties and all..." He keeps mumbling on a bit, the effect of the alcohol probably. I giggle at his stammering and mumbles as he rambles on about pointless things. I should get Niall drunk more often.

"I need a job..." He begins and I chuckle a little harder, "Don't laugh, it's a serious issue, I need money, I don't have a job." Niall raises his hands to his hair and pulls at the tips, "I want a career! I need money!" He panics and I lose myself in laughter.

"Shannon. If I lose all my money and my house, I can just live with you, right?"

"Of course Niall, that's what besties are for!" Lowering his hands to his lap from the corner of my eye I see Niall rest his head on the window.

He sighs, "Thank god, I thought I was riding this journey solo." All of a sudden he raises his hands to the air and starts humming a familiar tune.

"Riding solo, I'm riding solo, o-oh." He sings, more like yells.

The flashing of the dash board catches his short attention span, "Wow... look at this light." Clicking the button to turn my stereo on, Fireproof by One Direction comes on from the radio.

Niall starts to bob his head up and down to my amusement, "I love this song, this is my jam!" He puts his hands on his hips and starts to sway in his seat to himself.

A certain part of the song sounds like his voice and I determine it as his solo, Niall's face frowns, "Ugh, what is this shit?" He shouts on top of the music.

"Shannoooonnnn," He drags out my name, "Guess what?"

"What?" I ask amused, Niall drunk should honesty happen more often.

"The guy who sings this part... I know him!" He exclaims, jumping in his seat his hands grab the sides of his face in shock.

"Oh really?" I giggle.

"Yeah, but sshhh, you can't tell anyone, he told me to keep it a secret." Nodding his head with excitement his smile changed when the song finishes, after multiple radio ads the next song is familiar but I only know the chorus.

"Uh oh," Niall pops up, "This is the horny song!"

"Is it now?"

"Yeah, I love this song, it just gets you in the mooooodddd!" He yells and my stomach hurts from laughter and I try to keep my eyes on the road.

"Now, baby, won't you grind on me. C'mon now take your time on me..." Niall sings and laughs at his own mannerism.

Miraculously we make it to my house and I run around to Niall's door, "Niall, c'mon." I rush him at his slow pace, it's really cold outside.

"Ssshhh, Shannon, don't wake your neighbours. Do your neighbours know me?" He giggles, literally giggles. "Shannon, you took me home with you!" Laughing he throws his head back and bangs it on the car making him wince. "Are you okay?" I ask stifling my laughter.

"I'll be all better once we go in your house and get in bed..." He smirks and let's out a drunken giggle. I blush deeply and let the subject drop.

"Ni, c'mon."

"M'kay." He nods suddenly becoming tired.

Trudging up the stairs we make our way to my guest room, Niall lays down on the bed, "Shan, you have to tuck me in." He nods frequently with his eyes widened.

"Okay, quickly get under the blanket."

Shifting for a few moments I begin to wrap the blanket around him, "We're all in this together!" Niall suddenly yells making me jump back a bit.

"Together, together, together everyone!" I recognise the song from High School Musical, "Niall, it's time to sleep."

Swiftly he cuddles up to the pillow, "I wanna bed time story!" He whines and I try not to laugh at how adorable he looks drunk.

"No, just go to sleep." As I begin to walk away Niall grabs my hand at last minute.

"Shannon..." He whispers.

"Yeah?"

"Love you baby." Are his last words before he shuts his eyes and rolls over, drifting off to sleep.

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Quietly I slip into the guest bedroom and place Advil, next to where I already placed water and a cup of tea for Niall.

I get out of the room and sit down in my lounge room flicking through the channels, although I wasn't actually listening to the TV.

My mind wanders to Niall, last night, when he says he loved me. I know it's not true but it steal made me feel all happy and bubbly inside.

This crush is getting out of hand, I mean everything I do reminds me of Niall. For example when I was at work I filled a glass of water and then I thought Niall drinks water, so I didn't have the glass of water.

It was a flipping glass of water.

A cough interrupts my desperate thoughts and I see Niall standing close to me in his scruffy outfit as he runs hands through his gorgeous blonde hair. Oh god.

He flops next me and rests his head on my shoulder, these are the kind of gestures that confuse me, calm down Shannon, he probably does this to all his friends. "Morning, sleepy head." I whisper in case he still has a headache.

He groans and I feel his nose rub the crook of my neck, "Feeling a bit hungover, are we?" I ask giggling.

His sighs answer my question and I place a pillow on my lap and he lays down as I play with his hair. "The last thing I remember is laughing with you and then I had a few more drinks?"

"Yeah..." I laugh, "It was an amusing ride home."

"Oh god, what did I do?" He groans.

"Well, I remember you complaining about you not having a job and how you wanted a career. You also sang along to the 'horny' song." I say naming a few funny things he did last night.

"Shit." He mumbles under his breathe, "There's probably more too, isn't there?"

I nod as he sighs and flips over so my fingers trace his back making his muscles flex sometimes. "You smell horrible." I complain.

"I know, I'm finding it hard to breathe in my own air."

"Your own air?" I laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"This is my house, this is my air."

"Don't sass me, Phillips." He replies using my last name.

"That's Miss Phillips to you."

He shuffles in his position, "Whatever, your the one who started the argument about air." Niall whines, I run his back with my palm and he shuts his eyes.

"I'm an argumentative person." I shrug.

"No, you're just annoying." He smiles.

"You're an annoying shit." I smirk, knowing his answer.

"Yeah, but I'm your annoying shit."

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