one direction boyxboy one shots

Nouis

Prompt:Nouis ~ niall loves Louis but Louis loves eleanor and asks niall his opinion on proposing and Lou asks niall to be his best man and niall ends up admitting his feeling

NOUIS

NIALLS POV

I thought I would have more time to tell him. I always put it off. I would always think I would have more time. I never would have thought he would come to me for advice on how to propose to her. 

"Hey Ni!"

"Hey Lou"

"I need help!"

Maybe he needs on help on how to break up with Eleanor.

"I need help. I am going to propsose to Eleanor and I need to do it in a romantic way!"

I wasn't going to be a dick about it so I agreed to help him. I kept saying I will tell him when the marriage goes to the shitter. I didn't think he would actually go through with it.

"She said yes Niall!" he said hugging me.

Dissapointment crossed my face but was soon replaced with fake happiness.

"Thats great Lou!"

Theres no way he's going to go through with it I thought. I will tell him then. I can't ruin his wedding I thought. 

"Be my best man?"

I was shocked to say the least. "What about Harry?"

"Well me and you are closer now and I want you to be mine. Harry can get over it. Pleeeaseee"

"Of course Lou." I have become fake. All my happiness is fake. I don't know what is real anymore.

I kept convincing myself that you getting married wasn't real. Looking back I wish I would have told him sooner. Maybe I would't have been crushed less. But me being fake I waited until the last possible minute.

"Lou can I tell you something?"

"Can it wait till after I get married?" he chuckled.

"No."

"Alright. What is it bro?"

I took a deep breathe.

It wasn't his fault. He was in love....just not with me.

"I love you. Like I am gay for you. I have been for a long time."

"And you wait until I am about to get married to the love of my life to tell me? Did you expect me to leave El once you told me? I love her not you."

 I know he didn't mean to yell at me harshly. I was expected to be let down easy. I expected a lot of things. Being alone, hurt and depressed was not one of them.

"I'm sorry Lou."

"I'm sorry for yelling. I do love you. Just not like that. Maybe Harry can be my last minute replacement best man?"

He doesn't know how much that hurt.

"Uh. If thats what would make you happy."

"I think so." he whispered.

I wonder how the wedding went. I didn't stick around for the ceromony. Hell I wonder how his life turned out. I remember when I called him for the first time in years a week ago.

"Ello?"

"Louis?"

"Ni-Niall?"

He wasn't happy with me. I deserved it though.

"What do you want" he asked coldly.

" How are ya?"

"Good. El's pregnant."

I thought I would't be happy for him, but strangley I was. I guess it was just hearing his voice was enough to make me happy.

"Thats great Lou."

"Why did you leave?"

"I think you know why."

"Do-do you still?"

I knew what he meant. He was asking if I still loved him. I did the one thing I thought would be right. I lied.

"No. That was five years ago."

"Good."

Looking back on the whole situation I just wish I would have told him sooner. I know him still would have felt the same but maybe it would have been less painful.

"Do you think we could hang soon?" I asked cautiously. 

"Umm. I'll see."

I knew what he ment. He didn't want to see me, even after all these years. He still hated me for what I did. I hate mysef.

 "Oh. Okay."

" I got to go Niall."

" Yeah alright. Bye."

"Bye."

Now 10 years later, I got married. Do I love him more than Louis? No. No one will ever replace Louis. Invited Lou to my wedding, which is today. He said he might come. I hope he does.

I look out into the crowd. I am standing at the alter when I see the most wonderful sight. Louis walking in  he has a child in one of his arms and his other wrapped around Eleanors waist. I locked eyes with the beautiful boy and he smiled at me. Maybe he cares, not as much as I care for him but he showed and he smiled.

The ceremony went beautifully.

"Congrats Niall" the familar doncaster accent said.

"Thanks Lou!" I hugged him. It was risky but he hugged back. Those were the best 10 seconds of the past 10 years.

"I'm glad your happy Niall."

Little did he know I could never be happy without him. Little did he know all this so called happiness he saw was fake and has been ever since I made the mistake of waiting to late.