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It was time for One Direction to tour again (Harry, Liam, Louis, and Niall), and 17 year old Niall meant that he was going to bring his girlfriend Kristyn along, so she went, and they were having a wonderful time exploring new places together, and being with each other everyday. They had just made it to London after being in the US, and were all gathered in their hotel rooms.
Kristyn noticed that Niall had been acting strange. He had moped around all day, he wasn't talking,and it was off for the normally very happy Niall. "What's wrong, babe?" Kristyn asked as she sat down next to his slumped figure on the couch. "I don't know," he said sighing. "I think we both know that isn't true," Kristyn said directing his attention to her. "You're right...I'm just really unhappy with my teeth," he said as he finally looked her in the eyes. "Well, for the record, I think you're perfect just the way you are, but do you want braces?" Kristyn asked Niall. After he thought for a second, he nodded yes. "Okay! I'll call and set up an appointment with your orthodontist, Dr. Samuel," Kristyn said pulling her phone out. "Okay!" Niall said happily. After Kristyn set up the appointment, they got him in that day. Niall and Kristyn got ready in the hotel, and headed to the appointment together.
"Okay, Niall," the orthodontist said after reviewing his file, and making some notes. "We can put your braces on today," he said waiting on Niall's approval. "Okay!" Niall said and Dr. Samuel started leaning Niall's chair back down. "Okay! We will get started then," Dr. Samuel said grabbing some of the supplies he would need. After about 45 minutes, Dr. Samuel was finished, and grabbed a mirror for Niall to look at his new set of braces in while he went to go clean the tools used. "Well, let's see," Kristyn smiled waiting on Niall to open his mouth. Niall smiled, but his face quickly went into a frown. "What's wrong?" Kristyn asked cocking her head to the side. "I look weird," he frowned more. "You do not! You look cute!" Kristyn said sitting in the chair next to her boyfriend. "Plus you'll get an even greater smile out of it," Kristyn encouraged, but Niall wasn't very convinced. "Okay, Niall! You'll need to come back every six weeks to get them tightened, and we will get you on the road to a great smile!" Dr. Samuel said, and the two left the office. After they arrived back to the hotel, they walked into the room all of the boys were in. "Niall!" Harry called as they opened the door. "Let's see them!" Louis said as Niall plopped down on the bed. "Well, come on," Liam said after he took a few seconds. Finally, Niall smiled enough for them to see, and then shut his mouth back. "He hates them," Kristyn said for Niall after the boys all looked at her for an explanation as to why he was acting so funny. "Why Niall?" Liam sat sitting next to the lad. "Yeah! They look cool!" Harry said trying to cheer up his Irish friend. "They really do!" Louis added. "I just hate them!" Niall said slamming his head down into the pillow. "Mate, they'll be so worth it!" Liam sat patting his leg. "Totally! You'll have the best smile in One Direction," Harry said excitedly. "You'll love the outcome, it's just a little bit of suffering to get a great smile in the end!" Louis said feeling bad for his insecure friend. "Why are you hiding them, babe?" Kristyn said after Niall wouldn't talk. "I guess I'm afraid I look silly...and I don't want anything to change between me and you," Niall finally admitted sheepishly. "Oh Niall, don't be silly," Kristyn laughed. "Nothing will change between us, babe! I will always love you the same, braces or not!" Kristyn said walking over to where Niall was sitting at the end of the bed, and cupped his face in her hands. "Promise?" he asked her, blue eyes looking directly into hers. "Absolutely!" she said back. "Thanks you guys. Y 'all made me feel some better about them, I guess," Niall said thanking everyone.
Time went on, and it was time for Niall to get his first tightening. Kristyn and him loaded up, and took off to the orthodontist to get them tightened. "Alright, Niall. You're set to go. See you in six weeks," Dr. Samuel said as he sent them on their way. "I still hate them," Niall said as he looked at them in the mirror on the wall as you walk out. "I know, Niall. Stick in there, they'll be off soon," Kristyn said rubbing her boyfriend's back. Every single appointment after that, Niall made a point to tell how much he hated them, but then finally two years later Niall was scheduled to get them off.
Niall came running into the room very early to wake Kristyn up. "Kristyn, they come off today!" Niall said jumping on the bed. Kristyn woke up laughing at Niall's excitement as he rushed around the room dancing. "Get up! We gotta go," Niall said pulling the covers off Kristyn causing her to laugh even more. They made the earliest appointment they could so Niall could get them off right away. Kristyn and Niall took off to the appointment, and got signed in and settled. "Todays the day!" Dr. Samuel said prepping his work station. "Certainly is!" Niall said opening to have the torturous braces taken out. After Dr. Samuel removed them, he handed Niall his retainers, and explained how to take care of his new smile. "Alright, here ya go," Dr. Samuel said handing Niall a mirror. Niall smiled excitedly at Kristyn at his new smile, he was absolutely thankful to have the awful braces off, and a great smile too.
Niall had a year of a great smile, and one day while brushing his teeth, he thought he noticed them shifting again. He got closer to the mirror to inspect, and they certainly were shifting. This completely shifted Niall's mood, and he was instantly heartbroken again. He had spent so much time in braces just for them to start shifting. Kristyn observed Niall's weird mood, and she noticed that it was similar to how he was a few years prior. "What's wrong, babe?" she said sitting next to him. "My teeth are shifting," he said angrily as he looked at her. "Let me see," she said and he opened his mouth. "What do you think?" Niall asked Kristyn. "They may be a little," Kristyn frowned. "I'll call the orthodontist," she said as she grabbed her phone.
They got him in for an appointment, and Dr. Samuel went to confirm if they had moved. "Well, it looks like they have shifted a little. So there are two options here, we can go back to braces, or we can do Invisalign," Dr. Samuel offered to Niall. "Invisalign, I can't do braces again," Niall said immediately with no second thought. "Okay!" Dr. Samuel said working on the process of getting his Invisalign to him.
Six months passed, and Niall was finally done with his Invisalign. Niall barely smiled with his teeth, and he kept his smiling with teeth very minimal. It bothered Kristyn to see her boyfriend so insecure, but she knew that at the end of his treatment, that he would be much happier with them. After his final appointment with Dr. Samuel, Niall was finally happy with his teeth again. As Kristyn drove the two home, he kept looking at his smile in the car's sun visor mirror. "They look great, babe!" Kristyn said as she looked at her boyfriend. "Thanks, babe!" Niall said back as he continued looking at them. "You really should show them off more," she said hoping he would start smiling with his teeth again. "Okay!" he said smiling at her. From that point on, Niall smiled with his teeth, and showed them off happily. He loved his new smile.
