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Niall had been dreading this orthodontist appointment for days. He was going to get his braces, and he was very nervous. Niall was mortified of the dentist, and was terrified of what laid ahead of him. Luckily, the his best friends, the other boys of One Direction, had volunteered to go with him as an aid of comfort. "Come on, Ni. We gotta go," Liam yelled up the stairs of the bands shared apartment. "Coming," he said as he ran to the car where the others were sat waiting. "Here we go," Louis said as they all got strapped in, and he drove them to the dentist.
Niall could feel his body shaking, and he was not feeling so great. His stomach was turning, and his hands were starting to sweat. When they got there, Niall signed himself in, and then sat with his feet swinging back and forth nervously in the waiting room chair. "You're okay," Liam smiled reassuringly at his friend when he saw his nervousness. Niall half-smiled anxiously back at Liam, and played on his phone to get his mind off of the appointment. "Niall?" an assistant asked from the door, and they all stood up. "You'll be right in there," she said walking them down a hall, and pointing into the room. "Thank you," he said walking into the room, and making his way into the chair. Louis, Harry, Zayn, and Liam could feel the tension coming from Niall. Niall was trying to calm his self down, but it wasn't working at all. "Mate, you okay?" Harry asked Niall. "Um..uh, yeah," he muttered out. "Nervous?" Louis said grabbing Niall's shaking foot to get his attention from his thoughts. "Maybe a little," he admitted looking down. "It's alright, Niall. We will be right here the whole time," Zayn said as they were all standing against the wall out of the way. "I-I don't want to do it," Niall said starting to get out of the chair. "Whoa, mate. Easy there," Liam said springing into action, and gently sitting Niall back against the chair. "I can't guys," Niall said and at this point there were tears coming out of his eyes. "Niall, calm down, mate," Harry said as the rest of them got closer to comfort him. "Hey, boys! I'll be write there, I'm going to grab you all some chairs," the orthodontist said walking past the door, and breaking the silence. "Come on, Ni, relax," Louis said grabbing his best friend's hand. "No! No, I can't," Niall said trying to get back up again, but Liam was holding him to the chair gently. "Niall, mate! Look at me," Zayn said getting Niall's attention. "Relax! Breathe with me. Nice and calm," he said taking deep breaths for Niall to mimic. Niall tried to copy Zayn, and they got him calmed the slightest bit. "Alright, here we go," the orthodontist said pulling four more rolling chairs into the room for the boys. The boys got close to Niall's chair, and the orthodontist saw Niall's tears. "Hey, it's alright, Niall! I promise this is easy! 45 minutes, and you'll be good to go," the orthodontist tried to coax, but Niall's tears never stopped rolling down his face.
"Alright, boys. You try and distract him, and I'll start," the orthodontist said as he grabbed the brackets to glue on, leaning Niall's chair back, and putting a cheek retractor in. "You're doing great!" the boys encouraged as he sat there shaking. "Alright Niall, I'm just going to put the wire on!" the orthodontist said after he finished the brackets. The boys could tell Niall was starting to get some pain as the tight wire was put on his teeth. His tears became heavier, and he his grip on Louis' hand got tighter. "You're alright, mate. You're close to being done!" Harry said noticing Niall's state. "Stay calm, mate," Liam said to Niall. Zayn gave him some added comfort by patting Niall's shoulder, and they all gave him encouraging words as the orthodontist worked. "Last part!" the orthodontist said as he put the bands on his brackets to secure the wire. Niall was done a few minutes later, and he ran his tongue over the next contraptions in his mouth. "Let's see!" the boys said as he was sat up. Niall smiled and they all gave him compliments on them. "Alright Niall. They're going to be sore tonight, so eat soft foods for the next few days. Here's a list of things you can't eat, and some extra care instructions as well as all of your tools you'll need," the orthodontist said, and then showed him how to care for his braces. "Thank you for being there for me boys," Niall told the group as they walked out to the car. "Anytime!" they said back as they drove home to have a good rest of the day.
