Eighteen [Narry AU]

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CW: death
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Niall

We arrive at Louis' house shortly, and he opens the door for us, "hey guys! Come on in" he moves aside.

We walk in and I look around "where's the girls?" I ask, walking towards the kitchen to find a snack. I found some cookies so I pour myself a glass of milk.

"They went for a walk, mums not doing too well.." he frowns.

"Can we go see her?" I ask softly, to which Louis nods and leads us upstairs. Harry holds onto my hand tightly, noticing the sadness that has blanketed the room. We walk into the bedroom and Jay perks up slightly, seeing me.

"Niall, love. I wasn't expecting to see you again today." She smiles. "Who's this handsome man with you?"

"This is Harry, he's my boyfriend. I've talked to you about him" I chuckle softly, sitting beside her on the bed. Louis sits on the other side, obviously not wanting to leave. I couldn't blame him. She looked exhausted, physically. Her voice was quiet and small, and her breathing shallow.

"Of course. Oh come on and sit by us, dear. I don't bite" she calls to Harry, who's standing by the door awkwardly. He blushes before walking over, sitting beside me. "Now, Harry, what's your business with my self proclaimed son?"

"He's the love of my life, honestly. I do everything in my power to keep him happy and protected." Harry answers, glancing over at me. I smile softly and look at my lap.

"That's good. Niall is special, just like my Louis. Both of them are very important to me. I asked Liam the same thing, and he answered much like you did. I'm glad my boys will be in good hands" she smiles sadly. "You know, I called them my twins for awhile, even after I had my actual twin girls. They're inseparable, those two."

Harry chuckles softly "I know that. They fight like brothers as well, I've never seen two people go at each other's throats one minute and then pretend nothing happened the next, like them. Liam and I are very lucky. I'd never let anything bad happen to either of them, neither would he."

"I believe you. I told this to Liam, and now I'll tell it to you. I'm trusting to leave my boys in your hands, and I want you to promise me to never let Niall go. You're lucky to have him. He can be stubborn, and a little distant, but he loves so hard. Cherish him." Jay grabs Harry's hand and smiles at him. I can feel my eyes welling up and I glance at Louis, who's already crying. I grab Louis' hand and held it tightly, finding solace in the fact that we both know exactly how the other is feeling.

"I will. I'll keep him as long as he lets me." Harry nods.

"Lou, Ni, come here" She pats the sides of the bed next to her, and Louis and I lay beside her. "You two, never let each other go. You're like brothers, and you should remember that. Just because you've found people to love you, doesn't mean you aren't best friends. You need each other. Louis, what did Niall's dad tell him before he passed?"

"That he still had my dad in his corner. He was lucky that he had two dads" Louis chokes out. I sniffle and think about the memory.

"Now I'm going to tell you, you still have Maura. You're lucky you got two moms as well, love. Don't cry.." she wipes his eyes and I hide my face in my hands, feeling myself start to break down as well. I can hear her breathing getting more and more shallow, I want to block it all out. I'm just glad I got Harry here in time.

I glance at Harry and hand him my phone, telling him to call Louis' dad now. I have a feeling this is it.

"Niall, love, come here." She croaks softly, pulling me closer. "I love you boys, so much."