After you both had dried your tears, you and Niall were both sucked back into reality and hesitantly went to Niall’s bedroom to pack. You were done in about an hour, if throwing everything Niall had in his closet counted as packing, and spent the rest talking. “One day,” Niall said trying to lighten the mood, “I’ll buy us an island, and we’ll live there just you and me and maybe some of the boys and no one else. And we’ll be happy forever and ever.” A smile grew on your lips. “You’d get tired of having to deal with me for the rest of your life,” you giggled. “He walked over to you and playfully kissed your nose, “Silly girl, don’t you know I love you? How could I ever get tired of spending my time with such a beautiful girl like you?” You smiled, because loved Niall, and he smiled too, because he knew. The rest of the hour went by in a blur and you soon found yourself sitting on top of a pile of Niall’s suitcases in your front porch, waiting for the goddamn black cadilac to pull up. Niall’s left arm was around your waist and you both waited together, talking about all the things you would do when he got back. Both of you had already said your teary goodbyes inside before you had begun packing, and you had decided to not make this harder than it already was on Nialler, so you’d pretended to act strong. “Don’t worry Niall,” you’d reassured him, “you’ll go to the stupid award show and then you’ll come back and we’ll be together and we’ll do all the stuff we couldn’t before, trust me they can’t keep you away long.” Your voice sounded so strong, so hopeful that you almost even believed yourself. Almost. He’d sighed. “Hopefully I’ll be back soon..” He’d whispered to you. Even in such a low tone, his voice had sounded distant, far away, and lastly, broken. A car’s honk pulled you out of your flashback, and Niall’s grip on your waist instinctively tightened. You stood and glanced at the sleek black auto. You whistled lowly, I’ll be damned if I could afford something like that. You could see Liam and Zayn's silhouettes in the far back of the seats, and straight through the window you could see Louis shamelessly crying on Harry’s shoulder. Looks like Niall wasn’t the only one who’d had a tough time saying goodbyes. Poor Eleanor. You turned to Niall as he held both of your hands in his, and you tried to take a mental snapshot of him, as an invisible keepsake. His eyes seemed a muskier blue than before, definitely sad, his hair was sticking out in messy spikes from where he had run his hand through it, definitely frustrated, and his gray hoodie slumped on his shoulders and made his skin look more flawless than usual, definitely Nialler. He was perfect. And he was yours. Just, not right now. His thick Irish accent snapped you back in the moment, “Y/N, I know we already said our goodbyes but I just really need to know – are you going to be okay?” His eyes seemed so worried as your slight laughter caused his face to turn into a look of confusion. “Niall, you’ve been gone longer, for months, why are you asking me this?” You had definitely brushed up on your acting skills, because your carefree voice completely overtook the pain you were hiding inside. Niall himself really didn’t know exactly why he was so worried. “I’m, um, not really sure, it just feels different.” He admitted. “Ni, I’m fine, I’ll be fine.” You tried to tell him again, but your voice was drowned out by the impatient honking of the driver. “I should get going,” Niall said lowly as he grabbed his bags. You each took two suitcases and, once you had made your way to the car, literally just threw them in the trunk. Niall brushed over and stood next to the door and grabbed your waist gently. He brought your face closer to his and you stared back at those blue marbles of his. He smelled so good, and his breath sent shivers down your spine one last time. “I love you, Y/N.” You smiled, “I love you too.” And with that, you had your last kiss before he jumped in the car hesitantly as you watched them speed away, finally letting the tears stream down your face once again.