Greg Horan's in the military. (The boys don't know this.) So, they rarely ever meet. Ever. They plan to meet up for the first time in YEARS, at a coffee shop. Niall gets the boys to promise to go the coffee shop, but doesn't say why. They agree, but on the way, they're stopped by a bookshop. After a half hour, he won't make it. He calls his brother and starts crying as soon as he hears his happy voice. He tells him he can't come and hears his brother also about to cry. Little did they know, Liam heard the whole conversation.

A few days later, police show up at the boys' flat. Niall's in his room, still sad about his brother. The others answer. The officers ask for Niall, and for the boys not to be there. The boys think he's in trouble so eavesdrop while Niall is told... his brother died.

NIALL POV:
I'm sitting in my room when I get a call from Greg.

I immediately pick up.

"Greg!?"

"Hey little bud!"

"Are-are you gonna come over here!?" I ask excitedly, not caring to properly greet him.

"Yup! Thinking next week!"

I almost literally jump for joy.

"I haven't seen you in-in years!"

"I know," he says, a touch of sadness in his voice.

I ignore it.

"So, where do you think we should meet up?"

He laughs.

"I would think you know the town better than I, why don't you choose someplace like a mall or coffee shop, yea?"

"Ok!"

I think for a second.

"Hmm... Oh! There's one on..."

We talk for another half hour, before ending the call, after choosing a place to meet up.

Then, an idea pops in my head.

What if ALL the boys met my brother too! And, it could be a surprise! For them at least, I'll ask my brother first.

After a minute of texting he says it's fine.

I silently pump my fist in the air.

I go into the living room where I know all the boys are, watching a show.

"Hi!" I randomly say, mentally face palming myself for acting so awkward for seemingly no reason.

"Hi..?" Louis says.

"Hi!" Harry says back, in the same enthusiasm I had.

I laugh.

"So, I was wondering, how about, next week, we go to this fun cafe, yea!?"

"Uh, sure if we're free."

The others nod at me.

"Promise?"

"Yea I guess."

"YAY!"

The boys give me confused glances but I ignore them.

I run up to my room, still super excited about Greg.

One Week Later
I wake up, pure excitement pumping through my veins.

I try to keep it cool around the others, but it doesn't really work out.

As soon as they wake up, I tell them I want to leave.

I eventually agree to leave in an hour.

A WHOLE hour!!!

I spend the time listening to some music, and eventually, it's time to go!

I rush the others out of the house.

The cafe is really close, so we can walk there in about ten minutes.

Five Minutes Later
NIALL POV:
I can't wait! We're about halfway there now, I think.

Suddenly, Louis stops.

"Guys! Let's check out this bookstore first! It looks pretty nice I think, we'll visit the coffee shop after."

The other boys quickly agree, so Louis goes in.

"But-but can't we do this after!?" I ask.

"But look at it this way, Ni, now we'll have something to do in the coffee shop for a while if we get bored."

"B-but-"

I start, but everyone has already gone off.

A sense of worry fills me.

What if Greg thinks I'm not coming and leaves or something!? What if-

I'm cut off when Louis starts talking to me.

"Hey, weren't you looking at this book?" he asks, shoving a book in my face.

"I don't care, I want to go to the coffee shop!"

"Geez, why are you being such a dick today Niall, it's just a coffee shop!"

"I-" I start to say, but I can't get the words out.

Louis scoffs and walks away.

Twenty Minutes Later
NIALL POV:
It's been at least a half hour in this shop, and now I know for sure that we are NOT going to make it in time. (At this point I realized, why doesn't Niall just go himself at this point? Or like, told them about why it's important??? I don't know, but the prompts out, so, yea.)

My hand violently trembles as I call Greg.

He picks up right away.

"Buddy! Hi! When do you think you're going to get here?"

My heart sinks. He seems so happy, and now I'm going to have to break his heart.

Without realizing it, tears fall out of my eyes and my body shakes.

"I-I can't make it Greg, I'm so sorry, the boys they, they got caught up in this bookstore and-" at this point, I'm crying so hard I can't finish the sentence, but greg obviously gets the message.

"Oh, ok, it's fine though, we'll-we'll make it work..." he says.

I can tell he's already crying.

LIAM POV:
I'm looking around for a book for myself when I hear someone crying.

I go over to the noise and look.

Niall is there, sitting on a bench, sobbing his eyes out, talking to someone on the phone.

"-can't make it Greg, I'm so sorry, the boys they, they got caught up in this bookstore and-"

He stops.

What does that mean? Greg is his brother, I know that for sure, but, he can't make it?

A Few Days Later
LOUIS POV:
The boys and I, minus Niall for some reason, are watching TV in the living room, when someone knocks on the door.

"Now who could that be?"

"I don't know."

I get up and answer the door.

As soon as I do, I see several police officers before me.

"Um, can I help you officer..s?"

"Yes, is there a Niall Horan here?"

"Yea, I think he's upstairs, did he do something..?"

"Would you please bring him to us? We would like to talk to him in private if you would."

I nod.

"Niall!?"

He comes out of his room.

"Y-yea?"

"Can you come here?"

"Um, ok, just a sec."

He comes back a moment later, and the officer nods for me to leave.

"What's going on?" Harry asks.

"Some police officers came to the door and asked for Niall..." I say.

"Wait, what!?"

We all rush to the door, silently, and out of view.

"Are you the brother of Greg?"

He must nod or something, because he doesn't say anything.

"We are sorry to be the ones to give you this news, but Greg Horan is sadly no longer with us. He died a hero, protecting another of his army brothers."

"No, NO THIS ISN'T HAPPENING, I'M DREAMING, THIS IS ALL JUST A DREAM!"

Loud sobs fill the room.

"Would you like to tell your friends, or shall we?"

"W-we already heard it," I say, also crying by now.

The officers nod, leaving and closing the door.

LIAM POV:
Suddenly, it all clicks.

A few days ago Niall, couldn't make it.

He was probably meeting up with his brother, for the first time in, god knows how long.

All of us are crying by now, but me being the only one who knows about the extra information, is probably hurt the most, besides Niall. (That sentence makes no sense.)

Guilt washes over me.

After a bit, Niall says he's going up to his room to call the rest of his family.

That's when I decide to tell the other boys about the call I overheard.

"G-guys? I think, I think that I have something else to tell you..."

"Yea?" Zayn says.

"I-" more tears fill my eyes, "Remember when Niall wanted so badly to go the coffee shop?"

They nod slowly.

"Mhmm..."

"Well, when we were at the bookstore, I... overheard, a conversation with Niall and someone on the phone."

They nod, signaling for me to keep going.

"He was crying and he said he couldn't make it to something... At first, I was confused but-" I stop, knowing they already get the message.

"Sh-should we go talk to him, do you guys think?"

"We should probably give him some space for now," I say.

They nod.

One Week Later
NIALL POV:
I can't do this anymore.

I can't stay in bed every single day, only getting out to use the bathroom, and nothing else. The boys bring me food, and I eat it, well, most of the time.

I can't stay like this.

But I have to.

A few minutes later, someone knocks on the door.

I see a wet spot on my pillow and rub my cheek.

Oh, I guess I'm crying.

"C-come in," I say, realizing there's someone outside my room.

Liam walks in.

"Hey Nialler, wanna come down and watch a movie with us?"

He's asked the same question for a few days now.

I slowly shake my head.

"Are you sure?"

I nod.

"Want me to bring up some popcorn an watch a movie here in bed with you?" he asks, a sad smile spread across his face.

That's a new one.

"S-sure," I say.

This time, he smiles a happy smile.

"Ok, let me go get the popcorn and tell the boys, yea?"

"Ok."

He comes back a few minutes later.

"Ok, so what do you want to watch?" Liam asks me.

I shrug.

"Anything without action or something."

"Ok!"

He chooses Instant Family. (It's a really cute movie that you should definitely watch if you haven't!)

After the Movie
NIALL POV:
As the credits start rolling, I turn to Liam.

"Thank you."

"For what?" he asks, looking back at me.

"For doing this with me, for being here."

He smiles.

"Oh, this is the smallest thing I would do." (Does that even make sense? I have no idea.)

There's a pause before I speak again.

"Can-can we maybe do this tomorrow too..?"

His smile grows. (This is a lot about smiles.)

"Of course."

Over the next few days, I do more and more with Liam and the others.

Movies with Liam, movies with everyone, breakfast, dinner, after a while, I'm about back to my normal, happy self.

(I might've made Niall, in the first part at least, sound like a five-year-old, but I don't know, okay?) (Also I know this isn't accurate but whatever, if you want me to change something, like the scene where the officers are talking, then tell me and I will, if you give me some recommendations.)

(I just realized that I didn't ever let Niall know about the conversation Liam heard so, yea. But, it's late, and I don't feel like changing it, so yea, sorry, maybe another time if people actually want it for some reason, I don't know, just wanna make you guys happy.)

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