Niall woke up with a sore throat and a headache. He rubbed his eyes and realized he was still on their jet.
The band was on an eight hour flight to their next tour destination.
Suddenly Niall felt a tightness in his throat and he started coughing.
Zayn was sitting by Niall in the jet and jumped when Niall started hacking up a lung.
"Are you ok Ni?" Zayn asked, worried.
"Yeah," Niall sniffed. "I'm feelin a bit ill, but it's not too bad."
Zayn didn't look so convinced but he took the reply anyway.
"Really Z, I'm all good." Niall rasped.
He coughed again, then cleared his throat and it felt better.
He still wasn't feeling great so he pulled his water bottle out and took small sips. The water hurt when it slid down Niall's raw throat.
Niall also noticed the pressure in his head. He was so stuffy and needed to blow his nose.
He knew he didn't have any though, so he would have to use some tissue from the restroom on the boys jet.
Niall set his batter bottle down and stood up. He was hit with some dizziness and stumbled on his way. He caught the attention of all his not sleeping bandmates.
"You good, mate?" Louis asked Niall.
Niall turned quick to reply, "Yup, just some turbulence, I think."
"Ok, be careful, I guess." Louis said, and Niall nodded.
Niall, now in the restroom, ripped some toilet paper off the roll to blow his nose. He did this a couple times to make it stop running constantly.
"Ugh," Niall muttered to himself. "I'm not feeling fabulous!"
Finally, Niall washed his hands, of course. Just because he was getting sick did not mean he would give up on sanitation and cleanliness.
Once he finished, Niall exited the restroom and headed back to his seat.
Sitting down was making him realize he was REALLY tired. Even after the two hour nap he took earlier.
Niall sat for a minute in silence until he felt his eyes drooping closed.
He didn't know how long he was out for, but Niall felt himself being shaken awake. He opened his eyes halfway to see that Zayn was the one shaking him.
"Hey Nialler, Paul's brought us some food for dinner. Do you want some? It's warm so we can't really save it." Zayn said.
Niall was in a daze and starred into Zayn's soul for a good minute.
Zayn was confused by Niall's starring so he waved his hand back in forth in Niall's face to snap him out of his thoughts.
"Hello, Ni?" Zayn said.
Niall blinked a couple times before answering. "Yes, I'll take the food, thank for asking."
Again, Niall started coughing. This time much worse than before. He sounded like he was dying.
Zayn was about hand Niall the plate of food but waited for him to finish the coughing fit.
Zayn put the plate on Niall's tray table, then put his hand on Niall's forehead.
"No fever, I think. You do seem like your coming down with something. Are you sure you feel okay?"
Niall cleared his phlegmy throat.
"No, I really don't feel good. My throat is throbbing and I feel so congested." Niall said.
Zayn's face softened.
"Im sorry Ni. I'll see if Liam has the meds available for you, ok?" Zayn asked.
"Thanks Z." Niall croaked.
Zayn cringed at Niall's voice.
"You sound really horrible mate. Drink some water or something, maybe it'll help that throat." Zayn said, tickling Niall's throat for a moment.
Small, random, touches were Zayn's way of saying that he cares about someone. It pretty cute and helped all the boys at some point.
Zayn was now gone talking to Liam to find some meds.
Niall picked through his food. It looked and smelled amazing and Niall LOVED food, but he really wasn't looking to hurt his throat again.
Soon enough Zayn sat back in his seat and Liam walked over to give Niall the cough and cold he'd asked for.
"I heard you weren't feeling well, Ni." Liam said, handing over the medicine.
"Yeah, I don't know, just a cold, I think." Niall said.
"We'll let's get feeling better so you can sing on tour." Liam said.
"I know right, and they would never let me out." Niall laughed even though he unfortunately wasn't joking.
Liam laughed too and looked down at Niall's tray.
"Why haven't you eaten anything?" Liam asked.
"Not that hungry." Niall replied and shrugged.
Liam raised his eyebrow skeptically.
"Yeah right, you're always hungry Ni." Liam said.
Niall agreed with this statement but didn't say it.
"My throats hurting really bad. It's hard to eat." Niall pouted.
"Ok, take the medicine then eat your dinner!" Liam instructed.
"Fine, mum!" Niall chuckled but it made him cough.
After popping the medicine and swallowing it with water (yes still hurt, maybe even more this time), Niall ate all his food. It was still good but a bit less tasteful when he was so congested.
Later Niall closed his eyes and reclined his chair as far as it went. He had a blanket with him and was pretty comfy.
He fell asleep in no time, due to the sickness and long day.
When he was falling asleep he didn't miss Zayn's soft, "sweet dreams, Ni."
AN:
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