Midnight memories

Don't forget where you belong

Louis had developed a chest infection after their show in Denmark. That didn't mean that they stopped touring.
Their label would never cancel a show.

Louis didn't get better. He was laying in bed whenever they weren't on stage. They played a couple of shows in Germany before they could fly home to London for a while.

Niall had been watching Harry being worried sick about Louis but he didn't take care of him like he normally would. Niall wished they could get their shit together. He understood that it had to be hard for both of them to be forced to hide their relationship, but without each other, they were both lost and miserable. He got an idea for a song and spent most of his free time composing it.  

They continued their tour. Louis was still sick and Harry was still clubbing to avoid his problems. Niall was fed up with both of them. He gathered them all in his hotel room one evening.
"Okay, listen up asshats. I wrote a song to remind you all of something and especially you two." Niall said and looked between Louis and Harry before he continued.
"This, what we do here is just a job. A great one, don't get me wrong, it's amazing. But we're still just five guys from England and Ireland. I think it's easy to lose track of that. Up on stage, we're artists but backstage we're just normal people. It's important to compartmentalize it and it's important to try and live normal lives and most important of all is love. If you have it, don't fucking let it go just because things get hard because of what we do for a living."

Harry looked upset and glared at Niall who ignored it. He started to play his guitar instead and sang the song he had finished last night.

Been a lot of places
I've been all around the world
Seen a lot of faces
Never knowing where I was

On the horizon
Mmh, well, I know, I know, I know
I know the sun will be rising
Back home

Living out of cases
Packing up and taking off
Made a lot of changes
But not forgetting who I was

On the horizon
Oh, well, I know, I know, I know
I know the moon will be rising
Back home

Don't forget where you belong, home
Don't forget where you belong, home
If you ever feel alone, don't
You were never on your own
And the proof is in this song

I've been away for ages
But I've got everything I need
I'm flicking through the pages
I've written in my memory

I feel like I'm dreaming
Oh, so I know, I know, I know
I know that I'm never leaving
No, I won't go

Don't forget where you belong, home
Don't forget where you belong, home
If you ever feel alone, don't
You were never on your own
And the proof is in this song

Lights off when they should be on
Even stars in the skies, they're wrong
Short days when the nights are long
When I think of the days I've gone
Don't matter how far I've gone
I'm always free to run home

Don't forget where you belong, home
Don't forget where you belong (don't forget it), home
If you ever feel alone, don't
You were never on your own
Never, never, never

Don't forget where you belong, home
Don't forget where you belong (don't forget it), home
If you ever feel alone, don't
You were never on your own (you were never)
And the proof is in this song

Home
Don't forget it
Home
If you ever feel alone, don't
You were never on your own (you were never)
And the proof is in this song

Never forget it
This song
Don't forget it
No, I never forget it
This song
You were never

He looked over at the boys when he was done, waiting for a reaction. Liam and Zayn were smiling. Harry and Louis both looked like they wanted to cry. Louis was the first to speak up.
"It's a beautiful song, Niall."

With that Louis got up and left. Harry watched him leave and sighed before he turned his gaze to Niall.
"Great song Ni. I'm going to bed. Night."

Then they were three. Liam and Zayn stayed for a while. The topic of discussion was their two other bandmates.
"Why are they so stubborn? They clearly love each other." Zayn asked.

"We can't even imagine how hard it must be for them to go through everything our management comes up with. I wish there was something we could do to help them." Liam sighed.

"I thought they managed to get through this last year." Niall grunted.

"Yeah, but then they could talk to each other in public. Imagine if we were told that we couldn't interact at all with each other. Would you be able to do that Niall?" Zayn asked.

"No!" Niall answered upset.

"But they have to think about stuff like that all the time. It must be exhausting." Liam said.

"They have to try and not let it get to them. At the end of the day they're just Harry and Louis, you know? That other shit doesn't matter." Niall said.

"How are we gonna get them to see that and not let shit get in the way?" Liam questioned.

"I don't know but we have to work on Harry. He was the one who broke it off this time." Niall answered.

"And how do you suggest we do that? He's out drinking all the time. He's running away from it all." Zayn sighed.

"Leave that to me. You talk to Louis. You two spend a lot of time together with your herbal treatments." Niall smirked.

"Yeah, I'll give it a try." Zayn promised.