"Harry! Niall! Come *on*, over here!" Luke called, waving the two boys over to join their game of truth or dare. + 

"Niall, truth or dare?" Calum asked, a smirk playing on his lips. + 

"Umm, truth," Niall said, his expression decidedly bored. + 

"Is it true you slept with Kylie?" one of the girls blurted out. + 

"It's true. She's number ten," Niall said, bumping fists with Harry and Luke. + 

"Harry, truth or dare?" Luke asked, turning to Harry. + 

"I'll take the dare," Harry said, his own smirk mirroring Calum’s. + 

"I dare you to… umm, kiss Niall for three minutes!" Cara said, clapping her hands together. + 

"What?!" Niall and Harry exclaimed simultaneously. + 

"Wait, you two have *never* kissed? Not even once? Honestly, the whole school thought you guys had, considering how close you are. But a dare’s a dare, Harry," Calum shrugged, spreading his hands. + 

"Nothing changes either way," Harry whispered to Niall, leaning closer. + 

"Nah, gotta hook up with someone to make it look legit after this," Niall chuckled, running a hand through his hair. + 

"Oh, and no homo," Harry added, grinning. + 

Harry slowly leaned in, capturing Niall’s lips with his own. He wanted to give the crowd a show, so he pulled Niall onto his lap. A chorus of yelling, laughing, and clapping rose up around them. + 

After the three minutes ticked by, Niall sat back down on the floor, laughing. “Gave 'em a show, huh?” Niall said, grinning. + 

"Yeah, nice lips, by the way," Harry said, winking at Niall. + 

"Thanks. You too," Niall chuckled. + 

"No homo, though," both boys said in unison, shaking their heads with a shared grin. + 

(Author’s note removed.) + 