The concert was going great. The boys were having fun, the band was excited and the fans were just screaming in delight. Just like last year, though, the stadium was filled with everything orange. Orange face paint, orange clothes, Liam even saw someone with strands of orange hair.

To be honest, Niall didn't expect any of that at all. He just tweeted about how he loved last year's gig and then all of a sudden everyone was dressed in orange. The power of Directioners, he guessed.

The other lads were surprised as well. When Harry went out and took a look around the stadium, they expected him to come back and say, "There's tons of people out there." and that's it. They didn't expect him to come back and say, "Shit, there's tons of orange people out there."

They told their stylist, Caroline, to dress them in orange too, to match the sudden dress code. But Caroline said no and insisted on wearing the clothes she already picked for them. She said that they can wear orange after the first half of the concert. ("The element of surprise, lads! Think creative!")

The boys were still a bit upset, so Caroline gave in and let them pick something orange for them to wear along with their outfit. So even though the boys didn't come out in full orange like last year, they at least wore something orange.

Niall and the boys just finished What Makes You Beautiful, and the second the song ended the lift they were on lifted them down backstage. All of them quickly ran to their dressing room and change into the orange clothes ("Finally!") Caroline had picked out. They didn't have that much time before they go on stage again, so the lads were slipping into their new clothes really quick.

But, not all of them were slipping into their clothes.

"Why are you lads still wearing that?" Niall asked the two boys. Louis and Zayn were leaning against the wall, watching their bandmates change in lightning speed.

"I changed my mind, Niall. I think I'll just wear these ones." Louis said to his Irish friend.

"Yeah, me too. This is pretty comfy, you know?" Zayn agreed, tugging his clothes a bit.

"Are you sure? The fans are wearing orange, I think we all should wear orange too." Liam reasoned. But before the two boys could say anything, a knock on the door disturbed them. When everyone turned to the door, Paul was seen opening it halfway.

"Hurry boys! You're on in two minutes!" Paul shouted to the boys before closing the door again.

Louis turned away from the door and back to his friends, giving them a shrug. "Too late for that, Li. I can't change in two minutes." Louis said, giving the Wolverhampton boy a half smirk.

Liam rolled his eyes and continued changing his own clothes. Niall was a little disappointed that not all of them will be wearing orange tonight, but he just pushed that feeling aside and proceeded to wear his shirt.

"Boys!" Paul's voice alerted them from outside.

"Yes, Paul!" Niall shouted in behalf of the boys. Caroline checked all five boys before giving them a thumbs up and pushing them out of the door.

"Break a leg, lads!" She said - not literally, mind you - as the boys ran back to the stage.

When they reached the stage entrance, Paul was already there waiting for them. The boys stopped running and went back to walking when Paul motioned them to just go on stage.

They all formed a line, with Niall in the front and Harry in the back. Paul handed each of them their custom microphones, a pat in the back and "Good luck." before ushering them onto the stage. All of them nodded, then they all began to walk back on stage and into the spotlight.

Niall could hear the fans scream in delight when the five of them re-entered the stage. It was a good feeling - adrenaline rush, Louis called it - when he was back on stage. It was like he was meant to be there all the time. And Niall loved it.

The band began playing You And I, and Niall continued walking to his microphone stand and adjusted his microphone onto it. When it was set into place, Niall waited until it was time to sing his solo. When he heard the familiar tune, the blonde took a deep breath and started to sing.

I figured it out.

I figured it out through black and white.

Seconds and hours.

Maybe they had to take some time.

-

You and I

Oh, you and I

Niall was feeling great. He knew that they will only sing a few songs left, then the concert will end. That's why he was enjoying the moment while it lasts. After this was Story Of My Life, so he walked around the stage as the transition was starting to play. Louis and Zayn was standing quite near him, while Liam and Harry were interacting with the fans. Niall then did the same, waving to some fans as he walked by.

But suddenly, the blonde felt immense pain on his leg. Niall had to bite his lip to stop himself from screaming, because it was just that painful. He hadn't feel this much pain since the Take Me Home tour where he dislocated his knee. Speaking of my knee, Niall thought as he looked down to examine it.

Sure enough, that was the cause of the pain. His knee was swollen and was starting to bleed. The blood was flowing out really slow, though, so it would take a while for it to actually look like it's bleeding. When he was looking at his knee, Niall spotted an object lying merely inches from his left foot. It was a broken iPhone 4S, and it had a clearly hard surface.

So that's what hit me knee, Niall thought. But, he was forced back to reality as the pain started to feel worse. Niall bit his lip again and started to stand back up. The Irish lad almost forgot that he was in a concert, and it was almost time for him to sing. Niall fought the urge to sigh and just took a deep breath before walking around the stage again - slowly, this time.

-

Since he was fairly close to him, Louis noticed Niall bending down to look at his knee. Louis squinted his eyes to see what the problem was, since Niall tends to look at his knee when it was acting up. His blue eyes spotted small - barely noticeable - spots of blood and he began to worry.

Then, Niall stopped and began to stand up again. Louis saw the blond took a deep breath, then he walked (limped) around the stage. Idiot, Louis thought as Niall walked near him. The Doncaster boy then approached the younger boy and made gestures with his hands that meant, "You okay?"

Niall noticed and made hand gestures too. Louis could see that it meant, "No, but I can survive." If they were in a different situation, Louis would've rolled his eyes at that. But since this was - according to him personally - really serious, Louis gave him a pat on the shoulder and a gesture that meant, "Take it slow. Careful." and slowly walked away.

Since they were in the middle of a concert, Louis couldn't be too obvious. So, he couldn't do the things that he really wanted to do, like treating Niall's knee. The least he could do was keep an eye at the Irish boy and make sure he was okay until the concert ends. That's why he didn't care that the fans could see him glancing at Niall every so often.

Like I give a damn about that.

-

Harry, being his classic charming self, was interacting with the fans and he was playing with his microphone a bit. The fans seemed to love it, so Harry grinned at them, causing a few screams. Harry chuckled a bit, but he stopped when he spotted Niall limping near him. Almost instantly, most of Harry's attention now switched to the clearly in pain Niall.

Niall seemed to have problems with his knee, and judging by the blond's face, it was really painful. Harry wanted to stop what he was doing and just comfort the Irish boy right then and there. But the screaming fans made him realize that he couldn't exactly do that. They were in the middle of a concert, and hundreds of fans were watching them right now. The boys couldn't exactly do what they please. When management first told them that, Harry wasn't  bothered by it. But right now, he couldn't stand it.

Harry started to think about the situation. They were singing Story Of My Life, and after that they'll sing Little White Lies and lastly Best Song Ever to end the concert. Two more songs to go, and then Harry could go to Niall and comfort him. Niall was a strong lad, but he couldn't be strong forever. Harry bit his lip and hoped that Niall could make it through the concert. And, hopefully the concert will end soon.

Because, it was killing the Cheshire boy to see Niall in pain.

-

Zayn was casually walking around the stage. He didn't interact with the fans as much as the other boys, only a few waves here and there. The fans didn't seem bothered by it, so Zayn continued doing just that. He's still a pretty quiet person, so it's hard for him to interact. In the mean time, the Bradford boy could only walk around the stage and wave.

When Zayn walked pass Niall, though, Zayn almost stopped. Niall wasn't jumping around or interacting with the fans like he normally would. No, Niall was slightly limping when Zayn walked by him. Zayn glanced at the boy, trying to figure out why he was like that.

He could see Niall biting his lip nervously, and he was sweating a bit. Zayn was confused by that, until he saw Niall bend down to look at his knee.

Oh no, Zayn thought. That's why the Irish boy was limping around. That's why he was not interacting with the fans. That's why Niall didn't act like Niall.

His knee was acting up again, and Niall was in pain.

Zayn was starting to worry a lot and he couldn't stand to see his friend be in pain in the middle of the concert. If it was his decision, he would've scooped Niall up and get him backstage to treat his injury. But, he couldn't do that. Not in front of hundreds of people. No, it would make Niall embarrassed and management mad. The fans would panic too. All in all, getting him backstage right now would be a bad decision.

Zayn knew he has to be calm and he has to look calm for the fans, so that no one would suspect anything. Well that ship had sailed apparently, as some fans already caught Niall limping on camera or video. So, some fans already knew. But, if Zayn were to bring Niall backstage it would only make it worse.

All Zayn could do was act calm and carry on like nothing happened. But, he couldn't help but look at Niall every once in a while. Never in his life had Zayn wanted a concert to end so badly.