Unexpected (An Ed Sheeran fanfic)

Chapter 5

I woke up the next morning still thinking about the way I felt in Ed's arms. But I didn't think of him that way.

My mom had gone to work already so I decided to make myself a Toaster Strudel when the doorbell rang. I went to get and found Ed standing outside.

"Hey Mia!" He said and then laughed. I looked down at what I was wearing. It was an Ed Sheeran sweatshirt, Spongebob pants, a bear hat and bear paw slippers.

"Ed! What are you doing here?" I asked, completely humiliated.

"I just thought that we could maybe talk about something?" He said and motioned inside. I nodded and invited him in. We didn't have any furniture yet, so we sat next to the big window looking out at the city and drank hot cocoa.

"So, whatcha want talk about?" I asked, sipping my chocolate. Ed looked slightly sad.

"Well, my management called and told me I have to go on tour in April with One Direction." I smiled.

"That's great! Why do you sound sad?" I was confused...

"That means we only have a few months together." He said. I knew my face looked crestfallen. "It's only 3 months though! Just a US Tour!" He said trying to bring up my spirits.

"I'm happy for you! But I'll miss you!" I said, trying not to cry. I had only known him 2 days and it felt like my brother was saying he was leaving for college. Obviously Ed noticed my glassy eyes because he wrapped his arms around me and started singing an unfamiliar tune to me. I felt better as the song went farther.

"I'm out of touch. I'm out of love. I'll pick you up when you're getting down. And out of all these things I've done, I think I love you better now." He sang to me. I let one tear slide down my cheek as the song ended. Ed took his thumb and wiped it away. I smiled and said thank you.

"You want some food? I'm making a few Toaster Strudels!" I said. He smiled and nodded. We walked to the kitchen and sat down in the counter to wait for the food.

We talked for hours that day and learned so much about each other. We could never take back anything we had said. And I didn't regret it.

*5 months later*

"Ed!" I yelled running up to him. He smiled and threw his arms around me. "How are you?"

"Good! How are you?" He asked after letting go of me and linking arms.

"Pretty good! Sad you're leaving tomorrow but you're here now so I'm good!" I said lightly. He smiled and put an arm around me.

"Hey! Lets have a picnic at our park!" I looked at the sky and saw quite a few rain clouds.

"It looks like it's gonna rain Ed!" I said. He shrugged and dragged me into a convenient store to get lunch. We picked Smartfood popcorn, cheese Danishes, and Mountain Dew! (Junk food picnic!)

We ran all the way to the park after we got a blanket from a random home and furniture shop. When we arrived at the park, I laid our blanket out and set our food on it.

"Let's eat!" Ed said and sat down cross legged on the blanket. I sat the same way across from him and we ate our food. After we finished I laid back onto the blanket and scooted over to Ed who had done the same.

"So, you friends with One Direction?" I asked. Ed nodded and smiled.

"Mostly with Harry and Niall! But I'm not as good friends with them as I am with you!" He said. I giggled and Ed laughed too. We stayed laying on the blanket for a while, just talking.

At around 1:30pm a raindrop fell onto my leg. I shot up. "Ed! Put our stuff in the hollowed out tree!" I yelled. We stuffed everything in the tree and sat on the bench swing.

About 10 minutes later, it was pouring rain. I took of my 'Hipsta Please' hoodie so it wouldn't get soaked and my converse, leaving me in my cropped jeans and tank. Ed had taken off his sweatshirt and shoes too.

We ran around and danced in the rain for a couple of hours until it stopped. I sat down, completely soaked, onto the swing. Ed came running and sat next to me.

"That was so fun!" He said. I nodded and laughed. "Wanna dance?" I shrugged and stood up. Ed took out his phone and turned on Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars. He grabbed my hand and pulled me into the middle of the trees branch cover. We had added a waterproof cover to the underneath of the branches so if it rained we could be dry.

He puts his hands on my waist and pulled me close. I put my arms around his neck and hugged him close to me. We just swayed together until the song Boyfriend by Justin Bieber came on and we both want crazy! Dancing around and singing along.

After a few more party songs, the song I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz came on. I grabbed Ed's hand and pulled him close to me once again. He smiled and hugged me and I did the same. He his lips close to my ear like so many time before singing along to the familiar lyrics.

"I won't give up on us. Even if the skies get rough. I'm giving you all my love. I'm still looking up." He whisper sang to me. I tightened my grip around his neck and let a tear fall down my face, landing on Ed's shoulder. As the song ended, we stood together. Hugging underneath our tree.

"I’m covered by nature and I’m safe now underneath this oak tree with you beside me. But if I kiss you will your mouth read this truth? Darling, how I miss you strawberries taste how lips do." He sang the words to Little Bird in my ear. I got goose bumps from his angelic voice.

"Ed?" I asked.

"Hmm?" Ed said peacefully.

"Don't forget me." I said, choking back tears. Ed took his arms from around me and put one on each side of my face.

"I could never forget you Mia. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me." He said, his eyes watering. I had never seen Ed cry. It was awful watching him this sad.

"And you're the best thing that's ever happened to me Ed." I said, letting the tears spill out of my eyes. Ed's eyes overflowed with tears at the exact moment mine did. We both let them flow down our cheeks. It was a beautiful moment.

We hugged each other like we would never see each other ever again. Ed would be back. He was my best friend.

We pulled away and looked into each other's eyes for a moment. I went on my tippy toes and kissed him on the cheek, blushing. Ed leaned down and kissed me on the cheek too.

"You'll be fine Mia. You're strong." He said. I nodded and we collected our things. He walked me to my apartment door, just like every other day.

"I'll miss you Ed!" I sobbed and threw my arms around him, one last time. He had a tight grip around me too. We didn't even notice my mom open the door and snap a picture. My mom and met Ed many times before. They were quite funny around each other!

"I'll miss you too Mia Bear!" He said. He only called me that when he wanted me to know that he'll miss me. "I love you!"

"I love you too." I said. He slowly let go of me and turned around. Walking away, I ran inside my room and cried for a long time. Looking over to my bedside table, I saw a picture that I took of Ed. I smiled at the thought of him. Only 3 more months.

*Next week*

"And you're miles away and yesterday you were here with me." Ed sang through the radio. My eyes teared up and I sniffled. Ed wrote that song for me.

"Wow! He's a great singer!" My mom gushed, making me laugh. "Who do you suppose this song's about?"

"It's about me." I whispered. My mom gasped, realizing the words.

"Oh my gosh Mia! That's so sweet of him!" I nodded and wiped my eyes. She smiled and reached to rub my back. "Are you alright honey?" I nodded and turned my head to look out the diner's window. We were eating out at a diner as celebration for my birthday.

"It's just not the same without Ed here." I whispered to stop myself from crying. My mom nodded and side hugged me in the booth.

"Let's go now! How about we get some frozen yogurt?" I nodded followed my mom out of the diner. 

A/N:

i'm adding a lot of the parts together at once so that i can get to the new stuff faster! :) 

-Emma