The Bradford Bunhead: A One Direction Fan Fiction

Edelweiss

Zayn's POV

Aria was doing much better three weeks after Faithe died. She now had a picutre of the two of them on her nightstand. It was of the two of them in London, in front of Buckingham Palace. Aria had that wonderful smile.

I still think of that conversation I had with Faithe, and how she knew we would marry. She seemed to see the love in our relationship that not many others had seen. I thought about this as I sat backstage of a stadium in North Wales.

Although, I was still worried about her. She had bot danced since before she found out about Faithe. She used to dance every day.

I was sitting on the couch in sweats and a tank top. Aria as here, too, but had suddenly left. She said she had something to do. I got up, going look around the stage, maybe find Lux or someone to hang out with.

I came to th wings of the stage, and people were setting up for tonight, but an Irish Treble Jig was playing in the speakers. I looked onto stage, and sure enough, Aria was dancing. She turned around, doing her steps, and I saw her face. Her cheek were red and she was sobbing.

I stopped the music and walked onto the stage. Aria kept dancing, but her sobs were more obvious now. I went up to her andheld her arms to keep her from dancing. She ceased, and looked up to me crying. I pulled her close.

"W-w-w-we u-u-u-sed t-t-o d-dance." She was trying to spit out.

"i know.Come on, I'll make you some tea." I said, and led her backstage. I made her tea and she sat on the couch after taking her shoes off.

"You haven't danced in a while." I said.

"We used to take dance classes together, before she moved to Manchester." She said.

"Really?"

"Yea. Irish dancing. We loved it so much, and Faithe would make up her own steps. She didn't like keeping her arms down. She was a free spirit. She smiled and laughed. Her parentswould get somad when we did toestands on the kitchen floor.Our parents thought we we were all of Europe wrapped into two little girls."

"How do you mean?" I asked, and she began to smile.

"Well, they would say, we're the Italian-English girls who Irish dance and sing about the national flower of Austria."

"What? Austria?"

'You know that song from The Sound of Muic? Edelweiss?"

"Yea, of course."

"Faithe and I were obsessed with it. We would watch the movie over and over for that song. It's so beautiful. I wish I could hear it again." She whispered.

This gave me an idea. Management might not be happy with it, but it's for a girl who had died, and I'm sure the other boys would go for it.

"You're going t sit front row at the concert, right?" I asked.

"Yes, of course."She said.

"Okay. I'llsee you then, but I have to go get ready.

"Okay." She said, taking another sip of tea. I left the room to get dresses and get my mic.

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Aria's POV

 I was sitting front row at the concert. They had just finished Everything About You. I was standing right behind the fence that separated the fans. I had on a blue dress withsmall pinkflowers scattered on it. It had cap sleeves and waas flowy. I felt pretty with my hair down.

Realizing I was lost in thought, I looked back up to the stage. the boys were looking out at the audience, and Zayn brought his microphone to his mouth.

"We'd like to thank all of you for coming out tonight!" He was met by screams."Now, we'd like to slow it down a bit. Many of you will know this song. The boys and I would like to dedicate it to two extraordinary girls. One who has left us, and one who is trying to make it without the other. They are both so dear to the boys and I. This is for them. Niall?"

Niall came up beside him with an acoustic guitar and I gasped. Niall began to play, and Zayn sung.

"Edelweiss, edelweiss, every morning you greet me. small and white clean ad bright, you look happy to me meet me. Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever. Edelweiss, edleweiss, bless my homeland forever." The other boys cam beside Niall and Zayn. Niall kept playing the repeated chorus. I looked over to Paul, and the look I gave him made him come over to me.

"I need to get up there!" I said. he gave me an understanding nod, and lifted me out from the fence and ono the stage. I went to Zayn and gave him a big hug.

"Everyone sing with us!" He said. Suddenly, the whole audience was singing, and so was I. Zayn put his arm around my waist.

"Small and white, clean and bright, you look happy to meet me. Blossom of snow, may you bloom and grow, bloom and grow forever. Edelweiss, edelweiss, bless my homeland forever." We all finsihed.

"Thank you. We both loved it. I know she heard it."

"I think she heard,too. Oh,please don't cry." He said.

"I'm crying because I'm happy. That was the sweetest thing you've ever done for me." I said. He just smiled and gave me another hug.

I got down rom the stage and stood by Paul for the rest of the concert. They did an amazing job, and then Zayn and I went to his place to watch a movie.I fell asleep in his arms.