Something Beautiful (Ed Sheeran Fanfic)

Chapter 2

After dinner mum sent me to bed. I couldn't sleep. That could be because of the fact I had all my lights on and I wasn't even in my bed. 10pm was too early for me to sleep. I looked out my window and saw Ed, sitting near his window, which was open. It just so happened that our bedrooms were opposite each other's.

I opened my window and Ed turned his head to see me.

"Hey", I said. Because I couldn't think of anything cooler to say. I don't always have a way with words.

"Hi there-", he said, but stopped because my mum had come into my room.

"Kia! I thought I told you to go to bed! Turn these lights off and get some sleep! Don't you have exams tomorrow?"

Oh crap. I forgot about those.

"Yes mum, I know about my exams, that's why I'm still up, getting in some last minute study time you know!" I lie to mum. I'm not the best liar in the world. She sees straight through my lies. I don't think Ed staring at us through his window was any help either.

"Go to bed! And you too Ed, I'm sure you have exams as well!" Mum says as she leaves. There she goes again worrying about stuff that has nothing do with her.

I hear mum going down the stairs and into the kitchen. She turns the kettle on to make her last cup of tea before she goes to bed herself.

"Sorry about her", I say to Ed.

"Did you really remember about your exams?" He asks.

"No, but it's not really an exam, just a maths test... on algebra? Maybe?" I reply.

"Hope I don't have to do it too, I'm a failure at algebra. Just maths altogether really." He says.

"Don't worry" I say "I'll be more of a failure than you. I think I fail at algebra more than skipping stones". He laughs, and I smile. He asks for my phone number so I write in down on a piece of paper for him to copy. The next thing I know I'm getting a text from Ed.

'Hey' he writes.

'Stop wasting your credit and if you actually have anything to say just say it to my face please :)' I send back to him.

"Just making sure it was the right number" he says.

"It was" I say, and mum comes back in again.

"FOR GOD'S SAKE KIA JUST GO TO BED!" She screams, then shuts my window while I'm trying not to laugh.

Ed catches on, because soon enough he has texted me telling me not to laugh. Mum walks out of the room and I poke my tongue out at him. I turn my lights off and I get one last text from Ed;

'Goodnight Kia ;)'

'Night :)' I send back.

***

The next day I wake to find a new text from Ed, 'Walk to school with me?' He asks.

I send back 'I'll be ready in half an hour, meet you at 8:30 out the front?'

He sends back 'Great:)'

I rush to have breakfast and have a quick shower. I pack my bag and realise I still have 10 minutes till I'm supposed to meet Ed outside. Mum calls me down and tells me to do the washing up. Max's washing up from last night's dessert. 5 bowls and 5 spoons, 3 big pots and who knows how many measuring cups later I finish the dishes. I grab my school bag and head out the door.

"Hey there" Ed says.

"Sorry I'm late, had to do Max's dishes from last night"

"Why didn't he do them?" He asks.