Unexpected
Chapter Eighteen - When We Were 18
A/N See what I did there with the title ;) hehehehe. I couldn't resist!
(Ezra's POV)
Every night Anna tosses and turns in her sleep, she starts out peaceful - in my arms, her heart calms, then she drifts off to sleep. But then it hits her, like a ton of bricks. Some nights are better than others, a whimper here and there, all the other nights her dreams terrify her. She'll kick and scream, tears will be streaming down her face... it's like he's abusing her all over again. Only this time I can't save her. How do you save someone from their dreams? From their nightmares? It's impossible. The only thing I can do is wake her up and tell her everything is ok, even though it's not even close to being ok for her. She starts to whimper in her sleep again so I pull her close and whisper "Anna I'm here your ok, wake up love" in her ear "p-please s-stop Har-ry-y" I sit up and pull her onto my lap "it's not Harry it's Ezra your ok, wake up Anna" I rock her back and forth and move the stray hair that has fallen into her face "wake up love, c'mon" this is another thing, once she starts dreaming it's so hard to wake her up. It's like the dream is dragging her down and it becomes her reality. I start to shake her and raise my voice a little "Anna wake up, you need to wake up now" she stirs and tears spill from her eyes "baby please wake up" I'll tell you it's scary as hell when you can't wake someone up, especially when that someone is in pain like this "Anna!" She jolts awake, gasping for air, and clings to me like I'm going to disappear.
We laid in that bed all day, her body trembling every now and again, silent sobs fell from her lips every time she moved, as if her body hurt from fresh wounds. Harry broke her... again, she just doesn't want to accept it so she bottles it up. She hides from it and she has for a long time. "I'm sorry" her voice, barely audible, whispers "shh you don't have to be sorry" "y-yes I do" she sits up and climbs off of my lap "Anna-" "no, you shouldn't have to stay here all day and hold me like I'm a child. You shouldn't even be running from him at all, but I had to drag you into this mess and now your stuck hiding for the rest of your life like I am-" "don't!" I point at her "don't you do this to yourself" I get up and out of bed "don't blame yourself, if I didn't want to be here I wouldn't be. I need you just as much as you need me!" I run a hand through my hair, take a deep breath, and continue my rant "do you really think I would have risked my life if I didn't love you" the look of shock on her face lessens and a tear runs down her cheek. did I just say that? Oh no I said it too soon.
(Anna's POV)
He said he loves me... Ezra said he loves me "Anna I-" "y-you love me?" I look up at him, which I haven't done since he started yelling, and he looks pale. Like really pale. "Anna I don't want to push you away I'm sorry if that freaked you out but" I stand up and walk over to him "it didn't freak me out. I've been waiting a long time for you to say that and not mean friends" he smiles "all the times I said I loved you I never meant it as a friend" that explains a lot "since when?" He grabs my waist and pulls me close to him "when we were eighteen"
Four Years Ago...
(Anna's POV)
Zayn walks in the flat and straight over to me in the living room "yes? May I help you?" He chuckles "seen Ezra? He said he wanted to talk to me about something" "oh yeah! He wanted me to let you know that he's on his way to some phone booth" Zayn leans in and kisses my forehead "thanks Annie" I smile and wave goodbye as he walks out the door... that's strange why would Ezra and Zayn be meeting at a telephone booth? "Hey sweetheart" Harry comes and sits next to me on the couch "hi, you got Ezra and Zayn doing a job?" He furrows his eyebrows "no why?" Ok maybe they just needed to.... you know what it's weird! "They both left I was just curious" he smiles and kisses my lips "my little curious kitten" I giggle at the nickname.
(Ezra's POV)
When I get to the phone booth Zayn is already there"bloody hell, how did you get here before me?" He smiles and laughs "I'm Zayn Malik, I have my ways of popping up places when I need to" I shake my head and walk over to him. I need to get something off my chest and Zayn really is the only one I can trust, I'm definitely not telling Harry. "so what's so important that we had to meet here?" Here goes nothing... or everything "I love Anna" he smiles "we all love Anna what-" I cut him off "no I mean I LOVE Anna" he furrows his eyebrows "Don't be stupid" I scoff "I'm not Zayn, I don't know what the hell is happening... it just hit me" he shakes his head and starts to walk away "Zayn-" "Anna is Harry's she will always be his, even when she isn't... You need to let it go" how am I suppose to let this go?
We head back to the flat, the entire walk here was spent in silence. Maybe I should have just kept my mouth shut. "well this is funny" I hear Louis voice ring from behind me, making me turn around "I mean we all live here soooo" he laughs and follows me and Zayn inside. Anna's on the sofa, with Harry, and my heart drops a little "where did you lads go?" Lou jumps on the couch making Anna laugh and says "I needed cigs" "me and Ezra just stopped for a chat" Zayn speaks up, the first noise he's made since I told him. Harry nods and gets off the sofa "well now that everyone is here I have a job that needs to be done, so c'mon" I start to walk out the door but Harry stops me "I don't need you right now, stay here" I put my hands up in defense and back away from the door. Arsehole. everyone leaves and it's just me and Anna "C'mhere love" she moves from her current position on the sofa and crawls into my lap, her back against my front. She sighs "I don't know why he treats you like that" I smirk "don't worry about it" I'd rather be here with you anyway. "So what did you and Zayn talk about?" you "nothing love, just girl problems" she laughs, sits up, and turns around to face me "do I need to go all bitch on some girl?" I smile and shake my head no... You can't go all bitch on yourself.
(Anna's POV)
Oh god it all makes sense now, why Harry treated Ez different, and why him and Zayn would always go off places. "I was the girl problem wasn't I?" He nods his head "Zayn he, he knew?" He nods his head again "why" I turn around and sit on the edge of the bed "why didn't you tell me?" "I couldn't" I scoff "yes you could have" he raises his voice again after I said that "and what would have happened, I would be dead and you would-" "be in the same position I'm in now... you could have told me" I whisper the last part. He comes back to the bed and hovers over top of me "I'm telling you now" he kisses me quickly " I. Love. You." Between each word he places a kiss on my neck "can I say something now" "all depends" he laughs making me laugh "I love you too, and I'm sorry you had to hide it for so long" he sighs and pulls me to the pillows, hovering over top of me again "well now that that's over... I think we just had a little tiff love" he smiles "I think so too" he wraps his arms under me, pulls my body close to his, and kisses me.
(Ezra's POV)
Every night Anna tosses and turns in her sleep, she starts out peaceful - in my arms, her heart calms, then she drifts off to sleep. But then it hits her, like a ton of bricks. Some nights are better than others, a whimper here and there, all the other nights her dreams terrify her. She'll kick and scream, tears will be streaming down her face... it's like he's abusing her all over again. Only this time I can't save her. How do you save someone from their dreams? From their nightmares? It's impossible. The only thing I can do is wake her up and tell her everything is ok, even though it's not even close to being ok for her. She starts to whimper in her sleep again so I pull her close and whisper "Anna I'm here your ok, wake up love" in her ear "p-please s-stop Har-ry-y" I sit up and pull her onto my lap "it's not Harry it's Ezra your ok, wake up Anna" I rock her back and forth and move the stray hair that has fallen into her face "wake up love, c'mon" this is another thing, once she starts dreaming it's so hard to wake her up. It's like the dream is dragging her down and it becomes her reality. I start to shake her and raise my voice a little "Anna wake up, you need to wake up now" she stirs and tears spill from her eyes "baby please wake up" I'll tell you it's scary as hell when you can't wake someone up, especially when that someone is in pain like this "Anna!" She jolts awake, gasping for air, and clings to me like I'm going to disappear.
We laid in that bed all day, her body trembling every now and again, silent sobs fell from her lips every time she moved, as if her body hurt from fresh wounds. Harry broke her... again, she just doesn't want to accept it so she bottles it up. She hides from it and she has for a long time. "I'm sorry" her voice, barely audible, whispers "shh you don't have to be sorry" "y-yes I do" she sits up and climbs off of my lap "Anna-" "no, you shouldn't have to stay here all day and hold me like I'm a child. You shouldn't even be running from him at all, but I had to drag you into this mess and now your stuck hiding for the rest of your life like I am-" "don't!" I point at her "don't you do this to yourself" I get up and out of bed "don't blame yourself, if I didn't want to be here I wouldn't be. I need you just as much as you need me!" I run a hand through my hair, take a deep breath, and continue my rant "do you really think I would have risked my life if I didn't love you" the look of shock on her face lessens and a tear runs down her cheek. did I just say that? Oh no I said it too soon.
(Anna's POV)
He said he loves me... Ezra said he loves me "Anna I-" "y-you love me?" I look up at him, which I haven't done since he started yelling, and he looks pale. Like really pale. "Anna I don't want to push you away I'm sorry if that freaked you out but" I stand up and walk over to him "it didn't freak me out. I've been waiting a long time for you to say that and not mean friends" he smiles "all the times I said I loved you I never meant it as a friend" that explains a lot "since when?" He grabs my waist and pulls me close to him "when we were eighteen"
Four Years Ago...
(Anna's POV)
Zayn walks in the flat and straight over to me in the living room "yes? May I help you?" He chuckles "seen Ezra? He said he wanted to talk to me about something" "oh yeah! He wanted me to let you know that he's on his way to some phone booth" Zayn leans in and kisses my forehead "thanks Annie" I smile and wave goodbye as he walks out the door... that's strange why would Ezra and Zayn be meeting at a telephone booth? "Hey sweetheart" Harry comes and sits next to me on the couch "hi, you got Ezra and Zayn doing a job?" He furrows his eyebrows "no why?" Ok maybe they just needed to.... you know what it's weird! "They both left I was just curious" he smiles and kisses my lips "my little curious kitten" I giggle at the nickname.
(Ezra's POV)
When I get to the phone booth Zayn is already there"bloody hell, how did you get here before me?" He smiles and laughs "I'm Zayn Malik, I have my ways of popping up places when I need to" I shake my head and walk over to him. I need to get something off my chest and Zayn really is the only one I can trust, I'm definitely not telling Harry. "so what's so important that we had to meet here?" Here goes nothing... or everything "I love Anna" he smiles "we all love Anna what-" I cut him off "no I mean I LOVE Anna" he furrows his eyebrows "Don't be stupid" I scoff "I'm not Zayn, I don't know what the hell is happening... it just hit me" he shakes his head and starts to walk away "Zayn-" "Anna is Harry's she will always be his, even when she isn't... You need to let it go" how am I suppose to let this go?
We head back to the flat, the entire walk here was spent in silence. Maybe I should have just kept my mouth shut. "well this is funny" I hear Louis voice ring from behind me, making me turn around "I mean we all live here soooo" he laughs and follows me and Zayn inside. Anna's on the sofa, with Harry, and my heart drops a little "where did you lads go?" Lou jumps on the couch making Anna laugh and says "I needed cigs" "me and Ezra just stopped for a chat" Zayn speaks up, the first noise he's made since I told him. Harry nods and gets off the sofa "well now that everyone is here I have a job that needs to be done, so c'mon" I start to walk out the door but Harry stops me "I don't need you right now, stay here" I put my hands up in defense and back away from the door. Arsehole. everyone leaves and it's just me and Anna "C'mhere love" she moves from her current position on the sofa and crawls into my lap, her back against my front. She sighs "I don't know why he treats you like that" I smirk "don't worry about it" I'd rather be here with you anyway. "So what did you and Zayn talk about?" you "nothing love, just girl problems" she laughs, sits up, and turns around to face me "do I need to go all bitch on some girl?" I smile and shake my head no... You can't go all bitch on yourself.
(Anna's POV)
Oh god it all makes sense now, why Harry treated Ez different, and why him and Zayn would always go off places. "I was the girl problem wasn't I?" He nods his head "Zayn he, he knew?" He nods his head again "why" I turn around and sit on the edge of the bed "why didn't you tell me?" "I couldn't" I scoff "yes you could have" he raises his voice again after I said that "and what would have happened, I would be dead and you would-" "be in the same position I'm in now... you could have told me" I whisper the last part. He comes back to the bed and hovers over top of me "I'm telling you now" he kisses me quickly " I. Love. You." Between each word he places a kiss on my neck "can I say something now" "all depends" he laughs making me laugh "I love you too, and I'm sorry you had to hide it for so long" he sighs and pulls me to the pillows, hovering over top of me again "well now that that's over... I think we just had a little tiff love" he smiles "I think so too" he wraps his arms under me, pulls my body close to his, and kisses me.
Notes
So I had a little trouble picking the Dylan Character, it was between Ryan Sheckler or Dylan O'Brien. I also considered Luke Hemmings because I found a punk edit I really liked lol. But in the end I ended up sticking with Ryan Sheckler... He's so hot lol
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