'Hanging Out'

Louise's POV

"So chica, tell me about yourself." Carlos looked at me.

We were sitting in a circle on the floor of Carlos and Ed's room. We didn't see anyone else around apart from that woman who Ed threw the snowball at. I hope it wasn't Carly...

"Well, what do you want to know?" I asked.

"Everything." Carlos replied.

"Um okay, where to start?" I didn't really know what to say. My life was pretty boring.

"What's your... favourite colour?" Ed helped.

"I don't mean like that." Carlos looked to Ed. "I mean like relationship status, where you live, hot brothers. Not favourite colour."

"You did say 'everything', does colour not come under that?" Ed out witted him.

"Alright alright, what's your favourite colour?" Carlos sighed.

"Umm it would have to be... baby blue." I replied.

"Mine's orange." Ed told me.

"Hmm, I wonder why?" I looked at his hair.

"Hey, they're is a difference between orange and ginger ma friend." He smirked.

"I love the colour grey." Carlos answered the question.

"Grey?" Ed and I both said in sync, with surprised expressions.

"Yes grey. It's so simple and perfect."

"And dull." Ed added, making me smile.

"Why are we discussing colours? Let's talk about interesting stuff." Carlos said. "Like..."

"Do you like cats?" Ed butted in.

"No, not that." Carlos shook his head.

"Why not?" Ed wound him up.

"I looove cats." I smiled.

"Me too." Ed agreed.

"Cats? Oh my goodness. Louise." Carlos rested a hand on my shoulder. "Tell me, where do you live? Local?"

"I'm a local girl." I tightened my hair which was tied up in an elastic band. "10 minutes away from here. Near Thomas Mills High School."

"You live near there? I went there!" Ed beamed.

"Really? I didn't go there coz I lived elsewhere with my parents. Moved out last year."

"Oh right, so where did you go then?" Ed asked, genuinely interested.

"Framlingham Park School." I replied. "It was alright."

"Oh I went to Antonio's Academy of Dramatic Arts. I was top of the class in Spain."

"Oh that's so cool. I wanted to go to a performing arts school but my mum couldn't afford it." I told him.

"Oh you like drama?" Carlos asked. "Girl you work it!"

"More to the music side, but now I want to be a chef now." I explained.

"Oh that's so cool." Ed said.

"Yeah." Carlos agreed.

"What about you, Ed?" I asked, already knowing Carlos was the drama instructor.

"I want to be a singer/songwriter." Ed shyly announced.

"That's so you. You're amazing." I complimented.

"You've heard him already?!" Carlos looked to me.

"Umm yeah?" I answered like something was wrong with that.

"I want to hear too." Carlos looked to Ed.

"Oops. Sorry, Ed." I apologised, guessing he didn't really want to perform in front of us right now.

"I'll show you tomorrow. I'm too tired now." Ed groaned.

"Fine fine fine. So tell me Louise and Ed. Are you both single?" Carlos asked.

"Yep." I answered for both of us.

"Interesting..." Carlos smirked. Did he know something I didn't?

"What about you?" I quizzed.

"Me? Boys can't keep away from me honey!" Carlos exaggerated. "Therefore, I am single, commitment to one person is hard chica!"

"I sort of like idea of settling down. Then again, I'm only 19, in a couple more years or so though, I wouldn't mind." I said.

"Same." Ed smiled. "Well, I'm 20 but yeah..."

That was cute. How he wanted to settle down and have a family and stuff, but wanted to live a little first, like me.

"What's your favourite food?" Ed quizzed.

"Well..." I thought about it. "I do sort of have a soft spot for Nandos' chicken wings."

"Oh. My. Gosh." Ed looked at me.

"What? Did I say something-" I started.

"So do I!" He seemed amazed.

"They're awesome aren't they?"

"Delicious!" He agreed.

"I've never been." Carlos announced and we both stared at him.

"What?" Ed and I both said.

"I don't really like chicken." He explained.

"Woah." Ed looked at him.

"Strange." I looked at him with a shocked expression.

"Anyway, so chica, do you like-" Carlos began.

"The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter?" Ed cut in to which Carlos glared at him. "Soz dude, ask away." Ed told him, realising he kept interrupting him.

"Well I forgot my question now." Carlos whined.

"Great, so do you?" Ed eagerly asked as if he wanted to know every single detail about me.

"Um yeah, I guess so." I replied.

"Favourite character?" Ed asked.

"From which one?" I questioned.

"Either." Ed answered.

"Umm, Gandalf?" I laughed. "I really don't know."

"Sorry, am I putting you on the spot?" Ed shyly spoke.

"No no, it's fine." I assured him.

"Good. So if you had to choose your favourite shape-" Ed continued.

"My favourite shape?" I giggled.

"Have you got any siblings, chica?" Carlos asked a more normal question.

"Nope, I'm an only child." I revealed.

"Oh, like me." Carlos smiled.

"I wouldn't mind being an only child." Ed admitted.

"You wouldn't want to. Playing on your own gets boring after a while." I told him.

"Yeah, but I have one brother -Matt- and he drives me round the bend." Ed explained.

"Yeah but you love him and he's someone more of your age who you can talk to and stuff." I told him.

"Exactly." Carlos agreed.

"I guess so." Ed admitted.

We carried on talking for what seemed like hours and I began to know a lot about Carlos and Ed. It was like I could've written a biography about their lives and they could do the same for me. It was weird. I had only known Carlos a few hours and never really spoke to Ed properly before.

The more I spoke with Ed, the more I began to fancy him. We shared similar interests and he was actually really cute.

"If you like Harry Potter, explain this to me. If one Hagrid's parents was a muggle and the other was a giant, how did they... you know... make Hagrid?" Ed asked me.

That got me thinking.

"What's a muggle?" Carlos asked confused.

"A human. How can a normal sized human have sex with a giant?" Ed questioned.

"I have no idea." I realised.

Wow, Ed thought about things in such depth and was such an interesting person to talk to. He made me think about things that I wouldn't even consider before.

"What's the time?" Carlos yawned whilst rubbing his eyes.

I turned around and checked their alarm clock which rested on a bedside table.

"12:07." I told him.

"I have to wake up in 7 hours! This is not good. I need my beauty sleep." Carlos stood up.

"Yeah, I best be going too. It was nice talking to you both." I said.

"Oh." Ed looked a little sad. "I'll see you in the morning then?"

"Yeah. Definitely."I smiled.

We both stood up and he walked me to the door and opened it. To hug or not to hug? That was the question. Would it be weird? I wasn't too sure.

I could just tell he was thinking the same as we both stood at the doorway looking at each other.

"Well, see you tomorrow then." I smiled.

"Yeah, bye." He said and I went for it. Yes, I hugged Ed Sheeran.

He smelt of soap with a hint of after shave seeping through. He felt soft and comforting as he held me in his warm embrace.

We pulled apart and I bit my lip, trying not to smile.

"Bye." I waved and walked out of the door and in to my own room. I shut the door at the same time as Ed did and collapsed on my bed in a daze.

Damn how I fancied him.

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Okay, so I'm sorry this chapter was a bit boring but I wanted to get across that they were getting to know each other, if that makes sense.

The next chapter, in my opinion, is way better!!! I think...

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