After three of the longest months you had ever had to endure your boyfriend, Derek, was finally returning from his time in the army. He hadn't called in a fair while, which was quite unusual seeing as though he called as often as possible, but you tired not to think about it too much. He had a lot to think about when in the war, a simple phone call you thought wouldn't exactly be the first thing to cross his mind. 

Pulling yourself away from the breakfast you couldn't bring yourself to eat, you pottered into the lounge room, falling down onto the couch before there was a sudden knock on the front door. 

You immediately jumped up, thinking Derek had come home early. Your heartbeat picked up as you reached the door, though when you actually pulled it open your smiling boyfriend didn't stand there. 

Instead, a man dressed in uniform stood there, and you could already feel the tears forming behind your eyes. 

"(Y/n) (Y/L/N)?" He asked, to which you nodded slowly, your breath immediately catching in your throat. 

Derek's green army jacket was folded up neatly, resting on the mans glove-clad hands and extended slower arms. Your eyes crept up to the mans face again, his features dropped as he stared back at you. 

"I'm so sorry," He spoke softly, handing over the jacket. "But he didn't make it. My deepest sympathy, Miss, to you and Derek's family." 

After you took the jacket from him, he nodded sadly at you, then turned and left. Just like that, it felt as though your whole world had collapsed beneath you, a gaping hole where your heart used to be. 

You stumbled into the lounge room, where you immediately broke down into tears. Unsure on what else to do you slowly made your way into your bedroom where your legs finally gave out from underneath you, this sending you crumbling down onto the bed. 

The bed that had suddenly became too big for just one person.

You tugged on the jacket, his scent barely managing to hold onto it. After taking the framed photo of the two of you off of the bed side table and holding it to your chest, you finally let yourself break down. 

"I wish you'd come home..." You sobbed, clutching tightly onto the picture as you laid on his side of the bed, slowly beginning to realize that the love of your life wasn't coming home this time. 

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A/n: Hello friends!

Now, who would like an alternate ending? I kinda wrote this imagine with two endings, this sad one and a more happier one. Ya'll happy with this sad one or did you want me to put up the other? Lemme know and if you do I'll post it tomorrow!

Also, I would just like to say that I posted the first chapter to my Muke fic (Raspberry Fingers) for any of you's that may like 5sos? It would be greatly appreciated if you could go check it out! x

(P.s thanks to @OurAHSwolf for the imagine idea!)