Chapter #3

Author's Note: Boo!!! Haha, hola!!:) I'm in a really good mood today, so voila; A chapter!! Just for the heck of it. Muaha:D Again with the mistakes, errors, typos and such. VOMMENT!! :)

-Paigey:)

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-Asher's POV-

She bit her lip, and I realized that it was just a nervous habit. She scratched the back of her head, deep in thought.

"What's your last name?" She asked finally, looking up from her lap. I smiled softly.

"Rails," I told her, causing her to smile.

"Rails," She repeated, happy for some unknown reason. I grinned back, happy also.

" My turn," I smiled, "What's your's?" I asked curiously.

"Wheeler." She hummed, "Favourite colour?"

"Black," I said easily, and it continued on like this for about two and a half hours, her eating soup and asking me questions, and me eating crackers and answering all of them.

"Why did you save me?" She asked suddenly. My eyes snapped up to her's, and she regarded me calmly, waiting for my response. Clearing my throat, I scratched the back of my head, deciding to tell her part of the truth.

"Wellllllll.." I started, dragging out the end of the word. "When I saw you, it was like everything stopped. I didn't know why, but when I saw you there with tear stains on your cheeks, passed out on the ground, it was like something inside of me snapped. I couldn't stand the thought of you being hurt, and it killed me. I didn't want to think of someone hurting you- it made me want to hurt whoever did it. And honestly, it was like you drew me in, and all you were doing was laying there, passed out. So I picked you up and carried you home, but wherever my skin made contact with your's, my whole body tingled. It was weird at first, but I liked it, it was amazing... I'm sorry if this is weird to you, but you're someone that I want to have a future with.." I bit my bottom lip, looking down at her.

She watched me, obviously surprised. I was about to jump right in and apologize to her for being so sudden and forward, but she stopped me before I could.

"Y-you felt that t-too..?" She choked, still shocked. "I saw you and I felt the exact same way.. It was so weird, because I never trust anyone. It's just so weird to trust someone when you just met them, and it's still a bit scary to me. And whenever I touch you, I get the tingles like you said. I don't think I'm ready for too much right now, I mean, I'm still getting used to talking to other people other than Matt, but... I just feel really comfortable around you for some reason. It's still new to me, you know, having friends. Matt never let me have any friends.." She trailed off, tears forming in her ocean blue eyes. She quickly looked away, embarrassed.

"Hey," I said softly, placing my index finger underneath of her chin. I tilted her face up to mine, forcing her to look me in the eyes. "It's okay, you have me now. He's not going to hurt you anymore." I murmured, and  she gave a small nod, before stepping on her tip-toes and wrapping her arms around my neck. She hugged me tight, burying her face in my chest. I was a bit taken aback, my eyes wide, but my body reacted before I could. I snaked my arms around her tiny waist, holding her close. She gave a sigh of contentment when I nuzzled my face into her neck, lifting her off of the floor so she wouldn't have to be on her toes to hug me anymore.

"You're amazing," She whispered, and I smiled slightly, placing a soft kiss to her shoulder.

"You are, too," I told her honestly. We pulled away and I gently placed her onto the black tiled kitchen floor, and she looked down at her hands, fiddling with them.

She looked up at me, a shy look on her face. "Um, do you have a shower I could use?"

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-Astrid's POV-

I hummed slightly, stepping into the hot water. I loved showers- it's like the water was washing away my pain and fear- that's what it was like for me, anyways. I started to sing out loud to Chloe by Emblem3,

Chloe,

I know your sister turns everyone on.

But you're the one I want.

But you're the one I want.

Yeah, yeah.

Front page, magazine, everyone thinks that she's a queen.

But that's you to me, and I just want to let you know that.

She likes the flashing lights,

I love the way that you like candlelight.

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I stepped out of the shower, the cold air smacking against my bare body. I looked around, and my eyes widened when I realized that I didn't have a towel.

"Shoot." I muttered to myself. I quickly padded over to the door, opening it just enough to poke my head out. "Um, Ash?" I called quietly, and I was about to ask again because my voice was so small, but I guess he heard me because he sprinted up the stairs, looking alarmed.

"What's wrong? Are you okay? Did something happen?" He asked urgently, his eyes wide.

I laughed a bit, shaking my head, and he visibly relaxed. "No, I'm fine. It's just, um, well.." I trailed off, my cheeks turning red.

He smirked, "What is it?"

"Um, well, I sort of don't have a towel, so..." My face felt like a tomato by now, and I looked down. But not before I could see his eyes widen, looking at the door as if he could see through it. He cleared his throat, nodding before walking off.

A couple seconds later, he came back with a large and fluffy black towel, and I smiled slightly. "Thank you." I whispered.

"No problem, princess. When you're done, just come downstairs. I wanna watch a movie." He gave me a cheeky wink before turning and walking down the hall and towards the stairs.

I dried myself off before wrapping the towel securely around my body, grabbing the old clothes, and scurrying down the hall quickly. I remembered where his room was, and I was almost there before I lost my balance and fell face-first on the tiled wood.

I groaned slightly, hearing Asher's thundering footsteps coming up the stairs.

"Astrid?! Are you okay?! What happened?" I raised my head, seeing him stop dead in his tracks. He stared at my bare legs, and my eyes widened in realization. I bolted up from the floor, clutching the clothes of his I'd worn earlier to my chest.

"Um.. I was just going to go grab some other clothes... I'm sorry.. If you don't mind, could I um, borrow some more clothes please?" I bit my lip, looking up at him. He finally tore his gaze away from my legs, nodding before turning to his bedroom door. He walked to the closet, grabbing a black v-neck and a pair of  blue checkered boxers. He laid them on the bed before leaving the room and walking down the stairs. I quickly changed into them, but before I left the room, I plopped down on the bed. I had to think about this- I knew I had strong feelings for Ash. But how could I? I only met him this morning, and even though I know just about everything about him (Thank you, 20 Questions!!), it's still a bit sudden. Well, at least I know he feels the same way about me. I mean, he said that whole speech today- I'm pretty sure he wasn't faking it. I gave myself a quick mental pep-talk, a bit more confident about myself, before walking out and down the stairs.

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A/N: Bonjour!! Well, yes. I did change this chapter- It was too sudden, before. Any who, I really hope you liked this chapter. 3 more votes for the next?? Thank you guys. Xxxxx :*

-Paigey:)