Waking up do a pounding headache I groan hating the feeling of a kangaroo bouncing around in there feeling a sudden urge to vomit I dive out the bed and towards the bathroom vomiting right into the toilet bowl the feeling causing my throat to burn like itâs on fire suddenly a hand holds my hair back as another rubs my back. Sparks rush through me before I heave into the bowl again bringing up the contents of my stomach making the mistake of looking inside I see a pungent quick with orange chunks that look like carrot however knowing that they arenât carrots and regretting paying attention in biology I know itâs my stomach lining you hear that folks those carrot looking things in your puke is your stomach lining fun fact right?
Finally, Iâm just dry heaving now flushing the toilet someone helps me to my feet and leads me towards the sink talking a disposable toothbrush I brush my teeth as the hand still rubs my back and the other goes through my hair looking in the mirror I see a tired Ashton blinking his eyes a lot
âSorry,â I say sheepishly
âdonât be itâs alright,â he said looking at my reflection
Looking down I mutter the most embarrassing words of this week
âI liked itâ no Iâm not talking about the sick I liked the kiss well more than liked I loved it.
âliked what?â feeling embarrassed that he didnât remember I look down and continue to do my teeth before rinsing my mouth and quickly leaving making my way to the closet I change trying to distract myself from the hurt feelings.
Pulling on a baby blue sweater with a black cat on the right side I pull my jeans on which were grey with rips in the knee then I pull on my black ankle boots but not before putting socks on and before all that I put on clean underwear and no I didnât change in front of him he was in the bathroom doing his business.
âAva liked what the puking or kissing?â he asked appearing behind me he remembered the kissing
âof course, he did stupidâ my conscience said looking down my face heat up
âthe kissâ I mumbled trying to put my hair in a messy bun
âgood so did I,â he said putting his arms around my waist and looking at me in the full length mirror his figure towering over mine
âyou did?â I asked looking at him
âcourse I did even though you were drunk youâre a good kisserâ
âthank you could you grab my jewelry bag itâs next to the door?â I asked still trying to do my hair
âsure thing doll,â he said before kissing my cheek and removing his arms from me watching his move he was still shirtless his back rippled with the movements just then I realized he has a tattoo on his back trying to get a glimpse of it however I donât because heâs heading back
âThanks,â I say as he hands it to me taking it he wraps his arms around me again looking into the bag rummaging around I look for something to wear
âhow about the butterfly earrings,â he said from behind me spotting them I pull them out looking at them grabbing his left hand from around my waist I pull it out to my side facing the palm upwards
âstay,â I say to him before putting on of the earringâs in his palm along with the back of the one Iâm holding going towards the mirror I carefully put it in reaching towards his hand for the back picking it up I place the back on however when I reach for his hand again itâs not there feeling my hair being pushed away from my right ear I spot him placing it in gently more gentle than I did seeing his concentration I smile heâs so cute feeling him put them back in I turn and face him.
âthanksâ
âI wanted to,â he said his cheeks tinting and his hand scratching the back of his neck aww.
Looking at my outfit I look back at him
âI like you with no makeup,â he said reminding me that I need to remove my make up from under my eyes I look like a raccoon crouching down I grab my suitcase and pull out a pack of wipes removing one I clean my eye feeling a hand touch the one Iâm cleaning with I remove it and look at him through the mirror
âCould I uh try?â nodding I hand it to him spinning me around he cups my right cheek taking the wipe over my eye carefully then switching he does the next then boops my nose with the wipe before doing my whole face around my lips my cheeks everywhere finishing he boops my nose again and smiles.
âI need to get changed,â he said looking at me nodding at him I think heâs going to let go but he drags me with him down the hall to a mahogany door opening it he leads me in. The room is large like mine the walls a deep blue his bed smaller than mine but is in the same place as mine with tv opposite it he has a bathroom and closets his bedding was a deep blue like his room, his curtains open so the light shines in his room was very similar to mine apart from it was personalized it has a desk a computer it looked lived in he had wooden carvings of things like animals. Looking at a big one on his desk I walk up to it its the most detailed one and the largest it was of four wolves by a river which Iâm assuming they were all lying down the smaller one was in the middle of the three of them sleeping as the heads of the others were resting on it. Ir was beautiful I wonder where he got it.
Walking out the bathroom in a towel around his waist he made his way towards the closet. Watching him look through his clothes I thought guys just threw anything on clean or dirty.
âhow about that grey hoodie,â I said looking at it. It was nice and looked comfy seeing him pick it up along with a white shirt he held them
âblack jeans,â I said to which he pulled them out along with some underwear he walked towards the bathroom and emerged a few minutes later his hair messy and he didnât look that bad watching him pull on some converse he stood up and walked towards where I am looking behind me he looked back at me
âdo you like it?â he asked looking in my eyes
âlike what?â I questioned. Wrapping his arms around me he spun me to face the wood sculpture
âthatâ
âyeah itâs beautiful,â I said truthfully
âI made it,â he said after some long silence
âyou did?â I questioned I didnât know that
âyeah I made all of themâ he said scratching behind his neck again
âdo you want one?â he asked out of the blue heâs asking me if I want one wow thatâs big. Shaking my head at his offer his gaze drops talking me by the hand he leads me out the room quickly and down all the stairs and outside towards my friends before leaving me walking away he muttered to himself something I couldnât hear.
âwhats up with him?â molly asked looking towards Ashâs retreating figure
âI donât know,â I say sadly we were having a good morning after that kiss last night now I donât know
âlunch is soon,â Chloe said sitting down next to Hunter
âwait, lunch?â
âyeah you were asleep for early the full morning unless you were doing something else wink,wink,â Molly said smirking
âuh Iâm still a V,â I said hitting her arm
âSeriously?â
âyeahâ
âgreat so we have five virgins oh man,â She said pointing to me Chloe Hunter and the twins
âactually in not so you have four,â Hunter said speaking up
âwait you arenât?â Chloe asked a sad look filling her eyes
âno,â he said
âoh okayâ was all she said before leaving to get food following her I got a burger.
Ashtonâs POV:
Feeling shame run down my spine at her words I pulled her out my room she didnât want one are they bad âbut she said they were beautifulâ my wolf said. âbut she didnât want one she just didnât want to hurt our feelingsâ i tell him as I leave her with her friends walking away I try to hide tug of shame I feel, am I not good enough? are they stupid? Sure I carve things but is it stupid? â of course it isâ I mutter out loud walking towards my room I decide on what to do. creating a plan so she would want to go there again.
I push the door open her scent already invading my space her wonderful scent walking towards my closet I grab a plastic container from the back opening it, I place it on my desk picking up my sculptures I place them in the box carefully once the shelves were empty apart from one I closed the container and put it away grabbing another for the one on my desk however this wasnât plastic it was a gift box one that I got to place this one specifically, this was going to be her mating ceremony present from me but deciding she didnât like it I put it at the back with the others so sheâll never have to see it again. Looking at my empty shelves I just fill them up with some books that didnât fit in my bookshelf sitting on the bed I run my fingers through my hair itâs nearly time for the party looking out my window I see the blood moon for the second time once yesterday and now today getting up when I heard the music I went outside to get some booze spotting her with her friends under a tree I sat down at a bench watching her she had a drink but wasnât drinking from it just fiddling with it she looked magnificent how I wish I could just kiss her but I donât think I could the hurt feeling on her face when I left her haunted me taking a sip of my beer I settle back and watch
Avaâs POV:
Going to my room I change into a deep red dress with three silver wraps around the stomach the skirt was lace and red the whole dress had gold sparkles and it had a wavy V line. Putting on a pair of black pumps putting on a butterfly necklace moving to my makeup i did a black smokey eye and added some dark red liquid lipstick that matched the dress and finally curling my hair like the night before
Leaving the room I went outside towards where my friends were we agreed to meet at the tree we were at, at lunch sitting down I was handed a cup of something talking a small sip I got lost in thought about Ashton how his mood drastically changed when I said I didnât want one of his carvings I was just doing it to be polite I did want one I just thought it would be too soon sighing after a while I decided to get up taking a deep breath I get up and go yo look for him to apologize and hopefully make up I liked the way he was this morning he was so curious and helpful looking for him spotting Greyson and Kingston in the kitchen I walk towards them
âHey uh, have you seen Ash?â I ask looking around the room hoping to spot him
âuh no maybe heâs in his roomâ
âuh thanks,â I say going to walk away however I get pulled towards Kingston
âheâs kinda drunk take care of himâ he whispered before kissing my cheek then letting me go.
Walking towards his room the music was fainter knocking on his door I git no answer slowly opening it I spot him on the bed mumbling to himself a beer in his hand. Shaking my head I walk in however he doesnât notice walking towards his bed I sit on it next to him looking towards me a grin splits his face
âHello pretty lady Iâm sorry I canât sleep with you my heart is somewhere else,â he said looking away taking the beer from his hand I put it on the bedside table much to his complaints
âdo you know Ava?â he questioned
âyeah,â I said
âso you know how beautiful she is oh Ava shes gorgeous I wish I could tell her everything it would be so much easier then we all could be together foreverâ he mumbled away
What does he want to tell me?
âwhat do you want to tell her?â
âI canât say its a secret but I hope she accepts us thenâ whoâs us I wonder he probably should mean him heâs just that drunk
âyou should tell her the longer you keep secrets from people the more they are going to hurt them,â I tell him nodding he looks a the ceiling then back at me
âHey Ava youâre pretty todayâ he mumbles heâs a cute drunk
âHey Ashâ
âdid you see a lady leave I promise I didnât sleep with her see my clothes are still onâ he gestured down himself
âuh yeah she leftâ
âahh good, now you come to Ash,â he said smiling I got on his bed into his open arms.
âmmm my Ava so softâ he mumbled to himself
âmy Ava stay with me?â
âyeah ill stay and Iâm sorryâ
âmy ava sorry for what?â
âsaying I didnât want one of your sculptures and upsetting youâ
âmy Ava does want?â
âyeahâ
âthen my Ava shall have but later,â he said snuggling his head into my chest
âsleep ashâ
âyou stay?â
âIâll stay,â I say kissing the top of his head and falling asleep myself