Taking on chaos

Chapter one

        Ashton Lewis Bates. Such a simple name to the ones who didn't have knowledge of the almost 21 year old or a chance to hear his stories while they casually passed him in the streets of Chicago. He was new in town and didn't have much knowledge of anything in the Windy City. He stared aimlessly at the tall buildings surrounding him , looking in awe as they seemed to touch the clouds and nearly block the sun from where he stood. You see he hadn't really been around places like this much ever since leaving home behind in Mississippi in search of his smile again. He stood at six feet and four inches tall with a fair complexion and piercing blue eyes that could change to red the second he was mad, as well as a lanky body that didn't always seem to fit well in a pair of blue jeans and shirt but he made due with. Ashton was the dark and brooding type with the deepest secrets and little trust for anyone that wasn't in his tightly knit inner circle that contained only his most trusted friends. However, she was the one he loved and trusted more than anything because she was his peace, his strength, his sanity, his sunshine wearing shoes, but most importantly the one he claimed as his own. The best way to describe Anniston Gray Harrison-Bates was as an angel on earth. The three year old had her whole life ahead of her and she found her safety in Ashton who always was by her side and defended her in every way possible . The blonde haired blue eyed little girl had a rough childhood growing up even though she wasn't quite done growing and had learned how to do most things other toddlers didn't such as raise herself . Her biological father was an angry man and stayed that way until he passed and his girlfriend was the only mother she had ever known, however she couldn't keep Anniston in her life and had to let her go against her better judgement but place Anniston in Ashton's care . Ashton was Anniston's mother's best friend and the one she trusted most leading to why he had promised her to always take care of the child until his last dying breath. In Ashton's eyes , Anniston was his first born daughter and the one he would forever cherish and protect with his life even if it killed him . Together , they were the greatest duo ever and no person , law, or state could ever rip them apart without a fight which in the end anybody would lose due to the strength in Ashton's love towards Anniston Gray.