100 Reasons Why (Ashton Irwin)

Ninety-Seven and Ninety-Eight Reasons Why

Ninety-Seven and Ninety-Eight Reasons Why

*Day Twenty-Nine.*

Annabelle POV

I'm packing up my stuff, because I'm leaving my parents house to go back to campus tomorrow. Tomorrow is only the 28th, but my friends and I decided to spend New Years at Calum's house. Meghan is excited, she loves meeting people, even if they're your friends parents. She also feels that if you've met a friends parent, it's legit. Jenna's sorta nervous, not sure why though. Whatever. Michael, Luke, and Ashton don't think anything of it because they've met his entire family multiple times. Amelia is excited, but only because she's finding her family annoying. Me? I think it's awesome that Cal invited us.

Ashton calls me then. "Hello?"

"All eight of us are hanging out at Luke's house at three. You in?" He gets straight to the point. "I've already called everyone else, they seemed excited."

"I'm kinda busy."

"C'mon. You can't resist a time to spend with your best friends. What are you doing?"

"Packing. I'm leaving tomorrow, remember?"

"Ah, yes. I thought you didn't like to unpack?"

"I don't, I'm more like organizing."

"Please."

"Fine." I give in. "Do you know who else is going to be at campus tomorrow?"

"Jenna, Michael. I think Meghan will. Maybe Calum. Not me, I'll come back the day afterwards. The 29th. So will Luke and Amelia."

"Okay, so most of us."

"Yep! Anyway, at 2:30, I'll pick you up. Okay?"

"Sure. Who planned this?"

"Me. It was my idea, I called everyone. Luke said we could hang at his place."

97. Planner

"You're so amazing. I gotta go get ready, it's already 1:45."

"Okay, I'll see you then. I love you."

"I love you, too. Bye, Ashton."

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At exactly 2:30, Ashton is knocking on my door, and greeting my mother as she answers. "Annabelle, honey, Ashton is here!" She yells. I smile and walk downstairs.

"Right on time." I smile.

"I am very precise." He says. "Anyway, there are six friends waiting for us, and a best friend that needs her support. We must get going."

"What does that mean? A best friend that needs her support?" Mother cluelessly asks.

"Meghan is dating Luke, it's his house we're going to. His family is there, and she's meeting them." I quickly explain. We say goodbye and head out the door. At 2:45 exactly, we're sitting in front of Luke's house.

"Boom. 2:45, the time we needed to get here."

"I don't think they'd be worried if we showed up at 2:46." I say.

"I realize, but I take pride in what I do."

98. On time

We walk into Luke's house and see a man and a woman sitting on the couch. "Ashton, it's lovely to see you!" The woman says.

"You too, Liz."

"Is this Annabelle?" The man asks.

"Yes it is. She's my girlfriend. Annabelle, meet Mr. and Mrs. Hemmings." Ash introduces me. I shake their hands.

"Call me Liz."

"Call me Belle." I say.

"Alright, Ashton, Belle. They're in Luke's room. I trust that you know your way, correct, Ash?"

"Like the back of my hand." He smiles and pulls me upstairs. He takes me to the room where our six friends are.

"Belle thank God you're here!" Meghan gets up and hugs me.

"Hi. Are you okay?"

"Just really nervous. Luke's parents are downstairs."

"They seem lovely. And you're a lovely girl, I bet they loved you." I try to assure her.

"It's still nerve wracking."

"Just be thankful that you're not having dinner with them."

"Oh God I'm going to eventually have to have dinner with them, aren't I? Oh shit, oh shit."

"Think of it this way, you've already met them. You just made your first impression on them. When you have dinner with them, you won't have to work as hard to get them to like you. And compare it with mine. I had to stay with Ashton's family for a weekend. The entire time I had to be extremely fucking nice. You have, what, a few hours? You won't even be talking with them. It's not bad, trust me." I tell her, to try to calm her nerves.

"Okay, you're right. Yeah." She says.

"Wonderful." I say.

"So, Belle, how's your project going?" Calum asks me.

"Great! I only need two more reasons to be finished."

"Ash?"

"Done." He smiles. "It's not difficult to find things to like about Annabelle, she's all great."

"Isn't that due tomorrow?" Amelia questions.

"Yep! Today is day 29."

"I'm so happy that project is over with." Meghan says.

"You barely spent any time with your partner, how'd you figure out your reasons?" I ask her.

"He asked his friends and family what they liked about him, and he made a list."

"That sounds like an A!" Michael jokes around.

"Hey, the list came from the people who know him best." Meghan says.

"I got a relationship out of this project, so hey, how bad can it be?" Ashton says.

We spend another few hours joking around in Luke's bedroom. We even play with some of his guitars. (Which, sometimes, sounded like dying cats because four out of eight of us can't play guitar for shit.) At around nine, most of us hit the road and leave. Ashton decides to spend the night at Luke's house, with the permission of Liz. Ugh, he's such a Momma's Boy. Before Ashton can sleep in a foreign bed, he had to take his girlfriend with her car on campus home. She was grateful.

My last day at home was actually really fun.

A/N: it's February and I have Christmas songs in my head.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL VALENTINES DAY W/ YOUR BOO AND IF YOU HAVE NO BOO, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE CHOCOLATE THAT WAS ON SALE TODAY.

Hey hey I finished Journal! You should read it, it's nice....

Insta isn't working and I'm SOOO UPSET. I NEED MY INSTA.

UPDATE! it's supposed to be -12 FUCKING degrees tomorrow. I hate winter so much. snow, cold, layers, life in winter. and if you live in the south, and it's 65 degrees and you have to put on a coat because its 'cold' TRY LIVING IN -12 FOR THREE GODDAMN MONTHS I HATE WINTER.

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Bailey xx