Chapter 59

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November 6th

Grayson- 29 weeks

Asher's POV

"You know, practically my whole family hates you" I whisper to the girl next to me. She nods letting her legs swing back and forth. "Yeah I know" she sighs, her hands gripping tightly to the bench.

"I wish they would see that you're not that bad" I frown. "Why do you always run away!" I ask before she can say anything. "They will ask questions that I don't know how to answer, plus I suck at lying" she smiles, but the smile seems sad.

"Why would you lie?" I question her quickly look away I'm getting to nosy. "I'm sorry I'm so nosy-" she cuts off my apology. "No it's fine, they'll ask me about my parents and how I know their parents and their names. They think I'm going to sabotage this whole thing... I just know it!" She groans into her hands as I pat her shoulder.

"You wouldn't... would you?" I ask pulling my hand back. "Of course not... I'm suppose-" she freezes digging her nails into her knees. I stare for a second before pulling her hands away. "I'm not strong enough... I'm going to die" she smiles softly as my stare of sympathy turns into one of horror.

"Don't say that!" I whisper holding her hand in both of mine. "I've said too much... I'm not allowed to be friends with you guys anyway" she sniffles standing up. "At-Malfoy is coming I have to go, please don't tell them about me or what I said" she pleads before running off.

I nod waving to her slightly. "Bye Kiara" I call out to her softly her smile coming back to her face momentarily. "Good... Goodbye Asher" she takes a deep breath before running off.

I watch her disappear my eyes staying on the hall she had run down. "Hello, handsome" Atlas slides next to me on the bench a minute later. Placing tons of kisses on my cheek. "Hi" I respond meekly still having a hard time making eye contact with him.

I think he noticed as he let go of me holding his hands. This month, it would all begin. The first event would be in a few weeks. "Do you want me to just take you to lunch... or I could have somebody else get you" he sighs a sad smile on his face.

"I'm not very hungry" I whisper. Sliding my foot back and forth on the ground. "Jax and Lev are still going good" he updates me on the two. I smile thinking about all that he told me. I felt so embarrassed for them all. I was upset I wasn't there.

"You have to eat today, and your smoothie doesn't count" he warns me putting his hand out palm up. I stare at it for a second before interlacing my fingers with his.

"I will, I promise" I do plan on eating my appetite just wasn't here at the moment.  "You go and eat though, you need your strength" I felt guilty I was keeping him from eating. 

"Oh, I'm not very hungry" he quickly states. I finally look up at him giving Atlas a concerned look.  "Yes, you are," I tell him looking away once our eyes meet.

"I'll eat later, I'll eat when you eat" he huffs, his thumb caressing my hand.  The crowded halls made my anxiety worse and worse as I began to overthink things. Squeezing his hand I sigh.  "Can we go to the library" I whisper looking up to him again?

"Yeah, yeah! Of course" he seems almost excited making me giggle. He stands, me following behind. Our hands still intertwined as we made our way down the few halls and into the library.

Atlas pulled me along into the library. I giggled as we passed Seren and Aaron they were cuddled close.  Aaron reading some book to her. We stopped for a minute, Atlas growled his other hand raising into a fist.

"I-er- more important- fuck!" He sighs letting his fist dropped as we continued to walk farther. In the corner was a small couch and was pretty much guarded by bookshelves upon bookshelves.

You could tell no one really came back here. The curtains were still closed and it was just overall colder a thin layer of dust over the books. Atlas lets go of my hand plopping onto the couch. I sit next to him looking towards him.

The silence was killing me, but I didn't know what to say. I suck in my breath before standing back up. "Where are you going?" He asks quickly, thinking I was leaving him.

"Getting comfortable" I whisper straddling his lap. "Oh" he lets out with a short breath. His hands bracing my lower back. I lay my forehead onto his shoulder.

"Please don't leave me" I whisper tears welling up in my eyes. "Angel, is that what this is about" he sighs rubbing my back. "I'm so scared you're going to get hurt" I ignore his question crying into his shoulder.

Attempting to stay quiet, I doubt anybody would hear me crying back here, but just in case. "I'm going to be careful, I'm not letting anything happen to Iris, or me" he sighs kissing my forehead.

"Now Asher, my love. Please look me in my eyes" he begs and I look up hesitantly. I'm surprised once ours meet. His stormy eyes look colder than usual dead in a sense. No flicker of light and laughter in them.

Moving my hand to his cheek the tears spill down my face. "I'm so sorry" I cry as I watch his eyes soften, they become filled with worry. "You didn't do anything, karmas a bitch" he chuckles nuzzling his face into my shoulder.

"I love you so much" I smile as he pulls his head out of my shoulder. "I love you too, so very much" he whispers putting a small peck on my cheek.  "I'm sorry I've been ignoring you, it's so silly of me. I- I'm scared" I mumble not breaking eye contact.

"Don't let something that's not even going to  happen ruin this school year, okay?" He whispers wiping the rest of my tears away.  Moving my hands to his cheeks I lean up to kiss him.

He gives me a small quick kiss before pulling away. "Ash don't force yourself" he grumbles. "I'm not" I whisper leaning in for another kiss. It takes a second before he kisses back our lips meeting gently.

His hands on my lower back leave for a second. They creep under my robe and into my shirt making me gasp. "Atlas we're in the library" I mumble his hands squeezing my sides.

"I missed you, now I don't want to let you go" he smirks before pulling me back into a kiss. This one was deeper and more passionate. My hands moved to his hair. Tugging at his locks gently.

He groans, which makes me smile knowing I could make him like that. His tongue licked my lip, and I immediately gave in opening my mouth for him. Our tongues danced with each other. His soon taking over exploring my mouth.

I pulled myself closer to him wanting more. "Fuck" Atlas groans pulling away. I put a hand to my cheek realizing how hot my face was. "You're so cute" he groans before moving my shirt to kiss my collar bone.

My breathing stops as he kisses around that spot.  Clinging onto him while he starts to suck and gnaw at a spot making me shiver in his lap. "Atlas" I whimper as he does the same thing to a few more spots. Sucking and biting, his tongue swirls around the final spot a few times.

Atlas's hands caressed my lower back and hips as I let my head fall back. My hands clawing into his shoulders. How did it come to this? Why did I let it come to this? I'm an innocent child!

With a loud pop, his lips part from my neck and he leaves smaller kisses back up to my ear as I shiver. "You're all mine" he chuckles into my ear. "A-Atlas" I whimper while he smiles proudly.

"I hope you know, I won't let anything happen to me, because that would hurt you and I can't do that" he whispers kissing my nose. "Pinky promise" I mumble holding up my pinky. "Pinky promise" he whispers latching his pinky onto mine.

I look around finally realizing where we are again. "Fiddlesticks!" I cover my mouth as I quickly adjust my shirt and then robe covering the many marks now left on my body. "We're in a library," I say through my teeth, as he laughs at me.

"Yeah we are" he mumbles his hands going lower and lower. "You know you have such a perfect body" he chuckles squeezing my butt lightly. I let out a small yelp expecting it, but at the same time... Yeah I don't know how to explain it.

He keeps his hands there lifting me as I puff out my cheeks incredibly flustered. Bringing his mouth back to my ear before whispering "now if only we weren't in the library"

"Stop being a pervert!"

"I love you too"

"Jus-the-sh-wh.... ugh"

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