Revolution || Lashton AU - boyxboy

f o r t y - n i n e

I froze for a moment, remaining completely and utterly still.

Maybe if I didn't move, he wouldn't see me, right?

Okay, fuck, we were holding eye contact in this exact moment, there's no way he didn't see me. Unless he went blind. Was it wrong to wish he was blind?

I stared him down like I were ready to stand up and stab the fuck out of him, but he just stared back with very wide, frightened and slightly confused eyes, and it was all very uncomfortable and awkward and God, how long does it actually take to get to Belmont?

I tried to break eye contact, but my body was frozen and I could barely bring myself to do so much as breathe right now.

The train pulled to a stop, and though it was only Divison rather than Belmont, I figured running for my life all the way to Belmont where Avery's apartment was would most definitely be better than continuing this ride.

So as people began scurrying out the doors, I stood up and broke eye contact with Ashton, desperately trying to lose myself in the crowd but honestly, you'd be surprised how hard it is to hide in a crowd when you're noticeably taller than almost everyone in it.

I tugged my hood up over my head, ducking down slightly into the rush of peope before pulling out my phone and redialing Avery's number.

"Luke?" he asked, chuckling lightly. "Weren't you the one who just hung up on me?"

"Shut up, Avery." I snapped, whipping my head in each direction, catching Ashton's eyes once more in the crowd. "Fuck."

"What's wrong?" he asked, portraying a much more serious persona.

"Ashton." I hissed.

"Holy shit, you sure?" he asked, slightly alarmed.

"I've known the guy for months, Avery." I said. "I've stared at that face more times than I'd like to admit. I know that face, I know that body, I know that everything. Trust me. It's Ashton."

"Damn." he mumbled. "Um, not to, like, say the wrong thing or anything, but what exactly do you want me to do?"

"Get down to the metro." I demanded. "I'm down on Division, he's right on my fucking ass, and I am losing my shit. Please."

"I--Yeah, okay, but it'll take me a bit. I'll get a cab so I don't have to wait for the metro." he said, and I could actually hear him pulling on clothes over the line.

"Hurry, pleasepleaseplease." I begged, before hanging up and scurrying up the few steps onto the sidewalk. I hurried over to the nearest taxi stand, making sure to keep my head down amongst all the people walking in every direction.

I sat and waited a few minutes, though they felt like years at least and I didn't know what could possibly take a cab so long to get from Belmont to Division--okay, maybe I did, but I was not in a situation that arose any patience in me.

"Luke?" a voice called out, though it wasn't Avery's and I could pinpoint exactly what curly-haired Australian called it, and I was losing my mind waiting for Avery.

I didn't look towards the voice, I just sat there with my hood up and my head down and my legs shaking anxiously before a cab pulled to the stand and my absolute favorite purple-haired human stepped out.

"Babe!" I called out, shooting a rather confused Avery a forceful look before I tugged my hood from my head and grabbed Avery's face in my hands, pulling his lips to mine.

To my luck, Avery wasn't nearly as stupid as I'd originally thought, and he very quickly picked up on what I was doing and grabbed me by the waist, returning the kiss.