The Dare Game

E&A POV.

I woke up in the middle of the night, to find Luke still wrapped around me, I frowned and sat up.

In my dreams, I had been with Ashton. We were acting like usual, except there was something else I couldn't quite put my finger on. We laughed together, played jokes on each other, but at the very end of the dream, we got closer than me and Ashton would usually get.

We had kissed.

I looked down at Luke and carefully removed myself from his arms. Grabbing my phone I walked out of my room, shutting the door softly behind me. I slipped outside the front door and sat on the cold wooden deck.

I squinted at the bright light coming out of my phone in the middle of the darkness. One missed call from Ashton.

Ashton. We hadn't talked properly in weeks. Maybe even a month or two. We use to talk everyday.

My mind went back to the night that Calum told me Ashton was in love with me. I remembered thinking, that's impossible, that's crazy, I would never. But after the dream I had just had, I wasn't so sure anymore.

It wasn't the first dream i'd had like that. There were lots of me and Ashton. Some were memories of things we had done together when we were younger. Not all of them were good either. Once I dreamt about when he had taken my phone and gone through all my messages. Some were to a boy I had a crush on and Ashton text him saying that I hated him and I was only talking to him as a dare. I cried for hours, knowing that my chance with this boy was over. I had been so angry with Ashton that I had slapped him roughly across the face. We were about 13.

Another time I dreamt of when I broke my arm falling off the jungle gym. We were a few blocks away from his house an even though we were only 10, Ashton picked me up and carried me home.

But I had never dreamt of kissing him. It felt so real. Maybe I was dreaming of dating Luke and when I woke up I would be in bed with Ashton, married with kids.

I laughed aloud. What a stupid idea. But maybe I did like Ashton more than I would admit. Maybe Luke wasn't the one for me. I hit the call button on my phone without realising what I was doing.

"Emily?" Ashton groaned after a few rings.

"Hi." I said nervously.

"It's 4.27 in the morning."

"I know." I didn't know. "Nevermind we can talk tomorrow or something."

"I'm awake now." Ashton replied, not sounding awake at all. "What did you want?"

"I wanted to know why you called before." I said.

"So you rung me at 4.27." Ashton stated. I gulped, seeing how stupid this all was.

"Your awake now..." I shot back. Ashton chuckled deeply.

"Seriously, it was nothing." He said. There was silence at both ends of the phone.

"Okay." I said finally, not believing him at all. "Bye Ashton."

"Bye Emily." He said quietly. As I hung up the phone I heard, "wai.." But it was too late.

"Shit." I exclaimed. I looked around the street to see a lone figure walking away from our house, hands shoved in this pockets, hood on his head. Looks like Luke had left. I opened the door and tiptoed back to my bedroom, finding the spot next to me in my bed empty, but warm.

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Ashton's POV.

"Okay. Bye Ashton." Emily said, obviously not believing a word I had said.

"Bye Emily." I half whispered back. I missed her so much. "Wait, Emily." I tried to say, but she was already gone.

I threw my phone at the wall with all my strength. It bounced off it and different bits went all over the floor.

That was my chance. I had promised Luke earlier in the week that I would tell her. I thought back.

"Luke, she loves you, it's obvious." I said angrily. He just laughed.

"You haven't seen her. When someone mentions your name. When she compares someone to you or when something you like comes up in the conversation. I'm not going to tell her I love her until you do. I want her to choose.Please." He begged.

"What happens when she chooses? Where does that leave us?" I asked doubtfully.

"Nothing changes between us." Luke replied firmly.

Why was Luke such a bloody perfect guy? She will choose him. I thought bitterly.

I turned over in my bed, pulling the covers high around my neck, hoping to find sleep quickly, but knowing I wasn't getting any tonight.

(A/N i'll update again tonight as I haven't in a while.)