A boy named Blaze

chapter 3

Me and Ailyn walked into the class looking at the seats wondering where to sit, I was fine with anywhere. "Wanna sit beside Kate?" Ailyn asks. Oh god anywhere but there, beside Kate there was Ashton. Of course Matt is only going to be in a couple of my classes but Ashton will be in them all. "Sure," I said with a tight smile, I would just sit on the other side of Ailyn, that's not that close to Ashton. When Ashton saw us coming he smiled and motioned for me to sit beside him, I just glared and turned my back to him. "Tara," he said looking right at me. I talked to Ailyn ignoring him, what could he have to say to me.

Then he picked up his books and sat them onto the desk next to mine. "Tara," he said again, I just rolled my eyes. He poked my arm and I turned around and gave him a death glare then turned back around. "Tara," he said, poking me again. "What!" I snapped at him. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry about acting like that before," he said placing his hand on my arm. I rolled my eyes again and turned away to talk Ailyn. "I mean it," he said and I turned around and glanced at him. His eyes looked honest but I believe more in don't believe everything you see and not as much of eyes are the window to the soul.

"Tara I swear I'm sorry about what I said okay you were right I couldn't stand the thought of you liking Matt who turns down every girl but picks you, the only girl I think I really like," he said looking at me. I thought about laughing and the same time I wanted to believe it, yet he is a player and I know how they work. I couldn't believe him, Matt was the nice guy and Ashton just a jerk who wanted everyone to love him. "Oh come on this is just your way of breaking me down to beg at your feet like you said you would. You are nothing but a player and you know it and you are just upset I didn't crumble at your feet but instead stood up to. If you want me to believe you then give me something that will make me believe," I said turning away again. "I'm not a stupid player, I mean sure I guess I am but I don't have to be, I just haven't found a girl I really liked, but I like you," he said with a very sad tone. His eyes were sad, he was looking at his paper now instead of my eyes, he was writing down the things on the board.

I didn't realize the lesson started and I wrote down the words quickly, glancing at Ashton. He just looked so sad and sorry that it make it hard not to feel bad for him. I guess I decided that I would give him a chance but no way was I gonna date him. "Fine Ashton, I will give you a chance to prove that your not the jerk you were before. Yet I am not gonna date you, it isn't you I like and don't forget it. Also don't forget that I am not like the other girls who throw themselves over you," I said looking at him. "I wont forget, thanks for giving me another chance," he said looking like a little boy at Christmas.

I still don't know if he was faking or not but he looked happy and even if he is only sucking up because his reputation was dented he might not mess up my year now. I looked back at Ailyn and she was giggling to herself. I smiled at her and she started to write on her piece of paper, "wow he is begging like a puppy!!! I haven't seen him like this EVER how did you do it??" she wrote. I laughed and whispered to her, "I'm just that amazing." She laughed and the teacher glared at us, we stopped but both broke out in giggles again. 

After class I collected my stuff and walked out of class to find Matthew waiting for me. We had the next class together and I smiled at him, "Hey Matt." He smiled back and started to walk to our next class with me. "Hey Tara," he grabbed my book bag and slung it over my shoulder. "Wait guys," Ashton called and ran up to us. Matthew ignore him and wrapped an arm protectively around my shoulder. "Matty," Ashton said. "Don't call my Matty and go away," Matthew said harshly. "What happened?" Ashton asked and Matthew glared at him.

"What happened," Matthew said making fun of him, "you tell me what happened."

"I don't know," Ashton said.