you don't go to parties • an Ashton Irwin fanfic

three

Yesterday

"Hey man, I'll be right back. I-I got to go..." Ashton trails off and starts walking to the door, leaving a drunk and confused Calum behind him.

He walks as fast as his semi drunkenness will allow him to, pushing through and sneaking past every person in his way. It felt slightly ridiculous, and he'd possibly regret it in the morning. But he just had to get to his mystery girl before she disappeared. He kept his eyes locked on her as she walks towards the giant staircase near the entry way and sits down. Don't lose her this time, Ashton.

Suddenly he's panicking. What does one say to a girl you don't even know? Would he sound like a stalker? Would she run away in fear?

"Hey, Ash. Are you okay?" Ashton feels like the room is spinning but slowly turns his head towards the voice and sees Calum next to him. "Look, I didn't care that you had to go but you look like you're about to pass out. I can give you a cig to calm down." Ashton hardly ever smokes cigarettes. Occasionally, he'll smoke some weed with the guys but that's about it. He doesn't even remember the last time he smoked a regular cigarette. But what he does remember is the feeling of euphoria he got after it. Feeling nearly paralyzed and unable to talk, Ashton tries to nod at Calum to indicate that he does want one. Seeing as Calum nodded, pulled out two cigs and his lighter then headed for the door, Ashton assumes he understood and follows him out the door.

"So do you wanna tell me why you looked paler then Michael in the winter back there or are we just gonna ignore it and smoke?" Calum asks Ashton as he lights their cigarettes and puts it to his lips.

Before answering, Ashton takes the longest drag off his cigarette as he can and then blows the smoke out with a slight cough. "Promise you won't laugh?"

"Dude. It's me. You really think I'm going to laugh at you?"

"There's this girl," Ashton says hesitantly. He looks at Calum and sees his eyebrows raised in shock. "I really really like her. There's just one problem. I don't know her name."

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"I'm gonna go get a drink! You want something?" Kat yells over the music (if Cameron wasn't deaf already, she definitely would be now).

"Yeah, you know what I like! Meet me at the staircase." Cam goes to walk towards the staircase, and as she's walking she could've sworn she felt someones eyes on her. She chooses to ignore it and continued to the stairs. She looks around the house, searching for anyone she may recognize. Then her eyes landed on him. Tall, handsome, prettiest eyes you've ever seen. She felt like she could faint right then and there, even with no alcohol in her system. She had to know who he was.

She can't take her eyes off him. And it seems he can't take his eyes off her either. Feeling her face start to heat up, she looks away in embarrassment. She lifts her head in hope to re-lock eyes with the handsome mystery man. Instead she's met with an empty spot in the crowd of people where he used to be. She hates to admit it, but she feels a pang in her chest. She was thinking maybe, just maybe, she would be able to talk to him and get to know the man behind the handsome face. Maybe she scared him away. Maybe he wasn't looking at her the way she thought he was. Maybe he-

"C!" Kat yells over the music, making Cameron jump out of her thoughts. Kat walks over to Cameron on the steps. "I got you your drink!" She hands the drink to her and sits down.

"Thanks," Cam says sadly as she grabs the drink.

"Hey, are you okay? What the hell happened when I was getting you that drink?"

"Nothing." Just the sexiest guy I've ever seen disappearing into thin air.

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"You...don't know her name?" Calum says after staring at Ashton, completely silent, for a minute. "Dude, what the fuck?"