broken kitten

Lie To Me

"Zayn, I cannot believe you just left him in the trunk of the car!" Ashton could hear Ariana yelling. "I'm sorry. Harry and Louis needed help and I couldn't bring him in, and I didn't have time to go home to drop him off. No one else could help. Besides Harry told me that's what Luke said to do." "I did not say that!" Luke protested. "Harry is going to hear about this."
"Next time this happens, he is not to be left alone ever. In the house, outside, doesn't matter. He's to be with someone at all times." Luke spoke sternly.
"There they go again.. Babying the kid." Harry said sarcastically, clearly still annoyed.
"Harold, how dare you lie about what I said to Zayn today. I am docking you pay for a week, I hope you've learned your lessons about lying." Luke spoke, in such an authoritative tone, that Ashton had never heard it before.
"And Zayn, you are no longer allowed to transport Ashton. Going forward if he has to leave the house, he goes with me. End of conversation." Luke spoke.
Ashton could hear them walking towards the room, he pretended that he was sleeping so they didn't think he had been eavesdropping on their conversation.
"Ashton, we know you are awake. You never sleep that still when you are actually asleep." Luke stated, flicking the lights on. "I need to talk with you, come with me please." He spoke. Ashton felt like he was in trouble, he wasn't too sure about what but it just felt that way. He got out of the bed and followed Luke into his room.
"You've had quite the day, haven't you?" Luke spoke as Ashton sat down on the side of the bed. He nodded in response.
"Ashton, Zayn and Ari told me about your asthma and your lack of appetite.. I'm worried about you. Why didn't you tell us about the asthma, you could have really gotten hurt." Luke questioned looking down at him.
Ashton frowned and shrugged. "I just.. I kind of forgot and I didn't want to worry you.. I don't want to be a burden. If you want me to leave.. I can leave. I won't tell anyone anything.." Ashton rambled on.
"What? No no. Ashton, where is this coming from? This morning you were begging me to not leave you and now you are saying for us to just ditch you?" Luke sat down beside him.
"I don't know.. I guess I just realized how much of a burden I am on all of you. I don't want to just be this thing, you have to take care of because I'm too useless..." He trailed off.
"You are not a burden Ashton. You are important to all of us. We want you here, I've told you this a million times, you are here to stay. So get those crazy thoughts out of your head. I'm scolding you for not telling us something that is life and death because I don't want you dead. Is that the actions of someone who doesn't care about you?" He questioned. Ashton realized how ridiculous he was being.
"You are right.. I'm just.. I'm too much in my head lately. I'm sorry." He frowned. "Today those 7Rings guys kept calling me 5sos Pet.. and it was just so dehumanizing and then Harry telling me I'm a liability I guess it all just got to me." He spoke with a sigh.
"Harry said that?" Luke questioned. And Ashton nodded.

"Yes but please don't be mad at him. I don't want him having any other reasons to hate me.." Ash trailed off.
Luke sighed heavily. "Fine, but next time I hear him saying anything rude to you, I am stepping in." He warned. "I want you to go eat some dinner, and then go back to Ari and Zayn's room tonight. I am not going to be here all night. I have somewhere to be." Luke spoke vaguely but he often didn't tell Ashton where he was going.
"Yes sir." Ashton nodded and got up to leave, and went into the kitchen.
"Ash, we left you a plate of pizza." Shawn spoke smiling and waving Ashton over. He handed him the few slices of pizza. Ashton wondered if the rest of the crew knew about what happened that day.
He sat next to Shawn. "So listen, Liam and I aren't going to be around for a few days. So you are off the hook for homework. We are celebrating our anniversary so Liam is taking me on a trip." Shawn explained.
Ashton smiled. "Oh wow that's so fun. Where are you guys going?"
"Yeah, it was super last minute. Liam told me last night. We are going on a cruise, we leave tomorrow morning." He explained. Ashton wished he was going on a cruise, he could really use the sun.
"That's awesome. Congrats Shawn. I'm going to miss you guys, but have fun." He spoke with a smile.
"Thanks man. You know a vacay before the big move." Shawn spoke and Ashton looked at him confused.
"Oh.. Well don't tell Luke I told you, I thought you already knew but there has been talk about us moving up to the Florida house for a bit, until things here with the 7Rings chill down. They have really been heated." Shawn explained. Ashton remembered hearing something about relocating but didn't know it was going to be happening so soon..
"Oh. Yeah, okay." Ashton nodded. What did this town owe him anyway? Better to get out, far from it.
Ashton took a few bites of his pizza and set it down.
"Calum and Niall are also not going to be around for a few days." Shawn explained and Calum perked up, hearing his name.
"Yeah, no we won't be around. Niall is going to visit family, and I have some business to take care of." Calum spoke nonchalantly.
"Are you visiting your sister?" Micheal questioned Niall, who nodded. "Yeah, she's missing me lately so flying out later tonight." Niall explained.
"You need a ride to the airport?" Mikey suggested. Micheal had always had a bit of a crush on Niall and everyone but Niall could tell. Micheal and Calum were close so he'd never act on it, but he couldn't help but try and be friends with Niall.
"Oh sure. Then you can get some rest before your road trip tomorrow babe." Niall spoke to Calum.