broken kitten

Jet Black Heart

One by one people began to show up. First was Shawn, Selena and Michael. Who brought clothes for Ashton, he was so happy to see them.. especially Shawn. He apologized for ruining him and Liam's trip. Shawn laughed and told him to take back the apology since he wasn't to blame at all.
Then Louis and Harry showed up with Niall.
"Hi Harry... Thank you for trying to save me back at the house.. I really appreciate you doing that." Ashton said as soon as Harry was seated on the plane.
"No worries Ashton. I'm sorry you still got taken, and for treating you like shit before. I see now you aren't going anywhere any time soon, so I guess it's time for me to get over myself." Harry spoke, which Ashton knew was the best apology he was going to get from him.
"All forgiven. Thanks again, and I'm sorry you got hurt. I'm glad you are okay." Ashton smiled softly at him, before going over to Niall who clearly had been crying. Michael was sitting with him trying to console him.
"Niall you couldn't have known.." Mikey frowned patting his back.
"We've been together for a year Michael.. A year, and he didn't tell me anything.. How could I trust him." He frowned looking down at the floor.
"We don't even know if it was him yet, Niall. So maybe.. Maybe he is innocent." Michael suggested, but they all knew that it couldn't have been anyone else.
"I'm so sorry Niall.." Ashton said putting a hand on his back, trying to comfort him.
"I don't even know what to do anymore.. Clearly we are over.. He betrayed you guys, I can't be with a guy like that. I don't really have a place here.. I'm not in the gang, I just hang out here." Niall spoke with a shrug as he wiped his eyes.
"Don't say that. You always have a place here with us. You've been a huge help for a year! So if you want to come with us, you can." Selena interjected into the conversation knowing that her brother would say the same thing.
"Thanks guys." He spoke sniffing.
Now they were just waiting on Luke. Ariana was making calls at the back of the plane but Ashton could overhear some of it... she was calling her job.
She sat down after the call, huffing as she sat down. Zayn walked up to her and cuddled in beside her. "I'm sorry babe." He spoke and she just sighed again in response.
After taking with Niall, Ashton made his way over to Ari and Zayn. He sat down beside her. "You don't have to do that for me Ariana... I don't want you to have to quit your job and move for me." He looked at her sadly, he knew how much her job meant to her.
"Ashton. Sweetheart, don't worry about me. I'm doing this for all of us, besides I can find another job at our new place." She smiled at him and gave Ash a soft kiss.
"Okay.. Only if you are sure." He welcomed the peck. It felt a little odd kissing her in front of

Zayn, though it wasn't a make out but more a friendly comforting kiss on the lips, but Ashton had a feeling that they would both welcome makeouts any time.
The hour was drawing near and they still hadn't heard from Luke. Ashton was growing more anxious as it got closer and closer. Finally the hour was up.
The pilot came out and asked if they were ready.
"No. Just give us ten more minutes." Ashton spoke out before anyone else could tell them to leave. Zayn looked at him.
"Ash.. Luke told us to go in an hour.. He will meet up with us. He's probably just caught up with a client." He spoke, knowing Luke well enough that if they waited he'd be upset they didn't follow directions.
"Please Zayn.. Just ten more minutes." He spoke giving him puppy dog eyes.
Nine minutes pass and the pilot beings firing up the engine.. in drives a car fast.. it barely parks before Luke comes running out towards the plane.
"Why haven't you guys left?" Luke speaks getting on to the plane, and the door seals shut. He knocks on the cockpit door, letting them know they were ready for take off.
Everyone on the plane points to Ashton as the reason they were still there.
"You are lucky you are hurt right now, or you'd be hearing about this from me. I'm letting it slide this once. Now I believe I've called dibs on you for the flight." Luke speaks walking to the back of the plane, telling Ash to come along. There was a small private room in the back https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OKn99Cu0gjc/maxresdefault.jpg with a door that closed.
Ashton climbed into the seat against the window and Luke recline both seats. "We are going to be in the air for about five hours. May as well get comfy." He spoke and pulled a giant blanket out from the over head. Luke shut off the lights, but the tinted windows still let in the light. It was a soft tone in the room, not too bright but not overly dark.
Luke climbed into the seat next to Ashton and pulled some of the blankets on top of them. They laid on their sides facing each other. The two of them just stared at each other for a moment.
"I was really scared I lost you for a moment there." Luke said, delicately pushing hair behind Ashton's ear.
"Well you didn't. I'm still your hostage." Ashton teased, knowing that he was more than that to 5SOS, and Luke.
"Good. Would have been a shame to lose a good hostage." Luke played around. He leaned in and gave Ashton a peck on the tip of the nose.
"You know you can kiss me right?" Ashton spoke softly, looking up into Luke's eyes, wondering if that's what he wanted.
Luke leaned in and kissed Ashton on the lips, placing a hand gently on the back of his neck. His tongue slipped into Ashton's mouth, gently massaging his. Ashton easily gave up all dominance to Luke, not even attempting to fight for it. This was his first real passionate kiss that he wasn't forced into , and it was perfect.
Luke pulled back for air and looked at Ashton.
"You are so handsome. You know that?" Luke spoke softly. Ashton blushed. "So are you." Ash leaned in and gave him a small peck.

There was a few moments of silence.
"So you do have feelings for me?" Ashton questioned, throwing the conversation back to when Charlie implied that Luke cared for him.
"Yes Ashton. I can't believe you are actually making me say it.. thought the kiss was proof enough. However if I you want me to scream it from the rooftops I will." Luke spoke with a smile on his lips.
"I like you too Luke." Ashton spoke taking Luke's hand softly, he looked down to see his knuckles red and starting to bruise Charlie so many times. "Oh Luke.. I'm sorry." He frowned, brushing his fingertips over top of the skin.
"Don't apologize Ashton. I only wish I could have hurt him more, for doing such awful things to you. I'm sorry I wasn't there to stop him.. It's my fault you were taken. I wasn't there. Ashton.... I hope you can forgive me for everything." Luke spoke softly looking up into Ash's eyes.
"Luke don't be silly. You can't be with me twenty-four seven.. It's not your fault. You had no idea you had a spy in your team.. Besides I'm almost an adult remember? I can take care of myself. I'm okay Luke. I do not blame you. I blame Charlie and that awful Lauren.. And I am sure Calum had his reasons.. 'Sides like I said before, some of it could have been fun had it been with people I actually liked and not being forced into it. "
"First off.. You are not an adult, and still need constant supervision. Don't think for a second this.." Luke gestured to the two of them. "Changes anything. You are still going to be taken care of the same way at the new house. You are mentally 12 still, and I don't trust you to be alone. I also don't know where you stand on running away still, so we will revisit this later. Secondly, I still blame me, and will spend every day trying to make it up to you. Third, how are you such a good person you don't even blame the man who gave you up?" Luke looked at him dumbfounded on how considerate of a person he had to be. "Also, we are definitely revisiting this conversations about your kinks on a day that isn't today. Cause I am very interested in this." Luke spoke with a hint of a smirk on his lips.
"I am too an adult.." Ashton said with a pout. Luke gave him a look that said 'this proves my point'. And Ashton frowned, knowing he was right.
"Okay okay. " He rolled his eyes with a smile. "If you making it up to me, for something I don't blame you for includes kisses and pancakes then I'm all for it." Ashton smiled widely. "I dunno. I just don't believe that good people do bad things for no reason. And I trust your judge of character.. I know you guys are a gang, but you are all such good people.. I have a hard time believing you are a gang sometimes.. but anyway. I think Calum had a good reason.. or at least a reason that he felt was good. So I don't blame him either. I blame Charlie and Lauren.. neither of them have a good bone in their bodies. What did he say to you when he called while we were in the van?" Ash questioned.
"Kisses and pancakes? And you are still trying to tell me you aren't a child?" He teased again. "Yeah, about that. I think I should tell you about 5SOS.." Luke started. "Yes we deal drugs. But we mostly import cancer drugs. They are painkillers, and experimental trial drugs that the FDA has banned. However a lot of the stuff we bring in has been proven to have great results and a lot of our clients have gotten better. We also deal with other illness currently without cure, they we get drugs imported to. That's why our clients are so important, almost all of them are terminal. However this doesn't really pay the bills so we deal painkillers and coke to distributors. This is why 7 Rings doesn't like us. They also sell drugs to small time dealers, and big distributors.. they don't know about the cancer drugs. The day we took you, we were meeting with a big time distributor who