*~A New Life, Means New Friends~*

Chapter 6: Promise to stay by my side..?

I'm truly impressed with how many friends I have made since I've moved..

I groaned and my alarm wailed. I lazily swung my hand over to it and smacked it until I found the button and it shut off for 7 minutes. I sighed and rolled onto my side, staring at my wall with pictures of my friends and I. My eyes landed on a picture of me and Nathan. I smiled; him and I have gotten very close. He may have put himself out as a player,.. but he really wasn't. My phone buzzed and I rolled over to grab it. I had got a text in our group conversation.
Nate😘: "morning peeps (;"
Izzy😈: "Heyyyyyy felleerrrrsss"
Jill🏀: "Morning loves"
Ben🎮: "Hi"
Jamie🎭: "morning."
Ashy🔥: "morning c:"
Angie💎: "morning guys..(:"
Ash then texted me personally.
Ashy🔥: "Morning! I hope you have a good day full of smiles..C:"
Angie💎: "awwwe <3 thanks my dear. You to C:"
I smiled to myself then slammed my alarm off again, then stood up and stretched, putting some music on then getting dressed for the day. I looked in the mirror, and then brushed my hair. My phone buzzed, and I looked over, it was from Ashton.
Ashy🔥: "...h-hey um was wondering if you wanted to hang out at lunch? J-just you and me...?"
I blushed at the question, was he..asking me out on a date? If he was..maybe it would be a good time to confess...
Angie💎: "just us?....o-oh..um sure! I'd love to hun! (: "
I took a deep breath, and sprayed some of my vanilla perfum into my hand, clapped my hands together then smoothed my hair out with it. I grabbed my phone and bag then went downstairs for breakfast. My mom was down there with my eldest younger brother. "Morning sweetie!" My mom said, handing my brother a bowl of cheerios. "Mornin mum. You have a good sleep?" I asked. "Also, morning Brandon," i smiled, and he smiled wildly at me. "Hai sissy" he sat on the floor in front of the TV, and watched Bubble Guppies. My mom leaned on the counter and smirked a bit. "So... You have the hots for anyone yet?" I rolled my eyes and got myself a glass of milk. "...does it matter?" I asked, chugging the glass. "Not really, but you and I never talk about girlie stuff, like boys.." She said, looking at me. "And be more lady-like!" I chuckled a bit and grinned. "Sorry momma, but you didn't raise no porcelain doll," my mom laughed a bit. "Having manners is not being a porcelain doll, dear."
"Maybe not. But I do have manners but I'm at home and I don't see why I should use them here. And like you're any better!" I joked. "Go get ready child." Mom said, holding in laughter. "I am ready!" I said. "I'll just leave,..ok?"
"Yeah. Ok bye hun, be good, have fun, love you. Bye." My mom said and tended to Brandon who was once again whining. I left the house with my headphones in and blared "Pyromania" by Cascada. I walked to school and slid my bag into my homeroom. I turned around and saw Nataniel there. "Nate!" I cried and ran over to him and hugged him tightly. "Hey doll face, how you doin' this morning?" He said while hugging me back. "Good, thanks! How 'bout you?.." I said looking up at him. He nodded. "All G with me," i nodded then we walked around and he started to flirt with me again. I'll admit..yeah he's good looking and all..but I have a date(ish) today.. I playfully returned the flirting and I didn't notice Ashton walking around the corner. All I saw was someone punch Nathan in the face, yell something at him then storm off. I asked Nate if he was ok. "I'm ok doll,..just a bloody nose.. Who was that?" I looked to the side and saw Ashton's sweater. "...Ashy..I'll be right back and sorry for that.." I said then sprinted off to find Ashton. 'Why would he punch someone randonly?...I've never seen him this aggressive..' I thought to myself, and grabbed his hand. He looked back at me sternly then his features immediately softened when he saw it was me. "..shouldn't you be with Nathaniel?.." He said quietly, looking down. "I wanted to know why you punched him.." Ashton shook his hand from my grip, said something I couldn't hear then bolted off. I wanted to run after him, but he was one of the fastest kids in school. I hung out with Nathan, and he seemed to be pissed. Like someone stole something presious from him.

I barely saw Ash 'till lunch and he walked up to me and hugged me tightly from behind. "I'm sorry.." He said quietly. I turned around and hugged back tightly, nuzzling my face i to his chest. "We need to talk.." I said and he nodded, then we went to my house for lunch.

"Why did you punch Nate?.." I asked.
".....I didn't like him flirting with you like that..." He said softly, his face blushing. I blushed as well. I wanted to ask him. I really did! But how should I bring it up... "Oh,..ok. Um hey Ash?" I said, tucking some loose strands of hair behind my ear. "Yeah Angie?" I turned so I was now facing him. "W-well...theres this guy I like....and I wanted to know if you could maybe help me know how to ask him out,..? Please?" For a split second it seemed like he looked..heartbroken. "Well...be yourself I guess. Just kinda...be direct about it.." He said taking a small step closer to me. I nodded. "Ok...so kinda like this?....I've liked you for awhile..and I was wondering if maybe you'd like to take our relationship to the next level..would you want to go out with me?.." I said, my face red hot. He looked at me and furrowed his brow. "..are you joking or no?.." I looked down. "Well,..n-no, Ashton. I'm not. I don't lie about things like this.." He stared down at me for a moment, as if processing what I had just said, as if it was in a forgin language. "..so you're being serious?..." I nodded, fidgeting. Now, i was scared. He obviously didn't like me back if he was still asking me if I was being serious. "Y-ya....sorry now I know it sounds-!!" I was cut off by Ashton tilting my chin up and kissing me softly. I stood there, and stared at him, my face probably as red as Jill's hair. "Y...you kissed me.." I said softly. And he nodded, averting his eyes shyly while his face turned red. "I..I did.." He said. I smiled softly, "so...is that your answer?..." I asked. He nodded. "Yeah.." He looked and me and I hugged him tightly. "You have no clue how scared I was...I thought you were gonna laugh at me..!! Then stop being my friend.." I muttered. He softly kissed the top of my head. "I'm not like that,.." He mutteted. I looked up at him and smiled. I checked my phone, and looked at him. "We're gonna be late!! We gotta go!" I said. He nodded and we walked to school, hand in hand. We walked past Zalgo who whispered something to his group then they all busted out laughing. I squeezed Ash's hand gently and smiled. He closed his eyes, tuning them out. We walked to his locker then he released my hand. He unlocked his locker and pulled out his backpack. He then looked at me. "Thank you.." he said, tilting my chin up so our eyes met. "For what?.."
"Not lying and not leaving me.." He said. I smiled. "I'm not like that," I stood on my tip-toes and kissed him softly. "Get to class,..you don't wanna be late,.." He nodded then pecked my forehead and left. I turned and saw Izzy and Jill peering around the corner. Izzy was holding her phone. "H-hey!!" I blushed, and ran after them. They ran into our class and we all sat. Izzy kept on showing the video and picture she got of Ash and I kissing. "I ship you two," Jill said, smiling. Izzy nodded.
The rest of the day flew by,..I barely remember it. But I do remember once I got home I got a text from Ashton.

Ashy❤️: "...Promise to stay by my side?..."
Angie💎: "Always babe <3"