Eliza Young

Chapter 9

We finished our dinner, which was spaghetti. He knew it was my favorite dish. After we finished our dinner I told him I would wash the dishes. Of course, being Ashton, he said that he would do it. We finally came to an agreement to do the dishes together. Four hands are better than two, right?

"Alright, I will put the dishes away. You go ahead and take a seat on the couch. I'll make us some popcorn as well." Ashton said. I nodded my head and went to the couch, already covered up in a blanket that just so happens to be laying there. He knew me so well. I got the movie ready when the sweet aroma of popcorn wavered into the room. "Here you are my lady." He said in a sweet tone.

"Thanks Ashton." I said and curled up closer to him. Ashton dimed the lights, but it wasn't total darkness. Just in case one of us had to get up. We started the movie and I was already prepared to shield my eyes from the jump scares. I know what you're thinking, dear reader. Why would you watch a horror movie if you are just going to shield your eyes? Well, do you have an Ashton Daniels to protect you from the boogie man? No? Didn't think so.

I jumped when the Babadook shown his face. I hate puppets. I hate things that represent puppets. I hate mannequins and dolls as well. So, in short, I was terrified of the Babadook. I felt Ashton put his arm around me, as if to shield me from the horror in front of us.

"Eliza, we can stop watching this if you want to. I don't mind"

"No, it's fine. It's almost done, isn't it?" we paused the movie to see how much longer it had. I had maybe twenty minutes left. So we decided to go ahead and finish the movie. I will most likely have nightmares about him tonight.

The movie came to a close, but there was one last jump scare at the end that we weren't prepared for at all. It scared me to tears almost. Ashton sat there and rubbed my back trying to calm me down.

"It's only nine. Want to watch a not so scary movie now?" He asked. "Or do you want to play some video games?"

"Ashton, I know you. You're going to make me play Halo aren't you?"

"Maybe..." he laughed. I knew it.

So I just sat there while Ashton got the game ready. He handed me a blue controller and he used a red controller. I'm more of that type of person who likes to watch people play games like this, not the one that plays the game herself. I looked at him with disbelief about this. "Ashton, you know I can't play this game, right?"

"Honey, you're going to learn today." He said with a sly smile on his face. I didn't like that look he gave me. It kind of made me uneasy.

"And if I don't learn?" I asked with a small pink dust on my cheeks. He leaned over to my ear and said the words I didn't want to hear.

"We will have to see now won't we?" I did not know what he meant by this, and I don't want to know either. I listened to everything he told me to do. How to shoot, how to move my camera, how to move, etc. I was getting better at the game, but I still didn't feel like I was understanding it.

"Ashton, I just don't know about this game."

"Eliza, you're doing pretty well. You are a fast learner. But if you are giving up, then I understand." He said with a smirk. I don't know how I feel about this smirk. I finally gave up and turned to him.

"Ash, I'm sorry, but I give up." I should have known that was a wrong decision. Ashton looked at me with a devious smile on his face. "Ashton, why are you looking at me like that?" I started to get off the couch.

"Are you ready for your punishment?" he said with a chuckle. That's when I darted to his room and tried to lock the door, but that was all lost when he grabbed me by my sides. I yelped. "Got you!" He gently laid me on the bed and gave me that devious smile again. He kissed me and I kissed back, but a little nervous of what's to come. I have no idea what is going to happen. His hands go at my sides and that's when I anticipated the worse to come.

"Ashton, please, stop it!" I said with a loud laugh. You thought this was going to be a sexual scene didn't you? Well, too bad.

"Nope! You must take your punishment Eliza!" he said as he kept tickling my sides. I couldn't take it anymore. It was his mistake for not biding my arms. I raised my hands up to the crook of his neck and started to tickle him there. This was war, and I was determined to win this war.

"Eliza! You will not win this tickle war!" he said. He went down to my feet. Not the feet! Anything but the feet! He took my socks off and started to tickle them as well.

"Okay! I give up! You win Mister Science!" I said between laughs and pants.

"I knew I would win. Now, where is my prize?" he asked. I slowly sat up and pecked him on the nose.

"That's all you get Ash." I said with a smirk. He laughed and kissed me. We finally decided to lay in bed and await for sleep to come. That night, I had another memory from our past as a dream. I don't know why I keep having our memories as dreams, but it is starting to scare me.