The next day Emerald moved in with Ashton, just to escape from her father. She got her stuff from her father's house in the middle of the night, so as to not get into an argument with Hector.
“Leave me alone. I'm fine Ash!” Emerald was holding a hand under her bloody nose, this was the third time today it was bleeding. “Oh come one let me help, It’s just a bloody nose” Ash said. “I'm a grown-ass adult Ashy, I can take care of a bloody nose.” Emerald sounded frustrated, she was currently pinching her nose to stop the blood, so she also sounded a bit nasally. “It’s the third bloody nose today Emmy, don't you think that I have a right to be worried about this?” Emerald had stopped the bloody nose. “Well, maybe it's just dry here Ash! You don't have to overthink everything! God, it could be something as stupid as a reaction to the heat, it’s not always going to be something that is consering!” Emerald was upset at Ash, she thought that he was being too overprotective. “I just don't want anything to happen to you Emerald, you are the only one who truly understands me..” Ash sounded hurt. “Oh don't give me that shit Ashton. I damn well know this is all an act! You're protecting me out of pity, and you want me to be the damsel in distress!” Emerald was trying to keep calm, a few red flowers popped up from her hair, this happens when she gets upset at Ash. “If anything happened to you I'd blame it on myself Emerald. I CARE ABOUT YOU! I LOVE YOU EMM! NOT EVERYTHING I DO IS OVERPROTECTIVE!” Emerald looked startled, tears sprang to her eyes, she stepped back away from Ash. Emerald turned around away from Ash and walked out of the room quickly. Ash grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her into a hug before she could leave the room. “I'm sorry Emmy.. I just need you to be ok..” Ash whispered into her ear. Emerald cried into Ashes chest, and He tried to comfort her as she cried. “Shhh, It’s ok.. It was my fault that I raised my voice, I'm sorry.. There's nothing to cry about, you're ok, you're safe here.” Ash continued to say things like that to comfort Emerald as she cried. Emerald wrapped her arms around Ash. For both of them, this felt right. Ash ran his fingers through Emerald’s hair. Emerald and Ash were now sitting on the bedroom floor, Emerald sitting in Ash’s lap. “Is it bad that I don't want to move? God, you're just so huggable. You're like a Giant Teddy bear Ash'' Emerald was hugging Ash still, Ash was blushing slightly, god they are so cute- “H-hehe.. I guess I am a giant teddy bear!” Ash nodded his head and smiled like an idiot. A thin vine wrapped around Ashton’s shoulder, and from that fine a single flower bloomed, and as its petals unfurled it released sweet-smelling pollen. Ash looked at the flower with great curiosity. Emerald stopped hugging Ash, pinched the vine from where it was sprouting. It unwrapped from Ash’s arm then the vine withered away but the flower stayed perfectly in bloom. Ash gently held the flower, and Emerald rested her head against Ash’s chest. “How come the flower stayed Emmy?” Ash asked. “Hmm? Oh, I dunno, this has never happened like this before.” Emerald replied. Emerald used a vine to put the flower in the cup by Ash’s bed. Tiredly Emerald sighed. Ash comfortingly wrapped his arms around her. And she drifted off to sleep.
