Trust. || 5SOS AU

"Haven't You Heard?" || Chapter 1

I walk into my friend, Michael's room and sit down.
"Hey Mike, who's Ashton Irwin?"
He stops putting away his clothes and turns around slowly.
"Why? "
"He's um, he's my partner for science."
"Stay away from him Jen. He's insane. He killed his mother's boyfriend."
I roll my eyes.
"No he didn't."
"Believe what you want. But Ashton's the reason that Hood kid went missing."
"He ran away, and you know it."
"Whatever."
| Later that day |
I type in Ashton's number and text him.
'hey when exactly do you want to work on this project?'
I wait for a reply.
'Fuck off.'
Great. Fantastic.
I'm so happy I got put with the insane asylum kid.
| 2 days later |
The project is due tomorrow.
That's it.
I drive to Ashton's house.
I walk up to the front door and knock.
A girl around 13-14 opens it.
Dark circles under her eyes.
"U-um is Ashton home?"
She looks me up and down with a confused look.
"Ashton someone's here for you."
She waves her hand to come in.
Ashton jogs down the stairs.
"Lauren what'd I tell you about opening the door if you don't know-"
He stops.
He looks puzzled, then angry.
"Didn't I tell you to fuck off Ericson?"
I feel the anxiety and nerves start to kick in.
"Y-you did, but we need to finish this project."
I nod to the poster I was holding.
He shakes his head.
"No, go home."
I stay in my place.
"Lauren go upstairs."
"But-"
"Go."
He yells.
God, he was insane.
He walks towards me.
"Listen here, whatever you want, whoever you're trying to impress, by coming here, can fuck off. You should be scared of me."
I stay there.
"I'm not scared of you."
He starts to laugh.
He walks closer to me, his mouth next to my ear.
I shiver.
"Haven't you heard?"
He takes a breathe.
"I'm insane."