Arrows|Lashton| (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 21

Ashton's POV

I was sitting on the bleachers watching Luke practice. Practice came to an end so I walked down the bleachers and waited for Luke to come back. "Hey what are you doing here?" A voice asked behind me. I recognized them as players of the football team. "I'm waiting for someone." I answered. "Luke, right?" They asked, I nodded. They came closer to me surrounded me.

"Luke doesn't date faggots like you." One of them spat. "Yeah you're worthless." The other one said. Then they threw a punch at me, I fell to the ground. They kept kicking me in the stomach. One of them pulled me up by the shirt. "Stay away from Luke." He said and punched me by the eye. "Hey what are you doing?" A voice said coming towards us.

See? This is what happens when you're in love. I tried to tell you Ashton, but you don't listen to me. Tsk tsk.

"Ashton!" The voice, now I know was Luke said. "Why'd you do that to him!" He yelled at them. He punched one of them in the face and the others ran away. I felt something come up my throat and before you know it I coughed up blood. "Hold on Ash, we're going home." He said picking me up and running to his car.

Luke's POV

I was done getting dressed and when I walked out of the locker room and went to the bleachers I didn't see anyone but when I went around I saw my teammates beating someone up. "Hey what are you doing?" I said coming towards them. Then I realized it was Ashton. "Ashton!" I yelled running to him. "Why'd you do that to him!" I yelled. I punched him and the others ran. Ash coughed up blood. I picked him up. "Hold on Ash, we're going home." I said picking him up and running to my car. Before you know it there was an earthquake. "Luke I'm scared." Ash mumbled. "Just hold on baby." I put him in my car and I rushed home.

When I got home I got bombarded with questions from my brothers and my mum. I went to the restroom and Ashton threw up some more blood. I got a wet cloth and cleaned him up. He had a busted lip and a black eye. I carried him to his room and laid him down on the bed. "Ash, I'll be right back." I say to him and he nodded. I went out of the room to get him some water and Ben and Jack came up to me.

"Is Ashton okay?"

"What happened to him?"

"Who did this to him?" They asked.

"Well some of my teammates Chad, Brett, and Ryan beat him up." I say. "And where were you?" They asked. "I was in the locker room getting dressed." I say. "Okay, just take care of him he's very fragile." Jack said. "Yeah if he's broken you need to be there to fix him." Ben says and they leave. I go back to Ashton's room and I hear him crying. "Ash, what's wrong?"

(There's a thunderstorm and it's raining)

"Ash, what's wrong?" I asked. He sits up,"Life, everything about it, I hate it so much, I just wonder if everyone would be happier if I would just leave the world." He cries.

Say something Luke don't be an idiot?

"Ash everyone wouldn't be happy if you left I would be very devastated if you left." I say putting my hand on his. "But is it all worth it?" He asked. "I hate life right now Luke, I can't handle it." He says crying in his hands. "Ash, don't worry it will get better, I know times have been rough but it will get better." I say caressing his hand. He shakes his head. He looks up to me. "What did I do to deserve this Luke?" He asked.

"I did nothing wrong I'm always the victim that can't stand up for himself, the loser, the outcast, the pathetic freak." He sobs. "Ash just calm down okay." I say rubbing his back. He sniffles. "I'm sorry Luke I'm a mess, I'm throwing all my problems at you, it's just that no one ever listens and all of that I had bottled up inside and I just finally let it out." He says. "It's okay I love listening to you." I smile.

I give him the water and he took a gulp and set it back down. "Ash how's your eye feeling?" I ask trying to change the subject. "Still hurts." He said. I bring my finger under his chin so he's looking at me. I kiss his lips and smile. "You know I will always listen to you, and I will always love you don't ever forget that." I say. He nods.

I checked the time and it was 10:54. "I'll be right back and when I get back we'll go to sleep okay, you had a long day." I say he nods in response. I leave the room to put my pjs on and brushed my teeth and walked back to Ash's room. I walk in and didn't see him on the bed. I go to the restroom and see him cutting on the floor. My heart dropped. "Ash." I say.

He instantly drops the blade. I get a cloth and clean up his wrist. "I'm sorry Luke, it's just that everything that happened I just needed to get rid of the pain and that helps me." He says. "Get all of you blades." I say. He collects all of them. "Flush them down the toilet." I say. "But-" "No buts just do it." I say sternly. He does it and he walks out of the restroom.

"Ash, you can't keep harming yourself, let me see your wrist." I say. He shows me his wrist and I see arrow shaped cuts on his wrist.

(A/N <----< kinda like that arrow don't know how but just go along with it please)

"Arrows?" I say. He nods. "Remember what I told you about arrows." He said I nod. "That's why I do it." He says. I see him wearing my clothes I gave him. "Come on let's go to sleep." I say. He turns off the lights and comes in bed with me.

I scoot closer to him and he rests his head on my chest. "Goodnight Princess." I say kissing the top of his head. "Goodnight Luke, I love you." He says. I smile. "I love you too." Then we fell asleep.

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It's okay to be a glow stick

Sometimes we need to break

Before we shine