boat marina | a.i

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Blair hesitantly took a step past her parents room, hearing the faint sound of her brother in his room playing video games. 

"Blair." Someone spoke up from behind her. She spun around to glance at her dad. 

"Oh, hey Dad." She smiled softly. He crossed his arms across his chest and frowned.

"Where are you going?" He asked and she stayed silent.

"To get some water." She nodded slowly and her Dad raised his eyebrow. 

"The kitchens that way, though?" He pointed down the other hallway of their super huge house. 

"Oh yea, right." She nodded and pushed past him to go to the kitchen. "It's been 2 years and I still can't get used to this house."

Her dad rolled his eyes turning to watch her walk away. "Oh and Blair?" She spun around and raised her eyebrow. "I know you bought the boat marina. And I would get up you for it, but it's giving me profit so I may as well thank you."

"You're welcome, father." She nodded and slipped into the kitchen.

After waiting for everyone to fall asleep, Blair made her way out of the house and through the forest. She slowly walked past every tree, lighting a cigarette and bringing it to her dry lips. She approached the shed of the boat marina, stopping to see it was still taped off. She slowly walked along the deck, every piece of wood creaking as she walked. She stopped to look around, not seeing Ashton anywhere. She heard a faint scream, making her body jolt and spin around to see nothing. She scurried into the forest, dropping her cigarette into the water, to catch a figure in the corner of her eye. She walked over to the figure, her mouth dropping in shock.

She watched as Ashton covered a girl's mouth as she screamed, thrashing a knife into her chest. He groaned as he ripped it back, only to stab her again. Blair held her hand to her mouth, taking steps backwards. She watched as the girl's body went limp, meaning she was good. Ashton just murdered someone right in front of her. He took deep, quick and shaky breaths, standing up to turn and see Blair looking at him in fear. 

"No, no, no, Blair." He mumbled, walking towards her to hold her. She took more steps backwards and stopped a metre away from the water.

"You killed Mr Hemmings as well, didn't you?" She spat. He looked at the groaned and ignored her. "Didn't you?" She screamed loudly and pushed him by the shoulders. 

"Blair, please." He sighed and reached for her arm, only for her to push him again.

"Don't touch me!" She yelled, her fist balling at her sides. "You've taken people's lives, Ashton! You could go to jail!"

"Stop please," He huffed, tears forming in his eyes as he cried softly. "I don't mean to do it."

"Well you obviously do!" She screamed, tears also forming in her eyes for no reason.

"Blair, you can't leave me." He shook his head and took a step toward her. "I need you."

"I hardly know you." She spat, pushing past him and walking over to the girls body. "Did you know her?"

"No," He sighed, "she's... just some innocent girl who came by the marina."

Blair swallowed the lump in her throat and stared at him in fear. She couldn't help but step further away from him.

"Blair, please don't." He reached for her arm, clutching onto it tightly. She looked down at it then back up to him. "I need you here with me to help me."

"Where are you going to put the body?" She mumbles, pulling her arm away from him.

"Somewhere that the police won't find her." He sighed.

"I could easily walk back into the forest right now and call the police." She said softly, slowly reaching for his hand. "But I want to help you. And by help you I mean make you stop what you can't control."

He nodded slowly, bringing her hand to his lips and kissing her knuckles softly. 

Blair watched as Ashton rolled the body into the water under the deck. She hugged her shoulders, shuddering at what she saw. Ashton tied rocks to the girls body, making her sink to the bottom of the deep waters of the marina. He turned to Blair, softly pulling her into a hug. She stood still, hugging herself still. She slowly wrapped her arms around his waist, his face digging into the crook of her neck. 

"Can I, um, kiss you again?" He mumbled into her shoulder. She slowly nodded, pulling away from him to place their lips together. They kissed slowly, Ashton's cold lips moulding with Blair's perfectly. She felt her stomach churn, thinking whether or not she trust him. Her life was plain, so why not try and live her life. Even if Ashton was to stab her in the back, literally.

She twirled her fingers in his hair as his hands made their was to her neck. He could have chosen her by now, but he didn't. He pulled away and placed his hand on her hip, resting his forehead against hers. He could have drowned her in the water now, but he didn't. 

"Thank you." He whispered and kissed her forehead slowly. She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him into a tight embrace.

She could have choked him by now... but just like he didn't, she didn't.