Lost Without Them (Ashton Irwin Story)

What...?

Storm's POV

I put my shoes on; grab my phone from the table and my hoodie off its hook before shouting to the boys.

"See ya guys."

"Where you going?" Calum asks, appearing in the hallway.

"Out." I answer before slamming the door shut to annoy Michael, wherever he is.

As soon as I reach the entrance of the park, I saw Zeke and Ryder by the ramps. I head over to them, climbing up the side of the ramp next to Ryder.

"Hey Ry." I greet, hugging him quickly.

"Hey Storm. Z is showing off now he knows your here and Blaine and his girl are yet to arrive." Ryder smiles as he lets me go and motions to Zeke who is doing tricks not far from us.

I giggle, causing Zeke to look over and consequently fall. He gets up; dusting himself off before running up the ramp directly in front of me and pushing me back as he hugs me, technically laying on me reminding me of the way Luke layed on me yesterday. I wrap my arms around him so he doesn't fall, he is clumsy like that.

"That was your fault. Anyway, I missed you babe." He mumbles in my ear before kissing my cheek and rolling himself so he lands on the other side of me, me now in the middle of the boys.

"How come you don't greet me like that?" Ryder asks him, pouting for effect.

"Because we're in public obviously." Zeke replies, using his arm that's around me to pat Ry's cheek, making me giggle.

"Finally decided which team you play for then Z." Blaine jokes, appear below us on the ramp, arm around a girl's waist.

"Could say the same." Zeke replies, gesturing to the girl.

"Touché my dear friend, you win that one." We roll our eyes at him; he always says stuff like this because he knows it annoys us. "Anyway this is my girlfriend Alexis, Alexis these goofballs are my friends. Ryder, Storm, and of course our very special friend, Zekiel."

We raise our hands in greeting in the order we were called, before Zeke shouts. "Now that's over never call me that again, it's just Zeke or Z."

Alexis waves shyly, giggling at Zeke's outburst. "Don't mind him, he just want attention. You coming up?" I ask.

"Oh, sure." She replies quietly. I grab Ry's board and slide down to the bottom of the ramp.

"You know you can't ride that, right?" Zeke asks, laughing.

"I do know this, which is exactly why you're going to get you butt down here and help me." I answer, sticking my tongue out at him.

"Anything for you babe" he replies jokingly, smirking as he slides down and comes over.

"Real mature Storm." Blaine mumbles referring to my earlier actions, making Alexis and Ry laugh.

"Yeah Storm, if you don't keep that tongue of yours in your mouth I'll be forced to bite it off." Zeke taunts jokingly as he helps me stand on the board.

"Eww. Keep your mouth away from me, I dread to think where it's been." I pull a face before adding, "On second thoughts, I don't wanna find out." Making the others laugh.

"Good point." Zeke answers, still laughing as he holds my hands while rolling the board slightly to get it moving.

For a while the others chat, while Zeke rolls me around on his board. After a few minutes, he stops the board and takes it quickly back up the ramp and returns it to Ry, bringing down his long board.

I smile when I realise what he is planning to do. When he puts it down I stand warily near the front. He gets on the back, his hand on my hip and pushes off, setting the board in motion.

"Aww." I hear Alexis say as we glide around the ramps, giggle every now and again. The other two look over when she says this before joining our giggling. Just as we come to a halt at the bottom of the ramp, I hear someone clear their throat. I ignore it for a second as I jump off the board and climb up the ramp, grabbing the board Zeke passes up before he too climbs up as I turn to face whoever is there. As soon as I turn, I wish I hadn't.

"Oh shit." I mumble.

At the bottom of the ramp stands Michael, Ashton, Calum and Luke.

"Having fun?" Calum asks, smirking.

"Well I was but I'm not so sure now. What do you want anyway?" I reply, sitting down, Zeke and Ry immediately moving closer as Blaine watches carefully, ready to move if needs be.

"You left so fast this morning that we didn't have chance to finish our conversation. So we followed you." Calum answers.

"Would you like to introduce us to your friends?" Michael asks his jaw clenched as he tries to hide his annoyance, his eyes watching Zeke's arm that is around my waist.

"Not really." I mumble.

"Fine, I'll introduce us. I'm Michael, storms older brother." Michael replies, putting emphasis on 'older', "This is Ashton, Calum and Luke." The boys nod in acknowledgement. "..And you are?" He asks directly to the others.

"Alexis."

"Blaine."

"Ryder."

Michael nods before his attention once again turns to Zeke. "I'm sorry; I didn't quite catch your name. What was it again?" He prompts.

"None of your damn business." Zeke answers. I shut my eyes and hold my breath waiting for the ticking time bomb that is Michael to explode.

"Is that so?" Michael asks, sounding to calm right now. I open my eyes quickly turning my head to Zeke, pleading with my eyes for him to just answer it and quit causing trouble. "It's my business because that is my sister you currently have your hands on. So I'm going to ask you again. What is your name?" Michael asks through gritted teeth.

Zeke looks to me before sighing. "Zeke. My name is Zeke."

"That's better." Michael answers. "Now Zeke can you come down here for a second?"

I nod at Zeke to go, which he does before Michael grabs him and shoves him into Ashton's arms.

"Zeke..." I cry, Ry grabbing me before I try to run over. "He's alright." He whispers in my ear.

"Now Storm, why exactly did you run away so quickly this morning?" Michael turns his attention to me.

"You were acting weird. All of you were and it was making me uncomfortable so when my friends asked if I wanted to hang out, of course I was going to say yes." I reply, my attention still on Zeke.

"Is that why you lied when I asked where you were going?" Calum asks. "So you could get away from us and hang around with your boyfriend and his little gang?"

"What did you expect me to do, sit there and pretend everything was fine and you were acting normal? So maybe I lied so I could leave but I knew if I told you where I was going and who with then you would have ask too many questions and disallowed me to go. I missed my friends Mikey and even you couldn't stop me seeing them. You see yours every day, I don't so don't you dare say I could see them any other time because I can't." I take a deep breath, before I direct the next bit at Calum. "Oh, and for the record. He can't be my boyfriend."

"Oh and why is that?" Michael tries to provoke me.

"He can't be Storm's boyfriend because I'm his boyfriend."Ry answers.

"What?" Michael asks shocked as he turns to Zeke who confirms it.

"I'm gay."