What We Would Do

Chapter 8

I wake up next to Asher my arm lazily flopped over his chest. He was still in his clothes from earlier and he smelled of smoke. I finally let myself get to my senses and I slid my arm of him. As my hand slipped off his chest I hear a low, quiet voice and I see his eyes open.
"Where you going?"
I smile, "to bed,"
He makes a pouted face and grabs my hand lightly.
"Stay here........please," he whines.
I shrug and lay back down and adjust my arm back around him tracing his carved muscles through his shirt. I curl around him and he kisses me on the forehead.
          

I wake up again with Asher staring into my eyes. He raises a hand and brushes a piece of hair from my face. I smirk still silently ashamed that I still have ash and dirt covering my face, but he didn't seem to mind, it was like he only saw me.
"Good morning beautiful," he said.
"Hey," I said.
"You know you saved five people yesterday," he said in a slightly parenting voice.
"Yeah about that, who were you talking to?" I said embarrassed from sounding jealous.
"Some people," he said carelessly.
"Why would "some people" call you a leader?" I asked.
He looked at me surprised.
"You heard that didn't you?" He said agrivated.
"Yeah I also heard them call me dangerous," I said agitated "I know I am part human but that doesn't mean I am like them." I said almost crying now.
He took my face in his hands and talked to me gently.
"Piper, you are very dangerous," He said making me shudder.
I felt hurt.
"You are only dangerous because they know at this point I would do anything for you, and I happen to be their leader." He said carefully.
I was stunned. I didn't know what to be more shocked by the fact that he felt the same way as I did towards him and that he could possibly love me or that he was a leader of the warlocks. Then it occurred to me. If he is the leader of the warlocks he is a magician and..... this was too much to take in. I stood up abruptly and confused. He looked at me frowning.
"Piper I-I am sorry I didn't tell you," he said stuttering "please."
I looked at him and let go of his hand.
"I am just confused, I am sorry, I need a minute." I said as I left the room.
I ran to the bathroom with the shopping bags from earlier in my grasp. I locked the door behind me and turned on the shower. What do I do? I thought to myself. I am so stupid for not even thinking. Of course he has magic. He is a freaking warlock, but how was I supposed to know about him being a leader of even more magic people. Wait........ I am part warlock too. I sat down on the toilet in shock. I didn't know what to do I was being hit with all this that I was just to stupid to put together earlier. I pulled myself up and rested my hands on the sink and looked in the mirror.
I look like a mess.
My face is covered in black ash and dried blood. The only skin showing is from the trails of tears from all my confusion. I shake my head and begin to undress then I hop in the hot shower.

When I am done I get out and grab my towel I wrap myself in it and dry off. I then grab a t-shirt and jeans out of the shopping bags and throw them on. Then I attempt to yank my fingers through my tangled hair and I swish with mouthwash. I grab up my bags and open the door to an empty hallway. I walk out into the living room and throw my stuff on the couch and tie my hoodie around my waist.
I then stood still trying to let my mind catch up to my body. This was all so quick. I hadn't even known Asher for but a few weeks and I already technically live with him. Well to be fair I have no where else to go but I can't let us get to serious he is a leader after all. This is ridiculous. I need to go for a walk. I then took a step forward hesitantly afraid of any pain from my leg, but to my surprise I was fine.

I walked out the back door and into the halls of the pod building then I walked out into the center square.
"What am I going to do?" I muttered quietly and then I set off toward the shops.