Green-haired girl. (5sos fanfic)

Chapter 7: The walk home

I had tutored Ashton about 8 or so times by now, usually 2 hour sessions each. I could definitely see an improvement in his grades in history, in fact he got a B+ on his test last week. He was super proud considering usually in that class all he got were D's.

We had another tutoring appointment tomorrow afternoon at 330.

My right wrist was still all scratched up from last time I did it, but it's healed so much that I could just put foundation on it and the marks wouldn't show that much. Plus it was gonna be a hot one today! 39 degrees with the humidex! I can't wait to get y license so I don't have to walk to school in this disgusting weather! I always sweat bucket loads!

However, I went downstairs to find my dad cooking eggs and humming.

"Dad?" I said. "You're home?"

"Yeah I took the day off today to pack and get ready. Honey I'm going to San Diego for about a week for business. I know you can take care of yourself and David should be here sometimes too" he says.

"Well, since you're home, can you give me a ride?" I ask hopefully.

"You're such a opportunist! " he chuckles "but yeah, I don't see why not!"

~~at school~~

"Are you seriously such a low-life that you would hit a girl?" I spat at James.

He had just slapped me multiple times and was holding my wrists so tight that his grip was sure to leave bruises.

"You're not a real girl! You're a disgusting pig!" He said back to me.

"At least I can spell disgusting.." I mumbled.

"What was that?!?" He said enraged.

"Nothing" I replied

"Yeah nothing my ass!" He said as he smacked me once again.

It was after school and for now it was just James and I. He told me to come out back after last period and I couldn't disobey. I didn't need to get more hurt. I just don't understand why it's me. Like I've never done anything wrong to him and his friends I just mind my own business. The past few weeks his bullying has become more and more physical though. I don't know why. But I do know I have to leave. Like now.

"Oh perfect, I'll hold her while you hit her yeah?" James says to someone behind me. Great. Now it's gonna be two on one.

"Just let her go James" I hear a somewhat familiar voice say. It's Ashton.

"What did you say to me?" James snaps back to Ashton.

"I said let her go James, she's not worth it anyways" Ashton says.

Yeah, I have thick skins but his comment still somewhat hurt me. I don't know, I thought we are almost friends now. Well, not at school obviously but I thought maybe we were.. I guess not.

"Yeah.." Says James "but this isn't over you little lesbo" he says to me.

Wow an actual new comment. Not the same old ugly and fat and all that. I'm surprised.

James just walks away back to his car.

"Um thanks Ashton, I owe you" I say to him and start walking away.

"Kace wait" he calls after me.

"Kace?" I say to him.

"Yeah like short for Kaylee.." He says like its plainly obvious.

"Oh" I reply.

"Is that ok?" He asks.

"Hmm? Yeah it's just that I've never had a nick name before, I'll just have to get used to it" I reply.

"Where do you live? Not in like a creepy way.." He says.

"On Divvie street" I reply.

"Oh so it's the same way as mine, we could walk together today" he says

"What about the promise of us pretending not to know each other at school?" I say

"Fuck it" he says.

We walk in comfortable silence for the next couple minutes. I'm just glad it wasn't awkward this time.

"Kace?" He says.

I was so lost in my own thought that I barely heard him.

"Hmm?" I say letting him know I'm listening.

"Are you really like James says.. Like a lesbian?" He asks.

"Would it matter if I was?" I told Ashton.

"I guess not.." He says.

A few more moments of silence.

"I'm not" I finally tell Ashton.

"Not what?"

"A lesbian" I chuckle as I tell him. "I'm straight"

"Ok good, I'm glad" he says.

Ashton's house is first and were now standing at the end of his driveway.

"Bye Ashton, thanks again, for you know... Saving me" I thank him

"No problem babe, anytime " he says in that accent of his. Once again he gets closed, like he wants to hug me.

I just turn and walk away.

"Why do you always avoid hugs?" Ashton questions me as he grabs my wrist preventing me from walking any further.

"None of your business!" I bluntly say, take my wrist back and walk away.

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A/N: ooh so ash and kace are somewhat "friends" ? But awe he saved her!

~Emma !

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