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The bell rang, signaling that 2nd period was over, which meant it was lunchtime. As I'm putting my books in my locker, I'm trying to decide whether I want to spend my lunchtime in the bathroom or if I should just find a spot alone in the caf.

I sighed, grabbing a reading book and taking the way to the caf. I didn't feel like being in the toilets for 50 minutes. Even though the girls bathroom was cleaner than the boys, it still had some weird odour in it.

I find an empty table near the back of the caf and position myself there, facing the wall.

"Hey Lee! Mind if we join you?" I hear Cal ask.

"Oh yeah that's fine" I say. I'm kind of embarrassed to be alone anyways, so I let them sit with me.

"No food?" Ashton asks me.

"I was running late this morning and forgot to pack one." I say shrugging. "I'll just eat when I get home."

"Nonsense. Here, have some of mine" he says pushing his lunch tray closer to me. I notice that he has fries, a burger and a lemonade. Not really my style of lunch. I don't need to gain anymore weight by eating crap like that.

"Oh, thanks." I say, giving him a smile.

"So Kace, you coming to the party Friday right?" Luke asks me, his eyes bright.

"I don't think so. I've never actually been to a party," I admit, "and I don't know anyone who's going so i'll probably just stay home."

"We're all going and you know us.' Cal says, trying to convince me.

"Yeah I know, I'm just afraid of being left alone in a crowd of people I don't know." I say looking down and shrugging.

"You don have to worry about that, one of us will always be with you, I promise," Ashton says, "right boys?"

"Of course." The boys agree, making me smile.

"I think you should come, it could get your mind off things for a bit." Luke says giving me a sad smile.

"What time is it at?" I ask, giving him a smile.

"Starts at around 10ish," Ashton starts' "but the boys are coming over at around 7 for dinner and video games and stuff. You could come too."

"No it's ok, you can have your guy time together, I don't want to intrude" I say.

"Reida and Zoella will be there too, so it's not really guy time." Ashton says. At the mention of Zoella's name, Michael seems to light up. He is so head over heels for her, it's truly adorable.

"Alright then, I will be over at around 7." I tell the boys.

"Oh and by the way, everyone else is sleeping over at mine, it's closest to the party, so you could stay too" Ashton says.

"I'll have to ask my dad, but I'm sure he'll be fine with it." It's true, my dad is pretty easy going and he trusts me.

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Uggh we have a replacement teacher today in maths. That basically means we get a ton of work to do that no one ever does except for me.

The class is so loud, even when I have my earbuds in, I can hear them all yelling and fooling around in class.

When I'm about halfway done my work, I feel hands touching my hair that's down my back.

I quickly turn around and see Ash and Luke grinning suspiciously.

"Did you put something in my hair?" I ask worried.

"No, it was just soft" Luke says.

"Mm-hmm" I say while raising an eyebrow suspiciously at them.

"It's true, plus, you were working hard and seems like you needed a distraction." Ashton says.

"Oh really?" I say.

"Yeah, we can finish the work later at my house, right now you should sit back and relax."

I hesitate for a minute before agreeing to "relax".

For the rest of the class, me, Luke and Ashton just have a nice conversation. 

The bell rang, signaling the end of maths and also the end of the day.

"See you at 4 to do the homework?" Ashton asks me while I'm gathering my things.

"Yeah 4 sounds good" I say.

"Would you like a ride back home? I'm giving one to Luke, Cal and Mike too."

"Yeah if you don't mind, I hate walking in the cold." I say, grateful that he offered to drive me.

"Alright, meet me at my locker when you're ready then." He says before exiting the classroom.

Instead of going home after school, Ashton just drops me off at his so that I don't have to walk back in the cold.

"Wanna grab a snack before starting?" Ashton offers, handing me a Twinkie.

"No thanks, I don't really want anything." I say.

He just looks at me before shrugging and unwrapping his food.

We've been sitting upstairs a the homework desk for about 15 minutes and surprisingly, Ashton was actually doing his homework today instead of complaining.

A few minutes later, I guess he started getting bored because he started to lightly elbow my arm.

I tried to ignore him and continue my work, but he kept at it. Finally I decided to give him a nudge back and look up at him with a playful smile. Bad idea. As soon as I looked up, I was captivated by his gorgeous green-ish eyes through his thick glasses i have come to adore. Normally, I wouldn't look people in the eyes, but I couldn't get myself to look away. I was captivated, I was frozen.

He slowly started leaning in, getting closer and closer to my face.

"Is this ok?" He asks me.

I don't respond, I just keep looking into his gorgeous eyes. His eyelids close and I feel warmth against my lips. I close my eyes and start mimicking his motions.

This was much better than the first time he kissed me. I wasn't as nervous now and I sort of know what to do. Kind of. I slowly bring my right hand up to his curls and lose my fingers in his hair. He grabs my hips in an attempt to pull me closer, but it has the opposite effect on me. I pull away from the kiss and look down while chewing my lip.

"D-did I do something wrong?" Ashton asks seeming genuinely concerned. To be honest, I just didn't really like people touching me, I felt like all they felt was my squish. It made me even more self-conscious, if that's even possible.

"No, it was nice, thank you." I say. I wasn't really sure what else to say.

"I've been wanting to do that again for a while now." He says giving me a shy smile.

"Same." I admit, making him grin a lot wider.

"I should get going, it's my turn to cook dinner tonight." I say reluctantly, I don't really want to leave but it's already almost 6 and Dad should be home by around 7 tonight.

"See you tomorrow," Ashton starts as we climb into his car. He offered to drive me home and hey, I'm not gonna refuse a free ride.

I make some pasta with shrimp and primavera sauce for dinner and set some in a plate which I wrap in tinfoil for my dad to reheat when he gets home soon.

I decided to have an early night. While bathing, I notice the cuts in my thighs and my arms have faded from a deep red colour to a slightly dark-ish pink colour. Still noticeable, but only of you actually looked. I haven't had the urge for the past couple weeks, which was a new record for me since I had started. I guess this having friends thing again has been good for me.

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