*How They Met*
Year-1999
Christiana's POV
"Hi!" A boy screamed to me from across the playground. He had pretty eyes and smiled big. Mommy and I just moved here from California and now I'm at the playground trying make friends.
"Hi!" I said back.
"I'm Ashton!" He said running towards me.
"I'm Christiana!" When I said that he shriveled his nose up.
"That's a weird name!" He said. My heart felt hard. "I like it though. It's pretty like you."
My cheeks felt hot and he grabbed my arm and pulled me towards the woods.
"Ashton where are you taking me?" I asked worried about my new light up sneakers getting messy.
"It's a magical place where I go when I'm scared! My mom told me its where fairies live." He said smiling so big to dots formed on his cheeks.
"Cool!"
"I'm 5 by the way how old are you?" He asked me.
"I'm 3! I'm turning 4 in 49 days my mommy said."
When we got to the magical place tiny white puffs were floating in the air and flowers of all colors surrounded me and Ashton. He grabbed my hand and handed me a flower.
"It looks like your eyes. Like the petals look like the color. It's very pretty like them too."
I kissed his cheek and we raced back to the park. That was the day I made my best friend for life.
*first time sneaking out together*
Year- 2009
Still Christiana's POV
Mom and I are fighting again. I sat on my bed crying because Mom had screamed at me that the bills being to high and stuff was my fault since I'm just a curse inflicted on her. I heard a knock on my window and pulled the curtain.
"Ashton what are you doing here?" I said with tears still falling out.
He didn't say anything and just pulled me in for a tight hug. With Ashton being WAY taller then me my head went right into his chest. His hugs are always the best because I can his heart beating in my ear while he softly hums me songs to calm me down.
"Come on let's get you out of here." He said after 3 minutes of hugging.
"What?".
"Come on! We are just go to the field!"
"Ashton I'm on lockdown!"
"So am I! Just come on! 30 minutes in the field won't kill you!"
I hesitated at first but followed out the window with Ashton. This isn't my best idea but I trust him. He won't let anything bad happen to me ever again.
*leaving*
Year-2010
Ashton's POV
I went over to Christiana's place. Today was gonna be it. I'm finally gonna ask her out. I picked a couple of flowers and headed over.
When I got there she was loading up a ton of stuff into a couple of suitcases with tears streaming down her face. I walked over and she yanked me into a hug.
"I'm leaving." She said. My heart sank and my stomach knotted.
"What?"
"Remember how my mom just got into that car accident? She couldn't pull through. My dad died when I was 2 and so now I have to go move in with my brother who is some kind of actor over in America. Well half brother."
"Chris I'm so sorry."
"It's fine I guess."
I pulled her back into a hug and tears stung my eyes.
"Whats up with the flowers? Got a date?" She giggled. My heart sank more but I managed a fake laugh.
"I thought I'd bring them for you to help you feel better about your mom."
"Aw thank you! Wait why is one fake?"
I forgot about that! I was supposed to do that really cheesy thing from the movies with it. I was gonna tell her I'd love her until the last one dies.
"I'll be best friends with you until the last one dies."
"Ashton you are the sweetest guy ever!"
"Come on I'll take ya to the airport."
I drove her over trying not to let every single one of my feelings poor out of my mouth. We got there and she started to cry again.
"You are gonna be fine Christiana. Trust me." I said to her trying to be calming. She looked at me in disgust.
"How are you so calm?! I'm about to go live with a COMPLETE stranger and you couldn't care less! Ashton you might as well be packing my things for me and pushing out of Australia!" She said with the same anger in her crisp blue eyes now in her tone. My heart sank with every word that came out of her mouth.
It was completely silent until we got to the airport.
"I don't want you to go Chris. You're my best friend. You think I want you to leave? I love you. There I said it! I, Ashton Irwin, am in love with you." I let everything pour out as quickly as possible. She looked at me in shock and pulled me into a tight hug.
I don't know what I was expecting next, but it was definitely not this. She gave me the most passionate kiss ever. I know this is going to sound weird but I had never actually done this. She pulled away even though I didn't want her to and let me go.
"I love you too Ash. A lot. I will never ever get over you. Come visit me in America OK? One day when you finally get to be famous and tour around the world? Promise me you'll remember me. Come to L.A. and see me and that stupid hot shot brother of mine."
Before I could even process what she had just said she kissed me again and walked to board her plane.
"I PROMISE CHRIS!" I screamed right before she got on the plane. That was it. She was gone. Christiana Nicole Tyler was gone forever.
