Promises

I Promise

Ash

I wake up and roll over to see Hayes sleeping still, his arms wrapped around me, his mouth partially open, and faint snores coming from his mouth. I smiled at the sight of my beautiful boyfriend. I look at my ring. It was a beautiful gold tiara with an H in the middle. I take Hayes' hand and hold it next to mine. Hi ring was a crown with an A in the middle. His hands were so big compared to mine. I turn to face him again. I kiss his forehead before resting y chin on his head. I love this boy so so so damn much. Words cannot explain, the amount of love and emotions and tingly feelings I have for him. He taught me so much. He's taught me how to take risks, and how to never be afraid. He's taught me how to have fun with my life and be a little reckless. I give him one last kiss on his cheek before carefully and quietly getting out of bed. I pull the covers over his body and tuck him in more. I walk downstairs and see Dani and Elizabeth watching tv and on their phones. "Good morning guys." "Good morning." "So, did he give it to you." Dani smiled. "Give me what?" "The ring?" "Oh, yeah." I smile as I bring my hand to Dani and Liz's face. "Wow, it's so beautiful." "You really love him don't you?" Dani asks. "I love him a lot. I don't know what I'd do or where I'd be without him." "Awe, you guys are so cute!" Liz squeals. I chuckle before walking into the kitchen. "The guys are coming over in a few by the way." Dani yelled. "Kay-kays." I yell back.

40 minutes later the guys had arrived and Hayes and I were sitting on the couch. "What up muchahos." Johnson says. Bunches of good's filled the air. "So what do you guys want to do?" Cameron asks. "Penny boarding in Hollywood?" I suggest. "Yes!" Everyone yells. We get ready real quick. I wore some ripped blue jeans, one of Hayes' muscle tees and tied it at the back since it was a little big on me, and I wear my red Vans. Hayes wore khaki shorts, Nike socks with red Vans, and a white shirt. Liz wore my white shorts, a beanie, and a black muscle tee, with white Vans. Dani wore a black shirt, khaki shorts, and black Vans. Hayes, Dani, Liz, and I grab our penny boards and pile into Hayes' car as the guys do the rest. We follow Taylor to his house so him and guys can grab their penny boards. We drive to Hollywood and park. We take out our penny's and start riding.

Within an hour we decided to walk around instead of ride around. We were talking about a movie that was coming out soon, we were laughing and having fun until these people in suites came towards us. One lady, and two men.

"Excuse me, Hayes Grier and Ashley Wolff?" One asked us. "Yes?" I say smiling as Hayes responds with a yes too. "I'm gonna need you two to come with us, please." "W-why what's going on?" Hayes asked worriedly. I look to the guys with a worried look as they look back at me with the same facial expression.

"We're with Child Services," they show us their badges. "we're working a case about to runaways, Hayes and Ashley. That's you two, right?" We nod shakily. "We're gonna need you two to come with us please."

"Why?" "You two ran away from your homes, which gives us suspicions that there is trouble at home. You two will be place in foster care or adoptive homes you might say." "W-what?" I say with tears streaming down my cheek. "W-we're gonna be in the same foster home right?" "I'm afraid not Mr. Grier." "W-what? No! You can't do this!" "I'm afraid we can Mr. Grier. It's not up to you."

"Well it fucking should be! I'm happy with my life, I don't need you to put me in a foster home and separate me from my baby girl!" He yells, tears running down his face nonstop. "Please sir, don't make this any harder than it has to be." The man behind the lady spoke into his phone. Seconds later, four more people dressed in suites had come behind us. One grabbed me and tried to take me away while the other men did the same to Hayes only the opposite direction.

"Hayes!" I yell. "Ashley! No! Stop this! You can't just separate us! Let me go!" He yelled so loud that people from blocks away could hear him. My heart was thumping, my mind was spinning, thinking and hoping that this was all just a bad dream. "Hayes! Help me! Please!" The guys began to push and shove the people who were holding Hayes and I back. "Let them go!" Cameron yelled. "Stop it! You can't do this to them!" Taylor screamed. Tears were running down all of our faces. Nonstop tears, uncontrollable sobs.

I yanked my hand from the men holding me and reached out for Hayes. "Hayes, please!" I screamed and cried. He pulled out his hand and began reaching for me. Our fingertips had brushed against each other. "Please! Please tell them to stop Hayes! I need you!" I cry loudly. "Cameron!" I scream. "Do something! Taylor! Johnson! Gilinsky! Please!" Our fingers had met each other and intertwined. We pulled ourselves as hard as we could so that we were brought up face to face.

"Please don't let them do this Hayes." I cry. "Baby, look at me, look at me okay? Listen, listen listen, I love you so much, and I promise you, I promise you were gonna get through this together okay? Nothing's gonna separate us, remember that? Remember last night? Nothing can separate us, okay? Promise, remember all of those promises we made last night? Okay, remember! We're gonna make it through, together. Nothing can stop us, okay? It's me and you against the world, baby okay? I love you so much." I began to sob, and cry and scream and squirm I couldn't let this happen to us. I won't. "No, please Hayes, tell them to stop! I can't leave you! I need you please baby, don't let them take us away!" I sob into his chest.

"I promise you baby, nothing's gonna take us away nothing, no one! We're never ever ever going be torn apart! Look at me, right at me," I looked into his deep blue eyes, that had tears flowing down them, I looked into them and everything was calm. Everything around us was blurred out. It was just me and him. "Look at me," he spoke quietly. "Breathe." I took a deep, shaky breathe. "I love you. Remember that Ashley, no matter what, no matter where, no matter when, I will always love you okay?"

Our heads were pressed together, our nose were touching, our lips were inches apart before they were crashed into each other. His beautiful soft pink lips were crashed onto mine. That familiar feeling. That lightning that he's always brought to my stomach were brought up once again. The beautiful shining light that was him, shot through me. Through my dark life. That familiar feeling of being so loved and cared for by none other than Hayes Benjamin Grier. That familiar tingle that his touch sent all through out my body. That numbness that his kiss brought to my lips, that numbness that his kiss brought to my pain. That one kiss that healed everything all the time. It all shot through me like a bullet to the heart. We pulled away and looked into each other's eyes as they both got watery again.

I closed my eyes shut, hoping I could wake up from this night mare, hoping that I could be strong enough for just one second, strong enough so that I could be able to fight back all those tears, and be strong for him. I bit my lip, holding back all of those tears. "I love you Ashley Rebecca." He cried. "I love y-you Hayes Benjamin." I cried. I couldn't say it without feeling so empty. The men began to pull us back again. But still, we both resisted and kept looking into each other's eyes. I shake my head. Not wanting to believe all of this.

I looked right into those blue eyes one more time before I was turned around and pushed to walk to their car. "Wait! W-wait! Please just wait!" I yell making them turn me around. "Hayes! I scream. They turn him right around. "I...I love you." My voice cracks at the end of my words. "I love you." I say once more. "I love you." He says back. His voice shaking, cracking in the end just like mine with fear creeping in it. I look one very last time into those bright blue eyes that I fell in love with. That keep me sane. Keep me happy. Keep me strong. Keep me going. Keep me alive. I looked once more into those blue eyes that I fell for on the first day I walked into Davidson Day before they spun me right around and stuffed me into their black car. That was the very last of Hayes Benjamin Grier that I saw. I looked down at our ring, my tears dried up and sticky on my face, I sniffled and looked at the only thing I had left of Hayes Benjamin Grier. "I promise Hayes Benjamin Grier." I say as I close my eyes shut and let the tears escape. Hayes' voice began to speak in my mind. Like all of the things that he's ever said to me was playing in my mind like a cd. His laugh had plate over and over again in my head. I smiled at the thought of all those good times we had together. We were finally free, but then they came and took that away from us. "I promise."

Hayes

They stuffed me into the black car. I sniffled and wiped away my tears as I looked down at our promise ring. "I promise Ashley Rebecca Wolff." I let my tears fall as I kiss my ring, the only thing I had left of Ashley Rebecca Wolff. All the memories we've ever had together from the day we met ha played like a movie in my head. Her voice popping up I my head. The way she would talk about her future and what she wanted to do when we grow. I smile at the thought of all the times that I was with her and having fun. We were finally free but then they came and took that away from us. "I promise."