Deeper (5SOS Ashton Irwin Fanfic)

Chapter 15

Ashton’s POV:  

My alarm sounds, disrupting the silence that filled the night. I groan & hit the snooze button as usual. Just as I’m about to fall back into my slumber, the alarm sounds again. I curse below my breath as I mope out of my bed. Walking into my bathroom, I undress to get into the shower. But, just as I’m about to get into the burning water, my eyes shoot open.  

Today is the first official day back at school with Lily as my girlfriend.  

Even as I step into my shower, I get a line of shivers down my spine. It hasn’t really sunken in yet that she’s mine honestly. I shampoo my hair & try to let the hot water speed my brain up. Soon enough, I’m shaking my hair in my towel & going to get dressed.  

I go with the usual jeans, black converse & my black Nike sweatshirt. As I’m pulling on my bracelets, my phone buzzes on my bed next to me. Before I even look at it, I know its from her, & that makes me smile bigger than I thought possible at this time in the morning.

I unlock my phone & read her text:  

goodmorning Ash (: can’t wait for today… i dont want you to worry about what others think mkay? all that matters is how i feel about you. see you in a few x  

As much as I like her, she really didn’t need to bring up other people.   

My heart skips a few beats, imagining in my head the many pairs of eyes that’ll be on us all day. A trickle of sweat threatens to roll down the back of my neck, but I push it back. If she has enough courage to ignore our fellow classmates words & stares, then so should I. I’m the guy right? I should be the brave one, the one to make all the first moves. I sigh & run a hand through my still slightly wet hair. Shrugging my shoulders, I grab my backpack off the carpet in my room. Here goes nothing.  

I walk into the kitchen to find Alice pulling a pancake off of the pan & onto a plate. She sees me & smiles, motioning to the stack of pancakes on the counter next to her.  

“Dig in, my treat. Thought you might need a pick-me-up for today.” she says, offering a toothy smile. I hug her a little as she turns off the stove. Grabbing a pancake, I walk over to the kitchen table & sit down, Alice right behind me. We drown our breakfast in sweet syrup & mow down, the only sound being the click of our forks & knives to our plates. Once were finished, I get up & grab my keys from the counter. She wishes me good luck & gives me a kiss on the cheek. I return the gesture & tell her to have a good day. I receive a nod back & before I know it I’m out the door.  

Lily’s POV:  

The soft music hums rhythmically throughout my room, softly waking me up. My eyelids flutter open & an involuntary groan escapes my mouth. Sunlight lightly pours in through my windows through the cracks in my blinds as I rise from my tousled sheets. I yawn & stretch, cracking my early morning bones. Moping into my bathroom, I hook up my straightener & while I wait for it to heat up, I put a protectant balm in my hair, combing it through with my fingers. Once my straightener is heated up, I pull my strands of hair through the hot metal as it goes flat & shinny. I finish in a matter of 30 minutes I’m done, & I go to my closet to pick out today’s outfit.  

Tapping my index finger to my chin, I search up & down my hangers & open drawers with a furrowed brow. After much challenge, I end up wearing a pair of black high-waisted shorts, my grey Vans, & a dark red flowwy top that hangs off one shoulder. Twirling around in front of my mirror, I click my tongue in contentment. Ashton’s gonna love it.  

Ashton…  

My heart flutters when I think of his name. I quickly grab my phone & shoot him a text. Then I’m off to do my makeup. I don’t go all out, just a little line of eyeliner with mascara & some foundation. Checking myself one last time in front of my full length mirror, I smile. Today is gonna be good.  

I skip down my stairs & fetch D out of her cage. Pouring her some food, I go into the kitchen to get some breakfast myself. Settling for a banana & some orange juice, I scroll through my phone a bit. Just as I’m about to like a picture on Insta, I get a text from Ainsley. I totally forgot that I’d kinda ignored her for the whole weekend, so I prepare myself as I open her text:  

Lil, doll! haven’t heard from you this weekend! Just letting you know that Luke, the guy I told you about? well anyways he asked me out yesterday when we hung out! eeeek! how was your project with Ashton? see ya in a bit love you x  

Well, I was gonna have to tell her eventually. I sigh & try to form a very, very vague text. Finally, after about 5 minutes, I reply to her:  

sorry, got busy this weekend x good for you! he’s a cutie (; we finished our project easily, but I’ve got some stuff to tell you today mkay? you’ll probably think I’m nuts but i feel strongly about it. love you too see ya x  

Sighing again, I look to my clock to see its about time to be heading to the hell hole that is MHS. I fish my keys from the key holder & put Dorothy back in her cage. I step out into the crisp autumn air & hop into my car. The ignition roars to life & I’m off.

Here goes nothing.