Deeper (5SOS Ashton Irwin Fanfic)

Chapter 17

Lily’s POV:  

The next two periods are spent basically doing nothing. I just doodle a bit in my notes & doze off. Thank god neither of the teachers decided to give homework. Soon enough I’m on my way to English with a sparkle in my eye & a spring in my step. God I’m such a child, getting happy & giddy over just the sight of my boyfriend. I attempt to calm myself down as I turn the corner to go to Mr. Poyer’s class. But, when I enter the class & see him looking at the door hopefully, my heart explodes.  

We meet gazes as he smiles to the side, dimple protruding from his right cheek. I offer a smile back as I make my way towards my seat next to him.  

“Hey there Harlamert,” he greets. I sit down & turn towards him, cocking my head to the side a bit.  

“Hey yourself Irwin. How ya doin’?” I ask. But, just as he opens his mouth to reply, the bell rings & Mr. Poyer cuts us off.  

“Now, I hope you all know that your social issues projects are due tomorrow. You’ll be presenting them to the class & being graded. Just a heads up that I will be grading harshly, so be prepared!” he nagged. I simply rolled my eyes & huffed.  

“Ouch, we’ll be fine though, right?” Ash whispers to me. I turn my head ever so slightly & mumble back.   “Of course we will, I really don’t feel like redoing it anyways to be honest,” he half-heartedly laughs, running a hand through his curls.  

“Fine with me,”  

The rest of the class is spent reading something out of our book, which I don’t really pay attention to because honestly its boring as fuck. But, Mr. Poyer lets us have the last five minutes to ourselves, thank God. I instinctively turn towards Ashton.  

“Dear God, that was boring,” I state, sighing in relief. He chuckles down at me & closes his notebook, putting it in his backpack on the floor.  

“Agreed, why'd-“ he begins, but stops to look at something below me. Following his gaze, I find my shoe to be untied. I move my foot so I can bend down to tie it, but his hands stop me. He takes the laces & brings my foot closer to him. I give him a questioning look as he blushes lightly.  

“I wanna tie it,” he mumbles. He wraps the white laces into a knot & forms the bow, gently & sweetly. My face is probably all kinds of red & pink at this point, & the smile on my face doesn’t falter. He’s so child-like, but in a good way. Due to the fact that he didn’t really even have a childhood, I guess I owe this to him. Even if its something as cheesy yet completely adorable as letting him tie my shoe.  

Ash finishes & looks back up at me. I meet his gaze to find his hazel eyes softly glistening, swimming slowly with the green & brown mixtures. A light smile is on his face.  

I put my hands on his, which are hanging off the side of his desk, & press my lips lightly into his. He’s taken aback at first, but recovers & returns the passion. It’s short & sweet, & when I pull away, both of his dimples are out in plain sight, with that beautiful smile reaching his eyes. The bell rings as everyone scrambles to get out of the classroom. We both get up & begin to walk out.  

Walking to my locker, he follows right beside me. Somehow along the way his hand finds mine, engulfing it in his massive palm. I push away the color threatening to come to my cheeks & I open my locker. I grab the books I need for homework & we make our way to the parking lot, his hand never leaving mine.   Ashton tells me where his car is parked, & it turns out its nowhere near mine. I’m saddened a bit, finally realizing that I won’t see him until tomorrow. He only chuckles & wraps his arms around me in a hug. I hug him back, breathing in his vanilla scent. When we pull away, he immediately connects his lips to mine, throwing me off a bit. But, I respond & kiss him back, the whole world seeming to stop around us. Its only the skin of our lips together, the palms of his hands pressing gently into the small of my back as mine are on the nape of his neck. Soon enough, it ends, & I pull away to see his eyes glowing like they do.   

“I’ll text you, hmm?” he whispers gravely, sending chills down my spine & tightening my throat. I only can nod as he walks towards his car.  

Ashton’s POV:  

Hoping into my car, I turn the ignition on, heart still pounding in my rib cage. A little bout of courage hit me when she kissed me in English, giving me the heart to hold her hand in the hall & kiss her goodbye. I knew people were watching us, I saw a few wandering eyes. But hell, if I had to go through just a few stinky stares to get that, thats alright.  

My Mayday Parade cd plays aimlessly in the background as I drive on home. Once I get there, I stop my car & skip inside. I’m greeted by Alice making a turkey sandwich in the kitchen. I kiss her head & she hugs around my waist.  

“Want me to make you one?” she asks. I respond with a nod of my head as I go to sit down in front of the tv. Some cop show is on, so I watch intently as a police officer handcuffs a guy against a cop car. My little sister brings out a plate & a CapriSun for the both of us & joins me.  

We watch in silence until it goes to commercial, & she turns towards me.  

“Did you ask Lily about Sunday?” Alice asks giddily. I chuckle at her excitement & ruffle her hair.  

“Yes I did, she said she’d love to come,” I respond. She shoots a fist in the air & yells, making me try not to spit out my drink from laughing. She then continues to talk about what the plays about. Its something about a little girl who has a fairy god mother or something. We spend the rest of the night just talking & laughing. Before I know it, it’s 9pm.  

“Okay, time for bed little one,” I state. She groans, but follows my commands as she goes into her room to get ready. Once I’m sure she’s lights out, I go into my room & lay on my bed.  

Aaaaaand I forgot to text Lily.  

I snatch my phone & text her quickly, hoping she’s not upset:  

shit, sorry lil. alice & i got into conversation  

She immediately responds:  

hey, its alright. did you tell her i was coming sunday?  

I smile, happy she’s not mad with me & form a response:  

indeed i did. she’s ecstatic to say the least x  

Lily replies:  

good, I’m excited too! hope she’s as amazing as you x  

I blush lightly & we continue the conversation. I fall asleep texting her, with a smile plastered on my face I’m sure.