aces baby - a.i

ch.5--story time

A/N QUICK REMINDER!

rosy is the old lady in the wreck (Ashton's neighbor)

katherine is the girl michael likes

hailey is devyns best friend and roommate :)

HOPE THIS HELPS!! (tumblr: hemminghearts) (ig: galaxyo2l) i love you all so much not even a joke kk byee

DEV'S POV

I was shaking. I must be cold? I'm scared. I've never felt like this before.

Never.

My vision was foggy and blurred, the winds howled against my ears and a constant white noise was taking over my hearing. The dark night swam before my eyes.

The winds blow faintly in the dark before I hear a voice. Yelling possibly?

I turn slowly at the second yell. Who was up at this hour?

"Ashton?" I whisper, lip quivering.

ASHTON'S POV

She runs into my arms, grabbing me tight. I was shocked, clearly. I don't know why she was here or why she was hugging me, but I didn't mind.

I wrapped my long arms around her waist and she wraps her arms around my neck. I held her tight for a long time. But longer would've been just as fine.

She pulls off, cheeks red, looking at the ground.

"You know, if I'd known better I'd say this was-" I stop the joke when I see her expression. My smile fades. She notices the change in my expression.

"You should see the other guy." Her voice shook, while trying to lighten the mood. Clearly to no avail. She tries to form a small smile, but it quickly fades.

Her cheeks are wet with tears. I look into her eyes and I see the bruise. Who would've done this to her? I lightly move my hand to her chin. I tilt her head so that I can clearly see the bruise. My head is reeling. I move my hand down, afraid of hurting her. She shivered. I grabbed her shaking hand, and tried to steady it.

"Lets go inside." I say, not letting go of her hand.

I opened the door and sat her on the couch very carefully. I go to the kitchen to grab some water for both of us. I return and see she's almost asleep. I sit with her, feeling sleepier, and I whisper,

"We're not done with this conversation, yeah?" She faintly nods before her breaths even and falls asleep on my chest. Shockingly enough, this made me drowsy. But I didn't fall asleep yet.

I pick up her hand. It was large and rough. I toyed with her fingers while thinking of possibilities. I soon notice a large unattended cut on her wrist. Did she do this to herself?

DEVS POV

I yawn, feeling sore and tired. I open my eyes and I don't recognize where I am. I look around and find that I'm resting my head on someone. I get up slowly and realize it's Ashton. My cheeks redden. I barely even knew him and last night I cried and slept on him.

Last nights events come crashing back. I sigh and look for my phone. Getting up takes longer than I thought. My muscles are tense and so sore. It hurt to move. Every movement makes me want to puke. I find it in my purse and unlock it, realizing all the messages I had. I decide to call Hailey. She must be worried sick. I hope at least. Maybe she didn't even notice I was gone.

I call her and she doesn't answer. I leave her a voice mail.

"Erm, hi Hailey. Last night I went to go to the gym. Yeah, after practice. I don't really know why but I couldn't sleep. Um, but I got in a wreck. A car wreck. Um, I'm okay but a little bruised. Honestly I don't really know where I am. Actually I'm with Ashton. From the band? From the park? My car is here so, I'll just tell him I'm leaving. We'll catch up, yeah? Also I have this bruise on my face. I totally look ripped. Okay sorry for rambling, you know me. I'll see you soon." I ramble, my voice hoarse, and exhale, leaving the room to find a bathroom.