✔️Beauty and the Beast -L.H. + A.I. ✔️

Chapter 8

Luke's P.O.V

It's been almost a week since I last saw Ashton.

I'm not sure where he went or how he fed himself, but if he did it for his family when he was younger, then I assumed he could figure out how to do it now.

It was the day before graduation and I was currently being pestered by my mother because I had 'nothing decent to wear'.

"Luke, you should've told us last week that you didn't have any formal clothes! Or shoes for that matter!" She complains.

"Mum, what's wrong with khakis and converse? I'll be wearing that ugly robe over my clothes anyway," I tell her matter-of-factly.

She rolls her eyes and hits me upside the head. "Lucas, don't be ridiculous! You can't wear converse on your graduation day!"

"Why not?!" I exclaim.

"Because it's your graduation! You want to look your best! Only other time you should look better is at your wedding and at your funeral," she tells me as she closes my closet to look through my dresser.

It was my turn to roll my eyes. I went over to my desk and began working on my charcoal drawing that I was working on the night—or morning according to my parents—I met Ashton. I hadn't gotten to work on it due to me studying for finals so I haven't touched it since.

The picture was of the wolf I met earlier that day. It wasn't very detailed yet, but I liked how it was going. The only thing that bothered me about my drawing was the fact that this wolf reminds me of Ashton.

Besides the fact that Ashton and the wolf had very similar eyes—if not the same—and that they share similar hair colors, their personalities were much alike. If you push past Ashton's temper, I could tell that he was gentle; like the wolf had been. I could tell that Ashton was just somebody that wanted to be loved; he always took care of his family when he was younger so he never got the love that he deserved.

I must've been lost in thought because my mum kicks the leg of my chair which pulls me from my thoughts.

"Hmm?" I ask as I turn my head towards her.

She rolls her eyes and lets out a sigh. "I said, we're going to the store since you have nothing to wear; be ready in 10 minutes."

"Oh, okay; will do," I say. She pauses for a moment before leaving.

I was already dressed so I just had to throw on some shoes and a snapback to cover my messy hair.

I grab my phone from where it was plugged in and walk downstairs. I scroll through Twitter while I wait for Mum and Dad to come downstairs.

Not even 5 minutes later, they come down and we're heading out towards the door.

***Time Skip***

After about two hours of trying on pants, I sit down on the bench with a huff.

"Mum, we've gone through basically everything; you have to pick something," I say.

She stops folding one of the many pants and sighs. "I know, dear. It's just that I can't decide which one looks the best."

I roll my eyes. "I think they all looked fine. I'm going to the bathroom; try and have something picked out by the time I get back, yeah?"

She nods her head and goes back to folding pants.

I make my way out of the store and walk down the main hall of the mall towards the bathrooms.

As I was walking down the small hallway towards the bathroom, my shoulder collides with something.

"Watch where you're going, freak," a deep voice says.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going," I say apologetically towards the man.

"Yeah, not shit, Sherlock. Next time something like this happens, don't expect me to be so nice, got it?"

I roll my eyes. "Yeah, whatever."

"Did you just roll your eyes at me, you bitch?" He demands as he steps closer; trying to make himself appear bigger and taller.

"Yeah, I did, asshole. Now would you just get out of my face?" I retort angrily.

The guy shoves my chest so I slam against the men's bathroom door. "You're so screwed!" He says. He lets out a high whistle and 3 large men come from around the corner. I feel my heart drop.

I was screwed.

The man pushes me into the men's room as the others follow. Two of them violently grab my arms and slam me against the wall. I let out a groan as my head makes contact with the tile.

Mr. Asshole punches me in the stomach repeatedly as the others laugh at my pain. They continue their assault on me for what seems like forever until the bathroom door slams against the wall; indicating someone came in.

Because I was losing consciousness, I was only barely aware of the fact of people yelling and fighting. The two men holding me against the wall drop me to help out the other two who were fighting with the person that just came in. I was too weak to stand on my own so I crumpled to the floor.

I wasn't sure how long passed before I felt hands on both sides of my face. I flinch away from the contact because I thought I was going to get beat up again.

I hear a familiar voice trying to get my attention. "Luke? Luke, can you hear me? Luke, are you okay?" The voice repeats.

At first, I thought it was my mum, but it was definitely a male. Then I thought it was my fathers, but this voice wasn't as deep as his. It definitely wasn't my brothers because they were in different cities than where I was. 

I didn't know any other guys that knew my name. Who could it be? Then it hit me; I did know another guy.

This voice belonged to Ashton.

A/N: You bitches, what's up??

So I don't know about you, but I learned something during this chapter; I SUCK at picking fights X'D

ANYGAY

I have a question that I'd like you guys to answer; was this predictable??? 

Also, as I go through this story, the more I realize how much it's not really like Beauty and the Beast... I'd like to think of it as almost mixture between Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid (with a moment near the end that I got from Tangled (maybe it was in Beauty and the Beast, but I don't remember the ending very well so who knows XD)

QOTC: Do you have any pets?

My Answer: I've got a 14-year-old cat named Franklin, a 7-year-old Cairn Terrier mix named Hannah, and 2 guinea pigs; 2-year-old Jaq and 1 year 11-month-old Gus Gus (Yes, they are named after the mice from Cinderella)

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Thanks for reading and write you later,

~Ashtyn xoxo

  TYPO FREE: 7/09/2017