Death Cannot Part Us (5SOS Fanfic) Completed

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

••Ashton's POV••

Hazel stands there, her eyes still closed. It's bound to happen any second now, surely?....Why isn't it working? She's meant to go over! She's completed her Cause.

She opens her eyes, turning to stare at me,

'What happened Ashton? Why haven't I gone over! I though that was it, I though it was finished.'

She sits down on the dirty ground, tears filling her eyes, making them look glassy.

'I've been dead for five and a half months Ashton, I've got just over half a year left. I have no idea what's keeping me here, and I...and I-' She breaks off, sobbing into her arms.

I drop down next to her and hold her tightly in my arms as she cries into my shoulder.

'Hey,' I say soothingly, stroking her hair, my heart beating slightly faster with her so close.

'It'll be okay.' She looks up at me accusingly,

'How Ashton? How is it going to be okay?'

'We'll...we'll figure something out.' I tell her.

Some time passes, and eventually Hazel stands up, shakily wiping her eyes.

'I'm tired.' She says. I stare at her in shock,

'What?'

'I said I'm tired,' She replies.

'But I've never had to sleep as a ghost...so why now?'

'It's....' I tell her,

'It's part....part of the Fading.'

'Oh.' I think that's all she can say, otherwise she may start crying again.

Taking her hand, I stand up, bring her up with me.

'C'mon, you can sleep in my room.'

She looks up at me,

'What about your friends?' She asks. I think for a minute before saying,

'It's about time they met you I guess.'

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'Hey....err guys?' I say, as Hazel and I pop into our room. They all look up at us sharply, the three of them jumping to their feet.

'Ash!'

'Where were you? Sampson's been arrested!'

'Ash, who is she?'

I turn to look at Luke, who was the one who asked the last question.

'Guys, you may want to sit down, it's a bit of a long story.' We all sit on the beanbags by the tv, Hazel sharing with me, seeing as we only have four.

'Well this-' I gesture to Hazel,

'Is Hazel....she's a ghost.'

'No shit Sherlock.' Michael says,

'Fuck you Watson.' I shoot back, grinning.

'Okay, well you know the night we went into the woods to practice Raising?'

'Yeah?' Calum says.

'Well I didn't go back to get my coat-'

'Yeah we figured.' Luke says. I raise my eyebrows,

'Sorry.'

'So yeah, that was the night I met Hazel. I found her, crying, she's just seen her murderer again and she was distraught. We talked and she told me her story about how she'd been snatched off the streets, how she was....'