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18.

-Ashley's POV-

Walking. Walking's good right? Well, why drive in a car you have when you can walk through the pouring rain right? Yeah, that's what Michael's master plan is. "Let's go fetch the boys then, go on a trip back to the house and get all warmed up by the television." No Mikey. Just no.

"I'm cold." I say for the sixteenth time. "I know but I told you to bring an extra jacket.." He trails off, while turning the corner down Cal's street. "Michael. I did. You used it as a tissue when you had to sneeze." My maroon sweater was just not working with me. "This sweater is ruined now thanks." I huff. "You know what you are Ashley?" He says stopping right in the middle of the road. "What am I Michael?" I say putting my hands on my hips. "You're a complainer." He sasses. "Excuse me? It was your idea to walk!" I stomp my foot causing a small puddle to splash on our feet. "And guess what I'm doing? Enjoying my time.. One day you'll think back to this time and say 'damn, I really wish I wasn't being a brat the time that ruggedly handsome cousin of mine Michael and I went for a walk'."

I roll my eyes but, still laugh. "Whatever. You aren't ruggedly handsome.. You're mildly handsome" I joke to him and keep walking. He catches up to me on the sidewalk as a car came.

"Hurry up loser" Michael yells to me from across the street. A car flew past making me stay back when Michael took off. "Just go get Calum and I'll wait here" I motion to a bench sitting by. "Alright I'll be right back!"

"Dammit." I wipe the water drenching my phone with the inside on my Beanie and slip it in my boot considering I don't have pockets in my leggings.

After waiting for Mikey and Calum in the blistering cold and rain, I walk to Cal's house. I knock on the door lightly at first, not wanting to hurt my knuckles but when I get no response I knock loudly. Calum's mum who I haven't properly met answers the door. "Hello, Ashley right?" She asks allowing me to step in. "Yes ma'am" I beam at her politely. "Calum has told me so much about you." She smiles. I nod, "He's talked lots of you too. Speaking of Cal where are him and Michael?" I ask her trying not to get the wetness of my hair on her beautiful carpet. "They're just upstairs, you can go if you'd like" She points to the staircase. I nod "Okay thank you"

I creep upstairs, guessing that Calum's room was the one that's door was cracked. I push it more open and see Michael chilling on Calum's bed on his phone and Calum doing the same. "Michael Gordon Clifford" I chuckle and cross my arms. "How long did you plan on leaving me out there?" I giggle.

His face was priceless. He resembled a child who was about to get in trouble by their parents. "Dude, I told you she was gonna come" Calum laughed. "Hello Ashley" He stands up to give me a hug. I give him one back despite the fact that I'm sorta ticked. "Cal, don't even think that you're innocent here" Michael laughed. "It's true." I laugh as well. Calum gasps at me playfully. "Ashley I'm appalled." He grabs a sweater and throws it on "Seriously though, I'd walk in the rain for you anyday" He smiled. "Yeah yeah yeah" I shrug it off. "Anyways, I'm going to visit with Ashton and Luke with or without you guys" I turn around and walk out. "It was lovely meeting you" I tell Calum's mum before leaving the house.

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"Ashton!" I run up to Ashton and hug him tightly. "How are you chickadoo?" He chuckles. "Amazing now that you guys are back" I step back to give him his personal space once more.

"We headed to Hemmo's house?" He asks rhetorically grabbing his coat. "Ash, do you need a coat?" He asks me giving me a black leather one. "Actually yes thank you!" I put it on, it fit like a glove. "Who's is this?" I ask him since I know it wasn't his. "My mum's" I nod, "Tell her I'll return it tomorrow" I tell him as we walk out. "No need. You can keep it. She has like three of them anyways" He smiles. "Well thank you"

We arrive at Luke's house, luckily the rain settles a bit. I knock on the door fast and hard with all the excitement that was built up in my system. I pull my phone out of my boot to call him.

Outgoing call to: Lukey ♡

After three calls and no answer, Ashton and I decide to hang out with eachother since, Lucas was obviously not home. Since the rain picked up again, and we didn't feel like walking anywhere far, we went back to my house to hangout until we can get everyone together again.

I text Michael and Calum to come over here so Ashton and I aren't completely bored out of our minds. "Shit" I mutter when I read Michael's text. "What is it?" He asks putting his water down and sitting next to me on the sofa. "Mikey and Cal are apparently in a heated battle of Fifa and have to play two more games to announce the winner." I sigh. He smiles, "It's so bad hanging out with me?" He asks . "No it's not that at all, I just didnt want us to be bored here is all" I sigh. "I know what we can do" Ashton pulls his phone out, "Well it'll entertain me"

He pushes the phone up for me to look at his screen, "I'm going to be mad if you are showing me something scary.." I giggle. "No nothing like that" He says and turns over. I see his camera app up, he fixes his hair and stuff "Okay we're camera ready"

He pulls up Instagram, and puts on the video. "Hello guys" He moves the phone so it's more on me "Hiiii" I exclaim. He laughs and puts the phone back on him but to a point where you can also see me "How are you guys? It's been a couple days, you good?" He giggles. "If you said yes then, good I'm glad to hear that" I move his phone, "And if you said no hope everything's okay" He points his finger at me "What she said"

The video stopped which Ashton put the caption as 'adventures of ash & ash part 1'

He went back on video to do part two. "Guys, you have no idea how bored we are.. The guys ditched us for Fifa!" He laughs "Ash, how do you feel about your cousin ditching you?" I think about Ashton's question. Michael did put me through rain and cold only to leave me. I guess that feels bad. "It feels yucky" I say smiling. "Yucky? That's it? You're a natural Luke" He says giggling. I shake my head, "Im nothing like that freak of a person." I laugh, joking around. Before I could say I was actually only joking the video stopped. Ashton named that one 'adventures of ash & ash part 2'

I feel my phone buzzing in my boot and pick it up. I see Luke's caller ID. "Finally" I mutter and answer.

"Hey Lukey" I stand up and go in the kitchen to get a water bottle. "Where are you and Ashton?" He asks kinda pissy. "Um my house why?" I ask. "Because, I saw you guy's Instagram videos." He sounded like Ashton and I werent best friends. What the hell?

"Listen if you're mad cause I said that you were a freak of a person I was just joking" I say walking back in the living room and roll my eyes to Ashton while pointing at the phone. He laughs and continues taking his selfie. "No im not mad of that I'm mad because you didn't even tell me you were hanging out with him"

I slam my water bottle down causing Ashton to flinch. "Excuse me but we went to your house and you weren't there so I don't know why you're being an ass." I hear him sigh, "I was sleeping Ashley. You should of called me dammit!"

"I did! Like three times!" I turn around and see Michael and Calum walking through the door. "Im done talking with you Lucas. Call me when you calm yourself down." I wave for them to join us in the lounge. "No Ashley please don't go..." He trails off. "Why? All you're doing is being an asshole" I say.

Mikey goes by Ashton and mouths "who is she talking to?" Ashton gives him a 'isn't that obvious face' and he nods. Calum pops up in front of the chair im sitting in and makes weird faces causing me to laugh. Which of course makes Luke even more ticked. "Please just cone over... I want to see you" He changes his mood once again. "Luke im getting mixed signals from you and I hate being confused... Can you just stay as one Luke" I plead. "Im sorry baby it's just I haven't been feeling well" He groans. "Okay, well the rain has cleared so we'll head over there" I tell him. "No..." He groans once again. "First you want me to come but now you don't?" I ask. "No, I do want you to come but, please just come alone"

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Im so excited for the chapters to come, I've been writing so much!! :D hope this chapter was good for you babes. x