Beauty behind the magic

chapter 21 "a lot to process"

TORI'S POV :

I sighed as i shut the door to my car  . friday mornings were such hell . in a way , they were just as bad as mondays . i wanted the weekend here already . i grabbed my bag and slammed the door shut walking towards the school building . But despite my dead mood , i was blushing . 

why? because yesterday i , victoria callaway , had been kissed by the sweetest boy ever . 

and i couldn't get it out of my head . i was so tired of blushing every time i thought about it . mom had even asked me to stay home today , cause "my face was flushed and i might have the flu " . 

i walked into the building and strode down the hallway as a felt a pair of hands close around my eyes from behind me . i stopped in my tracks and stiffened as i felt his lips near my ear , his scent a dead give away . "good morning" he whispered and i shivered. SHIVERED . every time i was around him it looked like i was in a constant state of hypothermia . 

i whipped around and he pecked my lips in a flash . i heard a bunch of squeals and gasps around me as people began to take notice of the latest 'development'. he was grinning , his teeth close to blinding me . i smiled unconciously . "morning " i said , rubbing my hands . he smirked at me , a dimple forming on his cheeks as he grabbed my backpack out of my hands . 

'what are you doing " i asked reaching for the backpack he snatched . "i'm your boyfriend now , sweetheart. its time i take care of you " he said , stretching out the boyfriend . i cleared my throat "by carrying the backpack i'v been carrying for years now ?" i asked , a smile playing on my lips. 'would you rather i carry you ? in front of all these people?" he asked . 

that was it . he was not making things any better . 

he reached down intertwining our hands together . and with that we both strode in the direction of our lockers . i could see heads turn as we walked by and indignant gasps. 

i chuckled slightly . he cocked his head in my direction . "whats so funny?" he asked , smiling curiously . "you know how i can read minds?" i asked and he nodded . 

"i just boycotted a hundred girl's plans to bang you " i said , chuckling harder . 

he visibly pale before letting out a loud laugh , a slight tinge colouring his cheeks . "ashy you're blushing" i teased , pinching his cheeks with my free hand . he just swatted it away and tapped the tip of my nose.

"please tell me he isn't dating her . he's so on my list" 

"i cannot believe this is happening . now i can't do all the things i wanted to do to him " 

"god he's so fine . if only i could get close enough.." 

these thoughts of people flooded my mind as i looked at them . but strangely ,i didn't feel jealous or over protective . i just felt really weirded out . i mean , was this his life ? girls throwing themselves all over him? not anymore though . 

we reached our lockers and i shoved my books in , grabbing the ones i would need . Ashton refused to not drop me to my class and he literally grabbed me against him before kissing me soundly in front of my chemistry teacher and my entire hallway . 

i walked in to the still restless class and saw them . "there she is " they bit out and threw themselves on me . 

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"i just want to say-" "shush" "but i-" "i said , shush " i groaned in frustration at my two best friends who were currently seated in front of me in full on interrogation mode .

"you can start" meg began "with telling us why you and ashton were sucking face in front of the entire first period class" she said ,addy nodding along. this was so difficult for me . i hadn't yet told them about my abilities . i knew sooner r later that i had to , but i had been putting it off for later . and i really couldn't explain ashton and i without bringing it up .

"there's something i need to tell you two" i said slowly "i haven't been completely honest " i continued earning a scoff of incredulity from addy. "you have to promise me that you will never tell anybody and that you will believe me because this is insane an i don't know what i'll do if people actually -" i rambled only to be cut off my addy "just tell us what it is !" she yelled at me , making me wince and making ms . wimble , our chemistry teacher looked up from the papers she was correcting in annoyance. 

"i can read minds . and control them " i whispered . i looked up to see their faces go pale as they stared at me in disbelief .they stuggled for a good minute , not even knowing how to react . this must have seemed crazy . "i swear if this is some sort of joke " meg began before i shook my head . "my family is a long line of people with superior intellects and that enables us to extend powers over the psyche of other humans " i finished . 

"i can't believe you kept this from us " addy whispered "did you control our minds too?!" she yelled , now angry . meg put a hand on her shoulder to calm her down before casting an awed look in my direction . "i think we should hear her out " she said quietly . 

i brushed a stray tear off of my face . i didn't even know why i was crying . maybe because i felt so horrible for keeping a secret , or for making my friends feel vulnerable . when addy saw me , she immediately sobered down . 

"i'm sorry tori , but it's just a lot to process" she said , her baby voice coming out . i nodded ,taking a deep breath, before proceeding to tell them everything . 

i didn't hold back on anything . i told them about ashton an me , why i couldn't be with him , how we had decided to be apart . i even told them about logan and wendy , and why ashton and i decided to be together . 

at the end of it all , they sighed in an attempt to fully understand everything i had told them . "its a good thing you guys decided to be together , tori " meg began " i just wish you would have told us all this sooner so that we could help you . you tried to do everything on your own when you would have saved yourself much of the heartache by just letting me and addy in " she finished . 

i nodded . " so i guess you and ashton finally got together huh " addy began poking me in the sides . i burst out laughing . and then all three of us began laughing and snorting . and in that moment i knew . 

everything was going to be okay .

A/N : hey guys ,

just a cute chapter about ashton and tori doing couple things and tori's big confession to her friends about her ability . i feel kind of sad for her because things are just not easy for her and her secret is a huge deal to her .

i hope everyone enjoyed . please make me smile by hitting the star at the bottom to vote . 

stay tuned ,

-sneha