Preppy Misfit (Ashton Irwin)

Part 35

*Alex's P.O.V.*

Ashton hadnt been the same in the last few days, the boys and i could all tell. A couple nights ago, the night i arrived, Ashton had a nightmare, but he wouldnt talk about it. He would act like nothing was going on but we could all see he was sad or scared, something was always brewing in his brain, he was always in deep thought, he also spent most his time asleep. The boys had just finished rehearsal and Ashton had gone straight to the bus to sleep, without even saying a word, I was standing outside of the arena, kicking the ball around with Niall and Louis. "Hey Lex, where's Ash?" Calum asked as he walked up to us, i half smiled, pointing to the bus. "Again?" he asked, i nodded slowly, Niall and Louis went back into the arena to rehearse, while Calum and I continued to kick around the ball. "We need to sit him down and talk" Calum said, picking up the ball. "All of us" i looked at him, and then at the bus, nodding. We grabbed the other boys and walked onto the bus,  Ashton was sitting on the couch playing FIFA. "Ash, mate we need to talk" Michael said, sitting next to him, Ashton said nothing, "Ashton please" i half whispered, grabbing his hand, he looked at me, and turned off the game. "Ashton whats wrong?" Calum asked, "Nothing" he huffed, "Ashton, dont bullshit us" Luke said, "Ashton, please talk to us" i said, he looked at me, his face instantly softening. "Boy's, is it okay is just Alex and I talk?" He asked, looking at the other boys. They all smiled and nodded, walking off the bus. "Ash, tell me whats up" i said, looming at him, he sighed, moving so his whole body was facing me, "that nightmare i had, it was about you" he said, looking up at me, his eyes full of sadness. "i had died in a-a car accident, and you had gone into depression, i followed you and days went by and i watched you grow sadder and sadder and i couldnt do anything about it, no matter how hard i tried and then you...you gave up and..." he stopped, tears running down his face, he shook his head. "i felt so hopeless, i tried to do everything i could, i tirrd to save you and i couldnt. i didnt want to loose you, i dont want to loose you again" he half whispered. "Ashton, baby, you aint going to loose me again. you arnt getting rid of me, neither of us are going anywhere. it was just a bad dream" i half smiled at him, "you're kinda stuck with me" he smiled at me and chuckled, "there's the Ash i fell in love with" i smiled, he pulled me in for a hug, kissing the top of my head. "i love you" he whispered,i looked up and him smiled. "i love you" i leaned up, giving him a quick peck him on the lips. I stood up, walking over to the door, opening it fast, i laughed as the three boys stumbled back. "He's back" i smiled, they all ran into the bus, jumping on Ashton, i shook my head and smiled I've got my boy back. After who knows how long of the boys playing FIFA, i got bored, i mean dont get me wrong, i love FIFA, but i was just bored. I got up and walked off the bus. "Alex, Alex, Alex" the fans screamed as i walked off, i smiled and waved as i slowly made my way over. "Hi" i smiled once i reached the fence, "How are y'all doing?" i asked, a round of good's and fine's were shouted out. "I hope you guys are staying hydrated, its really hot out here, dont want any of you guys to faint" i said, they all smiled. "Alex, is Ash okay?" One of the fans asked me, i looked at her and nodded, "He is now, he just needed a little reassurance, but hes good now" i smiled, "He's been getting a bit of hate on twitter lately" Another yelled, i looked at her. "What?" i asked, walking closer to her. "A fan said something and he replied, sticking up for the band, but it came off a bit harsh. He apologized, but people have still been sending him hate" she said, pulling out her phone, showing me the hashtags. I shook my head as tears began to sting my eyes, "How long has this being going on?" i asked, handing back her phone. "A week or so" she said, i shook my head, a single tear running down my cheek. "Why didnt he tell me" i said, "He doesnt deserve it" someone said, i looked at them and half smiled, whipping away the tear. "I just hope he's okay. He doesnt like to talk about his feelings much, he bottles them up inside, i just want him to be okay" i said, more tears running down my face. "Send me hate, i dont care, he doesnt deserve it, Ash is such an amazing guy who does all he can for you guys, why don't people realize that. I know its not all of you, you guys are amazing, you're the real 5SOS family."