Will We Ever See the End? (lashton au) (ON HOLD)

Chapter 12

I never update this quickly and this isn't even a quick update but oh my god I feel really bad about the last chapter oooppsss
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Luke's POV

I ignore the stares, or, should I say, eye rape I always get from the same group of girls everyday as I walk to first period. They're not my type at all; if their shorts were any shorter we'd have a problem. In my head, I can hear Vic exclaiming that Ashton is my type. The weird thought sends tingles down my spine. Or maybe it's from the stares burning into the back of my head. Their raccoon eyes follow my every move. Creepy.

A sudden hand on the shoulder almost sends my books to the floor. I turn, ready for a fist fight, but sigh in relief when it was only Kellin. Speaking of Kellin, he didn't look too good.

"Oh my god, Luke--" he is cut off by the bell and his own tears. I am late for class, but English can wait.

"What's wrong?" Kellin straightened himself up and wiped his tears away before answering.

"I--it's Ashton." Suddenly, I feel myself get more interested in this conversation. Kellin continued,
"He's in the hospital."

What?

Kellin still looks choked up as I beg him for more answers.

"When he first woke up, he called me and told me what happened. And I--I feel so fucking stupid."

Kellin refuses to tell me why Ashton is in the hospital, because it's, 'Ashton's story to tell, not mine.'

I feel a pain in my gut. Kellin and I share a knowing look.

Fuck school. We need to see Ashton. I have a strong need to know if he's okay. I cared about him more than I'd ever admit and accept.

There are no teachers in the hallway as we make a run for it. That just shows how shitty this place really is.

We hear a door creak open, so we run faster. Fuck, what if it's actually a teacher?

Instead of what we feared, it ends up being Vic, who strolls out of the bathroom as we sped down the hall. He calls after us, and we stop so he can catch up.

He pants out,

"Where are you guys going? Aren't you supposed to be in class?" I expect Kellin to reply, but when I look over at him he looks as if he's frozen in place. Honestly, I don't know Kellin very well, but he was acting really strange. I break the tension.

"We're ditching." Vic's eyes widen.

"Wha-" Vic starts to say, but Kellin suddenly snaps out of his weird behavior and cuts him off.

"We're going to visit Ashton in the hospital." I can tell Kellin is trying not to breakdown again, like he did earlier. Vic visibly looks worried as he gets a better look at Kellin. He looked like he wanted to say something, but he held back. Maybe it was about the dried tear tracks on Kellin's face. The only thing I'm wondering about now is why the hell a teacher hasn't found us yet.

With that thought in mind, I spoke up.

"Guys, we're gonna get caught! We need to go, now." Kellin nods his head and agrees that I'm right. We were about to bid our goodbyes to Vic, but he stopped us.

"I'm coming too." He smiled, his gaze lingering a bit too long on Kellin. Kellin's face flushed as he looked away. I oddly felt like the third wheel now. Am I missing something?

I ignore the thought. Ashton is my priority right now.
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Ashton's POV

I woke up for the third time today. It's even more painful than the constant pounding in my head and the stinging in my arms to wake up and realize that my parents aren't even here. Not that I did expect them to care.

Once in a while, a nurse comes in to give me painkillers. The IV in my wrist feels weird. I hope it wasn't too much trouble for the doctor to find and stick the IV in a clean patch of skin.

Even though my cuts are wrapped in bandages, I still feel exposed. One look and people will still be able to guess why I'm here. I become fascinated with how my blood tinges the white material of the bandage red. Messed up, I know.

I try to fall asleep again, but I suddenly hear a knock at the door. Before I could mutter out a weak response, the door swung open.

Luke, Kellin and Vic stand at the door, eyes wide and out of breath. Kellin is the first to snap out of it. He brings me into a bone crushing hug.

"A-Ash-hton!" He cries as he squeezes me into his chest. I wince, but I let him hug me anyway. Luke and Vic come towards the hospital bed. Kellin releases me, and I see tears rolling down his cheeks. He has been my best friend for so long, yet this is the first time I've seen him cry like this.

"Kellin, please don't cry." I choke out, as he wipes the tears away. He just shakes his head and storms out of the room, his jaw clenched. I never thought he'd react so badly to this.

"I guess he just can't handle everything at the moment." Vic sighs and continues, "I'll go talk to him." Luke and I both nod as he left the room to go after him.

Once the door slams shut, the room is silent. Surprisingly, it's not as much of an awkward silence as I was dreading it would be. I look up to see Luke already staring at me. I blush deep red, as red as my blood. Luke's eyes are soft as he bites his lip.

I watch as he pulls up a chair from the corner of the room and sets it down next to my bed.

He sits down. I didn't fail to notice his gaze on my bandaged arms. Luke frowns a little as his eyes travel back up from my wrists to my eyes. I decide to talk first.

"Uh--hi." I stammer out, my cheeks already turning pink again. He doesn't say anything for a few seconds, and start to feel even more embarrassed. Did he think I was a freak? For hurting myself?

Luke eliminated those thoughts as he scoots over and wraps me into a hug, his larger frame practically swallowing me in his warm chest. For now, no words needed to be said. I shivered as he hesitantly rubbed soothing circles on my back. I wasn't used to this. He was so sweet and gentle and I didn't deserve that. I will never deserve Luke, not even as just a friend like he is now. Tears welled up in my eyes. I'm so weak. Weak, weak, weak.

Luke noticed I was crying, and held me tighter. He hushed me and ran his fingers through my hair. Luke began to hum quietly, and I started to calm down. Luke had some sort of protective and soothing aura that I could get used to. Although, I knew better than to get my hopes up. I'll just end up getting my heart broken.

I felt my cheeks heat up once I realized we were basically cuddling.

After a while, Luke pulled away and smiled at me, his cheeks rosy. I probably looked the same way. I yawned and rubbed at my red and puffy eyes. Crying is really tiring. Luke chuckled.

"Get some rest. I'll stay here if you need me." He crawled off of the bed and back onto his chair. I nodded to him and closed my eyes. I bit my lip to hide the smile that was about to breakout on my face.

Luke made me happy, no matter what our relationship is. I am content with being his friend, but I knew perfectly well I wouldn't mind if it turned out to be something more.

I sighed. I really need to stop thinking so much.
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Sort of fluffy yayyyy
OMG lets all just imagine how much trouble Luke is gonna be in for ditching school 😂
Also KELLIC WILL BE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER *wink wink*
Tbh I hate when in fanfics in the first chapter BAM they fall in love and get married like no lets be real here
So yeah idk when lashton will be official but whatever they're very cute friends for now ~Hannah