My Only Wish // Asa Butterfield Fanfiction

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 ~ Rowan

I sat down at the table. Dad cleared his throat and I looked up.

"Are you two dating?" He asked sternly. Oh no. Not this.

"Dad, we just met." I explained.

"I don't want you dating a boy you just met. We barely know him. And he's famous!" Dad said, raising his voice slightly. This was just great.

"Tom you know they just met. Plus, he's such a nice boy." Mom said quickly. I shot her look and mouthed 'help me' she understood.

"I don't want you dating him." Dad repeated.

"Tom, seriously." Mom took him by the arm and pulled him over to order some food for me. Aunt Carrie followed, wanting to help mom.

"Is Ender your boyfriend?" Mikey asked. I rolled my eyes.

"No. And his name is Asa." I explained.

"He likes you, you know?" Kayla said. Mikey went back to playing with his toy cars.

"Sure." I said giving her a look.

"I KNOW when a guy likes a girl. Trust me, he likes you." She said.

"I don't believe you." I said, playing with my fork.

"How about we bet? 10 pounds?" She asked. A smile spread across my face. 10 pounds would soon be mine. I stuck out my hand.

"Deal." We shook hands. Then Mom, Dad and Aunt Carrie came back.

"Rowan, if you are interested in dating that boy, I give you permission." Dad said, sighing. I smiled gratefully at mom, and then started playing with my hair as the adults began to talk. Did Asa actually like me?? I would have to talk to Kayla more.

He had said himself that he took the long way to talk to me.

He choose to walk an hour instead of five minutes so he could get to know me.

Asa

My Asa

My Dream

I reached down and pinched my leg. Was I dreaming??? It hurt, so obviously I wasn't. The waitress came over to our table and gave us our plates. She handed me a bowl of spaghetti. I gave a little nod to mom, thanking her, and took a few small bites. Then I took out my phone and did some calculations. Damn, I had to go running.

I took bitty bites as everyone talked and laughed. I couldn't concentrate. I was still having doubts. Had I dreamt it up?? Did I actually get lost? I punched Mikey's arm lightly.

"Hey!! What?" He said, rubbing it.

"Did Ender just walk in with me here?" I asked.

"Yeah, like 15 minutes ago! Rowan and Ender sitting in a tree..." He began to chant. I made sure no one was looking and punched his shoulder, hard.

"Shut up or I'll eat your desert." I hissed. He stopped singing and finished his meatballs. I squished my sauce covered ones together so it looked like I had eaten, and swallowed a few slimy noodles. I could just sense the calories adding up to my weight. 3500 calories I had to burn to lose one pound. A 30 minute run got rid of 700. This was just great.

Asa would never like me.

Kayla had to be lying.

Me??

I was a redhead. Ugly. My freckles were just horrible and my body made me look like an elephant. Someone like him would NEVER crush on a girl like me.

He deserved a super model.

Not me.

I handed my plate to the waitress and kindly told her I did not care for desert. She smiled and wrote down the other orders.

I sat, playing games on my phone, ignoring the jokes around me. I suddenly got an anonymous text.

- I forgot to ask for ur number ;) Just kidding. I hope you don't mind :) ~ Asa

I felt my heart pounding. I quickly started writing back.

- Hey that's fine! I wanted to ask for urs but I forgot. How did u get mine??

He replied in seconds.

- I sneaked ur phone out of ur pocket when u weren't looking :)

I smiled.

- Haha ok. See ya tomorrow, yah?

- Yes the plans didn't change. See ya :)

I quickly added him to my contacts, putting his name in as Asa;)

I could barely believe it. This was completely unbelievable.

I looked up as the waitress came over with deserts, and handed Kayla a plate with chocolate cake, white chocolate spilling out. I watched, stomach churning, as she ate it. How could she just eat it?? Did she not realize how fattening it was? How many calories there were? And then NOT work out?? I looked away, placinv my hand on my thigh to remind myseld that I did not deserve it.

I daydreamed about tomorrow as everyone finished up, and then got up to leave. We walked through the streets, talking. I stayed silent, admiring the lights and buildings. The way home was really short, and I made sure not to get lost.

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I rested my head on my pillow.

"Kayla?" I asked. I wanted to know more.

"Yeah?" She replied in the dark.

"Why do you think he likes me?"

"There's TONS of reasons. If I tell you you won't quit the bet though, right?" She said. I nodded, and realized she couldn't see me.

"I promise. Tell me." I begged. I was dying to know.

"First off, the way he looks at you. Have you not see it?" She asked. I didn't reply. This was fake. I tried to look for a hidden camera in the room. Maybe this was Asa's new movie...Was this happening??

"Anyway, yeah. He kept staring at you, he couldn't get his eyes off of you. And he smiled when you talked. And he kept glancing at you. And don't tell me he DIDN'T kiss you." Sh said. My blood ran cold.

"The cheek. It was just friendly." I said quickly.

"Excuses, excuses." Kayla snorted.

"Go on!" I urged.

"He made excused to talk to you. He HAD to just talk to you after one hour of chatting, didn't he?" She winked at me and continued "He touched you and...yeah." She finished.

"Oh...ok." I said quickly. What if Kayla was RIGHT? What if Asa liked me? I couldn't picture it.

"Goodnight Rowan." She whispered.

"Goodnight Kayla." I whispered back, and finally closed my eyes.

Yay!! Finally posted!! Starting chapter 7 soon! Did you like it?