My Drummer Boy {Ashton Irwin}

I'm The Reason She's Still Alive

Peyton's POV

[Age 15]

I was hiding behind a tree while Ashton was looking for me. It was my 15th birthday. Ashton and I were the same age now.

Even though it's my birthday, I got him a drum set. He wanted to start playing so I got him one.

Anyways we were playing hide and seek.

A giggle escaped from my lips. "AH HA!" Ashton yelled while jumping out from the other side of the tree. I know. We act like 6 year olds. He threw a water balloon at me. "Wait what?! Where'd you get these from?!?" I asked. "I just found balloons and filled them with water" he said.

I didn't care if I got wet because:

1.) I was already wearing a bathing suit
2.) It is freaking hot in Sydney, Australia

He handed me a couple. "Wanna throw them at Aaron?" I asked. Aaron is my 17 year old brother. He's a pain in the butt. Especially in school cause we are in practically in all the same classes.

"Sure" he said. Ashton and I hid behind a bush near the glass sliding door. "Ready?" I whispered. "Yea" he said. "AARON, COME OUTSIDE AND PLAYYYYY WITH US!!!" I yelled.

"Ugh fine!" he yelled back. I heard the door open and saw his feet from a little peeking hole I made in the bushes. "Peyton? PEYTOOOOOON!" he yelled. Ashton and I threw water balloons at him while he said my name.

"What the FUCK!?" he yelled.

I cringed. I hated swear words. Never said one and I never will hopefully.

He started chasing us. I say us but I mean me. He's Ashton's friend. I yelled behind me. "GOOD THING I DID TRACK!" I yelled while hearing him run out of breath. "I-will-get-you" he said panting. I slowed but he still did catch up. I started walking but he was practically crawling.

Then he fell to the ground. I looked back at him. "Oh my god Aaron are you ok?!" I said while running back at him. "Tell mom I love her" he said (my dad died from being shot in the army). "What no!" I said in the brink of crying.

I hugged him. I felt him hug me back. But then he tightened his grip and lifted me up. "What?!" I asked. "GOOD THING I AM GOOD AT ACTING!" he yelled in my face mimicking what I said before.

"What? NOOOO!" I said. I knew exactly what I he was gonna do.

Throw me in the pool.

It's hot in all but only hot enough for like water balloons. Not my freezing pool. He was like a typical big brother. Always thought their little sister was annoying. But deep inside I knew he loved me.

The freezing water made me get goosebumps on my arms. My head popped out of the pool. I was shivering. But after a few seconds I got used to it. It started to feel good swimming around.

I guess my brother didn't think I could hear him because he started talking about me. I pretended to swim around but I listened to what he said.

"...Shouldn't even be alive. She doesn't know that she killed dad. I fucking hate her. I hate Peyton so much. She's so stupid. I want her to rot in a hole" my brother said.

I thought he loved me. I saw him get up and leave. I went underwater.

I don't care. I loved brother so much and this is what I get. I'm killing myself. I can feel myself losing air already. I know what you're thinking. 'oh people kill themselves for better reasons than this'. I don't care.

My brother means so much to me. More then my mom. Because she's to busy working to keep food on the table. Well now she won't have to work so hard anymore. I won't be alive.

About a minute underwater I saw black spots fill my eyesight. I heard someone screaming and the sound of someone jumping in the pool. But it was to late, my eyesight was filled with black.

Ashton's POV

After the rant Aaron gave me about Peyton I got so mad. She should not be dead. She didn't mean to kill her dad. She was only 4.

Here's the story:

She accidentally drowned him.

She was on her dads shoulders in the pool. He was pretty old so he wasn't that strong. He toppled over. She was stuck on his shoulders so she accidentally drowned him. But she never found out she caused her dads death. We told her he was shot.

Sad. I decided to see why Peyton hadn't gotten out of the pool yet. I got up and walked to the side of the pool. I saw her. She was underwater. Then I saw her face. Her face was palish/purple from not getting air. I jumped in to save her.

She couldn't have done this on accident. She's a great swimmer.

Maybe she heard what her brother said.

I shook the thought out of my mind and picked her up and put her on the side of the pool. And one small little secret I have. I've had a crush on her ever since we met 5 years ago. So I was 99% scared that she was gonna die and 1% happy because I could do CPR on her which means my mouth....touches hers.

I'm horrible for not being 100% scared.

I did CPR a few times until I heard her cough and sputter. I just saved her. "What?" she asked. "Don't ever drown yourself again" I said. "I-er-thank you" she said. "I wasn't going to let you die. Promise me you won't drown yourself again" I said.

"Promise" she said.

I can't believe it. She's done so much for me....my drum set, being my best friend no matter what...but I can't believe I did something big for her...

I'm the reason she's still alive.

So yea. This chapter is when they are younger. Also it relates to the beginning (about Peyton getting 5SOS together, first drum set, etc) about how Ashton is the reason Peyton is alive. Hope you like it.

Bye Tays

~Taylor