:¨: The Elite Private Academy for Young Royalty #1 :¨:

:¨: Chapter Five :¨:

Ash wandered through the ballroom, taking in the sights and being wowed by every last little bit of it when she suddenly bumped into someone. She spun around and saw Erika stumbling behind her. 

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry!" Ash said, snatching Erika's arm and helping her regain her balance. 

"It's fine, don't worry. I was just heading up to the stargazing area. Would you like to come with me?" Erika asked. Ash shook her head.

"Can't, I've gotta go look for Jaxon. For all I know, he might be getting harassed right now. Have a good time, though!" Ash said, smiling as she walked away. And then someone sprinted towards her and picked her up, then proceeded to dash out of the ballroom.

"wHAT THE HELL?" Ash shrieked. She looked at her abductor and saw it was Jaxon.

"thEY'RE GOING TO CATCH UP, YOU'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE ON FOOT." Jax s c r e a m e d , putting Ash down and snatching her wrist, then continuing to run at full speed. Ash had trouble keeping up with him, but did her best. Eventually Jaxon dragged her to his dorm, running in and slamming the door shut.

"Jesus Christ, wHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!" Ash screeched, about to collapse and die on the floor. Jax looked up because he had already died on the floor.

"Those girls again.. They were at the dance and a t t a c k e d me. I barely made it out with my life, look at all these scratch marks!" Jax said, showing her his back. He wasn't lying, these girls were like rabid animals. There were scratch marks all over him, but they were primarily on his back.

"My God.. Let me help you with those." Ash said. She fixed her posture and held out her hand, Jaxon gladly taking it and standing up with her assistance. Ash walked into his room, him following close behind.

"Do you have a first aid kit in here?" She asked. Jaxon nodded, pointing at his desk. Ash walked over and picked up the first aid kit, opening it and gently picking up the antibiotic. She put some on a rag and walked over to Jaxon, cleaning out his scratches. He winced.

"Oh come on, don't be such a baby. We have to do this or else these things will get infected. Who knows where those girl's hands have been." Ash said, continuing to clean out his wounds. Jax chuckled slightly, cracking a smile.

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"Feeling better now?" Ash asked, sitting on his desk. He nodded sheepishly, getting up and stretching but then shrieking in pain and falling over.

"Be careful! Don't move too much." Ash said, helping him up.

"Now you tell me.." Jax complained. Ash turned over to him, giggling, causing him to turn away. Ash tilted her head.

"Is something wrong?" She asked. Jaxon looked up at her, his face red. 

"No, it's fine." He replied. Ash shrugged and hopped off of his desk.

"Well, I'd better head back to my dorm. See you later, Jax." She said. Jaxon frowned and waved her goodbye as she left his room, only to be met with the angry glares of tons of girls staring at her through his balcony door.

"eEP!" She jumped back and then dashed back into his room, slamming the door. Jax leaped up.

"wHAT THE-- WhAT'S WRONG??" He demanded. Ash grabbed a hold of his shoulders.

"They're w a t c h i n g ." She said. His face flushed and he ran across the room, pushing his piano in front of the door.

"Y-You'll have to stay the night, they'll kill you if you go out there.." Jax stuttered. Ash blushed but nodded.

"Alright. Uh, I'm gonna change. Can you.. Look away, please?" She asked. He nodded vigorously and spun around, leaping onto his bed and shoving his face into his pillow. She looked through his closet and took out pajama pants and a tank top, putting them on.

"Uh.. You can stop suffocating yourself now." She said. Jax exploded out of the pillow, inhaling as much air as he could.

" o h " Ash crossed her arms uncomfortably. Jaxon noticed and stopped sounding like a vacuum. 

"So.. Uh. Wanna watch some TV?" Jax asked. Ash nodded, grinning. Jaxon pressed a button on the wall and the piano transformed into a TV with bean bags in front of it. Ash's smile grew wider and she plopped onto one of the bean bags as Jax picked up the remote from the desk and flipped through the channels.