r.e.m. | ashton irwin | ongoing

one

"gray?" i say walking into the setons home. "OMG kalani! look!" i hear ethan say as he jumps up from the couch. as i walk over to where he's standing i make eye contact with a curly haired boy. i've seen him around school a few times but i've never talked to him because he's known as a womanizer and i just never wanted to be around that. "ashton gave me a stick and poke tattoo!" he says excitedly. i look down to ashton and he looks proud of his work, "that's cool," i say smiling. he was pretty cute but i don't think he'd ever date someone like me. "can i see it?" i return my gaze to see ethan smirking while looking between us, i roll my eyes.

"can't fold?" i ask examining his hand. "i don't know, i thought it was dope." he says sitting back down. i roll my eyes "i've always wanted a tattoo but i have to wait til i'm 18." i say sitting in the chair across the room. "i bet i can do one for you! i can use ashtons stuff!" he looks over at ashton. "i mean sure if she wants." he replies, i bite my lip nervously, i mean i've known ethan my whole life but this was different. "cmon kal, you can trust me. it'll be fine!"

"i'm scared." i say playing with my hair. i decided to get it on the bottom of my foot so incase i regret it i wouldn't have to see it much. the only bad thing about it was i couldn't watch what he was doing. "you'll be fine." ashton says sitting on the couch next to me. i give him a nervous smile and wait for ethan to start. "you better be drawing a sun." i say as he is about to press the needle to my skin. he has been quiet until he breaks the silence, "i'm going in."

i grab at ashtons hand as he presses the needle into my skin. i have no pain tolerance at all so it hurt like a buttcheek on a stick. he laughs a little when i grab his hand but i don't care right now. "try repeating something over and over again in your head." his hot breath fans against my neck as he whispers in my ear. i feel my face heat up and notice a small smirk on his face, it's hard to focus on just one thing after that.

"it's done!" ethan says smiling wide. i realize i'm still holding ashtons hand so i awkwardly pull away. "i wanna see!" he says looking down at my foot. he looks down and bursts out laughing, "what?" i say pulling my foot away from them, i do dance so i'm pretty flexible. i pull my foot up to my face and all color drains from my face. i grab the pillow from next to me and chuck it at ethan. "you skank!" i yell but i can't help but laugh at the situation. he actually wrote his name with an arrow and heart around it. "i cant believe you actually did that e!" i say but before i can stand up ashton pulls me down on the couch. i awkwardly land on his lap "you don't wanna walk on that yet." he says. i nod and scoot off his lap a little, i can tell my face is burning a bright crimson color. i look over and see him smirking, "i'll get the stuff to finish it off."

"eth?" i say walking in the kitchen. "wait are you mad at me?" he says looking hopeful. "you permanently tattooed your name in an arrow heart on me, no shit sherlock of course i'm mad."

"then what'd you want?" he says losing the happiness in his face. "where's gray? he said he was gonna be here when i got here and it's been almost two hours." i ask. "i don't know, he's not one to ditch. i mean especially you."

"awh, did your boyfriend ditch your date?" ashton says sarcastically coming in the room. i feel a light blush tickle my cheeks. "we aren't dating!" i shout back defensively. i don't like grayson like that nor would i want to date him. i just kind of like the idea of dating someone, i've been single for almost a year now. i am a little afraid of dating someone new based on how my last relationship went.

"kalll!" i hear a voice yell and the slam of the front door. "hey." i say as he walks in. i left my foot up to show the stick and poke. "no fucking way!" he says laughing. "why would you let him do that?" he laughs. "i didn't let him do it! i thought i was getting a sun!" i say in defense. "a sun?" he asks. my breathe hitches in my neck as i slowly nod my head. i notice ethan's jaw drop as he realizes what it meant. "what about a sun?" ashton asks looking between the three of us. i shake out of my trance, "nothing."