Runaway Baby

Who's the girl?

"Is it true that you and G-easy has broken up?!!" "Did he cheat on you?" "What about the drugcase in Stockholm?" - they screamed even louder, and pushed each other over the fence of the stairs.
"No, FUCK. It's ASHLEY!!!" Ashton suddenly pushed you out of his embrace, and started pacing down the street.
"Ashley?" You tried to ask him, but he was already to far away to even remotely hear you. He was already pushing his way through the crown of paparazzis, and pulled his hand out to reach the girl.
"GUYS, THERE'S NOTHING TO GET HERE. SO PLEASE LEAVE THE PREMISE." He was trying to say as calm he could, but his voice was screaming on top of his lungs.
You started to walk further, but wanted to keep a small as a distance. Even though you were a little curious what was going on.

Not that it had helped that Ash stepped in, the guys just started to push further. And even ended up pushing Ashton so he almost slipped on the concrete.
Before you knew it his hand was already slammed in some dude's face. You could hear his camera drop to the floor, and you could hear them stepping away with fast paced steps.

"Can you please get off now? Is there no way to get privacy in the industry, FUCK." You could hear his voice shake. As he turned back to the girl. She hugged him, and sat him down. The paparazzi on the other hand, grabbed his camera and ran off like a scared kitten.

You could stop your urge to protect Ashton, and ran up to him, grabbing his hand. It was red, and a bit bruised.
He has somewhat hit the camera before he managed to get to the guys face.
"Shit Ash. Are you ok?" You said trying to make eye contact, but to no luck. He has this furious and fire look in his eyes, and his whole body was shaking in anger.
The Ashley girl had stepped off so you could sit by his side. She was still standing and looking at you, and the way you where rubbing his back with circles - to calm him down.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know he would react this way. He've never acted this way before." The girl said while looking at you.
"Before?" You asked while shifting your posture so you could face her. And before you knew it you understood who the girls was. It was his best friend, the girl in the industry that people didn't hate on, because she wasn't out for the bands fame, cuz she was kinda bigger then then.
"I'm sorry. Halsey, or Ashley - if you want to make it more friendly." She said while she lent out her hand to you.
You shook your head, trying to understand the situation clearly.
"Sh- I'm sorry. Hi, my name is y/n." You said while releasing your grip from Ashton's back.
"Girl. I don't think I would let you sit here comforting him if I didn't know who you were-" she patted your shoulder with a little laugh, "- imma head back in. Thank you Ash, I owe you one, BIG TIME." She leaned down and gave him a little kiss on his cheek.
She walked up to the door, "it was nice to finally meet you y/n."
And before you could blink the door was already shut behind you.

"What is it about you and all these celebrity friends of yours, don't you have normal friend, Ash?" You expressed while you laid your head on his shoulder, and intertwined your hand in his.
"I've got you." He said after a good second, and tapped his hand on your head. Smiling a bit more than he did a second ago.
"You believe so, don't you." You said giving him a little push, before you grab him to help him up.
"We could probably get your hand iced, and bandaged you know? Can't let a good drumhand go to waste." A little smirk comes from you mouth.
"I'll manage. I think. And you promised me a popcorn and a shoulder, and that can't go to waste, can it now?" He said with a big grin on his face, as he rest his busted arm on your shoulder again.

It didn't take long for Ashton to find the biggest box of popcorn, and fill an entire ice slushy. His mood had suddenly changed, he was smiling and jumping around like a child when he filled the slushy. There was no way you couldn't hold yourself from snapping a couple of photos, and taking a snapvideo of him.
"Is this how it is to bring a child to the cinema?" You wrote and sent it to Crystal, and the band; before you turned it in airplane mode and put in your bag with Ash's car keys. He always made you carry his stuff - so it didn't look like he had a hard on boner in his pockets.

"You're done now?" You asked while the popcorn from his hand. There was a lot of people rushing around you to get their snacks and drinks before the movies started. It was not to hide that there as a lot of people giving him a extra look, and the few phones that was put up "super discretely" around you. Backing off and not make it look like you where there with him, and let him make a fool of himself was the funniest thing you've done.
"Almost, I just need THIS." He said excitingly, and grabbed a pack of watermelon sourpatch kids, your fave movie snacks. You've already grabbed a maxi coke, and had you arms quite full, when he threw the box on top of the popcorn, "and this." - and before you knew hit he places a sloppy wet kiss on your cheek.

The girls that was standing around you looked at you with their eyes shut open, and with rather shocked and surprised looks. But it didn't overlap your reaction; you shook up, and jumped away from him.
"What was that for? Are you sure you're ok Ash?" You said in full confusion.
Luckily both of you where standing at the counter so you could put down the snacks so you didn't drop them to the floor.
"I don't know. I kinda was in the moment. And felt the urge." He looked at you with a smirk, and tried to slip his wallet out of his pocket.
"Don't believe that you get away with that, EVER." You said while blowing away the hair that was in your face.
The cashier looked at you with a little smile in her face.
"Boys! Can't have them, can't control them." She whispered to you while scanning the snacks, "yeah!!, and 2 tickets for Mamma Mia! Here we go again." Ashton said while throwing his card on the counter.
"Dude, it's not a date. And I was said to pay! So don't brag off with your cards." You shrieked while pushing his hand away. The cashier looked at you with a "you go girl" look, and lifted her hand to high five you.
"That's how we roll- " She said," and the popcorn is on the house tonight." And winked at you.
"Thank you so much. You're an angel." You said while grabbing everything off the counter. Ashton lent a hand and grabbed the popcorn, "mine." He said, with his childish attitude.

You get to your seat, and settle yourself down right before the trailers started to roll on the big screen. It didn't take long before Ashton had sunk down in his seat and leaned his head on your shoulder.
"It was a part of the deal." He said and pinkyed your free hand. You huffed and grabbed a handful of popcorn, and threw it lightly in his face, and enjoyed the little grin he made. He shook his head, and threw the little pieces he could grab with his hands, back at you, and looked around himself. The room was almost full of middle aged women, and their families. None of them gave a millisecond of attention to you, and it was so freeing; the change to be in public with a celebrity and just be present with him - and only him.

It didn't take long till the movie started, and the first song is sung. You've already heard the soundtrack, so the lyrics where already planted in your brain. There was no way you couldn't start shimmying your shoulders, and sing with, when Lilly James started to sing "when I kissed the teacher". The joy in your face was impeccable, and Ashton did recognize. He looked more at you, then on the opening number of the movie. There was no way that he would be able to cuddle up to you when you where living your best life with ABBA ringing in your ears. And he eventually started so slightly to sing with on the most known songs. By now all the people had turned to you, and hushed you, but there was no way you could be silent and content with the most known sing along songs in the world.

The movie came to a little more relaxed and slow part, and both you and Ash sat back comfortably in your seats. Half of your popcorn was now on the floor, "glad we didn't waist our money on the popcorn tho," Ashton whispered in your ear, while leaning back on your shoulder.
You shook your head, and leaned it slightly over his. This was nice, it was nice to have your friend back. Is it allowed to say you were happy? YES, because you were. It was like the piece of you that you left with him,and the guys, came back to you. The peace, and the spontaneousness was back, and it felt good.
Without knowing it you'd already intertwined your hand into his, every little finger was wrapped around each other. And you didn't even care if anyone saw you, or what people cared for; in that little moment.