Strangers

Chapter 2 - Goodbye

Songs for this chapter:

Beside You - 5 Seconds of Summer

48 to Go - The Fray

Look After You - The Fray

"Victoria, the guys are here to pick me up." Ashton whispered her in my ear. I fluttered my eyes open to find him sitting right beside me.

"Okay, hold on." I sat up looking for my phone. "I want to take a picture of us before you leave." He smiled and nodded, taking my phone from me.

"Come here." I laid in his arms as he fell back on the bed. I looked at the camera and Ashton did too, snapping the picture quickly then kissing the top of my head. "I'll get one of the boys to get another one when we get outside. I nodded and smiled as tears began to form in my eyes. The day I had been dreading was finally here.

When we got outside, Michael was the only one willing to get out and take the picture for us. I was taken by surprise when Ashton dipped down, taking my face in his hands and crashing his lips into mine. I heard the click of the camera and then a deep chuckle from Ashton. I could feel the smile forming on his lips as the kiss grew more passionate.

"I love you, Victoria." Ashton said kissing me once again. "I love you. I love you. I love you. Don't forget that." He kissed me in between each word he spoke.

"Get it mate!" I heard someone call from the black van. I blushed and turned towards the van to find Luke sticking his head out the window.

"I just realized you're only wearing my shirt." Ashton whispered turning me towards the house and giving my bum a squeeze.

"Here ya go." Michael walked up, handing me my phone. Ashton and I both looked down at the picture and automatically smiled.

"Thanks Mikey. It's perfect." Ashton turned looking at his friend, who was grabbing Ashton's bags to load them up.

"I'll call you when our plane lands and after rehearsal and before I go to bed tonight, okay?" I nodded, trying not to cry. A tear escaped from the corner of my eye and his thumb was quick to softly wiped it from my cheek.

"I'm going to miss you Ashton." I said throwing my arms around his neck and sobbing into his shirt.

"I'm gonna miss you too." I heard his voice crack as a tear fell on my shoulder. "I love you so much." He gripped my shoulders pulling away and looking me directly in the eyes. "I mean that."

"I love you Ashton." I cried, kissing him one more time before I let go of him so he could leave.

As the car pulled out of the driveway, I stood there watching. I didn't care if all I was dressed in were underwear and Ashton's shirt. I didn't care. What mattered was being able to tell him goodbye and see him leave. As much as I hated to see him go, I couldn't keep him here. These next few months were going to be a living hell without him here.

Ashton's POV

When we pulled out of that driveway I couldn't stop the tears from escaping. I didn't care if I was in ground of my three best friends. I was leaving this girl that meant so much to me and that I loved so much for six months.

"Mate, it's going to be okay." I heard Calum's voice from beside me. I didn't say anything. I stared out the window, watching her fall apart in the driveway as I did the same pulling away.

When we reached the airport, I removed my bags from the van and began walking to security.

"Ashton, wait up." I heard Calum and Luke calling from behind. I didn't stop. I just carried on doing what I was supposed to do so that we could get going.

"Ashton." Michael walked up behind me in line to go through security. "Are you going to be okay?" I nodded, not only lying to him, but myself as well. I pulled out my phone out and began dialing Victoria's number as I continued to wait. After ringing twice, she picked up.

"Hello?" She sounded hoarse.

"Victoria..."

"Yeah?" She sounded weak.

"I miss you." I tried smiling to see if it would help any at all.

"I miss you too." She sniffled. "Are you about to get on your plane?"

"Yeah, I'm getting everything checked and going through security." I sighed. "I just had to hear your voice."

The sound of her voice was relaxing. This was only the beginning. The both of us were already taking it so hard and I hadn't even boarded my plane and left yet.

How we were going to get through these next six months? I don't know but I know we will somehow.

Hiiiii. So I'm hoping you enjoy this chapter. It's a little shorter than the first chapter but I wanted to go ahead and get a second chapter up. I'm gonna need song suggestions so if you'll just inbox them to me, that would be great. I hope you are liking the story so far. if so, you should share it with some of your friends so more people can start reading it. don't forget to vote. if you wanna comment, feel free. :)