Adopted by The Pack

Chapter 44

Jerome's POV
Sitting down on the couch with everyone but Vikk, Ash, and Mitch, I Ashley randomly storm out of the room, going upstairs.
Hey Vikk, do you know what that was about? I thought, hoping he was listening.

After a while though, I still had no response. Finally, Ash came back downstairs.

"Hey Ashley, everything okay?" Lachlan asked her. She glanced up, and forced a smile out, but it wasn't very big or convincing.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Where did Vikk go?" She asked us.

"I'm right here." Vikk said, his voice coming from the kitchen.

"Wait, how did you get over there!? You went upstairs, and we would have seen you if you came down that way, an-" Rob was cut off by Lachlan, who had begun to laugh. "What?!"

"Vikk just telepathically asked me to teleport him to the kitchen once Ashley came back down." Lachlan explained, still laughing. Shaking my head at them, I glanced down at my watch.

"Um, Ash? It's nearly 10 at night. And you have school tomorrow, plus you need to have a calm 'talk' with Liam. Don't you think you ought to be getting to bed?" I gently pointed out. Instantly she went back upstairs to presumably get ready for bed.
Ashley's POV
I quickly changed into what I was going to wear to school tomorrow and shifted into a fox. I had figured out that when I shifted into a fox, I don't mess up my clothes, so it helped me save time in the mornings. Climbing up onto my bed, I curled up under my softest blanket and promptly fell asleep.

When I woke up, the sun was shining through the windows. I shifted back to how I normally was, and went downstairs for breakfast, grabbing my phone.

"Good morning Preston! What all is there for breakfast?" I asked, wide awake.

"We have some cereal in the pantry, but where were you for the dream last night?" He answered. Having started towards the pantry, I came to a stop when he asked about the dream.

"There was a dream last night?" I questioned, confusion filling my eyes. He slowly nodded, just adding to my befuddlement. "Maybe I just slept through it? I'm not sure." I trailed off, not wanting to think about it anymore. Grabbing the box of Lucky Charms and some milk, I made myself some cereal and began eating.

"Good morning Ash. We missed you last night." I heard Rob say. Having just shoved a spoonful of Lucky Charms in my mouth, I just nodded to show that I heard him.

After finishing my breakfast, I went back over to Preston.

"So, who's driving me to school today?" I asked him.

"I figured that you'd probably take the bus today. Do you have your phone?" He replied. I haven't taken the bus in a while. I thought to myself.

"Yes, I have my phone. I'll let you know if I need anything." I said, grabbing my stuff and heading out the door.

By the time I got to the nearest bus stop, I still hadn't seen Liam. Climbing onto the bus, I sat down near the back and pulled put a book. I opened it up, but before I could get to the end of chapter one, I heard someone.

"Excuse me, is someone else sitting there?" I glanced up and then I saw him.

"No, sit down. I need to talk to you." I said to Liam. He sat down, and we began to talk. "So, are you familiar with the name Mial?" I began.

"Why do you ask if you already know the answer?" He countered.

"Touché." I said, then, "Why weren't you here yesterday?"

"I had... other things to do. Do you have a phone?" He answered. I nodded, and handed it to him, open to my contacts list. Liam took the phone and began typing his number in it. When he gave it back to me, he was smirking slightly. I soon saw why.

"Was it necessary to put your name as 'The one and only super amazing Liam'?" I asked, glancing up at him before changing it to just Liam. He shrugged, and began to stand up. I looked down at my long forgotten book before putting it in my bag and getting off the bus.

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Hey, I was wondering, should I make Liam and Ashley into a couple? I have mixed feelings about it, so I figured I would ask y'all.