The boy next door || a.i.

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Ashton's P.O.V.

"Aww Ash. I can't wait for your wedding" Calum smirked.

"I'm going to the movies with Emma. We're not getting married" I fought back.

"My ideal first date" luke giggled under his breath, as he walked past.

"I'm just being nice ok? I'm sure a pretty girl like Emma has a boyfriend"

"So she's pretty now is she?" Michael questioned

"Oh come on! I can have a friend that's a girl can't I?" I laughed "I'm going now, bye"

I grabbed my jacket and walked out the door, but I could here footsteps behind me. Ignoring them I continued ou the door, knowing that it was just one of the boys with some frustrating comment. I was right, of course.

"Have a fun date!" Calum yelled.

"Fuck off" I answered, mocking his tone.

Emma's P.O.V.

I was rushing around my room, trying to get ready for the movies on time, even though I knew that I was pretty late anyway. I quickly got changed into white shorts, and a pink tank top. It was actually quite weird to be going to the movies with a friend. I thought to myself. I have never really done that before. I don't have friends at school, or anywhere. I just have people who want to get under my skin. At least by the end of the year, I'll be out of that place. I stood in front of my mirror applying makeup, when I see Marcus leaning on my door frame in the reflection.

"there's some weirdo in a headband down stairs waiting for you Em" he said.

"already? crap" I cursed. "and its a bandanna" I corrected in a cocky tone.

"who is he?"

"Ashton, he lives next door"

"where are you to off to?"

"movies" I said, fiddling with the bracelets on my wrist

"movies? Mmh. Well don't you two get up to anything suspicious ok?"

"Marcus! He'll hear you" I yelled "and I'm only 18, and i've known him for 2 days. And he's my friend" I rambled.

"yeah well, just have fun"

"yes mum, I said running down the stairs"

"Hi, Ashton" I said

"hey, ready to go?"

"yeah"

We both walked out of the door, quickly waving a 'goodbye' to Marcus before we left. Seeing as the cinema was just at the end off street, we had organised earlier that afternoon to walk there. Once we got there, we stood in front of the movie posters, trying to decide what to see.

"what do you want to see? I suppose you want to see that" Ashton groaned, pointing at a poster for some romance comedy, that I by no means wanted to see. At all.

"no, ew. Let's see 'Smash' " I said excitedly.

"really? You wanna see that movie? Awesome!"

"just because I'm a girl, Ashton, doesn't mean I want to see that piece of junk, and guys only take girls to see movies like that dates anyway" I said. "But I wouldn't see that anyway"

"oh, I suppose that's true then" he mumbled. Looking down.

We got our popcorn drinks, and lollies, and began to make out way down to the door for the theatre rooms.

"I think this is our cinema" he said, walking towards a sign saying '3'

"you sure?"

"yes I am" he exclaimed, over confidently, making me very, very unsure.

We walked into the cinema as the movie was starting. The start of the movie, to me, did not look like an action film. Then, the movie title flashed on the screen 'fifty shades of grey'

"haha shit, we are in the wrong cinema" Ashton laughed.

"oh god. Let's go" I said standing up, walking out of the cinema.

"Give me tickets, I'll see where we are." I said, taking the tickets from Ashton. His hand brushed against mine as he handed then over, giving me a cold shiver down my spine as he did so. "Cinema 4, idiot"

We walked from where we were standing, across the hall, and into the correct cinema. We had missed the beginning of the movie, but it didn't matter because it was easy to catch up with.

We started to walk home when the right movie finished. When we got to the start of my street, two people caught my eye. Alex and Danni. I looked down at my feet, and started walking faster.

"what's the rush?" Ashton giggled.

"nothing, lets go"

"are you sure Emma?" he said

Great. They made eye contact, now Alex and Danni are walking towards us.

"oh look, its Emma,"

"just leave me alone Alex" I said.

"whats going on here?" Ashton butted in.

"we're just talking to our friend, aren't we Danni?" alex said

"whos this Emma, Your boyfriend? What, did you pay him to date you?" Danni teased

"no, please leave me alone guys" I said quietly, as tears began to form in my eyes.

I saw Ashton's eyes grow wider, and his ears and cheeks become red. He looked them dead in the eye, stepping in front of me.

"What did you just say?" he forced, stepping closer to them, making them look smaller, and smaller as he did so.

"I said, that you were her boyfriend" Danni laughed.

"no, you implied that she would have to pay a guy to be her boyfriend."

"aww, she didn't imply, she stated the fact" Alex butted in and nodded with a smug look on her face.

The next thing that happened really surprised me. Within about 2 seconds, Ashton had Danni on the ground punching her nose. I just stood watching dumbfounded. Why would he do that? He doesn't even know me that well. I thought to myself.

"yeah, that'll teach you" he muttered walking closer to me.

Once we had turned the corner, I hesitated to ask Ashton what he did that for.

"uh Ash. Why did you do that" I stuttered.

"because it was neccesary" he shrugged.

"well not exactly, but why for me?"

"look Emma, I have dealt with people like that before, to defend myself, and my family, I know what I'm doing. And why is it such a problem? Im looking out for you, that's all" he said stoping at his house "well I'll see you soon. bye"

"ok, bye" I mumbled. I walked through the gate to my house. I felt a bit awkward about Ashton now. I still don't understand why he did that. And it made me wonder what he meant by 'he had dealt with people like that'.