Tell Me I'm Pretty [Lashton AU]

Chapter 2

Sometimes Luke's mum is the nicest person in the world and he loves her and is so grateful she's in his life. However, sometimes she can be a bitch and he wished he was adopted and hated her. He's sure everyone thinks this as well, though, and tried not to get mad at the way she yelled at him.

No parent wants a phone call from the school saying their kid was in a fight. Luke knew what he did was wrong, but in actuality, Ashton was the one who threatened and hit him first. In the end,Luke was the victim and all he did was accidentally insult the boy.

He honestly didn't mean to hurt his feelings and felt sort of bad. However, Ashton was the one who did it all and made it worse by tackling him to the freaking ground. Luke wished he wasn't always made out the bad guy when he was the one who also got hurt at the end of the day.

Of course, Michael and Calum took Ashton's side despite them being friends. Luke wasn't that mad, he got over it quickly. But, he felt sort of betrayed considering they're friends. He knew they could have their opinion, but he wished they would at least take his side or reason with him instead of getting so mad.

The only good thing at the end of all of this was his mum understood why he got into the fight. He explained the whole 'Ashton wears dresses' thing and she instantly understood. It made him feel a little better. She wasn't happy he fought with Ashton, however, and said that it was wrong.

Luke was between a rock and a hard place when he heard his mum scold about how wrong it is for a guy to wear a dress. Saying it's weird and unnatural. This led to Luke being afraid to come out. Because, now he's afraid she will do that when finding out he's gay.

However, wearing dresses and being gay are completely different. A guy can wear a dress and be straight and a guy can be gay and not like wearing 'girly' clothes. Maybe she's okay with gay people and just finds dresses weird like Luke. He didn't want to take a chance, however, afraid that she might kick him out or something.

It was Tuesday and that meant it was the day Luke had to stay after school and work with Ashton on cleaning the bathrooms. He was afraid to be alone with the guy, if he's being honest. He knew Ashton was strong now. Despite the scrawny looking body and small arms, he was definitely tough and nearly knocked Luke out before.

The blonde grimaced as he ate his breakfast and saw Calum texted he's on his way. Calum was nice enough to not make Luke walk and they were still friends. Calum was just upset with how rude Luke is to Ashton. If only they understood Ashton was equally as rude to him.

Luke pouted and he took a messy bite of his banana before getting up and tossing his bowl in the sink. He saw his mum walk in and cringed at the glare he received. Luke's been getting the look for a few days now. She wasn't happy to hear her son got in trouble three times this year so far.

The first was because some guy called him fat, another was because Luke accidentally spilled his drink on the guy when walking and well, it was an accident. He promised. But, he was really buff and basically didn't take sorry easily. So, they fought and the mishap with Ashton caused them to not get detention, but much worse. He would rather have detention, if he's being honest.

His mum asked as he began to load the dishwasher,"Are you going to need a ride after your detention or whatever it's called? Because, I'm thinking about making you walk."

"Mummm," He whined, pouting as he gave her sad eyes. "But, it's so far away! I'm sorry for getting in trouble, but he deserved it! He started it and I don't think you should make me walk. I could get kidnapped or something. Do you want to be held responsible for my kidnapping?"

"Don't be such a drama queen," She scoffed and checked the time. "Besides, I think Jack wouldn't mind picking you up if necessary. Just text him if you need to." His mum closed the dishwasher and started it after adding the soap. "Even if this Ashton kid deserved it, you still deserve to walk home considering you fought back. I still love you, though."