Tell Me I'm Pretty [Lashton AU]

Chapter 3

"You're being an ass again, Lucas."

Luke rolled his eyes when his friends gave him a glare as they were sprawled out in his room. He didn't see why he's aways blamed for things. He wasn't that much of an ass to Ashton. Maybe he was a tiny bit rude, but he tried to be nice and didn't mean to hurt Ashton's feels unless Ashton was rude too.

Ever since the fact that they have detention on Friday now, Michael and Calum were pissed off when finding out why. They seem so protective of someone they don't know and it was aggravating. Ashton was mean to Luke as well and it wasn't fair that they're constantly defending him.

Is it because of how he dresses?

Maybe since he dressed like a girl, they were protecting him like one. Seems like a load of bullshit, but it's very possible. He didn't think it was fair that Ashton is pitied for wearing what he wears. Lots of people either think what Ashton wears is weird or they think because of the response he receives, they must pity and protect him.

Luke was kind of upset when he was told by his friends that he's being bitch. Is that fair? He didn't think he did much wrong. Ashton was being annoying and Luke had to stand up for himself and tell Ashton to turn down his dumbass music. Ashton was also rude and no one seems to care about that.

The blonde sighed as he turned to his friends and he grabbed his clothes to wear for the day. Michael and Calum came early to pick him up and were relaxing as they waited for him to get dressed. Michael was probably more mad than Calum, which grew Calum's anger and it was all just dumb.

Luke wore a plaid, red and black shirt with a leather jacket and skinny jeans that were ripped and black. He ran a hand through his blonde hair and was pleased with how his quiff stayed up. Calum tossed his hairspray, to which Luke sprayed it and smiled as he turned to his friends.

They just stared at him with blank expressions and Luke rolled his eyes. He was getting irritated and groaned,"I told you! Ashton was being a bitch too, okay? He called me a fuckboy and maybe I did call him a slut, but do you not see how he's dressed? He literally has a tramp stamp."

A look of disbelief crossed Calum's face as he frowned. "Luke, I think the tattoo was nice. It's just a butterfly, you know? It doesn't mean he's a 'slut'. A slut is someone who sleeps around. Do you know if he sleeps around? No. And, even if he does, you shouldn't judge him for it. It's his body, stop making fun of it. This is how people become insecure."

Luke felt the smallest bit of guilt and looked down at his hands. He knew what he was doing could be bullying, but Ashton does it back. Isn't it more of bickering? He should just stop with the teasing, but he felt the need to irritate and argue with Ashton. To get under his skin and make him angry.

He thought back to when him and Ashton were wrestling around on the floor and how they just stopped. Ashton looked sort of, really pretty. He didn't want to admit it. But, the make-up was kind of cute. It wasn't bright or overbearing. Just golden, very light make up that looked almost natural aside from the dark mascara.

The blonde sighed deeply as he ran a hand through his hair and he didn't know what to think. Michael and Calum both say to stop teasing Ashton, but isn't it Ashton's fault? He's the one dressing in a way that Luke wanted to tease. If he doesn't want to be teased, he could just not dress like that.

"We should probably go to school now," Michael said with a stretch and stood up. He grabbed his gym bag and tossed it over his shoulder. He then turned to Luke and asked as they went downstairs,"Do you have to stay after school today? You know, for the detention punishment thing."

Luke shook his head and went into the kitchen to grab a snack first. He waved to his mum and told Michael once taking a bite from his granola bar. "I have it Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. But, I'm free today if you wanna hang out. You just pay for anything we do, though."