Daddy Hemmings

Chapter 3 - Drum Lesson

Wow today has been great last night I met One Direction, talked to them until about 11:30 then went to sleep in my Fantastic new room. Then today we had breakfast at the ihop (international house of pancakes), went ice skating in town, saw a movie, Divergent, then we got Nando's and headed back home after a quick hour shopping spree.

I lay sprawled out on my bed. there was a gentle knock on my door.

"Who is it?" I joked giggling.

"The big bad wolf" They responded in a gruff voice making me laugh harder.

"Come in" I continued laughing.

The person slowly opened the door poking their head in, it was Ashton.

"Ashton!" I said surprised.

"Hey" He replied.

"What's up?" I asked him.

"Well I was just wondering if I could hang out with you? Cal is out with Luke buying groceries and running errands and Michael is trying to cook dinner but when he's in the kitchen, it's HIS kitchen, one step into his kitchen territory and BOOM full on rage" He exaggerated making his eyes go wide to emphasise his point as well as gesturing the boom.

I laughed.

"Of course, come on in" I chuckled sitting up and patting the spot next to me.

He walked in and sat next to me.

"So what do ya wanna do?" We asked each other at the same time. We both laughed.

"I could teach you the drums if you wanted?" He questioned nervously.

"Of course! That sounds awesome! What do I need?" I asked excitedly.

"Nothing" He chuckled.

"Let's go then" I said jumping up from the bed and rushing to the door.

Ashton chuckled and followed behind me out into the hall, shutting the door behind him.

"Wait where are we going again?" I asked.

Ashton chuckled and led me down to the basement.

"Wow it's so big down here" I said.

Ashton chuckled again and led me over to his drum kit. It had Ash xx written on the bass drum. I mean the big one. Ok the secret is, I know how to play the drums, have done for a year now. I just didn't wanna let Ashton down.

"Ok ya ready?" He asked with a cheeky smile.

I nodded and he gestured for me to go over to him.

I walked over and stood behind him. He sat on the drum stool and picked up his hot rods, he flashed me one last cheeky smirk before he started playing. He was really good, his fills were so precise.

As soon as he finished I applauded him, so much in fact that my hands were starting to hurt. He just chuckled.

"Ok your turn" He stood up and gestured to the seat.

I sat down and he handed me 2 normal drumsticks.

"Ok so let's start with a simple beat" He smirked.

This time I responded with a smirk of my own, he gave me a questioning look and I started playing.

I started with something simple, then added something else, and something else until it became a beat like something you would hear from a hip hop drum machine. I figured I had done enough showing off for one day so I stopped with a smash on the crash haha see what I did there, crash because it's called a crash symbol? Yea, anyway, I looked over to Ashton.

"Wow, I was not expecting that" He said with shock clearly written across his face.

I giggled and handed him back his drumsticks.

"Thanks" He muttered still in shock.

"Dinner" We heard Michael yell down the stairs.

"Okay be up in a minute!" Ashton yelled back.

He then turned back to me.

"Where did you learn to play like that?" He asked smiling brightly.

"At the orphanage I had a little extra time to myself and a drum teacher" I said cheekily.

He chuckled in response.

"Let's go eat, I'm starving" He added.

I just laughed and nodded as we skipped up the stairs laughing at eachother.

When we got to the top of the stairs I smelt the beautiful smell that I love and miss, Spaghetti Bolognase.

Luke and Cal had gotten home earlier apparently. We all sat around the huge dining room table and ate. Twas Delicious!

Hey guys!!! Update! YAY! haha I typed this on an iPad keyboard so sorry if their are any mistakes. Hope you liked this chapter. More updates coming soon. Please Vote, comment, and keep reading. Sorry about the slower updates :(. I'll try to update every week if I can.

Luv Yall,

Ash

xx