Smiles Change Lives(Lashton AU)

Chapter 1-Cookie Crumbles

(A/N Hey Guys I hope you enjoy it. BTW there is a character called Chase in the story and just so you can visualize him we've pictured him as Nick Jonas as he is now. Enjoy!)

Just to the north of Trafalgar square. On a quiet little side street there's a small coffee shop that is free from the hustle and bustle of everyday London life. The coffee shop doubled as a small bakery, producing freshly baked bread and delicious treats, especially cookies. Living up to its name, Cookie Crumbles. It was on Ashton's route to and from University and everyday he would drop in and get himself a Latté because to him they are the best Latté's in London. He wouldn't tell anyone that though, he didn't want to share his little secret getaway.

Ashton found comfort in the little Coffee shop, no matter what time of night or day it was, He knew that Kat and Hannah would be more than welcome to make him a Coffee and have a chat. They knew he was just avoiding being at home with Chase. The more Ashton told the two sisters about him the more they disliked him, they'd told him he was always welcome to stay with them in the small apartment above the shop but he always found a way to change the subject.

Kat and Hannah were growing concerned about the young Aussie lad, he was spending more and more time at their quaint little shop and each time he came in, he got quieter and quieter until one day he stopped talking completely, this lead to him not visiting the shop at all. It was way too strange to the two Brits not having their favourite Australian arrive for his daily Latté. They'd watch him walk past, seeing him fade away. He always had his head down with a hood hiding his face and covering his messy brown hair. But they knew he wasn't smiling by the way his shoulders sometimes shook with obvious sobs.

Kat's heart broke as she watched the broken boy standing outside the shop, fighting his conscience with his hand on the door. She stood up to let him in but was disappointed when his hand dropped and he walked back the way he had just come. Hannah tried everything to cheer her older sister up, even deliberately putting flour and cocoa powder in her hair and on her face, Kat managed a small smile but she couldn't stop thinking about the bruise she had seen on Ashton's face.

Kat's P.O.V

I really want to tell Hannah about what I saw earlier but I don't want her to think I'm lying. I could feel my heart sink to the pit of my stomach when Ashton's stared blankly at the sign on the door. I sighed knowing I had to tell Hannah about my worries as she could sense I wasn't myself. I walked to the back of the shop with the empty display trays, so they'd be ready to fill up the next morning. I saw Hannah disappearing into the flat. I put the trays down not realizing they're hanging half of the bench and run up after her. Upon entering the flat I look around "Hey Husky? " I question as I can't see her straight away. I wander round the flat and finally end up in the kitchen;

I walk towards the fridge as Hannah stands up from behind the island "oh Jesus Husky, you almost gave me a heart attack!" I screamed as she doubled over laughing. She tries to speak whilst laughing but ends up spluttering "what did you want peach?" I felt my face drop and started chewing on my lip, "well um, I saw Ashton earlier and he had a bruise on his cheek. It looked fresh Husky and I'm so worried about him"

A/N Luke will be appearing in the next few chapters, so please be patient and keep reading!! I hope you liked our first chapter,

Kat<3