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two

new money, suit and tie
i could read you like a magazine
ain't it funny, rumors fly
and i know you've heard about me
so hey, let's be friends
i'm dying to see how this one ends

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my mother ushered me to the irwin's front door, eagerly waiting for me to knock.

i rolled my eyes and preceded to knock on the front door.

a faint "hold on!" and bickering of "no, you open the door!" was heard.

a few seconds later, the door was opened by none other than the tall boy with curly hair.

and goddamn, he was... woah.

"hi! i'm ashton! pleasure to meet you," he greeted with a smile that made my knees go weak.

he was one of those dudes you just wanted to push against the wall and heavily make out with for the rest of your life yet cuddle on the couch watching and singing along to disney movies

"hello ashton! i'm janice park, and this is my husband, darren, and my daughter, callidora," she introduced.

i really hated my name with a passion.

callidora was a greek name meaning gift or something like that but being named that in this century wasn't considered elegant anymore.

ashton glanced at me for a moment, a small smirk forming on his gorgeous lips, before turning back his attention to my mom.

"so nice to meet you. would you like to come in? there are still a number of boxes around though, i hope you don't mind."

he gestured for us to come in and i took in the surroundings.

it was a nice house, had a very homey feel to it.

we reached the dining area where ashton's parents were unpacking wine glasses and plates.

more greetings were exchanged, ashton's parents being anne and paul, whilst his siblings were lauren and harry.

they were a nice family.

i leaned against the doorframe, watching the interactions ensue in the household.

lauren and harry were playing some board game and my parents and ashton's were chatting about some department store they should shop at some time.

figures.

"so," ashton drawled, making me snap my attention to him.

"so?" i said back.

"callidora?"

i let out a groan at my awful name.

when he said it, however, i did like the way he did.

"please, call me cali, i'm not some elegant greek girl that deserves that name," i told him.

he let out this giggle that was probably the cutest giggle i have ever heard come from a guy.

he just nodded in understanding and held out his hand for me to shake.

"well, it's nice to meet you, cali," he said, winking at me before giggling again.

i took his hand in mine and shook it. i let out a small chuckle then replied, "it's nice to meet you too, ashton."

unable to hold in our laughter at the corniness of the situation, i felt our parents' eyes on us, judging our weirdness, but i didn't care.

i probably finally had someone to call 'friend'.

two weeks after our visit to the irwin's, ashton and i have exchanged small talk but that was it. he was busy helping out fixing up his house while i was cooped up in my room watching season 1 of agents of shield again before the new season started.

now, it was back to school.

yay!

no.

since school was just a few blocks away, i usually walked there instead of asking dad to drive me.

as i was about to wear my earphones, i heard ashton call out my name.

i turned around, seeing him jogging towards me to catch up.

"hey," he breathed out.

"hey."

"you don't seem very happy in the morning," he pointed out.

"7 am to me is 4 am," i replied.

he was wearing a led zepplin t-shirt this morning, with his usual skinny jeans, topping it off with a black bandana.

"i was hoping to have a chirpy conversation with you this fine morning but i realize that you aren't very happy at 4 am, so you say," he said after a few minutes of silence.

i laughed with no emotion evident at his comment.

"well, if you want a story from me, you can ask anyone from school," i said sarcastically.

he looked at me, confusion written all over his face.

"you see," i explained, "i'm always at the top of the school's rumor mill, especially after what happened last year,"

"thanks to this certain asshole, my reputation has deteriorated even more so once you get assigned a partner, you'll know my story right away!"

i looked at him, smiling bitterly.

a frown graced his features and his eyebrows furrowed. "is there a catch?" he asked.

we were nearing the school and i started walking backwards to face him.

"most of them aren't true!" i exclaimed, with a smile on my face, genuinely laughing at my schoolmates' stupidity.

"see you after school, ashton! tell me what marvelous story your partner has spilled to you." sarcasm written all over my words, i turned away, walking further from ashton before someone spotted me with him and jumped to the conclusion he was my new toy.

well, not yet anyway.

i could still sense ashton's confusion and chuckled.

wait till he finds out i'm dubbed a slut by the school.

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yAAASSsss aN UPDATE !!

SORRY IT SUCKS

i actually have something against exclamation points, idek why but i just do

i need to finish hw smh

aNYWAY

opinion on calishton? (yes thats their ship name dEAL witH IT)

any suggestions on what to name ashton's partner? it's a girl btw, she's knows ALLL about the school's gossip

VOTE AND LEAVE WEIRD COMMENTS

I APPRECIATE THEM A LOT

peace chicken grease nipples

-risSy x