The next morning when I woke up Ash was sitting on my couch with her headphones on. She had her back turned to me and was nodding her head slightly at the music. I smiled at the back of her head mad made my way into the kitchen to make some tea. I made Ash her cup of coffee and went back into the living room. She still had her headphones on and didn't seem to notice me yet so I sat down next to her and put the coffee down on the table. She finally looked up and gave me a smile. Ash took off her headphones and closed her laptop before she climbed over and rested her head on my lap.
"Good morning sunflower," she said her voice still a bit raspy from waking up.
"Good morning," I said running my hands through her bed head.
"What do you wanna do today," she asked.
"I have classes but after that we can do whatever you want," I said.
"Whatever I want," she said giving me a suggestive glance.
"Within reason baby. Don't get too ahead of yourself," I said laughing a bit.
"Alright," she said giving me a small pout.
"Awww did I bruise the little baby's ego," I teased.
"A little bit," she said turning away.
"Would you like a kiss to make it better," I said.
"Maybe," she said turning back.
I pressed my lips to hers quickly causing her to give me a little pout. She leaned in to try again but I got up and rushed away to my room.
"Sorry baby gotta get ready," I said.
"Oh no way," she said chasing after me.
I rushed into my bedroom, with a squeal and tried to close the door but Ash was too quick. She rushed in and grabbed my waist pulling me close to her. She leaned me down on the bed on my back and hovered over me. Her lips brushed against mine before she smiled.
"You know what? I don't want a kiss anymore," she said pushing off of me.
I let out a little whine at my wish not being fulfilled which just made her smirk widen. I pushed my self up on her elbows and gave her a glare. She just gave me a wave and walked out leaving me to get changed.
I quickly slipped on a hoodie and some leggings before going into the bathroom and finishing my routine. When I walked out to grab my backpack Ash was back in the position she was when I found her in this morning. She was drinking her coffee and was completely focused on the app on the screen.
I couldn't help but sit and admire her for a bit. She had on sweatpants and one of her old band t shirts and her hair was a messy kind of curly. Her hair was the kind that looked so soft that you couldn't help but run your hands through it. She was biting on her lower lip and hitting different keys. She kept moving her head up and down to the music. After a while of me looking at her she slid the headphones off and turned to me. Her gaze caught mine and I immediately knew I had been caught.
"It's not nice to stare," she said with a mischievous smile.
"It's not nice to call me out either," I said.
"I wouldn't have to call you out if you weren't staring," she retorted.
"It's not my fault my girlfriend is beautiful," I said.
That's seemed to shut her up because she just stared at me for a while. She looked like she was trying to come up with something but was turning up empty.
"Don't you have class or something," she joked.
"As a matter of fact I do. I love you baby. Bye," I said coming around and snaking my arms over her chest from behind.
"I love you too. Bye," she said giving me a kiss.
After the short drive to campus I met up with Bradley at the front of the school. He was sitting on a bench with his head buried in his phone.
"Hey B. You okay," I asked.
"Yeah I'm fine," he said.
"Okay where's Kira," I asked.
"Who the fuck knows," he sighed.
"What do you mean," I asked.
"I don't wanna talk about it. Can we just go inside," he asked.
"Yeah sure," I replied.
We walked in silence towards the classroom and I could tell Brad was stressed. Besides our conversation outside he wasn't acting like his usual self. He seemed distant like he wasn't really here. I was about to ask him what was wrong when my name was shouted from down the hallway. I saw Megan from some of my classes waving me over.
"Why is she talking to me," I asked brad.
"You don't remember," he asked. I shook my head and he continued, " you and Megan became best friends when you got drunk at that party the other night," he said.
"No Megan and I aren't friends. She hates everybody," I said.
"Apparently not drunk Athena," he said.
"Come with me," I pleaded quickly.
"No I don't like her," he said walking the other way.
"Some friend," I muttered to myself.
"Hey Athena," Megan said as she approached me.
"Hey Megan whats up," I said.
"You were so fun at the party I wanted to know if you wanted to hang out with me in class," she said.
"Oh I don't know...," I trailed off.
"Come on it'll be fun," she said.
"Well I usually sit with my friend Brad," I said.
"Brads a loser. Come sit with me," she said.
"He's not and no," I said.
A certain fire started behind her eyes and I didn't understand why it was such a big deal. Maybe I should go sit with her after all, Brad did leave me. On the other hand she was rude and the only thing she talked about was other people. I didn't want to be like her. Before she could say anything or I could change my mind I spun on my heel and started walking in the direction Brad went.
When classes finally ended I felt like I could finally breathe. My whole day was spent ignoring Megan and trying to console Brad. He was still acting weird and I figured it had something to do with his and Kira's relationship. He didn't seem to be in the mood to talk to anyone but I kept trying. After a full day of that all I wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep for days.
When I came home Ash didn't seem to be there. I threw my bag on the ground knowing I would have to pick it up later and went to my bedroom. Ash was curled up on my bed with her head resting on her bent arm and her knees curled up to her chest. I threw off my hoodie exchanging it for a shirt because of the heat and climbed into bed behind her. I wrapped my arms around her and rested my head i the crook of her neck before releasing the breath I didn't realize I was holding in. She stirred a little bit didn't wake up which was a relief. It was only a few minutes before I let my eyes close and my mind slip into a world full of dreams.
I don't really know about this chapter but it'll get better!
