It Started With A Dare

~12~

Ashton's P.O.V

"She shut the window X. I remember you saying "Lanis going to talk to you no matter what." I said while pacing again.

"In my defense she did say something to you."

I stopped pacing and looked at him sideways. Is he serious?

"Xavier she shut the damn window!" I yelled at him which made him look up from his phone and start laughing.

"And your laughing because...?"

"No reason. Let's just get in the car before the sun rises and we have to get ready for school."

We walked over to the car and as soon as I put my hand on the handle I heard footsteps behind me. X immediately started laughing again.

"Ash, if you looked up at her window for one second more, you could have seen she was getting ready." he said with one last laugh before entering the car and closing the door behind him.

I'm sorry I dont stalk girls windows after feeling like you got rejected by getting a window shut in your face.

"Hmm, so you wanted me to come outside so I could talk to your back?"

I turned around to see Lani standing their crossing her arms. She looked completely different from how she looked at school.

Her hair was in a messy puff, and she had on an over sized hoodie and some shorts on.

"You look...good." I said while smiling which made her roll her eyes in return.

"I was wrong. You wanted me to come outside so you could make fun of me." she turned around and started to walk away.

"Wait." I said while grabbing her wrist and pulling her close to me.

Alania's P.O.V

So much for hearing him out. Everything with him is some kind of joke. That's fine though, I lived without him for this long, nothing a few more years will do.

As I walked away I thought about turning around and trying to have a decent conversation with him. Nah, no need.

I walked one more step before Ashton grabbed my wrist and spun me around to face him. With our noses an inch apart and his eyes looking down on me my body froze.

"I'm sorry. For whatever I did, were not dating but I should have somehow pulled away faster. I embarrassed you and hurt you which I promise will never happen again. Just...just please forgive me."

I didnt know what to say. So, I didnt speak. I just hugged him and waited for him to say something else.

He let out a sigh and hugged me back which brought me back. I always viewed him as someone with no feelings, arrogant, and annoying.

It seems like he proves me wrong every day though. He used to tell me he wasnt going to change his ways for anybody but...no. He said anybody so thinking I was an exception wouldn't make sense.

"I had no right to be mad." I said while pulling away from the hug.

He smiled and put my hood over my head which made me raise an eyebrow in return. I looked up to notice it started drizzling right when the sun was rising.

"Dont worry about it. I'll just view it as you playing your roll." he said with a wink which made me smile and nudge his shoulder a little bit.

He walked over to the car and got in the front seat next to X.

The car started to drive off so I turned around to start walking, but I heard Ash yell out from the car,

"And I was serious when I said you looked good." he said with another wink before completely driving off.

And like that it's now 5:30 in the morning. I snuck back into my room without waking up Carlos and went to sleep, questioning what would happen when I went back to school.

Some shit for sure.
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My alarm went off right when I felt like I just closed my eyes. 6:30 a.m. I rolled out of my bed and went straight to the bathroom to get ready.

After my morning routine, I rushed to eat something before Carlos could question anything that happened yesterday. Once I got out the door with my stuff, I was on my way to school as normal.

I checked my phone and listened to a couple of voicemails Di left me before I saw a silver car pull up next to me.

"What's the rush? It's just school shortie." I heard Ash say while laughing and getting out the car.

"Just be proud of me for once. I would normally just be getting up at this time."

He opened the back seat of X car for me before gesturing for me to get in.

"Nah I'm fine with walking, but thanks bro." I said while winking and walking off.

Almost 2 seconds later I felt him lift me up bridal style with a smirk on his face.

"Wasnt optional. Oh and by the way, bro isn't something you call your boyfriend."

He placed me in the car, then walked back to the front seat next to X. The car started moving in the direction of the school...in silence.

X broke it by speaking to Ashton in a low voice, but I could still hear him.

"So yall good now?" he asked while keeping his eyes straight ahead.

Ash looked back at me with a smile then faced him again.

"Yea, were perfectly fine."