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Chapter 1

He was there.

Of course he was there. He was always there. There was never a day, rain or shine, that he wasn't there. Most girls would be dying for the affection but I can see through it. He just wants bragging rights that he has slept with every foolish girl at this school. Which will be true whether he sleeps with me or not. I'm no fool.

I should probably back up a little.

Hi, my name's Aurora but everyone calls me Beauty, Mostly because of 'Sleeping Beauty' but also because, lets face it I am pretty beautiful. I have the perfect hourglass figure, I have pitch black hair and vibrant green eyes that pop against my pale skin. I'm sixteen and in my last year at school. I honestly can't wait to leave school and start my life properly. My mum always told me I've wanted to be older. When I was four I couldn't wait to start school, when I was eleven I could wait to start my GCSE's and now I'm sixteen I can't wait to go to university, which is still three years away for me.

I think it's because I have always been ahead of everyone. I started walking and talking before any of my siblings, I was always the most intelligent in my classes, and I was an early bloomer in other departments.

I mean my boobs, if you didn't get that.

Anyway, I'm from England. Dreary, drab and boring, but still home I suppose. I live in a house with my mum and my two brothers Elliot and Jake, and my sister Alex. I have a total of four brothers and three sisters, but Sam and David (the twins) moved to Brighton to go to university and Jane and Abbey are both married with kids of their own. I don't want kids. At least till I've got a stable job.

I guess I should tell you our ages.

Well the oldest is Jane, she's 27, two kids and a perfect marriage.

Next is Abbey at 24, she only has one kid and has been married for a year, to Derek. I hate him.

Then it's the twins, Sam and David. They're both 19 and in the full swing of Uni. They're apparently 'players' so no girlfriends on the scene there.

Then there's me 16 and in a fully committed relationship with my education.

Then there is Alex and Jake, they're fraternal twins. They're 10, they're definitely not looking forward to secondary school like I was at their age.

Then finally there's the 'baby' of our family. Elliot. He's 7 but still the youngest. Still the baby. Still our baby.

We all helped our mum raise any baby in the house after us. Even before the sperm donor left. That's all he is. Our sperm donor.

Well I guess I should get back to him at my locker. You can learn about my family later.

"What do want?" I groan at him rubbing my eyes and opening my locker. Is he really going to try it this early.

"Just to see you Beauty. Is that too much to ask?" He places his hand over his heart and feigns innocence.

"Oh no, of course that's okay." I pause briefly as the smirk slowly comes back onto his face.

"From anyone who hasn't slept with the entire year and the one above us." I shot at him sarcastically taking out my books for English and Math. He rolled his eyes and put one hand on his hip.

"Silly Beauty, there is no one above us anymore." He smiled at me as if I were simple, but his smile was replaced with a smirk by the end of his next sentence.

"But I'd like you to be above me." He winked at me as if that would make me fall into his arms and shout out 'Oh please Ashton, take me now!'

So not happening.

Instead, I slammed my locker shut a little close to his fingers and turned to walk down the corridor.

"Or I can be above you, I don't mind doing the work!" He called after me, not caring about the people now pouring through the door, but that's Ashton all over. He doesn't care what anyone thinks. Ever. Even when he should.

I cringe as I turn into my English class. The bell hasn't gone yet, but I know Ashton would never come to class early. It's the only time I get to be away from him. The only time I get to think.

I close my eyes and lay my head on my desk. This has been happening for a while. Since the beginning of last year. He'd finally slept with every girl and it looked like I was his last target. I was his first for a while, until he got bored of being a virgin and waiting for me. Then he moved on to Casey, the easiest girl at our school. Definite cum dumpster.

I thought it would be that easy this time, but no. It didn't stop. It hadn't stopped in a year.

No matter what I tried he just wouldn't stop. He was relentless.

THUD. Well I guess my alone time is over. I look up to a grinning Ashton. I guess I hadn't heard the bell go.

I heaved myself up. When I said he was relentless, I meant it. He sits next to me in every class, he waits for me at my locker in the morning and after school. He sits next to me at lunch. Thankfully he can't drive or I know he'd drive me home. He lives down my road, so it is hard to get away from him. He doesn't have my number either, thank the lord.

"You thinking about me?" He whispered into my ear as the teacher was taking the register.

"Yeah, I must be, I have such a headache." I snapped back. He didn't even flinch. He just continue writing the date.

He never reacted. He was relentless.