I slept in til noon on Saturday. When I woke up I was surprised to see I was snuggled up to Ashton. I jerked my head away from his chest and looked around for my pack. They weren't there. I attempted to get off the bed, but found Ashton's arms laced around my waist.
"Hey!" I whispered, poking his cheek. "Wake up!" He opened his eyes and groggily sat up.
"What time is it?" he asked me, stretching his arms.
"Oh, it's what-the-hell-are-you-doing-in-my-bed o'clock!" I put my hands on my waist.
"You fell asleep last night during the movie. I didn't want to wake you up since you and I were entangled, and you're beautiful." He smiled and got out of the bed.
"Suck up." I muttered. He looked at his watch and sighed.
"Ten more minutes til lunch. I guess I'll just hang with you until then." he said. I rolled my eyes and went to my closet. I grabbed a pair of black sweatpants, red tank top, and a black crochet crop tee. I turned back to Ashton with eyebrows raised. He was lounging on my bed, feet crossed, and arms behind his head. He smiled at me. "Don't let me stop you."
"Wow, we sleep in the same bed one time and you're already being a jerk." I shook my head. His smile faded.
"I'm sorry." He got up and walked out of the room. I got this strange feeling when he left. It was like I was sad, or disappointed, or depressed. I shook it off and changed into my clothes. The bell for lunch rang so I made my way to the lunch room. I met up with Simon and Dominic there. I had an omelet and english muffin. I decided to go back up to my room and think of something to do. But when I entered my dorm, I saw a piece of folded paper sitting on my bed. It read:
Dear Omen,
Meet me at the swimming pool at one thirty. Wear shorts and a tank top.
~Ashton
My heart began beating faster and faster the more I read the letter. For two reasons. One: I had to go to the pool. Two: Ashton wanted to meet me there. There was something about the fact that Ashton was going to be there that encouraged me to change into some faded jean shorts that hugged my thighs tightly. I took off the crop tee and made my way to the dome. I got there at one twenty five.
"Ashton?" I called out. I looked around but didn't see him. I walked up to the pool. And that's when I saw him.
"Omen!" He called out. It sounded gurgled though, because he was drowning in the pool. I screamed, my hands going to my mouth. Without even thinking, I jumped into the water and swam towards him. I grabbed his arm and helped him keep his head above water. Then I managed to get him out of the pool. I was breathing heavily as I tapped on his chest.
"Are you OK?" I asked him. He nodded and coughed a few times.
"Omen," he panted. "You just conquered your fear." He smiled at me. My eyes widened to the size of dodge balls as I looked at the water. My heartbeat stayed the same. I didn't have the urge to cry or vomit.
"You're right." I whispered in awe. "Did you plan this?" He nodded. I slapped his shoulder hard. Before he could react I wrapped my arms around his neck and hugged him. He pulled me closer to him by the waist. "Thank you." I told him when I leaned back to see his face, our arms still around each other. "I've been afraid of drowning for all my life. When I was younger taking a bath was a struggle." We laughed, but it faded quickly. Simultaneously, we both began leaning in. Our lips touched softly, and the kiss became passionate quickly after. We both seemed to be trying to get closer to each other. The kiss ended and we leaned back again. We were both smiling like idiots.
"Omen," Ashton said to me. "Will you go out with me?" I nodded and kissed him again, short this time.
"Hey, Omen. . . why're you so happy? It's freaking me out." I looked over at Simon at dinner time. I bit my lip to hide my smile. I gazed around the table to see all of the guys looking at me with narrowed eyes. Except for Pierce. He seemed to be looking anywhere but at me.
"I don't know. Just am, I guess." I muttered.
"Bull shit." I heard Pierce whisper under his breath. I raised my eyebrows at him, my happiness dead. He glared back at me.
"Thanks, Pierce." I said sarcastically, standing up. "You really are the nicest guy on Earth!" Without thinking, I grabbed a fork and stabbed it into his milk carton. Coffee milk went spilling everywhere. Which also meant all over him.
"You bitch!" he shouted. People began to stare our way. I saw out of the corner of my eye Ashton stand up defensively from his pack's table.
"Eff you!" I yelled, then stomped out into the woods. I headed straight for my dorm, and collapsed on my couch. I turned on the TV and sighed.
"Quite recently-" The door to my room swung open and Ashton sat next to me.
"What happened? What'd he do?" he pelted me with questions, but his voice faded and his attention was averted to the TV. The reporter continued talking.
"More evidence has been discovered of the disappearance of Omen Sanders." Ashton looked over at me in shock. I turned my attention to to floor, whistling. "We've learned from many sources that Omen's parents were the real ones being abusive. The Sanders's truck has been found at a log cabin in the woods of Roanoke, Virginia." The video went to a picture of the abandoned cabin and the old truck in the driveway. "No signs of life has been found in the cabin, but police are doing a search on where Omen may be." I turned off the TV and stood up.
"Can you believe that? Someone has the same exact name as me! How weird." My voice faded when he stood up and stared down at me with a raised eyebrow. "Uh, is that a new shirt? It looks hot on you!" He rolled his eyes at me and pulled me into a hug. He pulled back after a couple moments and looked down at me, his arms still around my waist.
"I know it does." I laughed and rested my head on his chest.
"Why is Pierce being such a jerk?" I asked him, knowing he wouldn't have the answer. I felt him shrug. "So what're we doing for our date?"
"I was thinking we could go see a movie tomorrow. Then I could buy us some lunch." he said.
"Aw, that sounds nice." I said. I pecked him on the lips and sighed.
"Can you explain what I heard on the news, please?" he asked me. I groaned and sat back on the couch. He joined me and pulled me onto his lap. "Story time."
I explained to him how my parents were abusive, sister had a big mouth, and grades were as low as his popularity rate. He narrowed his eyes at me, but I kissed him and all was well. We spent the rest of the evening talking about our date the next day, until it was lights out. He kissed me goodnight and left to his dorm. I got changed into black shorts and a blue loose crop tee that was lace at the back, so my skin showed through. I walked to the girl's bathroom and took a quick shower, then brushed my teeth, and finally I crawled into bed. I laid in bed for a while, eventually I began drumming on my bare abs. Then I started to get irritated that I couldn't fall asleep. I looked at the clock what felt like a million times. At midnight, which was a good two hours after the lights out time. I sighed and got out of bed. Ashton opened his door almost immediately after I knocked on it.
"Can't sleep?" he asked me. I nodded and he opened the door wider for me to go through. I jumped into his bed, which was just like mine except with dark blue sheets. Ashton climbed in after me and wrapped his arms around my waist. Soon enough, I was fast asleep.
I groggily opened my eyes the next morning. I looked over at the space next to me to find it empty. I immediately sat up and looked around. I was still in Ashton's room, but no Ashton. Just then, the door opened and he walked in. His hair was wet and he wore black jeans and a red long-sleeved shirt.
"Morning, Beautiful." He smiled at me and kissed my forehead. "Sorry, I didn't want to wake you up. So I snuck out and took a shower."
"What time is it?" I asked him.
"Two."
"Wow. I slept for a while." I ran a hand through my hair in thought. A billion questions began popping up in my head. "Ashton?"
"Yeah?" he answered.
"Why is it I get these weird feelings whenever I'm away from you? And why couldn't I fall asleep last night, but when I joined you, we both slept fine? And why did I form a crush on you so quickly? And why am I spilling my guts!" I exclaimed. Ashton paused. His eyebrows knit together in thought.
"It sounds to me," he said. "like. . . We're mates."
"What?" I squeaked. He nodded.
"When werewolves find their mates, him and their mate experience some strange things. I remember from history, they get a lack of sleep unless they're together, strong feelings, feel depressed when they're away from their mate, and get strange dreams."
"How strange?" I asked him. He sat down next to me on the bed.
"Strange like, uh, the two mates running in a meadow like those stupid movies."
"Oh. So, are we mates?"
"I hope so." He grinned at me. "It would explain a lot of things." I nodded, knowing what he meant.
"Is there anything else I should know about mates?" I asked.
"Hm, what was it? Oh yeah, they often make-out." He smiled evily and leaned in. I kissed him back roughly, my hand getting tangled in his damp hair. I slowed down the kiss when his cold hands touched the bare skin of my back.
"I don't get it." He tilted his head in confusion at me. "The Werewolves in Twilight are supposed to be warm. Your hands are cold!" He laughed.
"Sorry, Beautiful." He stood up. "We're leaving for the movie in. . . well, now you have fifty minutes to get ready instead of an hour." I shrugged.
"No biggie." I stood and put my arms around his neck. He put his hands on my waist, but then remembered what I said about his hands being cold and moved them to the hem of my shorts. "Those ten minutes were worth it." He pecked my lips and let me go. I had almost made it to my dorm when someone called out my name.
"Hey, Omen!" I turned to see Dominic heading towards me. "What're you doing in your PJs?"
"I, uh, was just, um, y'know. . . girl stuff and. . . bras!" I blurted out. He raised his eyebrows at me. He looked at Ashton's door, then back at me.
"You were with Ashton, weren't you?" He smiled evily, which got me confused. I shook away my confusion.
"No, why would you think that?" He raised his eyebrows at me again. "Dumbass!" I exclaimed, then slammed the door of my dorm. I quickly put on a loose, black t-shirt that hung off a shoulder, a pair of black faded skinny jeans, and some black, knee high, leather boots. I brushed my knotted hair and applied some eyeliner and mascara. I then dabbed a little lip gloss on my lips, but decided to wipe it off, since Ashton and I would probably kiss a few times. I didn't think he'd want glossy lips. I walked out of my dorm and knocked on Ashton's door. He opened it and looked me up and down, smiling. It reminded me of the first time we met.
"You look amazing." he said. "And you're early."
"Sorry." I grinned and walked with him down the halls. We went outside and continued through the woods. "How are we getting there?"
"The Academy allows students to borrow some of the cars they have." He pushed a button and the front gates opened. We walked over to a long brick building off to the right. Ashton opened the door and turned on the light to reveal a long line of fancy cars. A few of them were missing. He went over to a rack and picked off a car key. He then led me to the black porsche. We hopped in and he started the engine.
"You can order." Ashton told me. I turned to the lady at the counter of the movie theater.
"Junior Mints and a medium coke?" I looked to Ashton to see if that was OK. He nodded and paid the lady. We got in the movie theater and began watching the movie.
About two hours later we walked out of the theater from watching Chronicle and headed for a cafe down the street. I ordered a BLT and french fries, and Ashton ordered a chicken wrap and chips.
"Here, have some bacon." I fed him a piece of my bacon sandwhich. I had picked it apart and was then just nibbling on my french fries. He was just waiting for me to finish up. Ashton smiled at me and played footsie with me under the table. The sun was beginning to set behind the trees by the time we got back in the car.
"I have a surprise for you." he told me as he began driving up a dirt road. He continued driving downwards til we got to a clearing. He parked and took my hand. We walked for a little while before the trees opened up to a big beach. There were a few other people walking the beach, but it was mostly deserted.
"Wow, it's beautiful." I said. The sun was just barely still up.
"You're beautiful." Ashton told me, holding my waist with one hand and holding my hand with the other. I smiled and kissed him, slowly but passionately. We parted and sat down on the sand. He pulled me onto his lap and massaged my hand. "So does this mean we're together now? Like, girlfriend and boyfriend?" I smiled and leaned down and kissed him again. "Is that a yes?" I laughed and nodded. He leaned back, causing us to fall backwards. I laid on top of him, my hands on his shoulders. We stared into eachother's eyes. I slowly opened my mouth and said:
"I love you."
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