Shocked is all I was right now. 40-12! That's what our score was. Of course, we were winning! It was the last quarter and 45 seconds left on the clock. Kyle ran across the field dodging people out and yet he was far away. We were still in our cheering drill my hands effortlessly moving on their own my eyes on my brother.

Kyle stopped and threw the ball northwards and Asher jumped high catching it. 10 seconds on the clock when Ethan ran to dodge him, Asher, out his left arm in defence and ran ahead crossing the line just in time the whistle blew. The crowds went wild. They were cheers and shouts.

Elina and Allisa ran to their boyfriends (No Christian didn't ask her out yet. But in my mind, they are already married so don't ask) I stood there smiling at Asher. He removed his helmet as the team ran towards him lifting him. I laughed when I saw his face. The permanent scowl is still there, clearly not liking all the attention and physical touch.

Finally, they put him down and rushed out of the circle. "Go hug him," I heard a voice. I turned around to see Blake smiling at me. A genuine smile. "You know he hates hugs," I told him. "Yeah, but not from you," he smirked. I shook my head. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Eh, I will be fine," he said.

I turned around to see Asher handing his helmet and everything back to the coach. Kyle and Elina were busy making out. I walked towards Asher and he looked at me still pissed off from what happened earlier. As soon as I was near I launched myself at him, throwing my arms around his neck. His hands went around my waist catching me in his arms. I buried my face in his neck smiling to myself.

At that, he pulled me closer. After a few minutes, I faced him, his eyes looking at me intensely. "And what was this for?" He asked me. I smiled. "For listening to me and playing for the team," I smiled. He rolled his eyes putting me down and I frowned. "I didn't do it for you. Blake had committed to the team and I have to be there for him," he said.

He is so nice yet gives the vibes of a killer. "Why the fu*k are you smiling like that?" he asked. I frowned. "Do you have a filter to your mouth? Why do you curse so much?" I asked. He just rolled his eyes and started walking. I held his hand stopping him. He turned around ready to say something when I tiptoed putting my left hand on his right cheek and kissing his left one.

Pecking it for a little over 5 seconds I stood back. Blushing furiously. I didn't dare to look up at him. "Stupid," he muttered before walking away. I looked up to see him talking to Blake who was smirking. Did he just call me stupid? He is such an AS- Butthole!

I stomped my feet and turned around and Kyle pulled me in a hug. "WE WON!!" He shouted. "I have eyes Kyle I saw! Put me down!" I screeched. He put me down and smiled. "Congratulations Captain," I smiled. "Let's go party!!!" Elina shouted. "Babe you need to calm down!" I said. "Hey don't call her babe," Kyle whined. I just shook my head walking to the parking lot when a hand-pulled mine.

I looked to see Asher looking at me. "Yess?" I asked. "Where do you think you are going?" he asked. "Uh-home?" I said pointing to the school bus that brought us here. He stared at me intensely when it hit me. Don't wander off alone. "Look the bus is right here!" I said throwing my hands up in the air.

"I am taking Blake with me so you better stay with your brother. I can't have two people to worry about," he snapped helping Blake to stand up. I rolled my eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me!" He said before walking with Blake. Kyle put his arm around my shoulder. "I, El, and Christian are going to the party. Probably Allisa too you wanna come?" he asked. I looked at the sky.

It was dark and I was in no mood. I never am. "Nope!" I said. "Ohh... Then how about you go with Asher and Blake?" he asked. I looked at the two walking in front. I sighed. "Okay, I will. But don't drive back. Any of you. Get a cab and also stay safe... and sober," I warned. "Yes Mom," they said saluting me. I smiled as I ran up to Asher and Blake.

I took Blake's bag from his hand. "Thank you," he smiled. "You again?" Asher sneered. "Yup. Me again. And me for the rest of your life," I laughed. But then they stopped walking looking at me with eyebrows raised. Blake started laughing. "Have I told you, you are very annoying?" Asher snapped at me angrily.

"Every day," I said. "And you still keep talking," he said. "Well, I have a mouth. And as long as I remember this is a free country," I told him. "Yeah that's why you do whatever the fu*k you want!" he said. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" I asked. He just glared at me.

"You guys fight like an old married couple," Blake snickered.

"Shut up," we both said. Asher unlocked his car and Blake got in. "I asked you to stay with your brother," he said. "Well you see he is going to a party and you are dropping me home," I said smiling. He rolled his eyes and motioned me to get in. I smiled about to hug him on instinct but I stopped. He looked at me for a second before going to sit in the car. Great!

I got in the car as he reversed it and started driving. "So did you guys Kiss and Makeup?" he asked. Asher just ignored him and looked straight ahead driving with a cold face. "Blake, why in the world are you making a song reference?" I asked him.

"That's a song? Fu*king awesome," he said. I rolled my eyes. I grabbed my phone to see a message from Mom saying they aren't at home they are going to meet Gran. I sent an Okay and looked ahead to see Asher staring at me through the mirror. I ignored him and asked Blake.

"So Blake... Can you tell me more about yourself?" I asked. "What?" he asked. "I mean your favorite color, and about your friends and family and general stuff..." I asked. "All three things are random. Yellow. Asher and Christian." he answered.

"What?" I asked. "Asher and Christian they are my friends and my family," he said looking straight ahead, his voice deep and serious. "That's nice," I just kept quiet after that not wanting to pry anymore. They both didn't talk the whole way and we finally stopped outside the mansion. What?

"I thought you were supposed to drop me home!" I said. "I am not your driver," he snapped. My mouth was agape. Blake laughed getting out of the car. "You guys are so mean!" I shouted at them. "He is kidding Kiara. Come on, get in the front," Blake said. "I am not," Asher said. I got out and got in the front.

"Drop her home Asher and I mean it," Blake warned him before disappearing into the house. I put on the seatbelt huffing. He is rude! 2 minutes into the ride he asked, "Can you stop pouting?" "Why do you hate me?" I asked. "I don't hate you," he said through gritted teeth. "You hurt my feelings that day," I said looking out the window.

"And you think you didn't hurt mine?" He asked. "Like you have any," I scoffed. But I regretted it as soon as it left my mouth. "Asher I didn't mean-" "Get out!" He shouted. I flinched at his voice. His eyes blared in anger. "Asher I am sorry I didn't-" " I said fu*king get out right now!" His voice increased.

I am sorry.

I looked at the road to see us two blocks away from my house. I slowly got out of the car. And as soon as the door shut he sped off. Tears trickled down my face. I didn't mean that. I didn't. I wrapped my hands around myself as I looked at the secluded street. My breathing started to quicken. History was repeating. This is exactly what happened two years ago. I tried to call Kyle but I couldn't my vision became blurry as memories started coming back.

I dropped to my knees.

"You know you are hot. I think I am going to keep you," "Don't cry It will be amazing," "You look nice for a one night stand," "Don't scream you bitch no one is going to come and save you,"

My breathing became out of hand as I fell to the ground. "Help!" I breathe out. I can't. I saw a flash of lights from a car. My eyes widened. No! This can't be happening again. I saw a shadow move towards me and I tried to move but I couldn't. I tried to say something but I couldn't breathe.

The shadow finally came into view. "Kiara!" he said before helping me get up and sit beside him. "I..." "YOU DIDN'T BRING YOUR FU*KING NEBULISER?" he asked shouting. "I.." "Okay don't talk! STOP TALKING! Listen to me okay? No one is here. It's just me you are safe," he said trying to convince me. "Ash..." I started. "Shhh...No talking. Breathe with me," he said softly bringing me onto his lap.

I grabbed his shoulder for support. "Take a deep breath," I took a breath. "Breath out. Let's do this okay? You are a strong girl, aren't you? You just need to concentrate," he said softly. I nodded as I finally started to listen to him. A few minutes later my breathing was back to normal. My face is tear-stained. "I am sorry. I am ASHER. I didn't mean what I said! Please don't be angry at me! I am sorry!" I said bursting into tears again.

He hugged me tightly. And I hugged him back crying loudly. He finally pulled me apart and wiped my tears. "You scared the fu*king sh*t out of me! Do you know that? Why would you do that?! You just had the worst attack and all you think about is apologizing to me?" he shouted. "Asher I didn't" "SHUT UP!" he shouted before hugging me.

"Do you even know what I went through in the past 20 minutes?! I thought you were dying!" He shouted. "TWENTY?!" I asked. "Yeah," he whispered. "I am sorry Ash," I said. I can't even stop! It was very rude and insensitive of me! "Stop fu*king apologising! You weren't even wrong!" he shouted.

I slowly cupped his face in my hands. "Of course I was! You wouldn't have come here if you didn't have feelings! You wouldn't have helped me from the worst attack if you didn't have feelings. You have feelings Asher you are just afraid to show them and that's fine. You don't need to. It's us that need to know. And I know you care about me," I said softly.

"Please don't do that to me again!" He whispered his voice so low and broken. "I can't..." he started but stopped as he looked into my eyes. I smiled at him. "You forgive me?" I asked. "You didn't even offend me Kaira, I get angry easily! It's in my nature and blood. I can't have feelings. I came here because it was my duty. Not because of care or anything," he said.

"You don't need to say that Ash. You know you might not feel anything now. You might think of feelings as your weakness. You know when someone falls in love with you they are going to have a very difficult time trying to pursue you. But you know when You fall in love with someone that person is going to be very lucky. It's just that when you find out what love exactly means I hope it isn't too late," I said. "That's never going to happen, Kiara," he said looking away.

"Let's hope not. Or our Big Bad Alpha image will be broken," I said in a baby voice. He just glared at me as I laughed. "I am not going to be always here to save you," he said looking at me. Deja Vu. "And till you are I am safe," I smiled.

I put my hands around his neck, and his hands went to my waist steadying me. "So if you are better now can we leave?" He asked. I blushed as I finally realized I was sitting on his lap all this while. I got up and he stood up as well dusting off his jeans.

We finally sat in the car and drove to my house. As he parked the car outside I got out and he got out with me. "You okay staying in the house alone?" He asked looking at me as I opened the door with the keys. "Well no... You want to keep the company?" I asked hoping we would say yes.

I opened the door and walked in switching on the lights and he walked in closing the door. "Just so that you don't have another attack," he said. "You must be all sweaty you wanna shower?" I asked. "No I am fine," he said. "You haven't been to my room have you?" I asked. "Don't want to," he said. I rolled my eyes. "Suit yourself I am going to take a shower, YOU CAN SIT HERE OR UP IN MY ROOM!" I shouted as I reached up the stairs.

I quickly walked in with my clothes and immediately looked at myself in the mirror. Yikes. My hair was messed up. My make-up smudged due to the tears. The mascara smudges still on my face. Eww. I looked like this in front of him?!

Why does it matter? I know I have a crush on him but this is escalating way too far. I mean I wouldn't even talk to guys and suddenly I am familiar with his touch? I hopped into the shower when I heard footsteps in the room and I smiled. I quickly showered and got ready and stepped out of the room to find Asher looking at my pictures on the picture wall on my bed.

"Cute isn't it?" I asked. "GIRLY," he said grumpily. "Hey!" I threw my towel at him and he caught it effortlessly. "These are some of the best memories with some of the best people in my life. I said looking at all the Polaroids taped to my wall. Most of them were me and Kyle. Some had Elina, Mom, Dad and Sophia, and Shawn in them. Even Edward. I frowned when I remembered him. That day his state was something that no one would have wanted to see.

"Who are the others?" he asked. "Well these two are my cousins and that is Elina's brother," I pointed out. "Edward Salvatore?" He asked. "Yeah, I thought you knew that," I asked confused. "Umm Yeah I mean I do So Sophia Macford is your cousin?" he asked. "I just said that," I told him. "You didn't but okay," he said looking around.

"Your room is way too girly," he said. "I like it this way," I said. "You live like a princess," he said and my head snapped towards him. "I don't mean it in a bad way though," he covered up. "It's okay," I laughed. "So welcome to my world," I said spinning around.

"Your house is almost just like mine," he said his voice deeper. I scoffed. "SURE... Your house is like twice the size of mine!" I said. He just smirked. "Arrogant," I muttered before grabbing my Polaroid camera. "Come here," I said motioning to the bay window in my room. He obliged and sat next to me. "What are you doing?" he asked cautiously.

"Just trust me," I said. "Okay smile and look into the camera okay?" I asked. "ONE TWO THREE!" I said as I smiled and at the same time he looked at me. "WHAT?" he asked. But too late I had already clicked the picture. It printed out and Asher was staring at me while I stared at the camera smiling. PERFECT.

"That is not going up on that wall," he deadpanned. "It is," I smiled as I grabbed my marker and drew a heart at the corner just like other pictures before I grabbed my paper tapes and taped them to the wall. He just glared at me. "You want one too?" I asked it. And he just rolled his eyes. I smiled. He did want one.

I had learned about him in the past two months that whenever he said something it was the opposite. That didn't make sense. But I launched myself at him and he caught me his hands around my waist preventing me from falling. "Hi," I said. "One day I am not going to catch you and you are going to fall on your butt," he said glaring at me. I gasped. "Did you just give up the opportunity of using ass?" I asked smiling.

"Don't fu*k with me," He said looking away. "There is the Ash I know," I smiled. "Okay let's take a picture to keep with you," I said as I moved in his lap and sat properly so that my back was against his chest. "I don't fu*king want it," he snapped. "Okay then let's take one more for my wall," I said. He just ignored me and looked out of the window.

"Ash, Can I tell you a secret?" I asked. "Hmm," he said. "I think I am pregnant," I said. His head snapped to me as he looked at me with no emotion. "WHAT?" He shouted. I burst out laughing. "I am kidding! I am not that irresponsible. I am very responsible," I said. "Yeah, that is why you act like a child all the time. Launching at people, forgetting things, bumping into people, scaring them, kissing people's cheek.." he said. I looked up at him to see him smirking.

I quickly pulled my hand up and kissed his cheek clicking the photo. As soon as he understood his smirk fell and he glared at me. "You need to stop doing that!" He said. "Okay, this was the last time I promise!" I said smiling as the picture came out and I set the camera aside. Grabbing the marker I turned the picture around.

No matter what,
you will always have me.

- Love, Kiara 🖤

He looked at me and back at the small inscription on the back of the picture. He turned it around. Him smirking at the camera and I kissed his cheek. I could feel his eyes boring into the picture as he thought of something but I couldn't tell exactly what.

The doorbell rang and we both snapped out of it. He finally let go of my waist as I got down from his lap and I rushed downstairs. Opening the door I was met with a very drunk Kyle. "KIA!!" He shouted. And drunk Kyle was a Loud Kyle.

"THE PARTY WAS LIT AF!" He said throwing his hands around me. I helped him stand straight. "Clearly," I muttered as I put his hand around my shoulder and mine around his waist helping him walk. "I saw a Lamborghini outside who is it?" He asked. As if on cue Asher stood there on top of the stairs. "ASHER! MY MAN! IT'S YOU!" he said. "I thought I would have to beat up some guy for staying in the house with my sis!" he said.

"You can't even walk," I told him. He just muttered some incoherent words. "Do you need help?" Asher asked. "No, I am used to this," I said as we started walking up the stairs. "Ky, Elina sent you a very special gift upstairs!" I said. He smiled and rushed upstairs crashing into the wall twice. I dusted my hands. "You see? I got this," I said winking at him. We both walked up to see Kyle in his room. I sighed as I walked into his room and opened the door that connected our rooms so that I could keep an eye on him.

I arranged his pillow under his passed-out self. Taking out his shoes and socks I pulled him up straight and took off his shirt. The last time I forgot to do that he nearly killed me. Saying the shirt needed to be off. I finally put his comforter over him and kissed his head. "Good night," I whispered.

I turned around to see Asher looking at me. "What?" I asked. "Your brother is very lucky," he said. "Huh, I have my perks. I help him when he is like this. But he helps me every time," I said giving him a last look before we walked out the door closed it, and walked into mine. "So you guys have a joint bedroom?" he asked with a wired expression. "Yeah, We have had it since we were kids. We did have separate rooms for two months but then..." I paused, "Then it didn't work out and this way we could always keep an eye on each other if something went wrong.

He nodded. "So you want to stay over?" I asked. "No," he said. Okay... But today even though had some bad turns turned out to be the best day in a long time. "Just stay the night," I pleaded. "Kiara," he warned. "But-" "Don't," he warned. I sulked sitting on my bed.

"Fine," he said. I got up and hugged him. "Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!" I said. "You know you are a very touchy person," he said pulling me out of his arms. "I know," I smiled. "So you okay with sleeping here?" I asked. "If it's okay with you," he said. I shrugged.

I needed his touch desperately. Because I don't know when he would go back to ignoring me. When he will disappear and when will we get to spend time like this? When will I ever see this sweet Asher again? I didn't want the night to end but it was reality.

I got in the bed and he got in after me. "We have to meet up for the project this week," I said softly as my eyes started to droop. "Will see," he said. I turned my face so I was looking at him. "I like this Asher a lot," I whispered. "Go to sleep Kiara," he said. I wanted him to hug me, snuggle with me but I knew I was asking for too much. I closed my eyes immediately drifting to dreamland.

"But this Asher is not right for you."