Just the Friend
7
READ AUTHORS NOTE!
-DYLANS POV-
Well we were wrong when we thought we weren’t going to get caught. Stupid us.
Louis and I were half way through our hallway when I ran into a large body. Hands shot out and steadied my shoulders before I slowly lifted my head.
“Oh hey Mr.Tree!” I smiled lightly and pretended like I was not guilty of anything. Yeah, I am not a very good liar and I being sopping wet with Pepsi probably didn’t help my case. Paul had a face that looked so annoyed he would combust. He looked like he had been woken up because he was in stripped pajama pants and a plain white v-neck. Usually his fashion consisted of black cargo shorts and a black t-shirt so it was nice seeing him in lighter colors.
He completely ignored me and lifted his gaze to the now looking freaked out Louis. “Hi.” Louis waved and smiled guiltily.
“Room. NOW.” Paul looked at me and pointed down the hall where my hotel room is.
“Sir, yes sir. Come on Louis.” I tip toe towards my room and grab his wrist so he would come to mine.
Paul didn’t want that. He grabbed Louis by the shoulder and directed him towards the opposite way where his room is.
“Oh and Dylan, Ashton is in your room waiting for you.” Paul sighs and pushes Louis slightly in the other direction as he talks to me.
“Crap.” I mentally face palm and finish taking the few steps to the suite door.
Opening it quietly, I tip toe in and shut the door as silent as possible. I tread softly across the hardwood and was almost to my bedroom when he speaks.
“Seriously Dyl? Seriously?” Ashton sighs and stands up from the chair I didn’t notice he was sitting in.
Busted.
“What do you mean?” I plead the clueless card but Ashton is stupid.
“I am not blind Dylan!”
“I never said you were Ashton!”
“You can’t do this and you know it!” He yells.
“Why not!? I like him, he likes me, and I can do whatever the fuck I want! I am 18 and I am practically an adult!” I stomp my foot.
“Your parents left me to watch after you Dylan and right now you aren’t acting like an adult! You are acting like you are 16 running around with some boy at 4:30 in the morning!”
“So what?! I am young and I want to live a little! I am allowed to have a life Ashton!”
“Dylan I brought you here so you could spend time with me. I didn’t expect you to have a thing with one of the boys.” He sighs and rubs his temple.
“Oh I get it! You’re jealous because I am spending more time with Louis rather than you.” I snap and take a step closer to where he was standing. But my anger flooded from my face when Ashton didn’t reply so I knew it was true. Now I feel like a bitch.
Great.
He was looking out the ground and refused to meet my eye.
“Ash.” I whine and stand in front of him. “No one will ever get in the way of our friendship. I promise.” I say hugging his torso and putting my chin on his chest so I was looking up at him. He still wouldn’t look at me because he knew that if he did he wouldn’t be able to stay mad at me. “No boy will ever replace you. You are my bestest friend in the whole wide world Ashton and nothing can ever change that.”
“Boo look at me.” I sigh still hugging him.
“No.” I hear him trying not to smile so I grab his face and make him look down at me.
“You can’t stay mad at me.” I smile cockily.
“I know. It sucks.” Ashton chuckles and hugs me back. “Youre sticky and you smell like pepsi. Go shower then we can watch a movie or something. We are getting on the bus in like two and a half hours.” He pushes me towards the bathroom and sits on the couch.
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“Angel, it’s time to get on the bus.” I groan as Ashton shakes me awake. I was still on the couch from last night where he and I fell asleep to the movie Frozen.
I was exhausted. I mean I only got a few hours of sleep so I made Ash carry me on his back to where the tour bus was parked. I kept my head on his shoulder and my eyes closed. He laid me on something soft, a sofa probably, and I fell asleep instantly.
-ASHTONS POV-
I hated that argument last night. She was just so infuriating, yet I can’t stay mad at her. Angel has me wrapped around her petite finger, and the worst part is: I wouldn’t want to unravel myself if my life depended on it. Everybody says she can be such a bitch, but I wouldn’t want her to change for the world. As you can see, I can forgive her easier than I can forgive my own mother. I really wish I had the balls to just confess that I loved her last night, but that’s the problem. I can’t tell her my feelings because I know she doesn’t love me back and it’s killing me.
“You okay, mate?” Michael patted my shoulder, shattering my thought bubble. I was standing next to the large metal bus and leaning on it. I half smile, ignoring his question and climb back on the bus. Angel was still sleeping on the couch, snoring lightly.
Knowing the boys would be in here soon, I carefully pick her up bridal style and carrying her back to where the bunks are located. Trying not to wake her up, I place the sleeping Angel on the middle bunk and close the curtain thingy.
Grabbing my phone, I walk into the miniature kitchen and dial my mother.
Mom: Hello?
Me: Hey mom.
Mom: You okay sweetheart? How is Dylan liking being on tour with you? Are you two having fun?
Me: Mom I need some advice…..you know…some relationship advice….
After that, I spent the next 30 minutes talking to my mom about what I should do with the feelings I am possessing. I explained that I can’t stop thinking about her and that I don’t think she loves me the way I love her.
Mom: Honey, the only thing I can tell you, is that you need to do what you think is best for you. Follow your heart and it will lead you to great things. It might break a little on the way, but I promise everything will turn out okay. Now I have to go, your father is trying to bake a cake and I can smell the burnt mix from upstairs. I love you sweetie.
After I hung up the phone, I sat on the couch staring at it for what felt like only a few seconds but was probably 10 minutes when the boys finally clobbered onto the bus. Knowing I had to get up, I walk past the bunks and notice that Dylan had gotten up.
When I reached the front of the bus, Angel was on the couch laughing and sitting in between Michael and Luke. She is so gorgeous. She always has been.
“Oh hey Ash!” Angel giggles noticing me. So adorable.
“Hey Angel, what are you guys talking about?” I ask as I sit next to Calum on the couch across from them.
“You actually.” Angel holds up a picture of me and her from like 6th grade. It was Halloween and we were dressed as pirates. She had her hair in two braids and had a face that looked like she was saying ‘Arg!’. Angel was looking at the camera, but I was looking at her in awe with my one eye because my other one was clad in an eye-patch. I had a crush on her even back then.
“Wow. Weren’t we adorable?!” I laughed at the photograph and she nodded.
“Where’d you find that? I made sure I didn’t have any on me!” I chuckled.
“My mom just sent it to me saying that she missed me already and she hopes I am having fun.” Angel grins.
“So are you?” Calum asks.
“Am I what?”
“Are you having fun?!” Luke shouts.
“I guess.” Angel pretends to sigh.
“You guess? YOU GUESS?” I yell and shoot over to her, picking her up, and tossing her on the other vacant couch. Angel landed on her back so I went over and sat on her before taking my fingers and digging them into her sides.
“Ahhhhhh!” She screeched and tried to push my hands away as the rest of the boys came over to back me up.
“Are you having fun now!?” Michael laughed menacingly and Teddy squeals and shakes her head.
“I’m gonna pee!” Teddy had tears running from her eyes as she continued to struggle under my weight.
“ALRIGHT! I am having fun!” She yells so the boys and I remove our hands as she wipes the tears from her eyes and controls her giggling and breathing.
I get off of her and sit her up. When I sit back down on the couch next to her, she yawns and lays her head on my shoulder.
“Go to sleep Angel. I will wake you when we get to the venue.” I kiss her forehead as she closes her eyes and gets comfortable. Angel fell asleep almost instantly with her head on my leg. Swiftly, I removed a couple strands of her hair from her face and caressed her cheek gently. She is so beautiful.
Suddenly I heard stifled laughs across from me. I looked up and the boys were sitting on the other couch.
“Mate, sorry to say, but you are so whipped.” Luke laughs and the others join in as heat fills my face.
“Shut up.” I grumble. Just then, Angel’s phone vibrates from the small table next to me. The boys were busy watching Football now so I sneakily grabbed her phone and unlocked it. Yes, I do know her pass code and she knows mine. We are best friends and we share everything so don’t judge.
I can feel my face form into a scowl as I see his name pop up in her messages.
From Lou Bear:
Can’t wait to see you again, love. The kiss last night was perfect, and so are you <3
Ugh. Not really caring about the consequences, I slide my finger to the side and press the DELETE MESSAGE? Button.
Fuck him.
-DYLANS POV-
Well we were wrong when we thought we weren’t going to get caught. Stupid us.
Louis and I were half way through our hallway when I ran into a large body. Hands shot out and steadied my shoulders before I slowly lifted my head.
“Oh hey Mr.Tree!” I smiled lightly and pretended like I was not guilty of anything. Yeah, I am not a very good liar and I being sopping wet with Pepsi probably didn’t help my case. Paul had a face that looked so annoyed he would combust. He looked like he had been woken up because he was in stripped pajama pants and a plain white v-neck. Usually his fashion consisted of black cargo shorts and a black t-shirt so it was nice seeing him in lighter colors.
He completely ignored me and lifted his gaze to the now looking freaked out Louis. “Hi.” Louis waved and smiled guiltily.
“Room. NOW.” Paul looked at me and pointed down the hall where my hotel room is.
“Sir, yes sir. Come on Louis.” I tip toe towards my room and grab his wrist so he would come to mine.
Paul didn’t want that. He grabbed Louis by the shoulder and directed him towards the opposite way where his room is.
“Oh and Dylan, Ashton is in your room waiting for you.” Paul sighs and pushes Louis slightly in the other direction as he talks to me.
“Crap.” I mentally face palm and finish taking the few steps to the suite door.
Opening it quietly, I tip toe in and shut the door as silent as possible. I tread softly across the hardwood and was almost to my bedroom when he speaks.
“Seriously Dyl? Seriously?” Ashton sighs and stands up from the chair I didn’t notice he was sitting in.
Busted.
“What do you mean?” I plead the clueless card but Ashton is stupid.
“I am not blind Dylan!”
“I never said you were Ashton!”
“You can’t do this and you know it!” He yells.
“Why not!? I like him, he likes me, and I can do whatever the fuck I want! I am 18 and I am practically an adult!” I stomp my foot.
“Your parents left me to watch after you Dylan and right now you aren’t acting like an adult! You are acting like you are 16 running around with some boy at 4:30 in the morning!”
“So what?! I am young and I want to live a little! I am allowed to have a life Ashton!”
“Dylan I brought you here so you could spend time with me. I didn’t expect you to have a thing with one of the boys.” He sighs and rubs his temple.
“Oh I get it! You’re jealous because I am spending more time with Louis rather than you.” I snap and take a step closer to where he was standing. But my anger flooded from my face when Ashton didn’t reply so I knew it was true. Now I feel like a bitch.
Great.
He was looking out the ground and refused to meet my eye.
“Ash.” I whine and stand in front of him. “No one will ever get in the way of our friendship. I promise.” I say hugging his torso and putting my chin on his chest so I was looking up at him. He still wouldn’t look at me because he knew that if he did he wouldn’t be able to stay mad at me. “No boy will ever replace you. You are my bestest friend in the whole wide world Ashton and nothing can ever change that.”
“Boo look at me.” I sigh still hugging him.
“No.” I hear him trying not to smile so I grab his face and make him look down at me.
“You can’t stay mad at me.” I smile cockily.
“I know. It sucks.” Ashton chuckles and hugs me back. “Youre sticky and you smell like pepsi. Go shower then we can watch a movie or something. We are getting on the bus in like two and a half hours.” He pushes me towards the bathroom and sits on the couch.
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“Angel, it’s time to get on the bus.” I groan as Ashton shakes me awake. I was still on the couch from last night where he and I fell asleep to the movie Frozen.
I was exhausted. I mean I only got a few hours of sleep so I made Ash carry me on his back to where the tour bus was parked. I kept my head on his shoulder and my eyes closed. He laid me on something soft, a sofa probably, and I fell asleep instantly.
-ASHTONS POV-
I hated that argument last night. She was just so infuriating, yet I can’t stay mad at her. Angel has me wrapped around her petite finger, and the worst part is: I wouldn’t want to unravel myself if my life depended on it. Everybody says she can be such a bitch, but I wouldn’t want her to change for the world. As you can see, I can forgive her easier than I can forgive my own mother. I really wish I had the balls to just confess that I loved her last night, but that’s the problem. I can’t tell her my feelings because I know she doesn’t love me back and it’s killing me.
“You okay, mate?” Michael patted my shoulder, shattering my thought bubble. I was standing next to the large metal bus and leaning on it. I half smile, ignoring his question and climb back on the bus. Angel was still sleeping on the couch, snoring lightly.
Knowing the boys would be in here soon, I carefully pick her up bridal style and carrying her back to where the bunks are located. Trying not to wake her up, I place the sleeping Angel on the middle bunk and close the curtain thingy.
Grabbing my phone, I walk into the miniature kitchen and dial my mother.
Mom: Hello?
Me: Hey mom.
Mom: You okay sweetheart? How is Dylan liking being on tour with you? Are you two having fun?
Me: Mom I need some advice…..you know…some relationship advice….
After that, I spent the next 30 minutes talking to my mom about what I should do with the feelings I am possessing. I explained that I can’t stop thinking about her and that I don’t think she loves me the way I love her.
Mom: Honey, the only thing I can tell you, is that you need to do what you think is best for you. Follow your heart and it will lead you to great things. It might break a little on the way, but I promise everything will turn out okay. Now I have to go, your father is trying to bake a cake and I can smell the burnt mix from upstairs. I love you sweetie.
After I hung up the phone, I sat on the couch staring at it for what felt like only a few seconds but was probably 10 minutes when the boys finally clobbered onto the bus. Knowing I had to get up, I walk past the bunks and notice that Dylan had gotten up.
When I reached the front of the bus, Angel was on the couch laughing and sitting in between Michael and Luke. She is so gorgeous. She always has been.
“Oh hey Ash!” Angel giggles noticing me. So adorable.
“Hey Angel, what are you guys talking about?” I ask as I sit next to Calum on the couch across from them.
“You actually.” Angel holds up a picture of me and her from like 6th grade. It was Halloween and we were dressed as pirates. She had her hair in two braids and had a face that looked like she was saying ‘Arg!’. Angel was looking at the camera, but I was looking at her in awe with my one eye because my other one was clad in an eye-patch. I had a crush on her even back then.
“Wow. Weren’t we adorable?!” I laughed at the photograph and she nodded.
“Where’d you find that? I made sure I didn’t have any on me!” I chuckled.
“My mom just sent it to me saying that she missed me already and she hopes I am having fun.” Angel grins.
“So are you?” Calum asks.
“Am I what?”
“Are you having fun?!” Luke shouts.
“I guess.” Angel pretends to sigh.
“You guess? YOU GUESS?” I yell and shoot over to her, picking her up, and tossing her on the other vacant couch. Angel landed on her back so I went over and sat on her before taking my fingers and digging them into her sides.
“Ahhhhhh!” She screeched and tried to push my hands away as the rest of the boys came over to back me up.
“Are you having fun now!?” Michael laughed menacingly and Teddy squeals and shakes her head.
“I’m gonna pee!” Teddy had tears running from her eyes as she continued to struggle under my weight.
“ALRIGHT! I am having fun!” She yells so the boys and I remove our hands as she wipes the tears from her eyes and controls her giggling and breathing.
I get off of her and sit her up. When I sit back down on the couch next to her, she yawns and lays her head on my shoulder.
“Go to sleep Angel. I will wake you when we get to the venue.” I kiss her forehead as she closes her eyes and gets comfortable. Angel fell asleep almost instantly with her head on my leg. Swiftly, I removed a couple strands of her hair from her face and caressed her cheek gently. She is so beautiful.
Suddenly I heard stifled laughs across from me. I looked up and the boys were sitting on the other couch.
“Mate, sorry to say, but you are so whipped.” Luke laughs and the others join in as heat fills my face.
“Shut up.” I grumble. Just then, Angel’s phone vibrates from the small table next to me. The boys were busy watching Football now so I sneakily grabbed her phone and unlocked it. Yes, I do know her pass code and she knows mine. We are best friends and we share everything so don’t judge.
I can feel my face form into a scowl as I see his name pop up in her messages.
From Lou Bear:
Can’t wait to see you again, love. The kiss last night was perfect, and so are you <3
Ugh. Not really caring about the consequences, I slide my finger to the side and press the DELETE MESSAGE? Button.
Fuck him.
Notes
Hi guysssssss! I am so so so sorry it took me so long to update. I went on my class trip and I was gone for 4 days also I had semi-finals for school and I have a lot of shit going on at once. Plus I am still getting settled into my new house so that's why it took so long!
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4/17/15