Ash Is Tied Together With a Smile: an AshxDerek story
Chapter 2: You Belong with Me, Derek
Ash's world felt like it was crashing around him. If he knew Tripp liked Derek, he would have asked Burger to help. All he wanted was to know if Derek liked him. Tripp didn't have to flirt with him. Thinking about what the teen did just made the crazy haired drummer burst into tears again. How could he do this to me? I thought he was going to just talk to him. He sighed as he wiped his eyes, getting ready to go back to the house. Ash didn't know if he could face Tripp or Derek again. Not after their little "love fest" in the living room. Ash let out another, even longer, sigh. Never again, he silently promised himself, I promised myself I wouldn't fall in love again. Why God, why?
"Ash! Where are you?" After an hour and a half of searching, the Iron Weasel lead guitarist was pretty tired. The whole band had went out to look for their missing drummer. Derek never told anybody that he did have certain feelings for Ash. But he was a rockstar! He had an image to hold up. When he though the kid had a crush on him, he was flattered. It was cute, but Derek couldn't date someone underage. Tripp was 16, and Derek was…..well, his age didn't matter.
"Well, we looked everywhere. The only place we haven't looked is my old tree house. He could be there. I used to go there all the time as a kid when I was upset." Said Tripp. He noticed that Derek seemed more anxious to find Ash with every passing moment. "Are you sure he's there? I hope he is." When Tripp gave him a strange look, he managed to stutter, "B-because I'm worried about him. He's a friend. It would be strange without him in Iron Weasel." Derek was worried about Ash. What if something happened to the dumb drummer before he could know about the British singer's feelings? Derek couldn't believe he was admitting it to himself. There was no denying he was in love with Ash. He just didn't want to say anything. What would happen if their love broke up the band?
"Derek? Are you ok?" the handsome British snapped out of his fantasy, giving the confused bass player a light smile. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be, Burger? Just because we lost Ash, doesn't mean that I…." Just then the usually strong singer broke down and started crying. "I need to stop lying to myself. Burger, I'm in love with Ash. I don't know if I can keep this up anymore. All I want is to know if he's truly happy, if he's ok. I can't believe I'm admitting this. I'm….I'm in love with him." He felt a hand softly touch his shoulder. "Derek, that was all I ever wanted to hear."
Derek jumped up and whirled around to see the man he loved standing there with a huge smile on his face. "Ash…You're ok!" Derek grabbed the drummer by the shoulders and pulled him into a loving embrace. Something just came over him as he pulled back from the hug. He didn't care who was watching or who saw. Derek placed his hands on either side of Ash's face and kissed him on the lips. Ash wrapped his arms around the British singer and kissed him back, pressing their bodies against each other. It felt so good to finally have the man of his dreams there in his arms. After what felt like a million years, they broke apart.
"Ash, where did you go? We all missed you. Derek especially." Derek and Ash jumped. They had completely forgot about everybody else. The two lovers exchanged looks that said, I wish they would just leave us alone. It was obvious they wanted to be alone but Tripp wanted to make sure Ash was ok before he could let them be. "Tripp, it's ok. I just needed some time off to think." Derek was about to say "that's a shock", out of habit but he kept his mouth shut. He almost lost him once, he didn't want it to happen again. "What do you have on your mind, love?" Just hearing that British accent coming out of his new found lover made Ash swoon. There was nothing sexier than a man with an accent. Focus, Ash, focus. Remember, you have to tell him. "Derek, how would you feel if I said I wanted children?"
The look on the British man's face was unreadable. Ash didn't know if he got what he meant or not. Thankfully, he didn't have to wait long. "Children? Really, Ash? We're rock stars! Do you really think we have time for that?" The crazy haired man stood there, quiet for a minute. "Derek, I meant….I may have fathered a couple children." Just then, Derek's world went black.
Dun…..Dun…Dun…..! To Be Continued…..
