A/N: HEY GUYS, SORRY THAT IT TOOK A MONTH. I WAS HAVING MY EXAM TRIALS FOR THE PAST MONTH SO I COULDN'T WRITE. This is actually a longer chapter…I think. AND IT IS ALL IN ASH's POV. YAY.
PS: My real exams are about a month away from now and I might not get to update weekly. I'll try but please bear with me? This exam is really, really important. Like the type of exams that you graduate High school with and it determine whether you will manage to get a scholarship into College/Uni. So yeah. WISH ME LUCK.
Anyways, enjoy the chapter guys :D
Chapter 28
Ash Redfern
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After I bid Mary-Lynnette goodnight, I walked towards my door, head filled with thoughts. Even when the hot water began to hit my body, my mind was still busy thinking.
I guessed that my brain was too awesome and active.
As I carried on with my usual daily routine of erm, showering, my mind kept on replaying everything that happened today at the party, especially the good parts. And by that I meant the really really amazing ones- The ones that included a lot of body contact and lips…Her lips to be precise.
What, it wasn't my fault that I was being like a dude. And also, I was a hormonal teenager. Do not blame me for acting like a typical guy.
I mean, have you seen her? She looked freaking amazing today. It was hard enough for me not to just pounce on her and ravished her lips.
Okay, maybe I am sounding a little too creepy. I thought.
But oh goddess, her lips, I found myself fantasizing again. And when she ran her hands through my hair and gripped on them with her fingers...
Shit. I needed a cold shower…Real bad.
I lowered the temperature of the water by turning off the heater. Within seconds, ice cold water surged.
I breathed out a relieved sigh. However my super brain would not stop thinking yet. My thoughts went back to my confession. And all the feelings I felt as I was confessing then came towards me like a huge wave. All i could think about was kissing and cuddling.
Oh my goddess, I'm starting to act like a girl. I realised. Shit, sooner or later i would be thinking that bunnies and kittens are cute.
No, Ash Redfern drinks bunny blood for breakfast okay. He does not think bunnies are adorable.
Damn you super brain, damn you.
And it was against the rules of manliness, to be thinking about sappy romantic things you want to do with a girl.
Rules of manliness clearly states: A guy should never be fantasizing about cuddling, slow kissing, picnicking or any girly activities. Boobs should only be his fantasy.
Yeah, the rules may make us guys sound like horny jerky teenagers, but they do have a point.
I had been surrounded by a house full of girls and i was turning into one of them. Gasp the horror. What I needed were some manly companions to so stupid crazy stuff with.
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"We are gonna get drunk tonight!" I yelled on the top of my lungs as we pulled onto the road.
"Not too drunk, I still have to drive." Quinn replied, shaking his head slightly as if I had gone mad.
I ignored his action. Instead, I turned to the four guys sitting at the back. Two of them didn't look especially happy to be here.
"Guys, lighten up a bit, we are going to party, with hot girls!" I laughed.
James stared at me. "Dude, if you haven't realised, I have a girlfriend." he said with a matter of fact tone.
"So do us." Morgead spoke, pointing out all of the guys.
Quinn added. "And Rashel wasn't happy about dragging me out at this time of the night."
"Besides, aren't you already engaged?" Eric narrowed his eyes. "I don't think Mare or your parents would be glad about you going clubbing again."
I brushed his comment off. "Hey, let us just think of this as an early bachelor party." My eyes shone. "Think about all the crazy stuff we used to do. Don't you miss that?"
That made Quinn chuckled. "Oh yeah, remember the time we tricked Delos into stealing that red bra off old Mrs. Munsen's clothesline and he got chased by her and she threw her shoe at him?"
Everyone chorused in laugher, except for Delos.
"You told me that it has evil spells cast on it that turned her into an old lady. And if I stole it, the curse will break and she'll be young again." Delos huffed, crossing his arms with embarrassment.
We apologized. Well, I did since it was mostly my fault. It was my idea, but you had to admit it was pretty funny though. That was the first few days of Delos' arrival and he had no knowledge of the modern world yet. However after that incident, it taught him not to trust us easily.
"As fun as that sounds, i still think something is off." James stared at me, his eyes searching. "I think he is trying to hide or distract himself from something."
I rolled my eyes, "Don't be ridiculous cousin. I knew you are too much of a sappy romantic guy to do stuff that we are gonna do." I raised my eyebrow; a tease in my tone.
James glared, his eyes darkening. "At least I'm not a coward who does not want to admit his true intentions."
In the background, I could hear Morgead snickered, "Whoa…burn!" whilst the other guys chuckled.
I huffed at James smug tone. Maybe, he might be right, but Ash Redfern was not going to let his secret loose and confess that James guessed it right.
"Whatever dude, you don't have to go all wise and smart on me."
They just continued laughing.
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With my jean clad legs swinging back and forth, I chuckled at Quinn's joke. We were sitting on a tree by the edge of a cliff, lights from the town shone below with the vast star filled sky above us; the crescent moon hung low.
Morgead whistled lowly. "Well the moon certainly looks massive tonight."
My head leaned back whilst I took a swig from my can. Unintentionally, the corners of my lips twitched and curved upwards at the thought that immediately passed through my mind like a shooting star.
I nodded in agreement, "Yup, and fine-looking." Like me, and her.
Quinn sat on my other side, however he was absentminded and texting his soulmate.
Morgead scoffed, more like sex-ting maybe. I heard Morgead replied my thought.
I couldn't help but to laugh.
Delos, Eric and James were already passed out and dead tired. It was three in the morning after all. No, we did not go clubbing like what Eric said. Neither did we were in the company of girls. Unless, you count the cows we pushed over, or the mother bear that growled and barred her fangs and claws at us. Instead we did a bunch of crazy stuff that foolish, young males would do.
I threw my head sideways and looked into the car's open roof. Three of them were huddled up in the backseat…snoring.
"So is it true?" Morgead asked tentatively. "About what James said earlier?
Sighing, I said, "Well to be honest, I don't really know what is true anymore." I raised my can for another swig but realizing it was empty. Aiming, I flung the can; it fell into the trash bag below-perfectly.
"Do not give me that crap, Ash." Morgead handed me another can of coke. What, vampires can like coke too. "Tell me the truth."
Giving in, I heaved a frustrated sigh. "I don't know, maybe he was right okay." Running a hand through my hair, I admitted, "Fine, his prediction was absolutely freaking accurate. Happy?" My eyes were staring intensely into the distance the entire time.
From the corner of my eye, I saw Morgead's pupils widen, a small smile on his lips.
"Yes, I am happy." He spoke. Before I could interrupt, he continued, "Not for me, but for you."
"Oh and how is that supposed to make me happy?" I jeered. "I am messed up." …emotionally, I added silently.
"Don't you see? Ash Redfern is finally in love."
"Whoa, that is great news. Let's call in the whole world and celebrate." My words were dripping with sarcasm. "The first time I met her, she didn't look any special. She was pretty, but she wasn't so-gorgeous- that-I-am-a-supermodel. She was hot headed and stubborn. As I get to know her, she is actually a really passionate person." I confessed. "Now I always liked girls who are calm, cool, easily maintained and fine with everything I do. Comparing to them, she is like ten erupting volcanoes, bursting with fire and heat." I gestured with my hands. "She is sort of like vanilla. Not too bitter like dark chocolate, but not too sickly sweet like strawberries...Vanilla, just nice."
Morgead laughed at my description. I blamed my super brain. "That was a funny way to put it. You are dead either ways." He grinned. "Don't you know your most major weakness is attractive girls?"
I smirked. "Still, it is far better to freeze to death than to be burned to death."
"Now, now, now, that is where you are wrong." Morgead tsk-ed and shook his forefinger at me. He then said in a very wise voice, "Girls are like ice and fire. If the girl is cold, you would wrap yourself up in multiple layers and hide your true self. Now when you are faced with a girl with heat and warmth, you will strip off of all your layers and open up your true emotions and discover yourself."
I snickered, evidently amused. "The last part sounded really sexual."
Morgead narrowed his green eyes, glowering at me. "Stop being a hormonal ass and pay attention when I'm teaching you a life lesson."
I raised my hands in surrender. "Okay, okay fine. No jokes." My face changed to a serious one. "And I think you might be correct."
"Well, obviously." Morgead rolled his eyes, "Duh."
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Click. The door creaked open. I tried my best not to make any loud sounds to avoid disturbing the rest. It was five in the morning when we got home. Quinn and I had to drag all the guys from the car back to their rooms. It was a tiring job.
Now, I stood outside my bedroom, ready to get in and just doze into the world of flying pillows and cushioned ground.
I sauntered tiredly towards my bed, noticeably exhausted. Flinging my shirt to a corner of my room, I practically jumped into my bed. I didn't on the lights as I walked in before since I was so worn out. So, I had to fumble around looking for my covers. I pulled it over myself and yawned.
I licked my lips and smiled with satisfaction. My bed sure feels warmer tonight. Not to mention it smells real good. I thought happily.
Mmm, like vanilla.
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