(A/N: Totally epic :D Amazing chapter, I read it, and, let me just say, I have never been proud of a chapter before o.o Go me so, this one is pretty unexplained ATM… Meaning, no summary! I wing all of my chapters . I don't go off of writing; it always ends up changing anyways… Sooo… Moving on! This chapter, again, is nameless, so we will go with Jake for the time being. As you can see, chapter 4 was named He's Here out of the fact that when I read it, it fit perfectly! Okay, gonna type 3 Byeee!)
Andy stared down at Ashley. What just happened? "A- Ash… I do not understand…"
"I couldn't take it anymore… God dammit…" He looked down, letting go of Andy.
"Take… What anymore?"
"You… I mean… Your touch… I don't know what the hell was going on, but, every time you touched me, my heart would race and I couldn't control my thoughts." Andy was silent, he had no idea how to respond. He was in love with Ashley, but, he would scare him the minute he told him the truth. Andy crossed his arms,
"So, what are you saying?"
"I don't know!" He became angry, "I… Don't know." Andy sighed.
"Ashley, I can not read your mind anymore. You have to talk to me."
"Ugh, fine. Look, Andy, I have no idea what I feel for you, but, it's hard to accept that I may actually have feelings for you!"
"Ashley, that… Hurts."
"No, Andy, I'm sorry… Ugh! Dammit…"
"Ashley, you act like I am going to judge you for all of this, but, I won't. Calm down and think straight." Andy put his hands on Ashley's shoulders.
"I- I- I… Do feel something for you." Ashley looked up at Andy.
"I know you do."
"H- How?"
"I could read your mind and know your emotions, all of them. When you were scared, angry, sad, worried, happy, excited… In love." Ashley blushed.
"Stop doing that…"
"Doing what?" Andy tilted his head to one side.
"That! Stop making me…"
"Ashley! What?"
"Stop making me love you!" Ashley turned away from Andy. Andy grabbed his shoulder,
"You do not love me."
"Andy, I think I truly do…" (Me: Awwwwwww! :3)
"You always said you hate me… In your thoughts."
"Because, I was covering up the truth." He sighed, shakily. "I don't understand how or why so fast, but, it's true. I love you." Andy grabbed Ashley, pulling him into his arms.
"Ashley, you are the first person I felt something for in awhile… Something more than fear, anger, or hate." (Me: Dammit! That's freaking cute .) Ashley hugged Andy, tightly, burying his face in Andy's arm.
"I don't know why I feel like this… All I know is that I do…" Andy smiled.
"You do not have to explain it to me. I will not judge you, Ashley. You feel how you feel, no way to control it." Andy kissed the top of Ashley's head. "Are you okay now?"
"Yea, I am… Andy…"
"Yes?"
"Don't leave anymore." Andy held Ashley tighter,
"I won't." He whispered against Ashley's ear.
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Andy watched Ashley sleep. He stroked his hair, softly. Ashley sighed against Andy's chest. Andy looked down at the sleeping boy. He kissed his head, softly. "I love you… Too." It felt weird to say the whole phrase. He thought someone like Ashley wouldn't have feelings for Andy, he was a man. (Me: ;)) Andy snapped into focus when he heard something familiar. "Jake… No, no, no, no! Not now!" Ashley groaned.
"What's wrong?" His voice was groggy and thick with sleep.
"Jake…" Ashley sat up,
"He's…" Andy nodded, staring blankly at the wall. "Oh, God…" Ashley grabbed Andy's arm, "It will be okay…"
"Not if he gets to you."
"He won't."
"You do not know that!" Andy almost screamed.
"I do!"
"How can you be so confident at a time like this?"
"Because, I know how strong you are and how strong you can be. You won't let him hurt us." Andy hugged Ashley, tightly.
"I can not lose you."
"Aw, look at the happy couple!" Andy stood up,
"Jake."
"Hello, Andy. Why don't we make this easy and you just give me your Ashy baby?"
"Your fight is with me, not him."
"How cute." Jake scoffed, "In that case, let's just skip to the part where I kill you."
"Not a chance."
"Oh, Andy, Andy, Andy! All this pain could be saved if you just give up!"
"I would rather take my own life before I give up and let you hurt Ashley."
"I don't think I would hurt him, maybe keep him as a pet… Or slave." Ashley froze.
"Not going to happen, you bastard!"
"Oh, come now, can't we be civil? Oh, wait, no, we can't. That's right! You have no idea how pathetic you are. You have all this power, and you're throwing it away on this human." Jake snarled. "Truly sad."
"No, what's sad is how much I loved you and yet you hid this from me!"
"Oh, shut up. I did you a favor."
"By killing me? Forcing me to drink nothing but filthy blood?"
"Baby, let's just skip the chit chat and get to the part where I rip you to shreds, sound good?"
"No." Jake ran. He was face to face with Andy.
"Yes, I think we should." Andy smirked,
"Don't you know? You injected more venom than you should have. I became stronger than you."
"But, the only way you can use that precious strength is if you tap into your inner anger, but, you're to weak to do that, aren't you." Andy shoved him, causing him to fly back, hitting the farthest wall.
"Do not underestimate what I am capable of." Jake stood up.
"Ow." He cracked his neck, running at Andy. He landed a fist square in Andy's stomach. He huffed hitting his knees. "What you're capable of? Please! The only thing you're capable of is running away when things get tough. You are a wimp. You probably won't even get up to save your precious Ashy!" Andy swallowed, attempting to stand up. "What I thought, pathetic." Jake grabbed Ashley's arm. He pulled him up, roughly.
"A- Ashley…"
"Ashy, Ashy! I love you, Ashy! Not enough to stop his death. Goodbye, Andy. The funeral will be… Nice." He laughed, dragging his teeth over Ashley's skin. Ashley stiffened, this was like the night Andy kidnapped him… Jake kicked Andy's side, cracking several bones. He howled, Ashley looked away. (Me: The weaker vampires get (in this story) the more human emotions they can feel.) "Oh, poor baby. See you soon, honey." Jake left, gripping Ashley as tight as he could without breaking any bones. Andy felt empty as the world went dark. (Me: Gasp! What's going to happen next? You're all mad at me because I haven't updated Your Beautiful Remains, I know, I know! It will be updated soon! Prommmiissee!)
