Lmao the name of this chapter tho haha sorry
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"I'm burning down every bridge we made,
I'll watch you choke on the hearts you break,
I'm bleeding out every word you said
Go to hell for heaven's sake."
~ Go To Hell, For Heaven's Sake by Bring Me The Horizon
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When Ashton met up with Luke the next day, he was confused, to say the least.
Luke was acting really clingy and weird, as if he knew something Ashton didn't.
"L-Luke?" He stammered, blushing a deep red as Luke continued to hug him. They've basically only hugged since they got to their 'secret place', and the angel showed no signs of letting go. Not that Ashton really minded.
Luke tightened his grip on Ashton's waist, burying his face into Ashton's hair. "I really like you, Ash," He whispered, causing goosebumps to rise all over Ashton's body (and some of it was partly because of the cold wind that gusted by). "You deserve so much more than you have."
Ashton was flustered, yet a little suspicious. Why was Luke saying all of this?
"Wha--Luke, w-why are you telling me this?" He stuttered into Luke's chest, feeling the boy tense temporarily. Luke pulled away slightly from the hug, keeping his hands on Ashton's waist and looking down at him with an unreadable expression.
"It's nothing," he said quietly, reaching a hand up and stroking Ashton's cheekbone with his thumb. "You'll be fine, I promise." It seemed like Luke was trying to reassure himself more than he was to Ashton.
They sat down on the grass (which crunched underneath them, being that it was pretty much frozen). Luke wrapped an arm around the smaller boy, bringing him closer. Ashton found himself giggling when Luke's hand accidentally brushed his side, where he was highly ticklish.
Luke looked over at him with amusement, "What?" Ashton quickly bit his lip to stop laughing, but a smile was fighting to break out on his face. He snuggled into Luke's side,
"It's nothing," he mocked Luke from earlier, making the angel roll his eyes fondly.
"Hmm...was it because I did-" Luke paused, his hand hovering over Ashton's side. "This?" Luke's hand tickled Ashton's side, making the boy screech and let out a gasp. Ashton pulled away from Luke, a giggling mess as he swatted at the taller boy's hands. He fell onto his back, allowing Luke to have the upper hand as he sat on his knees in between Ashton's legs and tickled his sides and stomach.
"N-no! Stop, I ca-" Ashton shrieked between breaths and giggles. His face was flushed red, and he looked so beautiful to Luke that he wanted to stop time just so he could look at Ashton like this forever.
That thought made Luke lose his focus (tickling Ashton) for a few moments, allowing the boy beneath him to push him away and make a run for it.
"And where do you think you're going?" Luke teased, standing up quickly and watching Ashton giggle and run away.
"Away from you!" He yelled over his shoulder, the distance between them getting larger. But, Luke didn't worry about that. He knew he could easily catch up to the boy, so he let Ashton think he was safe from him for a few moments. Ashton didn't even look back, still sprinting away towards the woods in the distance, but Luke knew he was running out of breath.
So, Luke chuckled to himself and pulled his shirt off, letting it carelessly fall to the ground. He began to run, letting his wings gain enough air underneath them to get him off the ground.
He soared low to the ground, already closing in on Ashton, who decided to stop to catch his breath.
Luke smirked, landing as quietly as he could right behind Ashton.
He took a few steps forward, putting his hands over Ashton's eyes. The boy jumped up at the surprise, but Luke kept a firm grip on him.
"Guess whooo," He mumbled into Ashton's ear.
"Pikachu?" Luke burst into laughter at that, uncovering Ashton's eyes.
"You're weird."
Ashton turned to look at him and blushed, shrugging his shoulders.
"It rhymed," Luke couldn't help it when he thoughtlessly said,
"You're so cute." Ashton's blush deepened as he tugged at his sleeves shyly and looked down at the ground.
"M'not cute," he said, an embarrassed smile on his face.
Luke somehow felt himself getting even more in love and attached to the hazel-eyed boy, if it was even possible.
And Luke knew he was making this a whole lot worse for himself.
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Once Ashton was safely walked back home, Luke began walking back to his and Calum's place.
He felt a strange presence from behind him, but he ignored it. There's too many innocent people on the streets, nothing should happen.
'Three more days' the wind sounded like it was whispering to Luke, making him tense. Three more days...Ashton had three more days until Death gets to him.
Luke clenched his fists, walking faster now.
Three more days.
He felt his heart begin to pound.
Three more days. The voice was louder now, making Luke turn around. There was nothing there--literally. The streets were now empty of people, making his eyebrows furrow slightly.
"What the hell?" He mumbled to himself. There was something after him. "Show yourself, you evil son of a bitch!" Luke yelled, his voice echoing throughout the empty town.
The wind picked up around him, swirling in a small funnel. Fallen leaves flew around and hit him, not that it hurt. It was a distraction.
"Well, well, well," a voice chuckled from behind him, making Luke quickly whip around and glare.
It wasn't Death... It was Ashton's uncle.
"What the fuck?" Luke said in confusion, until Ashton's 'uncle's' eyes turned completely black.
A demon.
Why was a demon possessing Ashton's uncle? What did it want from him?
It chuckled, taking a few steps forward. "Protecting that pathetic human from Death, huh? How sweet," the demon said in a falsely sweet tone, making Luke's blood begin to boil.
"One hit from me and you're going straight back to hell." Luke hissed between his gritted teeth, only making the demon laugh again.
They were all cocky pieces of shit, Luke angrily thought. And demons had no reason to be, at least that's Luke's opinion.
"I'm not the one you should be hitting back to hell," it smirked, "I'm just here to give you a message." Luke huffed, crossing his arms.
"And what is that?"
"That you should expect Death to be at Ashton's bedside in three days, before the clock strikes midnight-" Luke's eyes filled with rage, and before the demon could finish he gripped its shoulders and slammed it against the nearest wall of a building,
"Nothing is going to happen to Ashton, you hear me? Nothing." Luke growled, pushing Ashton's uncle's possessed body harder against the brick wall. The demon winced a bit, but overall didn't look fazed.
"You can't stop Death, Luke. Not even an angel like you." It smiled in an annoying and fake apologetic smile, as if Luke had already lost. But, he hasn't, and he won't.
Luke's nails dug into the demon's shoulders, and with a glare, he shoved it away from him. It stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
"I'll find a way." He spat, and with the last bit of mercy he had left in him, Luke walked away and left the demon unharmed. It didn't even try to get Luke back; they both knew the conversation was over.
Ashton was all Luke could think about, he was Luke's entire world. And no one is going to hurt him, not even something as powerful as Death, as long as Luke was there to protect him.
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This is the weirdest shit I write on here idk man oops
Do you think Luke should've killed Ashton's uncle/the demon?
There was some lashton fluffiness in the beginning so ur welcOmE