"You did good today princess." Dad tells me as he helps me onto my bed and gives me a light kiss onto the forehead.

"Thanks dad."

"Your welcome honey. Now get some rest. Next week will be when you get to leave meaning a lot of tests and checkups to make sure your up to speed."

I nod and smile at him as he begins to walk off and turns the lights off after he exits the doors. I smile to myself slightly before closing my eyes and resting my head onto the pillows. A week from now was when I supposed to have my first fight.

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The door squeaks causing my eyes to drift slightly back open, the feeling of just going to sleep still in my eyes.

I hear footsteps and tense as my eyes scan widely around the room looking for any indication of where they are. My heart begins to pin and I bring my hand up to the panic button but a hand stops it making me shriek." Shhh... It's okay." They whisper into my ear, the smell of alcohol fanning from their breath.

I open my mouth to tell when their hand closes around it, blocking out the noise to a low muffle." Get off of me."

Their fingers skin over the tears that have leaked onto my cheeks and they curse aloud." Asher. Stop panicking." The bed creaks slightly as they slide into the spot next to me, causing me to slide over as well and be huddles against them." I just wanted to go to sleep with you beside me."

I tense and they come closer to me, the light of my galaxy night light showing the sharp features of the person that lays beside me." X?"

He smiles at me, his breath smelling of alcohol and his eyes red." Hey baby girl."

"What are you doing here? And are you high and drunk? Get out of my bed-"

"Yes I'm drunk and yes I'm high. I'm drunk in looovvvee! We be all night, looovvvee." He nestled his head into my shoulder and chuckles against it." I wish we were. Do you know how hard it is to control myself around you?" He lays a finger on the hem of my shirt and lifts it up as his finger trails over my stomach." It's like every time I think I have myself under control you do something to bring me back to where I began. I see you and I just want to make you mine. But not only that but share those little moments we have together. You know what I'm talking about? I want to hear that adorable little laugh of yours, I want to see how you smile as I talk and laugh as you do. I also want to just feel your lips against mine, to close the space between us. I want us to share those intimate moments with each other. But not like I do with others girls, no. I don't just want you for your body or the sex. I want us to have those small conversations as we lay together like they do in the movies, and laugh and share butterfly kisses. I want to hold you and not let go until hours later. I want to be able to leave my affection on your neck and show everyone that you are mine. I want us to be best friends and lovers. I want you to love me." The hairs on my stomach raise up everywhere his finger touches the skin. They slowly go down my legs and up my back, as a blush comes to my face. He looks me into my eyes causing the blush to come even deeper."Your making me soft- on the inside Asher- and though some may think it's a bad thing, I really don't care. Because all I've been able to think about is you. Your hair, your laugh, the sparkle in your eyes, your scent, your body, your art. I find myself craving you like a smoker might a cigarette. You're my addiction Asher. And this addiction is incurable. So don't try to send me away in hopes that I'll leave you alone and find a rehab."

"X. Your drunk."

"I know. Which means you probably don't believe me right? But have you ever heard the saying The Drunk never lie? I'm not Asher. I'm not lying. Everything I've said is true. Though I did leave a lot out."

"Huh?" My breath comes out shaky as he begins to make his fingers do the swirls onto my arm.

He smiles slightly and lifts himself up before crawling over top of me, careful not to hit my leg. He brings his face down to mine and whispers," I forgot to mention that I want all those things right now." He brings our lips together and I shut my eyes, the warmth and shivers of his kiss traveling throughout my body making my body come to a high. His lips move against mine and on instinct I bring my good arms up and entwine then into his hair, maybe him groan under his breath. He comes down closer to me and lays one hand onto my hip and the other over top of my head to keep himself off of me. Our lips move in sync, seeming to mold to each other as both of us fight for the dominance of the kiss. He tenses slightly and I begin to realize what we've done in the heat of the moment. My legs wrap around his waist, my fingers yanking at his hair, as his fingers dig into my hip and my head on top of his arm now. His tongue licks the bottom of my lip and I stubbornly keep them closed making him grunt before sliding his hand down to my thigh and squeezing it. I moan and his inserts his tongue into my mouth, automatically exploring the corners of it. The taste of alcohol fills my mouth as our tongues fight a war against each other and his grip tightens on me. The bed creaks slightly and I break away, filling the room with our gasps as we try to catch our breath. We lock eyes and keep each other's states as our chests touch with every deep breath we take. His hand comes up to my face and trails over my jaw line, nose and mouth, all while keeping his eyes onto mine.

"Did you feel that?"

I nod knowing what he's talking about without him having to ask. The Sparks, the want, the chills.

He smiles to himself and takes his head down into the crease of my shoulder and whispers," That's what I've been searching for for a long time beautiful."

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She lays into my arms, being the small spoon, as I lay my chin into the crease of her shoulder and give her light kisses on the temple. I've slowly began to sober up over the hours, not wanting to get up and wake her even though my stomach growls for something to eat and my head has began to pound. I pull her closer to me and pull the blanket I had brought up to our backs before closing my eyes. The sound of her even and slow breathing fills the room making a calmness come over me that I haven't felt in a while.

She stirs in her sleep and rolls over, facing me and her yes cracking open slightly. She smiles at me and gives me a small kiss before closing her eyes again and drifting back off. I bring our lips back together, stretching out the kiss to as slow and long as I can and lift my head over top of hers. She snuggles into my chest and wraps her arms around my waist, a snore escaping from her as she does so. I laugh slightly under my breath and smooth her hair down with my free hand. I hum lowly as my eyes begin to drift back closed and I embrace her. The sizzle still flows throughout my veins from her touch and the pull to her comes on stronger.

A knock comes to the door and I tense slightly as I look down at her, thinking it might have woken her up. Her eyes stay closed and I sigh before watching as a figure walks into the room." Well, well, well. What do we have here?"

"Shut up Mike."

"I'm not saying anything. Just wanting to know what is going on."

"I know your not saying anything. But I can feel the judgment in your eyes."

"You never answered the question."

"You never washed the car."

"Whatever." He says, rolling his eyes and takes a seat in the side of the bed." Seriously though. What has went on in this hospital room? Am I to be expecting godchildren?"

I roll my eyes and pull Asher closer to me."Nothing like that."

"Then why is her shirt missing?"

"Because we may have gone farther than the simple kiss I was expecting-not that I'm complaining . And she needed her stitches cleaned out."

"Cute. So your finally admitting to this obsession you have with her?"

"It's not an obsession."

"Okay. But what will you do once she goes back to school? With those boys?"

"She's mine." I say defensively and bring her closer to me.

He chuckles to himself and shakes his head." I know. I know. She's yours. I'm just asking man. And what about the fact of that one little boy she used to date? Do you think you could look at him knowing he's had his way with your girl?"

"She's a virgin Mike."

He tenses and looks at me, squinting as if he's really pondering over something." Xavier? My Xavier, is in love with a Virgin? Someone with no experience and will most likely cause the moment he dreams about to be slower and more pain filled? Falling for someone inexperienced who couldn't satisfy him as nearly as the other girls did- even though they didn't work?"

"Yes. I'm falling for a virgin. And relationships aren't just about sex Mike. Though I'm willing to take it slow with her. I want her first time to be special and not nightmarish for her. She's the only girl that makes me think of other than myself. And when I think of Asher, I don't just think of pleasuring myself. I think of pleasuring the both of us. Which means taking our first time slow, yes. Which I don't mind."

"I like this girl. I know I don't know her but if she can change someone Ike to old Xavier to this one..... She must be from the heavens. Hopefully she has a free ticket into the holy carnival because if not I'm fucked."

"We all are."

"Not her."

"Because she's amazing. Amazing people go to heaven Mike."

He smiles slightly and raises back up." Just call me when your ready to leave. I don't want to ruin this cuteness right now. My boys growing up so fast."

I roll my eyes and hear a click before looking up and seeing him with his phone pointed at us." What the hell man?"

"Going in a scrapbook.... After being shown to everyone in the gang." I lock my jaw and growl as he runs out of the room, slamming the door on his way out.

Asher rustles again and I look down at her to see her eyes open." What was that?"

"Just an idiot."

"One of your friends?"

"Exactly." I tell her and grab her face before placing her lips onto mine and going along with hers as she begins to kiss back." Go back to sleep beautiful. I'll still be here when you wake up."

"Okay."

I smile slightly reminding one of our first bet's made, at how annoyed she had been at the word that day. Okay, I mouth.