Big City Dreams [[Ashton]]

Ashton wandered the grounds of the school, not really knowing where he was going at all. He felt so alone without Sierra. Why, oh, why had he talked her into that little interaction at the hospital? He should have known that his dad and Cathy had been there that day, they'd had an appointment, and Ashton had been there to see how it had gone and apply to begin his Healer training. Running into his beloved Sierra had been a very pleasant surprise, but it had gone wrong when he'd taken her into that room and decided to answer what his body wanted, instead of listening to his brain. Now he'd lost her forever.

Ashton kicked at a stone as he neared the Black Lake. It skipped across the grass a few times, then sank beneath the surface of the water. Just like Ashton's heart. It has sunk and felt like it would never rise again. He sighed as he stopped briefly at the water's edge. He'd changed so much since meeting Sierra Valari. And all of it for the better. He'd admitted that he needed help with his condition, he'd decided that he wanted to become a Healer, and he'd fallen in love. He knew that since he'd screwed up this time though, it would be the end of his relationship with her. With a sigh, he began walking around the Lake, wondering if there was any way to fix this.

He continued to kick pebbles as he walked, anything to keep himself from just sitting down and turning into an emotionless lump on the ground, not caring about anything. He knew that he would probably get a lecture from everyone if he did that, but he didn't really care all that much. He just wanted to get the hell out of Hogwarts all together, but he needed to finish his education at Hogwarts to become a Healer, and his father would personally kick his ass if he just dropped out.

As he continued on his brooding walk around the Lake, he started to feel a familiar pull. One that he only ever felt when Sierra was around. That was impossible, he hadn't seen her since he'd left the room at the hospital to talk to his father. He'd not felt this pull since then, either, even though they were both members of Slytherin house. So how was it he felt it now?

Ashton stopped short. Less than fifty yards from him was the reason for the pull. The most beautiful creature in the universe was sitting by the edge of the Lake, her head resting on her drawn up legs. Oh, she was so beautiful. Even though he felt that she hated him and that he no longer had the right to do so, he hurried over to her, hit the ground on his knees, lifted her chin gently, and kissed her, like he'd never kissed her before, hard, long and deep. When it ended, he backed away, and looked at her longingly.

"I've missed you so much, Sierra. Please forgive me for being so bloody stupid."

Words~ 519 Ashton's Outfit

Ashton felt at peace for the first time in weeks. He was with Sierra, she wasn't mad at him, that he could tell, and he had been able to apologize for what he'd done. Then it occurred to him that she'd apologized to him as well. He didn't know why, she'd done nothing wrong. She'd not been the one to let her libido run rampant and run the risk of getting caught by her father.

Oh, no...... Ashton had forgotten until this moment that Sierra's father was a healer! Oh, he hoped that it didn't get back to the man that his daughter had been having a sort of tryst with one of the trainees. That would upset his love to no end, since he knew she loved her father dearly. He didn't want to be the cause of any problems between her and her father. It wouldn't be fair to anyone. But he wasn't going to think about that right now. He had Sierra in his arms and he was going to focus on how happy it made him feel. He noticed that she seemed to be happier now as well, glowing in fact. That glow was increasing the joy that was in his heart.

Wait a second..... The glow was making him happier? How was that possible, other than it was that she was happy as well? And how was it that Ashton had been feeling a pull when he got near Sierra? He shook his head with a little smile when a thought came to him. No. That was silly. He'd never been affected by her powers before they'd become a couple. But then, he'd only ever been her housemate before then. He'd not kissed her, he'd not been intimate with her before they'd gotten together. Now that he'd done both, maybe her powers were starting to affect him more than he thought. He was drawn to her like a moth to a flame, he couldn't deny that. He'd been that way since the night they'd gone to her house after leaving the Group Commons.

It had to be true. Ashton Oliver Michaels was being affected by his girlfriend's Veela powers, but to tell the truth, he couldn't be happier! To him that meant that she felt enough for him to let the powers flow, and to let them come to him, taking him over with her charms and love. He was grateful that she was letting them flow again, but thought that she'd more than likely never stopped, because she probably didn't know that she'd been doing it in the first place. It didn't matter to Ashton. He loved the feeling running through him now. One of pure unadulterated joy. The joy at being with the woman that he loved with all his heart.

"You have nothing to be sorry for, Sierra. I was the one that was to blame. Please don't blame yourself."

Words~ 516